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Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller

May 26, 2011

Barbara A. Miller 1932 ~ 2011 Barbara A. Miller, 79, of Camp Hill, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on February 25, 1932, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late William N. and Anna M. Hammond Miller. Barbara graduated from the Shippensburg State Teachers College and then went on to teach in the Harrisburg Area...

Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison

May 25, 2011

Robert E. Harrison, Sr., 75 of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in his home. Born March 21, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Guy and Daisy Cline Harrison. Robert retired from James River in Chambersburg and was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School. He was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene...

Joy Mellott

Joy Mellott

May 23, 2011

Joy A. Mellott 1942 ~ 2011 Joy A. Mellott, 68, of Shippensburg, died on Monday, May 23, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on December 8, 1942, in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Guy I. and Mildred M. Henderson Burkett. Joy was an employee of the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, working as a Home Health Care Provider...

Kenneth Crouse

Kenneth Crouse

May 21, 2011

Kenneth E. Crouse, 68 of Shippensburg, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 in his home. Born September 27, 1942 in Shippensburg, he was a son of Dorothy M. Naugle Crouse of Shippensburg and the late Claire M. Crouse. He retired from UPS after 32 years of service, and earned the Mack 2 Million Mile Safety Award. Kenneth was a United States...

Eleanor Zeger

Eleanor Zeger

May 21, 2011

Eleanor Marie “Sally” Zeger, 81, of White Church Road, Shippensburg, and formerly of 1332 Ritner Highway, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 8, 1930 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Levan Orris and Ida C. Sheaffer Elicker Henderson. Sally was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church, she loved her...

Avonne Van Dyke

Avonne Van Dyke

May 17, 2011

Avonne B. Van Dyke, 85, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in her home. Born October 25, 1925 in West Milford, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Lucy Sly Rhinesmith. She was a member of the Bethel Asembly of God Church in Carlisle. Avonne was a 1944 graduate of the Butler High School in...

Eva Fox

Eva Fox

May 17, 2011

Eva S. Fox, 85, of 2033 Ritner Highway, Shippensburg, and formerly of Denver, PA died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at home. She was born June 11, 1925 in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County. She was a daughter of the late Aaron O. and Leah W. Sensenig Stauffer. Eva was preceded in death by her husband, John Christian Fox, who died June...

Malinda King

Malinda King

May 14, 2011

Malinda E. King, 67, of Shippensburg, died on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Holy Spirit Hospital. Born on April 11, 1944, in Gordonville, PA, a daughter of the late David K. and Sarah P. Esh King. Malinda is survived by her husband, Amos K. King; six sons, Benuel (Arielynn) King of Newburg, Amos (Lavina) King of Shippensburg, Ike (Anna)...

Mary Ott

Mary Ott

May 13, 2011

Mary E. Ott, 88, of Shippensburg, died on Friday, May 13, 2011, at Manor Care, Chambersburg. Born on April 15, 1923, in Dublin Twp., Fulton County, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Virgie M. Regi Naugle. Mary was primarily a homemaker throughout her life, but in her younger years she worked at the Letterkenny Army Depot as an...

Judith Hale

Judith Hale

May 13, 2011

Judith E. Hale 1942 ~ 2011 Judith E. Hale, 68, of Shippensburg, died on Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on October 26, 1942, in Chambersburg. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth M. and Eunice J. Jones Hale, Sr. A 1960 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School, Judith then went on to attend Shippensburg University,...

Thelma Black

Thelma Black

May 12, 2011

Thelma A. Black 1918 ~ 2011 Thelma A. Black, 92, of Shippensburg, died on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at her home. Born on October 4, 1918, in Walnut Bottom, a daughter of the late David E. and Laura E. Helm Spangler. Thelma was a homemaker throughout her life. She enjoyed reading, especially newspapers, flowers, and cooking. She was known for...

Patricia Washabaugh

Patricia Washabaugh

May 10, 2011

Patricia Ann Washabaugh, 78, a resident of Manorcare, Chambersburg, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in the home. Born December 9, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Margaret Elizabeth Whorley Swartz who lived in Shippensburg. Patricia was a member of the King Street United Brethren Church in Chambersburg and was a graduate of Shippensburg High School. She was the...

James Baumgardner

James Baumgardner

May 9, 2011

James G. Baumgardner 1954 ~ 2011 James G. Baumgardner, 56, of Shippensburg, died on May 9, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 10, 1954, in Gettysburg, a son of Clyde “Jim” and Darleen Baumgardner. A 1978 graduate of Frostburg State University, James received his Bachelors degree in physical education. While James attended college, he worked for the U.S....

Irvin Bowers

Irvin Bowers

May 6, 2011

Irvin W. “Junior” Bowers, 84, of Walnut Bottom, died Friday, May 6, 2011 in his home. Born May 15, 1926 in Shippensburg, PA, he was a son of the late Irvin S. and Grace A. Warren Bowers. Irvin was the owner of the Brookside AG Market in Walnut Bottom until 1985 and was a United States Army Veteran of World...

Cora Warren

Cora Warren

May 6, 2011

Cora E. Warren, 76, formerly of Shippensburg, died Friday, May 6, 2011 in the Home Care of Rhonda Rogers in Chambersburg. Born September 14, 1934 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Cora Kunkleman Lynch. She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ in Shippensburg and retired from the Beistle...

Dorothy Diehl

Dorothy Diehl

May 4, 2011

Dorothy Grace Diehl, 85, of Pleasant Hall, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Manorcare, Chambersburg. Born October 12, 1925 in Pleasant Hall, she was a daughter of the late Irvin S. and Grace E. Keefer Gayman. She recently retired as the owner and operator of Keltner’s Camping Supplies and was a teller for over 20 years at the Orrstown Bank...

Bertha Failor

Bertha Failor

May 3, 2011

Bertha K. Failor, 94, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at home. Born July 4, 1916 in Southampton Twp., Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur W. and Martha D. Middaugh Johnson. She retired from U-Wanna-Wash Frock Company in Shippensburg. Bertha is survived by one son, Guy H. Failor, Jr. of Shippensburg, one granddaughter, Lynn Anne...

Betty Snoke

Betty Snoke

May 3, 2011

Betty Jane Snoke, 84, gently left this life on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born on August 4, 1926, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Walter Russell and Nellie (Kelly) Russell Jones. Betty spent her entire life in the Shippensburg area. She was fully committed to her family, spending much...

George Mccann

George Mccann

May 1, 2011

George A. McCann, 91, a resident at Elm Croft, Shippensburg, and formerly of Mainsville Road, Shippensburg, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 24, 1920 in Garfield, NJ, he was a son of the late Albert Edward and Lenna S. Squires McCann. George was a member of the Shippensburg Presbyterian Church. He was a 1937 graduate...

Miriam Mitten

Miriam Mitten

Apr 29, 2011

Miriam G. Mitten 1926 ~ 2011 Miriam G. Mitten, 84, of Walnut Bottom, died on Friday, April 29, 2011, at her home. Born on August 15, 1926, in Walnut Bottom, a daughter of the late Clair and Fannie Seavers Goodhart. She was a 1944 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. Miriam married Mr. Paul R. Mitten on September 15, 1946,...

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