Recent Obituaries
John G. Kell
Aug 24, 2011
John G. Kell, 63, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at his home from injuries sustained in a farming accident. He was born on Friday, April 16, 1948, in Carlisle, a son of the late George L. and Mildred A. (Gallagher) Kell.
John was a 1966 graduate of Boiling Springs High School and attended Harrisburg...
Ardath E. Colbert
Aug 23, 2011
Sgt. (Ret) Ardath E. Colbert, Jr., USAF, 75, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, July 16, 1936, in Carlisle, a son of the late Ardath E., Sr. and Elnora (Schmohl) Colbert. Sgt. Colbert served in the US Air Force for 20 years and was a veteran of...
Caryl A. Sheppard
Aug 22, 2011
Caryl A. Sheppard, 62, of Newville, died on Monday, August 22, 2011, at her home after a two year battle with lymphoma. She was born on Thursday, December 2, 1948, in New York City.
Caryl graduated in 1966 from Central Islip High School, Long Island, NY and attended Harrisburg Area Community College for two...
John C. Wagner
Aug 22, 2011
John C. Wagner, 83, of Carlisle, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at his home. He was born on Thursday, July 26, 1928, in Lemoyne, and was a son of the late John M. and Lydia R. (Burkholder) Wagner.
John was a Newville High School graduate, and was an Air Force veteran of WWII. John retired from...
Ruth A. Frank
Aug 19, 2011
Ruth A. "Gram" Frank, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Wednesday, July 27, 1927, in Idaville, and was a daughter of the late Mervin A. Beamer and Louise Grace (Miller) Beamer Coover, and the widow of Howard L. "Hob" Frank, who died Sept. 11, 1982....
Dawn M. Monroe
Aug 19, 2011
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 28 years, Stephen R. Monroe, one son, Anthony W. (and his fiancé, Amber Martin) Monroe of Carlisle, one daughter, Taylor N. Monroe at home, two sisters; Lisa Earnest of Mechanicsburg and Kristy Jo Martson of Boiling Springs, her step-father, Terry Lee Chaplinski of Carlisle, two step-brothers; Nathan...
Mildred G. George
Aug 16, 2011
Mildred G. George, 88, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Wednesday, June 27, 1923, in Perry County, a daughter of the late John H. and Mildred C. (Okeson) Barkley, and the widow of John J. George, Sr., who died Sept. 15, 1990.
Mildred retired...
Betty Jane Whistler
Aug 14, 2011
Betty Jane Whistler, 84, of Carlisle, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, at her home. She was born on Friday, July 22, 1927, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Irvin E. and Ida Mae (Mayberry) Hair, and the widow of Harry Whistler, Jr., who died Feb. 21, 2009.
Betty was homemaker and helped manage...
William J. Palmer
Aug 12, 2011
William J. Palmer, Jr., 88, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Saturday, April 7, 1923, in Nazareth, PA, a son of the late William J. and Rheda (Drumheller) Palmer and was married to the late Grace (Kunkle) Palmer, who died Sept. 8, 2009.
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Denis M. Dumm
Aug 9, 2011
Denis M. Dumm, 52, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at The Johns-Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on Monday, December 22, 1958, in Altoona, and is a son of James E. Dumm of Altoona and the late Eileen (O'Leary) Dumm.
Denis graduated in 1977 from Central Dauphin Vo - Tech and also graduated from an...
Karl H. Thoma
Aug 6, 2011
Karl H. Thoma, 84, of Carlisle and formerly of New Hampshire, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community in South Middleton Twp. Services and burial are being arranged to take place in Glenwood Cemetery in Littleton, New Hampshire.
Woodrow W. Stone
Aug 4, 2011
Woodrow W. Stone, 75, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sunday, September 15, 1935, in Carlisle, a son of the late William W. and Evelyn D. (Shearer) Stone.
Mr. Stone retired in 1997, after 32 years of service with the Frog Switch...
Katharine E. Norrell
Aug 4, 2011
Katharine E. Norrell, 75, of Carlisle, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Sunday, March 1, 1936, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Mervin I. Keck, Sr. and Bessie J. (Russell) Keck, and the widow of Robert A. Norrell, who died Nov. 8, 2002.
Katharine was a nurse's aide, and...
Richard N. Yorlets
Aug 4, 2011
Richard Nelson Yorlets, 83, of Carlisle, went to be with theLord on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Wednesday, October 26, 1927, in Carlisle, a son of the late George S. and Rosie J. (Shughart) Yorlets, and was married to the late Martha G. (Rotz) Yorlets, who died March 26,...
Lydia V. Hazlett
Aug 3, 2011
She was a member of Carlisle High School class of 1934, and a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church, Carlisle. Lydia was very active in her church over the years, having attended there since 1940. She was a member of the Everfaithful (formerly the We Help Others) Sunday School class. She was very active with the United Methodist...
Arlene A. Eppley
Jul 29, 2011
Arlene A. Eppley, 80, of Carlisle, died Friday, July 29, 2011, in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Friday, May 1, 1931, in Bowmansdale, a daughter of the late Clifton and Mary G. (Boring) McClure, and the widow of Paul M. Eppley, who died June 16, 2003.
Arlene was a...
Kay I. Kuhns
Jul 28, 2011
Kay I. Kuhns, 69, of Newville, died suddenly on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Friday, July 24, 1942, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Paul F. Orner, Sr. and S. Irene (Wickard) Orner, and the widow of James B. Kuhns, who died March 4, 2011.
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John H. Shields
Jul 27, 2011
MSgt (Ret) John H. Shields, USAF, 92, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at the Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. He was born on Thursday, March 27, 1919, in Marietta, PA, a son of the late John H. Shields, II and Mary (Clay) Shields Hempley and was married to the late Eleanor E. (Hugh) Shields, who...
Glenn T. Jackson
Jul 26, 2011
Glenn T. Jackson, 86, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. He was born Oct. 3, 1924, in Coffee County, TN, a son of the late William M. and Julia (Virgie) Jackson.
Glenn was a US Army veteran of WWII, and had worked at the Giant...
Alma J. Orner
Jul 23, 2011
Alma J. Orner, 86, of Shippensburg, died on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at her son's James home in Shippensburg. She was born on Friday, March 20, 1925, in Hockersville, a daughter of the late Samuel S. and Helen (Stum) Rice and the widow of Harold R. Orner, who died Dec. 20, 2002.
Alma was...