Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Elsie Secrest
Aug 16, 2012
Mrs. Elsie M. Secrest, 71, of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, died early Thursday morning, August 16, at her residence. She was the wife of Mr. Richard F. Secrest, her husband of 50 years. Born August 31, 1940, in Frederick County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Anna Mary Wilhide Wastler. She was a 1961 graduate of...
Wayne Murray Jr
Aug 12, 2012
Wayne R. Murray Jr. Wayne R. "Sonny" Murray Jr., age 66 of Hades Church Rd. (P.O. Box 14) Shady Grove, PA died unexpectedly early Sunday morning August 12, 2012 in his home. Born June 9, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Wayne R. Sr. and Helen A. (Barnhart) Murray. He married Ferne L. (Myers) Murray...
Kendall Hammond
Aug 12, 2012
Kendall Lee Hammond Mr. Kendall Lee Hammond, 61, of Greencastle, died late Sunday morning, August 12, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Mrs. Diane Elizabeth Hellman Hammond, his wife of 30 years. Born September 9, 1950, in Presque Isle, Maine, he was a son of the late Ernest Wetmore Hammond and Lillias Arlene Briggs Boykin. He was...
Patsy Daley
Aug 10, 2012
Patsy A. Daley Patsy Ann Daley, age 83 of Coseytown Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 12 Noon Friday, August 10, 2012 in her home. Born September 17, 1928 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Amelia (Strittmatter) Seacrest. Patsy was was married for over 63 years to Ernest A. Daley. She was...
Richard "Dick" Goetz
Aug 5, 2012
Mr. Richard Ordine "Dick" Goetz, 84, of Greencastle, died early Sunday afternoon, August 5, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Mrs. Betty Jane Gearhart Goetz, his wife of 60 years. Born January 28, 1928, in Greencastle, he was a son of the late Linford "Jimmie" and Edna Olive Mills Goetz. He retired from Beck Manufacturing, Greencastle, with...
Peggy Dehass
Aug 4, 2012
Peggy L. DeHass Peggy L. (Jones) DeHass, age 86 a resident of The Shook Home in Chambersburg and formerly of Kansas City, Missouri died at 8:21 A.M. Saturday, August 4, 2012 in the nursing home. Born September 10, 1925 in Hemingford, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Holbert and Elsie (Cole) Jones. Her husband William W. DeHass died...
Donna Gahan
Aug 3, 2012
Ms. Donna Mae Dudenhoeffer Gahan, 67, of Greencastle, died Friday evening, August 3, 2012, at her residence. Born June 25, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Jacob J. and Nelda Voss Dudenhoeffer. Donna worked at Brook Lane, Hagerstown, for nearly 20 years. She was an active member of St. Mark the Evangelist Roman Catholic...
Robert "Bob" Bingaman
Jul 30, 2012
Robert H. Bingaman Robert H. "Bob" Bingaman, age 74 of 3531 Williamson Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 4:25 P.M. Monday, July 30, 2012 in the John Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore, MD from complications of recent heart surgery. Born July 31, 1937 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late John J. and Pauline (Starliper) Bingaman....
Fred Myers
Jul 29, 2012
Fred W. Myers Fred W. Myers, age 95 of 8205 Hades Church Rd. Waynesboro, PA died at 11:29 A.M. Sunday, July 29, 2012 in his home. Born February 9, 1917 in Quincy Twp. Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late William A. and Annie C. (Hess) Myers. Fred was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a long...
Donald Starliper
Jul 27, 2012
Donald A. Starliper Donald Arthur Starliper, age 58 of 105 E. Baltimore St. Apt. A Greencastle, PA died Friday July 27, 2012 in his home. Born March 14, 1954 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of James R. Starliper of Marion, PA and the late Jean E. (Statler) Starliper. Donald had worked at Grove Worldwide, Staples and last at...
William E. "Bill" Riordan
Jul 26, 2012
Mr. William E. "Bill" Riordan, 81, of Greencastle, died late Thursday morning, July 26, 2012, at The Shook Home, Chambersburg. He was the husband of Mrs. Mary Doris Dunegan Riordan, his wife of 57 years. Born February 1, 1931, in Hastings, he was a son of the late Dennis and Helen Lann Riordan. He graduated Hastings High School in 1949;...
Bessie Gish
Jul 9, 2012
Mrs. Bessie Genevieve Bingaman Gish, 96, of Greencastle, died Monday morning, July 9, 2012, at Manor Care Health Services, Chambersburg. She was the wife of the late Albert J. Gish. Born September 10, 1915, in the Martins Mill Covered Bridge Farmhouse, Antrim Township, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Oliver W. and Bessie May Hershberger Bingaman. Mrs....
Ethel Rathbone
Jul 2, 2012
Ethel E. Rathbone Ethel E. Rathbone went home to the Lord peacefully on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the home of her son, Thomas and daughter-in-law, Lola in Milford, NY after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born to Aaron and Leila Hartle Myers in State Line, PA on June 6, 1922 in the house in which she lived...
Mary Elizabeth Young
Jun 21, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Young Mary Elizabeth Young, age 79 of 2593 Buchanan Trail West Greencastle, PA died at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, June 21, 2012 in her home. Born January 8, 1933 in Somerset, PA, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Evelyn May (Arnold) Burke Mays and the step-daughter of the late Leroy Ralph Mays. Mary Elizabeth was...
Lillian Wingert
Jun 18, 2012
Lillian Kathleen Wingert Lillian Kathleen Wingert, age 87, passed away on Monday, June 18th, 2012. Born February 22, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Charlotte Morphet of Stayner, Ontario, Canada. Her husband of 58 years, Laban M. Wingert, preceded her in passing on August 3rd, 2010. She is survived by their children - Vern (Carol) Wingert...
Helen Gorsuch
Jun 8, 2012
Helen Marie (Diehl) Gorsuch Mrs. Helen Marie Diehl Gorsuch, 92, of Hagerstown, died early Friday morning, June 8, 2012, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Willard Gorsuch, who preceded her in death in 1980. Born April 4, 1920, in Everett, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Walter Eugene and Lulu Mae Pittman Diehl. She...
Lauren "Jack" Myers
Jun 5, 2012
Lauren K. "Jack" Myers Lauren K. "Jack" Myers, age 81 of Pensinger Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 4:30 A.M. Tuesday June 5, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services of Chambersburg. He had been in declining health the past year. He was born November 24, 1930 in Hagerstown, MD, the son of the late George Cleveland and Maude Evelyn (Stickell) Myers. He...
John Eber Burkholder
Jun 4, 2012
John Eber Burkholder, 99, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Maugansville, went to be with his Lord Monday morning, June 4, 2012, at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. He was the husband of the late Violet Shank Burkholder who preceded him in death on January 16, 2009. Born on July 7, 1912, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Henry S....
Audrey Martin
May 30, 2012
Audrey L. Martin Audrey L. Martin, age 83 of Timothy Dr. Greencastle, PA died at 2:32 P.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in the Coffman Nursing Home of Hagerstown where she has been a resident for the past seven years. Born February 17, 1929 in Warrenton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Cora (Strickler) Miller. She and...
Myrtle Leckron Hartle
May 29, 2012
Mrs. Myrtle Louise Leckron Hartle Mrs. Myrtle L. Hartle, 86, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday afternoon May 29, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late Mr. Richard Lee Hartle, who died on April 9, 2012. Born September 23, 1925, in Franklin County, near State Line, she was a daughter of the late Nelson Russell...
