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Jayne Warren
Oct 20, 2021
Jayne Warren, 68, of Orrstown, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at home. Jayne was born July 4, 1953 in Chambersburg, PA. She was a daughter of the late S. Galen and Lucy (Blair) Warren. Jayne’s first seven years of employment was at Orrstown Elementary School where she was a second grade teacher. She then worked as a first grade...
Marietta Hockersmith
Oct 19, 2021
Marietta M. "Mary" Hockersmith, 92, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was born on September 9, 1929, in Waynesboro, a daughter of the late Ernest L. Potter and Gordon H. and Elsie (Robinson) Baker. Marietta was a 1947 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. Marietta worked...
Retired Army Colonel Walter Cressler
Oct 17, 2021
Retired Army Colonel Walter Lewis “Lew” Cressler, Jr., 83, most recently of the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania died on 17 October 2021. He will be missed for his sense of humor and engaging personality, as well as his honesty, his integrity, and love of family and country. Lew was born in Harrisburg Hospital on March 3rd, 1938, to Walter...
Herbert Cassidy
Oct 16, 2021
Herbert R. Cassidy, age 71 of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday October 16, 2021 at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, due to complications of Covid-19. He was born on June 17, 1950 in Altoona, PA. Herbert was a son of the late Herbert R. and Shirley M. (Ulsh) Cassidy. Herb retired from Century Link after 45 years as a communication specialist....
Cory Stenger
Oct 16, 2021
Cory L. Stenger, 46, of Chambersburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on October 20, 1974 in Chambersburg, a son of Steven D. and Sherry L. (Fahnestock) Stenger of Chambersburg. Cory was a 1993 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He worked at Letterkenny Army Depot for 18...
J. Hockersmith
Oct 15, 2021
J. Lee Hockersmith passed away Friday evening. He was born Sunday, August 9, 1931, to Bruce W. and Fredyth (Swartz) Hockersmith in Shippensburg PA. Although named Joseph, he was known as Lee throughout his life. Lee was a lifelong member of Christ United Methodist Church in Shippensburg along with many generations of his family. He faithfully attended until the COVID...
Melvin Rosenberry
Oct 15, 2021
Melvin S. “Gene” Rosenberry, 78, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, October 15, 2021, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on September 9, 1943, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Melvin S. Rosenberry, Jr. and Herman and Julia M. (Van Scyoc) Busey, who raised him. Gene was a 1961 graduate of Big Spring High...
Gordon Bigler
Oct 13, 2021
Gordon J. Bigler, 68, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at UPMC Carlisle Hospital. Born Monday, January 5, 1953 in Shippensburg, PA. Gordon was a son of the late Jerry Allen and Peggy A. Holtry Bigler. Gordon retired from Shippensburg University after 35 years of service. Prior to working at the college he was employed at Valley Baking...
Margaret Loper
Oct 12, 2021
Margaret E. “Peggy” Loper, 91, formerly of Harrisburg, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on July 13, 1930, in Harrisburg, a daughter of the late Charles F. and Marian (Bomgardner) Loper. Peggy worked as a custodian for several different establishments for many years. In her...
Clair Stoops
Oct 12, 2021
Clair “Dick” Stoops, 78, of Newburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, June 2, 1943 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, he was the son of the late Daniel Clair Stoops and Martha Bumbaugh Stoops Black. He was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Newburg. Dick retired from...
Frances Chamberlin
Oct 12, 2021
Frances J. (Hoover) Chamberlin, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on November 3, 1932 in Newville, a daughter of the late Norman and Ethel (Boll) Hoover. Frances graduated from the Newville High School. She enjoyed gardening, flowering, feeding birds, and crocheting....
Dorotha Post
Oct 12, 2021
Dorotha Jean “Dottie” Post, 77, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, December 20, 1943 in Clarksburg, WV. Dottie was a daughter of the late Alfred and Doloris Smith Moore. Dottie was a member of the Life Community Church, Shippensburg. She drove school bus for Lee McBeth and Sons, Harrison Co....
Betty Railing
Oct 11, 2021
Betty J. Railing, 91, a resident of the Shook Home, Chambersburg, departed this life on the evening of Monday, October 11, 2021. She was born on November 25, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles D. and Elizabeth J. (Paxton) Stuck. Betty married Frank A. Railing on August 3, 1950. He preceded her in death on August 3, 1988. She...
Helen Sleighter
Oct 10, 2021
Helen L. Sleighter, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Sunday, December 8, 1935 in Mechanicsburg, she was a daughter of the late Hillard D. and Mildred Blosser Sarver, Sr. Helen attended the Mt. Rock Brethren in Christ Church, Shippensburg. She retired from the former Hoffman Mills in...
William Reagan
Oct 10, 2021
William A. “Bill” Reagan, Jr., 90, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Sunday, October 10, 2021 at his home with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born on April 20, 1931 in Nazareth, a son of the late William A. and Gertrude (Miller) Reagan, Sr. Bill graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s and...
Constance Hart
Oct 8, 2021
Constance D. “Connie” Hart, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, June 18, 1952 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert Donald and Betty Ann Kurtz Craig. Connie was a 1970 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was loved and will be missed by many....
Jessica Jones
Oct 8, 2021
Jessica C. Jones, 50, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, October 8, 2021, at her home. She was born on March 8, 1971 in Chambersburg, a daughter of Carole C. (Bell) Smith and the late J.C. Jones, Sr., and was a 1989 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Jessica enjoyed spending time with her family,...
Steven Truscott
Oct 7, 2021
Steven Thomas Truscott, 71, of Pembroke Pines, FL., and formerly of Camp Hill, PA, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Miramar Memorial Hospital, Miramar, FL. Born March 10, 1950, a son of Thomas and Cleo Truscott, who both preceded him in death. Steve graduated from Camp Hill High School in 1968 and Penn State in 1972. He went on...
Jay Oiler
Oct 4, 2021
Jay Franklin “Cork” Oiler, 92, of Newville, PA, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was the loving husband of Frances Evelyn Smith Oiler. He was born on December 2, 1928, a son of the late Edward Lee and Helen Cecelia (Myers) Oiler. Cork graduated from Newville High School in 1947 and was a United...
Elizabeth Wright
Oct 4, 2021
Elizabeth Mae “Libby” (Arnold) Wright, 98, of Shippensburg, died Monday, October 4, 2021 in her home with her daughters by her side. Born Monday, August 13, 1923 in Neelyton, PA, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (McCartney) Arnold. Libby married Jay Wright on June 28, 1953. She and Jay owned and operated the Shippensburg Recreation Center...
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