Recent Obituaries

Pauline E. Espenshade

Pauline E. Espenshade

Apr 20, 2018

Pauline M. (Lepperd) Espenshade, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 in Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on August 12, 1931 in Campbelltown and was a daughter of the late John J. and Mary E. (Shenk) Lepperd. She was the widow of Glenn R. Espenshade who passed away on April 9,...

Edward E. Brunner

Edward E. Brunner

Apr 19, 2018

Edward E. Brunner, 92, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Church of God Home, Carlisle. He was born on February 2, 1926 in Campbelltown, PA and was a son of the late Lee Brunner and Anna (Reich) Diener. He was married to the late Marilyn "Pat" (Hooven) Brunner who passed away on March 1,...

Joyce A. Chestnut

Joyce A. Chestnut

Apr 18, 2018

Joyce A. Chestnut, 77, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the UPMC-Carlisle. She was born on September 12, 1940 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Lee C. and Helen M. (Mellinger) Deihl.

Joycewas a loving homemaker and worked for several companies in the Carlisle area....

James E. Foster

James E. Foster

Apr 15, 2018

James E. Foster, 71, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 16, 1946 on the Foster Farm to the late Ralph and Bertha (Miller) Foster of Carlisle and has been married to Lillie (Wetzel) Foster close to 50 years.

His early Big Spring days...

Janet E. Mowery

Janet E. Mowery

Apr 15, 2018

Janet E. Mowery, 95, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in the Orrstown Personal Care Home. She was born on December 10, 1922 in Shippensburg and was a daughter of the late Harvey N. and Anna C. (Morrison) Diehl. She was the widow of Richard D. Mowery, who passed away on February 15, 2006. ...

Anna R. Myers

Anna R. Myers

Apr 12, 2018

Anna R. (Shughart) Myers, 85, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Premier Washington Health Center in Washington, PA. She was born on May 28, 1932 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Fred H. Shughart and Ruth A. (Miller) Shughart. She was the widow of Paul A. Myers, who passed away...

Melvin R. Garner

Melvin R. Garner

Apr 11, 2018

Melvin R. "Mel" Garner, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born on June 10, 1926 in Hesston, PA and was the son of the late Melvin Clyde Garner and Olive (Norris) Garner.

Mel was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He was...

Peter C. Petsinis

Peter C. Petsinis

Apr 10, 2018

Panagiotis "Peter" C. Petsinis, 74, of Shippensburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on January 10, 1944 in Ampelakiotissa, Greece and was a son of the late Hristos A. and Stavroula (Koustoyianni) Petsinis.

Peter and his wife owned and operated the former Rustic Inn,...

Margaret D. Humphrey

Margaret D. Humphrey

Apr 10, 2018

Margaret D. Humphrey, 77, of Enola, PA and formerly of Houston, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on September 3, 1940 in Houston, Texas to the late Charles W. Doughtie and Helen M. Toney. Being a sixth generation Texan, Margaret just recently left her...

Janet P. Griffie

Janet P. Griffie

Apr 8, 2018

Janet Pearl (Bailey) Griffie, 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Pinnacle-Carlisle. She was born on Sept. 10, 1936 in Lower Mifflin Twp. and was a daughter of the late William and Pearl (Jumper) Bailey and the widow of Donald L. Griffie, who passed away May 26, 1990.

Janet was...

Darwyn L. Black

Darwyn L. Black

Apr 5, 2018

Darwyn L. Black, 82, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018. In following Darwyn's wish, services will be private. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Col James F.

Col James F.

Apr 4, 2018

Colonel (Ret) James F. Dunn, Jr., US Army, 85, passed away April 4, 2018. The elder of two sons of James Franklyn Dunn and Virginia (Campbell) Dunn of Middletown, CT. Upon graduation from Middletown High School, he enlisted in the Army while attending Bryant College in Providence, RI. While at Bryant, he met his future wife, Maryann Daszewski,...

William H. Gatten

William H. Gatten

Apr 2, 2018

William H. Gatten, 73, of Carlisle passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Fox SubAcute, Mechanicsburg. He was born on Dec. 31, 1944 in Wheeling, WV and was a son of the late Clyde and Violet M. (Warner) Gatten.

Bill served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He earned his G.E.D....

Helen M. Kiner

Helen M. Kiner

Mar 31, 2018

Helen M. Grove Kiner, 90, of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on March 31, 2018 in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on April 14, 1927 in Plainfield and was adaughter of the late Lawrence E. Grove and Anna M. (Low) Grove.

Helen retired from the former Carlisle Tire and RubberCo....

Bruce Michael Shffler

Bruce Michael Shffler

Mar 30, 2018

Bruce Michael Shiffler, 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born on April 15, 1950 in Lancaster, PA and was the son of the late Albert Bruce Shiffler and Ida Louise (Smeltz) Shiffler.

Bruce was a 1968 graduate of Hempfield High School in Lancaster and...

Robert E. Sarber

Robert E. Sarber

Mar 27, 2018

Robert E. "Sunshine" Sarber, 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at home with family by his side. He was born on March 21, 1941 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and was the son of the late Robert Lee Sarber and Maxie (Cain) Sarber.

Bob graduated in 1958 from the Union High School...

Patricia Ann Marovich

Patricia Ann Marovich

Mar 21, 2018

Patricia Ann (Ervin) Marovich, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on March 21, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. She was born on April 18, 1938 in Pleasant Hill, TN and was a daughter of the late Ulysses Clinton Ervin and Georgia Lee (Drake) Ervin Meloro.

Patricia graduated in 1956 from East Nashville Senior High School....

Randall D. Runkle

Randall D. Runkle

Mar 19, 2018

Randall D. "Randy" Runkle, 62, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born on August 22, 1955 in Auburn, PA and is the son of Dale Runkle of Auburn and the late Jean (Bailey) Runkle.

Randy was a 1973 graduate of Blue Mountain High School in...

Chirsti Fraker

Chirsti Fraker

Mar 13, 2018

Christi N. Fraker, 30, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at home with loving family by her side. She was born on July 2, 1987 in Carlisle and is the daughter of Debra L. (Martin) Harris of Carlisle and the late David L. Harris.

Christi graduated from Carlisle High School in...

James Lee Sikes

James Lee Sikes

Mar 10, 2018

James Lee Sikes, 76, of Shermans Dale, died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg. He was born Thursday, July 10, 1941 in Gainesville, TX and was a son of the late James N. and Ena M. (Garner) Sikes. He was married for 53 years to the late Sharon Gail (Keyworth) Sikes, who passed...