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Beverly Ann "Bev" Nye
Sep 24, 2024
Beverly Ann “Bev” Nye, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at her home.
She was born on Thursday, March 5, 1953 in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Raymond McCleary and Dorothy Anna Bittinger Jumper.
Bev attended the Big Spring High School and worked as a cabinet maker for the former Affiliated Industries in Shippensburg. She...
William J. "Bill" Jones
Sep 22, 2024
William J. “Bill” Jones, 88, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, September 22, 2024, at his home.
He was born on September 8, 1936, in New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania, a son of the late Albert L. and Ella Mae (Flegger) Jones. Bill married Goldie M. Kelley on July 5, 1969, in Fayetteville.
Bill was a United States...
Sadie S. Esh
Sep 20, 2024
Sadie S. Esh, 77, of 1200 Roxbury Road, Newburg, PA 17240, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2024 at her home.
She was born on June 15, 1947 in New Holland, PA, the daughter of the late Jacob and Rebecca King Smucker.
Sadie was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and former employee of Naomi’s Bakery.
She is survived by her...
Tena T. Heckman
Sep 18, 2024
Tena T. Heckman, 82, of Shippensburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at her home.
Born Tuesday, November 11, 1941 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Guy S. and Elsie M. Bingham Timmons.
Tena was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Senior High School and a 1963 graduate of the Shippensburg Teacher’s College. She was a member...
Alan Gene Leedy
Sep 16, 2024
Alan Gene Leedy, 71, of Shippensburg, went to be with his Heavenly Father so peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.
Born Thursday, November 20, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harry David and Edith Eloise Whorley Leedy.
He was a member of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Company. Alan was an avid hunter, outdoorsman,...
Margaret M. Baker
Sep 15, 2024
Margaret M. Baker, 99, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Paramount Senior Living Chambersburg.
She was born on April 14, 1925, the daughter of the late Earl J. and Fannie Geist Minnich Cline, Sr.
Margaret retired from Shippensburg University as a secretary. She was a longtime member of the Mt. Pleasant Church where she taught children...
John Alan Bard
Sep 10, 2024
John Alan Bard, a proud Navy veteran formerly of Fort Loudon, late of Mechanicsburg, died Tuesday morning, September 10, 2024, at Brookdale Grandon Farms. He was 74.
He was born November 30, 1949, in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA, son of the late John F. and Mary (Ream) Bard. Alan served in the Vietnam War, enlisting in the U.S. Navy on November...
Larry Wayne George
Sep 10, 2024
Larry Wayne George, 74, of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Gardens at Gettysburg.
He was born on May 19, 1950, in Chambersburg, the son of the late Clayton and Jean (McNamee) George. Larry was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, enlisting on August 15, 1968, and honorably discharged on July...
Barbara Ann Borger Townsend
Sep 7, 2024
Barbara Ann (Borger) Townsend, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, September 7, 2024 at the UPMC Carlisle Hospital.
She was born on December 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of the late John G. and Muriel Winifred (Hannah) Borger.
Barbara was a 1960 graduate of the Northern Valley Regional High School in New Jersey and obtained her...
Ronald J. Shields
Sep 7, 2024
Ronald J. Shields, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center.
Born Tuesday, April 27, 1943 in Centerville, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late George and Loretta Yohe Shields.
Ronald was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a truck driver for Snoke’s Excavating & Paving Inc.,...
Robert Eugene "Bob" Markley
Sep 6, 2024
Robert Eugene “Bob” Markley passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024 at the Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
He was born on January 20, 1948 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Robert Earle Markley and Marian Elizabeth Miller Markley. At the age of nine, he moved to Hershey, PA and graduated from Hershey High School in 1965. Bob also graduated...
Crystal Thelma Craig
Sep 6, 2024
Crystal Thelma Craig, 95, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Sunday, August 25, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Rankin and Nellie Vannant Shoap.
She enjoyed puzzle books, and sitting on her front porch watching the deer.
Crystal is survived by one son, Barry A. (Deanna) Craig, Shippensburg; two daughters, Darla F....
Harry Irving "H.I." Gates
Sep 5, 2024
Harry Irving "H.I." Gates, Professor Emeritus of Sculpture at George Washington University, Artist, and Devout Krishna Devotee, Passes at 89
Harry Irving Gates, known to many as "H.I.," passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA, with his Hare Krishna brother Haridasa Dasa by his side. H.I. passed just minutes after learning of the birth of...
Allan Eugene Gipe
Sep 3, 2024
Allan E. Gipe, 81, of Orrstown, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at his daughter’s home in Sykesville, Maryland.
Born Friday, June 25, 1943 in Waynesboro, PA, he was a son of the late Emery and Dorothy Marker Gipe.
He was a 1961 graduate of Chief Logan High School in Burnham, PA.
Allan retired from AT&T in 1990 as a Communications Technician. He...
Fredith Louise Diehl
Sep 3, 2024
Fredith Louise Diehl, 96, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Celebration Villa of Shippensburg.
She was born on Sunday, July 29, 1928 in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, a daughter of the late Roy M. and Mary Catherine Snoke Davidson.
Fredith was a lifetime member of the Newburg United Methodist Church, where she participated in their Bible...
David R. "Davey" Newell, Jr.
Sep 1, 2024
David R. “Davey” Newell, Jr., 42, of Orrstown, passed away unexpectedly the evening of Sunday, September 1, 2024.
He was born on November 1, 1981 in Chambersburg, a son of David R. Newell, Sr. and Rindi L. Thrush Dellinger.
Davey was a 1999 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School, member of the Walnut Bottom Rod & Gun Club, and was...
Laxmi Narayan Mishra
Aug 31, 2024
Laxmi Narayan Mishra, 76, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital.
His funeral service will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., Shippensburg.
Roy N. "Tiny" Bowermaster
Aug 27, 2024
Roy N. “Tiny” Bowermaster, 76, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at UPMC Carlisle Hospital.
Born Tuesday, March 23, 1948 in Walnut Bottom, he was a son of the late Janet J. (Bowermaster) Hartman.
Roy was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He retired from D & J Truck Repair, Shippensburg, as a mechanic, with 25...
Ronnie Watson
Aug 27, 2024
Ronnie Watson, 70, of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
He was born on October 18, 1953, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Thomas E. and Jean M. (Shughart) Watson, Jr. Ronnie married Maria L. Farias Pacheco in 2018, in Shippensburg.
Ronnie worked as a...
Jerry R. Foust
Aug 25, 2024
Jerry R. Foust, 73, of 9546 Cumberland Highway, Orrstown, PA, passed away the morning of Sunday, August 25, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side.
He was born on February 12, 1951 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Gerald M. “Jack” and Emma F. Brechbill Foust. He married Sharon D. Bigler on December 18, 1971.
Jerry retired as...
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