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Carol Underkoffler

Carol Underkoffler

May 31, 2010

Carol Sue Underkoffler, 60, of Shippensburg, passed away on May 31, 2010 in her home after a long battle with cancer. Sue was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of the late Austin W. and Margaret V. Umberger. A graduate of Central Dauphin East High School and Messiah College, Sue was a retired elementary music teacher who taught...

Vada Diehl

Vada Diehl

May 29, 2010

Vada L. Diehl, 80, of 4973 Greenvillage Road, Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 29, 2010 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 10, 1930 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County she was a daughter of the late Adam R. and M. Benita Fogelsonger Chamberlin. She was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God,...

Margaret Sheaffer

Margaret Sheaffer

May 29, 2010

Margaret K. Sheaffer 1917 ~ 2010 Margaret K. Sheaffer, 93, of Shippensburg, died on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born on January 23, 1917, in New Franklin, PA, a daughter of the late Harvey L. and Araminta Helman Burkholder. Margaret was employed as a seamstress at the former U-Wanna-Wash Frock Co. and retired from the...

Connie Leedy

Connie Leedy

May 28, 2010

Connie Jean Leedy 1953 ~ 2010 Connie Jean Leedy, 56, of Carlisle, died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Harrisburg Hospital. Born on October 16, 1953 in Walnut Bottom, PA, a daughter of the late Reuben E. Diller & Dorothy V. Shaffer Varner. In February of 1982, Connie married Mr. William Leedy in Walnut Bottom. He preceded her in...

Margaret Greenawalt

Margaret Greenawalt

May 23, 2010

Margaret Ruth “Peg” Laughman Harris Greenawalt 1932 ~ 2010 Margaret Ruth Greenawalt, 78, of Shippensburg, took the journey to eternity, surrounded by her husband and family at her home, on Sunday, May 23, 2010. Born on March 28, 1932, in Goodyear, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Kathryn Vanasdalin Laughman. On April 26, 1978, Margaret married...

Richard Kelley

Richard Kelley

May 19, 2010

Richard E. “Dick” Kelley, 66, of 10716 Mountain Road, Orrstown, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital’s Emergency Room. Born December 14, 1943 in Shippensburg, PA; he was a son of the late Jack and Grace Hoch Leedy. He retired from General Castings and was a member of the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post # 6168 and the Oscar M....

Hulda Stum

Hulda Stum

May 19, 2010

Hulda Rebecca Stum, 98 a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Walnut Bottom and Shippensburg, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the home. Born December 1, 1911 in Shippensburg; she was a daughter of the late Albert and Beulah Perry Johnson. Hulda was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church and a past member of...

Mark Piper

Mark Piper

May 16, 2010

Mark A. Piper, 39, of Newburg, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 1, 1971 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Betty J. Henry Piper of Newburg and the late Ellis A. “Jake” Piper who died November 24, 2000. Mark was a 1989 graduate of Wordsworth Academy in Philadelphia. In his early years Mark attended...

Gladys Ritter

Gladys Ritter

May 15, 2010

Gladys V. Ritter 1926 ~ 2010 Gladys V. Ritter, age 83, of Chambersburg, passed away May 15, 2010 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 16, 1926, in New Franklin, PA., to Louis and Martha (Calimer) Ritter. She was married to Jay O. Baer, who preceded her in death. She attended the Greenvillage Church of...

Eber Ott

Eber Ott

May 15, 2010

Eber G. Ott, 71, of 60 West Main Street, Walnut Bottom died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 19, 1938 in Shippensburg; he was a son of the late Benjamin and Augusta Mae Holtry Ott. He retired from Domestic Pump and years ago worked for the former Cogwell Industries both in Shippensburg. Eber is survived by...

Leora Negley

Leora Negley

May 14, 2010

Leora J. Negley, 73,of 2416 Lindsay Lot Road, Shippensburg, surrounded by her loving family went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 14, 2010 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born June 4, 1936 in Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pa, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Lula Stayer Lepley. She retired June 8, 1999 from...

Catherine Nolt

Catherine Nolt

May 14, 2010

Catherine R. Nolt, 14 of 34 Clugston Road, Newville, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at home. Born July 15, 1995 in North Newton Township, Cumberland County; she was a daughter of Warren M. and Grace B. Ramer Nolt of Newville. She attended the Shippensburg Old Order Mennonite Church. In addition to her parents Catherine is survived by one sister Ella...

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

May 14, 2010

Fred W. Johnson, 68, of Shippensburg, died on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Newville, PA on September 28, 1941 a son of the late George Levi and Marion Weigle Johnson. A 1960 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. On May 24, 1986, Fred married Ms. Betty Jane Bishop at the First Assembly of God, in...

Gabriel Gosnell

Gabriel Gosnell

May 12, 2010

Gabriel Allen Gosnell, 26 weeks gestation, died on May 12, 2010, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He is survived by his mother and father, Gretta Renea Robinson Martin and Keith Allen Gosnell; one brother, Austin Keller; one sister, Alyssa Gosnell; fraternal grandparents, Gloria and James Gosnell of York; maternal grandparents, Debra Martin of Denver, CO, and George Robinson, Jr. of Shippensburg,...

Ronald Hutchinson

Ronald Hutchinson

May 11, 2010

Ronald E. Hutchinson, 70, of Pleasant Hall, died on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his home, with his family by his side. Born on July 12, 1939 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Paul C. and Annabel Varner Hutchinson. Earlier in life, Ronald was employed as a guard, at the Cumberland County Prison, retired from the Scotland School for...

Glenn Householder

Glenn Householder

May 7, 2010

Glenn Russell Householder, 67 of Shippensburg died Friday, May 7, 2010 in his home. He is survived by his wife Carol, a daughter Angela (Timothy) Bard, and a grandson, Timothy, Jr. Private services will be held in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., Shippensburg.

Arlene Roddick

Arlene Roddick

May 6, 2010

Arlene Witmer Roddick of Shippensburg died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Chambersburg. Born February 24, 1914 in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Helen Witmer who owned and operated a dairy farm. In 1934, she graduated from a two-year course at what was then Shippensburg State Teachers College and...

Louise Powell

Louise Powell

Apr 30, 2010

Louise G. Powell, 82, of Orrstown, died on Friday, April 30, 2010 with her family by her side. Born on February 10, 1928, in Macleod, Canada, a daughter of the late Victor and Nellie Diggory Thelin. On December 22, 1958, Louise married Mr. Donald R. Powell. He preceded her in death on December 15, 1993. Louise was a homemaker and...

Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson

Apr 28, 2010

Gloria J. Johnson, 70, of Orrstown, died on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on June 17, 1939, in Huntingdon County, a daughter of the late John and Dora Goshorn Robinson. On September 17, 1958, Gloria married Mr. Clair S. Johnson in Hagerstown, MD. Gloria was a self employed, in home care giver, for the last fifteen...

Juanita Hoover

Juanita Hoover

Apr 26, 2010

Juanita V. Hoover, 72, of Shippensburg, died on Monday, April 26, 2010, at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Born on May 29, 1937, in Walnut Bottom, a daughter of the late Blain and Alma Kauffman Wyrick. On April 11, 1959, Juanita married Mr. Robert E. Hoover in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded her in death on November 19, 2006. Juanita was a...

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