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Ruth Crouse

Ruth Crouse

Oct 18, 2016

Ruth Louise Crouse, 87, a resident of Greenridge Village, Newville, Formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 in the home. Born February 11, 1929 in Hopewell Twp., Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Grace E. Burkhart Booz. Ruth was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren, taught Good News Club...

Rose Williams

Rose Williams

Oct 17, 2016

Rose Dell Williams, 83, of Waynesboro, died on Monday, October 17, 2016, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Services will be at the discretion of the family. Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Merdie Stith

Merdie Stith

Oct 16, 2016

Merdie V. Stith, 83, of Shippensburg, died on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her home. Born June 7, 1933, in Sussex, VA, she was a daughter of the late Larney and Beatrice Wooden Sills. Local arrangements are being handled by Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., Shippensburg. Funeral services and burial are under the direction of Unique Funeral Home in...

D. Joann Hancock

D. Joann Hancock

Oct 15, 2016

D. Joann Hancock, 84, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at home. She was born December 1, 1931 in Chambersburg, PA. Joann was a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Dorothea Wyent Caldwell. She retired from the Shippensburg University in 1991 and was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. Joann was a member of...

Donald Baer

Donald Baer

Oct 11, 2016

Donald E. Baer, Jr., 60, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, August 1, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Donald E. and Carrie M. Shoemaker Baer, Sr. Donald was a 1975 graduate of the Shippensburg Area senior High School. He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in...

R. Jack Naugle

R. Jack Naugle

Oct 10, 2016

R. Jack Naugle, 88, of Carlisle and formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at his home. Born Sunday, June 24, 1928 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Roy C. and M. Ardella Seitz Naugle. Jack was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He served in the United States Marine Corp...

Ronald  Bigler, I

Ronald Bigler, I

Oct 10, 2016

Roanld Eugene Bigler, I, 62, devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather, departed this life on the morning of Monday, October 10, 2016. Born on April 26, 1954, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Clarence Edward Bigler and Janet Holtry Bigler (Samuel H.) Swartz. Ronald was a 1973 graduate of Shippensburg High School and earned and Associates Degree in Accounting...

George  Earnest

George Earnest

Oct 7, 2016

George A. Earnest, 87, formerly of Greencastle, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, October 7, 2016, at his home. He was born on January 7, 1929, in Carlisle, a son of the late Harry A. and Anna Viola Barbour Earnest. George was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime member of...

Wesley  Ott

Wesley Ott

Oct 3, 2016

Wesley L. Ott, Sr., 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, October 3, 2016. He was born on February 6, 1932, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Benjamin and Augusta Mae Holtry Ott. Wesley married Mary Ellen Lautsbaugh on June 16, 1952. She preceded him in death on June 30, 2007. Wesley worked construction for...

Richard Hench

Richard Hench

Sep 30, 2016

Richard M. Hench, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Saturday, July 6, 1935 in Loysville, PA, he was a son of the late Dewey M. and Della M. Cope Hench. Richard was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of the Bloserville God’s Missionary Church. Richard was a lifelong farmer...

Virginia Fry

Virginia Fry

Sep 28, 2016

Virginia Esther Fry, 95, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in her home. She was born January 5, 1921 in Orrstown, PA. Virginia was a daughter of the late Paul M. and Dorothy N. Baker Staver. Her husband, Andrew Z. Fry, a daughter, Beverly Ann George, a granddaughter, Bethany Christine Fry, a daughter-in law, Ralma C. Fry, a brother,...

Doris Brenize

Doris Brenize

Sep 27, 2016

Doris Marie Brenize, 79, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born December 3, 1936 in Newburg, PA. Doris was a daughter of the late Jacob and Martha Rine Crider. One son, James E. Brenize and one brother Melvin Crider are also deceased. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist...

Charles  Heckman

Charles Heckman

Sep 27, 2016

Charles William, “Tuffy” Heckman, Sr., 92, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Shippensburg Health care Center. Born Saturday, August 30, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late John Edgar and Nellie Irene Holtry Heckman. Charles was the owner/operator of Heckman’s Electric for 60+ years retiring in 1989. He was a United States Army...

Jadyn Zimmerman

Jadyn Zimmerman

Sep 26, 2016

Jadyn Eric Zimmerman, 4 months old of Newville, passed away on to his eternal reward, lovingly held by his mother on September 26, 2016 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Jadyn was born May 5, 2016 and is survived by his parents; James F. and Maryetta Leid Zimmerman, paternal grandparents; Daniel M. and Erla Reiff Zimmerman, maternal grandparents; Paul...

Nellie  Robinson

Nellie Robinson

Sep 24, 2016

Nellie M. Robinson, 83, a resident of the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, formerly of Lurgan, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, September 24, 2016. Born on November 28, 1932, in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy Edward and Ruth Pauline Reeder Armstrong. Nellie married Clifford E. Robinson on April 28, 1951. He...

L. Long

L. Long

Sep 23, 2016

L. Kathryn Long, 99, a resident of Shook Home, Chambersburg, departed this life on the evening of Friday, September 23, 2016. She was born June 22, 1917, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late James Garfield and Lilly Mae Wagner Watson and was a 1935 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Kathryn married J. Kenneth Long, Sr. on September 30, 1938,...

Warren Boggs

Warren Boggs

Sep 22, 2016

Warren G. Boggs, 80, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of September 22, 2016, at his home. He was born on August 3, 1936, in Dry Run, a son of the late Alfred M. and Annie J. Doyle Boggs. Warren worked as a logger for Johnson Logging and also as a paver operator for Hammaker-East. He enjoyed fishing...

Erma Gettel

Erma Gettel

Sep 19, 2016

Erma M. Gettel, 88, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, September 19, 2016, at her home. She was born on April 20, 1928 in McConnellsburg, a daughter of the late Norman H. and Eva Winger Alleman. Erma married Jay Gettel on March 11, 1950, also in McConnellsburg, at the same house she was born in. Erma...

Michael Gardner

Michael Gardner

Sep 15, 2016

Heaven became a much livelier place on September 15, 2016, when Michael C Gardner, aged 64, of Newburg, passed away suddenly at his home. Mike will be remembered for being an amazing husband, father, grandfather, uncle, son, brother, and friend; as well as his ability to make friends wherever he went. Mike was born in Chambersburg on August 9, 1952,...

David Jeffries

David Jeffries

Sep 14, 2016

David Edward Jeffries, Jr., 49, of Chambersburg passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. David was born November 2, 1966 in Blain to the late David E. Jeffries, Sr. and Linda L. (Sweger) Jeffries Miley of Orrstown. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Miles & Dorothy Jeffries, Robert M. Sweger, Mabel R. (Jacobs)...

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