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Romaine Ressler
Dec 25, 2017
Romaine M. Ressler, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away, Monday, December 25, 2017 in the Falling Spring Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. She was born January 26, 1931 in Shippensburg, PA. Romaine was the oldest daughter of the late Glen and Helen Shughart Hock. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg. Romaine farmed with her late...
Jacob Corwell
Dec 24, 2017
Jacob R. “Jake” Corwell, 82, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Thursday, May 2, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late James and Anna Mowen Corwell. He was raised by Paul & Freda Nye and Robert Corwell. He was a 1954 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, and...
Robert Crawley
Dec 23, 2017
Robert Lee Crawley, Jr., 84, of Orrstown, went home to be with the Lord, on the morning of Saturday, December 23, 2017, at his home. He was born on February 21, 1933, in Eagles Mere, PA, Sullivan County, the son of Robert Lee Crawley, Sr. and Letha R. Tomlin. Robert was a 1950 graduate of Canton High School and shortly...
James Johnson
Dec 23, 2017
James T. Johnson, Sr., 80, of Shippensburg, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born Saturday, January 30, 1937, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Axel T. and Irene C. Behringer Johnson. James graduated from the Archbishop Carroll Catholic High School. He was a United States Army Veteran. He retired from Goddard...
Robert Kyner
Dec 23, 2017
Robert F. “Bob” Kyner, Jr. 82, of Shippensburg passed away, Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home. He was born October 9, 1935 in Chambersburg, PA. Bob was a son of the late Robert F., Sr. and Marian Sellers Kyner. He was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newville. Bob had a small engine repair shop for over 40...
Dolores Culbertson
Dec 21, 2017
Dolores M. Culbertson, 89, of Shippensburg, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg. Born Friday, November 9, 1928 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Austin G. and Munyon L. Boyce Kling Hockenberry. Dolores was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God, where she taught the...
Ann Straley
Dec 19, 2017
Ann Victoria Straley, 64, of Shippensburg, PA passed away peacefully surrounded by her family December 19th, 2017. She is survived by her loving husband Edward. Together they celebrated 46 years of marriage and three children; son Joshua and wife Colleen and granddaughters Victoria and Emily of Mt. Joy; Beth Ann Houser and husband Jason and grandson Will of Shippensburg; Christina...
Kenneth Ott
Dec 16, 2017
Kenneth E. Ott, Jr., 37, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home. Born Tuesday, November 11, 1980 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Kenneth E. Ott, Sr, Shippensburg, and Teresa F. (companion John Baker) Dunlap Ott, of Chambersburg. Kenneth was a 1999 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School, and attended the Shippensburg University....
Ralph Richardson
Dec 15, 2017
Ralph J. Richardson, Jr., 79, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, December 15, 2017, at his home. He was born on March 6, 1938, in Perry County, a son of the late Ralph J. and Mary Richardson, Sr. Ralph was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Carlisle Syntec. Ralph loved his dog,...
Dorothy Mccall
Dec 15, 2017
Dorothy J. McCall, 88, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, December 15, 2017, at her home. She was born on April 19, 1929, at the Brumbaugh homestead, R.D. Hesston, Huntingdon County, the daughter of the late Homer and Della Brumbaugh Garner. She was united in marriage to Ronald McCall on July 14, 2002, in Hesston. In...
Richard Wyrick
Dec 14, 2017
Richard M. Wyrick, 87, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of December 14, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on December 2, 1930, in Walnut Bottom, a son of the late Harry C. and Carrie Jane Holtry Wyrick and was a 1949 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Richard was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean...
Kathleen Washinger
Dec 13, 2017
Kathleen F. Washinger, 91, of Orrstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. Born Saturday, December 4, 1926 in Berwick, IL, she was a daughter of the late George Clark and Frosie Amanda Livingston Rosenberry. Kathleen was a member of the Orrstown United Brethren Church. She retired in 1982 as supervisor from the U-Wanna-Wash...
Berdella Gipe
Dec 11, 2017
Berdella M. “Dilly” Gipe, 94, a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 in the home. She was born July 24, 1923 near Shippensburg. Berdella was a daughter of the late Boyd and Blanche Alleman Myers. She was a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church, Newburg. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Jack Rapp
Dec 10, 2017
Jack Frederick Rapp, 81 of Lurgan, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. He was born May 7, 1936 in Chambersburg, PA. Jack was a son of the late Fred Rapp and Elizabeth Weibly Rapp Masters. He retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot where he was a Fire Fighter. Jack was a United States Army Veteran of...
Dorothy Cover
Dec 8, 2017
Dorothy Grace Cover, 88, a resident at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 27, 1929 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Irvin C. and Sevilla D. Golden Killian, and the widow of her beloved husband Charles M. Cover, Jr. A graveside service will be held Thursday, December 14,...
Robert Fink
Dec 8, 2017
Robert Lee Fink, Sr., 78, of Shippensburg, departed this life on Friday, December 8, 2017, at his home. He was born on October 14, 1939, in Williamsport, MD, but raised in Chambersburg, a son of the late Lloyd T. and Lena M. Johnson Fink. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He married Mary Ann Fink on March...
Dean Bowers
Dec 8, 2017
Dean A. Bowers, 55, of Newville, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at home. He was born January 9, 1962 in Chambersburg, PA. Dean was a son of the late Robert C. and Rae W. Clites Bowers. He worked for Valley Quarries, Shippensburg and was a 1980 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. Dean is survived by one...
Eberdina Boeree
Dec 8, 2017
Eberdine Boeree, 87, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Wednesday, January 8, 1930 in Zaandam, Netherlands, she was a daughter of the late Everhardus T. and Geertruida J. Bekker VanOlffen. Eberdina was of the Christian Reformed Faith. She is survived by two sons, C. George (wife Judith M.) Boeree, Jr., Shippensburg,...
John Dull
Dec 7, 2017
John William Dull, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 8, 1948 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Donald Eugene and Madeline Pauline Berlin Dull. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Nancy Ann Davidson Dull whom he married May 29, 1971 in Tiffin, OH; one son, Kevin E. Dull;...
Jean Greenwood
Dec 6, 2017
Jean S. Greenwood, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born November 20, 1933 in Leesburg, PA. Jean was a daughter of the late James G. and Dorothy B. Hoffman Swanger. She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Jean worked for the A&P Grocery Store in both Shippensburg and...
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