1932
Christopher
2016
Christopher C. Carpenter
May 24, 1932 — January 7, 2016
Christopher C. Carpenter
Christopher C. Carpenter, 83, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 7, 2016 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, where he resided since May, 2014. He was a former resident of Greencastle.
Chris was born May 24, 1932 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Preston and Camilla (Harper) Carpenter. He attended school in Hagerstown.
Chris worked in maintenance at Grove Manufacturing for 29 years until he retired. Always passionate about helping the local fire company, Chris spent approximately 20 years cleaning the restrooms and assisting at the annual carnival for the Rescue Hose Company of Greencastle. He was working towards his lifetime membership as an auxiliary member and was known by all as a devoted volunteer who proudly did his best to serve the Rescue Hose Company.
He is survived by his sister, Nancy Carpenter of Hagerstown and his other "family" of devoted friends: Karen and Darrel Showalter, Yvonne Young, Dorothy "Dottie" Cunningham, Rhoda Stickel, Audrey Tozer, Kim Bickers, Deborah and Garnet Negley, Lois Fetterhoff, Pastor Paul and Denise Hutchison, Carl’s Drug Store staff , many friends from the Community Grace Church in Greencastle, all of the wonderful staff at Shippensburg Health Care Center, and so many others who supported and assisted Chris throughout his life.
Chris was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother William.
Funeral services will held on Wednesday, January 13 at 2:00 PM from the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home of Greencastle with Pastor Paul Hutchison officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Browns Mill Cemetery Kauffman. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Community Grace Church 17 N. Washington St. Greencastle, PA 17225. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanfh.com
Christopher C. Carpenter, 83, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 7, 2016 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, where he resided since May, 2014. He was a former resident of Greencastle.
Chris was born May 24, 1932 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Preston and Camilla (Harper) Carpenter. He attended school in Hagerstown.
Chris worked in maintenance at Grove Manufacturing for 29 years until he retired. Always passionate about helping the local fire company, Chris spent approximately 20 years cleaning the restrooms and assisting at the annual carnival for the Rescue Hose Company of Greencastle. He was working towards his lifetime membership as an auxiliary member and was known by all as a devoted volunteer who proudly did his best to serve the Rescue Hose Company.
He is survived by his sister, Nancy Carpenter of Hagerstown and his other "family" of devoted friends: Karen and Darrel Showalter, Yvonne Young, Dorothy "Dottie" Cunningham, Rhoda Stickel, Audrey Tozer, Kim Bickers, Deborah and Garnet Negley, Lois Fetterhoff, Pastor Paul and Denise Hutchison, Carl’s Drug Store staff , many friends from the Community Grace Church in Greencastle, all of the wonderful staff at Shippensburg Health Care Center, and so many others who supported and assisted Chris throughout his life.
Chris was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother William.
Funeral services will held on Wednesday, January 13 at 2:00 PM from the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home of Greencastle with Pastor Paul Hutchison officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Browns Mill Cemetery Kauffman. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Community Grace Church 17 N. Washington St. Greencastle, PA 17225. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanfh.com
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