Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Rev. John Loewen
Aug 11, 2019
Rev. John C. Loewen, 93, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 surrounded by his sons. He was born November 1, 1925 in Mt. Joy, PA. John was a son of the late John and Anna (Liebshutz) Loewen. John was the Pastor at Leesburg and Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Charges and three other...
John Bonitz
Aug 10, 2019
John A. Bonitz, 91, of Shippensburg, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, January 3, 1928 in Baker-Whitely, PA, he was a son of the late Antonio and Giovina Dicamille Bonitz. John was a 1946 graduate of Windber High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1946 until 1949, where he...

Ruth Brenize
Aug 10, 2019
Ruth A. Brenize, 88, a resident of Green Ridge Village, formerly of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon, of Saturday, August 10, 2019, at UPMC Carlisle Hospital. She was born on January 13, 1931, in Shippensburg, the daughter of the late Alonzo and Rhoda Beltz Rotz. Ruth was a homemaker throughout her life, but also drove a school bus...
Charles Beltz
Aug 8, 2019
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatly grieved by wife, children, and grandchildren, left us August 7, 2019, after an extremely prolonged illness. Teacher, supervisor, lay-pastor, Navy Korean War veteran, he made many friends in two school districts and his community. No arrangements for public burial. Cards, prayers, visits, and calls much appreciated c/o: Mrs. Betty Beltz 13996 Lurgan Road Newburg, PA...
Martha Gayman
Aug 6, 2019
Martha Virginia Gayman, 91, of Shippensburg, and a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the home. Born Wednesday, September 14, 1927 in Middle Spring, she was a daughter of the late Cloyd David and Ella Jane Rebuck Robinson. Martha was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. For...
John Guyer
Aug 6, 2019
John H. Guyer, Jr., 90 of Newburg, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. He was born Tuesday, October 23, 1928 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County. John was a son of the late John H., Sr. and Mary E. Stake Guyer. He was a retired Dairy Farmer and was a United States Army Veteran. John was a...
Darcy Mowers
Aug 5, 2019
Darcy M. Mowers, 65, of Pleasant Hall, departed this life on the evening of Monday, August 5, 2019, at her home. She was born on November 29, 1953, in Chambersburg, a daughter of Clifford M. and Jeanne E. (Miller) VanScyoc. Darcy was a 1971 graduate of CASHS and a 1973 graduate of Hagerstown Business College earning a degree in the...
Douglas Bair
Aug 2, 2019
Douglas Scott Bair, 51, of Shippensburg, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 in Chambersburg. He was born Friday, January 19, 1968 in Alexandria, VA, he was a son of Mary Gayle Winkoop Adams, Shippensburg, and Harold L. Bair, Rehobeth, DE. Scott was a graduate of the Osborne Park High School, Manassas, VA. He was presently employed at AAA Landscaping....
Jean Clugh
Jul 29, 2019
Jean R. Clugh, 87, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, February 2, 1932 in Middletown, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Arnold and Pauline R. Espenshade Arnold Coy. Jean was a 1950 graduate of the Middletown High School. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg....

Roxanna Sheaffer
Jul 24, 2019
Roxanna “Sally” Sheaffer, 74, of Shippensburg, departed this life on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Her funeral services, entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., Shippensburg, will be private. There will be no public viewing or visitation. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.

Ralph Weaver
Jul 23, 2019
Ralph E. Weaver, 77, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at home. He was born Tuesday, December 30, 1941 in Orrstown, PA. Ralph was a son of the late James J. and Ora G. Myers Weaver. Ralph retired from Roadway Trucking, Mechanicsburg and was a member of the local Teamsteers Union. He was a member of the Trinity...
Donald Stine
Jul 23, 2019
Donald L. “Deter” Stine, 87, of Shippensburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his home. Born Saturday, December 26, 1931 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late David A. and Esther Guyer Stine. Deter was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He retired from Rutherford Yards in Hummelstown, where he worked as...

William Curtis
Jul 20, 2019
William Lee “Bill” Curtis, 74, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 20, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Born Wednesday, January 17, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late William Osinger and Hazel Marie Pisle Curtis. Bill was a 1964 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He retired in 1998...
Lawrence Ciccia
Jul 19, 2019
Lawrence P. Ciccia, 59, of Carlisle, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Monday, November 9, 1959 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was a son of the late Mary Jane Bastardo Ciccia. Lawrence enjoyed hunting and fishing, and loved and cherished his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of...
Richard Hurley
Jul 16, 2019
Richard L. Hurley, 79, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Wednesday, January 10, 1940 in Doylesburg, Franklin County, PA. Richard was a son of the late Dudley Hurley and Mary Harris Foore. Richard worked for 34 years at DeRose Industries, Chambersburg....
Marian Lavine
Jul 15, 2019
Marian L. Lavine, 98, a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 in the home. She was born December 7, 1920 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, PA. Marian was a daughter of the late Dewey and Grace Perry Fickes. She was a previous member of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg and the Guilford...

Richard Martin
Jul 14, 2019
Richard Martin, Jr., 73, of Nyesville, Road, Chambersburg, died Sunday, July 14, 2019. Born on Sunday, May 12, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late D. Richard and Mabel Showalter Martin. Richard was a member of the Culbertson Mennonite Church, Chambersburg. He was involved with Witmer Implement Service for many years. Currently he owned and operated...
Vera Rosenberry
Jul 13, 2019
Vera L. Rosenberry, 93, of Willow Hill, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, in the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Vera was born April 6, 1926, in Shade Valley, Huntingdon County, PA and was a daughter of the late Henry and Annie Yocum Goshorn. Vera retired from the Fannett Metal School District where she was the school dietitian....
Anna Johnson
Jul 7, 2019
Anna B. (Berrier) Johnson, 81, of Orrstown, departed this life on Sunday, July 7, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born Saturday, August 28, 1937 in Shade Gap, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Neely and Ethel Jane (Krugh) Berrier. Ann married Eugene I. Johnson on November 20, 1954 in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded her in death...
Brian Deimler
Jul 6, 2019
Brian K. Deimler, 58, of Newburg, departed this life after a brief illness, on the evening of Saturday, July 6, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 15, 1961, in Enola, a son of the late Eugene and Lucille (Hilmer) Deimler, Sr., and married Bonnie L. Kleeman on May 12, 1990, also in...