Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Rodney R. Hawbaker
Jan 19, 2011
Rodney R. Hawbaker, age 44 of 1809 Warm Spring Rd. Chambersburg died Wednesday morning January 19, 2011 from injuries received in a silo accident on the family farm. Born August 3, 1966 in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of E. Harmon and Joyce M. (Meyers) Hawbaker of Chambersburg. He was a life long dairy farmer. He and his wife...

Pearl E. Roth
Jan 18, 2011
Pearl E. (Neikirk) Roth, age 95, a resident of ManorCare Health Services of Chambersburg and formerly of Heritage Hills Retirement Community of Greencastle died at 7:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in the nursing home. Born February 20, 1915 in Cearfoss, Washington County, MD., she was the daughter of the late Grover and Ida (Hollinger) Neikirk. She retired after 25...
William J. Oakes
Jan 16, 2011
William J. Oakes, age 85 of Chambersburg, PA. and formerly a resident of Greencastle, PA. died at 4:24 P.M. Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Providence Place of Chambersburg. Born July 13, 1925 in Van, PA., he was the son of the late Merle and Marian (Rote) Oakes. He married Nancy (Highfield) Oakes on June 17, 1947 in Franklin, PA.. She...
Candace K. Staubs
Jan 13, 2011
Candace K. Staubs, age 56 of Greencastle, PA, passed away peacefully into her new life in heaven at 1:02 P.M. on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. Born, December 2, 1954 in Bridgeton, NJ she was the daughter of the late Michael John Boscolo Sr. and Gladys Ann (Pozgar) Boscolo. She and her husband, Dwight E....
Pauline E. Starr
Jan 12, 2011
Pauline Elizabeth (Clever) Starr, age 81, a resident of Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. and formerly of Williamson Rd., Greencastle, PA. died at 12:18 P.M. Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in the nursing center. Born, January 7, 1930 in Mercersburg, PA., she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Pearl (Thomas) Clever. Mrs. Starr was a homemaker...

Kathryn K. Horsfall
Jan 11, 2011
Kathryn K. Horsfall, age 88 a resident of Penn Hall Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Lemar Rd., Lemasters, PA died at 10:19 P.M. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in the nursing center. Born, March 8, 1922 in Vaucluse, Frederick County, VA she was the daughter of the late Everett D. and Mamie E. (Cornwell) Kline. She was the...

Ellen L. Stine
Jan 11, 2011
Ellen L. Stine, age 96 a resident of the Quincy Retirement Village and formerly of 37 Edward Dr. Greencastle, Pa. died at 1:55 A.M. Tuesday January 11, 2011 in the nursing center. Born February 8, 1914 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Rhoda Mae (Walleck) Kriner. Ellen worked at the...
Kenly C. Van Horn
Jan 3, 2011
Kenly C. Van Horn, age 65 of 167 Baumgardner Dr. Greencastle, PA. died at 8:40 P.M. Monday, January 3, 2011 in his home following a brief illness. Born, March 17, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Doris Van Horn Chambers and Joseph Van Horn. He and his wife, Carol A. (Rachuba) Van Horn were married...

Stanley H. King
Dec 27, 2010
Stanley H. King, age 86 of 12334 Williamsport Pike Greencastle, Pa. died at 10:40 P.M. Monday, December 27, 2010 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 23, 1924 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late William King and Ethel (Woodbury) King Gunnell. He was a retired meat cutter having worked for Giant Food in the Washington D.C. area....
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...