Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Lydia M. Flora
Mar 16, 2011
Lydia M. Flora, age 71 of 309 Irva Dr. West Chambersburg, PA. died at 3:50 A.M. Wednesday March 16, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 8, 1939 in Fayetteville, PA., she was the daughter of the late Walter B. and Leah E. (Martin) Christophel. In her earlier years she had worked at the former Waynesboro Knitting Mill and Stanley...
Mary K. Lowans
Mar 14, 2011
Mary K. (Barnhart) Lowans, age 86 of 3140 Hill Rd. Greencastle, PA. died at 11:35 A.M. Monday March 14, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 25, 1924 in Andover, Fulton County, PA., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Elizabeth (Fagley) Barnhart. She was employed by the Heisey Orchards and Lowengart Tannery, both formerly of Mercersburg. She...
Gail B. Starliper
Mar 14, 2011
Gail B. (Hawbaker) Starliper, age 42 of Greencastle, PA, passed away at 4:10 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the home of her parents in Greencastle. Born, February 14, 1969 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Seth W. Hawbaker and Isobel (McLeod) Zach of Greencastle, PA and the step-daughter of Larry D. Zach of Greencastle....
Josephine Wine Spitz
Mar 14, 2011
Josephine ("Josie") Wine Spitz, 64, loving wife and mother, died Monday, March 14, 2011 at her residence in Surfside Beach, S.C. after a valiant four-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Waynesboro and raised in Greencastle. A 1964 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School, she then received a B.S. in Health and Physical Education from Slippery Rock University. With...
Ida B. Leininger
Mar 13, 2011
Ida B. (Walker) Leininger, age 85 of 265 North Carlisle St. - Lot 13 Greencastle, PA. died at 9:00 P.M. Sunday, March 13, 2011 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born April 14, 1925 in Cove Gap, PA., she was the daughter of the late George and Susan Belle Walker. She retired from Landis Tool Co. of Waynesboro and served as a...
David W. Statler
Mar 12, 2011
David W. Statler, age 87 of 255 Baumgardner Dr. Greencastle died unexpectedly at 5:30 P.M. Saturday, March 12, 2011 in his home. Born September 2, 1923 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, PA., he was the son of the late D.J. Raymond and Nellie Blanche (Hoover) Statler. David was employed as a manager of the former Acme Grocery Stores in Greencastle...
Claude William Little
Mar 5, 2011
Claude William Little, age 86 a resident of Providence Place, Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Clifton Heights, PA passed into eternal rest after a brief illness at 2:55 A.M. on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Providence Place. Born, June 18,1924 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William and Alice E. (Voorhees) Little. He was employed as...
Bertha Naomi Burkholder
Feb 25, 2011
Bertha Naomi Burkholder, age 101 a resident of the Mennonite Home Maugansville, MD. died at 12:35 P.M. Friday February 25, 2011 in the home. Born December 23, 1909 in Letterkenny Twp. Franklin County, PA., she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Mary G. (Horst) Burkholder. She did housekeeping work and was a longtime member of Millers Mennonite...
Janet Carol Sipes
Feb 25, 2011
Janet Carol (Widder) Sipes, 74, of Greensburg, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 after a prolonged illness. Born June 27, 1936 in Kauffman, she was the daughter of the late George Howard "Dutch" and Mary Ruth Atherton Widder. She graduated from Greencastle High School in 1954 and worked as secretary to William P. Conrad, Greencastle High School principal. She and her...
Mildred E. Yoder
Feb 22, 2011
Mildred E. (Myers) Yoder, age 84 of 3001 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Belleville, PA. died at 1:10 A.M. Tuesday, February 22, 2011, in ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg. Born February 2, 1927 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Martha A. (Gayman) Myers. She married Abe S. Yoder on September 26, 1982....
Violet E. Cunningham
Feb 22, 2011
Violet E. Cunningham, age 93 of 548 North Allison St., Greencastle, PA died at 11:40 P.M. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg. Born, June 28, 1917 in Montgomery Twp., Franklin County, PA she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Cora Elsie (Rubeck) Palmer. She and her husband, Walter Glenn Cunningham were married September...
Earl R. Piper
Feb 20, 2011
Earl R. Piper, age 75 of 11822 Stull Rd. Greencastle, PA. died unexpectedly at 1:10 A.M. Sunday, February 20, 2011 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born October 20, 1935 in Duffield, PA., he was the son of the late Truman and Dessie Irene (Mayhugh) Piper. His first wife, Doris J. (Zeger) Piper died on December 13, 1989. He was employed for...
Joan Mcbeth Oberholzer
Feb 17, 2011
M. Joan McBeth Oberholzer, age 78 of 16 South Carlisle St. Greencastle died at 6:42 A.M. Thursday February 17, 2011 in the Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Chambersburg . She had been in declining health the past several months following a hip fracture. Born March 27, 1932 in Shippensburg, PA., she was the daughter of the late Horace M....
Sarah Catharine Martin
Feb 16, 2011
Sarah Catharine Martin, age 99 a resident of Menno Haven of Chambersburg died at 1:45 P.M. Wednesday February 16, 2011 in the nursing center. Born May 7, 1911 in Upton, Franklin County, PA., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Annie Mae (Gsell) Etter. She was a homemaker and had been a sales representative for World Book...
Anna M. Strausner Moser
Feb 14, 2011
Anna M. Strausner Moser, age 84 and a resident of the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit in McConnellsburg, PA. and formerly of South Carl Ave. Greencastle, PA. died at 11:15 P.M. Monday February 14, 2011 in the nursing center. Born September 8, 1926 near Williamson, PA., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Martha (Skiles)...
Samuel W. Kennedy
Feb 14, 2011
Samuel W. Kennedy, age 71 a resident of ManorCare Health Services Chambersburg, PA. and formerly of Dry Run, PA. died at 3:30 A.M. Monday February 14, 2011 in the nursing home. Born December 10, 1939 in Waynesboro, PA., he was the son of the late Ralph F. and Anna Mary (Hykes) Kennedy. He was a life long dairy farmer. Sam...
C. Robert Mellott
Feb 13, 2011
C. Robert "Bob" Mellott, age 84 a resident of the Quincy Retirement Village and formerly of 6512 Lemar Rd., Mercersburg, PA died at 1:25 P.M. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 surrounded by his family in the nursing home. Born, December 3, 1926 in Peters Twp., Franklin County PA, he was the son of the late C. Henderson and Mary Ruth...
Harold Hoffman
Feb 10, 2011
Harold M. Hoffman, age 91 of 38 North Carlisle St. Greencastle, PA. passed away Thursday evening February 10, 2011 following a brief illness. Born June 20, 1919 in Greencastle, PA., he was the son of the late Upton G. and Zola M. (Lanehart) Hoffman. He had retired in 1978 from Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg after 30 years service. Harold was...
Esther L. Wetsel
Feb 6, 2011
Esther L. Wetsel, age 95 a resident of Menno Haven in Chambersburg and formerly of State Line, PA. died at 2:00 A.M. Sunday, February 6, 2011 in the nursing center. Born October 3, 1915 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, PA., she was the daughter of the late John H. and Anna Florence (Binkley) Wetsel. She had worked at the former...
Irvin L. "Herb" Bitner
Jan 30, 2011
Irvin L. "Herb" Bitner, age 88 of 330 Town Dr. Greencastle, PA. died at 7:10 A.M. Sunday January 30, 2011 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born January 29, 1923 in Greencastle, PA., he was the son of the late Clarence and Lottie (Beard) Bitner. He worked for the former Capital Bakers of Chambersburg and retired in 1984 from Grove Worldwide in...
