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Gary Martin
May 15, 2012
Gary Lee Martin, 66, of 108 Franks Court, Apt. 17, Collinsville, VA died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at his residence. Born October 2, 1945 in Shippensburg, PA, Gary was a son of the late Kenneth Charles Martin and Anna Margaret Gontz Martin. Gary was preceded in death by a brother, William Martin. Gary was of the Christian faith and had...
Jack Mentzer Barklow
May 14, 2012
Jack A. Mentzer Barklow, 62, of Maclay’s Mill Road, Shippensburg died Monday, May 14, 2012, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 7, 1949 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Aaron S. Mentzer and Ruby E. Shively Barklow. Jack was a 1968 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He was a United States Air Force Veteran serving during the...
Robert Worthington
May 13, 2012
Robert W. Worthington, 76, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at home. Born November 1, 1935 in Spring Run, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Warren R. and Bertha Emma Miley Worthington. Robert retired from T.B. Woods in Chambersburg. He was preceded in death by one son, Gary L. “Buck” Worthington, one great granddaughter, Mia Smith,...
Martha Bender
May 11, 2012
Martha R. Bender, 87, of Newburg, died on the morning of Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on July 10, 1924, in Broad Top City, Bedford County, a daughter of the late Marshall T. and Mary Pearl Davis Johnson. Martha was primarily a homemaker throughout her life, caring for her daughter Donna for the past...
John Baker
May 11, 2012
John H. Baker, 88, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Martinsburg V.A. Hospital in Martinsburg, WV. He was born on November 14, 1923, in Mainsville, a son of the late John W. and Laura S. Helm Baker. John was a 1942 graduate of the Shippensburg Area High School and shortly thereafter was inducted...
David Hawkins
May 10, 2012
David Lawrence “Davey” Hawkins, Sr., 77, of Bullshead Road, Newville, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at home. Born November 24, 1934 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Samuel C. and Mary E. Bittinger Hawkins. He was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator for over 30 years with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local # 542,...
Edna Hippensteel
May 8, 2012
Edna M. Hippensteel, 98, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Health Care Center. She was born on December 4, 1913, in St. Thomas, a daughter of the late John and Reba B. Poe Pensinger, Sr. On April 7, 1934, Edna...
Kenneth Culbertson
May 7, 2012
Kenneth R. Culbertson, Jr., 61, of Orrstown, died on the evening of Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on October 17, 1950, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Kenneth R. and Mary G. Hunter Culbertson. Kenneth was employed at the former Hoffman Mills, where he did a little bit of everything through his years...
Sandra Rice
May 6, 2012
Sandra J. Rice, 59, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in her home after a six month battle with cancer. Born August 15, 1952 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of Dorothy A. Stone Kelley of Carlisle and the late Harvey O. Kelley. Sandra was a member of Green Spring Brethren in Christ Church, Newville. Sandra was...
Mildred Eckenrode
May 5, 2012
Mildred G. Eckenrode, 77, of Chambersburg, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 23, 1934 in Middle Spring, she was a daughter of the late Irvin, Sr. and Clara Reed Yohe. She was a member of the Antrim Brethren in Christ Church, Chambersburg. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon L. Hock and her husband Maynard...
Carolyn Leone
May 3, 2012
Carolyn “Connie” Bethune Leone, 84, formerly of Anderson, S.C., died Thursday, May 3, 2012. Funeral service will be held in Anderson, S.C. Saturday May 12 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter Louanne Burt and her husband Dwayne and two grandchildren, MaryCarolyn and William Burt, all of Shippensburg. In lieu of flowers donations may be made...
Barbara Hill
May 3, 2012
Barbara Ann Hill, 71, of Hollar Avenue, Shippensburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born June 26, 1940 in Mercersburg, she was a daughter of the late William Donald and Doris L. Stouffer Hill. Barb was of the Methodist Faith. She was a 1959 graduate of Big Spring High School, Newville. She...
Marja-Liisa Callaghan
May 1, 2012
Marja-Liisa Callaghan, 70, of Las Vegas, NV, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in the Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas. Born June 8, 1941 in Tampere, Finland, she was a daughter of the late Voitto Vilhelm and Annikki Elisabet Railavuo Kuulusa. She is survived by her husband Paul Callaghan, two sons, Eric A. Callaghan and his wife Carolyn of Fayetteville,...
Kathryn Ansley
May 1, 2012
Kathryn A. “Kay” Ansley, 79, of Newburg, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born June 14, 1932 in Marquette, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Keith and Alice Stockwell Allan. Kathryn was a member of Middle Spring Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg and was very active with various organizations within the church. She retired from...
Roberta Beale
Apr 29, 2012
Roberta Wenger VanDerVeer Beale, 81, of Shippensburg, formerly of Levittown, PA, was called home by Jesus on the afternoon of Sunday April 29, 2012. She was born on July 7, 1930, in Cape May, NJ, a daughter of the late Fred Godfrey and Erma Campbell Wenger, Sr. Roberta was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene and worked...
Glenn Stewart
Apr 29, 2012
Glenn Rex Stewart, 78, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at his son’s home. Born September 30, 1933 in Amberson, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Raymond A. and Hulda June Piper Stewart. He was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church in Shippensburg. Glenn was an Operations Systems Analyst at Letterkenny Army Depot, retiring in...
Ruth Alleman
Apr 29, 2012
Ruth L. Alleman, age 82 of Orrstown, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 29, 2012 surrounded by family members. She was born March 31, 1930 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. She was a daughter of Mary C. Eberly Eckenrode who died October 25, 1994. Ruth retired from Tracey Fashions in Chambersburg. Ruth enjoyed bowling, painting ceramics,...
Melody Swope
Apr 27, 2012
Melody J. Swope, 56, of Chambersburg, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on July 11, 1955, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Robert “Rip” and Alice “Joyce” Monn Starliper, she was a 1973 graduate of Chambersburg High School. Then on July 14, 1973 Melody married her high school sweetheart, Mr. Garry Swope in Marion,...
Alvey Powell
Apr 25, 2012
Alvey L. Powell, Jr., 78, of Shippensburg, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on December 22, 1933, in Hancock, MD, a son of the late Alvey L. and Mary Marie Troxell Powell, Sr. On May 29, 1952, Alvey married Ms. Mildred I. Smith in Hancock, MD. Early in his career, Alvey worked for...
Earl Gilbert
Apr 25, 2012
Earl E. Gilbert, 80, formerly of Lurgan Ave., Shippensburg, died peacefully Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born July 1, 1931 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Elizabeth Bowermaster Rhone. Earl was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church in Shippensburg. He worked for over 20 years at T.B. Woods in...
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