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Sarah Rockwell

Sarah Rockwell

Apr 12, 2024

Sarah Alice (Brown) Rockwell of Oakville died April 12, 2024 at the age of 92, surrounded by her loving family. Alice was born in Gloucester, Virginia, on June 13, 1931, to Ira and Lyda (Heath) Brown. She lived on the family farm along the banks of the York River, but her real love was all things beautiful. She always said...

L.  Rosenberry

L. Rosenberry

Apr 11, 2024

L. Edward Rosenberry, 83, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. He was born on July 20, 1940, in Carlisle, a son of the late Frederick J. and Betty W. (Crusey) Rosenberry. Ed served in the U.S. Army National Guard, honorably discharged on October 20, 1962....

Gary Bird

Gary Bird

Apr 10, 2024

Gary R. Bird, 68, of Shippensburg, passed away unexpectedly the morning of Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on Sunday, October 2, 1955 in Anaheim, CA, a son of the late Charles Myler and Ruth Velma Fields Bird. Gary was a 1974 graduate of the Anaheim High School in California and worked as a laborer...

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Apr 9, 2024

Scott A. Shearer, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home. He was born Wednesday, January 11, 1961 in Chambersburg. He was a son of the late Jacob Frederick and Amy Jean Rourke Shearer. Scott was a 1979 graduate of the Cumberland Valley Christian Academy in Chambersburg. He was a United States Air Force Veteran....

Richard Hoch

Richard Hoch

Apr 9, 2024

Richard L. “Rick” Hoch, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Monday, July 20, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Lester C. and Edna V. Holtry Hoch. Rick worked in maintenance at Hoffman Mills and later retired as a mechanic from...

Donald "Sparky" Alleman

Donald "Sparky" Alleman

Apr 8, 2024

Donald M. “Sparky” Alleman, 76, of Shippensburg passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, June 24, 1947, a son of the late Mark J. and Laura M. (Shearer) Alleman. Don married Mary Williams on October 20, 1972 at the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Don worked as a carpenter for many...

Joel Lavine

Joel Lavine

Apr 6, 2024

Joel M. Lavine, 71, of Mechanicsburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, April 6, 2024. He was born on Thursday, June 26, 1952 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Leonard and Marian L. Fickes Lavine. Joel was a 1970 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School. His early passion in life was music, especially playing the keyboard. Joel also...

Calvin "Shorty" Hutchison

Calvin "Shorty" Hutchison

Apr 5, 2024

Calvin Nickie “Shorty” Hutchison, 70, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024. He was born on November 9, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Raymond J. “Hutch” and Lula M. Eutzy Hutchison. Shorty was a 1972 graduate of the Shippensburg Area High School. He worked at Shippensburg University, Marine Corps Leage in Chambersburg, and...

Betty Rotz

Betty Rotz

Mar 31, 2024

Betty M. Rotz, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital surrounded by loving family. She was born on Friday, September 27, 1929 in Shippensburg. She was a daughter of the late Melvin O. Stevens and Lula E. (Byers) Stevens. She married Melvin C. Rotz on June 26, 1948. In addition to her...

Tina Henderson-Madison

Tina Henderson-Madison

Mar 31, 2024

Tina A. Henderson-Madison, 76, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, at the Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Tina was born on July 7, 1947, in Adams County, PA. She was a daughter of the late Boyd E. Henderson and Mary Katherine Henderson. Tina married Ronald P. Madison on April 27, 1997. Tina worked...

Rosemary Tritt

Rosemary Tritt

Mar 30, 2024

Rosemary G. (Nenninger) Tritt, 84, resident of Oak Hill Village, Middletown, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1939 in Mowersville, PA, a daughter of the late Clarence L. and Clara Doyle Nenninger. Rosemary was a longtime member of the Ridge Church of the...

David Koser

David Koser

Mar 30, 2024

David W. Koser, 77, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 22, 1946, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Guy W. and Bessie (Stine) Koser, Sr. Dave married Nancy L. Clendening on May 14, 1966. She preceded him in death on February 14, 2017. Earlier...

Susan Spero

Susan Spero

Mar 28, 2024

Susan L. Spero, 70, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at her home. She was born on October 5, 1953, in Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Edward and Lois (Thompson) Kirkwood. Susan married Ralph E. Spero on July 2, 1980, in Shippensburg. For the majority of her life, Susan...

Maria Hernandez

Maria Hernandez

Mar 27, 2024

Maria Hernandez, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital. Her funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. in Shippensburg.

Richard Koser

Richard Koser

Mar 22, 2024

Richard W. “Dick” Koser, 65, of Newville, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024 at his home. Born Friday, August 15, 1958 in Chambersburg. He was a son of the late Leroy and Crea Lillian Hammond Koser. He worked as a plumber most of his life, and also worked maintenance at Martin’s Potato Rolls, Chambersburg. Richard was a life member...

Harry Watson

Harry Watson

Mar 18, 2024

Harry Ray Watson, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born Sunday, May 30, 1937 in Shippensburg, PA, he was a son of the late Roy A. and Virginia C. Mundorff Watson. Ray retired from the United States Air Force as a Jet Aircraft Mechanic with 20 years of service. He served...

Joyce Yocum

Joyce Yocum

Mar 16, 2024

Joyce D. Yocum, 77, 514 N. Earl St., Shippensburg, died at home on Saturday, March 16, 2024 after a courageous three-year battle against ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Born on March 3, 1947 in Shippensburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur C. “Doc” Wyrick and Edna P. Wyrick. Joyce graduated from SASHS in 1965. While she and her husband...

Terry Foltz

Terry Foltz

Mar 16, 2024

Terry E. Foltz, 80, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on Sunday, May 16, 1943 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Perry William and Eva B. Cisney Foltz. Terry was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. After graduation he began working for his parents...

Pennelope Sommerville

Pennelope Sommerville

Mar 15, 2024

Pennelope A. “Penny” Sommerville, 75, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1948 in Canandaigua, NY, a daughter of the late Edward M. Holmes and June L. Noragong. She married Herbert A. “Herb” Sommerville on April 21, 1979. He preceded her in death on December 12,...

Jay Clouse

Jay Clouse

Mar 13, 2024

Jay “Randy” Clouse, 60, of Dry Run, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1963, in Carlisle, a son of Jay and Loretta (Mellinger) Clouse. Randy was a 1981 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School. He married Nancy S. Clark, in Shippensburg. Randy was a mechanist by trade, last employed...

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