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Thema Fortna
Dec 10, 2012
Thelma Jean Fortna, 83, a resident at The Shook Home, Chambersburg and formerly of Lurgan Ave., Shippensburg, died Monday, December 10, 2012 in the home. Born Thursday, May 2, 1929 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Carrie A. Lindsay Fortna. Thelma was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. Thelma is survived by...
Helen Cressler
Dec 3, 2012
Helen L. Cressler, 95, residing at the Cottages of Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, died on the morning of December 3, 2012, at her home. She was born on March 4, 1917, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Clyde A. and Agnes C. Shoffner Laughlin. Helen was a 1935 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Helen was a homemaker throughout her life....
Harold Lehman
Dec 2, 2012
Harold L. Lehman, 93, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg and Broad Street in Chambersburg, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 in the home. He was born Sunday, March 16, 1919 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County. He was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Harold was a retired jeweler,...
W. Gettel
Dec 2, 2012
W. Leroy Gettel, 81, a resident of Elmcroft, Shippensburg, died on the evening of Sunday, December 2, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1931, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Walter B. and Amanda Wenger Gettel. On June 7, 1958, Leroy married Ms. Anna Grace Crider at the Myersville Brethren in Christ Church. Leroy worked as a Custodian...
Rosemary Zullinger
Nov 28, 2012
Rosemary Zullinger, 59, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on May 13, 1953, in Norfolk, VA, a daughter of the late John Richard and Martha Catherine Eshpeter Zullinger. Rosemary was very accomplished academically, culminating with earning her Masters Degree in Reading, from Shippensburg University. Rosemary was employed by...
Kimberly Hancock
Nov 26, 2012
Kimberly Sue “Kimmy” Hancock, 47, of Shippensburg, died unexpectedly Monday, November 26, 2012 at her home. Born Sunday, October 24, 1965 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Mary Louise Sharp Hancock. Kimmy was a 1983 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg....
Stanley Walker
Nov 26, 2012
Stanley D. Walker Stanley Duane Walker, 72, of Carlisle and formerly of Shippensburg, is now at rest after passing Monday morning, November 26, 2012, at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. Born on December 4, 1939, in Torrington, Wyoming, he was the son of the late Wallace F. Walker and Marie Brewer Walker. Stanley leaves behind his loving wife...
Wesley Keefer
Nov 22, 2012
Wesley Eugene ‘Wes” Keefer, 63, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, November 22, 2012, at ManorCare, Chambersburg. He was born on October 29, 1949, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Donald and Dorothy Melius Keefer. Wes has been employed for over 41 years at the Grove/Manitowoc Co., Shady Grove, currently as a forklift operator. Wes is survived...
Florence Greey
Nov 19, 2012
Florence Greey, 101, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died on the evening of Monday, November 19, 2012, at the Health Care Center. She was born December 5, 1910, in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Edward A. and Charlotte Martin Greey, and grew up in Princeton, NJ. Florence was a graduate of Princeton High School, Adelphia...
Anna Norcross
Nov 18, 2012
Anna Lee Norcross, 86, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on November 15, 1926, in Marion, PA, a daughter of the late Daniel Albert and Marion Arietta Kitzmiller Orris. Anna Lee was employed at the Shippensburg Area School District, from 1944...
Kent Seavers
Nov 17, 2012
Kent W. Seavers, 81, of Walnut Bottom, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at his home. Born Sunday, August 30, 1931, in Hockersville, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Guy W. and Sodessa P. Brechbiel Seavers. His working career included Phoenix Iron & Steel, Cumberland Farm Bureau, and Letterkenny Army Depot where he retired from as a Computer...
Eli Byler
Nov 17, 2012
Eli S. Byler, 79 of Newburg, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at home. Born January 18, 1933 in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, PA, he was a son of the late Samuel and Martha Kurtz Byler. He was employed for over 18 years at B & B’s Grocery Store, Newburg. Eli was preceded in death by his first wife, Rebecca Stoltzfus...
Kenneth Boyd
Nov 16, 2012
Kenneth E. Boyd, Sr., 49, of Shade Gap, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 16, 2012 in Lurgan Township. Born Saturday, June 29, 1963 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ray E Boyd and the late Linda Rae Varner Sprenkle. Kenneth was a welder by trade and was presently employed at Trafcon Industries Inc., Mechanicsburg, and formerly...
Madeline Brown
Nov 16, 2012
Madeline B. Brown, a resident of Penn Hall, Chambersburg, died in her sleep Friday, November 16, 2012 in the home. She was 94. Family members remember her as an avid reader, an accomplished cook, and a vivacious hostess who grasped a notion of 'living' akin to that seen in Rosalind Russell's cinematic portrayal of Auntie Mame. She was born July...
Dennis Bender
Nov 15, 2012
Dennis W. Bender, 63 of Syracuse, NY, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 in the Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cortland, NY. He was born October 13, 1949 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA. Dennis was a son of the late Kenneth H. and Elizabeth B. Reineman Bender. Dennis served in the United States Navy for 22 years and was...
Larry Lipus
Nov 13, 2012
Larry W. Lipus, 72, of Lenwood Park, Shippensburg, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in Manorcare, Chambersburg. Born Wednesday, September 25, 1940 in Harmarville, he was the son of the late John and Genevieve Mae Lewetag Lipus. Larry was of the Protestant Faith. He was a 1959 graduate of Franklin High School, Los Angeles, CA. He was a United States Navy...
Charlotte Vaughn
Nov 11, 2012
Charlotte L. Vaughn, 76 of Chambersburg, began her greatest adventure on the morning of Sunday, November 11, 2012. Born Sunday, January 26, 1936 in Newburg, she was a daughter of the late Elmer A. and Anna Mary Halter Hurley. Charlotte was the wife of Victor H. Vaughn, Sr. and was married 58 years. She was a life member of the...
Roy Wenger
Nov 7, 2012
Roy C. Wenger, 85, a life-long resident of Newburg, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at his home. He was born on December 28, 1926, in Newburg, a son of the late Harry L. and Ruth L. Coleman Wenger. Roy was a 1944 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Upon graduation, Roy enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in WW...
Vesta Pittman
Nov 6, 2012
Vesta B. Pittman, 90, a resident of the Menno Village, Chambersburg, died on the evening of Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on March 20, 1922, in Orrstown, a daughter of the late Zook S. and Clara Heberlig Brenize. Vesta was a 1939 graduate of Shippensburg High School and a 1943 graduate of the Shippensburg...
Richard Butler
Nov 4, 2012
Richard S. Butler, 49, of Newville, died on the morning of Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 5, 1963, in Carlisle, the son of Roy W. and Reba C. Shunk Butler. Richard was currently employed as a Director at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (P.H.E.A.A.), in Harrisburg, where he had...
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