Recent Obituaries
Richard D. Brunner
Feb 8, 2018
Richard D. "Rick" Brunner, 62, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on January 7, 1956 in Carlisle and was the son of the late Leroy and Dorothy (Detwiler) Brunner.
Rick earned his G.E.D. from Boiling Springs High School and had worked at the...
Jeff A. Garman
Feb 4, 2018
Jeff A. Garman, 54, of Newville, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at home. He was born on September 23, 1963 in Zaragoza, Spain, and is a son of Emily L. (Prowell) Thumma and Boyd Daniel Thumma of Newville.
Jeff was a 1982 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. He had worked at...
Neil E. Woods
Jan 31, 2018
Neil had owned and operated the former Indian Tavern in Carlisle. He enjoyed cooking and had also worked for several other Carlisle area restaurants.
He is survived by one son, Walter John Woods of Freehold, NJ, two granddaughters; Chelsea and Kaitlyn Woods, three brothers; Harry Woods of Mechanicsburg, Fred Woods of East Prospect and...
Doris J. Wilson
Jan 31, 2018
Doris J. Wilson, 84, of Carlisle and formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on May 18, 1933 in Waynesboro, and was a daughter of the late Wilmer and Beulah (Smith) Slaybaugh.
Doris graduated from Biglerville High School with the Class of 1951....
Joshua A. Armolt
Jan 23, 2018
Joshua A. Armolt, 38, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at home. He was born on July 24, 1979 in Carlisle, and is the son of Susan E. Kuntz of Carlisle and John R. Macedonia of North Andover, MA.
Josh was a 1998 graduate of Trinity High School in Camp Hill...
Paul L. Myers
Jan 23, 2018
Paul L Myers, 91, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle. He was born on February 5, 1926 in West Pennsboro Twp. and was the son of the late Clarence and Dessie R. (Clay) Myers. He was married for 67 years to Violet Dorothy (Dell) Myers, who passed away...
Claire L. O'Donnell
Jan 23, 2018
Claire L. O'Donnell, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on May 31, 1924 in Ashland, PA and was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Ferner) Goyne. Claire was the widow of Eugene Vincent O'Donnell, who passed away on December 4, 1989. ...
Susan R. Henry
Jan 22, 2018
Susan R. Henry, 57, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 22, 2018 at home with family by her side. She was born on June 9, 1960 in Carlisle and was a daughter of the late Donald E. and Annabelle M. (Stiely) Rissinger.
Sue was a 1978 graduate of Boiling...
David L. Peiper
Jan 22, 2018
David L. Peiper, 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at UPMC-Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born on January 26, 1936 in Carlisle and was the son of the late J. William Peiper and Mary Cecilia (Gladhill) Peiper.
David was a 1953 graduate of Carlisle High School. After high school, he served...
Jason Wesley Smith
Jan 19, 2018
Jason Wesley Smith II, 27, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at home. He was born on May 27, 1990 in Carlisle and is a son of Jason W. and Angela (Hirsch) Smith of Carlisle.
Jason graduated from Carlisle High School with the Class of 2009 and earned his Bachelor's degree...
Donald L. Rinehart
Jan 17, 2018
Donald Lewis Rinehart, Jr., 52, of Newville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at UPMC-Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born on March 20, 1965 in Carlisle, and was the son of the late Donald L. Rinehart, Sr. and Gloria Jean (Reinhart) Rinehart.
Donny was a 1984 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School. He...
Roger L. Mcelwee
Jan 16, 2018
Roger L. McElwee, 59, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born on September 7, 1958 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Thomas H. McElwee, Sr. and Ruth Arlene (Whistler) McElwee.
Roger graduated from Big Spring High School in Newville with...
Irene S. Welsh
Jan 15, 2018
Irene S. Welsh, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. She was born on September 16, 1924 in Aaronsburg, and was a daughter of the late Ray and Nelly (Burd) Stover and was the widow of Dorn K. Welsh who died Dec. 15, 2010.
Irene...
Myra E. Hartman
Jan 14, 2018
Myra E. Hartman, 86, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in UPMC-Pinnacle Carlisle. She was born on November 18, 1931 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Joseph E. Shughart, Sr. and Estella (Warner) Shughart and was the widow of George L. Hartman, who passed away on December 23, 2006.
...Janice C. Yorlets
Jan 14, 2018
Janice C. Yorlets, 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born on May 13, 1936 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Lester and Madeline (Shughart) Mellott.
Janice was a 1955 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. She and her husband farmed for...
Kenneth L. Baer
Jan 13, 2018
Kenneth L. Baer, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born in Carlisle and was the son of the late Lee and Ethel (Kennedy) Baer.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Beulah (Cohick) Baer, two sons; Kenneth (wife, Sandy) Baer, Jr....
Jane E. Kohler
Jan 11, 2018
Jane E. Kohler, 98, of Shippensburg, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at home. She was born on July 26, 1919 in Bloserville, and was a daughter of the late Samuel A. and Irene (Barrick) Myers and was the widow of Robert A. "Potty" Kohler who passed away on August 7, 1999.
Jane...
Merle Rhoads
Jan 11, 2018
Merle I. Rhoads, 97, of Ickesburg died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1920 in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, and wasa son of the late Island Rhoads and Minnie (Scheibner) Rhoads.
Merle retired as a foreman from the former Carlisle Tire & Rubber Co. after 37...
Clyde A. Keck
Jan 7, 2018
Clyde A. Keck, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 in UPMC-Pinnacle West Shore in Mechanicsburg. He was born on August 17, 1931 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Amos Levi Keck and Hazel L. (Sheaffer) Keck.
Clyde worked with his father building homes in the Carlisle area....
Virgil L. Evans
Jan 4, 2018
Virgil Lang Evans, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his home. He was born on February 12, 1927 in Kennett Square, Chester County, and was a son of the late Isaac R. and Kathryn (Lang) Evans.
Virgil graduated in 1945 from the Westtown School and earned his Bachelor's degree...