Recent Obituaries
Mary Jane Peiffer
Mar 4, 2021
Mary Jane Peiffer, 84, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at home with family by her side. She was born on June 26, 1936 in Shippensburg and was the daughter of the late George Marks, Sr. and Margaret (Tarner) Crider.
Mary was retired with many years employed with C. H. Masland & Son/Lear...
Wanda D. Conley
Mar 3, 2021
Wanda D. Conley, 69, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 9, 1951 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Paul Slusser and Esther (Halter) Stone.
Wanda was a loving homemaker and was employed for 30 years as a cook with Bakers Restaurant in Dillsburg....
Gladys I. Wagner
Feb 27, 2021
Gladys I. Wagner, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 28, 1933 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Clyde R. McKinney and O. Ruth (Miller) McKinney and the widow of Ernest E. Wagner who passed away on February 23, 1998.
Gladys was a...
Alan Eugene Keeney
Feb 26, 2021
Alan Eugene Keeney, 63, of Carlisle, died on Friday, February 26, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1957 in Hanover, PA. and was a son of the late John David Keeney and Anna Marie (Hertz) Keeney.
Alan attended Carlisle High School and would have graduated with the Class of 1976, however, Alan instead...
Glenn B. Stoner
Feb 18, 2021
Glenn B. Stoner, 86, of New Cumberland, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at UPMC Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg. He was born on October 2, 1934 in Camp Hill and was a son of the late Charles Stoner and Margaret (Morrison) Stoner.
Glenn was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He co-owned...
Gretchen Stever
Feb 17, 2021
Gretchen Stever, 53, of Carlisle, passed to eternal life on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on January 2, 1968 in Huntingdon and was a daughter of the late Robert Stever and Mary (Bair) Stahl.
She was a 1985 graduate of Carlisle High School. Gretchen worked at several local employers that...
John "Bucky" R. Sharar, Jr.
Feb 16, 2021
John R. "Bucky" Sharar, Jr., 53, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 25, 1967 in Chambersburg and is the son of John R. Sharar, Sr. and Shirley Anne (Aby) Sharar.
Bucky was a 1986 graduate of Big Spring High School in Newville. He was currently...
John Paul, Jr.
Feb 14, 2021
John Paul, Jr., 83, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born on November 28, 1937 in Hebe, Northumberland County and was a son of the late John Jacob Paul and Jean (Strohecker) Paul.
John graduated from Berrysburg High School. He was an Air Force veteran. John...
Guy D. Gsell, Jr.
Feb 13, 2021
Guy D. Gsell, Jr., 77 of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born on December 15, 1943 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Guy D. Gsell, Sr. and Esther (Manning) Gsell.
Guy was a US Navy veteran and served during the Vietnam War. He...
Larry M. Kuhn
Feb 8, 2021
Larry M. Kuhn, 72, of Carlisle, died on Monday, February 8, 2021 at UPMC Carlisle. He was born on October 5, 1948 in Gettysburg and was the son of the late Marlin and Renee (Beam) Kuhn.
Larry graduated from Biglerville High School in 1966. He retired after 32 years of service with the Inland Paper Company located...
Audrey E. Failor
Feb 6, 2021
Audrey E. Failor, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore, Mechanicsburg. She was born on November 26, 1936 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and was a daughter of the late Walter and Gladys (Guyette) Ickes and the widow of Harry E. Failor, Sr, who died March 18, 2011.
Audrey...
Joseph R. Hribal
Feb 3, 2021
Joseph R. Hribal, 81, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at home with family by his side. He was born on April 9, 1939 in Carlisle and was the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Blackburn) Hribal.
Joe graduated from Carlisle High School in 1957. He served in the US Army from 1961 to...
Bruce R. Bubier
Feb 2, 2021
Bruce R. Bubier, 74, of Mt. Holly Springs, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle. He was born on April 1, 1946 in Livermore Falls, Maine and was a son of the late Thane and Doris Bubier and was married to the late Mary M. (Putrina) Bubier who died on July 20, 2017.
...Ltc (Ret) Marion A. Sacawa
Feb 2, 2021
LTC (Ret) Marion A. Sacawa, Air Force Reserve, 86, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. She was born on April 9, 1934 in Sussex, NJ and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophia (Tarasek) Sacawa Bialko.
Marion entered nurses training at Newark City Hospital where she earned her RN. Returning to Newark, she...
Linda A. Snyder
Jan 31, 2021
Linda A. Snyder, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at her home with family by her side. She was born on May 17, 1941 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Albert Hollinger and Sarah (Brown) Hollinger.
Linda earned her GED and worked at several companies in the Carlisle area. She...
Sterlen S. Sheaffer
Jan 27, 2021
The Reverend Sterlen S. Sheaffer, son of the late Harvey and Tressie Sheaffer, was born April 2, 1924 in Carlisle Springs, Pennsylvania. Sterlen transitioned into eternal life at his home on January 27, 2021, surrounded by family. He graduated from Carlisle High School and served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy from 1942 until 1946 when...
Kay E. Cox
Jan 27, 2021
Kay E. Cox, 77, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on August 17, 1943 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Beverly and Mary (Weller) Dinges and the widow of 1SGT (Ret) Ronald Guy Cox, US Army who died in 2016.
Kay graduated...
Esther M. Jacoby
Jan 27, 2021
Esther M. (Sollenberger) Jacoby, 98, of Newville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 27, 2021.
She was born May 13, 1922, in Newville and was a daughter of the late Ira N. and Emma (Heberlig) Sollenberger.
She was the widow of Robert B. Jacoby, who died April 22, 2009.
As a young girl, Esther...
Gloria L. Mullen
Jan 26, 2021
Gloria L. Mullen, affectionately known as Snookie, was raised to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 , at Chapel Pointe, Carlisle. Born on March 10, 1933, she was the only child of the late Levi Railing and Margaret Esther (Johnson) Bower,
Gloria was a graduate of the Carlisle High School Class of 1950...
Doris E. Rowe
Jan 24, 2021
Doris Ellen (Miller) Rowe, 84, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. She was born in Halifax, Pennsylvania in 1936 to the late Edward F. and Ruth S. (Enders) Miller.
Doris was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and cousin. After her graduation from Halifax High School...