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

Feb 25, 2020

Louise Susan Stahl, age 91, a resident of Manor Care, Chambersburg PA died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Manor Care. Born March 31, 1928, in Montgomery Township, Franklin Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Olive Blattenberger Stahl.

Ms. Stahl was a member of Welsh Run Church of the Brethren. She...

Feb 20, 2020

Alta Ruth Keefer, age 91, a resident of Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA, and formerly of Mercersburg, PA,  passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Born April 1, 1928, in Little Cove, PA,  she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Russell and Nancy C. Keefer.

A seamstress, Ms. Keefer worked at the former Mercersburg Shirt...

Feb 20, 2020

Edward S. Zarger, age 93, a resident of Providence Place of Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle, PA died Thursday morning February 20, 2020 at Providence Place.

Born March 5, 1926 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur B. Sr. and Edith (Lesher) Zarger. His first wife Rachael H. (Hollinger) Zarger died on July...

Feb 19, 2020

Doris Marie Lesher, age 77 a long time resident of Chambers Pointe at Menno Haven in Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle, PA died Wednesday February 19, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born January 30, 1943 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Margaret K. (Miller) Lesher. Doris attended the Shanks Church of...

Feb 19, 2020

Shirley A. Aul, age 89, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Providence Place in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Antrim Township on September 26, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ray Adams, Sr. and Anna Grace Noll Adams.

A 1948 graduate of Greencastle High School, she went on to graduate...

Feb 18, 2020

Helen Kline, age 95, of Greencastle, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at the Waynesboro Hospital.  Born November 8, 1924, in Wilmerding, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Hanczak.

Helen was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Feb 18, 2020

Martha “Jane” (Myers) Beaver, age 86 of Waynesboro, PA passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Born November 17, 1933 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Seibert and Lucy (Deck) Myers. She married her husband Donald Eugene Beaver on July 28, 1950 in Hagerstown, Md. They moved to their current...

Feb 15, 2020

Douglass (Doug) L. Hirneisen, age 73, of Greencastle, PA, passed into the arms of the Lord around noontime Saturday, February 15, 2020, due to medical complications from an emergency heart procedure at UPMC Hospital in Altoona, PA.

Doug was born February 2, 1947 in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Dallas and Dorothy (Herzog)...

Feb 10, 2020

Georgia June Worden, age 84, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle died Monday, February 10, 2020 at Elmcroft.

Born July 6, 1935 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late George A. and June Elizabeth (Adams) Gravatt. Her husband Edward Leroy Worden preceded her in death.

Georgia worked...

Feb 8, 2020

Ricky Lee Bricker, age 60, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 24, 1960, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of Nancy Lee Shackelford Bricker and the late Harry Richard “Dick” Bricker.

A 1978 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School and of the former Franklin County...

Feb 8, 2020

Rev. Wilbur Wayne Benner, age 90, a resident of the Brookview Health Care Center of Menno Haven in Chambersburg, died Saturday February 8, 2020 in the health care center.

Born February 15, 1929 in Fayette, Township, Juniata County, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel Sr. and Mary (Adams) Benner. He married his wife Jane...

Feb 5, 2020

Leona Catherine Grove (also known as L.C.), age 91, passed on to her new life in heaven on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Messiah Lifeways Retirement Community, where she had been living since 1999. Born January 8, 1929 in Maugansville, MD to Edgar and Emma (Horst) Parmer, she was the sister of Ralph and Alton Parmer, now also both...

Feb 4, 2020

Jacob H. Kendle, age 77, a resident of Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle died Tuesday February 4, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born August 29, 1942 in Greencastle, PA, he was the son of the late Albert Elsworth and Mary Pauline (Kuhn) Kendle.  He had worked for the former Heinz...

Jan 28, 2020

Trevor Matthew Witmer, age 25, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at his home in Greencastle, PA. Born in Waynesboro, PA on August 4, 1994, he was the son of George E. Witmer (wife Tammy) of Greencastle, PA and Stacy S. Heefner Witmer (companion Stacy Bowen) of Chambersburg, PA.

Trevor was a...

Jan 24, 2020

Bonnie J. Showalter, age 72 of Marion, PA died Friday, January 24, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born April 4, 1947 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond V. and Virginia M. Cosey. She married her husband Lee Showalter on August 20, 1967.

Bonnie was a homemaker and had worked as...

Jan 23, 2020

Earle G. Miller Jr., age 72, of Hill Rd. Greencastle, PA died Thursday morning January 23, 2020 at his home.

Born May 22, 1947 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Earle G. and Esther Bessie (Brindle) Miller. He married his wife Phyllis J. (Keefer) Miller on November 30, 1970.

Earle was...

Jan 23, 2020

Philip M. Heister, age 53 of Greencastle, PA died unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday morning January 23, 2020.

Born February 21, 1966 in Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of Jackson Lee and Lena (Dolt) Heister of Greencastle. He married his wife Barbara E. (Young) Heister on October 1, 2006.

Philip was a...

Jan 22, 2020

Clarence W. Martin, age 90, of Kuhn Rd. Greencastle, PA went to his heavenly reward on  Wednesday morning  January 22, 2020 at the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born July 14, 1929 in Mercersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Christian and Sara Bell (Etter) Martin. He married his wife Helen (Martin) Martin on November 20,...

Jan 12, 2020

Cornelia Grace “Connie” Widder , 93, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Menno Haven Nursing Facility in Chambersburg. Born April 24, 1926 in Chambersburg (Guilford Springs), PA., she was the daughter of the late John Albert and Celia (Light) Hoffeditz. She married Vernon C. Widder on August 18, 1945 in Hagerstown, MD. He died on March...

Jan 11, 2020

Kenneth N. Henson Jr., age 66 of Waynesboro, PA and formerly of Greencastle died unexpectedly on Saturday January 11, 2020, in his home.

Born December 30, 1953, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Adele (Anderton) Henson of Waynesboro and the late Kenneth N. Henson Sr.

He was employed by the federal government. In...