Recent Obituaries
Mary Jane Vinette
Dec 2, 2012
Mary Jane (Chatterton) Vinette, 88, of Boiling Springs, died Sunday, December 2, 2012. She was born July 24, 1924, in Gloversville, NY, a daughter of the late John D. and Mary K. (Reilly) Chatterton and was the widow of COL (Ret) William Louis Vinette, who died April 10, 2010.
She grew up in Syracuse, NY and...
Barbara J. Shultz
Nov 25, 2012
Barbara J. Shultz, 64, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on Thursday, April 15, 1948, in Gettysburg, a daughter of the late Francis Fogle and Marie J. (Shultz) Marks.
Barbara was a 1967 graduate of Northern High School, Dillsburg. She was formerly employed with former...
Ralph L. Foster
Nov 25, 2012
Ralph L. "Sonny" Foster, Jr., 78, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2012, at home with family by his side. He was born on Wednesday, January 31, 1934, in Upper Frankford Twp., a son of the late Ralph L. Foster, Sr. and Bertha A. (Miller) Foster. He was married to the late Evelyn R. (Miller) Foster, who...
Clarence Edward Griffie
Nov 24, 2012
Clarence Edward Griffie, 73, of Newville, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Wednesday, February 8, 1939, in Carlisle, a son of the late Parker Leroy Griffie and Bertie (Oiler) Griffie.
Ed was a 1957 graduate of Big Spring High School, Newville, where he was on the...
Verna R. Shafer
Nov 24, 2012
Verna R. Shafer, 87, of Carlisle, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at her home. She was born on Thursday, April 23, 1925, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Lee M. and Edith (Wagner) Railing. She was the widow of Lloyd S. Shafer, who died Feb. 24, 2007.
Verna was a 1943 graduate...
John Michael Hailey
Nov 21, 2012
John Michael Hailey, 64, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at his home. He was born on Monday, November 1, 1948, in Massies Mill, VA, a son of the late John L. and Amy (Hughes) Hailey.
John graduated from Amherst County High School in Virginia. He was a self-employed mechanic and had formerly worked at...
Mervin R. Sheriff
Nov 18, 2012
Mervin R. Sheriff, Jr., 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born on Thursday, April 4, 1929, in Lower Frankford Twp., a son of the late Mervin R. Sheriff and Evelyn L. (Calaman) Sheriff.
Mervin was a US Army veteran of the Korean War....
Kathryn E. Fenton
Nov 13, 2012
Kathryn E. Fenton, 88, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Thursday, January 31, 1924, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late John M. and Blanche E. (Fulton) Clippinger and the widow of Frank W. Fenton, who died March 3, 2001.
Kathryn was a 1941 graduate...
Agathi K. Spanos
Nov 13, 2012
Agathi K. Spanos, 91, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born on Thursday, September 8, 1921, in Agios Dimitrios, Greece, a daughter of the late William and Alexandria (Kouleta) Ziamparas and the widow of Kosta N. Spanos, who died March 31, 1988.
Agathi retired after many...
Dorothy S. Braught
Nov 10, 2012
Dorothy S. Braught, 103, of Carlisle, died on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on Saturday, May 8, 1909, in Mechanicsburg, a daughter of the late Milton C. and Sarah (Albert) Souder and was the widow of Harold J. Braught, who died Sept. 30, 1996.
Dorothy was a 1927...
Arlene V. Boyd
Nov 5, 2012
Arlene V. Boyd, 89, of Newville and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012, at Green Ridge Village, Newville. She was born on Monday, November 13, 1922, in Greason, a daughter of the late William Raymond Boyd and Martha J. (Orris) Boyd.
Arlene attended Blue Hill School. She was a loving homemaker and...
Virginia R. Cullings
Nov 2, 2012
Virginia R. Cullings, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2012, at Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born on Thursday, September 4, 1919, in Harrisburg, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Ethel B. (Failor) Dotter and was the widow of Richard J. Cullings, who died October 22, 1969.
Virginia was...
Col Jerry Cashion
Nov 2, 2012
COL Jerry Cashion, US Army, age 49, of Carlisle, died on Friday, November 2, 2012, at his home. He was born May 19, 1963, in Lewisburg, TN, the son of Mary (Wright) Cashion of Carlisle and the late Grady Jerrel Cashion.
Jerry was a 1981 graduate of Cornersville High School, TN, received his Bachelor...
Harold R. Smiley
Oct 31, 2012
Harold R. Smiley, 73, of Shermans Dale, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at his home. He was born on Saturday, April 1, 1939, in Shermans Dale, a son of the late Donald A. Smiley, Sr. and Elma R. (Shearer) Smiley.
Harold attended the former Perry Joint School in New Bloomfield. He...
Paul L. Snyder
Oct 25, 2012
Paul L. Snyder, 83, of Carlisle, died Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born on Thursday, May 30, 1929, in Carlisle, a son of the late Martha (Woods) Snyder.
Paul served in the US Army during WWII. He retired from Unisys Corporation in California, where he was a...
Dale W. Mentzer
Oct 25, 2012
Dale W. Mentzer, 95, of Newville, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at his home. He was born on Tuesday, June 26, 1917, in Newville, a son of the late Bruce E. and Bertha (Souders) Mentzer and was the widow of Evelyn U. (Heckman) Mentzer, who died April 3, 2009.
Dale was a...
Marian L. Groninger
Oct 23, 2012
Marian L. Groninger, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at her home. She was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1930, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Harry E. and Ruth A. (White) Barnhart, who owned a popular corner grocery store in the 1930's and 40's in downtown Carlisle. She was the widow of...
Christine A. Noreika
Oct 16, 2012
Christine A. "Chrissy" Noreika, 60, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at her home with family by her side. She was born on Sunday, July 13, 1952, in Peckville, a daughter of the late Leonard and Irene (Tokarczyk) Gellak.
Chrissy was a 1970 graduate of Valley View High School in Archbald....
Ashtyn L. Rideout
Oct 14, 2012
Ashtyn L. Rideout, 23, of Landisburg, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Middlesex Twp. She was born on Thursday, October 12, 1989, in Carlisle, a daughter of Donna L. (Gillaugh) Campbell and Rosel W. Campbell of Landisburg and Wayne Franklin Rideout, Jr. of Carlisle.
...William Robert Walp
Oct 8, 2012
Dr. William Robert Walp, 91,a resident of Chapel Pointe, Carlisle, and known to his friends there as Dr. Bob, died on Monday, October 8, 2012, at Chapel Pointe. He was born on August 31, 1921, in Berwick, to Blanche Bower Walp and Charles Franklin Walp and was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Smethers Walp. He is survived...