Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
William D. Heckman
Jul 18, 2007
William D. Heckman William D. Heckman, age 81, of 5103 Lemar Rd., Mercersburg, PA. died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at his home. Born August 27, 1925 in Franklin County, PA. he was the son of the late I. Elam and Ruth (Straley) Heckman. He was the husband of the late Clara E. (Fetterhoff) Heckman, whom he married July 29,...
Julia Helen Keto
Jul 17, 2007
Julia Helen Keto, age 86, of 15021 Maryland Line Rd. Greencastle, PA. for the last 31 years died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at the NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown nursing home. She was born October 31, 1920 in Jersey City, N.J., the last of the family of Einar and Elsa (Walkonen) Wickholm, being preceded by her sister Carrie (Wickholm) Keto...
Harold W. Johnson
Jul 14, 2007
Harold Wayne Johnson, age 58 of 15048 Ridge Rd. Waynesboro, Pa. died Saturday morning July 14, 2007 in his home. Born October 26, 1948 in Baltimore, Md. he was the son of the late Byron A. Johnson and Elsie L. (Bullington) Benson. Mr. Johnson was a disabled American veteran and had worked as a master carpenter designing custom wood signs....
Robert R. Michaels, Jr
Jul 11, 2007
Robert R. Michaels, Jr., age 87, a resident of Penn Hall Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Buchanan Trail East, Greencastle, PA died at 4:20 P.M., Wednesday, July 11, 2007 in the nursing center. Born May 23, 1920 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Robert R. and Melissa (Bitsch) Michaels. He was the husband of...
Harold L. Cash
Jul 7, 2007
Harold L. Cash, age 83 of Ellicott City, Md. died Saturday evening July 7, 2007 in his home in Pasadena, Md. where he had been recently residing. Born September 12, 1923 in Hagerstown, Md. he was the son of the late William L. and Clara Julia Cash. He had retired from the U.S. Army in 1983 and had also been...
John E. Wene
Jul 5, 2007
John Ezra Wene, age 84 of Orchard Circle, Greencastle, Pa. died on Thursday afternoon, July 5, 2007 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa. Born December 5, 1922 in Norton, Hunterdon County, N.J., he was the son of the late Earl Dilts and Laura Marguerite (Trout) Wene. He grew on a Pittstown, N.J. farm, now used for agricultural...
Eleanor E. Washburn
Jul 4, 2007
Eleanor Elaine Washburn, age 73 of 9890 Thompson Dr. Greencastle, Pa. died at 8:05 A.M. Wednesday July 4, 2007 in the Quincy United Methodist Home. Born June 6, 1934 in Enfield New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Gladys (Rogers) Decator. She was employed as a head cook at the Vernon Green Nursing Home in Vernon,...
Roy L. Plank Jr
Jul 3, 2007
Roy Landon Plank Jr., age 77 a resident of Quincy United Methodist Home the past 4 years and formerly of 10630 Burkett Rd. Greencastle and long time resident of Biglerville, Pa. died at 4:20 A.M. Tuesday July 3, 2007 in the nursing home. Born February 27, 1930 in Adams County Pa., he was the son of the late Roy Landon...
Richard Daniel Miller
Jun 29, 2007
Richard Daniel Miller, age 52 of 9180 Goods Dam Rd. Waynesboro, Pa. died at 1:15 P.M. Friday June 29, 2007 in the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey Pa. Born December 30, 1954 in Waynesboro, Pa. he was the son of Alice (Martin) Miller of Waynesboro, Pa. and the late Daniel Miller. Mr. Miller was a farmer and a member of...
Dorothy V. Tresler
Jun 24, 2007
Dorothy Virginia Tresler, age 77 of Coles Valley Acres, P.O. Box 75 Waterfall, Pa. and formerly a long time resident of State Line, Pa. died at 2:47 A.M. Sunday June 24, 2007 in her home. Born November 7, 1929 in Hagerstown, Md. she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth (Knodle) Showe. She was employed at Corning Glass...
