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William Willis

William Willis

Sep 16, 2010

William K. “Bill” Willis 1945 ~ 2010 William K. “Bill” Willis, 65, of Shippensburg, went Home to be with his Lord, on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at his home, surrounded by family. Born on March 23, 1945, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Lewis E. and Emma T. Keller Willis. A 1963 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School, Bill...

Beatrice Myers

Beatrice Myers

Sep 16, 2010

Beatrice E. Myers, 87, a resident of the Thornwald Home, Carlisle, died on Thursday, September 16, 2010. Born in Newburg, on August 23, 1923, a daughter of the late John and Ethel Kumbler Heberlig. Beatrice was primarily a homemaker throughout her life, but from 1958 to 1976, she worked at G.C. Murphy Co., Shippensburg. She was also a member of...

John Mccrae

John Mccrae

Sep 14, 2010

John Kenneth McCrae, 96, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, formerly of Scenic Drive, Shippensburg, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Born August 27, 1914 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Jesse Douglas and Mary Biesecker McCrae. He was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg and retired from Letterkenny Army...

Grace Weaver

Grace Weaver

Sep 12, 2010

Grace A. Weaver 1917 ~ 2010 Grace A Weaver, 92, of Ft. Myers, FL, formerly of Shippensburg, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Born on October 24, 1917, in Southampton Twp., Cumberland County, PA, the daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca Stewart Nicholson. A 1935 graduate of Shippensburg High School, she was of the Protestant faith and a former...

Ray Coy

Ray Coy

Sep 10, 2010

Ray A. Coy, 81, a resident of Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of 301 West Creek Rd., Shippensburg, died Friday, September 10, 2010 in the Center. Born February 26, 1929 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County; he was a son of the late Wallace N. and Ethel G. Ingram Coy. He was the owner and operator of the former ARCO service station,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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