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Stanley Vaughn
Jun 21, 2019
Stanley E. Vaughn, 67, of Chambersburg, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at his home. Born Thursday, September 13, 1951, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Edgar S. and Peggy L. Mowery Vaughn. Stanley was a 1969 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He attended the Mongul United Brethren Church. He retired in 2016 from...
Carol Mentzer
Jun 20, 2019
Carol S. “Shortie” Mentzer, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, June 20, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born Saturday, July 31, 1937 in Mamaroneck, NY, she was a daughter of the late Lester Leroy and Anna Dzuban Short, Sr. Carol was of the Catholic faith. She was a 1955 graduate of Ilion High School,...
Marlene Baker-Owens
Jun 17, 2019
Marlene Marie Baker-Owens, 79, of St. Thomas, departed this life on the morning of Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on February 10, 1940, in Frederick, MD, a daughter of the late Vernon and Eva (Yeager) Etzler. Marlene worked at the National Institute of Health for over thirty years, retiring in 2003 as a manager....
Irene Keller
Jun 11, 2019
Irene K. Keller, 91, a resident of Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, and formerly of Upper Horse Valley, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Thursday, March 22, 1928 in Upper Horse Valley, Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Flossie D. Keefer. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Mixell
Jun 9, 2019
Kenneth E. Mixell, 60, of Shippensburg passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 with his loving family at his side. He was born December 10, 1958 in McConnellsburg, PA. Kenneth was a son of the late Lester Dale Mixell, Sr. and Betty J. Piper Radabaugh. He was a self-employed trucker and was co-owner of the former Focus on You in Fayetteville....
Jean Barnhart
Jun 8, 2019
Jean Barnhart, 78, of Newburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Saturday, September 28, 1940 in Newville, she was a daughter of the late Nelson Charles, and Mary Alice Hockenberry Clugston. Jean was a member of the Newburg United Methodist Church. She was a former member of the Cumberland...
Harold Mccullough
Jun 7, 2019
Harold J. McCullough, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1948 in Newville, PA. Harold was a son of the late John and Minnie Wright McCullough. He retired from Pyramid Construction, Enola, and was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Harold was a member...
Lavina Coleman
Jun 6, 2019
Lavina R. Coleman, 92, of Newburg, a resident of Providence Place in Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the home, surrounded by her loving children. Born Friday, November 5, 1926 in Newburg, she was a daughter of the late Bryce and Edna Heberlig Gardner. Lavina was a lifelong member of the Newburg United Methodist Church, where...
Charles Cummings
Jun 5, 2019
Charles L. Cummings, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born November 4, 1946 in Shippensburg, PA. Charles was a son of the late Raymond L. and Dorcas A. Unger Cummings. He was a member of the AMVETS Post # 224, the Burt J. Asper American Legion Post # 46, the Charles...
Lynne Boyd
Jun 4, 2019
Lynne M. Boyd, 61, of Newburg, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital with her loving family at her side. Born April 27, 1958 in Chambersburg, PA. Lynne was a daughter of Samuel K. and E. Marie Zimmerman Helman of Shippensburg. Lynne retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot. She was a 1976 graduate of the Shippensburg Area...
Lance Heberlig
May 30, 2019
Lance William Heberlig, 57, of Newburg, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019. He was born June 20, 1961 in Chambersburg, PA. Lance was a son of Judith Plank Heberlig of Newburg and the late William G. Heberlig. Lance was a self-employed farmer and was the owner of Lance’s Liquid Feed. For his first 20 plus years Lance worked for Agway...
Vivian Swanger
May 30, 2019
Vivian Edna Swanger, 85, formerly of Shippensburg, late of Coudersport, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, May 30, 2019. She was born on February 28, 1934, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Arthur R. and Effie (Cover) Kendall. Vivian worked as a quality control inspector at Greenray Industries, Mechanicsburg, for many years. She was a member of...
Jo Ann Bolton
May 29, 2019
Jo Ann Bolton, 83, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Magnolias of Chambersburg. She was born Monday, November 11, 1935 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, PA. Jo Ann was a daughter of the late John H. and Eunice R. Wood Lewis. She was a member of the Memorial Lutheran Church, Shippensburg. Jo Ann was a 1953 graduate of...
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...
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