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

Aug 3, 2019

Faye V. Mellott, age 79, of Greencastle, PA passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Born in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Genevieve Mills Chamberlin.

Mrs. Mellott was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School.  She worked as a receptionist for the offices...

Jul 20, 2019

Robert Gordon Thomas

Robert Gordon Thomas, age 75 of Greencastle, PA died Saturday evening July 20, 2019 in his home.

He was born April 20, 1944 in Johnstown, PA. Gordon was the owner and manager of Thomas Auto Supply near Greencastle and had also worked as a CPA. He graduated in 1962 from Greencastle-Antrim High...

Jun 27, 2019

Mary Sargent Thompson, age 93, a resident of Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA and Little Rock AK,  went home to the Lord Thursday,  June 27, 2019.

Born October 30, 1925 in Ellisburg, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harry B. and Mildred V. (Gray) Sargent.

She...

Jun 19, 2019

Sarah Louise Forsythe

Sarah Louise (Heefner) Forsythe, age 92 of Greencastle, PA, died Wednesday evening June 19, 2019 in her home.

Born August 24, 1926 in Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late B. Wilbur and Sarah (Vanderau) Heefner.  She married her husband Vernon E. Forsythe on April 21, 1946....

Jun 16, 2019

Ruth M. (Sellers) Coldsmith, age 86, a resident of Londonderry Village, Palmyra, PA and formerly of the Quincy Retirement Community and Apple Dr., Greencastle, died Sunday evening June 16, 2019, at Londonderry Village.

Born March 16, 1933, in Waynesboro PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur R. and Hazel M. (Bowders)...

Jun 14, 2019

Jacqueline W. “Jackie” Shatzer, age 81, of Greencastle, PA died Friday June 14, 2019.

Born September 19, 1937 in Houston, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Rayburn and Calena (Edmondson) White. She married her husband John J. Shatzer on February 1, 1958 in Shreveport, LA. He died on March 24, 2019.

Jackie retired...

Jun 11, 2019

Scott J. Vinck

Scott James Vinck, age 40, of Cambridge, MD and formerly of Hagerstown died unexpectedly Tuesday June 11, 2019 in his home.

Born April 20, 1979 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL, he was the son of Connie M. (Wolff) Vinck of Fayetteville, PA and the late Julien W. “Chip” Vinck...

Jun 9, 2019

Arthur R.  Hoyle, age 85 of Greencastle, PA died Sunday afternoon June 9, 2019 in the York Hospital from injuries he received from a fall at his home.

Born April 21, 1934 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur R. Hoyle and  Ivy (Wilkens) Hoyle . He married his wife Cecelia B. (Byrne)...

Jun 8, 2019

Eleanor K. (Keller) Martin, age 91, a resident of Providence Place in Chambersburg, PA and formerly of State Line, PA died Saturday morning June 8, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born June 27, 1927 in Montgomery Twp., Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer J. and Margaret (Palmer) Keller. She married her husband...

Jun 7, 2019

Patricia Grace DuBois, age 85, of Boca Raton, FL and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, at her home in Florida with her family by her side. Born December 2, 1933, in Franklin County, PA she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Annie Kuhn Lowans.

A homemaker most of her...

May 31, 2019

Rhoda Barbara (Hawbaker) Eberly Hartman, age 97, formerly of Greencastle, PA, Texas and Florida, died Friday evening May 31, 2019 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg.

Born October 22, 1921 in Welsh Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel M. and Ada B. (Hege) Hawbaker.  Her first husband, Raymond L.  Eberly Sr. died October 22,...

May 18, 2019

William G. “Bill” Hoover, age 82, of Chambersburg, PA and a longtime resident of Greencastle, died Saturday morning May 18, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born May 5, 1937 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Warren S. and Mary Elizabeth (Glass) Hoover.

Bill was a life member of the Rescue Hose...

May 13, 2019

William John Smith, age 92, a resident of the Quincy Retirement Village and formerly of Shady Grove, PA, died Monday afternoon May 13, 2019, in Quincy Retirement Village.

Born November 20, 1926, in York Springs, PA, he was the son of the late John and Maggie (Spidel) Eichelberger.

In his younger years, Bill worked at...

Apr 28, 2019

Richard T. Simmons, age 84, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at his home. Born in Bedford County, PA on August 31, 1934, he was the son of the late J. Thomas and Zola Foor Simmons.

Surviving is his wife of 65 years, Josephine Yaukey Simmons, whom he married on October 19, 1953;...

Apr 25, 2019

Harold Eugene Showalter, age 74, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born October 12, 1944, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Laban and Ethel Risser Showalter.

Mr. Showalter was a 1962 graduate of the North Hagerstown High...

Apr 25, 2019

Timothy Harney, age 59, of Greencastle, PA went to be with the Lord while surrounded by his family   Thursday evening April 25, 2019, in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born January 22, 1960, in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Rita Harney. He was currently working at Ventura Foods in Chambersburg and also had worked as...

Apr 23, 2019

Beulah E. (Frey) Shank, age 91, a resident of the Mennonite Fellowship Home in Hagerstown, MD and formerly of Chambersburg, PA died Tuesday evening April 23, 2019 in the home.

Born June 25, 1927 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late David B. and Fannie H. (Martin) Frey. She married her husband Marlin W....

Apr 21, 2019

Glenn D. Showalter, age 88, of Quincy Village and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, April 21, 2019. Born October 12, 1930, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Amos T. and Rhoda Shank Showalter.

In Glenn’s early life he worked as a farmer and in agricultural...

Apr 15, 2019

Harry Eugene “Gene” Lawson age 92, of Greencastle, PA and formerly of Urbana, MD, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born January 13, 1927, in Urbana, MD he was the son of the late James Uriah and Mary Virginia Weller Lawson.

Rev. Lawson was a 1944 graduate of Frederick...

Apr 14, 2019

Byron L. “Big Dawg” Eshelman, age 68, of Gearhart Rd. Greencastle, PA died unexpectedly at his home early Sunday morning April 14, 2019.

Born September 10, 1950 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Melvin and Dorothy (Everetts) Eshelman. He married his wife Betty L. (Stahl) Eshelman on September 15, 1973.

Byron...