Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Ray Shelly
May 31, 2008
Ray Shelly, age 98, who resided with Samuel W. and Elizabeth Martin of 14121 Paradise Church Rd. Hagerstown, Md. died at 7:00 A.M. Saturday, May 31, 2008 in his home. Born July 22, 1909 in Upton, Pa., he was the son of the late Aaron B. and May (Meckley) Shelly. He was a retired farmer. His wife, Mary Ann Shelly...
Jennie L. Bateman
May 29, 2008
Jennie L. Bateman, age 88 of 230 North Allison St. Greencastle, Pa. and formerly a long time resident of 101 West Baltimore St. Greencastle died at 8:00 A.M. Thursday May 29, 2008 in her home. Born April 11, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Susan (Lloyd) Esterly. She was a homemaker and a...
Noel E. True, Sr
May 28, 2008
Noel E. True, Sr., age 58 of 1024 Warm Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA. died at 7:19 A.M. on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 19, 1949 in Baltimore MD. he was the son of the late Walter Noel True, Sr. and Dorothy (Scott) True. He and his wife Nancy E. (Robinette) True were married on July...
William E. Diehl
May 19, 2008
William E. Diehl, age 83 a resident of the Tower at Falling Spring, 200 N. Main St. Apt. 607 Chambersburg and formerly of 125 Williamson Ave. Greencastle died early Monday morning May 19, 2008 in his home. Born July 12, 1924 in Greencastle, Pa., he was the son of the late D. Norman and Annie G. (Goetz) Diehl. He, along...
Erika Bruner
May 14, 2008
Erika M. Bruner Erika M. Bruner, age 82 a resident of Heritage Hills Retirement Community of Greencastle, Pa. and formerly of the Tower at Falling Spring Chambersburg and a long time resident of Beaver Falls, Pa. died at 6:41 A.M.Wednesday May 14, 2008 in the Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, Pa. Born November 20, 1925 in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter...
Miriam T. Rife
May 10, 2008
Miriam T. Rife, age 87 a resident of the Shook Home Chambersburg for four years and formerly of Greencastle and Lemasters died at 11:21 A.M. Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the Shook Home. Born May 3, 1921 in Franklin County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George Jacob and Mary Mae (Hull) Thompson. An excellent cook, Miriam shared...
Mary A. Tabler
May 7, 2008
Mary Amanda (Treher) Tabler, age 97 of 3837 Harold Place Greencastle, Pa. died at 9:20 P.M. Wednesday May 7, 2008 in her home. She had been in failing health the last three months. Born March 8, 1911 in Fayetteville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Margaret W. (Slaybaugh) Treher. She had worked for 29 years...
Robert L. Fetterhoff
May 7, 2008
Robert Leroy Fetterhoff, age 82 of 4192 Coseytown Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died at 9:30 P.M. Wednesday May 7, 2008 in the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Md. from complications of recent surgery. Born August 19, 1925 in Antrim Twp. Franklin Co. Pa., he was the son of the late Albert and Olive (Yeakle) Fetterhoff. He was employed at Beachley Furniture...
Garry R. Miller
May 5, 2008
Garry R. Miller, age 54 of 5905 Snider Rd. St. Thomas, Pa. died at 4:30 A.M. Monday May 5, 2008 in his home. He had been in failing health the past year and critically ill the last two weeks. Born November 8, 1953 in Waynesboro, Pa. he was the son of Charles R. Miller of Shady Grove, Pa. and the...
William Kiel Bobbitt
May 1, 2008
William Kiel Bobbitt, age 19 of 7745 Kuhn Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died unexpectedly at 8:34 A.M. Thursday May 1, 2008 in California, Pa., where he was a freshman student at the California University Of Pennsylvania. Born November 30, 1988 in Loma Linda California, he was the son of Anthony J. "Tony" and Lori R. (Walker) Bobbitt of Greencastle, Pa. He...
