Recent Obituaries
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...
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
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
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
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...