Recent Obituaries

Richard Henry Smyth

Richard Henry Smyth

May 27, 2013

Richard Henry Smyth, a retired Foreign Service Officer who served as a professor at the Army War College from 2006 to 2010, passed away at his home in Carlisle on Monday, May 27 after a long struggle with cancer. His wife and best friend of 34 years, Janice Sullivan Smyth, was with him when he slipped quietly away....

Mary K. Fagan

Mary K. Fagan

May 27, 2013

Mary Kathryn Fagan, 94, of Carlisle, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born July 31, 1918, in Avoca, a daughter of the late James and Kathryn (Maloney) Galvin, and was the widow of Charles C. Fagan, who died June 8, 1990. Mary was a high school graduate and also received an...

Jane L. Firestone

Jane L. Firestone

May 27, 2013

Jane L. (Heineman) Firestone, 58, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013, at Harrisburg Hospital. She was born on January 20, 1955, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Louise (Lefferts) Heineman and the widow of Barry R. Firestone, who died on Dec. 12, 2010.

Jane was a 1972 graduate...

John Henry Hippensteel

John Henry Hippensteel

May 27, 2013

John Henry Hippensteel, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013, at his home. He was born April 16, 1926, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Harry David Hippensteel and Emily May (Bolan) Hippensteel. John was a US Army veteran of WWII and was awarded several medals for his service. He received his...

Lee T. Bernard

Lee T. Bernard

May 24, 2013

Lee T. Bernard, 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born in Harrisburg on March 19, 1946, a son of the late Lee T. and Ruth (Cummings) Bernard.

Lee was a 1963 graduate of John Harris High School in Harrisburg, PA. He then graduated...

Evelyn T. Brenneman

Evelyn T. Brenneman

May 23, 2013

Evelyn T. Brenneman, 98, a lifelong resident of Boiling Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in her home where she was born March 20, 1915. Evelyn was the daughter of the late George and Elsie (Hilton) Throne, and the widow of former Cumberland County Commissioner Earl L. Brenneman, who died March 16, 1996.

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Randall E. Horner

Randall E. Horner

May 20, 2013

Randall E. Horner, 63, of Carlisle, died on Monday, May 20, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born July 28, 1949, in Mechanicsburg, a son of the late Albert Edward Horner and May (Wilson) Horner.

Randy was a Cumberland Valley High School graduate and attended Harrisburg Area Community College and Penn State...

Sarajane Rice Roebuck

Sarajane Rice Roebuck

May 19, 2013

Sarajane Rice Roebuck, age 91, of Windsor Mill, MD and formerly of Carlisle, entered eternal life on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. She was born July 1, 1921, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Eugene and Catherine (Montgomery) Smith Rice and the widow of Joseph Robert Roebuck, Jr., who preceded her in...

Vera E. Minnich

Vera E. Minnich

May 10, 2013

Vera E. Minnich, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013, at LifeCare Hospitals of Mechanicsburg. She was born on Friday, November 12, 1926, in Mifflin Twp., a daughter of the late Irvin Ray Smith and Velva E. (Swartz) Smith, and was the widow of Francis Edward Minnich, who died Nov. 13, 1994.

Vera...

Joseph Douglas Railing

Joseph Douglas Railing

May 4, 2013

Joseph Douglas Railing, 33, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at his Mother's home, Carlisle, with loving family by his side. He was born on Monday, January 28, 1980, in Carlisle, a son of Sheree L. (Gossert) Fraker and her husband, Michael E. Fraker and Joseph O. Railing, Jr. and his wife, Suzanne (Martin) Railing of...

Jarl E. Englund

Jarl E. Englund

May 3, 2013

Jarl E. Englund, 86, of Carlisle, died Friday, May 3, 2013, in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on Wednesday, June 9, 1926, in Jamaica, NY, a son of the late John Eli Englund and Agnes K. (Samuelsson) Englund, and was married to the late R. Elvira (Wise) Englund, who died March 8, 2001. ...

Kristine E. Mansfield

Kristine E. Mansfield

Apr 28, 2013

Kristine E. Mansfield, 22, of Carlisle entered into eternal rest in the arms of angels on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home. She was born January 16, 1991 to Lisa A. Mansfield, of Carlisle and Brian Ridge of Maryland. Kristine graduated from Carlisle High School in 2009 and attended HACC. She was a member of Gracepointe...

John J. Hoover

John J. Hoover

Apr 24, 2013

John J. Hoover, 78, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at his home with loving family by his side. He was born on Tuesday, November 20, 1934, in Cumberland County, a son of the late Earl and Ethel (Shughart) Hoover.

John retired after 23 years of service with AMP, Inc, and had also...

Sfc Herbert G.

Sfc Herbert G.

Apr 20, 2013

SFC (Ret) Herbert G. Tritt, PA Army National Guard, age 88, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Monday, October 27, 1924, in Carlisle, a son of the late Clarence M. and Ruth Bell (Colvin) Tritt. Herbert was a US Army veteran of WWII and retired...

Elizabeth Jane Foster

Elizabeth Jane Foster

Apr 17, 2013

Elizabeth Jane Foster, 93, of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on Tuesday, September 2, 1919, in Mt. Holly Springs, a daughter of the late Levi and Luvenia (Parker) Smith and the widow of Robert L. Foster, Sr., who died Aug. 23, 1978.

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Eugene R. Stoner

Eugene R. Stoner

Apr 15, 2013

Eugene R. "Pap" Stoner, Sr., 85, of Carlisle, died on Monday, April 15, 2013, at Church of God Home, Carlisle. He was born on Saturday, October 22, 1927, in Mechanicsburg, a son of the late Ray and Alda (Rhoades) Stoner.

Eugene was a US Army veteran of WWII. He worked in the construction industry most of...

Ruth A. Shughart

Ruth A. Shughart

Apr 14, 2013

Ruth A. Shughart, 63, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013, at her home. She was born on Sunday, September 4, 1949, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Norman N. and Ruth I. (Halter) Weigle and the widow of Harry J. Shughart, who died April 8, 1974.

Ruth attended Carlisle High School. She...

William D. Bitner

William D. Bitner

Apr 14, 2013

William D. Bitner, 76, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Saturday, December 26, 1936, in Carlisle, a son of the late Daniel and Ethel E. (Richcreek) Bitner and was married to the late Bertha M. (Sheriff) Bitner, who died Nov. 26, 2005.

Bill was a...

William J. Meredith

William J. Meredith

Apr 13, 2013

William J. Meredith, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at LifeCare Hospitals of Mechanicsburg. He was born on Monday, February 18, 1929, in Carlisle, a son of the late Paul Hoover Meredith and Blanche Olive (Worley) Meredith.

Bill was a 1947 graduate of Boiling Springs High. He served in the US Navy...

Helen M. Kerr

Helen M. Kerr

Apr 6, 2013

Helen M. Kerr, 96, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle. She was born on Thursday, April 13, 1916, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Roy S. and Marie (Meyer) Rice and was the widow of James A. Kerr, who died April 11, 1987.

Helen was a...