Jerry E. Houpt
Apr 30, 2008
Jerry E. Houpt, age 62 of 405 East Leitersburg St. Greencastle, Pa. died at 9:25 A.M. Wednesday April 30, 2008 in the Washington County Hospital Hagerstown, Md. He had been in failing health since February 2008. Born January 14, 1946 in Antrim Twp. Franklin Co. Pa., he was the son of the late James W. and Mary Ellen (Provard) Houpt....
Myron A. Starr
Apr 30, 2008
Myron A. Starr, age 61, of 141 Leitersburg St., Greencastle, PA died at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in his home. Born October 12, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD he is the son of Junior G. and Pauline (Clever) Starr of Greencastle, PA. He and his wife, Cindy (Souders) Starr were married September 10, 1967 in McConnellsburg, PA. He...
Leslie A. Hykes
Apr 29, 2008
Leslie A. Hykes, age 79 of 14891 Molly Pitcher Hwy. Greencastle, Pa. died at 7:16 P.M.Tuesday April 29, 2008 in the Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg, Pa. where he has resided for the past five weeks. Born July 2, 1928 in Antrim Twp. Franklin Co. Pa., he was the son of the late Jacob H. and Lydia...
Frank D. Shaffer
Apr 29, 2008
Frank D. Shaffer, age 85 of 13092 Grant Shook Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died unexpectedly at 11:00 P.M. on Tuesday April 29, 2008 in his home. Born March 23, 1923 in Kempton, Md., he was the son of the late Dewey F. and Bessie P. (Fike) Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer was the second generation owner of Shaffer Products of Greencastle from 1962...
Doris Jean Dreyer
Apr 22, 2008
Doris Jean Dreyer, age 80 of 450 Colonial Dr. Greencastle, Pa. died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning April 22, 2008 in her home. Born October 1, 1927 in Bedford Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Henry Lloyd and Gladys Elizabeth (Cross) Zembower. She was a homemaker and in her earlier life she had worked in Bedford as a...
Leopold "Leo" Ritacco
Apr 19, 2008
Leopold "Leo" F. Ritacco, age 85 of 383 Catherine St. Greencastle, Pa. died at 4:50 A.M. Saturday, April 19, 2008 in his home. He had been in declining health since this past January. Born April 2, 1923 in Italy, he was the son of the late Ciriaco and Maria (Teasa) Ritacco. He retired in 1988 from Mack Truck of Hagerstown,...
Pearl I. Witmer
Apr 17, 2008
Pearl I. Witmer, age 91, a resident of Falling Spring Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Rowe Ave., Greencastle, PA died at 6:10 P.M. on Thursday, April 17, 2008 in the nursing center. Born September 9, 1916 in Montgomery Twp., Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Sadie (Oberholtzer) Myers. She was...
Lois V. Stine
Apr 14, 2008
Lois V. Stine, age 74 of 14260 Ridge Rd. Waynesboro, Pa. died unexpectedly at 12:29 A.M. Monday, April 14, 2008 in the emergency room of the Waynesboro Hospital. Born December 1, 1933 in Kauffman Station, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Marvin W. Mowen and Hazel (Gelsinger) Mowen Shatzer. She was a homemaker and had worked at the...
Preston C. Meyers
Apr 11, 2008
Preston C. Meyers, age 84 of 138 East Franklin St. Greencastle, Pa. died Friday evening April 11, 2008 in the emergency room of the Chambersburg Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident earlier that evening on U.S. Rt.11 in Guilford Twp. near Marion. Born July 15, 1923 in Mercersburg, Pa. he was the son of the late Paul E....
Sarah J. Snider
Apr 1, 2008
Sarah Jane Snider, age 99 a resident of ManorCare Health Services of Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle died at 8:35 P.M. Tuesday April 1, 2008 in the nursing home. Born July 14, 1908 in Franklin County, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna Eliza (Sellers) Hollinger. She retired from Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg having worked as...
