Recent Obituaries
Milton P. Spigelmeyer
Jan 22, 2011
Milton Paul Spigelmeyer, 69, formerly of Garden Parkway, Carlisle, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Falling Spring Nursing Home, Chambersburg. He was born on Jan. 3, 1942 in Bellefonte, and was the son of the late Levi Paul Spigelmeyer and Miriam Pearle (Gardner) Spigelmeyer. He resided most of his life in Carlisle....
M Willis W.
Jan 21, 2011
Master Sergeant (Ret) Willis W. "Doc" Halliday, Jr., US Army, age 78, of Carlisle, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at his home. He was born on Friday, July 15, 1932, in Troy, NY, a son of the late Willis W. and Clara (Angus) Halliday.
Willis graduated from Troy High School, Troy, NY. He was...
Donald L. Hodge
Jan 20, 2011
Donald L. Hodge, Jr., 41, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at home. He was born on Tuesday, January 28, 1969 in Carlisle and was the son of Donald L. Hodge, Sr. and Ruby (Hawkins) Hodge, both of Carlisle.
Donald was a 1987 graduate of Carlisle High School. He was employed by Petro...
Susan G. Mcdermott
Jan 19, 2011
Susan Girvin McDermott, 71, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at her home. She was born on Wednesday, February 8, 1939, in Chevy Chase, Md, a daughter of the late William H. and Bonnie (Smith) Girvin and the widow of Lt. Col. (Ret) Arthur T. McDermott, USMC, who died Aug. 28, 2006.
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Robin Allen Collins
Jan 18, 2011
Robin Allen Collins, 63, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. He was born on Tuesday, October 21, 1947, in Brownsville and was a son of the late Levi and Oveda (Jones) Collins.
Robcurrently worked forthe Borough of Carlisle, where hehadover25 years of service. He also...
Robert M. Prescott
Jan 16, 2011
Robert M. "Bob" Prescott, 84, of Carlisle, lost his battle of 34 years against rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and cancer on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born Oct. 8, 1926, in Carlisle and was a son of the late James Prescott, Jr. and Mary C. (VanKirk) Prescott.
He graduated...
Clair E. Beamer
Jan 15, 2011
Clair E. Beamer, Sr., 78, of Gardners, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, June 9, 1932, in Williamsport, and was a son of the late Verna (Beamer) Cornman and was married to the late Mary Jane (Kuhn) Beamer, who died April 29, 2003.
Clair retired...
Charles Fetterhoff
Jan 14, 2011
Charles L. Fetterhoff, 65, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 14, 2011 at home. He was born on Thursday, January 10, 1946 in Tower City and was the son of Grace (Fetterhoff) Umbenhauer of Pottsville.
Charles retired after twenty years as a supervisor for Goodwill Industries in Harrisburg, and was a valet...
Thomas N. Cranston
Jan 9, 2011
Thomas N. Cranston, 60, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, March 7, 1950 in Aberdeen, MD and was the son of the late Norman and Audrey M. (Sauseville) Cranston. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jane E. (Shafer) Cranston, who died...
N. Lee Anderson
Jan 9, 2011
Lee Anderson, 85, of Plainfield, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Friday, January 8, 1926, in Dickinson Twp., Cumberland County, a son of the late Norman B. and Florence R. (Burkholder) Anderson.
Lee retired after 47 years of service with the former C. H....
Dorothy M. Bear
Jan 8, 2011
Dorothy M. (Kelly) Bear, 84, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2011 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Friday, February 12, 1926 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Richard and Helen (Shover) Kelly.
Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of Carlisle High School. She was a...
Sandra G. Howard
Jan 7, 2011
Evangelist Sandra G. Howard, 70, of Carlisle, had her homecoming with the Lord on Friday, January 7, 2011. She passed to eternal life at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Sandy was born on Saturday, July 27, 1940, in Shickshinny, the daughter of the late Malcomb "Max" and Dorothy (Bower) Sorber. She was the widow of John W. Howard,...
Rita H. Burtner
Jan 6, 2011
Rita Holland Burtner, 96, of Carlisle, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her home. She was born on Friday, November 6, 1914, in Barnestown, a daughter of the late Wilson Krouse and Caroline A. (Geier) Krouse. Rita was also preceded in death by her first husband, George C. Holland, Sr., who died Aug. 4, 1966.
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Edward M. Heider
Jan 4, 2011
Edward M. Heider, 67, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at his home. He was born on September 17, 1943, in Harrisburg, and was a son of the late Harry and Pheobe J. (Phitzenberger) Heider.
Ed retired after 32 years of service with Exel Logistics, Mechanicsburg. Ed enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. ...
Andrew T. Bower
Jan 4, 2011
Andrew Thomas Bower, 86, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Friday, March 21, 1924, in Brookline, MA, a son of the late Andrew T. Bower and Ruth (Gross) Bower.
Andy spent many years in the Needham, Mass. area and graduated from Needham High School....
Larry V. Hockenberry
Jan 2, 2011
Larry V. Hockenberry, 59, of Carlisle, died Sunday, January 2, 2011. He was born on Sunday, September 30, 1951, in Carlisle, a son of Margaret (Hull) Noel of Carlisle and the late Victor O. Hockenberry.
Larry was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He served during the Vietnam War and was the recipient...
John F. Smith
Jan 1, 2011
John F. Smith, 76, of Kalispell, Montana, peacefully passed away on January 1, 2011, at the Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. He was born November 4, 1934, in Newport, and was the son of the late Russell S. and Ruth Pearl (Bealor) Smith. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Alta (Jameson) Smith, a son,...
Rickey Lee Bouder
Jan 1, 2011
Rickey Lee Bouder, 49, of Steelton and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born on Tuesday, September 26, 1961, in Carlisle, a son of William J. Bouder of Chambersburg and the late Joan L. (Trayer) Bouder.
Rickey graduated from Carlisle High School...
Margaret K. Shughart
Dec 31, 2010
Margaret K. Shughart, 88, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, September 2, 1922, in South Middleton Twp., and was a daughter of the late Elmer J. Barley and Bessie Jane (Russell) Barley. She was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Mary J. (Blosser) Barley.
...Brandon N. Hoover
Dec 31, 2010
Brandon N. Hoover, 36, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at his home. He was born on Monday, February 18, 1974, in Carlisle, and is a son of Janet L. (North) Hoover of Carlisle and Barry N. Hoover, Sr. of Newville.
Brandon graduated from Big Spring High School, Newville and loved fishing, music...