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William Henderson

William Henderson

Sep 4, 2010

William L. Henderson 1916 ~ 2010 William L. Henderson, 93, formerly of Upper Horse Valley, died on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born on October 14, 1916, in Hopewell Township., Cumberland County, a son of the late W. A. and Ethel Chamberlin Henderson. William was a U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, inducted on July 5,...

John Miller

John Miller

Sep 4, 2010

John B. Miller, 51, of 490 Shed Road, Newville, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 in his home. He was born April 19, 1959 in Carlisle, Cumberland County; he was a son of Vesta P. Thomas Miller Bear of Newville and the late Robert B. Miller He worked at Carlisle Syntec for over seven years and Boarders Distribution in Carlisle until...

Marjorie Killian

Marjorie Killian

Sep 3, 2010

Marjorie Cover Killian 1916 ~ 2010 Marjorie Cover Killian, 94, passed into eternal rest on Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Menno Haven Nursing Home. Prior to this, she had lived at 450 B Menno Village for twenty years. Born on May 29, 1916 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late George Raymond and Elizabeth Mellinger Cover. Marjorie married Mr....

Richard Diffenbaugh

Richard Diffenbaugh

Sep 3, 2010

Richard M. Diffenbaugh, 84, who was the former owner and founder of Diffy’s Drive In restaurant in Shippensburg, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at Chambersburg Hospital. He lived at Scot-Greene Estates, Chambersburg, and formerly resided in Shippensburg. He was born March 18, 1926 in Huntington, Indiana to the late Louis A. and Julia Windemuth Diffenbaugh. During World War II he...

John Diehl

John Diehl

Sep 3, 2010

John E. Diehl, 84, of Orrstown, died Friday, September 3, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 10, 1926 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County; he was a son of the late Clyde S. and Claire Beltz Diehl. John retired from Letterkenny Army Depot and was a member of Lurgan United Brethren Church. He was a United States Army veteran of...

Dorothy Mccrae

Dorothy Mccrae

Aug 28, 2010

Dorothy June McCrae, 89, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg formerly of Scenic Drive, Shippensburg, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 28, 2010. Born June 30, 1921 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late John Blair and Sarah Esther Brubaker Pomeroy. She was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg and retired from Cressler’s...

Martha Black

Martha Black

Aug 28, 2010

Martha E. Black, 85, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Upper Strasburg, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born November 10, 1924 in McConnellsburg, PA; she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Hazel McQuade Hohman. She was a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church, Shippensburg. Martha enjoyed reading and doing crossword...

Grace Hamilton

Grace Hamilton

Aug 21, 2010

Grace A. Hamilton, 95, departed this earth Saturday, August 21, 2010 to join the loved ones who went before her. Most recently, she resided at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and prior to that she lived at 4911 Philadelphia Ave. both in Chambersburg. Born March 9, 1915 in Mount Union; she was a daughter of the late William and...

Irene Atno

Irene Atno

Aug 17, 2010

Irene S. Atno, 86, of Newburg, PA formerly of NJ, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in her home. Born August 6, 1924 in Passaic, NJ; she was a daughter of the late John and Lily Kudla Schultz. She was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren in Shippensburg, PA and retired in 1982 from N.J. Bell Telephone. Irene...

Betty Cohick

Betty Cohick

Aug 13, 2010

Betty R. Cohick, 84, of Shippensburg, died Friday, August 13, 2010 in her home. Born August 1, 1926 in Newville, she was a daughter of the late Harry S. and Mae Kline Zinn. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Carlisle. She is survived by her husband Stanley E. Cohick, three sons; Barry E. Cohick, and...

Dale Davidson

Dale Davidson

Aug 8, 2010

Dale L. Davidson, 48, of Redwood Drive, Carlisle, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, in Holy Spirit Hospital. Born July 6, 1962 in Carlisle, he was a son of Donald H. and Vesta M. Franklin Davidson of Shippensburg. Dale was a 1980 graduate of Shippensburg High School and a 1983 graduate of the Shippensburg University with a Bachelors Degree in Computer...

Mary Fink

Mary Fink

Aug 8, 2010

Mary Ann Fink 1939 ~ 2010 Mary Ann Fink, 70, of Shippensburg, died on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 12, 1939 in Fairmont, WV, a daughter of the late Delbert and Genevieve Nuzum Hayhurst. On March 26, 1960, Mary Ann married Mr. Robert L. Fink, Sr., in Columbus, OH. Mary Ann was a homemaker...

Wayne Goshorn

Wayne Goshorn

Aug 6, 2010

Wayne W. Goshorn 1931 ~ 2010 Wayne W. Goshorn, 78, of Lurgan, died on August 6, 2010, at his home Born on December 18, 1931, in Spring Run, PA, a son of the late Carson and Eva Clugston Goshorn. Wayne was a U.S. Army veteran, drafted on January 22, 1953 and honorably discharged on January 11, 1955. On March 28,...

Karen Linard

Karen Linard

Aug 4, 2010

Karen L. Linard 1945 ~ 2010 Karen L. Linard, 64, of Shippensburg, went to be with the lord on August 4, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on September 13, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of the late Valentine and Cora Dean Conte. Karen was a 1963 graduate of Wilkensburg High School and a 1965 graduate of Harcum Jr....

Della Ritchey

Della Ritchey

Aug 3, 2010

Della E. Ritchey, 94, of Roxbury, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 21, 1916 in Mattawana, Mifflin County; she was a daughter of the late Israel and Rose Miller Harshbarger. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, Newburg. Della enjoyed crafts, baking and volunteering with the church’s food stand at the Shippensburg...

Heath Ryder

Heath Ryder

Aug 2, 2010

Heath Conrad Ryder 2009 ~ 2010 Heath Conrad Ryder, 11 months, of Amberson, passed away on August 2, 2010 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born on September 10, 2009 in Chambersburg, a son of Mark C. and Shelly M. Rauber Ryder. Heath was such a happy baby and so full of life. He loved to eat cheese curls and watch...

Pete Tsambiras

Pete Tsambiras

Jul 29, 2010

Pete L. Tsambiras, 51, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 22, 1958 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Leonidas E. and Demetra L. Papadakos Tsambiras. He was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Camp Hill and was an employee at Shippensburg University. Pete was a member of...

Betty Chamberlin

Betty Chamberlin

Jul 25, 2010

Betty J. Chamberlin, 84, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Cumberland Crossings, Carlisle. Born August 3, 1925 in Shippensburg, PA; she was a daughter of the late James and Dollie Seavers Stine. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. Betty graduated in 1943 from Shippensburg High School and then was enrolled in the Army Cadet...

Hazel Caudill

Hazel Caudill

Jul 23, 2010

Hazel G. Caudill 1914 ~ 2010 Hazel G. Caudill, 95, of Shippensburg, went to her heavenly reward on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Menno Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation, Chambersburg. Born on October 30, 1914, in Shade Gap, the daughter of the late Sherman and Ethel Shoop Vaughn. On April 29, 1944 Hazel married Mr. Marion “Red” Caudill in Taunton, MA....

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