Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Isabel I. Franklin
Mar 4, 2018
Isabel I. Franklin, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born on March 21, 1930 in Dillsburg and was a daughter of the late Edward and Edna (Noaker) Monismith.
Isabel was a 1948 graduate of Carlisle High School. She was a loving homemaker...
John W. Kulp
Mar 4, 2018
John W. Kulp, 92, of Carlisle, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community in Carlisle, He was born on October 10, 1925 in Perkasie in Bucks County and was the son of the late John and Marian (Bowen) Kulp and was married to the late Carolyn (Hocking) Kulp, who passed away on September 11, 2011....
Marilyn H. Brunner
Mar 1, 2018
Marilyn H. "Pat" Brunner, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on March 17, 1927 in Milton and was a daughter of the late John and Audrey (Miller) Hooven.
Pat graduated from Middletown High School in 1945. Her early career found her...