Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Dr. Thomas Papoutsis
Jan 4, 2018
Dr. Thomas N. Papoutsis, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at home. Dr. Tom was born was born in Waynesboro, PA on May 29, 1933 to the late Nicholas D. and Maria Alpoyanis Papoutsis. A 1951 graduate of Shippensburg High School, he continued his education at Dickinson College and graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry. After...
Walter Love
Jan 3, 2018
Walter Ebbert Love, 95, of Shippensburg, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Friday, September 15, 1922 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late William Ebbert and Florence Loy Rosenberry Love. Surviving are his wife Janell Kline Love, one son, Jesse E. (wife Suzzi) Love, Thurmont, MD;...
Paul Reed
Jan 1, 2018
Paul J. Reed, 75, of Lurgan, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at home. He was born September 28, 1942 in Newburg, PA. Paul was a son of the late Albert D. and Vernal E. Stine Reed. Paul retired from the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot and prior to that worked at the Letterkenny Army Depot, Heckman’s Electric, Rine Builders and John...

Louise Hutchinson
Jan 1, 2018
Louise M. Hutchinson, 85, of Newville, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Monday, June 6, 1932 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Ruth Farner Nenninger. Louise was a 1950 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She was of the United Methodist Faith. Louise retired as Plant Manager from the...

Enos Zimmerman
Jan 1, 2018
Enos Nolt Zimmerman, 77, of Orrstown, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at his home. Born Sunday, January 28, 1940 in Clay Township, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Abraham B. and Ada M. Nolt Zimmerman. Enos was a member of the Oakville Mennonite Church. He was a lifelong farmer. He is survived by his wife of...
Jack Furry
Jan 1, 2018
Jack W. Furry, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born November 24, 1933 in Scotland, PA. Jack was a son of the late Edward and Bessie Belle Gontz Furry. He was a retired Supervisor for Greene Township and worked part-time for Robinson’s Body Shop for over 30 years. Jack was a...
Ellis Durf
Dec 31, 2017
Ellis L. Durf, Sr., 81, of Newburg, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his home. Born Wednesday, July 15, 1936, he was a son of the late Harry Albert and Catherine Elizabeth Sites Durf. Ellis retired as a truck driver from the former Valley Quarries, Newville. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid animal lover. He is survived by...

James Reed
Dec 30, 2017
James F. ‘Buck” Reed, Jr., 93, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. He was born June 24, 1924, in Shippensburg, a son of the late James F. and Lottie V. Eyer Reed, Sr. Buck was a 1943 graduate of Shippensburg High School and shortly thereafter was inducted into the...

Elmer Martin
Dec 29, 2017
Elmer Burkholder Martin, 1 month and 20 days, of Newville, departed this life on the afternoon of December 29, 2017, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on November 9, 2017, at Holy Spirit Hospital, a son of Mervin S. and Anna M. Burkholder Martin. In addition to his parents, Elmer is survived by six siblings, Phares B.,...

Charles Perry
Dec 28, 2017
Charles F. Perry, 82, of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born on February 9, 1935, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Charles E. Perry and Velva E. Mowery Perry Bistline. Charles married Mary Louise Heefner on September 14, 1958. She preceded him in death on March 19, 1992. Charles...
Steve Gardner
Dec 27, 2017
Steve J. Gardner, 63, of Newburg, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at home. He was born April 7, 1954 in Chambersburg, PA. Steve was a son of Lee H. and Joyce W. Mitchel Gardner of Shippensburg. He retired from PennDot. Steve was a 1972 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of the Hub...
Chris Bock
Dec 25, 2017
Chris H. Bock, 59, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on December 4, 1958, in Chambersburg, a son of Lois B. Shank Bock and the late Howard Guy Bock. Chris was a 1976 graduate of Shippensburg High School and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Navy, enlisting...
Romaine Ressler
Dec 25, 2017
Romaine M. Ressler, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away, Monday, December 25, 2017 in the Falling Spring Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. She was born January 26, 1931 in Shippensburg, PA. Romaine was the oldest daughter of the late Glen and Helen Shughart Hock. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg. Romaine farmed with her late...
Jacob Corwell
Dec 24, 2017
Jacob R. “Jake” Corwell, 82, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Thursday, May 2, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late James and Anna Mowen Corwell. He was raised by Paul & Freda Nye and Robert Corwell. He was a 1954 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, and...
Robert Crawley
Dec 23, 2017
Robert Lee Crawley, Jr., 84, of Orrstown, went home to be with the Lord, on the morning of Saturday, December 23, 2017, at his home. He was born on February 21, 1933, in Eagles Mere, PA, Sullivan County, the son of Robert Lee Crawley, Sr. and Letha R. Tomlin. Robert was a 1950 graduate of Canton High School and shortly...
James Johnson
Dec 23, 2017
James T. Johnson, Sr., 80, of Shippensburg, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born Saturday, January 30, 1937, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Axel T. and Irene C. Behringer Johnson. James graduated from the Archbishop Carroll Catholic High School. He was a United States Army Veteran. He retired from Goddard...
Robert Kyner
Dec 23, 2017
Robert F. “Bob” Kyner, Jr. 82, of Shippensburg passed away, Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home. He was born October 9, 1935 in Chambersburg, PA. Bob was a son of the late Robert F., Sr. and Marian Sellers Kyner. He was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newville. Bob had a small engine repair shop for over 40...
Dolores Culbertson
Dec 21, 2017
Dolores M. Culbertson, 89, of Shippensburg, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg. Born Friday, November 9, 1928 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Austin G. and Munyon L. Boyce Kling Hockenberry. Dolores was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God, where she taught the...
Ann Straley
Dec 19, 2017
Ann Victoria Straley, 64, of Shippensburg, PA passed away peacefully surrounded by her family December 19th, 2017. She is survived by her loving husband Edward. Together they celebrated 46 years of marriage and three children; son Joshua and wife Colleen and granddaughters Victoria and Emily of Mt. Joy; Beth Ann Houser and husband Jason and grandson Will of Shippensburg; Christina...
Kenneth Ott
Dec 16, 2017
Kenneth E. Ott, Jr., 37, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home. Born Tuesday, November 11, 1980 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Kenneth E. Ott, Sr, Shippensburg, and Teresa F. (companion John Baker) Dunlap Ott, of Chambersburg. Kenneth was a 1999 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School, and attended the Shippensburg University....