Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Henry Lininger
Dec 25, 2010
Henry L. "Hank" Lininger, age 84 of 1750 McDowell Rd. Greencastle, PA. and formerly of Polktown Rd. Waynesboro, PA. died at 5:00 A.M. Saturday December 25, 2010 in the home of his daughter and son-in-law Tina and Roger Bitner. Born March 21,1926 in Smithfield, PA. he was the son of the late Roy L. and Elsie (Jack) Lininger. He retired...

Mervin D. Hock
Dec 20, 2010
Mervin D. Hock, age 57 of 902 Williamson Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died unexpectedly at 7:20 P.M. Monday December 20, 2010 in the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born October 9, 1953, in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of Margaret M. (Myers) Hock of Nyesville, Pa. and the late C. Walter Hock Sr. He was employed at Lehman''s Egg...

Emily C. Thomas
Dec 19, 2010
Emily C. Thomas, age 91 a resident of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA died at 5:32 P.M. Sunday December 19, 2010 in the nursing home. Born February 5, 1919 in Woodstock, VA, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Annie V. (Moore) Bly. Emily was a homemaker and helped in her...
Dale E. Yoder
Dec 18, 2010
Dale E. Yoder, age 52 of 197 Social Island Rd. Chambersburg, Pa. went to be with his Lord and Savior at 6:30 A.M. Saturday December 18, 2010 in his home. Born January 20, 1958 in Meyersdale, Pa., he was the son of Robert Creed and Miriam Irene (Bender) Yoder of Greencastle. Dale was the Director of the Intensive Behavior Management...

Florence I Snyder
Dec 13, 2010
Florence I. Snyder, age 88 formerly of Williamson, PA and currently a resident of the Golden Living Center in Hagerstown, MD, died at 1:02 A.M. on Monday, December 13, 2010 in nursing home. Born, December 10, 1922 in Woodward, IA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Greif) Randall. Her first husband, Chester G. Lehman died on...

Varner-Belle Kannenberg
Dec 6, 2010
Varner-Belle Kannenberg, age 90 of Shady Grove, Pa. and formerly of North Allison St. Greencastle, Pa. and Baltimore, Md. died at 2:55 P.M. Monday December 6, 2010 in her caregiver''s home on Hamilton Dr. Chambersburg, Pa. Born November 22, 1920 in Baltimore, Md. she was the daughter of the late Leon L. and Nettie D. (Snyder) Larsen. She had worked...

John N. Hamilton
Dec 4, 2010
John Nathan Hamilton, age 76 of Hagerstown, Md. and formerly of Greencastle, Pa. died at 2:30 A.M. Saturday December 4, 2010 in the Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, PA. Born June 10, 1934 in International Falls, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Glenn and Luella (Munro) Hamilton. John was a twenty year veteran of the U.S. Army having served...

Louise G. Horst
Dec 3, 2010
Louise G. (Bricker) Horst, age 84 of 50 South Linden Ave. Greencastle, Pa. died at 10:57 P.M. Friday December 3, 2010 in the Quincy Retirement Village. Born May 12, 1926 in Lemasters, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd C. and Ethel Ellen (Tenley) Bricker. Louise married Robert E. Horst Sr. on February 25, 1945. He died on...

Robin L. Crunkleton
Nov 29, 2010
Robin L. (Seese) Crunkleton, age 48 of 10051 Jasper Dr. Greencastle, Pa. died at 2:01 P.M. Monday November 29, 2010 in the Hershey Medical Center from head injuries sustained in a fall at her home. Born December 8, 1961 in Biloxi, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Edward and Patricia (McGinnes) Seese of Hagerstown, Md. She had been employed for...

