Recent Obituaries

Anna E. Landis

Anna E. Landis

Jun 3, 2010

Anna E. Landis, 75, of Carlisle, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, in Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on Thursday, January 31, 1935, in Loysville, a daughter of the late Mitchell E. and Leah B. (Kuhn) Seidel and the widow of Richard L. Landis, who died June 30, 1998.

Anna was a 1952 graduate...

Stanley M. Kupp

Stanley M. Kupp

Jun 2, 2010

Stanley M. Kupp, 98, of Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was married to the late Mary L.Kupp, who died Oct. 7, 2009. A private Mass of Christian Burial was celebratedin the Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Waynesboro. Stan was laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Karl L. Railing

Karl L. Railing

May 30, 2010

Karl L. Railing, 78, of Carlisle, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in his home. He was born on Wednesday, September 9, 1931, in Carlisle, a son of the late Lee and Edith (Wagner) Railing. He was widowed from Julia (DeWalt) Railing, who died Jan. 13, 1994 and was also preceded in death by his former wife, Dora (Yingst)...

Walter H. Gantz

Walter H. Gantz

May 28, 2010

Walter H. Gantz, Sr., 76, of Newville, passed away with his loving family by his side on Friday, May 28, 2010, in the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Friday, September 8, 1933, in Lancaster County, son of the late Walter B. and Miriam E. (Hess) Gantz.

Walter retired from the former Bethlehem...

Robert P. Webber

Robert P. Webber

May 24, 2010

Robert P. "Pap" Webber, 73, of Newville, passed away with his loving family by his side on Monday, May 24, 2010, in Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, July 14, 1936, in Newville, son of the late Alfred F. and Bertha (Morrison) Webber.

Bob was a 1954 graduate of Big Spring...

Melvin C. Mixell

Melvin C. Mixell

May 23, 2010

Melvin C. "Mick" Mixell, Jr., 63, of Newville, peacefully passed away with family by his side on Sunday, May 23, 2010, in his home. He was born on Thursday, March 6, 1947, in Carlisle, son of the late Melvin C. Mixell, Sr. and Ethel R. (Highlands) Mixell.

Mick was a 1965 graduate of Big Spring High...

Harry W. Wickard

Harry W. Wickard

May 21, 2010

Harry W. "Sonny" Wickard, 84, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010, in his home. He was born on Saturday, May 8, 1926, in Carlisle, a son of the late Harry E. and Minnie M. (Grove) Wickard and the widow of Carol (Goodyear) Wickard, who died July 3, 1972.

Sonny attended Carlisle High...

August W. Saporito

August W. Saporito

May 19, 2010

August W. "Buddy" Saporito, 85, of Chester and formerly of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on Thursday, June 26, 1924, in Orange, NJ, a son of the late Anthony and Jennie (Bozzelli) Saporito. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley A....

R. Wayne Jones

R. Wayne Jones

May 17, 2010

R. Wayne Jones, 84, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away with family by his side on Monday, May 17, 2010 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Friday, January 22, 1926, in Newville, a son of the late Norman F. and Margaret Ruth (Fickes) Jones.

Wayne and his wife owned and operated a dairy farm...

Patricia M. Vrabel

Patricia M. Vrabel

May 17, 2010

Patricia M. Vrabel, 71, of Boiling Springs, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, May 17, 2010, in her home with family by her side. She was born on Sunday, May 7, 1939, in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine M. (Hoover) Mahoney.

Pat graduated from the former Harrisburg...

Arlene R. Shannon

Arlene R. Shannon

May 13, 2010

Arlene R. Shannon, 79, of Newville, loving mother and grandmother, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle. She was born on Thursday, August 21, 1930, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Roy Wolfe and Beatrice (Graham) Wolfe Martin and the widow of Jay H. Shannon, who died Oct. 18, 2001....

Lloyd C. Heisey

Lloyd C. Heisey

May 10, 2010

Lloyd C. Heisey, 84, of Dillsburg and formerly of Carlisle, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in his home. He was born on Thursday, September 10, 1925, in Elizabethtown, and was a son of the late Harry and Esther (Landis) Heisey.

Lloyd was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and was the holder of three Bronze...

Katherine Barrick

Katherine Barrick

May 7, 2010

Katherine Barrick, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010, in the Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on Sunday, July 28, 1918, in Cumberland County, a daughter of the late John O. and Bessie (Eckard) Thumma and the widow of Eber A. Barrick, who died April 6, 2006.

Katherine retired...

Alta E. Mosemann

Alta E. Mosemann

May 6, 2010

Alta E. Mosemann, 92, of Newville, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in her home. She was born on Friday, November 23, 1917, in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Abram Metzler and Susan (Denglinger) Metzler Hartford, and the widow of Earl W. Mosemann, who died July 24, 2001.

Alta was a homemaker and a member...

Truman M. Sminkey

Truman M. Sminkey

May 5, 2010

Truman Madden Sminkey, age 96, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away on May 5, 2010, at Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. He was born on December 30, 1913, in Shamokin, and was a son of the late James Wilson Sminkey and Selina (Madden) Sminkey, and was widowed from Evelyn Galbraith Sminkey, who died in 1996. He was...

James F. Hulse

James F. Hulse

May 4, 2010

James F. Hulse, Sr., 78, of Mechanicsburg, loving father and grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Saturday, April 9, 1932, in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, and was a son of the late William R. Hulse, Sr. and Frances M. Hulse.

Jim retired after 32 years...

Oswaldo J. Hunte

Oswaldo J. Hunte

May 3, 2010

Oswaldo J. Hunte, 30, of Newville, died Monday, May 3, 2010, in Dauphin County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2010, in Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle. Burial will be in Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery. Viewing will be on Fridayfrom 12...

Barbara E. Stum

Barbara E. Stum

May 1, 2010

Barbara E. Stum, 66, of Newville, passed away with her loving family by her side on Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on Sunday, January 9, 1944, in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth W. and Sylvia (Steigleman) Weigle and the widow of Ronald R. Stum, Sr., who...

Josephine R. Hoover

Josephine R. Hoover

Apr 24, 2010

Josephine R. Hoover, 85, of Newville, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, in the Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. She was born on Saturday, July 19, 1924, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Keller H. and Anna M. (Hinkle) Fanus.

Josephine retired after many years of service with the former Carlisle Tire...

Miriam C. Failor

Miriam C. Failor

Apr 15, 2010

Miriam C. Failor, 85, of Carlisle, died on Thursday, April 15, 2010, in the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on Saturday, February 14, 1925, in Mt. Holly Springs, and was a daughter of the late Harold and Eliza (Osborne) Vanasdalan. Miriam was married to the late David A. Failor, Sr., who died February 18, 2007....