Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Franklin Leroy Suders, Jr
Feb 22, 2025
Franklin Leroy Suders, Jr., age 77 of Marion, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Born August 22, 1947, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Franklin Leroy and Francis Hornbaker Suders, Sr.
Mr. Suders worked as a production and planning controller at Letterkenny Army Depot for many years, retiring in 1993. After...
Dolores Brandt Burkholder
Feb 21, 2025
Dolores Louise Burkholder, age 91, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at her home with her daughter by her side. Born July 19, 1933, in St. Thomas Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Annie Florence Ommert Brandt.
Mrs. Burkholder was a 1951 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School. She...
J. Lorraine "Dolly" Shoemaker
Feb 20, 2025
J. Lorraine “Dolly” Shoemaker, age 91, of Greencastle, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20th in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 10, 1933, in Marion, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy “Doc” Oberholzer and Nora Barnes Oberholzer. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Joseph R. Shoemaker who passed away on August 1, 1979.
She...
Anna "Jean" Rice
Feb 20, 2025
Anna “Jean” (Lindsay) Rice, 89, of Greencastle, PA passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born March 1, 1935 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of the late John Bernard and Beulah (Shank) Lindsay.
Jean was a graduate of Greencastle High School with the Class of 1953. She and her late husband, Robert L. Rice, were married...
Walter R. "Ray" McElhaney, Jr.
Feb 10, 2025
Walter Raymond “Ray” McElhaney, Jr. age 71, of Lake City, FL and formerly of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on February 10, 2025, at Lake City Hospice Haven, Florida. Born in Hagerstown, MD on January 31, 1954, he was the son of the late Walter Raymond McElhaney, Sr. and Edna Allura Mae Gearhart McElhaney.
A 1971 graduate of the James Buchanan High...
Elsie V. Shank
Feb 2, 2025
Elsie V. Shank, age 99, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Born September 6, 1925, in Reid, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Lula Holsinger Martin.
Mrs. Shank was a homemaker most of her life, she also helped...
Steven C. Stine
Feb 1, 2025
Steven C. Stine, Sr., 62, of Ridge, MD, passed away after struggling with an illness for seven weeks on February 1, 2025, in White Plains, MD. Born June 7, 1962, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Charles B. Stine, Sr., and Lois V. Mowen Stine.
Steven was employed in construction most of his life. Most recently he...
Amos G. Martin
Jan 30, 2025
Amos Garling Martin, 69, of Frederick, MD, passed away on January 30, 2025, at North Hampton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, MD. Born April 12, 1955, in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late Rev. William H. and Catherine Louise Garling Martin.
Amos was a 1973 graduate of Brownsville Area High School. He was a custom home...
Paul Eugene Mummert
Jan 28, 2025
Paul Eugene Mummert, age 93, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Williamsport Retirement Village. Born in Waynesboro, PA on January 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Helen Peiffer Mummert.
Mr. Mummert was a 1949 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School, he went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army from...
Bobbie Lorraine Shaffer
Jan 27, 2025
Bobbie Lorraine Shaffer, age 91, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away at her home with her family by her side on Monday, January 27, 2025. Born on September 6, 1933, in Magnolia, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian Snyder Hendershot.
Mrs. Shaffer was a 1951 graduate of Hyndman High School. She was a homemaker and worked as...
Barbara K. Rogers
Jan 25, 2025
Barbara K. Rogers, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation Center. Born December 12, 1948, in Clear Spring, MD she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Ella E. Howell Rankin.
Mrs. Rogers was a factory worker for many years working at Maryland Ribbon and Corning Glass. Her husband, Omer...
Ray M. Garber
Jan 15, 2025
Ray M. Garber, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at his home. Born on September 25, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Dennis and Nora Meyers Garber.
Ray was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He then went on to continue his life’s work as a dairy farmer.
Ray is...
Verna E. Phenicie
Jan 15, 2025
Verna E. Phenicie, 93, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at her home. Born July 31, 1931 in Mercersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Bessie Gordon Dorty. Her beloved husband, Roy Phenicie, preceded her in death on January 3, 2008.
Verna was a graduate of Mercersburg High School. She was employed...
Dorothy Marie (Jackson) Reed
Jan 12, 2025
Dorothy Marie (Jackson) Reed, 95, of Greencastle, PA passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Williamsport Retirement Village, Twin Oaks Assisted Living, Williamsport, MD. Born November 1, 1929, in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Thomas Howard Jackson, Jr. and Henrietta Marie (Oyeman) Jackson.
She was a graduate of Eastern High School with the Class of 1947. Throughout...
Charles Richard Hess
Jan 9, 2025
Charles Richard “Dick” Hess, age 96, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his home. Born May 2, 1928, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Floyd R. and Rhea Mae Miller Hess.
Mr. Hess served honorably in the U.S. Air Force 1946-1948 and the U.S. Army 1950-1952. He went on to retire from...
Harold N. Moats
Jan 6, 2025
Harold N. Moats, age 85, formerly of Clay Hill, PA, passed from this earth to be with Jesus on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 24, 1939, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Horace N. and Kathryn V. Dillon Moats of Waynesboro, PA.
Harold was a 1959 graduate of the former Quincy High...
Dwayne E. Potteiger
Jan 5, 2025
Rev. Dwayne E. Potteiger, age 63, of Wakarusa, IN, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 5, 2024, at his daughter’s home in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Harrisburg, PA on November 21, 1961, he was the son of Donald E. and Dorothy Witter Potteiger.
From the ages of 9-15, he lived in Rhodesia, Africa where...
Norman F. Kennedy
Jan 4, 2025
Norman F. Kennedy, 93, of Greencastle, PA, entered his eternal home with Jesus on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Providence Place of Chambersburg. Born December 8, 1931, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph F. and Anna Mary Hykes Kennedy.
Norman worked most of his life as a dairy farmer. Even later in life he enjoyed working...
Florence E. Bates
Jan 3, 2025
Florence Elizabeth Bates, 88, of State Line, PA, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at the Mennonite Fellowship Home. Born June 20, 1936 in Rice, VA, she was a daughter of the late Fordy and Esther Elizabeth Martin Bates.
Florence was employed for many years at the Waynesboro Hospital as a lab worker until her retirement in 1995. She was...
Frances E. Benchoff
Dec 31, 2024
Frances E. “Fran” Benchoff, age 83, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at her home. Born May 23, 1941, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard G. and Ruby Grace Johnson Bear.
Fran was a 1959 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim Senior High School. She was a homemaker most of her adult life. Fran...
