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Frances Highlands
Apr 21, 2011
Frances K. Highlands, 71, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 3, 1940 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine Faulkner Shearer. Years ago she was employed at Forget-Me-Not Florists in Shippensburg and the Stanley Company in Chambersburg. Frances was a member of the Open Door Church in Chambersburg....
Robert Miller
Apr 17, 2011
Robert Ryder Miller Sr., 85, died on April 17, 2011 in St. George, UT. Born November 11, 1925 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late John and Ruth Miller. He married his college sweetheart Sarah (Sally) Seitz of Shippensburg, PA. He served in the Glider Infantry Division of the Army during World War II. After the war,...
Charity Lavoie
Apr 15, 2011
Charity A. Lavoie, 67, of Newburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends Friday, April 15, 2011 in her home. Born May 28, 1943 in Richford, VT, she was a daughter of the late Scott and Della Lucas Wright. Charity was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church in Shippensburg and was a past...
Wilbur Baker
Apr 14, 2011
Wilbur K. Baker 1923 ~ 2011 Wilbur K. “Bake” Baker, 87, a resident of Menno Haven, formerly of Shippensburg, died on April 14, 2011. Born on November 17, 1923, in Sipesville, PA, the son of the late James W. and Anna Kline Baker. Wilbur was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, inducted on March 25, 1943 and honorably...
Thomas Neil
Apr 12, 2011
Thomas S. Neil of Northgate at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA passed away April 12 at Chambersburg Hospital. Tom was born in Belle Vernon PA on January 17, 1928, son of the late Thomas S. and Dorothy M. Hurst Neil. A native of Belle Vernon, PA, Neil graduated from Belle Vernon High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh. Immediately after...
Robert Leidig
Apr 10, 2011
Robert E. Leidig, Sr., 83, of Newburg, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 26, 1928 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late Edgar J. and Catherine Mae Hykes Leidig. He was a retired supervisor, working for over 46 years at Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg. Robert was a member of the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post...
Ruth Stouffer
Apr 10, 2011
Ruth V. Stouffer 1925 ~ 2011 Ruth V. Stouffer, 86, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011. Born on February 13, 1925, in West Pennsboro Twp., a daughter of the late Floyd T. and Bessie Foltz Gettle. On June 6, 1947, Ruth married Mr. John W. “Jack” Stouffer at the Newville First Church of...
Gerald Mendelson
Apr 9, 2011
Gerald Mendelson, 54, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 in the Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, NJ. Born August 10, 1956 in Dade, FL, he was a son of the late Abe and Kathryn Richardson Mendelson. Gerald was a truck driver for Keystone Freight in North Bergen, NJ. He had two favorite pet Shelties named Princess and Elvis. Gerald is...
Gladys Adams
Apr 8, 2011
Gladys L. Adams, 82, a resident of Manor Care, Chambersburg, and formerly of Lurgan Ave. Shippensburg died Friday, April 8, 2011 in Manor Care. Born October 20, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of the late Russell M. and Gladys G. Chestney Hill. She was of the Protestant faith and enjoyed going to yard sales. Surviving are one...
Wanda Sommerville
Apr 7, 2011
Wanda H. Sommerville, 85, a resident of Greenridge Village, Newville, formerly of 45 Hale Road, Shippensburg went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family Thursday, April 7, 2011 in the home. Born October 15, 1925 in Newburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Eleanor Bricker Hoch. She was a Registered Nurse retiring...
Reba Payne
Apr 7, 2011
Reba B. Payne, 62 of Shippensburg, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 in her home. Born December 29, 1948 in Newton Hampton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie Thompson Kelley. She enjoyed bingo and activities at Lutheran Home Care Services in Chambersburg. Reba was a sewing machine operator at the former R & S Dress Factory...
Brenda Karper
Apr 6, 2011
Brenda K. Karper, 60, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 21, 1950 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, she was a daughter of Ruth A. Kann Karper of Shippensburg and the late Luther W. Karper, III who died July 24, 2003. Brenda was a 1968 graduate...
Jane Plasterer
Apr 5, 2011
Jane E. Plasterer, 96, of Shippensburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at the Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born of May 19, 1914, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Bigler and Annie Martin Plasterer. Jane worked at Beistle, as a floor manager for many years, but left to help take care of...
Esther Parson
Apr 4, 2011
Esther Mae Parson, 65, of Britton Road, Shippensburg, died Monday, April 4, 2011 in Holy Spirit Hospital. Born June 15, 1945 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur A. and Helen C. Holtry Myers. Esther retired in 1996 from the former Greif Clothing Factory in Shippensburg as a seamstress. She was a member of the Shippensburg Church...
Miriam Stitt
Apr 3, 2011
Miriam M. Stitt, Shippensburg, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Manor Care, Chambersburg. Born December 30, 1917 in McConnellsburg, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence Baker Hopkins. Miriam was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg, a chapter member of the Valley Cedarettes and Fort Morris AARP. She was a 1934 graduate...
Brian Mckenrick
Apr 2, 2011
Brian F. “Bubba” McKenrick, 27, of Biglerville, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 from the result of injuries sustained during an automobile accident on Interstate 81 in Greene Township, Franklin County. Born April 28, 1983 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, he was a son of Lloyd R. and Kay J. Berrier McKenrick of Chambersburg. For the past 7 years he was employed...
Grace Killian
Apr 1, 2011
Grace M. Killian 1924 ~ 2011 Grace M. Killian, 86, of Shippensburg, died on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Elmcroft. Born on October 20, 1924, in Mongul, the daughter of the late John D. and Martha J. Mathna Runshaw, Sr. Grace was employed at Shippensburg University, in the housekeeping department, retiring after over fifty years of employment. She was a...
Ruth Miller
Mar 31, 2011
Ruth I. Miller 1932 ~ 2011 Ruth I. Miller, 78, of Walnut Bottom, died on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Manor Care, Carlisle. Born on November 15, 1932, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Edith Mae Finkenbinder Weary. On July 10, 1953, Ruth married Mr. James Wilson Miller, in Shippensburg. Ruth was employed at the former Stanley...
Fred Dillner
Mar 30, 2011
Fred D. Dillner, 80, 217 Means Hollow Road, Shippensburg, “Blythstead,” died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at home. Born April 6, 1930 in Bairdford, PA, he was a son of the late Louis and Ethel Dillner, and was raised on the family farm. He was a teacher for 41 years, retiring in 1993 as a Young Adult Farmer instructor in the...
George Rasy
Mar 27, 2011
George Danny Rasy, Jr. 32, of Marbeth Avenue, Carlisle, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at his home. Born Saturday, January 27, 1979, in Queens, New York, he was a son of the late George Danny Rasy, Sr., and Wanda Suzette Traynor Rasy of Shippensburg. George was a 1997 Graduate of Shippensburg High School and previously drove taxi for the AAA...
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