Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Raymond W. Lesher
Mar 21, 2008
Raymond W. Lesher, age 93, a resident of the Penn Hall Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Scott Rd., Zullinger, PA, died at 1:25 A.M. Friday, March 21, 2008 in the nursing center. Born May 13, 1914 in Washington Twp., Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob A. and Carrie E. (Miller) Lesher. He and...
Abram E. Shank
Mar 20, 2008
Abram Everett Shank, age 91 of 14435 Marsh Pike Hagerstown, Md. died at 9:00 A.M. Thursday March 20, 2008 in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Lois and J. Daniel Long of 11255 Welsh Run Rd. Greencastle, Pa. Born September 3, 1916 at the family farm on Lehman''s Mill Rd. Reid, Md., he was the son of the late...
J. Allen Martin
Mar 20, 2008
J. Allen Martin, age 92 a resident of the Coffman Nursing Home for the past several months and formerly of Hagerstown, Md. died Thursday March 20, 2008 in the nursing home. Born December 26, 1915 in Washington County Maryland, he was the son of the late J. Harry and Anna (Eshleman) Martin. He was employed with the Washington County Board...
Mary C. Oberholzer
Mar 17, 2008
Mary C. Oberholzer, age 94 a resident of ManorCare Health Services of Wilmington Delaware and formerly of Browns Mill Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died Monday evening March 17, 2008 in the nursing center. Born February 20, 1914 in New Franklin, Franklin County Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell and Edna (Barnhart) Summers. She was a homemaker and had...
Thelma M. Zeigler Martin
Mar 14, 2008
Thelma M. Zeigler Martin, age 95 a resident of Menno Haven Chambersburg, Pa. and formerly of 12602 Molly Pitcher Hwy. Greencastle, Pa. died at 9:45 P.M. Friday, March 14, 2008 in the nursing home. Born May 9, 1912 in Montgomery Twp. Franklin County Pa., she was the daughter of the late Frank C. and Alice (Sites) Eshelman. She was a...
Gladys B. Gayman
Mar 12, 2008
Gladys Burger Gayman, age 87 of 227 Dickinson Ave. Waynesboro, Pa. and formerly of 12624 Molly Pitcher Hwy. Greencastle, Pa. died at 10:15 P.M. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in the home of her son Fred and daughter-in-law Sylvia Gayman of Waynesboro. Born August 7, 1920 in Greencastle, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Milford and Clara (Baker) Burger....
Ruth E. Smith
Mar 8, 2008
Ruth Evelyn Smith, age 81 a resident of the Quincy Retirement Home and formerly of Waynesboro and South Carlisle St. Greencastle died at 8:08 P.M Saturday March 8, 2008 in the nursing home. Born January 8, 1927 in York, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Lydia (Klinedinst) Smit.h Ruth and her sisters were orphaned at an...
Judith D. Glass
Mar 2, 2008
Judith D. Glass, age 65 of 221 South Carlisle St. Greencastle, Pa. died Sunday, March 2, 2008 in her home. Born December 24, 1942 in Waynesboro, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Matthew M. "Max" and Catherine M. (Potts) Glass. She was employed many years by the Borough Of Greencastle as a school crossing guard and also worked...
Harold E. Myers
Mar 1, 2008
Harold E. Myers, age 89 of Kuhn Rd. Greencastle, Pa. died at 3:15 A.M. Saturday March 1, 2008 in the Quincy Retirement Home Quincy, Pa. following a brief illness. Born November 30, 1918 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Calvin C. and Carrie M. (Swailes) Myers. Mr. Myers was a farmer in his...
Robert E. Horst Sr
Feb 29, 2008
Robert E. "Bob" Horst Sr., age 84 of 50 South Linden Ave. Greencastle, Pa. died at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 29, 2008 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born August 29, 1923 in Chambersburg, Pa. he was the son of the late Daniel and Maggie (Shields) Horst. He was employed by the former T.A. Zullinger Distributers of Chambersburg and last worked...
