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Adam Wojtelwicz
Oct 3, 2017
Adam H. Wojtelwicz, 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at home. He was born January 12, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA. Adam was a son of the late Adam and Sarah Fitzgerald Wojtelwicz. He owned and operated his own HVAC Company. Adam was a United States Air Force Veteran and was stationed in Turkey for four years. He...
William Wolfe
Oct 1, 2017
William W. “Bill” Wolfe, Jr., 42, of Shippensburg, died on Sunday, October 1, 2017, with his loving wife by his side. He was a victim of a horrific mass shooting, while attending an outdoor country concert in Las Vegas. Born on October 15, 1974, in Carlisle, he was a son of William W. and Linda D. Hershey Wolfe, of Shippensburg....
Mary Weaver
Sep 29, 2017
Mary Z. Weaver, 82, of Orrstown, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Friday, September 27, 1935 in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Adam B. and Mary E. Zimmerman Newswanger. Mary is survived by her husband, Eugene B. Weaver; 16 children, Allen Weaver, East Earl, Christ (Lydia Ann) Weaver,...
Mary Jane Thrush
Sep 27, 2017
Mary Jane Thrush, 91, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, February 21, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Jacob W. and Jane Byers Shafer. Mary Jane was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was a longtime member of the Mt. Rock Brethren in Christ Church,...
Mary Speicher
Sep 25, 2017
Mary J. Speicher, 68, of Newburg, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born August 7, 1949 in Enon Valley, Lawrence County, PA. Mary was a daughter of the late John E. and Lydia Byler Byler. She is survived by her husband, Alphaus H. Speicher, one son, John A. Speicher and his wife Maggie, two...
William Oberdorf
Sep 23, 2017
William Martin Oberdorf, Jr., 83, formerly of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, September 23, 2017. He was born on December 7, 1933, in Nescopeck, Luzerne County, PA, the son of the late William M. and Gladys Boyles Oberdorf, Sr. William was a U.S. Airforce veteran, enlisting on March 10, 1953, and honorably discharged on June 9,...
Laura Jumper
Sep 22, 2017
Laura Mary Jumper, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 in the York Hospital. She was born May 12, 1923 in Newville, PA. Laura was a daughter of the late Clarence and Dora Farner Hamilton. She also was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul H. Beidel, second husband, Carl N. Jumper, a daughter, Judith A. Jenkins,...
Harry Reese
Sep 21, 2017
Harry E. Reese, 99, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Green Ridge Village. He was born March 11, 1918 in Lees Cross Roads, PA. Harry was a son of the late John and Ethel Frehn Reese. Harry was a self-employed home builder, farmer, worked at SKF Industries and drove school bus. He was...
Julia Bender
Sep 20, 2017
Julia V. Bender, 94, a resident of Chambers Pointe, formerly of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Born on March 25, 1923, in Berkley Springs, WV, she was a daughter of the late Roy H. and Margaret Michael Unger. Julia married Earl C. Bender on October 20, 1939. He preceded her in death on...
Edgar Vaughn
Sep 19, 2017
Edgar S. Vaughn, 88, of Gettysburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away, Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in the Transitions Health Care of Gettysburg. Born September 5, 1929 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Edgar was a son of the late Brooks E. and Margaret J. Holtry Vaughn. He was a member of the Mongul United Brethren Church, Shippensburg. Edgar retired from the Letterkenny...
Ray Ingram
Sep 19, 2017
Ray W. Ingram, 82, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his home. Born Tuesday, March 26, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Arthur W. and Mazie E. Clark Ingram Graham. Ray was a graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He retired from Shively Motors in Chambersburg after over 37 years of service....
Darryl Hockenberry
Sep 18, 2017
Darryl S. Hockenberry, 20, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Monday, September 18, 2017. He was born on March 11, 1997, in Port Jervis, NY, a son of Eric T. Hockenberry, Sr. and the late Jamie Sue Morris. Darryl was a 2016 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School and the Franklin County Career and Technology Center. He...
Wesley Cool
Sep 17, 2017
Wesley R. Cool, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Sunday, September 17, 2017, at his home.
Norma Strassburger
Sep 15, 2017
Norma Jean Strassburger, 79, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Friday, February 25, 1938 in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Herman R. and N. Viola Telfer Strassburger. She was a member of the Shippensburg Presbyterian Church. Norma was a 1955 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and...
Andrew Ackelsberg
Sep 14, 2017
Andrew M. “Andy” Ackelsberg, 35, of Shippensburg passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born June 21, 1982 in Carlisle, PA. Andy was a son of Donna L. Negley Ackelsberg of Shippensburg and Alan Ackelsberg of Philadelphia. He was a member of the Cleversburg United Methodist Church....
Donald Mellinger
Sep 4, 2017
Donald S. Mellinger, 94, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Monday, September 4, 2017. He was born on October 28, 1922, in Southampton Twp., Cumberland Co., a son of the late Rolla and Vera Sprecher Mellinger. Donald was a 1940 graduate of Shippensburg High School and worked as a machinist at the Steelton Plant of the former...
Beulah Wiser
Sep 4, 2017
Beulah Anna Wiser, 86, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at the home. She was born December 15, 1930 in Chambersburg, PA. Beulah was a daughter of the late Arthur and Anna Knoll Zook. She retired from the former Grief Company in 1993. Beulah was a member of the Lurgan United Brethren...
Harold Wenger
Aug 31, 2017
Our beloved father, Harold Lehman Wenger, 92, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully at home with his family Thursday, August 31, 2017. He was born September 5, 1924 in Shippensburg, Franklin County. Harold was a son of the late Paul I. and Clara Belle (Lehman) Wenger. His wife of 66 years, Betty Kyle Wenger preceded him in death July 9, 2014....
Gregory Piper
Aug 25, 2017
Gregory L. Piper, 54, of Carlisle, unexpectedly departed this life on Friday, August 25, 2017, at his home. He was born on October 22, 1962, in Pensacola, FL, a son of the late Leroy Piper, Jr. and Patricia A. McCrae Piper. Gregg was trained as a draftsman and spent the majority of his working life employed within the engineering field...
Rolla Corle
Aug 24, 2017
Rolla L. Corle, 72, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, August 24, 2017, at LifeCare Hospital, Mechanicsburg. He was born on December 6, 1944, in East St. Clair Twp., Bedford Co., a son of the late David F. and Althea E. Jordan Corle. Rolla was a 1963 graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School. He married Nancy...
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