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John Winters
Mar 8, 2017
John Edwin Winters, 75, of Shippensburg, Passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, September 1, 1941 in Cogan Station, PA., he was a son of the late Russell A. and Grace Briggs Winters. John was of the Lutheran Faith. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. John worked...
Charlotte Commerer
Mar 7, 2017
Charlotte B. “Char” Commerer, 71, beloved wife and mother, departed this life on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 29, 1945, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late William and Florence Henshaw Brinkerhoff and married George David Commerer on December 31, 1999 at their home. Char retired from...
Joseph Isaac
Mar 7, 2017
Joseph B. Isaac, 93, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his home. Born Monday, October 29, 1923 in Washington, D.C., he was a son of the late Elmer E. and Grace D. Becker Isaac. Joseph was of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Faith. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in WWII with the 24th Calvary...
Kenneth Reisinger
Mar 5, 2017
Kenneth R. Reisinger, 87, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on June 10, 1929 in Academia, PA, a son of the late James and Ethel Powell Reisinger. Kenneth was a veteran of the United States Army, inducted on April 10, 1951, transferred to the reserves on...
Thomas Hockersmith
Mar 5, 2017
Thomas William Hockersmith, 60, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, July 8, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles Samuel Hockersmith and Marietta Maxine Potter Hockersmith of Shippensburg. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was presently employed at Letterkenny Army Depot...
Jose Figueroa
Feb 27, 2017
Jose Luis Figueroa, 58, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Sunday, February 22, 1959 in Bronx, NY, he was a son of the late Jose D. Figueroa and Luz Maria Acevedo Figueroa of Miami, FL. Jose was of the Catholic Faith. He was a 1977 graduate of James Monroe High...
Joann Ketterer
Feb 27, 2017
Joann B. Ketterer 1941 ~ 2017 Joann B. Ketterer, 75, of Newville, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 in the Hershey Medical Center. She was born Monday, December 8, 1941 in Grant Township, Indiana County. Joann was a daughter of the late Elmer and June Burns Buterbaugh. . Joann was a 1959 graduate of the Marion Center High School in...
Charles "Rick" Wingerd
Feb 25, 2017
Charles M. “Rick” Wingerd, 74, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on October 1, 1942, the son of the late Harold C. Wingerd and Mabel V. Shoop Wingerd Jones and step-father Leslie K. Jones. Charles was a 1965 graduate of Shippensburg State College, earning a Bachelor...
Amos Neil
Feb 22, 2017
Amos Earl Neil, 80, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on January 20, 1937, in Willow Hill, a son of the late Howard C. and Edith A. Devor Neil and married Nora V. Freet on January 29, 1972, in Hagerstown. Amos was employed at T.B. Woods,...
Daisy Allen
Feb 17, 2017
Daisy R. Allen, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Friday, May 24, 1935 in Walnut Bottom. PA. Daisy was a daughter of the late Benjamin J. and Lula May Eutzy Ott. Daisy was a devoted caregiver to her youngest daughter, Cassandra. She enjoyed photography, especially outdoors. Daisy attended Cleversburg United...
Elizabeth Reber
Feb 17, 2017
Elizabeth Lewis Reber, 95, formerly of Shippensburg, late of Farnham, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2017. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, a retired Assistant Vice President for Riggs National Bank in Washington, DC, the daughter of Mitchell and Eula Lewis, and the widow of Charles William Reber. She is survived by...
Samuel Gehrett
Feb 15, 2017
Samuel E. “Sam” Gehrett, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born July 21, 1928 in Chambersburg, PA. Sam was a son of the late Walter and Zelda Stenson Gehrett. He retired from Charles Karper Trucking, Chambersburg, where he drove for over 25 years. Prior to driving truck he worked at Domestic...
Betty Beam
Feb 15, 2017
Betty Pauline Beam, 86, of East Burd Street, Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Thursday, October 30, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Emma Beam but raised by Melvin and Rose Scherick. Betty was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church in Shippensburg. She...
Frank Groce
Feb 14, 2017
Frank Kenneth Groce, 87, of Midwest City, OK, formerly of Orrstown, PA, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in the Norman Veteran’s Center, Norman, OK. He was born July 15, 1929 in Middle Spring, PA. Frank was a son of the late Lester M. and Blanche Smith Groce. He retired from the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. Frank was...
Nancy Koser
Feb 14, 2017
Nancy L. Koser, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Falling Spring Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born Monday, May 6, 1946 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Clendening and Ruth Ann Warren Hoover. Nancy was a 1965 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was a former member...
Mary Rebuck Fears
Feb 11, 2017
Mary H. Hinkle Rebuck Fears, 85, a longtime resident of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Saturday, February 11, 2017. She was born on March 27, 1931, in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late Robert and Dora Rotz Hinkle. Mary was employed at the Letterkenny Army Depot and also the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot, where she...
Michael Vaughn
Feb 9, 2017
Michael A. Vaughn, 59, of Gettysburg, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 in the Gettsyburg Hospital. He was born Friday, October 18, 1957 in Chambersburg. Michael was a son of Edgar S. Vaughn of Gettysburg and the late Peggy L. Mowery Vaughn. He was a self-employed computer programmer. In addition to his father he is survived by his long-time companion,...
Dorothy Ferrell
Feb 7, 2017
Dorothy J. Ferrell, 89, a resident of Green Ridge Village formerly of Orrstown, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 8, 1927 in Mt. Union, PA. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Clinton and Frances Hockenberry. She retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot, was a homemaker and a loving wife and...
Wilma Martin
Feb 6, 2017
Wilma J. Martin, 70, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, February 6, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 14, 1946, in Greencastle, a daughter of Richard Lehman and the late Betty Snoke Lehman. Wilma was a 1964 graduate of Chambersburg High School. She married Larry L. Martin on April 14, 1973 at...
Daniel Mixell
Feb 6, 2017
Daniel C. “Danny” Mixell, 65, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born May 2, 1951 in Chambersburg, PA. Danny was a son of the late Dean S. and Daisy Ingram Mixell. He retired from PPG, where he was a glass processor and currently was working part-time at LaQuinta in Chambersburg. He was...
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