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Sara Myers
Aug 7, 2022
Sara L. Myers, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her home. Born Friday, June 27, 1930 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Harold I. and Gladys Fogelsanger Davidson. Sara was a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church. She retired from the Chambersburg School District. She is survived by...
Phyllis Bender
Aug 3, 2022
Phyllis Elaine Bender, 83, of Chambersburg, departed this life on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at her home. She was born on June 10, 1939, in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late Glenn R. and E. Elaine (Gardner) Miller. Phyllis had a long and extensive real estate career in the Chambersburg area. She first started at the former Smith & Manning...
Merle Dice
Aug 1, 2022
Merle A. Dice, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born Wednesday, November 8, 1950 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Roy Jacob and Ruby Kathleen Newton Dice. Merle was the former owner and operator of the family dairy farm. He enjoyed milking cows, hunting, cutting...
Paul Karper
Jul 30, 2022
Paul H. “PJ” Karper, Jr., 56, of 131 Brumbaugh Ave., Chambersburg, died July 30, 2022. He was born on April 17, 1966 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Paul H. Karper, Sr. and Joanne Schwenk Karper. PJ was a 1984 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He also graduated from Shippensburg University where he received a Bachelor’s degree...
Beth Herb
Jul 26, 2022
Beth S. Herb, 66, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on October 28, 1955 in York, the eldest of two daughters of the late Rev. William A. and Patricia (Jury) Speers. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, John A. Herb; sons Gregory Herb (Brownwyn) of...
Donna Rotz
Jul 26, 2022
Donna Rose Rotz, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Carlisle. Born Sunday, September 19, 1937 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late John M. and Edna J. Sterett Barnhart. Donna was a 1956 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She graduated from LPN Nursing...
Norman Wilson
Jul 24, 2022
Norman E. Wilson, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 19, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Wesley Wilson. Norman enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering with his tractors and motors. He is survived by his two children, Rebecca F. (John) Piper and Travis L....
David Ferry
Jul 23, 2022
David Anthony Ferry, 73, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, July 23, 2022, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 11, 1949, in Chambersburg, a son of the late William Anthony and Ellen Frances (Strittmatter) Ferry. David was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam era, enlisting on September 16, 1968, and honorably discharged...
Jack Hockenberry
Jul 23, 2022
Jack Eugene Hockenberry, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born Thursday, July 29, 1943 in Cleversburg, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late John F. and Violet M. Lynch Hockenberry. Jack was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church in Shippensburg. He was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area...
Delores Stouffer
Jul 22, 2022
Delores J. Stouffer, 79, formerly of Roxbury, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, July 22, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 7, 1943, in Cleversburg, a daughter of the late Wilbur T. and Mary M. (Helm) Kelso, Sr. Delores married Harold E. Stouffer on November 25, 1961. He...
Nancy Sleighter
Jul 22, 2022
Nancy K. Sleighter, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at home. She was born November 13, 1940 in Newville, PA. Nancy was a daughter of the late Emory and Helen Bistline Graham. She retired from Reeves-Hoffman Company in Carlisle. Nancy was a member of the Blue Mountain Brethren in Christ Church. She enjoyed adult coloring, word search,...
Steven Kushner
Jul 22, 2022
Steven Kushner, Jr., 66, departed this life after an unexpectedly courageous and hard fought battle with cancer, on the morning of Friday, July 22, 2022, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on March 30, 1956, in Sewickley and grew up on Neville Island, PA, the son of the late Steven and Estella (Lynch) Kushner, Sr. Steve married Carole L....
Fred Kirby
Jul 20, 2022
Fred L. Kirby, 78, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the UPMC Carlisle Hospital. He was born on August 29, 1943 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Finley V. and Ada (Mooney) Kirby. Fred was a member of the George Washington Lodge 143 Free & Accepted Masons, Chambersburg. He was also a member...
Mary Holtry
Jul 19, 2022
Mary Linda Holtry, 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born March 5, 1944 in Louisville, KY. Linda was a daughter of the late David and Anna Stribbling Shoemaker. Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth E. Holtry who passed away April 15, 2018. She is survived by one daughter,...
Louise Commerer
Jul 18, 2022
Louise M. Commerer, 100, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, July 18, 2022, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on October 5, 1921, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Albert and Ruth (Hershey) Myers. Louise was a 1939 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. She married Richard A. Commerer on October 20, 1945. He...
Diane Glass
Jul 16, 2022
Diane L. Glass, 66, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, July 16, 2022 at the Hershey Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1955 in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Roy and Christina (Grogan) Dubbs. Diane was a 1973 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and a 2004 graduate of the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)....
Gregory Mohn
Jul 16, 2022
Gregory L. Mohn, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life surrounded by his loving family, on the afternoon of Saturday, July 16, 2022, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 10, 1951, in Chambersburg, a son of Maxine E. (Hall) Mohn and the late George B. Mohn. Greg was a 1968 graduate of the Shippensburg Area High School. In...
Dona Helm
Jul 12, 2022
Dona H. (Hoch) Helm, 82, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on August 2, 1939 in Newburg, a daughter of the late Richard E. and Eleanora E. (Bricker) Hoch. Dona was a 1957 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She was a...
Roger Kelley
Jul 12, 2022
Roger E. Kelley, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Sunday, June 7, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Martha M. Lynch Kelley of Shippensburg, and the late Herman S. Kelley, Jr. He retired from the Hub City Club in Shippensburg where he worked as their...
Harold Van Art
Jul 8, 2022
Harold G. “Van” Art, 91, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, July, 8, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 9, 1930, in Reedsville, a son of the late Clair L. and Nellie A. (Williams) Van Art. Van was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, enlisting on July 12, 1948. He served...
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