Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Bessie Gish
Jul 9, 2012
Mrs. Bessie Genevieve Bingaman Gish, 96, of Greencastle, died Monday morning, July 9, 2012, at Manor Care Health Services, Chambersburg. She was the wife of the late Albert J. Gish. Born September 10, 1915, in the Martins Mill Covered Bridge Farmhouse, Antrim Township, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Oliver W. and Bessie May Hershberger Bingaman. Mrs....
Ethel Rathbone
Jul 2, 2012
Ethel E. Rathbone Ethel E. Rathbone went home to the Lord peacefully on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the home of her son, Thomas and daughter-in-law, Lola in Milford, NY after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born to Aaron and Leila Hartle Myers in State Line, PA on June 6, 1922 in the house in which she lived...
Mary Elizabeth Young
Jun 21, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Young Mary Elizabeth Young, age 79 of 2593 Buchanan Trail West Greencastle, PA died at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, June 21, 2012 in her home. Born January 8, 1933 in Somerset, PA, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Evelyn May (Arnold) Burke Mays and the step-daughter of the late Leroy Ralph Mays. Mary Elizabeth was...
Lillian Wingert
Jun 18, 2012
Lillian Kathleen Wingert Lillian Kathleen Wingert, age 87, passed away on Monday, June 18th, 2012. Born February 22, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Charlotte Morphet of Stayner, Ontario, Canada. Her husband of 58 years, Laban M. Wingert, preceded her in passing on August 3rd, 2010. She is survived by their children - Vern (Carol) Wingert...
Helen Gorsuch
Jun 8, 2012
Helen Marie (Diehl) Gorsuch Mrs. Helen Marie Diehl Gorsuch, 92, of Hagerstown, died early Friday morning, June 8, 2012, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Willard Gorsuch, who preceded her in death in 1980. Born April 4, 1920, in Everett, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Walter Eugene and Lulu Mae Pittman Diehl. She...
Lauren "Jack" Myers
Jun 5, 2012
Lauren K. "Jack" Myers Lauren K. "Jack" Myers, age 81 of Pensinger Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 4:30 A.M. Tuesday June 5, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services of Chambersburg. He had been in declining health the past year. He was born November 24, 1930 in Hagerstown, MD, the son of the late George Cleveland and Maude Evelyn (Stickell) Myers. He...
John Eber Burkholder
Jun 4, 2012
John Eber Burkholder, 99, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Maugansville, went to be with his Lord Monday morning, June 4, 2012, at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. He was the husband of the late Violet Shank Burkholder who preceded him in death on January 16, 2009. Born on July 7, 1912, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Henry S....
Audrey Martin
May 30, 2012
Audrey L. Martin Audrey L. Martin, age 83 of Timothy Dr. Greencastle, PA died at 2:32 P.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in the Coffman Nursing Home of Hagerstown where she has been a resident for the past seven years. Born February 17, 1929 in Warrenton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Cora (Strickler) Miller. She and...
Myrtle Leckron Hartle
May 29, 2012
Mrs. Myrtle Louise Leckron Hartle Mrs. Myrtle L. Hartle, 86, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday afternoon May 29, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late Mr. Richard Lee Hartle, who died on April 9, 2012. Born September 23, 1925, in Franklin County, near State Line, she was a daughter of the late Nelson Russell...
Carl Clark
May 28, 2012
Carl E. Clark Mr. Carl Eugene Clark, 69, of Greencastle, died Monday evening, May 28, at NMS Health Care, Hagerstown. He was the husband of Mrs. Carolyn Frances Baer Clark, his wife 46 years. Born January 30, 1943, in Diamond, Ohio, he was the son of the late Earl Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Kendle Clark. Mr. Clark retired in...
Clarence Ellis Stahl
May 21, 2012
Clarence Ellis Stahl Clarence Ellis Stahl, age 90 of Williamson Ave. Greencastle, PA died at 3:30 P.M. Monday May 21, 2012 at Quincy Village where he had been a resident since April 3, 2012. Born November 24, 1921 in Peters Twp. Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late J. Howard and Ruth R. (Gehr) Stahl. He married...
Janet Foreman Miller
May 17, 2012
Mrs. Janet Irene Foreman Miller, 80, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Paul D. Miller, who preceded her in death on November 3, 2008. Born February 27, 1932, in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Alma G. Bear Foreman. Mrs. Miller graduated St. Thomas...
David C. Daugherty
May 14, 2012
Mr. David Carl Daugherty, 63, of Greencastle, died late Monday evening, May 14, 2012, at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Born October 13, 1948, in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Charles Wilson and Grace Varner Daugherty. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Daugherty has been employed with the Herald Mail Company, since...
Catherine Long
May 7, 2012
Catherine H. Long Catherine H. Long, 95, a resident of Penn Hall at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, and formerly Mercersburg Rd., Greencastle, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Long, who preceded her in death on April 21, 2006. Born January 29, 1917 in Greencastle, she was the daughter...
Charles Stine Sr
May 4, 2012
Charles B. Stine Sr. Charles B. "Charlie" Stine, Sr., age 90 of Ridge Rd. Waynesboro, PA died at 12:34 P.M. Friday, May 4, 2012 in St. Mary''s Hospital in Leonardtown, Md. He had been in declining health the past year. At the time of his death, Charles was visiting with his daughter Linda and had been living the past three...
Frank Johnston
May 1, 2012
Mr. Frank Edward Johnston Mr. Frank Edward Johnston, 99, formerly of Greencastle, and more recently of a resident of Penn Hall at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, died at 8:45 P.M. Tuesday evening, May 1, 2012, at the nursing center. Born March 31, 1913 he was a son of the late Frank M. and Emma Wiles Johnston. He was a World War...
Mary Jane Burnett
Apr 28, 2012
Mary Irene Burnett Mary Irene Burnett, age 95 a resident of The Village of Laurel Run Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Waynesboro, PA died at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the nursing home. Irene was born on January 12, 1917 in Louisville, KY and was the oldest daughter of the late Edward and Gertrude (Hall) Messmer. She attended...
Maurice "Mac" Mccarney
Apr 25, 2012
Maurice L. "Mac" McCarney Maurice L. "Mac" McCarney, age 88 of Gearhart Rd. Greencastle, PA and a resident of Quincy Retirement Home for the last two years died at 11:40 A.M. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in the nursing home. Born July 30, 1923 in Mont Alto, PA, he was the son of the late Norman George and Lillian Mae (Watt)...
Mary Elizabeth Meyers
Apr 22, 2012
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Shank Meyers, 79, of Chambersburg, died late Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Issac M. Meyers who preceded her in death on June 11, 1995. Born October 14, 1932, in Maryland, she was a daughter of the late William Robert and Lillie Irene Monninger Shank. She...
Betty Jane Heckman
Apr 21, 2012
Betty Jane Heckman Mrs. Betty Jane Myers Heckman, 87, formerly of Greencastle, and more recently a resident of HCR Manor Care, Chambersburg, died Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2012, at the facility. She was the wife of the late Richard McKnight Heckman who preceded her in death on November 8, 2003. Born October 9, 1924, in Greencastle, she was a daughter...
