Recent Obituaries

John H. Jakomas

John H. Jakomas

Dec 24, 2013

John Harry "Sonny" Jakomas, 75, of North Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at his daughter's home in Penn Twp., Newville. He was born on Feb. 5, 1938, inMcKeesport, a son of the late Gust and Mary (Kunicky) Jakomas, and was married for 34 years to the late Charlotte Ann...

Janet A. Swarner

Janet A. Swarner

Dec 14, 2013

Janet A. (Weary) Swarner, 74, of Carlisle, was called to her eternal home on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 12, 1939, in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late John H. and Romaine L. (Deitch) Weary.

Janet was a 1957 graduate of Boiling...

Alma M. Bear

Alma M. Bear

Dec 13, 2013

Alma M. Bear, 86, of Carlisle,was called home, onFriday, December 13, 2013, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on June 27, 1927, in Newburg, a daughter of the late Pirl David and Lula (Bistline) Culbertson.

Alma graduated from Shippensburg High School and the former Carlisle Commercial College. She retired after 25...

Clifford W. Ellis

Clifford W. Ellis

Dec 12, 2013

Clifford W. Ellis, 50, of Mt. Holly Springs, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 27, 1962, in Carlisle, the son of William G. Ellis (wife, Saundra) of Newville and the late Auzine V. (Harvey) Ellis.

Cliff graduated from Boiling Springs High School in...

Robert J. Weinstein

Robert J. Weinstein

Dec 6, 2013

Robert J. Weinstein, 96, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 6, 2013, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. He was born July 9, 1917, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late John and Florence (Deckie) Weinstein.

Robert graduate from Dickinson College and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He was a US Army veteran...

Paul L.Huntzinger

Paul L.Huntzinger

Dec 5, 2013

Paul L. "Bunk" Huntzinger, 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at his home with loving family by his side. He was born on May 3, 1932, in Carlisle, a son of the late Philip J. and Mary (Swigert) Huntzinger.

Paul was a 1951 graduate of Carlisle High School and was...

J. Wilmer Lehman

J. Wilmer Lehman

Dec 4, 2013

J. Wilmer Lehman, 88, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at his home at Chapel Pointe in Carlisle. He was born on July 5, 1925, in Carlisle, a son of the late Abram N. and Mary E. (Steckley) Lehman. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 62 years, Gladys (Books) Lehman....

John D. Anderson

John D. Anderson

Dec 3, 2013

John Dee Anderson, Sr., 74, of Carlisle, went home to glory on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on March 17, 1939, in Saint Petersburg, FL, a son of the late John D. and Matherleen (Latimer) Anderson.

John graduated from Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg...

Arlene (Ginter) Miller

Arlene (Ginter) Miller

Dec 2, 2013

Arlene "Toots" (Ginter) Miller, 86, of Carlisle, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born July 4, 1927, in McCrea (Cumberland County), the fifth child of eight to George A. and Ruth (Fry) Ginter. Arlene was the widow of Marlin E. Miller, whom she married in June 1951.

She was...

Anna R. Ritchie

Anna R. Ritchie

Dec 1, 2013

Anna R. Ritchie, 90, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, January 13, 1923, in Mechanicsburg, the daughter of the late James P. and Mary (Arnold) Heisey. She was the widow of Captain (Ret) George W. Ritchie, USMC, who died March 31, 2001.

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Keefer J. Bernhisel

Keefer J. Bernhisel

Nov 29, 2013

Keefer John Bernhisel, 24, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Friday, November 29, 2013, in Mt. Holly Springs. He was born November 25, 1989, in Carlisle, a son of Kelly J. (Jones) Sowers and Timothy J. Bernhisel.

Keefer was a 2008 graduate of Boiling Springs High School, where he played linebacker on the football team....

Betty J. Zechman

Betty J. Zechman

Nov 27, 2013

Betty J. Zechman, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center with family by her side. She was born on August 12, 1931, in Lewisburg, the daughter of the late Wilson D. and Rose (Yarger) Dieffenderfer, and was the widow of the late LTC (Ret) Donald L. Zechman, US Army, who...

Kenneth W. Long

Kenneth W. Long

Nov 26, 2013

Kenneth W. Long, 85, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013, in the Chapel Pointe Health Center, Carlisle. He was born May 18, 1928, in Plainfield, a son of the late William A. and Edna M. (Miller) Long, and was married to the late Geneva Catherine (Wolf) Long, who died April 29, 2009.

He...

Jean E. Clepper

Jean E. Clepper

Nov 25, 2013

Jean E. Clepper, 85, of Carlisle, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born June 1, 1928, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Mervin W. and Mary K. (Myers) Rhoades, and was the widow of Arthur E. Clepper, who died March 16, 2001.

Jean had worked for...

Msgt John L.

Msgt John L.

Nov 24, 2013

MSgt (Ret) John LaRue Spraglin, Jr., USAF, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at his home with loving family by his side. He was born on January 1, 1934, in Carlisle, a son of the late John LaRue Spraglin, Sr. and Isabelle B. (Byers) Spraglin.

John graduated from Carlisle High...

June A. Tate

June A. Tate

Nov 23, 2013

June A. Tate, 80, of Carlisle, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. She was born on May 23, 1933, in Perry County, a daughter of the late Casper P. and Minta (Bower) Lloyd, and the widow of Charles E. Tate, who died July 19, 2008.

June graduate from...

Arlene F. Miller

Arlene F. Miller

Nov 19, 2013

Arlene F. "Rusty" Miller, 92, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Harrisburg Hospital. She was born on June 4, 1921, in Newville, a daughter of the late Keefer S. and Mary (Morrison) Keck, and was the widow of Charles Edward Miller, who died July 2, 2008.

Rusty had worked in food...

Paul E. Boldosser

Paul E. Boldosser

Nov 19, 2013

Paul E. Boldosser, 85, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1928, in Carlisle, a son of the late Harry A. and Maude (Mayberry) Boldosser.

Paul retired from the Borough of Carlisle after 15 years of service and had previously worked for the...

Doris E. Butler

Doris E. Butler

Nov 9, 2013

Doris E. "Dot" Butler, 88, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at her home. She was born on October, 28, 1925, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Mack Dayworth and Ruth V. (DeWalt) Reffner.

Dot was a high school graduate, a loving homemaker and attended the Great Hope Baptist Church in Carlisle....