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Ericsson Kothpratoum
May 30, 2023
Ericsson Kothpratoum, 13, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 30th 2023 due to injuries sustained from a car accident on interstate 81 near Roanoke, Virginia. Ericsson was born on May 7th 2010 to Douangepee and Bounmy Amnatkeo. His mother, also passed away from the same accident. Ericsson attended Shippensburg Area Middle School where he was well on his way to...
Galen Lehman
May 25, 2023
Galen H. Lehman, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away May 25, 2023 at the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center. Born May 18, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Arthur F. Lehman and Beulah A. (Horst) Lehman. He married Jean E. (Wadel) Lehman on May 9th, 1964. Galen was a 1961 graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School. Known for...
Gloria Coy
May 25, 2023
Gloria J. Coy, 79, of Chambersburg, formally of Cleversburg, passed away the evening of Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation & Wellness Center. She was born on April 24, 1944 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late James E. and Reba J. (Ile) Eutzy. She married Gerald E. Coy, Sr. on January 27, 1963. He...
Richard Laughlin
May 24, 2023
Richard H. “Cheeseburger” Laughlin II, 55, of Newburg, passed away the morning of Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He was born on November 7, 1967 in Chambersburg, the son of Rachel M. (Junkins) Laughlin and the late Richard H. Laughlin. Richard was a 1985 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of the Newburg Hopewell Fire...
John Illo
May 21, 2023
John P. Illo, 97, of Chambersburg, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born Saturday, April 10, 1926 in Bronx, NY, he was a son of the late Frank and Helen Allison Illo. John served honorably in the United States Army during WWII. He was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church,...
Ruth Mellott
May 18, 2023
Ruth A. Mellott, 93, of Orrstown, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Brookview Health Care Center in Chambersburg. Born Thursday, January 30, 1930 in Orrstown, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Albert L. and Anna M. Bricker Ott. Ruth was a 1948 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She was a member of the Shippensburg First...
Louise Holtry
May 17, 2023
Louise P. (Wadel) Holtry, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. She was born on Tuesday, February 19, 1929 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Lester M. and Jean M. (Sowers) Wadel. She married Clyde E. Holtry on December 29, 1948. He preceded her in...
Gene Hershey
May 16, 2023
Gene Harper Hershey, 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Thursday, July 20, 1944 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Harper D. and Mary E. Wolfe Hershey, Jr. Gene was a 1962 graduate of Big Spring High School, Newville, PA. He was of the Protestant Faith. Gene...
Janet Besore
May 16, 2023
Janet L. (Ruth) Besore, 87, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at her home. She was born on Tuesday, December 31, 1935 in Newburg, a daughter of the late William and Mildred E. (Drexler) Ruth, Sr. She married Gerald E. Besore on April 19, 1957 in the Messiah United Methodist Church. He preceded her in...
Irvin Thrush
May 14, 2023
Irvin S. Thrush, Jr., 58, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, May 14, 2023, at his home. He was born on January 7, 1965, in Chambersburg, PA, a son of Irvin Thrush, Sr., and the late Lynda (Reath) Thrush. Irvin worked the majority of his life in the construction industry, but most recently drove...
Joan Kriner
May 13, 2023
Joan L. Kriner, 90, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, May 13, 2023. She was born on February 26, 1933, in Joppa, MD, a daughter of the late Ray H. and Loma (Yates) Long, Sr. She married Lester E. Kriner on October 27, 1979. He preceded him in death on June 27, 2022. Joan worked as...
Gloria Asper
May 8, 2023
Gloria “Peach” Asper, 78, of Newburg, passed away on May 8, 2023. Gloria was born on June 11, 1944, in Mercersburg to the late Arthur E. and Violet C. (Gallagher) Ashway. After graduating from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1962, Gloria worked at the former Valley Bank in Chambersburg. Gloria married her husband Jesse in 1968 and later went...
Norma Karper
May 4, 2023
Norma Jean (Hockersmith) Karper, 90, formerly of Mechanicsburg, went home to Heaven on Thursday evening, May 4, 2023, after a long battle with dementia. She was lovingly cared for by the staff at Artis Senior Living of West Shore since 2020. Norma was born on March 5, 1933, in Shippensburg, to the late Bruce W. and Fredyth I. (Swartz) Hockersmith....
David Hartman
May 1, 2023
David E. “Dave” Hartman, 72, of Newburg, passed away the evening of Monday, May 1, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on February 25, 1951 in Lancaster County, a son of the late David H. and Leona M. (McMullen) Hartman. He married Donna R. Yocum on July 26, 1969. The two have...
Mary Kendall
Apr 30, 2023
Mary E. Kendall, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away the morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation & Wellness Center. She was born on June 8, 1932 in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Raleigh and Faye (Finkenbinder) Jones. Mary worked as a seamstress at many of the former local garment factories, retiring in 1975. She was...
Gary Long
Apr 29, 2023
Gary Sherman Long, Shippensburg, passed away Saturday April 29th in his home after a valiant 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Plainfield, PA, the son of the late Virginia Kunkleman Long and Sherman Long. As a youngster, Gary continued the family tradition of excelling in baseball. His baseball playing days began in the Newville Little League...
Rev. Doyle Rogers
Apr 28, 2023
Rev. Doyle Bishop Rogers, 88, of Carlisle, departed this life on the morning of Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home. He was born on June 20, 1934, in Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, a son of the late Everett J. and Thelma V. (Bishop) Rogers. Doyle eloped with Bertha Mae Jackson on July 27, 1952 in Gaffney, SC. She...
Ronald Gipe
Apr 27, 2023
Ronald L. “Ronnie” Gipe, 63, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, where he had resided since 2017. He was born on June 28, 1959, in Waynesboro, a son of Ora (Horn) Gipe and the late Russell Gipe. Ronnie married Pamela Cook on October 6, 1979, in Chambersburg....
Elmer Gruver
Apr 27, 2023
Elmer J. Gruver, Jr., 87, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, April 27, 2023, at WellSpan York Hospital. He was born on March 25, 1936, in Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, a son of the late Elmer J. and Mabel (Yeingst) Gruver, Sr. Elmer was a 1955 graduate of Mercersburg Academy and a 1959 graduate of...
Wendell Livengood
Apr 27, 2023
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