Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Doris Harriet Robinson
Oct 5, 2025
Doris Harriet Robinson, age 92, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Luther Ridge Retirement Village. Born in Greene Township, PA, on June 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Alonza Emery McClure and Hazel Young McClure Reed.
Mrs. Robinson worked for her grandfather Young as a teen at Eagle Mountain Orchard, located in Greene...
Michael "Mike" Wayne Carey
Oct 3, 2025
Michael W. “Mike” Carey, age 67, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 20, 1957, he was the son of Hilda Seville Carey and the late John Eldon Carey.
Mike was a 1976 graduate of James Buchanan High School. He worked as a machinist at Mack Truck, Letterkenny Army Depot, and JLG....
Dorothy Jean Leckron
Sep 27, 2025
Dorothy Jean Leckron, age 97 of State Line, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Born March 19, 1928, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin G. and Nora (Swisher) Izer.
Mrs. Leckron was a 1947 graduate of Hagerstown Senior High School. She was a member of the Maughansville Church and formerly...
Arthur A. Rebuck
Sep 25, 2025
Arthur A. Rebuck of St. Thomas, Pennsylvania, age 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 25, at Mercy House in Chambersburg. He was born in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, on June 8, 1939, the son of the late Harry B. and Alice Rotz Rebuck.
Arthur was a 1957 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School....
Dorothy Louise Talhelm
Sep 6, 2025
Dorothy Louise Talhelm, age 91, of Williamsport, MD, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, MD. She was a resident at Hilltop Assisted Living, Homewood Living, Williamsport, MD, since 2024, and formerly of Molly Pitcher Hwy., Chambersburg, PA. Born in Waynesboro, PA on February 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Milton Earl...
Celia Ann Ryder
Sep 4, 2025
Celia Ann Ryder, age 83, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 23, 1941, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman Diehl, Jr. and Clara College
Mrs. Ryder was a 1959 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior high School. She was a homemaker most of her life. Mrs. Ryder enjoyed...
Mabel S. Doyle
Aug 29, 2025
Mabel S. Doyle, 99, a resident of Shook Home and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on August 29, 2025, just one day after her beloved daughter, Linda Kay Mowen. Born October 11, 1925, near Upton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Alma Hughes Sweigert.
Mabel was a dedicated mother and farm wife. She spent most...
Linda Kay Mowen
Aug 28, 2025
Linda Kay Mowen, 71, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 18, 1954, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late J. Paul and Mabel Sweigert Doyle.
Linda was a 1972 graduate of James Buchanan High School. She began her career in the banking industry after her graduation at Citizen’s...
Larry D. Holbert, Sr.
Aug 23, 2025
Larry D. Holbert, Sr., age 88, of Greencastle, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Waynesboro Hospital. Born March 30, 1937, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Charles Rush Holbert and Helen Louise Beattie Holbert.
Larry was a 1955 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He went on to proudly serve honorably in the U.S....
Ralph Gerald Wolfinger, Jr.
Aug 19, 2025
Ralph Gerald Wolfinger, Jr., age 55, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Hagerstown, MD on August 13, 1970, he was the son of Rose Jordan Kennedy and the late Ralph G. Wolfinger, Sr.
Mr. Wolfinger worked as a truck driver, lastly for Proctor and Gamble. He enjoyed car racing, motorcycles, models,...
Elizabeth P. "Beth" Leckron
Aug 14, 2025
Elizabeth Pearl “Beth” Leckron, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday August 14, 2025, at her home.
She was born in Los Angeles, CA on April 5, 1950, to the late George E. and Bette M. (Young) Weaver.
Beth was a 1968 graduate of Waynesboro High School in Waynesboro, PA. She was employed by Kraft Foods in the sales department. She...
Lola Joyce Peiffer
Aug 11, 2025
Lola Joyce Songer Peiffer, age 91, of Greencastle, PA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 11, 2025, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD. Born in Williamson, WV on May 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Garnetta Morrison Songer.
Mrs. Peiffer was a 1953 graduate of Waynesboro Senior High School. She worked at the...
Linda Lou May
Aug 10, 2025
Linda Lou May, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA, unexpectedly went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at her home. Born in Greencastle, PA on April 1, 1968, she was the daughter of the late John J. “J.J.” Alleman and DeLee Ann Cordell Alleman.
Linda was a 1986 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School....
Robert Walter "Bob" Schwalm
Aug 9, 2025
Robert Walter “Bob” Schwalm, age 80, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD. Born August 21, 1944, in Flushing Queens, NY, he was the son of the late William and Ann Conlon Schwalm.
Mr. Schwalm served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a corporate salesman for Snap-On...
Andrew J. Krzyzosiak, Jr.
Aug 5, 2025
Andrew J. Krzyzosiak, Jr., age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Harrisburg Hospital. Born April 16, 1949, in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Adeline Crevis Krzyzosiak, Sr.
Mr. Krzyzosiak served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict and went on to graduate from Penn State. He...
Patricia M. Wiestling
Aug 4, 2025
Patricia M. Wiestling, age 83, of Greencastle, PA passed away at Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, August 4, 2025. Born March 22, 1942, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard A. “Taffy” and A. Lucille Casseday Martin.
Mrs. Wiestling was a 1960 graduate of CASHS, where she was the Class President. She worked in banking, beginning at the...
Nancy J. Henry
Jul 27, 2025
Nancy J. Henry, 77, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born March 28, 1948 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Raymond W. “Buss” Barnes and Jennie Naomi Stoner Barnes. Her beloved husband, Daryl Henry, preceded her in death on July 28, 2021.
Nancy was employed as a kindergarten teacher...
Cedric Angle Duffield
Jul 17, 2025
Cedric Angle Duffield, 92, died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Twin Oaks Assisted Living in Williamsport, Maryland.
Born January 17, 1933, in Welsh Run, Pennsylvania, Cedric was the son of the late W. Angle and Gladys (Glazer) Duffield. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Julia B. (DeLauder) Duffield. He was also preceded in death by his...
Harold E. "Mike" Izer
Jul 15, 2025
Harold E. “Mike” Izer, age 79 of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Doey’s House. Born in Hagerstown, MD on October 7, 1945, he was the son of the late Harold Maxwell “Max” and Mary Violet Minnich Izer.
Mr. Izer was a 1963 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. He went on to serve honorably in the...
Susan M. Gordon Downin
Jul 10, 2025
Susan M. (Gordon) Downin, age 78, of Providence Place, Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, after a six-year battle with dementia. Born July 26, 1946, in Hagerstown, MD, she was a graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School, class of 1964.
Susan was the daughter of Richard “Dick” Gordon and Julia “Judy” Gordon. She retired...