Elizabeth K. Shoemaker
Nov 23, 2010
Elizabeth (Kershner) Shoemaker, age 88 a resident of the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown, Pa. and formerly of Chantilly Court Hagerstown, Md. died at 12:20 A.M. Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in the nursing center of the Masonic Village. She and her husband, John K. Shoemaker were married June 16, 1984 in Hagerstown. He died on December 18, 2009. Elizabeth was born...
John A. Wine
Nov 20, 2010
John A. Wine, 88, of Greencastle, died at 5:20 PM on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at his home in Greencastle. Born on November 14, 1922, in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Edgar P. Wine and Natalie R. Wine. He was the stepson of the late Helen Ryder Wine. Mr. Wine had been married 63 years to his...
Richard E. Besecker
Nov 16, 2010
Richard E. Besecker, age 77, a resident of the Shook Home Chambersburg for the past 3 years and formerly of 508 East Baltimore St. Greencastle, Pa. went to be with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:21pm. He was born on March 7th, 1933 in Waynesboro, Pa and was the son of the...
John E. Farrow Sr
Nov 14, 2010
John E. Farrow Sr., age 81 of 14318 Greenview Dr. Greencastle, Pa. died at 4:25 P.M. Sunday, November 14, 2010 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born March 7, 1929 in Montgomery Twp. Franklin County, PA., he was the son of the late Carl L. and Margaret M. (Bowers) Farrow. In his earlier years he was a farmer. He then worked at...

Charles E. Laudenslager
Nov 9, 2010
Charles E. Laudenslager, age 66 of Chambersburg, PA, died at 7:39 P.M. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born, July 9, 1944 in Clay Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas and Louise (Shuman) Laudenslager. He has been employed at Antrim Building & Farm Supply in Greencastle for almost 44 years. Surviving family are...

Kenneth E. Oliver
Nov 8, 2010
Kenneth E. Oliver, age 81, a resident of Menno Haven Nursing Center in Chambersburg and formerly of 9269 Antrim Church Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died at 7:45 P.M. Monday November 8, 2010 in the nursing center. Born December 1, 1928 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Walter H. and Carrie (Helman) Oliver. Kenneth was...
Zane O. Kiser
Nov 7, 2010
Zane O. Kiser, age 84 of Greencastle, Pa. entered into eternal rest at 9:04 P.M. Sunday November 7, 2010 in the York Hospital, York, PA. Born June 13, 1926 in Five Forks, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles William And Minnie (Overcash) Kiser. Zane owned and operated Kiser Hearing Aid Service, having served the Tri-State area for...

Gail L. Berger
Oct 30, 2010
Gail L. Berger, age 79 of 3513 Leitersburg Rd. Waynesboro, Pa. died unexpectedly Saturday morning October 30, 2010 in her home. Born July 21, 1931 in Ringgold, Md. she was the daughter of the late Ivan R. and Cathryn (Deihl) Overcash. In her earlier years she had worked at the former Stanley Co. and Knouse Foods of Chambersburg and last...

Wayne E. Brown
Oct 28, 2010
Wayne E. Brown, age 77 of Greencastle, PA, died at 2:15 P.M. on Thursday, October 28, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg, PA following complications from a recent stroke. Born, November 8, 1932 in Portsmouth, OH he was the son of the late Orlin and Mina (Schuler) Brown. He and his wife, Virginia "Ginny" (Hetrick) Brown were married on March...

Robert B. Washburn
Oct 27, 2010
Robert B. Washburn, age 83 of 9890 Thompson Dr., Greencastle, Pa. died at 3:55 P.M. Wednesday October 27, 2010 in the emergency room of the Waynesboro Hospital. Born October 27, 1927 in Arlington Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Gladys Irene (Dikens) Washburn. His first wife, Eleanor (Decator) Washburn died on July 4, 2007. Robert...

Dick Mentzer
Oct 26, 2010
Dick Mentzer, age 79 of 3333 Sportsman Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died at 8:28 P.M. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 29, 1931 in Needmore, Pa., he was the son of the late Keller T. and Viola H. (Snyder) Mentzer. Dick retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot of Chambersburg after 33 years of employment. He was a...