Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Mary Gayman
Jul 31, 2013
Mary E. Gayman, 89, of Nicholasville, KY, formerly of Orrstown, died on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born on February 15, 1924, in Mt. Union, Huntingdon Co., a daughter of the late Vincent S. and Tressie A. Kelley Blake. Mary was a self-employed beautician for 18 years and had previously worked for...
Jay Chamberlin
Jul 28, 2013
Jay E. Chamberlin, 85, of Maclays Mill Road, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at his home. Born Wednesday, May 30 1928 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Adam Reese and Mary Benita Fogelsonger Chamberlin. Jay was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. He was a farmer all his life owning and operating Chamberlin Farm and...
Margie Clough
Jul 28, 2013
Margie R. Clough, 88, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, died on the morning of Sunday, July 28, 2013. She was born on September 1, 1924, in Carlisle a daughter of the late Harry and Elsie Mae Singer. Margie attended the Shippensburg First Assembly of God. She was a homemaker throughout her life. Margie had a great love for...
Ronald Galbraith
Jul 21, 2013
Ronald H. ‘Giz” Galbraith, 73, of Newville, died on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his home, with his wife and close friends who were visiting, by his side. He was born on November 26, 1939, in Carlisle, a son of the late Harry and Beatrice Shearer Galbraith. Ronald was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School and...
Doris Sheaffer
Jul 15, 2013
Doris J. Sheaffer, 73, of Orrstown, formerly of North Fort Myers, FL, died on the evening of Monday, July 15, 2013, at her son’s home, with her family at her side. She was born on July 25, 1939 in Red Oak, IL, the daughter of the late Merle and Grace Nicholson Weaver. On January 18, 1958, Doris married Mr. H....
Betty Ingram
Jul 13, 2013
Betty J. Ingram, 83, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Elmcroft in Shippensburg. She was born October 1, 1929 in Newville, Cumberland County. Betty was a daughter of the late John and Maude Stevick Varner. Betty was a member of South Mountain Brethren in Christ Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Daniel Middaugh
Jul 6, 2013
Daniel H. “Ducky” Middaugh, 64, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died on the evening of Saturday, July 6, 2013. He was born on August 14, 1948, in Doylesburg, a son of the late Raymond and Margaret Stoner Middaugh. Daniel married Alice Shearer on June 24, 1966 in Alexandria, VA. Throughout his life, Daniel worked as a truck...
Brian Armolt
Jul 5, 2013
Brian David Armolt, 38, of 58 Horsekiller Road, Shippensburg, died Friday, July 5, 2013 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Monday, January 13, 1975 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Herman A. Armolt Sr. and Bonnie M. Coons Armolt of Shippensburg. Brian was presently employed at Hostetter’s Salvage Yard in Shippensburg.He was an avid WWF...
Lewis Mitten
Jun 25, 2013
Lewis K. “Sonny” Mitten, 88, ended his life’s labor and went to be with the Master Carpenter, on the morning of Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 22, 1924, at their farmhouse in Leesburg, a son of the late Walters and Margaret Cressler Mitten. Sonny was raised in Shippensburg...

Donald Holtry
Jun 25, 2013
Donald S. Holtry, 93, a resident at Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in the home. He was born December 13, 1919 in Shippensburg, Franklin County. Donald was a son of the late Harry G. and Josephine Durf Holtry. He retired from the Police Department at Shippensburg University. Donald was a member of Grace...
John Young
Jun 23, 2013
John Daryl Young, 57, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 at home. He was born April 20, 1956 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. John was a son of the late John Leroy and Betty Ann Hammond Young. He worked at General Castings in Shippensburg since 1974. John was a 1974 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School and enjoyed hunting,...
Cindy Ashway
Jun 22, 2013
Cindy Sue Ashway, 55, of Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 in the Hershey Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1958 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Cindy was a daughter of Charles R. and Maxine S. Walker Strohm of Shippensburg. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Walnut Bottom. Cindy was a CNA...
Wilma Kriner
Jun 22, 2013
Wilma L. Kriner, 78, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She will be interred, with her late husband “Jack”, in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. There will be no public viewing or service. The Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., has been entrusted with her funeral arrangements.
Kathryn Halter
Jun 18, 2013
Kathryn Viola Halter, 83, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 7, 1929 in York, she was a daughter of the late Ira L. and Velva P. Bowers George. Kathryn was a member of the Oakville United Methodist Church and the First Court Chapter # 470 Order of the Eastern Star, Shippensburg. She retired...
Dorothy Whisler
Jun 16, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Whisler, aged 95, formerly of Shippensburg, PA, died peacefully on June 16, 2013 at the York Hospital after a brief illness. We are so thankful for the good life she lived and the opportunity she gave us to enjoy her time with us and we praise God for bringing her home to Glory. Dorothy was born April...
Doris Heberlig
Jun 10, 2013
Doris Loree Barrick Heberlig, 62 of Shippensburg accepted God's Peace and complete healing on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1950 in Newville, Cumberland County. Doris was a daughter of Miriam (Kelso) Barrick of Carlisle and the late Harold Barrick. She was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Doris was...
Esther Snoke
Jun 9, 2013
Esther M. Snoke, 96, a resident of Providence Place Retirement Community, Dover, PA, formerly of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Sunday, June 9, 2013. She was born on April 22, 1917, in Shippensburg, a daughter of Harry S. and Albertha Jane Gilbert Dubbs. Esther was a 1936 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School. On September 4, 1941, she...
Vesta Clippinger
Jun 9, 2013
Vesta Gayle Clippinger, 99, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 in the Thornwald Home, Carlisle. Born March 27, 1914 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late James and Dollie Seavers Stine. Vesta was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. She retired from Richard Textiles in Shippensburg and prior to that worked at C.H....
Zelma Armijo
Jun 8, 2013
Zelma Armijo, 95, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, June 8, 2013. Her funeral arrangements, entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., are incomplete at this time. Please refer to a future edition for her full obituary and funeral service information.
Betty Argenbright
Jun 4, 2013
Betty Ann Argenbright, 79, 600 Free Mason Drive, Elizabethtown, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in the Masonic Homes of Elizabethtown. Born Sunday, April 8, 1934 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Clark E. and Hulda Comerer Crusey. Betty was a 1952 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She retired as the...