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

Sep 1, 2019

Elmer D. Packheiser, author of “An American Life” passed away on September 1, 2019. He had recently written the book to share his life stories as he followed the legacy instilled in him by his parents and immigrant grandparents to achieve the American dream of opportunity in this county. He was 91 years old. Born in Montana...

Aug 28, 2019

Amos C. Martin, age 84, of Greencastle, PA died early Wednesday morning August 28, 2019 in his home with his family by his side. Born January 29, 1935 in Welsh Run, PA he was the son of the late Russell and Pearl (Clapsadle) Martin.

Amos was a dedicated dairy farmer, his true passion for 61 years. Mr....

Aug 27, 2019

Donald Monroe “Don” West, Jr., age 75, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Born August 7, 1944, in LeGore, MD, he was the son of the late Donald Monroe West, Sr. and Clarabell Grimes West.

Don worked in construction all of his career as a Heavy Equipment Operator, he worked...

Aug 26, 2019

Roger Hicks, 74, of Riverton, Wyoming, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019, at the Help for Health Hospice Home. Roger Alvin Hicks was born on May 25, 1945 in Chambersburg, PA to Alvin Ambrose and Catherine Mabel (Statler) Hicks. He grew up in Greencastle, PA where he graduated from Greencastle Antrim High School with the class of 1963....

Aug 26, 2019

M. Jane (Norris) Flenner, age 80, a resident of Heritage Hills Retirement Community of Greencastle and formerly of East Ave. State Line, PA died early Monday morning, August 26, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born February 13, 1939 in Aitch, Huntingdon County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Ethel Mae (Isett) Norris....

Aug 22, 2019

Brenda May (Walls) Creager, age 71 of Greencastle, PA passed away on Thursday evening August 22, 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born August 11, 1948 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Mary (Kessinger) Walls. She married her husband Gene A. Creager on May 6, 1967.

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Aug 15, 2019

Marvin H. Goetz, age 88 of Greencastle, PA died at 1:30 PM Thursday August 15, 2019 in his home. Born July 10, 1931 in Greencastle, PA, he was the son of the late Scott H. and Gertrude (Ovelman) Goetz. He married his wife Rose Marie (Hartge) Goetz on June 14, 1958 in Waynesboro.

Marvin retired from Letterkenny...

Aug 11, 2019

Cleona V. Witmer, age 81, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at her home. Born in Spokane, WA on June 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Mary Ventimilio Juliano.

A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed playing hymns on an electric organ, sewing, crocheting, traveling, camping, and...

Aug 6, 2019

Frances E. “Betty” Kerchner, age 97 of Greencastle, PA died Tuesday August 6, 2019 at the Paramount Living Center in Fayetteville, PA.

Born February 23, 1922 in Antrim Township, Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Elmer and Katherine (Stouffer) Shinham.  She married her husband John H. Kerchner on September 13, 1945. He...

Aug 5, 2019

David Dean Coblentz, age 64, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 5, 2019, at the Waynesboro Hospital, surrounded by his family.  Born November 8, 1954, in Millersburg, OH, he was the son of Ella Beachy Coblentz and the late Paul A. Coblentz.

David worked in the Construction industry for 49 years, mainly...

Aug 3, 2019

Glendora R. (Reichard) Moul, age 87 of Hades Church Rd. Chambersburg, PA died Saturday morning August 3, 2019 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD.

Born July 29, 1932 in Five Forks, PA she was the daughter of the late Edgar Glenn and Irene (Harshman) Reichard. She lived most of her life in Quincy Twp., PA. She married...

Aug 3, 2019

Faye V. Mellott, age 79, of Greencastle, PA passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Born in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Genevieve Mills Chamberlin.

Mrs. Mellott was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School.  She worked as a receptionist for the offices...

Jul 20, 2019

Robert Gordon Thomas

Robert Gordon Thomas, age 75 of Greencastle, PA died Saturday evening July 20, 2019 in his home.

He was born April 20, 1944 in Johnstown, PA. Gordon was the owner and manager of Thomas Auto Supply near Greencastle and had also worked as a CPA. He graduated in 1962 from Greencastle-Antrim High...

Jun 27, 2019

Mary Sargent Thompson, age 93, a resident of Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA and Little Rock AK,  went home to the Lord Thursday,  June 27, 2019.

Born October 30, 1925 in Ellisburg, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harry B. and Mildred V. (Gray) Sargent.

She...

Jun 19, 2019

Sarah Louise Forsythe

Sarah Louise (Heefner) Forsythe, age 92 of Greencastle, PA, died Wednesday evening June 19, 2019 in her home.

Born August 24, 1926 in Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late B. Wilbur and Sarah (Vanderau) Heefner.  She married her husband Vernon E. Forsythe on April 21, 1946....

Jun 16, 2019

Ruth M. (Sellers) Coldsmith, age 86, a resident of Londonderry Village, Palmyra, PA and formerly of the Quincy Retirement Community and Apple Dr., Greencastle, died Sunday evening June 16, 2019, at Londonderry Village.

Born March 16, 1933, in Waynesboro PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur R. and Hazel M. (Bowders)...

Jun 14, 2019

Jacqueline W. “Jackie” Shatzer, age 81, of Greencastle, PA died Friday June 14, 2019.

Born September 19, 1937 in Houston, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Rayburn and Calena (Edmondson) White. She married her husband John J. Shatzer on February 1, 1958 in Shreveport, LA. He died on March 24, 2019.

Jackie retired...

Jun 11, 2019

Scott J. Vinck

Scott James Vinck, age 40, of Cambridge, MD and formerly of Hagerstown died unexpectedly Tuesday June 11, 2019 in his home.

Born April 20, 1979 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL, he was the son of Connie M. (Wolff) Vinck of Fayetteville, PA and the late Julien W. “Chip” Vinck...

Jun 9, 2019

Arthur R.  Hoyle, age 85 of Greencastle, PA died Sunday afternoon June 9, 2019 in the York Hospital from injuries he received from a fall at his home.

Born April 21, 1934 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur R. Hoyle and  Ivy (Wilkens) Hoyle . He married his wife Cecelia B. (Byrne)...

Jun 8, 2019

Eleanor K. (Keller) Martin, age 91, a resident of Providence Place in Chambersburg, PA and formerly of State Line, PA died Saturday morning June 8, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born June 27, 1927 in Montgomery Twp., Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer J. and Margaret (Palmer) Keller. She married her husband...