Recent Obituaries

Col William Louis

Col William Louis

Apr 10, 2010

COL. William (Bill) Louis Vinette, US Army (Ret.), age 87, of Carlisle, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 in Carlisle. He was born on May 14, 1922 in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late I. Louis Vinette and Valeria Dowling Vinette. COL Vinette was a 1940 graduate of Eastwood High School in Syracuse and worked for the City...

George K. Mentzer

George K. Mentzer

Apr 7, 2010

George K. Mentzer, 95, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Monday, February 22, 1915, in West Hill, Cumberland County and was a son of the late Herman C. and Martha E. (Drawbaugh) Mentzer, and was married to the late Betty J. (Weaver) Mentzer, who died June...

Frances J. Stoner

Frances J. Stoner

Apr 6, 2010

Frances J. (Boldosser) Stoner, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on Tuesday, December 21, 1926, in Newville, and was the daughter of the late Russel J. and Daisy (Diller) Boldosser.

Frances graduated from Carlisle High School in 1944. She was a devoted homemaker and...

Leonard G. Doran

Leonard G. Doran

Apr 5, 2010

Leonard Granville Doran, 88, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully after a short illness on April 5th, 2010 at Thornwald Home. He was born on April 13, 1921, in New Bedford, MA, a son of the late Ralph and Marion (Hicks) Doran. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy, also of Thornwald Home. He is also...

Lorna D. Robinette

Lorna D. Robinette

Apr 4, 2010

Lorna D. Robinette, 83, of Boiling Springs, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements and burial are being handled by the Upchurch Funeral Home in Cumberland, MD. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, Carlisle handled the local arrangements.

Marlin C. Markley

Marlin C. Markley

Apr 4, 2010

Marlin C. Markley, Sr., 70, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, in the HealthSouth Regional Specialty Hospital, Mechanicsburg. He was born on Jan. 13, 1940, in Penn Twp., a son of the late William and Erma (Sennett) Markley.

He is survived by several children and siblings, including his son, Marlin C. Markley, Jr. of Newville....

Creedin R. Shughart

Creedin R. Shughart

Apr 2, 2010

Creedin R. "Jake" Shughart, 84, of Carlisle, died peacefully on Friday, April 2, 2010, in the Chapel Pointe Health Center, Carlisle. He was born on Saturday, July 4, 1925, in Carlisle, a son of the late Norman P. Shughart and Esther E. (Miller) Shughart.

Creedin retired after more than 30 years of service at the former...

Clyde C. Gibson

Clyde C. Gibson

Mar 31, 2010

Clyde C. "Sonny" Gibson, Jr., 73, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away with family by his side on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at his home. He was born on Wednesday, June 17, 1936, in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Clyde C. Gibson, Sr. and Mildred (Gordon) Gibson.

Sonny was a 1954 graduate of Carlisle...

Mary Jane E.

Mary Jane E.

Mar 28, 2010

Mary Jane E. Alonzo, 79, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010, in the Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Harrisburg. She was born on Sunday, August 31, 1930, in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late James E. and Emma M. (Lippert) Evans.

Mary Jane was a loving homemaker and had also worked...

Lela Taylor Barton

Lela Taylor Barton

Mar 27, 2010

Lela Taylor Barton, 85, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. She was born on Friday, November 21, 1924, in Woodbine, KY, a daughter of the late Elbert and Laura (Nicholson) Taylor and the widow of John L. Barton, who died March...

Nancy B. Johnson

Nancy B. Johnson

Mar 24, 2010

Nancy B. Johnson, 85, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle. She was born on Friday, May 30, 1924, in Jersey City, a daughter of the late, Carl and Inga (Ringborg) Berg, and the widow of Richard C. Johnson, who died Feb. 10, 2008.

Nancy was a high...

Edward L. Worley

Edward L. Worley

Mar 24, 2010

Edward L. Worley, 71, of Carlisle, peacefully passed awaywith family and friends by his side on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in his home. He was born on Sunday, February 26, 1939, in Carlisle, a son of the late John R. and Helen L. (Strine) Worley.

He was a 1958 graduate of Carlisle High School and retired...

James E. Landis

James E. Landis

Mar 22, 2010

James Edwin "Jim" "Harp" Landis, 61, of Carlisle, devoted father, son and brother, died suddenly on Monday, March 22, 2010 at his home. He was born on Saturday, July 31, 1948, in Carlisle, a son of Martha "Marty" (Murphy) Landis of Carlisle and the late Millard W. "Bill" Landis.

Jim was a 1966 graduate of Carlisle...

Miriam J. Speece

Miriam J. Speece

Mar 21, 2010

Miriam J. Speece, 86, of Carlisle and formerly of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg. She was born on Sunday, June 24, 1923, in Altoona, a daughter of the late Edward D. and Alverda (Moore) Brady, and the widow of Jay P. Speece, who died Dec. 24, 1996....

Judith A. Dalton

Judith A. Dalton

Mar 20, 2010

Judith A Dalton, 66, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born Sunday, June 6, 1943, in Cresson, a daughter of Genevieve (Read) Eckenrode of Cresson and the late Francis E. "Dutch" Eckenrode.

Judy was a 1961 graduate of Cresson Joint High School. She retired in 1990...

Brady O. Hefflefinger

Brady O. Hefflefinger

Mar 20, 2010

Brady O. Hefflefinger, Jr., age 62, of New Kingstown, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Thursday, July 31, 1947, in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Brady O. and Emma (Morrison) Hefflefinger.

Brady graduated from Carlisle High School with the Class of 1965. He had worked as assistant...

Charlotte L. Brock

Charlotte L. Brock

Mar 18, 2010

Charlotte L."Lovey" Brock, 63, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center.

She was born on Friday, December 13, 1946 in Carlisle and was a daughter of Betty M. (Hinton) Petty, of Carlisle and the late Charles Y. Petty. She was the widow of Edward Carlton "Carl" Brock, who...

Justin L. Heisey

Justin L. Heisey

Mar 18, 2010

Justin L. Heisey, age 32, of Harrisburg, died Thursday, March 18, 2010 in M. S. Hershey Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2010in the Ewing Brothers FuneralHome, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle. Burial will be private.

Dorothy S. Kuhn

Dorothy S. Kuhn

Mar 17, 2010

Dorothy S. Kuhn, 85, of Carlisle, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born onWednesday, March 11, 1925, in Upper Frankford Twp., a daughter of the late Lemuel G. and Minnie E. (Stevens) Salisbury, and the widow of Leon C. Kuhn, who died July 3, 1979.

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Michael D. Noble

Michael D. Noble

Mar 16, 2010

MSgt. (Ret) Michael D. Noble, US Army, age 53, devoted father and soldier, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at his home in Carlisle. He was born on Friday, June 29, 1956, in Macon, GA, and was a son of the late Velma L. (Wilks) Noble.

Master Sergeant Noble served his country honorably and loved the United...