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Donald Koontz
Dec 22, 2013
Donald A. Koontz, 79, of Lenwood Park, Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Friday, January 5, 1934 in Hopewell Township, Bedford County, he was a son of the late Albert W. and Letha F. Mills Koontz. Donald was a graduate of the Hopewell Township High School in Bedford County. He was a...
Letha Leedy
Dec 21, 2013
Letha E. Leedy, 83, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, December 21, 2013, at her home. She was born on May 20, 1930, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Oscar and Esther Keefer Myers, Sr. On November 19, 1949, Letha married Mr. Harrison L. Leedy in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1992....
Evelyn Seibold
Dec 19, 2013
Evelyn N. Seibold, 94, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born September 10, 1919 in Milton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus Artman Neitz and his wife, Rebecca Gundrum Neitz. Prior to her marriage to the Rev. Dr. Robert Seibold in 1959, Evelyn was a supervisor at the Kodak Corp. in...
Betty Mackenzie
Dec 19, 2013
Betty J. MacKenzie, 81, of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on November 3, 1932, in Fairfax, AL, a daughter of the late Ridley and Alma O. Waters Gann. Betty was a 1949 Graduate of Valley High High School and a 1955 graduate of Judson College with a B.S....
Edward Fleming
Dec 17, 2013
Edward A. Fleming, 63, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at home. He was born July 23, 1950 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Edward was a son of the late John A. and Beulah Mae Kearns Fleming. He retired in 1999 from the Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg. Edward was a member of the Oscar M. Hykes American Legion Post #...
Evelyn Shearer
Dec 16, 2013
Evelyn M. Shearer, 87, of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Monday, December 16, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on August 2, 1926, in Lurgan Twp., a daughter of the late George D. and Ethel P. Reed Beltz. Evelyn married Mr. Robert E. Shearer in 1942, before he left for the European Theater of WW II. He...
Blaine Brown
Dec 16, 2013
Blaine M. Brown, 92, of Carlisle, died Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Thornwald Home. Born December 6, 1921 in Jewell Ridge, VA, he was a son of the late John and Lucinda White Brown. He was the widower of Amy D. Bowers Brown. They were married August 2, 1947 in Chambersburg, PA. Amy died April 11, 2006. Blaine and...
Lillian Kimpel
Dec 14, 2013
Lillian M. Kimpel, 95, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Forest Park Health Center & Rehabilitation in Carlisle. Born Sunday, May 5, 1918 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Smith J. and Vera Alleman Wyrick. Lillian was a member of the Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church in Shippensburg. She was a graduate of the...
Mary Ott
Dec 12, 2013
Mary L. Ott, 52, of East Burd Street, Shippensburg, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at her home. Born Saturday, September 23, 1961 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late James E. Ott and Catherine R. Shannon Ott of Shippensburg. Mary was previously employed at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She enjoyed going to yard sales and shopping. In...
Benjamin Fisher
Dec 11, 2013
Benjamin A. Fisher, 77, of 11130 Mowersville Road, Newburg, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at home. He was born October 17, 1936 in Lancaster, PA. Benjamin was a son of the late John K. and Barbara E. Esh Fisher. Benjamin was a self employed dairy farmer. He is survived by his wife Lydia King Fisher; eight sons, David K. Fisher...
Jack Johnson
Dec 6, 2013
Jack E. Johnson, 84, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Friday, December 6, 2013, at Chapel Pointe Friendship Circle, Carlisle. He was born on June 26, 1929, in Cumberland County, a son of the late John A. & Beulah Perry Johnson. Jack was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of WW II, enlisting on October 29, 1946 and honorably...
Marie Zullinger
Dec 5, 2013
Marie C. Zullinger, 97, a resident of Menno Haven, died on the evening of Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born on July 9, 1916, in Orrstown, the daughter of the late Luther F. and Grace Campbell Zullinger and was a 1934 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Marie worked as a supervisor, at the Beistle Co., Shippensburg, retiring after 40...
Isabel Butts
Dec 4, 2013
Isabel M. Butts, 79, of Newburg, was welcomed into heaven on the evening of Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She was born on August 18, 1934, in Mainsville, the daughter of the late Harry W. and Martha Smith Coldsmith. On June 10, 1952, Isabel married Mr. Charles J. Butts at her parent’s home in a backyard wedding ceremony. Isabel once worked...
Jacob Kling
Dec 2, 2013
Jacob C. ‘Jake” Kling, 82, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1931, in Lewistown, PA. Jake was the son of the late Mr. George Edward Kling and Mrs. Ida Pauline (Earnest) Kling of Lewistown, PA and was the step-son of...
Elmer Naugle
Dec 1, 2013
Elmer E. Naugle, 89, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. Born Friday, October 31, 1924 in Chambersburg, he was son of the late Carl A. and Nellie I. Campbell Naugle. Elmer was a graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Bucknell University. He was a WWII Army...
Audrey Chamberlin
Nov 26, 2013
Audrey E. Chamberlin, 91, a resident of Penn Hall, died peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, November 26, 2013. She was born on June 12, 1922, in Pond Bank, PA, a daughter of the late Bruce and Amanda Gilbert Myers. Audrey worked at the former Shirt Craft and U-Wanna-Wash Frock Co’s., Towne Cleaners, all of Shippensburg, and the former Stanley...
Kenneth Yeatter
Nov 21, 2013
Kenneth A. “Ken” Yeatter, 73, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, November 21, 2013, at his home. He was born on April 7, 1940, in Doylesburg, a son of the late Herman H. and Celesta F. Harris Yeatter. Ken was a U.S. Army veteran, inducted on August 13, 1963, honorably discharged from active duty on August 3, 1965,...
Maruja Hudgins
Nov 20, 2013
Maruja Alvarez Hudgins, 84, a resident of Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in the home. She was born December 10, 1928 in Pola de Lena, Spain. Maruja was a daughter of the late Jose Carlos and Nieves Castanon Alvarez. She was the owner and operator of the former Ana’s Consignment Shop in Rockville, Maryland. Maruja...
Mildred Foltz
Nov 18, 2013
Mildred G. Foltz, 102, of Newville, died on the afternoon of Monday, November 18, 2013, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1911, in Bluefield, WV, a daughter of the late Walter Frank and Elizabeth Baldwin Elswick. Mildred worked as a fitter, at the former Marden Clothing Co., Shippensburg, retiring in 1976. She was a...
Joyce Wyrick
Nov 18, 2013
Joyce E. Wyrick, 87, of Shippensburg, died Monday, November 18, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 23, 1926 in Carlisle. Joyce was a daughter of the late Jacob Foster and Helen Hoffman Shank. Joyce was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg and the Senior Citizens Group # 1, Orrstown. She enjoyed flower gardening, bird watching,...
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