Recent Obituaries

A. Christine Kutz

A. Christine Kutz

Nov 11, 2018

A. Christine Kutz, 76, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on November 1, 1942 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Alice C. (Price) Henry.

Christine earned her G.E.D. in 1981 and worked as a seamstress...

Ardella Shatto Mathna

Ardella Shatto Mathna

Nov 10, 2018

Ardella May Shatto Mathna, 88, of Carlisle, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle-Carlisle. She was born on May 14, 1930 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Lester and Blanche (Heberlig) Shatto. She was married for 65 years to the late Floyd E. Mathna who passed away on...

Janice Marie Hagen

Janice Marie Hagen

Nov 10, 2018

Janice Marie Hagen, 71,a residentat the Margaret E. Moul Home in Yorkand formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at York Hospital. She was born on May 30, 1947 in the Panama Canal Zone and was a daughter of the late Samuel G. Hagen, Jr. and Edna M. (Davis) Hagen.

Janice...

Ridgley K. Snyder

Ridgley K. Snyder

Nov 6, 2018

Doting husband, father and grandfather, Ridgley "Rich/Butch" Krouse Snyder, Sr., 77, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Claremont Nursing Home, Carlisle with his loving family by his side. Born in Petersburg, PA on October 5th, 1941, Ridgley was preceded in death by his mother and father (Martha Caroline Krouse and William Elmer Snyder) and...

Gloria N. Fanus

Gloria N. Fanus

Nov 5, 2018

Gloria N. Fanus, 93, formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Paramount Senior Living at Chambersburg Road in Fayetteville. Private graveside burial was held at St. Patrick New Catholic Cemetery, Carlisle with Rev. Josh Cavender officiating. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, Carlislehandled the arrangements. www.Since1853.com.

Jeanne S. Creeden

Jeanne S. Creeden

Nov 3, 2018

Jeanne E. Creeden, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed peacefully into eternal rest on November 3, 2018. She was born on January 26, 1928 to the late Hayes T. and Edna (Geiger) Englert in Chester, PA.

She graduated from Oil City High School in 1946 and became a licensed registered nurse after graduating from...

Anna M. Wolf

Anna M. Wolf

Nov 2, 2018

Anna M. Wolf, 88, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home that she shared with her granddaughter and caregiver, Tawnya (and her husband, Thommas) Brown. Anna was born on October 1, 1930 in Newville and was a daughter of the late Charles C. and Laura B. (Raudabaugh) Riggleman and was the widow of...

Melvin Charles Butler

Melvin Charles Butler

Oct 27, 2018

Melvin Charles Butler, 100, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018. He was born on October 1, 1918 in Lurgan, Letterkenny Township, Franklin County and was a son of late Frank R. Butler and the late Ellen R. Bettinger Butler.

Melvin served during WWII from April 1941- May 1945 as a technical...

Mary Cromer Kluge

Mary Cromer Kluge

Oct 26, 2018

Mary Cromer Kluge, 95, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018. Born on October 26, 1923 in Barlow, PA and was the daughter of the late Cleason Henry Cromer and the late Margaret Kemper Cromer.

Mary was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She was a member of...

Patrick Gallagher Joyce

Patrick Gallagher Joyce

Oct 25, 2018

Patrick Gallagher Joyce

January 18, 1988 - October 25, 2018

30 years old

Patrick Gallagher Joyce of Carlisle, Pa, died Thursday, October 25. Beloved son of Kevin and Maureen (Minahan) Joyce; treasured brother of Gabrielle and Emily Joyce; Cherished grandson of Henry T. "Monkey" Joyce, and...

Mary Ellen Diehl

Mary Ellen Diehl

Oct 25, 2018

Mary Ellen Diehl, 102, died on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on March 30, 1916, to George Reynolds Helman and Gerta Mae (Gulden) Helman, on a farm near York Springs in Adams County.

Mary attended a one-room school house and was awarded a Common School diploma by the...

Billy William R.

Billy William R.

Oct 24, 2018

Billy William R. Capshaw, 77, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. He was born on July 7, 1941 in Smart Station, TN and was the son of the late Waymon and Ruby (Reed) Capshaw.

Billy was a 1959 graduate of Carlisle High School and retired from the...

Joseph J. Dopsovic

Joseph J. Dopsovic

Oct 20, 2018

Joseph J. Dopsovic, 103, of Chapel Pointe at Carlisle and formerly of Wind Gap and Wyomissing, passed away on October 20, 2018 at Chapel Pointe. He embraced life fully, right up until the end. Joe was born on February 14, 1915 in Catasauqua, PA and was the son of the late Melicar and Emelia (Ondris) Dopsovic. He was married...

Daniel L. Cutchall

Daniel L. Cutchall

Oct 17, 2018

Daniel L. Cutchall, 53, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. He was born on March 11, 1965 in Hanover and was a son of the late Earl W. and Beverly K. (Truax) Cutchall.

Dan graduated from Boiling Springs High School with the Class of 1983. Danwas...

Thelma K. Diven

Thelma K. Diven

Oct 17, 2018

Thelma M. Diven, 90, of Carlisle, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 with her loving daughters by her side. She was born on January 21, 1928 in Bloserville and was the daughter of the late Mary Rosetta (Fry) Menges and G. Elmer Menges. She was married to the late Jimmy K. Diven, Sr. who died...

Captain Rudolph F.

Captain Rudolph F.

Oct 16, 2018

Captain Rudolph F. Falkenstein, U.S. Navy (Ret), died on October 16, 2018 after a long illness, surrounded by his family. He was born in Shenandoah, PA on June 5, 1928.

At age 14, Rudy entered Valley Forge Military Academy on a full musical scholarship and graduated in 1946, after which he entered the Navy...

Kenneth F. House

Kenneth F. House

Oct 15, 2018

Kenneth Franklin House, 79, of Carlisle, PA died Monday October 15, 2018 at his home. Born April 13, 1939 at Fordyce, AR, he was the son of the late Charles House and Myrtice Pennington House.

He was a teamster truck driver for 47 years, a member of Thornton First Methodist Church, and a 1957...

Dale L. Raudabaugh

Dale L. Raudabaugh

Oct 13, 2018

Dale L. "Curley" Raudabaugh, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on January 13, 1935 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Jesse D. and Vesta F. (Watson) Raudabaugh. Dale was married to the late Martha M. (Yorletts) Raudabaugh, who passed away on...

Brian Hough

Brian Hough

Oct 6, 2018

Brian Hough, 46, of Moravia, NY, died as a result of a tragic motor vehicle accident on October 6, 2018 in Schoharie, NY.

Brian was an Assistant Professor of Geology at SUNY Oswego and a professional beer-league hockey player. He was a 1990 graduate of Boiling Springs High School.

He...

Betty F. Spencer

Betty F. Spencer

Oct 6, 2018

Betty F. Spencer, 91, died peacefully on Saturday evening October 6th, 2018, at the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, PA. "Babe" was the daughter of George Yates Field and Winnie Davis Peets. Born on May 15th, 1927, in Wesson, Mississippi, Babe was pre-deceased by her first husband and father of her three children,...