Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Marian Foltz
Jun 19, 2021
Marian E. (Haulter) Foltz, 93, of Drexel Hill, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her home. She was born on Thursday, January 12, 1928 in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Earl and Pluma (Swartz) Haulter. Marian was a hard-working woman that loved spending time with her family. She was also a member of the Messiah United Methodist...
Nicki Noel
Jun 18, 2021
Nicki Y. Noel, 64, of Lanham, MD, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, after battling ovarian cancer. She was born Sunday, July 22, 1956, in Chambersburg, PA, the eldest daughter of W. Theodore Noel and the late Anna L. (Diehl) Noel. Nicki was a 1974 graduate of DuVal High School,...
G. Melvin Baker
Jun 12, 2021
G. Melvin Baker, 97, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, June 12, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on Saturday, April 19, 1924 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Roy and Pearl (Barnes) Baker. Melvin was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church, having served as a board member for many years. He...
Jay Rhinehart
Jun 11, 2021
Jay C. Rhinehart, 75, a life-long resident of Shippensburg, PA, passed away on the afternoon of Friday, June 11, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Jay was born Saturday, December 8, 1945 in Chambersburg, PA. He was a 1963 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from...
Linda Reeder
Jun 11, 2021
Linda K. Reeder, 67, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, June 11, 2021, with her loved ones by her side. She was born on January 31, 1954, in Middle Spring, a daughter of the late Garnet I. and Sarah C. (Crider) Reeder, was a 1971 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School, and a 1974 graduate of...
Ursula Jumper
Jun 9, 2021
Ursula Jumper, 71, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 14, 1950 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Ursula was a daughter of the late Hebert and Helena Wegener. Her husband, Robert D. Jumper passed away May 28, 2004. Ursula was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Oscar M. Hykes American...
Wayne Beltz
Jun 8, 2021
Wayne H. Beltz, 87, of Orrstown, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, March 4, 1934, he was a son of the late William H. and Anna M. Miller Beltz. Wayne retired from T.B. Woods in Chambersburg with 25 years of service. He was a member of the Green Village Church of God. He was...
Donald Beckenbaugh
Jun 6, 2021
Donald R. Beckenbaugh, 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1934, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Earl R. and Leila (Haulter) Beckenbaugh. Donald was a 1953 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School and an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran, serving from...
Gary Cummings
Jun 6, 2021
Gary Cummings passed away on Sunday, June 6 after an 8-year battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Gary was born April 8, 1940 in Roxbury, PA to the late Jay W. and Lydia M. (Holtry) Cummings. At six years of age, he was taken to be raised by his aunt and uncle, the late Emma and Edgar Daihl. He was a...
Janet Reed
Jun 5, 2021
Janet L. Reed, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, May 6, 1931 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Elder and Cora Shoffner Wingerd. Janet was a 1949 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. She was an avid Shippensburg...
Alice Alpaugh
Jun 4, 2021
Alice E. Alpaugh, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at the Lehman House, Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA. Born January 23, 1934 in East Meadow, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Stanch Serovetnik. Alice was a graduate of Hempstead High School, Long Island, NY. She was a lifelong member of the Assembly...
Betty Crider
Jun 3, 2021
Betty A. (Shoemaker) Crider, 71, of Newville, passed away the afternoon of Thursday, June 3, 2021 at the UPMC Community Osteopathic Hospital. She was born on Sunday, July 24, 1949, a daughter of the late John W. and Florence L. (Shoff) Shoemaker. Betty loved word searches, watching NASCAR, and going to car shows. She was also a member of the...
Edward Armstrong
Jun 3, 2021
Edward D. Armstrong, 93, of Newburg, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Mt. Union, PA. Born Thursday, September 1, 1927 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Brooke and Mary Sutter Armstrong. Edward was a United States Navy veteran serving in WWII on the USS Conner. He retired in as a mechanic...
Helen White
May 28, 2021
Helen A. “Kitty” White, 75, of Shippensburg passed away the evening of Friday, May 28, 2021 at Chambers Pointe. She was born on March 13, 1946 in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Bigler) Smith. Helen was a dedicated wife and mother, and enjoyed providing childcare. She was a member of the Shippensburg Church of Christ. She...
William Smith
May 27, 2021
William Britton Smith, 97, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, May 27, 2021. He was born on March 19, 1924, in Maple Grove, PA, a son of the late James and Bertha (Jones) Smith. William was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, enlisting on June 5, 1943, and honorably...
Terryl Henry
May 26, 2021
Terryl “Terry” Louise Henry, 77, formerly of Mountville, PA, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. She was born on September 11, 1943, in Reading, the daughter of the late Elmer and Betty (Painter) Schlegel. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in business at Millersville University, Terry went on to...
Tracy Burke
May 24, 2021
Tracy Vanessa Burke, 62, of Harrisburg, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born Saturday, June 7, 1958 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Jack Theodore, Sr. and Sarah Katherine Nocho Burke. Tracy was a 1976 graduate of the Harrisburg High School. She was a member of Penn Street AME Church in Shippensburg....
Donna Deihl
May 24, 2021
Donna L. Deihl, 74, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Monday, May 24, 2021, at her home. She was born on February 22, 1947, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Harvey M. and Miriam L. (West) Hockenberry. Earlier in life, Donna worked at the former Greif Co., Shippensburg. She then went on to work at the...
Carol Mcintyre
May 22, 2021
Carol M. McIntyre, 88, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, May 22, 2021, at her home. She was born on April 28, 1933, in Altoona, Blair Co., PA, the daughter of the late G. William and Margaret (Sweet) Mountain. Carol was a 1951 graduate of Everett High School and a 1955 graduate of Millersville State Teachers...
Jane Pugh
May 19, 2021
Jane Ann Pugh, 94, of Newburg, passed away the evening of Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Green Ridge Village. She was born on February 20, 1927 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Frank H. and Zourie S. (Spielman) Gladhill, Sr. Jane worked as a licensed practical nurse for Menno Haven and later retired from Wilson College. She enjoyed music,...