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

Jan 26, 2024

Martha L. Meyers, age 93, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Menno Haven’s Brookview Personal Care Home. Born June 9, 1930, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Ruth Peckman Bricker.

Mrs. Meyers worked alongside her husband on the family...

Jan 21, 2024

William Blair Ruckman, Sr., age 97, of Greencastle, PA passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Menno Haven Rehab. Born November 23, 1926, in Richwood, WV, he was the son of the late Martin B. and Minnie McElwain Ruckman.

Mr. Ruckman was a graduate of Nicholas County High School in WV. He went on to serve...

Jan 21, 2024

Clara I. Wagner, age 93, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at her home. Born in Mercersburg, PA on July 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James Russell and Ida Robison Carmack.

Mrs. Wagner was a homemaker most of her working years. She was a former member of Christian Life...

Jan 15, 2024

Carol O. Beard, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 11, 1936, in Hagerstown Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Clara May (Bingaman) Smith.

Carol married her husband June 2, 1953. She worked as an assembler at Corning Glass for 30...

Dec 30, 2023

Stephen Rinn Dubpernell, 84, of Greencastle, PA passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 in his home.  Born March 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late John S. and Virginia A. (Rinn) Dubpernell.

He was a graduate of Westwood High School, Westwood, NJ with the Class of 1957.  Stephen then went on to...

Dec 30, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Janie (Pentz) Kesselring. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 30, 2023

Constance L. “Connie” Provard, age 97, of Waynesboro, PA passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Laurel Lakes Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA. Born December 6, 1926, in Upton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Reynard and Hazel Gossard Johns.

Mrs. Provard worked as a homemaker for most of her adult life. She was...

Dec 24, 2023

Donna R. Bear, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 24 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Renova, PA on June 8, 1944, she was the daughter of the late John V. Royer and M. Lorraine Clopper Royer.

Mrs. Bear was a 1962 graduate of James Buchanan High School. Mrs. Bear had worked...

Dec 20, 2023

William E. “Bill” Mummert, age 91, of Mercersburg, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 21, 1932, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frank C. and Flo Ankerbrand Mummert.

Mr. Mummert was a 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He went on to serve...

Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Arlene Bertha (Bard) Ryder, 85, of Greencastle, went to be with her Lord and Savior early Monday Morning, December 11, 2023, at Heritage Retirement Community. Born September 9, 1938, at home in Quincy, PA, along with her twin sister, Marlene Bard Rubeck, they are daughters of the late Andrew Ross and Pauline Katherine Fittry Bard.

Arlene...

Dec 10, 2023

Jane Evelyn Book Benner, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Brookview at Menno Haven. Born October 11, 1929, in Mifflintown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Melissa Hackenberger Book.

Mrs. Benner was a 1948 graduate of Thompsontown High School. On April 16, 1949, she married...

Dec 8, 2023

Shirley Mae Monn, 80, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at her home. Born February 18, 1943 in Johnstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Roger Frederick Bowman and Anna Marie Maus Bowman.

Shirley was a 1961 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the former...

Dec 8, 2023

Mary Jane (Porter) Leck, 85, of Greencastle, Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandma and Great Grandma passed away peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2023, at the Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Mary Jane was born on January 20, 1938 to the late Harry and Elizabeth (Phillips) Porter in Dover, NJ.  She married John E. Leck on December 19, 1959. The couple...

Dec 5, 2023

Mary Jane “Janey” Benchoff, age 86, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Williamsport Retirement Village. Born April 16, 1937, in Greencastle, PA she was the daughter of the late Emmert R. Pensinger and Isabelle (John) Wilson.

Janey worked for the former J. Schoenaman Company for 40 years, where she retired. She enjoyed...

Dec 3, 2023

Jerome Edward Foreman Jr., 87, of Greencastle, PA passed away at home surrounded by loved ones, December 3, 2023. Jerome was born July 27, 1936, in Akron, Oh to the late Jerome Edward Foreman, Sr. and Mary Francis J (Countryman) Foreman.

He graduated from Hower Vo Tech Akron, Ohio in 1955. Attended Akron Bible Institute; Graduated from...

Nov 25, 2023

George Brooke Crider, 86, a long-time resident of the State Line area, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, November 25, 2023.  Born February 12, 1937 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late Garold Franklin and Hilda C. Zeger Crider.  George was a 1955 graduate of the Greencastle High School and then attended an apprentice program at Landis...

Nov 22, 2023

Lyle James Paul Williams, age 56, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at his home. Born in Bristol, PA on August 27, 1967, he was the son of late Lyle James Williams and Zelda Fox Williams.

Lyle was a 1987 graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and a 2001 graduate of CHI...

Nov 21, 2023

Mark T. West, age 74, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Sterling Care South Mountain in Boonsboro, MD. Born in Olney, MD on September 26, 1949, he was the son of the late Herbert Roy and Mary Katherine Wilson West. Mark was a 1967 graduate of Montgomery Blair High School. He went on to...

Nov 18, 2023

Yong Cha Yi Shank, age 78, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at her home. Born in South Korea on March 15, 1945, she was the daughter of Su Il Yi and Bong Chul Sim Yi.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Samuel Shank, whom she married on July 5,...

Nov 16, 2023

Carrie Lucille Martin, age 92, a lifelong resident of Maugansville, MD passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Heritage Hills Retirement Home, where she had been a resident for the last 10 months. Born April 13, 1931, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar St. Clair Landis and Emma Grace Kriner Landis.

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