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J. Evelyn Divelbiss
Mar 5, 2012
J. Evelyn Divelbiss, 92, formerly of Shippensburg, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Philadelphia. Born June 8, 1919 in Southampton Twp., Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Bryan and Margaret Smith Highlands. Evelyn was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of both the...
Rufus Ward
Mar 4, 2012
Rufus M. Ward, 63, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 in his home. Born September 7, 1948 in Trenton, NJ, Mercer County, he was a son of the late Terry E. and Carrie M. Rigby Ward. Rufus was the owner and operator of his own tractor trailer and drove for Landstar out of Florida. He was a United States...
Susan Witmer
Mar 2, 2012
Susan E. Witmer, 95, a resident of the Mennonite Fellowship Home, Hagerstown, MD, formerly of Shippensburg, died on Friday, March 2, 2012. She was born on March 7, 1916, in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, a daughter of the late Maurice and Martha Sollenberger Mentzer. On October 7, 1937, she was married to Mr. Irvin E. Witmer, at her home, by...
Susan O'Neal
Feb 29, 2012
Susan K. O’Neal, 60 of Rice Road, Shippensburg, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in her home. Born October 27, 1951 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond “Boots” and Nellie M. Welsh Craig. Years ago Susan worked at the former Nettie Frock Clothing Company in Shippensburg. She is survived by her husband, Allen L. O’Neal, two daughters,...
David Swanger
Feb 25, 2012
David Joseph Swanger, 84, of Shippensburg, went to be with his Lord on the morning of February 25, 2012. He was born on September 24, 1927, in Shippensburg, a son of the late John Abram and Celia Anna Nye Swanger. David was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School and on June 21, 1947, he married Ms. Olivia...
Pauline Reed
Feb 24, 2012
Pauline E. Reed, 90, of Shippensburg, died Friday, February 24, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, December 12, 1921 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth Sollenberger Brake. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church in Shippensburg. Pauline was a sales clerk at the former Valley Baking...
Mabel Shoap
Feb 20, 2012
Mabel V. Shoap, 93, of Newville, Road, Newburg, died Monday, February 20, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Thursday, August 15, 1918 in Shade Gap, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Harry F. and Elsie Covert Mentzer. Mabel became a member of the Mt. Zion United Church of Christ in 1952. She retired from the...
Mary Aldridge-Knaub
Feb 16, 2012
Mary Anna Knaub, 87, formerly of 536 W. 10th St. Waynesboro, passed away on February 16, 2012, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, where she was a resident for the past two years. Mary was born on September 6, 1924, in Waynesboro, the only child of the late William L. and Anna Hoover Barncord. Mary was a life-long resident of...
Terry Fritz
Feb 16, 2012
Terry D. Fritz, Sr., 67, of Carlisle, entered into eternal rest on the morning of Thursday, February 16, 2012, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on September 1, 1944, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Richard D. and Betty C. Weaver Fritz. Terry was a 1962 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School and...
Mary Mowers
Feb 16, 2012
Mary R. Mowers, 83, a resident of Providence Place, Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 in the home. Born March 21, 1928 in Newville, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Watson Hollenbaugh. Mary retired from ITT Domestic Pump in Shippensburg with over 25 years of service and was a graduate of the...
Duane Goodhart
Feb 16, 2012
Duane E. “Goody” Goodhart, 78 of Shippensburg, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Menno Haven. Born August 4, 1933 in Orrstown, PA, he was a son of the late Carl E. and Dorothy I. Zullinger Goodhart. Goody was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Orrstown and a 1952 graduate of the former Shippensburg High School. He retired from...
Reba Campbell
Feb 15, 2012
Reba Lois (Ramsey) Campbell, 84 years young, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born November 28, 1927 in Fort Littleton, Fulton County, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Clara (Reihart) Ramsey. Reba was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church and The Kings, Sons,...
Mary Cooper
Feb 14, 2012
Mary A. Cooper, 78, of Goodhart Road, Shippensburg, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in the Gettysburg Lutheran Home. Born Thursday, March 23, 1933 in Peoria, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Samuel and Clestie Ruth Short Mease. Mary was a 1951 graduate of Camp Hill High School. She was a member of the Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church,...
A. Fogelsanger
Feb 14, 2012
A. Barbara Fogelsanger, 80, of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at home. She was born on June 18, 1931, in Millerstown, PA, a daughter of the late Wesley and Ellen Mangle Kauffman. Barbara was a homemaker and dairy farmer throughout her life. She was a longtime member of the Faith Tabernacle Church, Shippensburg. She was...
Marion Caudill
Feb 13, 2012
Marion “Red” Caudill, 94 a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, Orrstown, joined his wife in heaven, on the morning of Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Personal Care Home. He was born on July 12, 1917, in Roxana, KY, a son of the late Willie and Armelda Frazier Caudill. Red was a United States Army Veteran of WWII,...
Rodney Kitner
Feb 12, 2012
Rodney W. “Rod” Kitner, 59, of Newburg, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born March 19, 1952 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Ray W. and Angeline M. Holloway Kitner. He retired from the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg in 2006. Rod was a United States...
M. Pauline Diehl
Feb 11, 2012
M. Pauline Diehl, 81, of Roxbury Road, Shippensburg, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. Born Thursday, November 20, 1930 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late James Herman, Sr. and Louetta Heberlig Staver. Pauline was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church, Shippensburg. Along with her husband John, they owned and...
Robert Wilt
Feb 10, 2012
Robert R. Wilt, 72 of Fayetteville, died Friday, February 10, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 5, 1939 in Lost River, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Ottis F. Wilt and Esther L. Wilkins Whetzel. He was a retired truck driver for UPS with over 30 years of service. Robert was a member of the Mongul...
Lester Daihl
Feb 8, 2012
Lester L. “Pooch” Daihl, 74, of 12118 Mountain Road, Orrstown, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, September 26, 1937 in Roxbury, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Paul and Mary Swanger Daihl. Lester retired from McClure Co., Harrisburg, where he was a member of the Local 520 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. He...
Donald Devor
Feb 3, 2012
Donald C. Devor, Sr., 75, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died on the evening of Friday, February 3, 2012, at the Health Care Center. He was born on April 5, 1936, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Miles and Katherine Strayer Devor. Years ago, Donald was employed as a Painter for M. Gordon & Sons, Harrisburg,...
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