Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas

Mary Buss
Mar 19, 2021
Mary L. Buss, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, died Friday, March 19, 2021 at her home. Born Tuesday, October 22, 1946 in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ralph V. and Betty J. Breighner Bowers. Mary attended the Calvary United Methodist Church, Chambersburg. She enjoyed the outdoors, mowing her lawn, and riding motorcycles with her husband, which...

Laura Mcrorie
Mar 17, 2021
Laura L. McRorie, 78, of Shippensburg, formerly of Cortland, NY, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 20, 1942, in Endicott, NY, a daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Horton) Lyon and married Gary L. McRorie, Sr., on December 25, 1959 at his mother’s home in...
Alex Comp
Mar 17, 2021
Alex Daniel Comp, 30, of Shippensburg, went to be with our Lord unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. Born June 13th 1990 in Carlisle, he was a son of Robert and Kathleen Murphy Riess, Shippensburg and his father Randy Comp, Carlisle. Alex was a kind soul who loved his family and had a strong faith in God. He enjoyed Steelers...
Lucinda Edwards
Mar 14, 2021
Lucinda (Lucy) Campbell Mock Edwards, 78, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Oldwick, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at her home from non-Covid related causes on March 14, 2021. Born on April 29, 1942 in Washington D.C., she was daughter of the late Alvin McGee Mock and Helen Wallace Beattie Mock. With her father’s work as a civil engineer in...
Betty Weaver
Mar 13, 2021
Betty Katherine Weaver, 88, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Saturday, March 13, 2021, at her home. She was born on February 14, 1933, in Lurgan, a daughter of the late John and Mabel (Fields) Alleman and married Harold E. Weaver on April 20, 1950 in Frederick, MD. Betty was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband...
Harold Creamer
Mar 12, 2021
Harold L. Creamer, 97, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. Born on Thursday, March 6, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was the son of the late Oren S. and Florence E. (Shoffner) Creamer. Harold was a 1941 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and worked as a machinist at the Swartz-Mortensen Machine Shop, Newville for...
Lucinda Keesecker
Mar 12, 2021
Lucinda Laray Keesecker, 73, of Shippensburg, formerly of Chambersburg and Hedgesville, WV, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home. Born Thursday, February 5, 1948 in Huntingdon, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lester Franklin “Sarge” and Ruby Jane Enders Hoover. She retired from City Hospital East, Martinsburg, WV after ten years of service and previously worked...
Sharon Frey
Mar 11, 2021
Sharon Jane Frey, 68, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home. Born Saturday, March 22, 1952 in Lewisburg, Union County, she was a daughter of the late Millard Galen and Evelyn Jane Hummel Fetzer. Sharon was a graduate of Mifflinburg High School. She was a member of the Green Village Church of God. She retired in...
Dorothy Hartman
Mar 11, 2021
Dorothy Emelyn Hartman, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born July 7, 1936 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Howard Zeigler and Celia Marie Keiter Weigle. Years ago Dorothy was a LPN at Carlisle Hospital and then went on to work at the former Carlisle Tire and...
Charles Gregson
Mar 9, 2021
Charles Russell “Rusty” Gregson III, age 49, of Shippensburg passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Born September 13, 1971 in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of Charles Russell Gregson II and the late Bonnie Schroeder. Rusty was a 1990 graduate of Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps from...
Donna Harre
Mar 8, 2021
Donna M. Harre, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at home. She was born September 11, 1932 in Hopewell, Bedford County. Donna was a daughter of the late Harvey and Alice (Ritchey) Clark. She retired from Pet Ritz in Chambersburg and also worked at Howard Johnsons. Donna was co-owner and operator of R & D Orchards in...

Logan Holford
Mar 7, 2021
Logan Holford, was stillborn on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was a daughter of Kevin and Katrina Marie (Zimmerman) Holford and the sister of Lexton and Leszek Holford all of Newburg. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.

Moses Lantz
Mar 6, 2021
Moses L. Lantz, 14, of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, March 6, 2021. He was born on October 17, 2006, in Newburg, a son of Marcus K. and Esther L. (Riehl) Lantz. In addition to his parents, Moses is survived by six siblings, Magdalena R. Lantz, Laura R. Lantz, Philip R. Lantz, Andrew R. Lantz, Zacharias...
Andrew Pintozzi
Mar 6, 2021
Andrew Pintozzi, Jr., 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. He was born on February 3, 1935, in Philadelphia, a son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Geist) Pintozzi, Sr. Andrew worked as a head dyer at the former Richards Textile Co., for twenty-three years,...

Darryl Beltz
Mar 1, 2021
Darryl Ray Beltz, son of Charles E. (deceased) and Betty J. Beltz, born March 29, 1952, left us March 1, 2021. He is deeply missed and greatly mourned by his mother, his sister Charlene Luce, his brother-in-law C. W. Luce, his niece and nephew, and many family members, and many friends. Burial will be private and at the convenience of...
Gary Mozingo
Feb 28, 2021
Gary Lee Mozingo, Sr., 73, of Newburg, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, December 28, 1947 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late William G. and Mildred M. Bailey Mozingo. Gary was a United States Army Veteran serving two tours in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, and retired as...
Alfred Lambert
Feb 27, 2021
Alfred J. “Fred” Lambert III, 78, of Walnut Bottom, passed away the morning of Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on Monday, August 17, 1942 in Carlisle, a son of the late Alfred J. and Reba (Nickey) Lambert II. Fred was a graduate of Carlisle High School where he played football and baseball. He was also...
Robert Shoemaker
Feb 27, 2021
Robert W. Shoemaker, 55, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at home. He was born February 20, 1966 in Chambersburg, PA. Robert was a son of Linda L. (Shearer) Somers and Walter C. Somers both of Shippensburg and was preceded in death by his father, Wayne E. Shoemaker. He was a fork-lift operator at the former Ingersoll Rand...
Gary Rupert
Feb 27, 2021
Gary David Rupert, 87, Chambersburg, passed away February 27, 2021 at Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born April 27, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David T. and Helen B. Rupert. Gary was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Shippensburg Teachers College (now Shippensburg University) and Master’s Degree...

Dawn Meller
Feb 26, 2021
Dawn Bell Meller, 79, formerly of Kingsport, TN, late of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, December 30, 2021. She was born on February 26, 1942, in Miami, FL. Dawn loved dogs. From the age of eighteen, she worked with dogs as a breeder, trainer, and handler, showing dogs all over the country, but mainly throughout the...