Recent Obituaries

Gladys B. Morehouse

Gladys B. Morehouse

Dec 26, 2018

Gladys B. Morehouse, 87, of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at her son's home. She was born on April 3, 1931 in Dry Run, Franklin County and was a daughter of the late John F. and Margaret I. (Price) Seibert. She was the widow of Raymond M. Morehouse, Sr., who passed away on...

Glenn E. Railing

Glenn E. Railing

Dec 26, 2018

Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Glenn E. Railing, US Army Reserve, age 92, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Chapel Pointe in Carlisle. He was born on August 8, 1926 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Lee M. and Edith M. (Wagner) Railing.

Glenn graduated in 1944 from...

Marion E. Miller

Marion E. Miller

Dec 21, 2018

Marion Ellen (Snow) Miller, age 89, of Carlisle went to be with the Lord on Dec. 21, 2018. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Myrtle (Kyle) Snow.

Marion was a graduate of New Cumberland High School, the class of 1947, where she was a majorette in the New...

C. Glenn Bear

C. Glenn Bear

Dec 20, 2018

C. Glenn Bear, 91 of Carlisle, went to be with his loving Lord on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1927 in Barnitz (Carlisle) and was a son of the late George A. and Helen M. (Roush) Bear.

Glenn graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1945....

Olive L. Horner

Olive L. Horner

Dec 20, 2018

Olive L. Horner, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Cumberland Crossings, Carlisle. She was born in Harrisburg and was a daughter of the late Robert B. and Helen E. (Wilson) Hollar, and the widow of the late Francis L. Horner, Sr., who passed away on July 31, 2004.

Olive was retired from...

John R. Bear

John R. Bear

Dec 14, 2018

John Robert Bear, 94, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born on January 10, 1924 in Cumberland County and was a son of the late Orie C. and Clara (Hoover) Bear. John was married for 63 years to the late Dorothy M. (Kelly) Bear who passed away January...

Merle D. Sennett

Merle D. Sennett

Dec 13, 2018

Merle D. Sennett, 81, of Newville, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born on July 21, 1937, in Carlisle and was a son of the late Harry Sennett and Sarah (Danner) Sennett.

He was a former employee of C.H. Masland & Sons of Carlisle for 38...

Taylor A. Hodge

Taylor A. Hodge

Dec 13, 2018

Taylor A. Hodge, Jr., 83, of Carlisle, died on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 17, 1935 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Taylor A. Hodge, Sr. and Florence Patricia (Brown) Hodge.

Taylor graduated from Carlisle High School in 1954 where he was a...

John R. Gregor

John R. Gregor

Dec 11, 2018

John Robert Gregor, 93, died peacefully on December 11, 2018 at Claremont Nursing Home in Carlisle. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Annie (Malcolm) and Robert MacKay Gregor, and was married to the late Barbara (Whittaker) Gregor. He is survived by his three children: Judith L. Shiffler of Carlisle, John G. (wife Wendy)...

Edward H. Beck

Edward H. Beck

Dec 6, 2018

Edward H. Beck, 69, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. He was born on March 28, 1949 in Harrisburg and was the son of the late Charles E. and Anna (Schlosser) Beck.

Ed graduated in 1967 from the John Harris High School, Harrisburg. He was...

Brandon E. Decker

Brandon E. Decker

Dec 1, 2018

Brandon Edward Decker Skiles, 33, of Bethlehem and formerly of Shippensburg, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Bethlehem. He was born on February 13, 1985 in McConnellsburg and was a son of Lisa A. (Carriero) and her husband, James D. Skiles of Newville and Jeffrey Decker and his companion, Vicki Sharrow of Gaylord, MI.

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Jose Luis Silva

Jose Luis Silva

Nov 29, 2018

Jose Luis Silva, MD, 95, of Carlisle, PA, formerly of Sandown, NH, passed away Thursday November 29, 2018, at his residence following a period of declining health. Jose was born June 4, 1923 in Cienfuegos, Cuba and was the second son of the late Juan and Maria (Ferrer) Silva. He attended Malvern Preparatory School, near Philadelphia, PA, for...

Stanford S. Kingsborough

Stanford S. Kingsborough

Nov 28, 2018

Stanford S. Kingsborough, 72, of Mechanicsburg, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at home. He was born on July 17, 1946 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Rev. Raymond M. Kingsborough and Pearl I. (Wilhelm) Kingsborough.

Stanford graduated in 1964 from the former Perry - Joint High School in Perry County...

Edna C. Gumby

Edna C. Gumby

Nov 28, 2018

Edna C. Gumby, of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on August 2, 1929 in Mt. Holly Springs and was a daughter of the late Harry N. and Harriett A. (Parker) Gumby.

Edna was a 1948 graduate of Carlisle High School. She...

Elayne C. Whitlock

Elayne C. Whitlock

Nov 27, 2018

Elayne C. Whitlock, 67, of Newburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at her home. Services will be private. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, Carlisle is in charge of the arrangements.

Jean Z. Jeffries

Jean Z. Jeffries

Nov 26, 2018

Jean Z. Jeffries, 95, formerly of Carlisle, died on Monday, November 26, 2018 in Providence Place Retirement Community in Drums, PA. She was born on February 16, 1923 in Harrisburg and was a daughter of the late Howard and Margaret (Hocker) Zarker and was the widow of James C. Jeffries who died on May 6, 1992.

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Jacqueline C. Bishop

Jacqueline C. Bishop

Nov 26, 2018

Jacqueline S. (Stewart) Bishop, 75, known by many as Jackie or Sue, formerly of Mechanicsburg, was a resident of Claremont Nursing Home in Carlisle, and passed away peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Carlisle, PA. She was born on April 25, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kansas and was a daughter of the...

Raymond M. Kingsborough

Raymond M. Kingsborough

Nov 25, 2018

Rev. Raymond M. Kingsborough, 96, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his home. He was born on October 5, 1922 in Carlisle (Craigheads) and was a son of the late Leroy B. Effie M. (Bradey) Kingsborough. He was married to the late Pearl I. (Wilhelm) Kingsborough who died on November 4, 2006.

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Syvilla E. Moyer

Syvilla E. Moyer

Nov 24, 2018

Syvilla Elena (Bishop) Moyer, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on October 11, 1931 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Walter Eugene Bishop, Sr. and Sedora Elena (Peters) Bishop. Syvilla was married for 55 years to the late Earl Raymond Moyer,...

Julia Ann Stackfield

Julia Ann Stackfield

Nov 20, 2018

Julia Ann (Palmer) Stackfield, 86, of Carlisle, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. She was born on June 1, 1932 in Carlisle and was the daughter of the late William Henry Palmer and Sarah Catherine (Brown) Palmer.

Julia graduated from Carlisle High School with the...