Recent Obituaries

Nanda Lal Gurung

Nanda Lal Gurung

Jan 19, 2024

Nanda Lal Gurung, 86, of Carlisle, died on January 19, 2024, at UPMC Carlisle.  Services were privately held at Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, Carlisle, PA.  Burial was private.

Robert S. George

Robert S. George

Jan 18, 2024

Robert "Bob" S. George, 84 of Carlisle, PA, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2024.  Born in Carlisle on September 24, 1939, he was the son of the late Charles F. and  Alice M. Finkey George.  He was proceeded in death by his wife, Beverly A. Fry George, in 2010 after 45 years of marriage.

Bob was...

Ronald D. Fenton

Ronald D. Fenton

Jan 17, 2024

Ronald D. Fenton, 82, of Newville, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at UPMC Carlisle.  He was born on May 20, 1941, in Carlisle and was a son of the late Earl D. Fenton and Esther R. (Sollenberger) Fenton.

Ron earned his GED while serving in the U. S. Navy from 1959 to 1963.  He retired...

Robert L. Anderson

Robert L. Anderson

Jan 13, 2024

Robert L. Anderson, 65, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.  He was born on January 21, 1958, in Carlisle and was a son of the late Clarence Anderson and Esther (Raffensberger) Anderson.

Bob worked as a plumber with Carlisle Petroleum Incorporated for many years.

He is...

Anne P. Lias

Anne P. Lias

Jan 13, 2024

Anne P. Lias was born in Elessona, Greece to the late Demetrios and Arete Panagiotopoulos.  She passed away on January 13, 2024, in Carlisle Pennsylvania.

After graduating high school in Greece, Anne came over in 1951 on a student visa to attend college.  She lived with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kotsilimbas Davis, in...

Nathaniel L. Liberator

Nathaniel L. Liberator

Jan 13, 2024

Nathaniel L. Liberator, 33, of Carlisle, died on Saturday, January 13, 2024.  He was born on May 25, 1990, in Carlisle and was a son of the late Roger L. Liberator, Jr. and Dianne (Shoemaker) Liberator.

Nathaniel earned his G.E.D. from Carlisle High and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Shippensburg University.  He...

Bonnie M. Kimble

Bonnie M. Kimble

Jan 11, 2024

Bonnie M. Kimble, 53, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at UPMC Carlisle.  She was born on April 28, 1970, in Honesdale, PA and was daughter of the late Thomas R. Kimble, Jr. and Ann (Bebensee) Kimble.

Bonnie graduated from Union Springs Academy, New York, in 1988 and went on to college for business...

Linda M. Shearer

Linda M. Shearer

Jan 10, 2024

Linda M. Shearer, 80, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at home.  She was born on August 31, 1943, in Gettysburg and was a daughter of the late Robert E. Weidner and Esther V. (Smith) Weidner.

Linda worked for many years as a nursing assistant in both nursing homes and private care, later...

Jayne B. Robblee

Jayne B. Robblee

Jan 10, 2024

Jayne B. Robblee, 78, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at UPMC Harrisburg.  She was born on January 7, 1946, in Anderson, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late James McBride and Daisy (Kelly) McBride.

Jayne was a high school graduate and worked as the office manager for WIOO radio station,...

Niven James Baird

Niven James Baird

Jan 9, 2024

COL Niven James Baird (US Army Ret)

July 24, 1930 – January 9, 2024

He loved God, his family and the Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Gard Baird.

Surviving are his son, Niven James Baird, Jr., and his life partner, Maria L. Jose, of Wimberley, Texas,...

Lana K. Stevens

Lana K. Stevens

Jan 4, 2024

Lana K. Stevens, 77, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at UPMC Carlisle.  She was born on June 5, 1946, in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late George E. Darhower, Sr. and Sara I. (Bitner) Darhower.  Lana was the widow of Edmund Stevens, Sr., who passed away in 1996.

Lana was a...

Teresa Rose Gustafson

Teresa Rose Gustafson

Jan 1, 2024

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Teresa Rose "Terry" Gustafson passed away peacefully on Jan 1, 2024. She was easy-going, had a kind and gentle spirit, was engaging with everyone she met, and always had a smile on her face.

Terry was born on Jan 5, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward Pickard and Charlotte Wilhelm Conant of...

Nancy J. Whitacre

Nancy J. Whitacre

Dec 31, 2023

Nancy J. Whitacre, 66, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at home.  She was born on June 30, 1957, in Punxsutawney and was a daughter of the late David Noah Buterbaugh and Eleanor Jane (Peffer) Buterbaugh.

Nancy graduated from Indiana Area Senior High School with the class of 1975.  She retired from Lancaster General...

Isabel Cruz-Murtorff

Isabel Cruz-Murtorff

Dec 29, 2023

Isabel Cruz-Murtorff, 59, of Carlisle passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, at her home in Carlisle. She was born on October 06, 1964, in Bakersfield, California and was the daughter of the late Esteban Cruz and Margarita (Lazalde) Robledo. She was the widow of the late Benjamin A. Murtorff who died August 7, 2016.

Isabel was...

Clair Eugene Harder

Clair Eugene Harder

Dec 25, 2023

Clair Eugene "Buzz" Harder, 85, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023, at his sister's home in Carlisle.  He was born on September 17, 1938, in Carlisle and was a son of the late Clarence B. Harder and Rosella M. (Miller) Harder.  He was married to the late Mary R. (Cornman) Harder who died March 11, 1998....

Bessie A. Morgan

Bessie A. Morgan

Dec 25, 2023

Bessie A. Morgan, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023, at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, Camp Hill.  She was born on October 24, 1943, in Simpson, PA and was a daughter of the late Roy Gardner and Alice Wayman.  She was widowed from Lee N. Stone who died in 2011.

Bessie...

Daniel B. Lightner

Daniel B. Lightner

Dec 18, 2023

Daniel B. Lightner, 70, of Carlisle, died on Monday, December 18, 2023, at home.  He was born September 10, 1953, in Carlisle and was a son of the late John Henderson Lightner and Rose Marie (Lambert) Alvarez.

Danny graduated from Carlisle High School in 1973 and was a self-employed plumber in Carlisle for 43 years.

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John H. Griffith, Iii

John H. Griffith, Iii

Dec 17, 2023

John H. "Jack" Griffith, III, P. E., age 81, of Carlisle passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at Select Care Hospital, Harrisburg.  He was born Nov. 8, 1942, in Baltimore to the late John H. and Camille (McHugh) Griffith, Jr.

Jack grew up in York, until the age of ten, when his family moved to their family...

Faye C. Hodge

Faye C. Hodge

Dec 14, 2023

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Faye C. Hodge, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at UPMC Carlisle.  She was born on June 25, 1943, in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Taylor A. Hodge, Sr. and F. Patricia (Brown) Hodge.

Faye graduated from Carlisle High School in 1961.  She had worked at the...

Orville M. Martin

Orville M. Martin

Dec 14, 2023

Orville M. "Butch" Martin, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle.  He was born on October 15, 1944, in Shippensburg and was a son of the late Orville R. Martin and Mildred (Foltz) Martin.

Butch graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1962.  He owned and...