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Caroline Smith
Feb 8, 2015
Rev. Caroline J. Smith, 84, of Orrstown, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born October 21, 1930 in Waynesburg, Greene County, PA. Caroline was a daughter of the late James and Sarah Fieldson Lilley. She was also preceded in death by a nephew but, more like a son, James W. Grim, a brother, James Lilley,...
Thelma Martin
Feb 4, 2015
Thelma L. Martin, 86, a resident of Penn Hall, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Menno Haven. She was born August 24, 1928 in Centerville, Cumberland County, PA. Thelma was a daughter of the late John F. and Mary B. Railing Gettel. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence R. Martin who died January 5, 2013. Two sisters...
Lewis Sailhamer
Jan 29, 2015
Lewis W. “Louie” Sailhamer, 93, life-long resident of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1922, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Willis J. and Ellen E. Nye Sailhamer. Lewis was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of W.W. II, inducted on November 25, 1942 and honorably...
Dennis Yaukey
Jan 29, 2015
Dennis F. Yaukey, 68, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born July 19, 1946 in Chambersburg. Dennis was a son of the late Charles and Dorothy Houpt Yaukey. Two step brothers are also deceased. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge # 600, Chambersburg where he currently was the Lodge Secretary...
William Park
Jan 26, 2015
William G. “Bill” Park, 78, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Monday, January 26, 2015, at home, with his family at his side. He was born on March 26, 1936, in Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon Co., a son of the late Chester C. and Florence A. Miller Park and was a 1956 graduate of Saltillo High School. Bill was employed...
Betty Fleming
Jan 26, 2015
Betty May Fleming, 75, of Concord, Franklin County, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at her home. Born Tuesday, January 16, 1940 in Burns Valley, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Lillian M. Worthington Hockenberry. Betty was of the Protestant Faith. She worked at various restaurants before becoming a full time homemaker. Betty enjoyed all...
Helen Campbell
Jan 23, 2015
Helen C. Campbell, 97, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, formerly of Shippensburg, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in the home. She was born November 19, 1917 in Manor, Westmoreland County. Helen was a daughter of the late George W. and Florence M. Mills Carpenter. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin B. Campbell, a...
Frederick Wilt
Jan 21, 2015
Frederick Lee Wilt, 77, of Orrstown, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at his daughter’s home. He was born on February 13, 1938, in West Virginia, a son of the late Keith G. and Ruth Wilt. Frederick married Barbara Jane Watson on April 25, 1984 in Baltimore, MD. She preceded him in death, just twenty days ago,...
Mahlon Thrush
Jan 20, 2015
Mahlon W. Thrush, 66, of Gardners, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his home. He was born November 9, 1948 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Mahlon was a son of the late John J. and Rozella Mae Hoover Thrush. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John H. Thrush. Mahlon was the owner and operator of Thrush’s Lawn Service,...
Isabel Mackey
Jan 18, 2015
Isabel G. Mackey, 98, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, formerly of Upper Horse Valley Road, Upper Strasburg, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 in the home. She was born November 4, 1916 in Fort Loudon, Franklin County. Isabel was a daughter of the late Fred S. and Clara E. Zeis Leab. She retired from the H.J. Heinz Company,...
Hazel Hudson
Jan 18, 2015
Hazel Jane “Nanny” (McConaughey) Hudson, 89, of Shippensburg, went home to be with the Lord, January 18, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Born Tuesday, March 3, 1925 in Saltillo, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Harry Andrew and Rachel Leona (Hampton) McConaughley. She worked for Derose Homes, U Wanna Wash and Penn and Pants...
Dorothy Wadel
Jan 14, 2015
Dorothy B. Wadel, 93, of Shippensburg, a woman who pursued God, loved the family, and served God by giving to others, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on February 28, 1921, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Jacob and Edith Hock Bard, and married Mr. Albert S. Wadel on...
Valeria Hull
Jan 11, 2015
Valeria D. Hull, 77, of Chambersburg, died on the morning of Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on January 10, 1938, in Mongul, a daughter of the late David and Edna Cover Stouffer. On October 27, 1963, Valeria married John W. Hull. He preceded her in death on December 9, 1995. Valeria was a homemaker...
Coleta Wahl
Jan 6, 2015
Coleta Ann Wahl, 85, a resident at Providence Place, Chambersburg, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Born Friday, November 1, 1929 in Friars Hill, WV, she was a daughter of the late John Stuart and Nora Spangler Wyatt. Coleta Ann was a graduate of Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg, WV. She received her Bachelor of Science in...
Sara Pugh
Jan 5, 2015
Sara Bert Pugh, 89, of Orrstown, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. She was born March 4, 1925, in Roxbury. Sara was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rosenberry Bert and Jesse H. Bert of Lurgan. She was the wife of the late Andrew R. Pugh of Orrstown. They were married December 11, 1945. Sara is...
Deborah Brenize
Jan 5, 2015
Deborah R. Brenize, 61, of Shippensburg went to be with her Heavenly Father Monday, January 5, 2015 in the Hershey Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1953 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Deborah was a daughter of the late Walter B. and Dorothy L. Reddig. She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ, Shippensburg, where she taught...
Marie "Thelma" Singer
Jan 4, 2015
Marie “Thelma” Singer, 83, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Sunday, January 4, 2015, at her home. She was born on January 12, 1931, a daughter of the late Richard and Marjorie Blizzard. Marie was employed as a seamstress at several of the former local garment factories in Shippensburg and Mt. Holly Springs. She also worked at Martin’s Famous...
Barbara Wilt
Jan 1, 2015
Barbara Jane Wilt, 70, of Orrstown, died on the evening of Thursday, January 1, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 30, 1944, in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late James and Evelyn Braun Watson. Barbara worked at various different places throughout her life, but was primarily a housewife. She loved to travel...
June Coldsmith
Dec 28, 2014
June A. Coldsmith, 84, of Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, August 31, 1930 in Three Springs, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth VonMous Meck. June was a member of Prince Street United Brethren Church. She retired as a seamstress from the former L’aiglon...
Renee Avara
Dec 28, 2014
Renee Kay Mowery Avara, 33, of Newburg, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at home. Born November 22, 1981 in Carlisle, she was the daughter of Robert B. And Teresa A. Stevens Mowery, of Newburg. She was employed as an Instructional Design Specialist at Shippensburg University. Renee was a 2000 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, received her Bachelor’s...
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