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Ted Scheaffer
Oct 1, 2018
Ted W. Scheaffer, 85, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born October 26, 1932 in Shippensburg, PA. Ted was a son of the late Blake and Dorothy Tarner Scheaffer. He retired from the Shippensburg University where he was a painter. Ted served with the United States Army in Germany during the Korean...
Carol Coldsmith
Sep 30, 2018
Carol Ann Coldsmith, 63, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Sunday, September 30, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on August 10, 1955, in Waynesboro, a daughter of the late Helen Ashway Bingaman and married Walter “Barney” Coldsmith on November 9, 1979, in the Chambersburg Bible Church. Carol was a homemaker throughout her life. She...
Sarah Smith
Sep 30, 2018
Sarah Louise Smith, 92, a resident of Menno Haven, formerly of Shippensburg, went home to be with the Lord, on the morning of Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was born on January 31, 1926, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Johnston Durff and married Paul W. Smith on January 16, 1945, in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded...
Alice Hensel
Sep 29, 2018
Alice P. Hensel, 87, of Newburg, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018. She was born Tuesday, August 11, 1931 in Newburg, PA. Alice was a daughter of the late Wilmer and Carrie Shuman Hensel. She was a member of the Newburg United Methodist Church and attended Hopewell United Methodist Church, McKinney. Alice retired from the former Howard Johnson’s Restaurant at...
Herbert Miller
Sep 28, 2018
Herbert F. “Herb” Miller, 89, of Newville, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. Born Wednesday, November 7, 1928 in Newville, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late George and Eva Beaston Miller. Herb was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He was a member of the...
Ronald Sailhamer
Sep 28, 2018
Ronald L. Sailhamer, 69, of Shippensburg, departed this life in the early morning of Friday, September 28, 2018, at his home. He was born on February 6, 1949, in Chambersburg, a son of Lewis W. and Virginia A. Goshorn Sailhamer. Ron was a 1968 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, inducted...
Jerry Bigler
Sep 27, 2018
Jerry Allen Bigler, 85, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 20, 1933 in Shippensburg, PA. Jerry was a son of the late Roy O. and Sarah Zeigler Bigler. He was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. Jerry retired from Hoffman Mills after 43 years. He...
Dorothy Kenyon
Sep 27, 2018
Dorothy M. “Dot” Kenyon, 92, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born December 22, 1925 in Waynesboro, PA. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Ernest G. and Clara M. Mixell Busey. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church and their Willing Workers Sunday School Class. Dot retired...
Betty Morgan
Sep 25, 2018
Betty M. Morgan, 92, of Newville, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Mercy Rehabilitation and Care Center, Swansea, ILL. Born Saturday, October 3, 1925 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late David S. and Susan Culbertson Mellinger. She was a member of the Green Spring First Church of God, Newville, and their Women’s Ministry,...
James Arrowood
Sep 25, 2018
James L. “Jamie” Arrowood, 45, of Shippensburg, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Bloomington, IN. He was born May 11, 1973 in Chambersburg, PA. Jamie was a son of James C. and Frances Neil Arrowood of Chambersburg. He was a truck driver for Dietz Trucking, New Bloomfield, PA. Jamie drove truck for the past 25 years. He...
James Burkholder
Sep 24, 2018
James Lee Burkholder, Sr., 61, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, May 14, 1957 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Coyle Rae and Gertrude G. Elswick Burkholder. James worked as a mechanic at the former Carburetor Exchange in Pittsburgh, PA. He is survived by one daughter, Tammy L. (companion...
Randall Hutchison
Sep 22, 2018
Randall Jay “Hutch” Hutchison, 58, of Shippensburg, departed this life in the early morning of Saturday, September 22, 2018. He was born on June 30, 1960, in Lewistown, a son of the late Paul E. and Frances M. Gingerich Hutchison. Hutch was a 1978 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He married his companion of nineteen years, Kathy Jean, on July...
Annie Weaver
Sep 21, 2018
Annie Z. Weaver, 92, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Friday, September 21, 2018, at her home. She was born on October 7, 1925, in West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., a daughter of the late Daniel and Anna Zimmerman Hoover. Annie married John D. Weaver in 1948. He preceded her in death on June 24, 1989. Annie...
Raymond Johnson
Sep 20, 2018
Raymond R. Johnson, 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 in the emergency room at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born November 21, 1939 in Newville, PA. Raymond was a son of the late Lewis and Viola Hamilton Johnson. He was a self-employed paver and years ago worked construction. Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Judith...
Delores Miller
Sep 18, 2018
Delores J. Miller, 84, a resident at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. She was born December 7, 1933 in Shippensburg. Delores was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Ida Flohr Varner. Delores was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. She retired from Shippensburg Area School District where she was...
Barbara Smith
Sep 17, 2018
Barbara J. Smith, 76, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 in Paramount Senior Living at Chambersburg Road, Fayetteville. She was born December 27, 1941 in Chambersburg, PA. Barbara was a daughter of the late Elmer and Beatrice Rhinehart Head. She retired from Shippensburg University and was a graduate of the former Shippensburg High School. She was a loving...
Clyde Holtry
Sep 15, 2018
Clyde E. Holtry, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, November 16, 1927 in Southampton Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Walter S. and Helen L. Hawk Holtry. Clyde was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. He was a member of the Messiah United Methodist Church...
Robert Weigle
Sep 14, 2018
Robert A. “Bob” Weigle, Jr., 67, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018, after a valiant struggle with glioblastoma multiform. The legacy of Bob’s integrity, kindness, and unconditional love will live on through his family. He taught us through his mastery of literature, enthusiasm for music, expertise in industrial sciences, love of wilderness, and his appetite for...
Nancy Cope
Sep 11, 2018
Nancy L. Cope, 62, of Shippensburg passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 9, 1956 in Sunbury, PA. Nancy was a daughter of the late Marvin and Nancy Propst Shrawder. She attended the Shippensburg Presbyterian Church. Nan’s love and kindness shined through her eyes and smile. Without thinking she always went above and...
Sarah Mclucas
Sep 9, 2018
Sarah ”Louise” McLucas, 57, of Waynesboro, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Rolling Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Millmont, PA. Born Monday, July 24, 1961 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Buford and Mary June Myers Mentzer. Louise was a graduate of the Waynesboro Senior High School. She was a member of the Waynesboro Church of...
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