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

Dec 17, 2021

Doris Jean Shanholtz, age 84, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Shook Home. Born July 7, 1937, in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. Cordell and Emma F. Bitner Cordell Kennedy.

Mrs. Shanholtz was a 1955 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim Senior High School. After...

Dec 14, 2021

Ralph M. Eshleman, Jr., age 91, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Mennonite Fellowship Home. Born January 2, 1930, he was the son of the late Ralph M. and Ruth Martin Eshleman, Sr.

Mr. Eshleman worked in agriculture most of his working years. He was a member of the Antrim Mennonite...

Dec 13, 2021

LeAnne Elizabeth Shives, age 36, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Full Circle Residence in Chambersburg, PA on Monday, December 13, 2021. Born April 2, 1985, in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of David Shives of State Line, PA and Donna and Andy Oyler, of State Line, PA.

A 2006 graduate of the Franklin Learning Center,...

Dec 10, 2021

Esther L. Starliper, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, December 10, 2021. Born October 1, 1942, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rhoda Brechbiel Wolford.

Mrs. Starliper was a homemaker for the last several years. She enjoyed reading, playing BINGO, going to casinos, and spending...

Dec 6, 2021

Charles Robert McCleary, age 86, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 18, 1935, in Guilford Township, PA, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Margaret Deardorff McCleary.

A 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. McCleary went on to work at the...

Dec 4, 2021

Robert L. Gregory, Sr., age 71 of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at his home. Born August 27, 1950, in Alexandria, VA, he was the son of the late Willis Stewart and Minnie Heflin Gregory, Sr.

Mr. Gregory retired from Grove World Wide in 1997, after 20 years of service. He was...

Dec 2, 2021

Joyce Marie Martin

(1970-2021)

Trusting in God, baptized into the fellowship of Christ Jesus, and after many years of faithful and loving service, Joyce Marie Horst, wife of Christopher Martin of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, left this life to meet the Lord on the 2nd of December, 2021.

Born to Mylin...

Nov 28, 2021

Albert Richard (“Dick”) Walck passed away on 28 November 2021 at the age of 92. Richard was born in Greencastle, PA on 12 January 1929. He served in the Air Force from 1952-1956 and was stationed in New Mexico and Texas. After service, he worked at Fairchild Aircraft until his retirement in 1994.

Richard enjoyed hunting and...

Nov 28, 2021

Karen Louise Johns, 78, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 26, 1943 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Sara Tice Freshman.

Karen was a 1961 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She was employed as a housekeeper at the Days Inn in Chambersburg...

Nov 27, 2021

Evangeline B. “Vangie” Myers, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1933 in Norristown, PA she was a daughter of the late John Morris Tyson Buckwalter and Voneda Blanche Crunkleton Buckwalter. Her beloved husband, Lauren K. “Jack” Myers, preceded her in death on June 5, 2012....

Nov 27, 2021

Nelson I. Reeder, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown. Born March 10, 1938 in Mercersburg, he was the son of the late Chester Hoover and Margaret Zeger Hoover.

Nelson was employed as a mechanic at Wishard’s Garage in Zullinger until his retirement in 2014. He was a member...

Nov 14, 2021

Christopher E. Keepers, 61, of Greencastle, PA went home to be with the Lord after a short illness, Sunday, November 14, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA.  Born December 31, 1959 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Charles E. and Joan T. (Neiderer) Keepers.

He was a graduate of the Catoctin High...

Nov 13, 2021

Mitsuo Furukawa 91, of Greencastle PA passed away on Nov 13th at his home. He is the son of Tomojiro and Haruno (Kusada) Furukawa.  Born in Ookala Hawaii, he spent his childhood in Lahaina on Maui.  He is a 1949 graduate of Lahaina Luna High school. He had 10 siblings. In 1951 he served in the US Army’s 3rd...

Nov 12, 2021

Joseph Donald “Don” Miller, age 79 of Greencastle, PA went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Cadia Healthcare. Born March 1, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Truman "JT" and Mabel Belle (Stouffer) Miller. He married his late wife, Lois Marie (Caufman), on August 24, 1968. J....

Nov 9, 2021

Frank E. Shaffer, 75, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his home. Born July 7, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Frank D. and Martha Ebersole Shaffer.

Frank was a 1964 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. He served two years 1 W at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. He drove...

Nov 6, 2021

Patty “Pat” Ann Zarger, age 64, of Greencastle, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 6, 2021, with family by her side.

She had a kindness that extended to all she knew and treated her children’s friends like kids of her own. Pat genuinely enjoyed being “Mom” and “Nanny” to many. She was also an avid reader...

Nov 4, 2021

Esther Leona McCulloh, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 18, 1924, in State Line, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dora Myers Burkholder.

Mrs. McCulloh was a homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed baking, gardening, and working around her home....

Oct 26, 2021

Alvey C. Kennedy, age 73, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at his home. Born June 14, 1948, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Warren C. and Patricia Powell Kennedy.

Mr. Kennedy was a 1966 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He lastly worked as a truck driver...

Oct 17, 2021

Barry Quay Sipes, age 59, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Born in McConnellsburg, PA, he was the son of Maurice Quay Sipes and the late Edna Amy Souders Sipes.

Barry was a 1980 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He worked for several years as a welder...

Oct 12, 2021

Lois D. Hager, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 12, 2021. Born March 3, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Gail Shrader Reeder. Lois was a 1963 graduate of St. Thomas High School. She enjoyed reading, traveling, going out to eat and spending time with her family.

Surviving is her husband Karl...