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

Oct 24, 2012

Jane L. Weaver Jane L. (Hamilton) Weaver, age 88 formerly of Greencastle, PA and a resident of the Quincy Retirement Home Quincy, PA for the past three years died at 1:25 P.M. Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in the nursing home. Born June 22, 1924 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Earl Sr. and Brownie (Carter)...

Oct 20, 2012

Jacob Daniel Short, 15, of Greencastle, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 20, 2012, at his residence. Born July 26, 1997, in Evansville, Ind., he was a son of Richard and Christina Williams Short. Jacob was a 10th grade student at Greencastle-Antrim High School. Besides his parents, he is survived by siblings, Chelsie and Richard Short II, both of Hagerstown; paternal...

Oct 12, 2012

Bernice M. Zeger Bernice M. (Myers) Zeger, age 95 a resident of the Penn Hall Nursing Center in Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle died at 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 12, 2012 in the nursing center. She had moved to Penn Hall in 2000. Born September 15, 1917 in Mercersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Martha...

Oct 12, 2012

Sylvia J. Meckley Sylvia J. (Snider) Meckley, age 83 of 654 South Washington St. Greencastle, PA died at 2:15 A.M. Friday, October 12, 2012 in her home. Born March 16, 1929 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Adam and Esther (Elliott) Snider. She and her husband Willis Ramon Meckley were married on...

Oct 10, 2012

Paul E. Duffey Sr. Paul E. Duffey Sr., age 91 of 66 Mt. Vernon Terrace Waynesboro, PA and formerly of 13268 Ridge Rd. Greencastle, PA died at 4:45 A.M. Wednesday October 10, 2012 in his home. He had been in declining health for the past year. Born December 24, 1920 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late...

Oct 10, 2012

Fred Leroy Oaks

Fred Leroy Oaks, 89, of Greencastle, PA, a farmer and Oaks Motel owner-operator, died October 10, 2012 at Manor Care in Chambersburg, PA.  He was born one mile east of Greencastle on January 10, 1923, son of the late William and Bertha (Snyder) Oaks.

He attended Brown's Mill Consolidated School...

Oct 8, 2012

Martha A. Bricker Martha A. (Toms) Bricker, age 83 formerly of East Leitersburg St. Greencastle, PA died at 2:30 A.M. Monday, October 8, 2012 in the Quincy Retirement Home, Quincy, PA where she had been a resident for the past five years. Born February 22, 1929 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Franklin and Ida...

Oct 7, 2012

Helen E. Etter Helen E. (Beatty) Etter, age 85 of South Carlisle St. Greencastle, PA died at 10:25 P.M Sunday, October 7, 2012 in the Quincy Retirement Home, Quincy where she had been a resident since December 30, 2011. Born September 8, 1927 in Mercersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Dwight and Mildred (Walker) Beatty. Helen and...

Oct 1, 2012

Mr. Randy George Smith, 54, of Greencastle, died suddenly Monday, October 1, 2012, in Greencastle. Born July 12, 1958, at the Waynesboro Hospital, he was a son of the late George Wesley and Helen Pauline Monn Smith. He attended Waynesboro High School. Randy was a truck driver by trade; and a member of Adams County Fish and Game Club, Landis...

Sep 29, 2012

Annie Virginia (Boppe) McLucas Annie Virginia (Boppe) McLucas, age 94 formerly of Welsh Run PA. died at 11:00 A.M. Saturday September 29, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg, PA. where she had been a resident for over two years. Born April 6, 1918 in Washington County Maryland near Huyetts, she was the daughter of the...

Sep 27, 2012

Judy Arlene Daley Wolff Mrs. Judy Arlene Daley Wolff, 58, of Greencastle, died late Thursday night, September 27, 2012, at Chambersburg Hospital. She was the wife of Mr. John Stephen Wolff, her husband of 37 years. Born September 8, 1954, in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of Mrs. Blanche Joyce Kuhn Daley of Greencastle, and the late Robert Lee Daley...

Sep 26, 2012

J. Paul Doyle J. Paul Doyle, age 91 of Town Dr. Greencastle, PA died at 11:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in the Quincy Retirement Home where he had been a resident since September 3, 2012. Born September 2, 1921 in Doylesburg, Fannett Twp. PA, he was the son of the late Harry G. and Jennie (Shearer) Doyle. He married...

Sep 24, 2012

H. Leona Miller H. Leona Miller, age 87 of Malissa Dr. Greencastle, PA died at 4:00 A.M. Monday, September 24, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Chambersburg, PA. She had been in declining health since entering the nursing home a month and a half ago. Born November 1, 1924 in Lemasters, PA, she was the daughter of...

Sep 18, 2012

Paul K. Shockey Paul Kenneth Shockey, age 89 of 2684 St. Paul Rd. Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA died at 10:05 A.M. Tuesday September 18, 2012 in the Quincy Retirement Home, Quincy, PA. Born July 30, 1923 in Ringgold, MD, he was the son of the late Harry B. and Ruth (Davis) Shockey. Paul began his career in...

Sep 13, 2012

Alyce Z. Rauschenberger Alyce Zimmerman Rauschenberger, age 94 of Hagerstown, MD died at 12:27 A.M. Thursday September 13, 2012 in her home. Born March 1, 1918 in Welsh Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Jessie M. (Royer) Zimmerman. She was married to Otto C. Rauschenberger Jr. on July 31, 1948 in the Robert Kennedy...

Sep 7, 2012

Miriam Virginia Bingaman Poole Mrs. Miriam Virginia Bingaman Poole, 81, of Greencastle, died Friday morning, September 7, 2012, at Providence Place, Chambersburg. She was the wife of the late Robert Anthony Poole, who preceded her in death in 1993. Born December 20, 1930, in Welsh Run, she was one of thirteen children of the late George Andrew and Mary Grace...

Sep 5, 2012

Gerald O. Morganthall Sr. Gerald Owen Morganthall Sr., age 92 of Greenfield, Indiana and formerly of 130 Fairview Ave. Waynesboro, PA for many years, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in the Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. Born October 8, 1919 in Waynesboro, PA he was the son of the late Owen L. and Jeanette (Ryder) Morganthall. He and his wife...

Sep 1, 2012

Mr. David Shannon Hopkins, 38, of Chambersburg, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, in Haiti. He was working under ASID, Thorcon, to build homes for the Haitian people. Born March 30, 1974, in Hagerstown, he was a son of Mrs. Linda Jay Ridgeway Butterfield of Vassalboro, Maine, and the late Terry Lee Hopkins. Since 2002, David was a partner with his...

Aug 29, 2012

Jean B. Smith Jean Benchoff Smith, age 90 of Conway, South Carolina and formerly of Providence Place Chambersburg and North Port, Florida died Wednesday August 29, 2012 in the home of her daughter in Conway. Born July 26, 1922 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Guy A. and Elizabeth (Heefner) Benchoff. She married Glenn M. Smith...

Aug 24, 2012

Thelma Ruth Provard Stevens Thelma Ruth Provard Stevens, 86, of Culpeper, VA, formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community. She was born on February 2, 1926 in Bino, PA to the late Jeremiah D. and Anna Madora Provard. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Glenn C. Stevens. Thelma...