Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas

Douglas Rhodes

Douglas Rhodes

Apr 3, 2016

Douglas S. Rhodes, 56, loving husband and father, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 in the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born March 10, 1960 in Lewistown, PA. Doug was a son of Sharon Nale Rhodes of Lewistown and the late Roger Rhodes. He was a District Manager at ADM Marketing Group Inc., Camp Hill. Doug was...

Kalib Neil

Kalib Neil

Apr 1, 2016

Kalib Marshall Neil, infant son of Heather Lynae Weaver and Daniel Lee Neil, Jr., Shippensburg, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Kayleigh R. Klein, Shippensburg, maternal grandparents; Christina Weaver, Shippensburg, Roy Weaver, Everett, paternal grandparents; Barbara Neil, Shippensburg, Daniel Lee Neil, Sr., Pleasant Hall, maternal...

Henrietta Pharo

Henrietta Pharo

Mar 30, 2016

Henrietta Mae Pharo, called “Penny” by all of her family and friends, died peacefully in her sleep on March 30, 2016. She was born on December 3, 1936 in Quincy, PA. She was the daughter of the late John G. Sr. and Louise V. Haugh Pharo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael...

Wayne Heberlig

Wayne Heberlig

Mar 28, 2016

A. Wayne Heberlig, 69, of Newburg, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Monday, December 16, 1946 in Newburg, he was a son of the late Mary G. Shields. Wayne was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He retired in 1999 from the Shippensburg University as a Maintenance Supervisor. Survivors include his...

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Mar 27, 2016

Richard A. “Rick” Johnson, 63, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 in the Hershey Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1953 in Carlisle, PA. Rick was a son of the late Luther and Gladys Cramer Johnson. He worked for 25 years at the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot and retired after working five years at the Letterkenny Army Depot. Rick...

Carl  Austin

Carl Austin

Mar 26, 2016

Carl E. Austin, Jr., 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 26, 2016, at his home. As per his request, Carl will be cremated with no viewing, visitation, or funeral services. The Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg, has been entrusted to carry out his final wishes. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com. US Army...

Judy Hewitt

Judy Hewitt

Mar 23, 2016

Judy Ann Hewett, 69, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 23, 2016. She was born on December 18, 1946, a daughter of the late Donald and Violet Coy Clough, and married Edward M. Hewett on June 6, 1998, at the First Wesleyan Church of Shippensburg. Judy was employed as a seamstress at the former Stanley...

George Appleby

George Appleby

Mar 23, 2016

George H. Appleby, 87, a resident of Cumberland Crossings, Carlisle, formerly of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in the home. Born May 31, 1928 in Ryde, PA. George was a son of the late Wayne and Gretta Kimberly Appleby. He was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Shippensburg. George retired as a General Foreman with Penelec, Shippensburg....

Ernest White

Ernest White

Mar 22, 2016

Ernest J. White, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his home. He was born in Huntingdon, a son of Chase and Gladys White Kunkleman. Ernest married Helen “Kitty” Smith on July 31, 1964, at the Hagerstown Church of Christ. Ernest retired as a press operator, from S.K.F. Industries, formerly of Shippensburg,...

Sheldon Staver

Sheldon Staver

Mar 22, 2016

Sheldon C. Staver, 87, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the home. Born October 8, 1928 in Shippensburg to the late C. Wilbur and Grace M. Swanger Staver. Sheldon was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served at the end of WWII and during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Letterkenny Army Depot...

Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

Mar 18, 2016

Richard N. “Dick” Coleman, 86, of Chambersburg, died Friday, March 18, 2016 in Menno Haven. He was born July 10, 1929 in Beaver Springs, Snyder County. Dick was a son of the late Park E and Nellie S. Graybill Coleman. He retired from the Chambersburg Area School District where he taught mathematics and was an Athletic Director. Dick was a...

Brandy Cardwell

Brandy Cardwell

Mar 17, 2016

Brandy Rose Cardwell, 25, of Shippensburg, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born Friday, June 29, 1990 in Hershey, she was a daughter of Wendy L. Sikes, and William James Cardwell both of Shippensburg. Brandy was a 2008 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School, and a 2014 Graduate of HACC. She was an Engineer for TBJ Inc.,...

Catherine Diml

Catherine Diml

Mar 17, 2016

Catherine E. Dodds Diml, 84, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. She was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania on January 24, 1932. She moved to Florida in 1979. Catherine was a homemaker and a retiree from the Renaissance in Titusville, Florida. She attended the Presbyterian Church of the Good Shepherd of Melbourne. She was...

Mary Mael

Mary Mael

Mar 10, 2016

Mary L. Mael, 59, of Dallas, TX, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Born Monday, May 19, 1956 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Martha M. Lynch Kelley of Shippensburg, and the late Herman S. Kelley, Jr. Mary attended the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was a former employee at Walmart in...

K. Hockenberry

K. Hockenberry

Mar 10, 2016

K. LeRoy Hockenberry, 83, of Shippensburg, went home to be with his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, on the afternoon of Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on November 9, 1932, in Newburg, a son of the late John and Carrie Henderson Hockenberry. LeRoy was a 1952 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School and an...

Gladys Naugle

Gladys Naugle

Mar 8, 2016

Gladys R. Naugle, 96, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at her residence. She was born on August 20, 1919, in Newville, a daughter of the late John F. and Carrie J. Burkholder Clark. Gladys was a homemaker throughout her life. She was a long-time member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Walnut...

Glen Glessner

Glen Glessner

Mar 5, 2016

Glen Leroy Glessner, 97 of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the Orrstown Personal Care Home. He was born March 20, 1918 in Shippensburg, PA. Glen was a son of the late Irvin Jay and Nell Bechtel Glessner. He retired from both SKF Industry’s Engineering Department, Shippensburg and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard where he was in the...

Betty Chaney

Betty Chaney

Mar 4, 2016

Betty Jane Chaney, 89, a resident at the Shippensburg Health Care Center and formerly of Turnpike Road, died Friday, March 4, 2016 in the home. Born November 6, 1926 in Garrett, PA, Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late James G. and Dorothy E. Burke Fisher. She loved and cherished her family and was very involved in all...

Pat Wedo

Pat Wedo

Mar 4, 2016

Pat Wedo, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 in the Shippensburg Episcopal Home. Born Thursday, March 10, 1927 in Windber, PA, Bedford County, he was a son of the late, Tony and Mary DelVoglio Wedo. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served on the USS Los Angeles during WWII. After discharge, he enrolled at the...

Ray Henry

Ray Henry

Mar 2, 2016

Ray E. “Abe” Henry, Jr., 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born Wednesday, August 22, 1934 in Mongul, PA. Ray was a son of the late Ray E., Sr. and Grace B. Rebuck Henry. He was a member of the Mongul United Brethren Church where he taught Sunday school...