Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Nina M. Ruffner
Nov 16, 2024
Nina M. Ruffner, age 80, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at her home with her husband by her side. Born in Greenville TN on July 5, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Oval Hensley.
Nina worked as a waitress for 38 years, at Nick’s Airport Inn, retiring in 2009. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, going...
Betty J. Elliott
Nov 10, 2024
Betty J. Elliott, 94, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born October 21, 1930 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Ellen Barnes Starliper. Her beloved husband, Richard Elliott, preceded her in death in 2000.
Betty was employed at the Waynesboro Knitting Mill and Fresh Express in...
Howard Rayburn Sheeley
Nov 6, 2024
Howard Rayburn Sheeley, 88, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at his home. Born July 25, 1936 in Waynesboro, PA, he was a son of the late Merle D. and Mary A. Toms Sheeley.
Howard was a 1956 graduate of Waynesboro High School. A US Army veteran, Howard served honorably from 1959 – 1962. He was employed...
Joseph "Joe" M. Shatzer, Jr.
Nov 5, 2024
Joseph M. Shatzer, Jr., 87, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Quincy Village. Born December 18, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Joseph M. Shatzer, Sr., and Edyth Sanders Shatzer. His beloved wife, Lois J. Berger Shatzer, whom he married on February 25, 1956, preceded him in death on November 16,...
Linda F. Stitely
Oct 27, 2024
Linda F. Stitely, age 73, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Born in Stoystown, PA on February 16, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Frank D. and Martha Ebersole Shaffer.
Ms. Stitely was a 1969 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. She worked as a foot...
Ruth Ann Truax
Oct 26, 2024
Ruth Ann Truax, age 64, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away at home on Saturday, October 26, 2024, after a brief illness. Born in Ashland, PA on October 20, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Joan Jones Weitz.
Ruth had worked at the former Stroehman Bakeries, now Bimbo for 10 years and then went to work for Cracker...
Danny C. Collins
Oct 25, 2024
Danny C. Collins, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his home. Born February 11, 1945 in Lincoln County, KY, he was the son of the late John Collins and Geneva Dugger Keucher. His wife of 44 years, Roberta Love Collins, whom he married on December 5, 1964, preceded him in death on December 15,...
Gerald Lee Snyder
Oct 22, 2024
Gerald Lee Snyder was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on October 31, 1935. He grew up in Greencastle, Pennsylvania with his parents Merle Blantire Snyder and Mary Ellen Faust Snyder. He had an older brother Richard, now deceased, who was seven years his senior.
Life was very active for Gerald and his brother. They fished and hunted together and played fast pitch...
Stephanie L. Henson
Oct 22, 2024
Stephanie L. Henson, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 2, 1948 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth N. Hensen, Sr. and E. Adele Anderton Henson. She is survived by her brother, Eric A. Henson of Blue Ridge Summit. Aside from her...
Shawn William Schaeffer
Oct 22, 2024
Shawn William Schaeffer, 56, of Greencastle, PA, died on October 22, 2024 at Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital, after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Winchester, VA on September 3, 1968 to William and Darlis (Gump) Schaeffer. Shawn grew up in Chambersburg, PA. He was a 1986 graduate of CASHS, where he participated in Choristers, Glee Club, and the...
Naomi I. Rice
Oct 22, 2024
Naomi I. Rice, age 102, of Waynesboro, PA, was called home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at her home. Born in Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter H. and Elizabeth Shank Rice.
A champion for the Lord, Ms. Rice preached the gospel, lived and led by example, led many bible studies and travelled to preach his...
Constance Marie Frank
Oct 21, 2024
Constance Marie “Connie” Frank, age 73, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Nelson H. and Kathryn Myers Frank.
Connie was a 1969 graduate of State College High School, 1972 graduate of Penn State University with her Bachelor of...
Hal E. Myers
Oct 16, 2024
Hal E. Myers, age 77, of Shady Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 4, 1947, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Otha and Kathleen Rotz Myers.
Mr. Myers was a 1965 Graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. As a teenager, Hal worked at Earl’s Market in State...
Jan M. Shafer
Oct 14, 2024
Jan M. Shafer age 70, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 13, 1954, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis D. and Bette Jayne Beam McIntire, Sr.
Mrs. Shafer was a 1972 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. She started her career working at Carlisle...
Dorothy Robinson Beckham
Oct 12, 2024
Dorothy Lorraine Robinson Beckham was born the fifteenth of June 1931, at the home of her parents, Carl and Ora College Robinson in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the fourth of eight children in the Robinson family.
The family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Dorothy was baptized in April of 1940.
She attended Greencastle...
Delores A. Starliper
Oct 1, 2024
Delores A. Starliper, age 81, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Mercy House. Born October 5, 1942, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Bertha W. Keller Helm.
Delores was a 1960 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. She worked as a custodian and a cook at the Greencastle...
Lynn S. Thomas
Sep 30, 2024
Lynn S. Thomas, age 73, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, September 30, 2024 following a short illness. Born in Cumberland, MD on March 14, 1951, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Thomas, Sr. and Velma Ruth Swain Thomas Miller.
Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army honorably from 1971-1977. He worked for...
Larry Douglas Pike
Sep 30, 2024
Larry Douglas Pike, age 76, of Greencastle PA passed away at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD on Monday, September 30, 2024. Born March 8, 1948, in Greencastle, PA he was the son of the late Daniel Obern and Margaret Louise Overcash Pike.
A 1966 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School, Larry was a lifetime resident of Greencastle and loved...
Avelina "Billy" Alexander
Sep 24, 2024
Avelina Melad “Billy”Alexander, age 79, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at the York Hospital. Born in Cagayan Valley, Philippines, on December 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Marcos and Francisca S. Melad.
Mrs. Alexander earned the nickname “Billy” growing up in the Philippines as a “tomboy”. She earned her Bachelor of Education...
Michael W. Talhelm
Sep 19, 2024
Michael W. Talhelm, 71, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly in his home, Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born January 4, 1953 in Waynesboro, PA he was the son of the late Paul G. and W. Lucille (Bonebrake) Talhelm.
He was a graduate of Greencastle Antrim High School with the Class of 1970. Mike then went on to obtain his bachelor’s degree...