Cecil Johnson Gaver
Feb 24, 2008
Cecil Johnson Gaver, age 82, of 15605 Pennsylvania Ave. North, State Line, Pa. died at 6:41 P.M. Sunday, February 24, 2008 in the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Md. Born May 23, 1925 in Highland, Frederick County, Md. he was the son of the late Grover C. and Mary E. (Johnson) Gaver. He and his wife of 60 years, Betty Jean...
L. Aubrey Mowen
Feb 23, 2008
L. Aubrey Mowen, age 87 of 9779 Browns Mill Rd. Greencastle, Pa. and a resident of the Quincy Retirement Home since March 14, 2007 died at 7:00 P.M. Saturday February 23, 2008 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born August 9, 1920 in Antrim Twp. Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry C. and Orpha (Johnston) Mowen. He...
Vera H. Hege
Feb 21, 2008
Vera Horst Hege, age 80 a resident of the Mennonite Fellowship Home 12349 Huyett Lane Hagerstown, Md. died at 4:12 A.M. Thursday, February 21, 2008 in the home. Born June 27, 1927 in Maugansville, Md. she was the daughter of the late Jonas E. And Nancy M. (Horst) Horst. She worked in housekeeping and in home nursing care. Mrs. Hege...
Doris Mae Mellott
Feb 20, 2008
Doris Mae (Secrest) Mellott, age 77 of 6512 Lemar Rd. Mercersburg, Pa. died at 1:12 P.M. Wednesday February 20, 2008 in her home. Born December 15, 1930 in Waynesboro, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen J. (Springer) Secrest. She was a homemaker and helped her husband on the family farm. Mrs. Mellott was a member...
Charles Tracy
Feb 17, 2008
Charles "Pappy" Tracy, age 81 of South Carlisle St. Greencastle died at 2:00 A.M. Sunday February 17, 2008 in the home of his daughter on Rustic Tavern Rd. Hedgesville, West Virginia. Born March 5, 1926 in Smithsburg, Md. he was the son of the late Charles Orville and Alta Mae (Misner) Tracy. He retired from Letterkenny Army Depot of Chambersburg...
Alma G. Kuhn
Feb 17, 2008
Alma G. Kuhn, age 105, of 2236 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. and formerly of North Sixth St., Chambersburg, Pa. died at 11:00 P.M. Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Linda Wilson''s Residential Care of Chambersburg, Pa. Born October 16, 1902 in Greencastle, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Russell S. and Sarah Belle (Wagner) Kuhn. She has been a...
Donald Cordell
Feb 15, 2008
Donald E. "Don" Cordell, age 81 a resident of the Health Care Center at Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community in New Oxford, Pa. and formerly of 15 Regency Circle Gettysburg, Pa. died at 5:10 P.M. Friday February 15, 2008 in the health care center. Born January 27, 1927 in Kauffman, Franklin County, Pa., he was the son...
Joyce Ann Wyckoff
Feb 10, 2008
Joyce Ann (Dreyer) Wyckoff, age 58 of 19748 Longmeadow Rd. Hagerstown, Md. died at 6:40 A.M. Sunday February 10, 2008 in the University Of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born April 5, 1949 in Cumberland, Md. she was the daughter of Doris J. (Zembower) Dreyer of Greencastle, Pa. and the late Eugene R. Dreyer. She was last employed by...
Arnold B. Shafer
Feb 9, 2008
Arnold B. "Arnie" Shafer, age 69 of 154 Salem Rd. Chambersburg, Pa. died unexpectedly at 9:36 A.M. Saturday February 9, 2008 in the emergency room of the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 12, 1938 in Cumberland, Md. he was the son of the late A. Burton and Louise H. (Martin) Shafer. He retired after 22 years of service in the U.S....
Esther M. Weber
Feb 6, 2008
Esther M. Weber, age 84 a resident of the Mennonite Home of Maugansville, Md. and formerly of Smithsburg, Md. died at 1:10 P.M. Wednesday February 6, 2008 in the home. Born June 2, 1923 in Maugansville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Edgar M. and Ada H. (Martin) Weber. She did domestic and housekeeping work and was employed...
