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

Mar 8, 2024

Franklin M. “Peep” Hykes, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at The Shook Home. Born in Waynesboro, PA on February 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Franklin S. and Madeline V. Miller Hykes.

Mr. Hykes was a 1957 graduate of Greencastle Antrim High School. Mr. Hykes served honorably...

Mar 1, 2024

Vivian C. Scull, 102, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024 at Heritage Retirement Community. Born December 26, 1921 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claude I. Coffey, Sr. and Ida A. Evans Coffey. Her beloved husband, Bruce B. Scull, preceded her in death on November 26, 1999. She is survived by her...

Feb 28, 2024

Amanda Jewel Risser, age 31, of Greencastle, PA was called home peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Born in Greencastle, PA on October 24, 1992, she was the daughter of Phillip E. and Pamela Kuhns Risser.

Amanda was a member of Cedar Grove Mennonite Church and a 2014 graduate of the Franklin Learning Center....

Feb 17, 2024

Howard A. Kozain, 91, of Greencastle, PA passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024 in his home.  Born July 24, 1932 in Boquet, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Margaret (Benson) Kozain.

Howard served with the United States Army during Korea until his honorable discharge.  He was employed as a salvage machinist for Mack...

Feb 14, 2024

Forrest “Lynn” Huffman, 83, of Greencastle, PA passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in his home.  Born April 17, 1940 in San Diego, CA he was the son of the late Richard Lee and Leota (Ewing) Huffman.

He was a graduate of Hagerstown North High School with the Class of 1959.  Following graduation Lynn served with the...

Feb 8, 2024

Nicole K. Johns, age 51, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born August 26, 1972, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Judy Meyers Lebo and the late Leon R. Lebo.

Nicole was a graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She worked in banking for a number of...

Feb 4, 2024

Alan L. Meyers, age 59, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 7, 1964, he was the son of the late Mark Meyers and Lyndell Myers Meyers.

Alan was a 1982 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. Alan worked as  a dairy farmer until...

Feb 3, 2024

Nancy Mae Comer Boward Layton, age 78, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Fountain Green, MD on January 2, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Odis Gentry and Elenora M. Jones Comer, Sr.

Mrs. Layton was a 1964 graduate of Neshaminy High School...

Jan 28, 2024

Franklin E. Stockslager, age 89, of Greencastle, PA died at Waynesboro Hospital on Sunday, January 28, 2024.  He was born in Greencastle in 1935 and was the son of Ralph and Mildred (Bovey) Stockslager.  He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Lester and Elizabeth (Barnhart) Bovey, who preceded him in death.  Frank attended Greencastle High School, Greencastle, PA. ...

Jan 26, 2024

Martha L. Meyers, age 93, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Menno Haven’s Brookview Personal Care Home. Born June 9, 1930, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Ruth Peckman Bricker.

Mrs. Meyers worked alongside her husband on the family...

Jan 21, 2024

William Blair Ruckman, Sr., age 97, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Menno Haven Rehab. Born November 23, 1926, in Richwood, WV, he was the son of the late Martin B. and Minnie McElwain Ruckman.

Mr. Ruckman was a graduate of Nicholas County High School in WV. He went on to serve...

Jan 21, 2024

Clara I. Wagner, age 93, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at her home. Born in Mercersburg, PA on July 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James Russell and Ida Robison Carmack.

Mrs. Wagner was a homemaker most of her working years. She was a former member of Christian Life...

Jan 15, 2024

Carol O. Beard, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 11, 1936, in Hagerstown Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Clara May (Bingaman) Smith.

Carol married her husband June 2, 1953. She worked as an assembler at Corning Glass for 30...

Dec 30, 2023

Stephen Rinn Dubpernell, 84, of Greencastle, PA passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 in his home.  Born March 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late John S. and Virginia A. (Rinn) Dubpernell.

He was a graduate of Westwood High School, Westwood, NJ with the Class of 1957.  Stephen then went on to...

Dec 30, 2023

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Dec 30, 2023

Constance L. “Connie” Provard, age 97, of Waynesboro, PA passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Laurel Lakes Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA. Born December 6, 1926, in Upton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Reynard and Hazel Gossard Johns.

Mrs. Provard worked as a homemaker for most of her adult life. She was...

Dec 24, 2023

Donna R. Bear, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 24 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Renova, PA on June 8, 1944, she was the daughter of the late John V. Royer and M. Lorraine Clopper Royer.

Mrs. Bear was a 1962 graduate of James Buchanan High School. Mrs. Bear had worked...

Dec 20, 2023

William E. “Bill” Mummert, age 91, of Mercersburg, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 21, 1932, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frank C. and Flo Ankerbrand Mummert.

Mr. Mummert was a 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He went on to serve...

Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Arlene Bertha (Bard) Ryder, 85, of Greencastle, went to be with her Lord and Savior early Monday Morning, December 11, 2023, at Heritage Retirement Community. Born September 9, 1938, at home in Quincy, PA, along with her twin sister, Marlene Bard Rubeck, they are daughters of the late Andrew Ross and Pauline Katherine Fittry Bard.

Arlene...

Dec 10, 2023

Jane Evelyn Book Benner, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Brookview at Menno Haven. Born October 11, 1929, in Mifflintown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Melissa Hackenberger Book.

Mrs. Benner was a 1948 graduate of Thompsontown High School. On April 16, 1949, she married...