Hilda I. Schaff
Jun 24, 2007
Hilda I. Schaff, age 91, of 119 Kennedy St., Marion, PA died unexpectedly Sunday morning, June 24, 2007 in her home. Born November 18, 1915 in Guilford Twp., Franklin County, PA she was the daughter of the late James S. and Catherine (Saum) Summers. She and her husband, Charles P. Schaff were married May 30, 1936 in Chewsville, MD. He...
Walter J. Wisniowskie
Jun 21, 2007
Walter J. Wisniowskie Jr. Walter J. "Ski" Wisniowskie Jr. age 77 of 12116 Two Top Road Mercersburg, Pa. died at 3:40 A.M. Thursday June 21, 2007 in his home. He had been in declining health since August 2006. Born October 18, 1929 in Keiser, Northumberland County, Pa. he was the son of the late Walter and Nellie (Cominskie) Wisniowskie. He...
Floyd S. "Spirdie" Starliper
Jun 18, 2007
Floyd S. "Spirdie" Starliper, age 76, of 76 Mason Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 9:00 A.M., Monday, June 18, 2007 in his home. Born December 26, 1930 in Greencastle, PA he was the son of the late Spirdie W. and Blanche M. (Gearhart) Starliper. He and his wife, Helen N. (Wolford) Starliper were married July 31, 1954 in Greencastle, PA....
Robert L. "Red" Pensinger
Jun 16, 2007
Robert L. "Red" Pensinger, age 74 of 323 Moss Spring Ave. Greencastle, Pa. died at 12:45 P.M. Saturday, June 16, 2007 in his home. Born February 22, 1933 in Marion, Pa., he was the son of the late Arthur H. and Hazel K. (Statler) Pensinger. Mr. Pensinger established his State Farm Insurance Agency in Greencastle in 1965 and it became...
William C. Woller
Jun 11, 2007
William Charles Woller, age 88 of 9035 Rabbit Road North Greencastle, Pa. died at 3:15 A.M. Monday, June 11, 2007 in Quincy Village, Quincy Pa. where he was a resident for the past two days. He had been in declining health for the last three years. Born September 22, 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was the son of the late...
Paul H. Berger
Jun 7, 2007
Paul H. Berger, age 78 of 3513 Leitersburg Rd. Waynesboro, Pa. died unexpectedly Thursday morning June 7, 2007 in his home. Born March 22, 1929 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County Pa., he was the son of the late Denton and Edith (Oberholzer) Berger. In his earlier years he worked at the former Fulton Gsell Excavating of Waynesboro and then for...
Mabel G. Gearhart
Jun 5, 2007
Mabel G. (Rotz) Gearhart, age 84 a resident of the Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Chambersburg for the last month and formerly of Williamson Rd. Greencastle died at 2:38 P.M. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 in the nursing center. She had been in declining health the past six months. Born June 9, 1922 in St. Thomas, Pa. she was the...
Erma M. Weber
May 30, 2007
Erma M. (Frey) Weber, age 75, of Hagerstown, Md., died at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in her home. Born August 18, 1931 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Norman B. and Esther (Siegrist) Frey. She and her husband Wayne E. Weber were married November 21, 1954 in Marion, PA. Mrs. Weber was a homemaker...
Elsie L. Koons
May 27, 2007
Elsie L. (Binkley) Koons, age 91 a resident of Menno Haven Chambersburg, Pa. and formerly of 15595 Pennsylvania Ave. North State Line, Pa. died at 10:30 P.M. Sunday May 27, 2007 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She had been in declining health for the past month. Born August 17, 1915 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Jacob...
Elva M. Horst
May 16, 2007
Elva M. Horst, age 92, a resident of the Mennonite Home, Hagerstown, MD died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 9:55 A.M. in the home. Born May 28, 1914 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Abram G. and Susie (Baer) Horst. She was a member of the Millers Mennonite Church, Leitersburg, MD. She did housework for various...
