Recent Obituaries

Lucy H. Conn

Lucy H. Conn

Apr 30, 2011

Lucy H. Conn, at the age of 83, entered into eternal life on April 30, 2011, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 6, 1927, in Berryville, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Lydia (Mitchell) Holmes.

Lucy received her early education in the Virginia school system before moving to...

Henry E. Miller

Henry E. Miller

Apr 26, 2011

And then he went down to the ship...Henry E. Miller, 62, of Harrisburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at his home. He was born on Tuesday, March 15, 1949, a son of the late George E. Miller and Georgette (Ferrera) Miller Goodwin

Henry was a voyager with wanderlust in his veins. Born...

Florence R. Fisher

Florence R. Fisher

Apr 24, 2011

Florence R. Fisher, 82, of Carlisle, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, April 24, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. She was born on Monday, October 15, 1928, in West Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland County, and was a daughter of the late Frank and Elsie (Commerer) Highlands and the widow of Emory A. "Buzz" Fisher,...

Betty M. Petty

Betty M. Petty

Apr 24, 2011

Betty M. Petty, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Wednesday, May 26, 1926, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Wilson I. and Edith (Sampson) Hinton and the widow of Charles Y. Petty, Sr., who died Nov. 8, 1997.

Betty graduated from Carlisle...

Marie L. Shatto

Marie L. Shatto

Apr 19, 2011

Marie L. Shatto, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Friday, July 30, 1920, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Richard D. and Ada A. (Wagner) Miner and the widow of Charles S. Shatto, who died Nov. 29, 1987.

Marie retired...

Thelma M. Shughart

Thelma M. Shughart

Apr 15, 2011

Thelma M. Shughart, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, February 26, 1921, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Joseph and Zula (Clelan) Keck and the widow of Maynard W. Shughart, who died Feb. 13, 1999.

Thelma retired after many...

Ronald G. Wiskemann

Ronald G. Wiskemann

Apr 11, 2011

Ronald G. Wiskemann, age 78, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born on Wednesday, January 25, 1933, in Natrona Heights. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Blanche (Martz) Wiskemann.

Ron retired after 48 years from PPG Industries as a shift...

Gladys L. Miller

Gladys L. Miller

Apr 10, 2011

Gladys L. Miller, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Sunday, July 6, 1919, in Mechanicsburg, a daughter of the late Simon S. Loudon and Bessie Mae (Lower) Loudon Landis.

Gladys was a 1939 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School. She was a homemaker and...

Edward C. Olson

Edward C. Olson

Apr 7, 2011

Edward C. Olson, 63, of Gardners, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Saturday, September 20, 1947, in Oconto, Wisconsin, a son of the late Harry R. Olson and Elizabeth (LaFortune) Olson. Ed graduated in 1965 from Peshtigo High School in Peshtigo, WI. He also graduated from Career Academy of Broadcasting...

Patricia J. Shriner

Patricia J. Shriner

Apr 7, 2011

Patricia J. Shriner, 77, of Carlisle, passed away Thursday April 7, 2011 in Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on Tuesday, June 6, 1933, in Bellwood and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Dusky Kruis.

Patricia was a 1952 graduate of Bellwood-Antis High School in Bellwood and worked as cafeteria...

Sherran K. Barder

Sherran K. Barder

Apr 4, 2011

Sherran K. Barder, 64, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Tuesday, February 18, 1947, in Carlisle, a daughter of Jack L. Woods, Sr. of Carlisle and the late Christine V. (Kiehl) Woods. She was the widow of Joseph P. Barder, who died Feb. 24, 2008. ...

Pamela K. Rice

Pamela K. Rice

Apr 3, 2011

Pamela K. Rice, 52, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on Wednesday, November 5, 1958, in Portsmouth, VA and was a daughter of George Hinda Jr. of Carlisle and the late Myrtle L. (Ludolff) Hinda.

Pam was a 1977 graduate of Cumberland...

Bertha Ann Balkunas

Bertha Ann Balkunas

Apr 2, 2011

Bertha Ann (Gryken) Balkunas, 92, formerly of Seymour, Conn., passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle, following a short illness.

"Bert," as she was known to all, was born Aug. 23, 1918, the daughter of the late John Vincent and Justina (Boika) Gryken of...

William Gouse

William Gouse

Apr 2, 2011

William L. Gouse, 87, of Boiling Springs, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at home. He was born on Friday, May 25, 1923, in Carlisle and was a son of the late John A. and Edith (Hoke) Gouse.

Bill was the owner of the former Bill Gouse Auto Sales in Boiling Springs for over 50 years....

Arthur B. Fisher

Arthur B. Fisher

Apr 2, 2011

Arthur B. Fisher, Jr. ("Corky"), 69, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, following a three year battle with cancer. He was born on Saturday, April 26, 1941, in Lancaster and was the son of the late Arthur B. Fisher, Sr. and Elva Mary (Bachman) Fisher.

"Corky"...

Betty M. Foster

Betty M. Foster

Apr 1, 2011

Betty M. Foster, 87, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 1, 2011 at home. She was born on Sunday, December 23, 1923 in Mt. Holly Springs and was a daughter of the late Curtis F. and Edna (Calaman) Keiter. She was the widow of George S. Foster, who died August 29, 2000.

Betty retired...

Kenneth L. Lucas

Kenneth L. Lucas

Mar 29, 2011

Kenneth Lee Lucas, 61, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Saturday, January 14, 1950, in Jersey Shore, Pa, a son of Mary Ellen (Probst) Keefer of Jersey Shore and the late William L. Lucas.

Ken graduated in 1968 from...

Lee N. Stone

Lee N. Stone

Mar 25, 2011

Lee N. Stone, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011, at M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, May 8, 1923, in Carlisle, a son of the late Andrew J. Stone and Helen B. (Kutz) Stone.

Lee was a US Army veteran of WW II and retired in...

Carolyn M. Spraglin

Carolyn M. Spraglin

Mar 23, 2011

Carolyn M. Spraglin, 76, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Thursday, November 22, 1934, in Chambersburg, a daughter of Thelma (Hamilton) Wells of Chambersburg and the late Willimore Augustis "Gus" Wells.

Carolyn was married to the late William E. Spraglin, a former...

Robert C. Adams

Robert C. Adams

Mar 23, 2011

Robert C. Adams, 96, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle. He was born on Saturday, August 29, 1914, in Willow Hill, a son of the late Thomas J. Adams and Mintie (Wineman) Adams.

Bob was a 1934 graduate of Fannettsburg High School and was a US Army...