Recent Obituaries

William James West, Md

William James West, Md

Oct 30, 2019

William J. West MD, 85, of Carlisle PA and Hilton Head SC, passed away on Wednesday October 30 th of natural causes.  He was born on August 9, 1934 in Huntingdon PA and was the son of the late William B West MD and Helen McCall West.

Dr. West graduated from Huntingdon High School and attended Juniata...

Anthony Jay Rowe

Anthony Jay Rowe

Oct 30, 2019

Anthony Jay "Tony" Rowe, 55, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Carlisle Hospital.  He was born on October 16, 1964 in Waynesboro and is a son of Ralph L. Rowe, Jr. and Marian (King) Rowe of Mifflintown.

Tony was a 1982 graduate of Waynesboro High School and attended Penn State-Mont Alto and Shippensburg...

Ronald Eugene Copenhaver

Ronald Eugene Copenhaver

Oct 30, 2019

 Ronald Eugene Copenhaver, 78, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home.  He was born on May 19, 1941 and was the son of the late S. Ross and Charlotte L. Copenhaver.  Ron grew up on a dairy farm in Ramey, PA. 

 Ron was a graduate of Moshannon Valley High School, earned his Bachelor's degree from Clarion...

Elinor "Skip" Y. Lindsey

Elinor "Skip" Y. Lindsey

Oct 30, 2019

Elinor "Skip" Y. Lindsey, 87, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Bridges at Bent Creek, Mechanicsburg.  She was born on February 10, 1932 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Fayne (Thompson) Yeingst.

She graduated from Carlisle High School in 1950.  Skip retired...

Margaret M. Boyer

Margaret M. Boyer

Oct 28, 2019

Margaret M. Boyer, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 in UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle.  She was born on November 16, 1932 in Chester, PA.  Margaret was the widow of Paul Boyer.

Margaret was laid to rest on October 31, 2019 beside her husband in the Blair Memorial Park in Altoona, PA.  Ewing Brothers Funeral...

Kay E. Fenton

Kay E. Fenton

Oct 28, 2019

Kay E. Fenton, 76, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at home with family be her side.  She was born on December 28, 1942 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Charles T. Coyle and Rosalie (Swartz) McLaughlin.

Kay graduated in 1961 from Carlisle High School and worked at the former Robbins...

Cosmo Joseph Zizzi, Sr.

Cosmo Joseph Zizzi, Sr.

Oct 28, 2019

Cosmo Joseph Zizzi, Sr., 100, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 in Carlisle, PA surrounded by the company of loved ones. He was born on October 28, 1919 in Century, West Virginia to Vitantonio Zizzi and Elizabetta Maria (Semararo) Zizzi, both from Cisternino, Italy.

His family moved to Utica, New York in 1925. In 1936 he...

Tammy M. Myers

Tammy M. Myers

Oct 21, 2019

Tammy Mummert Myers, 59, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 21, 2019 at her home.  She had courageously overcome cancer not once, but twice.  She lived devoted as a sister, a mother, a partner, and a friend to everyone she met.  She was born on November 16, 1959 in Hanover and was a daughter of the late...

Amanda Lynn Garman

Amanda Lynn Garman

Oct 17, 2019

Amanda Lynn Garman, 34, of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at her home.  She was born on October 19, 1984 in Carlisle and was the daughter of the late Brenda (Casner) Decker.

Amanda graduated in 2003 from Big Spring High School and earned her Licensed Practical Nurse degree from Franklin County Career...

Kent R. Rentschler

Kent R. Rentschler

Oct 16, 2019

Dr. Kent R. Rentschler, DMD, 77, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at UPMC-Pinnacle Carlisle.  He was born on February 19, 1942 in Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Robert D. and Ruth (Brocius) Rentschler.

Kent grew up in Pleasant Hills, a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA and was a 1960 graduate of...

Yvonne M. Hallman

Yvonne M. Hallman

Oct 10, 2019

Yvonne M. Hallman, 63, of Dillsburg, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle after a 30 year battle with multiple sclerosis.  In following Yvonne's wish, services and burial will be private.

Carol A. Wickard

Carol A. Wickard

Oct 10, 2019

Carol A. Wickard, 66, passed away October 10, 2019 after a short and fearless battle.  Cancer took over her body, but not her spirit and spunk. Carol passed embraced in the love of the family that she and her husband of 47 years, Bill, had nourished and nurtured.  She was born on July 10, 1953 in Mt. Holly Springs...

Kimberly Annette Jones

Kimberly Annette Jones

Oct 4, 2019

Kimberly Annette Jones, 61, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center.  She was born on January 23, 1958 in Carlisle and is the daughter of Alverna B. Jones of Carlisle.

Kim was a 1975 graduate of Carlisle High School and earned her Bachelors' degree in psychology and sociology...

Richard Hunt Baldwin

Richard Hunt Baldwin

Oct 2, 2019

Richard Hunt Baldwin, 96, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.  He was born on June 29, 1923 in Allentown and was a son of the late COL (Ret) Aubrey H. Baldwin, Sr., US Army and Helen Bertram (Galbraith) Baldwin.  Richard was married to the late Anna J. (Mentzer) Baldwin who...

Rev. Jacob F. Hoover

Rev. Jacob F. Hoover

Sep 27, 2019

Rev. Jacob F. Hoover, Sr., 96, of Shippensburg went home to be with his heavenly Father on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his daughter's home in Shippensburg with loving family by his side.  He was born on December 28, 1922 in Newville and was a son of the late Jacob F. and Grace Mae (Garlin) Hoover.  Rev. Hoover was...

James J. Chestney

James J. Chestney

Sep 26, 2019

James J. Chestney, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle.  He was born on December 2, 1928 in Newville and was the son of the late James A. and Vesta (Fahnestock) Ott McCalister.  Jim was married to the late Margaret (Crooks) Chestney and the late Janet (Hurley) Chestney....

Catherine Ann Monroe

Catherine Ann Monroe

Sep 20, 2019

Catherine Ann Monroe, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 29, 1937 in Poughkeepsie, NY and was a daughter of the late John and Bertelle (Casey) Gallagher and was the widow of Robert S. Monroe who passed away on December 11, 2002.

Catherine was a 1955...

Evelyn J. Boggess

Evelyn J. Boggess

Sep 18, 2019

Evelyn J. Boggess, 73, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Harrisburg Hospital.  She was born on March 28, 1946 in Lakewood, NJ and was a daughter of the late Zigman L. Winiavski, Sr. and Evelyn J. (Tilley) Winiavski.  She was the widow of James "Jimmy" Edward Boggess, Sr. who passed away on January 6, 2015....

Raymond L. Dick

Raymond L. Dick

Sep 11, 2019

Raymond L. Dick also known as Dick Raymond, age 70, of Mt. Joy and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his home.  He was born on July 22, 1949 in Newville and was the son of the late Charles Jacob Dick and Beulah (Donnelly) Dick.

He was a 1967 graduate of Carlisle...

Ronald Lee Cromer

Ronald Lee Cromer

Sep 9, 2019

Ronald Lee Cromer, 79, of Carlisle passed away suddenly on September 9, 2019 at his home.  He was born on May 25, 1940 in Carlisle and was a son of the late John James Cromer and Anna (Sowers) Cromer.

He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Carlisle and was a 1959 graduate of Carlisle...