Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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
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
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
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...