Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas

2022

Charles Wilbur “Bud” Dietrick, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Friday, July 29, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital.  Born October 15, 1935 in West Virginia he was the son of the late Herbert S. and Mildred M. Dietrick.

He was a graduate of Churchland High School, Portsmouth, VA with the Class of 1953 where...

Dec 31, 2021

Merle E. “Gene” Johns, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 28, 1945, he was the son of the late Norman D. and Julia E. Harmon Johns.

Gene attended James Buchanan High School. He went on to pursue a career as a mechanic, working at the...

Dec 31, 2021

Calvin H. “Cal” Hausenfluck, age 95, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021, at Menno Haven Rehab Center. Born October 30, 1926, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late John H. and Elsie Click Hausenfluck.

A U.S. Navy veteran, he served honorably during WWII. Mr. Hausenfluck worked for the FBI in...

Dec 25, 2021

Betty E. Myers, 93, of Greencastle, PA, passed away Saturday morning, December 25, 2021 at The Shook Home. Born August 21, 1928 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Fred L. Everhart, Sr. and Pauline Corderman Everhart. Mrs. Myers had been employed at the former McCrory's in Hagerstown; the Greencastle-Antrim High School cafeteria; and she last...

Dec 21, 2021

James R. Stampher, age 87, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 24, 1934, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late James Roy and Mildred Strittmatter Stampher.

Mr. Stampher served honorably for 26 years,  in the U.S. Air Force, where he retired as a Master...

Dec 17, 2021

Doris Jean Shanholtz, age 84, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Shook Home. Born July 7, 1937, in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. Cordell and Emma F. Bitner Cordell Kennedy.

Mrs. Shanholtz was a 1955 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim Senior High School. After...

Dec 14, 2021

Ralph M. Eshleman, Jr., age 91, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Mennonite Fellowship Home. Born January 2, 1930, he was the son of the late Ralph M. and Ruth Martin Eshleman, Sr.

Mr. Eshleman worked in agriculture most of his working years. He was a member of the Antrim Mennonite...

Dec 13, 2021

LeAnne Elizabeth Shives, age 36, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Full Circle Residence in Chambersburg, PA on Monday, December 13, 2021. Born April 2, 1985, in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of David Shives of State Line, PA and Donna and Andy Oyler, of State Line, PA.

A 2006 graduate of the Franklin Learning Center,...

Dec 10, 2021

Esther L. Starliper, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, December 10, 2021. Born October 1, 1942, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rhoda Brechbiel Wolford.

Mrs. Starliper was a homemaker for the last several years. She enjoyed reading, playing BINGO, going to casinos, and spending...

Dec 6, 2021

Charles Robert McCleary, age 86, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 18, 1935, in Guilford Township, PA, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Margaret Deardorff McCleary.

A 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. McCleary went on to work at the...

Dec 4, 2021

Robert L. Gregory, Sr., age 71 of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at his home. Born August 27, 1950, in Alexandria, VA, he was the son of the late Willis Stewart and Minnie Heflin Gregory, Sr.

Mr. Gregory retired from Grove World Wide in 1997, after 20 years of service. He was...

Dec 2, 2021

Joyce Marie Martin

(1970-2021)

Trusting in God, baptized into the fellowship of Christ Jesus, and after many years of faithful and loving service, Joyce Marie Horst, wife of Christopher Martin of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, left this life to meet the Lord on the 2nd of December, 2021.

Born to Mylin...

Nov 28, 2021

Albert Richard (“Dick”) Walck passed away on 28 November 2021 at the age of 92. Richard was born in Greencastle, PA on 12 January 1929. He served in the Air Force from 1952-1956 and was stationed in New Mexico and Texas. After service, he worked at Fairchild Aircraft until his retirement in 1994.

Richard enjoyed hunting and...

Nov 28, 2021

Karen Louise Johns, 78, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 26, 1943 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Sara Tice Freshman.

Karen was a 1961 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She was employed as a housekeeper at the Days Inn in Chambersburg...

Nov 27, 2021

Evangeline B. “Vangie” Myers, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1933 in Norristown, PA she was a daughter of the late John Morris Tyson Buckwalter and Voneda Blanche Crunkleton Buckwalter. Her beloved husband, Lauren K. “Jack” Myers, preceded her in death on June 5, 2012....

Nov 27, 2021

Nelson I. Reeder, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown. Born March 10, 1938 in Mercersburg, he was the son of the late Chester Hoover and Margaret Zeger Hoover.

Nelson was employed as a mechanic at Wishard’s Garage in Zullinger until his retirement in 2014. He was a member...

Nov 14, 2021

Christopher E. Keepers, 61, of Greencastle, PA went home to be with the Lord after a short illness, Sunday, November 14, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA.  Born December 31, 1959 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Charles E. and Joan T. (Neiderer) Keepers.

He was a graduate of the Catoctin High...

Nov 13, 2021

Mitsuo Furukawa 91, of Greencastle PA passed away on Nov 13th at his home. He is the son of Tomojiro and Haruno (Kusada) Furukawa.  Born in Ookala Hawaii, he spent his childhood in Lahaina on Maui.  He is a 1949 graduate of Lahaina Luna High school. He had 10 siblings. In 1951 he served in the US Army’s 3rd...

Nov 12, 2021

Joseph Donald “Don” Miller, age 79 of Greencastle, PA went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Cadia Healthcare. Born March 1, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Truman "JT" and Mabel Belle (Stouffer) Miller. He married his late wife, Lois Marie (Caufman), on August 24, 1968. J....

Nov 9, 2021

Frank E. Shaffer, 75, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his home. Born July 7, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Frank D. and Martha Ebersole Shaffer.

Frank was a 1964 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. He served two years 1 W at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. He drove...