Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...