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

Apr 1, 2023

Clifford H. Rotz, age 92, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home. Born January 28, 1931, in Mercersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clayton L. and Catherine N. Niswander Rotz.

Mr. Rotz was a 1950 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He went...

Mar 30, 2023

Karl L. Gearhart, 71, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at his home. Born July 11, 1951 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late C. Lowell and Helen Zimmerman Gearhart.

Karl was a 1969 graduate of Greencastle Antrim High School. He was employed as a Quality Engineer at...

Mar 24, 2023

Laurier W. N. DuBois, age 93, of Boca Raton, FL, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Delay Medical Center, Delay Beach, FL. Born in Lewiston, ME on October 18, 1929, he was the son of Wilfrid Philipe and Marie Jeanne Bolduc DuBois.

Mr. DuBois served honorably in the United States Marine corps for 30 years,...

Mar 24, 2023

Robert E. “Bob” Miller age 82, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Chambers Pointe nursing home.  Born November 22, 1940, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Melchor D. “Meck” and Edith M. (Berger) Miller.

Bob was a 1958 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He went...

Mar 18, 2023

Joyce Ann Hykes, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at The Shook Home. Born in Waynesboro, PA on August 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Max M. and Viola M. Byers Snowberger.

Mrs. Hykes was a 1956 graduate of Waynesboro Area High School. She was also a graduate...

Mar 12, 2023

E. Harmon Hawbaker, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 10, 1940, in Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late David Martin and Catharine Myers Hawbaker.

Mr. Hawbaker was a dairy farmer most of his life. He was a member of Ebenezer United...

Mar 9, 2023

Richard F. “Rich” Reeder, age 81, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Born January 7, 1942, in Greencastle, PA he was the son of the late Fred and Hattie Custer Reeder.

Mr. Reeder worked as a painter for J.J. Smith for 30 years, retiring in 1985; he went on to...

Mar 6, 2023

Ronald E. Beatty, age 86, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. Born in Cove Gap, PA on May 31, 1936, he was the son of the late John Kenneth and Beulah Gordon Beatty.

A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Beatty served for 20 years, retiring in 1979. He...

Mar 6, 2023

Dorothy E. Kennedy Martin, age 73, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away at Genesis Chambersburg Nursing and Rehab Center on Monday, March 6, 2023. Born in Waynesboro, PA on June 2, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Anna Mary Hykes Kennedy.

Mrs. Martin was a 1968 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School....

Mar 4, 2023

Ronald L. Nicarry, age 81, of Greencastle, PA passed away at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Born January 4, 1942, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Wayne A. and Frances Oberholzer Nicarry.

Mr. Nicarry was a 1959 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He went on to work at the former...

Feb 28, 2023

Marlene R. Bingaman, 88, of Greencastle, PA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at her home.  Born July 25, 1934 in Wolfsville, MD, she was a daughter of the late Ray M. and Mabel B. Miller Kline.  A homemaker most of her life she enjoyed playing Bingo, working puzzles, Crossword puzzles, and gardening.  She loved canning, knitting, and spending...

Feb 28, 2023

Timothy R. Reitz, age 56, of Greencastle, PA passed away at his home on February 28, 2023. Born July 29, 1966, in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Ray and Jackie Straub Reitz.

Tim earned his engineering degree from Kittering University in Flint, MI. He worked at Mack Truck and then onto Hoffman Transportation,...

Feb 21, 2023

Richard lee “Dick” Mellott, age 76 of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Wood, PA on November 4, 1946, he was the son of the late Raymond “Dick” Mellott and Alice Black Mellott.

Dick attended South Antrim School and Greencastle-Antrim High School class of 1966....

Feb 19, 2023

Karl E. Greiss, age 65, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Born April 27, 1957, in Allentown, PA, he was the son of Shirley Erb Snyder and the late Chester Greiss.

Mr. Greiss worked at Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD for 44 years, retiring in 2020. He was a member...

Feb 13, 2023

Trudy Keller Ensminger, age 73, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at her family home on Monday, February 13, 2023. Born January 27, 1950, in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of Alma J. Keller Hoffman and the late Harold M. Hoffman.

Mrs. Ensminger was a 1967, graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She earned her Bachelor Degree from...

Feb 11, 2023

David Nelson Wingert, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Brookview Health Care Center. Born in Fayetteville, PA on October 13, 1932, he was the son of the late Levi and Hazel Shaffer Wingert.

Mr. Wingert was a member of Antrim Brethren in Christ Church. He enjoyed hunting and passing that...

Feb 10, 2023

Jason Allen Green, age 43, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born in Waynesboro, PA on February 16, 1979, he was the son of Thomas E. “Tom” Green Sr. and Elizabeth “Betsy” R. Miller Green.

Jason was a 1997 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim High School and...

Feb 7, 2023

James “Jimmy K” “Uncle Mim” Kinback, age 57, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Born February 12, 1965, in Altoona, PA, he was the son of Regis J. and Joan Guzic Kinback. Jim was a 1983 graduate of Penn Cambria High School. He earned his Bachelor Degree from St. Francis University...

Feb 5, 2023

Shirley D. Eberly, age 70, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, PA on July 27, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L. Eberly, Sr. and Rhoda B. Hawbaker Eberly.

Shirley was a 1974 graduate from Pan American University with a Bachelor Degree.  She...

Feb 4, 2023

Richard C. Sterner, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Chambers Point Health Care Center. Born in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Burtis and Anna Viola Staub Sterner.

Mr. Sterner was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked as a machinist, beginning his career at Caterpillar...