Recent Obituaries
Donald E. Grell
Sep 27, 2017
Donald E. Grell, Sr., 88, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg. He was born on May 6, 1929 in Lykens, and was a son of the late George D. and Edith (Horley) Grell. He was married to the late Bernice M. (Linn) Grell, who passed away on...
Kenneth L. Keller
Sep 26, 2017
Kenneth L. Keller, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born on December 26, 1933 in Middlesex Township, and was a son of the late Carson H. and Wilda (Blosser) Keller.
Ken graduated in 1952 from Carlisle High School. As a young man...
Edith O. Morrison
Sep 26, 2017
Edith O. (Barrick) Morrison, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born on March 26, 1931 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late George and Esther (Killinger) Barrick and the widow of Robert E. Morrison, who passed away on July 29, 2008. ...
Alvin J. Campbell
Sep 21, 2017
Alvin Jay "Bus" Campbell, Jr., 90, of Carlisle, passed to eternal life on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born on February 12, 1927 in Kittanning, and was a son of the late Alvin J. Campbell, Sr. and Edith (Lease) Campbell. He was married to the late Pauline M. (Gerbac) Campbell, who...
Jacqueline J. Peters
Sep 14, 2017
Jacqueline "Jackie" J. Peters, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center with loving family and friends by her side. She was born on February 6, 1938 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Daniel W. Peters, Jr. and Elizabeth I. (Weidner) Peters.
Jackie was...
June A. Baum
Sep 12, 2017
June Arlene Baum, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on February 12, 1934 in Bloserville, and was a daughter of the late John E. and Edna Jane (Baughman) Finkenbinder.
For over 30 years June did housecleaning for families in the...
C. Lourene Ciostola
Sep 12, 2017
C. Lourene (Turley) Winters Ciotola, 79, of Carlisle, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Claremont Nursing Home, Carlisle. She was born on October 8, 1937, in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Glenn P. Turley Sr. and Helen May (Stoner) Turley, and was the widow of Nazaro Ciotola.
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James L. Quickel
Sep 8, 2017
World War Two veteran Sgt. James Lavere Quickel (USMC) was relieved of duty on September 8th, 2017. He was born on September 4th, 1927 to James Monroe Quickel and Edna Marie (Cleaver) Forsythe in East Berlin, PA. James was married to Nadine R. (Sieg) Quickel until she passed away May 25th, 1988.
James is...
Harold R. Smith
Sep 6, 2017
Harold "Smitty" Ronald Smith, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on March 25, 1933 in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, and was the son of the late Harold Henry Smith and Edna V. (Messner) Smith.
Harold graduated from John Harris High School, Harrisburg with the class...
Genevie R. Derrick
Sep 5, 2017
Genevie R. "Jenny" Derrick Hurley, 71, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 17, 1946 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Luther O. and Clara E. (Sipe) Derrick. She was the widow of Marlin L. Hurley who died on April 19, 2015.
...George R. Hodge
Sep 2, 2017
George Robert "Hodgie" Hodge, 84, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 2, 2017 in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on April 14, 1933 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Elmer E. and Mary C. (Spradley) Hodge. Hodgie retired from Frog Switch Manufacturing in Carlisle after 30 years...
Ruth A. Reichert
Sep 2, 2017
Ruth A. Reichert, 85, of New Oxford and formerly of York Springs died on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at York Hospital. She was born on March 11, 1932 in Gettysburg, and was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Riley) Hamilton. She was the widow of Ernie R. Reichert on February 15, 1995.
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Judith A. Killinger
Aug 27, 2017
Judith A. Killinger, 74, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. She was born on May 24, 1943 in Newville, and was a daughter of the late Harry M. and Catherine (Clouse) Orner.
She was a 1961 graduate of Big Spring High School in Newville....
Jacqueline S. Weitzel
Aug 19, 2017
Jacqueline S. Weitzel, 95, of Carlisle, died on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Thornwald Home in Carlisle. She was born on October 7, 1921 in Statesville, NC, and was a daughter of the late Silas Alexander Sharpe, Sr. and Lavon Blackmer Sharpe. Jackie was married to the late Rev. Canon William H. Weitzel, of Shamokin, PA, who died July...
Donn A. Keck
Aug 16, 2017
Donn A. "Joe" Keck, 56, of Carlisle, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born on November 9, 1960 in Carlisle, and is a son of Donald Keck of Newville and the late Barbara A. "Sis" (Seiders) Keck.
Joe...
Richard John Zarnowski
Aug 15, 2017
Richard John Zarnowski, 73, of Carlisle, died of rapidly progressive dementia Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his home. Dick was born October 17, 1943, in Kearny, NJ, to the late Frank Joseph Zarnowski and Carolyn Helen (Krzyzewski) Zarnowski.
He graduated from Rutherford High School in Rutherford, NJ, in 1961. Until his illness, Dick was...
Jean Eyler Mattesky
Aug 13, 2017
Lifelong Carlisle resident Jean Eyler Mattesky died Sunday, August 13th at her home. Her sons were at her side. She was 94.
The daughter of the late Edward A. and Sophia A. (Norris) Eyler, Jean was born January 6, 1923 and was the widow of Alexander F. Mattesky who died in 2005. They were...
John L. Porter
Aug 10, 2017
John L. Porter, 61, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 12, 1956 in Carlisle, and is a son of Peggy (Rose) Porter of Newville and the late Stewart Porter, Sr.
John was currently working for Lane Enterprises in Carlisle. He was...
Betty B. Mullen
Aug 9, 2017
Petty Officer First Class (Retired) Phillip R. Myers, US Navy, 78, of Carlisle, passed away on August 9, 2017 at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born on January 28, 1939 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Raphael Arthur Myers and Helen Mae (Topper) Myers. He was...