Rachel Martha O’Donnell, 92, a resident of Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, died Monday, August 24, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital.
She was born July 12, 1923 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. Rachel was a daughter of the late William Norman and Anna Martha Hammond Miller.
She retired in 1978 form the Marion Elementary School where she was a First Grade Teacher. Rachel was a past member of the Shippensburg First Church of God. She was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg State Teachers College and a graduate of the former Shippensburg High School.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Francis O’Donnell and four sisters, Dorothy Daniels, Mary Showvaker, Vivian Peters, and Barbara Ann Miller.
She is survived by one son, Patrick W. (Pamela) O’Donnell of Chambersburg, two grandsons, Skyler P. O’Donnell of Chambersburg and Courtney R. O’Donnell of Ft. Hood, TX, one granddaughter, Jordan P. O’Donnell of Chambersburg, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 28, 2015 in the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be The Rev. Herbert Spomer. Burial will be held in Spring Hill Cemetery. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the services in the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
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