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Cletus Whitaker
May 26, 2019
Cletus W. “Clete” Whitaker, 90, of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on September 11, 1928, in Elkatawa, KY, the son of the late Thomas J. and Orlena (Collins) Whitaker. Clete was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving through W.W. II, the Korean War, and...
Marian Sanford
May 24, 2019
Marian H. Sanford, 99, of Shippensburg, and formerly of Newport, and Harrisburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born Monday, September 8, 1919 in Benld, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Monica Herman Dannis. She graduated from Springfield Nursing Hospital in 1941. Marian was a 1st...
Richard Calvert
May 24, 2019
Richard H. Calvert, 73, of Harrisburg, departed this life on the evening of Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, PA. He was born on June 8, 1945, in Williamsport, son of the late John R. and Katherine P. Baer Calvert. Richard was a 1964 graduate of C.A.S.H.S. He married Bonnie K. (Cain) Cirillo...
Esther Hippensteele
May 21, 2019
Esther M. Hippensteele, 93, a resident at Menno Haven, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Born May 24, 1925 in Culbertson, PA. Esther was a daughter of the late Amos and Prudence Zook Sollenberger. She was a 1943 graduate of Messiah Academy, a 1947 graduate of Shippensburg University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education and in 1976...
Marcella Williamson
May 20, 2019
Marcella Romaine Williamson, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born June 24, 1932 in Lewistown, PA. Marcella was a daughter of the late James and Myrtle DeArment. She was a caregiver for the elderly in the Orrstown and Upper Strasburg area. Marcella was a member of the former First Wesleyan Church,...
Lista Ocker
May 20, 2019
Lista M. Ocker, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at Falling Spring Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. Born Monday, May 29, 1933 in Newburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Garman and Ruth Naomi Crider Ocker, Sr. Lista was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg. She retired from Sunny...
Curvin Gochenour
May 20, 2019
Curvin Joseph Gochenour, Jr., 87, a resident of the Southeastern Veterans Center, and formerly of Orrstown, PA, died Monday, May 20, 2019, in the Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City, PA. Born Sunday, December 13, 1931, in Monoghan Township, York County, PA, he was the son of the late Curvin, Sr., and Mary (Gayman) Gochenour. A 1950 graduate of Mechanicsburg High...
Cindy Park
May 18, 2019
Cindy L. Park, 61, of Orrstown, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Monday, November 4, 1957 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Joann Gipe Duncan. Cindy was a 1977 graduate of Shippensburg High School. She was a member of the Green Village Church of God. She is survived by...
Terry Baker
May 17, 2019
Terry A. Baker, 64, of Shippensburg, departed this life on Friday, May 17, 2019, at his home. He was born on June 6, 1954, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Donald P. and Dorothy M. Farner Baker and married Barbara K. Harre on June 23, 1973, at the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Terry was employed as a technician...
Robert Linn
May 16, 2019
Robert D. “Bob” Linn, 61, of Newburg, departed this life in the early morning of Thursday, May 16, 2019, at his home. He was born on March 2, 1958, in Huntingdon, a son of the late Glenn L. and Emma M. Miller Linn and married Carol A. Wik on June 2, 1979, at the Orrstown United Brethren Church. Bob worked...
Jean Lay
May 10, 2019
Jean E. (Snookie) Lay, 71, of Newville, passed away in the early hours of Friday, May 10, 2019 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Thursday, April 29, 1948 in Mechanicsburg, she was a daughter of the late David E. Shenk, Sr. and Betty L. Shatto Shenk. Jean retired from Saylor’s Market in Newville, where she worked in the kitchen, with...
Virginia Flora
May 7, 2019
Virginia Helman Flora, 88, of Waynesboro, and formerly of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born Wednesday, September 24, 1930 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Louise Knepper Helman. Virginia was a graduate of the Marion School. She attended the Bethel Assembly of God Church, Chambersburg. Virginia...
Dorothy Mellott
May 7, 2019
Dorothy J. Mellott, 90, of Pleasant Hall formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at home. She was born June 15, 1928 in Chambersburg, PA. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Lulu I. Dixon Gilbert. She was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God. Dorothy retired from the former Valley Baking Company,...
Ellis Rotz
May 7, 2019
Ellis L. “Pete” Rotz, 91, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 7, 1928 in Shippensburg, PA. Pete was a son of the late Bruce and Sylvia Coy Rotz. He was Co-Owner of the former J.A. Harglerode and Company, Shippensburg. Pete...
Robert Martin
May 6, 2019
Robert Carroll “Bob” Martin, Sr., 92, of Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. Born Monday, June 7, 1926 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Calvin M. and Laura May Reed Martin. Robert was a United States Navy Veteran serving on the LST Cruisers in the Pacific Theater during WWII....
June Timmons
May 6, 2019
June A. Timmons, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born June 10, 1932 in Chambersburg, PA. June was a daughter of the late Samuel and Barbara Sollenberger Nye. She was a member of the Salem United Brethren Church, Chambersburg. June is survived by one daughter, Pamalee K. Timmons of Shippensburg and...
Retha Kelley
May 6, 2019
Retha I. Kelley, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home. Born Wednesday, November 16, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William Carroll and Carrie Jean Barmount Plasterer. Retha was of the Protestant Faith. She was a graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was a member of the...
Richard Yost
May 3, 2019
Richard A. “Rick” Yost, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life on Friday, May 3, 2019, at his home. He was born on September 23, 1947, in Reading, a son of the late Charles and Jacqueline Adams Yost. Rick was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, inducted on June 27, 1967 and honorably discharged on July 23, 1969. He...
Charles Wenger
May 3, 2019
Charles L. Wenger, 91, of Shippensburg went to be with his Lord on May 3, 2019. Born on April 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Paul I. and Clara B. Wenger. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Ruth O. Wenger, and his sisters, Eleanor Mooney and Naomi Lesher, and brother Harold Wenger. Charles was...
Gerald Crider
May 2, 2019
Gerald E. Crider, 87, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Menno Haven. He was born on January 16, 1932, in East Petersburg, Lancaster Co., a son of the late Jacob M. and Martha Jane (Rine) Crider. Gerald was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, inducted on December 2, 1952 and...
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