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William Middaugh
Jan 4, 2021
William B. “Bill” Middaugh, 76, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at home. He was born Sunday, December 10, 1944 in Chambersburg, PA. Bill was a son of the late Ralph and Beulah (Smith) Middaugh. He retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot and prior to his retirement, Bill worked at the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot, Grove Manufacturing, and was...
Sally Ott
Jan 4, 2021
Sally J. Ott, 76, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 in Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Chambersburg. She was born Saturday, January 22, 1944 in Shippensburg. Sally was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Augusta Mae (Holtry) Ott. She worked at the former Stanley Company and was a graduate of the Big Spring High School. In...
Robert Myers
Jan 1, 2021
Robert (Bob) Myers, loving husband and father, 82, returned to his heavenly home on January 1, 2021 after suffering from health issues for many years. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. Bob was born to the late John and Isabelle Myers, a government worker and...
Evelyn Holtry
Jan 1, 2021
Evelyn S. Holtry, 98, of Orrstown, passed away the evening of Friday, January 1, 2021 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born Friday, August 4, 1922 in Hopewell Township, a daughter of the late Russell R. and Dorothy M. (Mowery) Yocum. Evelyn worked as a seamstress at L’Aiglon Apparel Inc., Shippensburg, retiring in 1969....
Emory Hamman
Dec 30, 2020
Emory C. Hamman, 80, of Shippensburg passed away the evening of Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. He was born Thursday, March 21, 1940 in Huntingdon, a son of the late Earl and Mary Irene (Hershey) Hamman. Emory was a self-employed farmer for all of his working life, farming alongside his late father-in-law, Bruce Martin. He...
Ronnie Russell
Dec 29, 2020
Ronnie Ray Russell, 66, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, January 9, 1954 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late John William and Beatrice Louise Foore Russell. Ronnie was a member of the Newburg United Methodist Church. He retired from both Letterkenny Army Depot and K-Mart Distribution Center....
Wanda Hockenberry
Dec 28, 2020
Wanda Kay Hockenberry, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Tuesday, June 5, 1951 in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Chester Dana and Kathryn Josephine (Freidinger) Meredith. Wanda was an excellent homemaker and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She also worked part-time in cleaning service for the Best Western and...
Vivian Keefer
Dec 25, 2020
Vivian B. Keefer, 89, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Friday, December 25, 2020. She was born on May 17, 1931, in Mifflintown, a daughter of the late Edward C. and Catherine (Zeiders) Benner. After graduating from the Franklin Square School of Nursing in Baltimore, Vivian worked as a...
Norma Jumper
Dec 25, 2020
Norma Jeanne Jumper, 74, a resident of Forest Park, Carlisle, formerly of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, December 25, 2020. She was born on July 28, 1946, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Lester and Ruth (Stake) Jumper and was a 1964 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. Norma devoted her life to making the...
Jackson Starliper
Dec 25, 2020
Jackson Stewart "Jack" Starliper, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, December 25, 2020, at his home. He was born on March 21, 1949, in Winchester, VA, a son of the late Harold T. and Nancy L. (Webber) Starliper, Sr. Jack served in the U.S. Marine Corp 3rd Battalion 6th Marines 2nd Division during the Vietnam...
Elaine Weidman
Dec 23, 2020
Elaine J. Weidman, 67, of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Sprenkle Drive, York. She was born on February 8, 1953, in Frystown, Bucks Co., PA, a daughter of Lillie (Saul) Boltz and Alvin Boltz and married Larry E. Weidman on November 10, 1983. Elaine worked as a...
Patricia Helm
Dec 22, 2020
Patricia Ruth Helm, 72, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Friday, October 29, 1948 in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Hubert and Mildred (Kennedy) Kistler. Throughout Patricia’s life, she was employed in business management by Hoffman Mills, Ward Trucking, and Chambersburg Hospital. She was a member of the First Assembly...
Irene Lisi
Dec 21, 2020
Irene Jo Lisi, 59, of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Monday, December 21, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. She was born on December 22, 1960, in Cumberland, NC, a daughter of the late Lawrence D. and Herta J. (Spielberger) Young. Irene worked as a nursing aide in the home healthcare field. She is survived by her...
Carolyn Maclay
Dec 19, 2020
Carolyn Ann “Susie” Maclay, 87, a resident of Menno Village, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home. Born Friday, August 25, 1933 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter D. and Carolyn G. Goldsmith Miller. Susie was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. She was a 1951 graduate of the Chambersburg High...
Joann Darrah
Dec 19, 2020
JoAnn Darrah, 83, of Newville, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Green Ridge Village. Born Tuesday, March 9, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio. JoAnn was a daughter of the late Chauncey and Virginia (Klute) Faler. JoAnn was a member of Grand Point Church, Chambersburg. She attended Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. JoAnn is survived by her husband, Rev....
Raymond Smith
Dec 19, 2020
Raymond L. Smith, Sr., of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Wednesday, December 21, 1938 in Milton, PA. Raymond was a son of the late Paul A. and Mabel E. (Kreisher) Smith. He retired from both the United States Air Force serving during the Vietnam War and as a Civil Servant with...
Richard Yohe
Dec 18, 2020
Richard E. “Dick” Yohe, 65, of Lebanon, departed this life on the evening of Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on September 18, 1955, in Orrstown, son of the late Wilbur and Anna (Starr) Yohe. Dick worked in building and grounds maintenance at Londonderry Village and really enjoyed working there. He was an excellent...
Carl Durf
Dec 17, 2020
Carl W. Durf, Sr., 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, October 18, 1942 in Newville, PA, he was a son of the late Harry Albert and Catherine Elizabeth Sites Durf. Carl was of the Protestant Faith. He retired in 2005 from Valley Quarries in Shippensburg. Carl loved to hunt, bowl and...
Floyd Kirby
Dec 17, 2020
Floyd D. Kirby, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Friday, August 28, 1936 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Sebert H. and Dolly R. (Whorley) Kirby. Floyd was a member of the Hub City Club and American Legion Post 223. He loved hunting and fishing, and...
Sheldon Cordell
Dec 15, 2020
Sheldon B. Cordell, 29, of Pleasant Hall, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home. He was born Tuesday, April 16, 1991 in Chambersburg. Sheldon was a son of the late Samantha Cordell. He worked at JLG Industries in Shippensburg. Sheldon was a member of the Hub City Club, Minnequa, and the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post # 6168, all in Shippensburg,...
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