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

Jun 7, 2024

Virginia Walck Fitz, age 95, of Red Lion, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Hospice and Community Care of Lancaster. Born December 22, 1928, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Lester and Mary Ellen Ziegler Walck.

Mrs. Fitz was a 1946 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim...

Jun 5, 2024

Lindia Hall, 70, of Greencastle, PA passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in her home.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 1:00 PM in the Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Inc., 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle, PA 17225 where Minister Bob Murr will officiate. The family will receive friends at the...

Jun 2, 2024

Ruth Naomi Baumbaugh, age 101, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Brookview Health Care Center. Born October 7, 1922, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Anna Florence Binkley Wetsel.

Mrs. Baumbaugh worked as a seamstress for the former Gem Garment Com of Greencastle and...

May 31, 2024

Chief Keith A. Russell, Sr., age 53, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 31, 2024, at his home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 31, 1970, he was the son of John M. Russell and the late Lynn Jones Russell.

Chief Russell was a graduate of Damascus High School. He served honorably...

May 30, 2024

Carrie L. “Lu” Blair, age 89, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on May 30, 2024, at Quincy Village Nursing Home. Born June 19, 1934, at Anderson’s Mill in Mercersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Mabel Diffenderfer Anderson.

Mrs. Blair was a homemaker most of her adult life. She was a long-time member...

May 17, 2024

Clarence Edgar Leister, 89, of Greencastle, PA, died on Friday, May 17, 2024, surrounded by family at Luther Ridge Retirement Home. Born July 15, 1934, in McAlisterville, PA, he was the son of the late Edgar Clarence and Mary Ellen Leister.

Clarence’s early years were spent on a farm helping with the family business, McAlisterville Hatchery, raising...

May 9, 2024

Veronica M. Betz, 85, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at The Leland of Laurel Run in Waynesboro. Born March 6, 1939 in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Mardis Conner.

Veronica was a graduate of Johnstown High School. She was employed as a secretary at Greencastle...

May 6, 2024

Donald B. “Donnie” DeShong, age 70, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, May 6, 2024. Born in Chambersburg, PA on December 3, 1953, he was the son of the late Glenn C. and Betty Jo Bydalek DeShong.

Donnie was a 1971 graduate of CASHS. He worked as a machinist at Mack Truck in...

May 6, 2024

Junior C. Robinson, age 93, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 6, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 20, 1930, he was the son of the late Jacob E. and Mabel Bivens Robinson.

Mr. Robinson attended the former Lemasters School. He went on to serve honorably in the U.S....

May 1, 2024

Rita Maria Shoup, age 81, of Greencastle, PA passed away at home on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Born June 21, 1942, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Finfrock) Gilbert, stepdaughter to Evelyn (Bryan) Gilbert.

Rita was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School and had been named “Miss GAHS” her...

Apr 29, 2024

Prudence I. Sacco, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Brookview Nursing home. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa on July 30,1938, she was the daughter of the late R. James and Elsie Mitchell Fleming.

Mrs. Sacco was a homemaker most of her adult life. She is survived by three children, Deborah Highlands...

Apr 23, 2024

Lisa Rae Knott, age 59, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Apil 23, 2024, at her home. Born June 21, 1964, she was the daughter of Marie Hissong Musselman of Greencastle, PA and the late Home Musselman. Lisa was a graduate of Hagerstown Junior College. She had previously worked as a secretary at Potomac Edison in Hagerstown, MD....

Apr 23, 2024

Betty Marie Hawbaker Miller, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Lemasters, PA on January 12, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Brechbill and Mary Ethel Brindle Hawbaker.

Mrs. Miller was a 1955 graduate of the James Buchanan...

Apr 22, 2024

June L. Schwanebeck, age 88, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away at her home on Monday, April 22, 2024. Born in Essex, MD, on June 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Fritz Karl Herman Schwanebeck and Berta Gellert Schwanebeck.

June was a 1953 graduate of Kenwood High School and a 1966 graduate of Hagerstown Junior...

Apr 21, 2024

Betty J. Lehman, age 98, formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Chambers Pointe Health Care Center in Chambersburg, PA. Born July 18, 1925, in Welsh Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late G. Fred and Nora Emma Angle.

Mrs. Lehman was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School....

Mar 27, 2024

John L. “Jack” Davis, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Born in Chambersburg, PA on July 31, 1932, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Ida Mae Myers Davis.

Mr. Davis was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He went on to...

Mar 20, 2024

Ronald E. Statler, age 89, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home. Born March 29, 1934, in Welsh Run, PA, he was the son of the late Glen G. and Mildred “Nanny” Heckman Statler.

Mr. Statler was a 1952 graduate of James Buchanan High School. He went on to serve honorably...

Mar 17, 2024

Joyce Ann (Pensinger) "Penny" Berger, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on March 17, 2024, at Menno Haven in Chambersburg, PA. She was born on June 16, 1940, in Chambersburg, PA, to the late Harold B. Pensinger and Helen (Angle) Pensinger.

Joyce, known to many as "Penny," was an avid reader...

Mar 16, 2024

Lloyd E. Goetz, 92, a resident of the Williamsport Retirement Village of Williamsport, MD and formerly of Greencastle, PA passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024.  Born April 27, 1931 in Greencastle he was the son of the late Linford Goetz, Sr. and Edna (Mills) Goetz.

He was employed as a supervisor for Beck Manufacturing, Greencastle for a...

Mar 11, 2024

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