Recent Obituaries
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...
John A. Hinkle
Dec 31, 2010
John A. Hinkle, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 at the home of his son. He was born on Saturday, December 26, 1926, in Cumberland County, and was a son of the late Clyde A. and Edna (Murtoff) Hinkle.
John was a WW II Army veteran and held the victory...
Virginia Hughes Blackman
Dec 29, 2010
Virginia Hughes Blackman, 88, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Friday, September 22, 1922, in Jersey City, NJ, the daughter of the late Frank J. Hughes and Lucy (VonBiela) Hughes and the widow of Robert R. Blackman, who died Oct. 7, 1998.
Virginia was...
Violet A. Bretz
Dec 29, 2010
Violet A Bretz, 96, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Thursday, April 2, 1914, in Enola, a daughter of the late William Huntsberger and Alda (Shumberger) Huntsberger and the widow of Joseph W. Bretz.
Violet was a graduate of Enola High School and retired...
Robert F. Hair
Dec 27, 2010
Robert F. Hair, Sr., 93, of Carlisle, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, August 23, 1917, in Carlisle, a son of the late Arthur F. and Ellen E. (O'Brien) Hair. He was married to the late Mary Ann (Wilson) Hair, who died Aug. 20, 1991.
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Debra Hill
Dec 25, 2010
Debra K. (Baer) Hill, 54, of Carlisle, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg. She was born on Thursday, June 14, 1956, in Carlisle, and is a daughter of Glenn and Jennie (Weaver) Baer of Shermansdale.
Deb was a 1974 graduate of West Perry High School and had worked...
Emma Jane Bockey
Dec 24, 2010
Emma Jane Bockey, 97, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, January 11, 1913, in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Kitner) Karns.
Emma had worked for many years as a crystal tester for the former Piezo Crystal...
Timothy R. Kuhn
Dec 24, 2010
Timothy R. Kuhn, 49, of Gardners, passed away of natural causes in his sleep on Friday, December 24, 2010, at his home. He was born on Thursday, September 28, 1961, in Carlisle, a son of Ronald B. Kuhn of Gardners and the late Belle O. (Phillips) Kuhn.
Tim was previously employed for several years...
Naomi J. Rice
Dec 24, 2010
Naomi Jane Rice, 63, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Christmas Eve with her family by her side at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. After 9 \xBD years of fighting cancer Jane lost the battle, but it was a battle that she fought consistently and with a definite determination that the disease would not change her spirit or her...
Theresa M. Ensminger
Dec 21, 2010
Theresa M. Ensminger, 60, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on Wednesday, May 10, 1950 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Joseph H. Negley, Jr. and Mary R. (McCalister) Negley.
Theresa was a 1968 graduate of Boiling Springs High...
Zelda M. Barnes
Dec 20, 2010
Zelda M. Barnes, 94, of Carlisle, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at Lewistown Hospital. She was born on Sunday, May 21, 1916, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late William H. Deitch and Helen (Watson) Deitch and the widow of Aaron V. Barnes, who died Oct. 22, 1980.
Zelda was a 1934 graduate of...
Evelyn D. Putnam
Dec 19, 2010
Evelyn Dailey Putnam, 85, of Carlisle, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 in the Chapel Pointe Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on Monday, July 6, 1925 in Waverly, New York, a daughter of the late George L. Dailey and Alma (Hakes) Dailey Fisk and the widow of Wayne Carl Putnam, who died January 9, 1994.
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Mabel M. Whistler
Dec 17, 2010
Mabel M. Whistler, 94, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at her home. She was born Wednesday, February 23, 1916, in Boslertown, and was the daughter of the late John W. and Ella M. (Greis) Chronister.
Mabel retired after forty years of service with the former Carlisle Shoe Company. She enjoyed sewing and...