Recent Obituaries
John H. Watt
May 9, 2011
John H. "Jack" Watt, Jr., 89, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Wednesday, June 29, 1921, in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Mary (Fry) Morrison Waggoner and the widower of June (Barley) Watt, who died February 7, 2009. He was preceded in death...
Julia Irene Gregor
May 8, 2011
Julia Irene Gregor, 86, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, May 8, 2011, at Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. She was born on September 11, 1924, a daughter of the late William A. and Mary (Youtzey) Martin and was the widow of Albert J. Gregor, who died January 12, 1999 and to whom she was married for 56...
Susan Irene Porter
May 8, 2011
Susan I. Porter, 57, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011, at her home. She was born on Monday, November 23, 1953, in Maytown, a daughter of the late James A. Mumper and E. Helen (Houseal) Mumper.
Susan was a 1971 graduate of Big Spring High School, Newville and was formerly employed...
Smsgt Robert C.
May 7, 2011
SMSgt (Ret) Robert C. Rickert, USAF, 69, of Athens and Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Saturday, June 7, 1941, in Carlisle, a son of the late Ben H. Rickert, Sr. and Evelyn (Cornman) Rickert.
Bob was a 1959 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School...
Kathy R. Malloy
May 7, 2011
Kathy R. Malloy, 53, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Manor at Perry Village in New Bloomfield. She was born on Tuesday, January 28, 1958, in Carlisle, a daughter of Catherine (Mixell) Wolfe Lebo of Carlisle and the late Raymond Wolfe.
Kathy was a homemaker and formerly attended the...
Loretta L. Zimmerman
May 6, 2011
Loretta L. (Sheriff) Zimmerman, 38, of Shippensburg, passed to eternal life after a six year courageous battle with cancer on Friday, May 6, 2011, at Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on Tuesday, May 1, 1973, in Carlisle, a daughter of Leroy D. and Arlene M. (Walker) Sheriff of Shippensburg.
Loretta was a 1991 graduate of Big...
Shari L. Williams
May 4, 2011
Shari Lynn Williams, 44, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh following a courageous battle against Wegener's Granulomatosis. She was born on August 15, 1966, in Dallas County, Texas and is a daughter of Robert Frank, Jr. of Virginia and the late Wanda (Myers) Frank.
...Ellen Claire Hays
May 2, 2011
Ellen Claire Hays Trattner, 88, joyfully left this earth to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Chapel Pointe Health Center, Carlisle. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, January 31, 1923, and was a daughter of the late John R. Hays and Claire (Smith) Hays Meszaros. She was the widow of...
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...