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Lloyd Singer

Lloyd Singer

Jul 23, 2010

Lloyd G. Singer 1932 ~ 2010 Lloyd G. Singer, 78, of Newville, passed from this life to eternal rest on Friday, July 23, 2010, at his home. Born on May 12, 1932, in Newville, the son of the late Raymond M. and Ethel M. Deshong Singer . Lloyd was a U.S. Army Veteran and also served in the Carlisle National...

Bruce Whitmer

Bruce Whitmer

Jul 16, 2010

Bruce E. Whitmer, 86, of Shippensburg, died Friday, July 16, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 28, 1923 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Eber and Bessie Hancock Whitmer. He retired from Valley Quarries in Shippensburg with over 40 years of employment. Bruce was a member of the Cleversburg United Methodist Church, Cumberland Valley Lodge #...

Leslie Dubbs

Leslie Dubbs

Jul 16, 2010

Leslie C. Dubbs, 83 of Shippensburg, died Friday, July 16, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 2, 1927 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Charles and Verna Cover Dubbs. He was a retired fruit and vegetable inspector for the State of Pennsylvania and owned and operated the former Dubbs’ Grocery in Orrstown with his wife Anna...

Paul Hockenberry

Paul Hockenberry

Jul 16, 2010

Paul L. “Huck” Hockenberry, 72, of Newville, died Friday, July 16, 2010 in his home. Born January 7, 1938 in Knossville, PA; he was a son of the late Roy and Sadie Smith Hockenberry. He retired from the PA Turnpike Commission in December of 1999. Paul was a member of the Newburg First Church of God, Big Spring Lodge #...

Doris Lynch

Doris Lynch

Jul 12, 2010

Doris J. “Flipper” Lynch, 53 of Shippensburg, died Monday, July 12, 2010 in her home. Born June 5, 1957 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of Nancy Lynch Hippensteel of Shippensburg and the late Barry Hippensteel. She was a member of the Oscar M. Hykes American Legion Post # 223 and the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post # 6168 both in Shippensburg....

Nedra Allen

Nedra Allen

Jul 11, 2010

Nedra J. Allen, 55, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 in the center. Born February 3, 1955 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Pearl E. Strayer Allen. For over 20 years she worked for the Center for Industrial Training in Mechanicsburg and years ago worked at the News...

Lt. Colonel Harland Carney

Lt. Colonel Harland Carney

Jul 9, 2010

Lt. Colonel Harland E. Carney, Jr. 1927 ~ 2010 Lt. Colonel Harland E. Carney, Jr., 83, died on July 9, 2010 at his home, surrounded by family. Born on June 21, 1927 in Pontiac, MI a son of the late Harland E. and Ruth Sample Carney, Sr. Harland served in the U.S. Maritime Service, Middle East, East, and South Africa....

Ruth Capazo

Ruth Capazo

Jul 8, 2010

Ruth M. Capazo 1920 ~ 2010 Ruth M. Capazo, 90, a resident of the Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 in the home. Born June 9, 1920, in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Emory and Gertrude Wright Carbaugh. On June 9, 1938 Ruth married Samuel L. Capazo, preceding her in death on February...

Martha Walker

Martha Walker

Jul 4, 2010

Martha R. Walker 1929 ~ 2010 Martha R. Walker, 81, of Walnut Bottom, died on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at her home. Born on February 21, 1929 in Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Clarence and Clara Zell Young. On January 10, 1948, Martha married Mr. Sylvester B. “Pete” Walker in Newville, PA. He preceded her in death on...

Leslie Byers

Leslie Byers

Jul 3, 2010

Leslie Jo Byers, 51, of Newburg, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at her parent’s home. Born April 15, 1959 in Carlisle, PA, she was a daughter of Dean E. and Patricia A. Eckert Fullmer of Newburg. She enjoyed flea marketing, collecting, animals and especially cats. Leslie was employed for over 25 years at Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg and a 1978...

Catherine Bilger

Catherine Bilger

Jul 3, 2010

Catherine E. Bilger, 80, of Water Street, Walnut Bottom, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 in the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. Born March 22, 1930 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Madeline R. McClister Goloff. Catherine was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church and the Durff-Kuhn VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #6168...

Esther Lightfoot

Esther Lightfoot

Jul 2, 2010

Esther P. Lightfoot, 93, of 234 Lurgan Ave, Shippensburg, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at her home. Born November 6, 1916 in Oakville, PA, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Nellie E. Highlands Mowery. Esther was a member of the Messiah United Methodist Church and AARP #2525 both of Shippensburg, a 1933 graduate of the Shippensburg...

Vera Kearns

Vera Kearns

Jul 1, 2010

Vera Longley Kearns 1917 ~ 2010 Vera Longley Kearns, 93, of Prescott, AZ, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2010. Born on March 18, 1917, in Baltimore, MD, the first child of the late Edwin and Ora Wright Longley. Vera is survived by a beloved son, Jay Kearns of Scottsdale, AZ; five granddaughters, Kristin of Iceland, Kelly of Texas, Kauleen...

Jesse Stitt

Jesse Stitt

Jun 29, 2010

Jesse Cree Stitt, 92 of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 28, 1917 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Roy and Clara Chamberlin Stitt. He was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. He remodeled most of the church and made a cross in front of the sanctuary which he...

Elizabeth Wadel

Elizabeth Wadel

Jun 26, 2010

Elizabeth R. “Libby” Wadel, 85 a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, formerly of Scotland, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 in the home. Born December 1, 1924 in Newburg, Cumberland County; she was a daughter of the late Thomas A., Sr. and Kline C. Sommerville Graham. She was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren and was active in...

Mary Dean

Mary Dean

Jun 25, 2010

Mary Frances Lambert Dean 1934 ~ 2010 Mary Frances Lambert Dean, 75, of Shippensburg, died on June 25, 2010 at her home. Born on October 29, 1934, in Fort Wayne, IN, the daughter of the late Boyce Marshall, Sr. and Marion E. McCallum Lambert. She was a member of the Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg, where she was a former...

Charles Cisney

Charles Cisney

Jun 25, 2010

Charles B. Cisney, Jr. 1927 ~ 2010 Charles B. Cisney, Jr., 83, of Orrstown, died on Friday, June 25, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on February 25, 1927 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Charles B. and Daisy Parson Cisney, Sr. Charles was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, enlisting on May 10, 1945 and honorably...

Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings

Jun 24, 2010

Ray Millard Cummings, 96 a resident at Elmcroft of Shippensburg and formerly of Fannetttsburg died Thursday, June 24, 2010 in the home. Born October 19, 1913 in Greene Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Otha B. and Jennie B. Mathna Cummings. Ray retired as a self employed Mason. He was a United States Army Veteran serving...

Ernest Frengel

Ernest Frengel

Jun 23, 2010

Ernest J. Frengel 1935 ~ 2010 Ernest J. Frengel, 74, of Walnut Bottom, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg. The Rev. Paul K. Hauk will officiate. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on...

Betty Barrick

Betty Barrick

Jun 23, 2010

Betty Jane Barrick, 83, of Shippensburg died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital’s emergency room. Born August 6, 1926 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary Viola Reed Shughart. Betty was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren and the First Court Chapter # 470, Order of the Eastern Star. Years...

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