Recent Obituaries
Deana L. Mam
Dec 12, 2017
Deana L. Mam, 40, of Westbrook, ME passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. She was born on February 21, 1977 in Portland, Maine, and is a daughter of Alan Stewart Brown of Gray, Maine and the late Elaine (Parlin) Brown.
Deana graduated from Gray New Gloucester High School....
Joseph A. Smith
Dec 10, 2017
Dr. Joseph A. Smith, PhD, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in York, PA. He was a Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Shippensburg University. In honoring Dr. Smith's wish there will be no services. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, Carlisle, is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles E. Brownawell
Dec 8, 2017
Charles E. Brownawell, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 in the Rosewood Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Pottsville. He was born on August 6, 1937 in Shermansdale, and was a son of the late Paul and Mary (Foster) Brownawell.
Charles was a retired big-rig truck driver and was last employed...
David A. Breindenstein
Dec 7, 2017
David A. Breidenstein, 59, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born on April 19, 1958 in Somerville, NJ, and is a son of Lemuel W. Breidenstein of Honesdale and the late Janet (Zablocky) Walling.
David was a US Navy veteran. He worked many years...
Mary-Jo F. Aarestad
Dec 6, 2017
Mary-Jo F. Aarestad, 87, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born March 20, 1930 in Woodbridge, NJ, and was the daughter of the late William and Josephine Finn. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, James, one daughter, Elizabeth Luster of Carlisle and four grandchildren; Daniel, William, Emma...
Dorothea L. Webster
Dec 6, 2017
Dorothea L. (Peterman) Webster. 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on September 27, 1931 in Wilkes Barre, PA and was a daughter of the late Forrest A. Peterman and Laura (Sullivan) Peterman.
Dorothea was born, raised and graduated high school in Kingston, PA. It was...
Gerald W. Robertson
Dec 2, 2017
Gerald W. "Gerry" Robertson, 82 of Boiling Springs, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. He was born on June 29, 1935 in Detroit, MI, and was a son of the late Ray and Fay (Pendleton) Robertson.
Gerald was a 1953 graduate of Republic High School in...
Edgar Stuart Henry
Nov 28, 2017
Edgar Stuart Henry, 89, of Carlisle, quietly passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. He was born on April 13, 1928 in Middle Spring, Cumberland County, and was a son of the late Paul A. and Mamie (Warren) Henry.
Ed was a 1946 graduate of Shippensburg High School....
Mary V. Rice
Nov 22, 2017
Mary V. (Gaines) Rice, 90, formerly of Baltimore St., Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on January 17, 1927 in Chambersburg, and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Georgia (Wells) Gaines. She was the widow of George W. Rice, Sr., who passed away on June 16, 2012....
Linda H. Amsley
Nov 19, 2017
Linda D. Amsley, 72, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in the M. S. Hershey Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born on April 9, 1945 in Chambersburg, and was the daughter of the late Drew M. and Isabelle (Sackman) Diffenderfer.
Linda was a 1963 graduate of...
Robert W. Shriner
Nov 17, 2017
Robert W. Shriner, II, 62, of Carlisle, died on Friday, November 17, 2017 at home. He was born on May 19, 1955, in Altoona, PA, and is the son of Robert W. Shriner of Carlisle and the late Janet (Hummell) Shriner.
Services and burial will be private. Ewing Brothers Funeral Home handled the arrangements....
Arthur E. Leigh
Nov 14, 2017
Arthur E. Leigh, 88, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully in his home in the Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. He was born on February 18, 1929, in Philadelphia to John J. Leigh and Margaret (Delacour) Leigh, and was raised in Drexel Hill, PA. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers and three...
Ralph H. Weigel
Nov 13, 2017
Ralph Weigel, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at home. He was born on April 10, 1927 in York Springs, and was a son of the late Norman A. and Alvie M. R. (Day) Weigel.
Ralph graduated from York Springs High School. He was an Army veteran of WWII and...
Rhyhiem D. Hodge
Nov 12, 2017
Rhyhiem Duane Hodge, 35, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at home. He was born on November 9, 1982 in Carlisle, and is the son of Mary JaneHodgeand Eric D. (wife, Amy) Coleman , both of Carlisle.
Rhyhiem earned his high school diploma from Glenn Mills in Philadelphia....
Gladys F. Hefelfinger
Nov 11, 2017
Gladys F. Hefelfinger, 81, of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville and formerly of Gettysburg, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Gettysburg Hospital. She was born on January 6, 1936 in Oakville, Cumberland County, and was daughter of the late Ervin H. and Mary (Reinhardt) Foltz and was the widow of William H. Hefelfinger, who passed...
Inge M. Wallace
Nov 10, 2017
Inge Wallace passed away on November 10, 2017 from injuries sustained in automobile accident on September 3, 2017. Her family was by her side. Inge was born on September 20, 1930 in Rockershausen, Germany to Joseph and Helene (Koehler) Krner.
On Christmas 1962, Inge married Lester J. Wallace in Saarbrucken, Germany and then traveled...
Betty Jane Black
Nov 10, 2017
Betty Jane "BJ" Black, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at home. She was born on October 7, 1930 in Coraopolis, PA, and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Iva (Mixter) Merriman and the widow of Thomas Black, who passed away in 2014.
Betty was a 1948 graduate...
Roy G. Kennedy
Nov 4, 2017
Roy G. Kennedy, 97, formerly of Mt. Holly Springs, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017 in Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born on October 25, 1920 in Leechburg, PA, and was a son of the late George S. and Anna M. (Swank) Kennedy.
Roy graduated from New Kensington High School in...
Eileen Kirwan Markel
Nov 2, 2017
Eileen (Kirwan) Markel, 80, of Wexford, PA passed away peacefully November 2, 2017, in the home she shared with her son and daughter in law. A long-time resident of Carlisle PA, Eileen was born in Portlaw, County Waterford Ireland to the late Edward Kirwan and Helen Nolan Kirwan. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted...