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

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...

Feb 3, 2023

Mary D. Kerlin, 86, of Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 24, 1936 in Mercersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Henry and Mary Elizabeth Robinson Breneman. Her beloved husband, Kenneth Kerlin, preceded her in death.

Early in her...

Jan 23, 2023

Nicholas C. “Nick” Sellers, age 39, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, January 23, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Waynesboro, PA, on April 3, 1983, he was the son of Gregory L. Sellers (wife Vicky) and Cherie J. Clippinger (husband Charles).

Nick was a 2001 graduate of James Buchanan...

Jan 17, 2023

Services will be held private at the conveince of the family.

Jan 16, 2023

Shirley Ann Eberly, age 87, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Providence Place in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Waynesboro, PA on June 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Pauline Cosey Miller.

Mrs. Eberly was a 1953 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. In March 28, 1954, she...

Jan 14, 2023

Duffy W. Carbaugh, age 48, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 2, 1974, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of  Dennis W. and Debra Myers Carbaugh.

Duffy was a 1993 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. Working as a painter, he worked for Jerr-Dan, JLG, and...

Jan 10, 2023

Betty J. Carbaugh, age 79, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Waynesboro, PA on February 9, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John Ellsworth Cromer and granddaughter of the late Iva Pearl Zimmerman, who raised her.

Betty attended Greencastle Antrim School District. She worked as...

Jan 2, 2023

Mary Janet Spalding, age 90, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Monday, January 2, 2023. Born November 26, 1932, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Ellsworth and Mary Kuhn Kendle.

Janet was the former proprietor of the Nearly New Shop. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and solving crossword puzzles....

Dec 31, 2022

Robert Shank Bollinger, age 81, of Great Cacapon, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. Born in Chambersburg, PA, on March 15, 1941, he was the son of the late George W. and Eunice E. Shank Bollinger.

Mr. Bollinger was a 1959 graduate of CASHS. He went on to...

Dec 30, 2022

Gerald J. Zisa, age 94, of Greencastle died peacefully Friday, December 30th, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Born September 26, 1928, in Paterson, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Felice and Emmanuela (Pluchino) Zisa, and brother of five siblings who preceded him in death.  On June 18th, 1955, he married the late Eleanor (Laurito)...

Dec 30, 2022

William Terry “Bill” Coble, age 79, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, December 30, 2022. Born in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late William W. and Lillie M. Lowans Coble.

A 1962 graduate of James Buchanan High School, Bill went on to work as a machinist at the former...

Dec 28, 2022

Beverly J. “Bev” Robinson, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Born May 1, 1938, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Noble and Hazel Higgins Sites.

A 1956 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School, Bev went on to working as...