Recent Obituaries

Margaret I. Steele

Margaret I. Steele

Mar 22, 2011

Margaret I. Steele, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at her home. She was born on May 13, 1923, in Blain, a daughter of the late John Johnson and Edna (Gutshall) Johnson. She was the widow of Jesse A. Steele, who died March 25, 1996.

Margaret retired from the Carlisle Area School...

Robert W. Kerr

Robert W. Kerr

Mar 20, 2011

Robert W. Kerr, 65, of Carlisle, loving husband and father, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, May 15, 1945, in Carlisle, a son of Rosamond S. (Mayberry) Kerr of Carlisle and the late John R. Kerr, Jr.

Bob was a 1963 graduate of...

Shirley J. Myers

Shirley J. Myers

Mar 20, 2011

Shirley J. Myers, 75, of Carlisle, loving wife and mother, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Wednesday, October 16, 1935, in Newville, a daughter of the late Edgar D. Hurley and Martha A. (Stump) Hurley. Shirley was a loving homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her home. She...

Harry E. Failor

Harry E. Failor

Mar 18, 2011

Harry E. Failor, Sr., 73, of Carlisle, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, March 30, 1937, in Plainfield, a son of the late Parker E. Failor, Sr. and Martha I. (Dunkle) Failor.

Harry retired after 33 years of service with the Borough of Carlisle, where...

Bruce C. Dalway

Bruce C. Dalway

Mar 18, 2011

Bruce C. Dalway, 65, of Carlisle, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. He was born on Monday, December 24, 1945, in Grand Rapids, MI, and was a son of the late Retired Major Benjamin C. Dalway, US Army and Lt. Evelyn (Collins) Dalway Roberts, US Army. He was also predeceased by his...

Carl L. Davis

Carl L. Davis

Mar 16, 2011

Carl "Jeff" L. Davis, Sr., 91, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on Tuesday, February 17, 1920, in Carlisle, a son of the late Leo John Davis and Sarah H. (Glass) Davis and was married to the late Sara (Mains) Davis, who died April 23, 1990....

Helen M. Kough

Helen M. Kough

Mar 14, 2011

Helen M. Kough, 81, of Newville, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011, with her family by her side at Shippensburg Health Center. She was born in Green Township, Franklin County on Thursday, February 20, 1930, and was a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Eva (Jamison) Snoke Rock.

She was involved in many...

Barbara A. Simmons

Barbara A. Simmons

Mar 14, 2011

Barbara A. Simmons, 62, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011, at her home. She was born on Tuesday, January 11, 1949, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late James N. Tanner and Winifred M. (Sadler) Tanner.

Barbara was 1966 graduate of Boiling Springs High School and a graduate of the Empire...

Ellen M. Robarge

Ellen M. Robarge

Mar 9, 2011

Ellen M. "Ellie" Robarge, 48, of Dover and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at her home. She was born on Sunday, December 16, 1962, in Carlisle, a daughter of Catherine L. (Sheaffer) Heller and Leslie M. "Sam" Heller of Boiling Springs and the widow of Paul C. Robarge, who died Feb. 12, 1999....

Eugene L. Marconi

Eugene L. Marconi

Mar 8, 2011

Eugene L. Marconi Jr., 54, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at home. He was born on Monday, November 12, 1956, in Blakely. He was a son of the late Eugene L., Sr. and Mary C. (Shoup) Marconi.

Eugene was a 1974 graduate of Carlisle High School and was a member of First...

Marie E. Leary

Marie E. Leary

Mar 8, 2011

Marie E. Leary, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on Saturday, March 15, 1919, in Linwood, a daughter of the late Winifred (Cranston) Kohr and the widow of William J. Leary, who died in 1981.

Marie was a 1936 graduate...

James B. Kuhns

James B. Kuhns

Mar 4, 2011

James B. Kuhns, 67, of Newville, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011, at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. He was born December 4, 1943, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Clarence L. and Mabel G. (Diller) Kuhns.

Jim retired in 2003 from Carlisle Syntec in Carlisle after 40 years of...

Kathryn M. Steinour

Kathryn M. Steinour

Mar 1, 2011

Kathryn M. Steinour, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on Monday, April 5, 1926, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Ralph Mellott and Effie (Rice) Mellott Thumma and the widow of Richard L. Steinour, who died May 9, 1990.

She was...

Marian L. Minich

Marian L. Minich

Feb 28, 2011

Marian L. Minich, 71, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Newville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 28, 2011 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Friday, September 29, 1939, in Newville and was a daughter of the late Ralph L. And Hazel (Beaston) Barrick. She was the widow of Kenneth R. Minich, who died May 8, 2008....

Edna I. Keller

Edna I. Keller

Feb 28, 2011

Edna I. Keller, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born on Wednesday, July 4, 1917, in Lebanon, a daughter of the late James G. and Elsie (Fissel) Berry and the widow of William E. "Dude" Keller, who died May 26, 1996.

Edna retired...

Rommel N. Canonizado

Rommel N. Canonizado

Feb 27, 2011

Rommel N. Canonizado, 32, of Carlisle, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Friday, April 14, 1978, in Castillejas, Philippines, a son of Evelyn Y. (Navalta) Thomas and his step-father, Tod Thomas of Carlisle.

He was a 1994 graduate of St. Nicholas Academy, Castillejas, Philippines and S. T. I. College, also...

Ronald H. Walters

Ronald H. Walters

Feb 27, 2011

Ronald H. Walters, 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, March 9, 1943, in Enola and was a son of the late Rev. Clarence and Margarine (Pentz) Walters.

He was a graduate of Eastern York High School and served in the...

William Thumma

William Thumma

Feb 25, 2011

William "Clark" Thumma, 88, of Carlisle, died on Friday, February 25, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sunday, February 25, 1923, in Dickinson Twp., a son of the late John O. and Bessie (Eckard) Thumma.

Clark was formerly employed with the North Eastern School District for 12 years as the...

James R. Gregg

James R. Gregg

Feb 24, 2011

James R. Gregg Jr., 73, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Wednesday, October 13, 1937, in Kingston, NY and was the son of the late James R. and Gladys (Swinler) Gregg.

James retired after20 years from Carlisle Regional Medical Center as...

Shirley A. Coleman

Shirley A. Coleman

Feb 21, 2011

Shirley A. Coleman, 71, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, December 9, 1939, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Bowermaster) Kiehl and the widow of Paul E. Coleman, who died July 19, 2009.

Shirley graduated from Boiling...