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Margaret Loy

Margaret Loy

Dec 23, 2010

Margaret Means Loy 1923 ~ 2010 Margaret Means Loy, 87, of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly Newville, PA, died on December 23, 2010, in Clearwater, FL. She was born to Chalmers and Elizabeth McCune Means on January 12, 1923 in Newburg, PA. She graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1940 and Shippensburg State Teacher’s College in 1944. Margaret married Mr. Harold...

Harold Weaver

Harold Weaver

Dec 22, 2010

Harold L. Weaver, 77, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 5, 1933 in Centerville, Cumberland County; he was a son of the late Frank and Violet Showaker Weaver. He was the owner and operator of the former Weaver & Weaver Builders in Shippensburg and after retiring he had Weaver’s Woodcrafts. Harold was a...

Melvin Powell

Melvin Powell

Dec 21, 2010

Melvin D. Powell 62, of Needmore, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 from the result of a logging accident. Born October 20, 1948 in Cumberland, Maryland, he was a son of the late Henry M. and Catherine Brown Powell. He was a member of the Newburg First Church of God. Melvin retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot and was working part-time...

Catharine Hall

Catharine Hall

Dec 19, 2010

Catharine R. Hall 1914 ~ 2010 Catharine R. Hall, 96, a resident of Elmcroft, Shippensburg, died on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Born on February 7, 1914, in Upper Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Susan “Flo” Leedy Nye. Catharine retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot., where she worked in administration, after thirty years of employment. She was a...

Robert Tolbert

Robert Tolbert

Dec 19, 2010

Robert E. “Bunk” Tolbert, 81, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. Born September 24, 1929 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Eva Nuckles Tolbert. He was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church in Shippensburg. Bunk retired from the Shipping and Receiving Department at Letterkenny Army Depot in 1988, a United...

Dale Kendall

Dale Kendall

Dec 18, 2010

Dale E. Kendall Sr., 78, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run and formerly of Shippensburg Mobile Estates, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 15, 1932 in Newville, he was a son of the late Arthur Rosevelt and Effie Elizabeth Cover Kendall. Dale was a member of the Mainsville United Brethren Church. He retired...

Mary Gephart

Mary Gephart

Dec 14, 2010

Mary G. Gephart, 89, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Penn Hall, Chambersburg. Born October 9, 1921 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Clark and Dora Bell Rosenberry Gephart. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church in Shippensburg and taught in the Sunday school department for many years. She retired in...

Miles Daniels

Miles Daniels

Dec 14, 2010

Miles D. “Dan” Daniels, 88, of Menno Village, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Chambersburg. Born June 28, 1922 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Dewey D. and Florence E. Cassel Daniels. Dan was a1940 graduate of Highspire High School, a United States Army Veteran serving in WWII, he retired as a Machinist from Grove Manufacturing and...

Ethel Parks

Ethel Parks

Dec 12, 2010

Ethel L. Parks, 88, of Orrstown, died Sunday, December 12, 2010 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 14, 1922 in Mason-Dixon, Franklin County; she was a daughter of the late Lloyd L. and Mary A. Hippensteel Kitzmiller. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church and retired from Penn Pants Company both in Shippensburg. In...

Rachael Hurst

Rachael Hurst

Dec 6, 2010

Rachael R. Hurst, 96, of Glen Burnie, MD, died on Monday, December 6, 2010, at her home. Private graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010, in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Her funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg.

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Dec 4, 2010

Richard D. Smith, 64, of Newburg, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born December 22, 1945 in Upper Mifflin township, Cumberland County; he was a son of the late Herman D. and Lucy C. Negley Smith. He retired from the New Cumberland Army Depot. He was a 1964 Graduate of Big Spring High School. Richard...

Paul Culbertson

Paul Culbertson

Dec 4, 2010

Paul K. Culbertson, 87, of Shippensburg, died peacefully with his family by his side in his daughter’s home on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Born February 5, 1923 in Oakville, Cumberland County, he was the son of the late P. D. and Lula M. Bistline Culbertson. He was a member of the Newburg First Church of God, a past missionary treasurer,...

Earl Mays

Earl Mays

Dec 1, 2010

Earl Page Mays, 86, Shippensburg Mobile Estates, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born July 6, 1924 in Lynchburg, VA, he was a son of the late Moses and Francis Johnson Mays. Earl retired as a foreman from SKF Industries and was a United States Navy veteran serving during WWII. Surviving are two daughters; Deborah...

Martha Suders

Martha Suders

Nov 30, 2010

Martha Susan Whaler Suders, 86 of West Orange Street, Shippensburg, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1924 in Wrightsville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Annie Tome Whaler. Martha worked as a seamstress at the former Penn Pants and L’agilon Company both in Shippensburg and later worked as a Nurse’s...

Mae Linn

Mae Linn

Nov 29, 2010

Mae H. Linn 1920 ~ 2010 Mae H. Linn, 90, of Shippensburg, died on Monday, November 29, 2010, at her home, with her family by her side. Born on April 25, 1920, in Amberson, PA, a daughter of the late Roy & Janetta Culbertson Stake. On October 22, 1938, Mae married Mr. Sherwood P. Linn, in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded...

E. Baltimore

E. Baltimore

Nov 21, 2010

E. Mai Baltimore, 70, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, November 21, 2010 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born December 8, 1939 in Carlisle, PA; she was a daughter of the late Carl James, Sr. and Elnor B. Lane Nocho. Mai retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg. She was a member of the St. Peter’s AME Church in Shippensburg...

Thomas Thompson

Thomas Thompson

Nov 20, 2010

Thomas V. Thompson, 50, of Shippensburg died Saturday, November 20, 2010 in his home. Born August 2, 1960 in Chambersburg, Franklin County; he was a son of the late Charles E. and Peggy Emerick Thompson. He was a forklift operator at JLG in Shippensburg. He is survived by his wife Linda S. Napier Thompson, four children; Tomas-James Thompson of Chambersburg,...

Timmaya Eberly

Timmaya Eberly

Nov 16, 2010

Timmaya R. Eberly, 3, of 2096 Pine Road, Newville died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from the result of a farm accident. Born October 22, 2007 in Lancaster County, PA; she was a daughter of Timothy J. and Ruth B. Nolt Eberly. In addition to her parents she is survived by four brothers; Javon, Steven, Cyrus, and Ronald Eberly, one sister,...

Lewis Mixell

Lewis Mixell

Nov 16, 2010

Lewis Freemont Mixell, 80, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Newvville, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 in St. Petersburg. Born June 17, 1930, he was a son of the late Frank D. and Hazel Holtry Mixell. He was retired from The Moody Bible Institute, where he served seven years. Prior to moving to Florida Lewis was an equipment operator for...

Kenneth Alexander

Kenneth Alexander

Nov 15, 2010

Kenneth L. “Kenny” Alexander, 63 of Shippensburg, died Monday, November 15, 2010 in his home. Born October 23, 1947 in Carlisle; he was a son of the late Chester W. and Edna M. Brown Alexander. He was the owner and operator of Ken Alexander’s Hauling for over 26 years and prior to that he was a self employed dairy farmer...

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