Recent Obituaries
Jo Petre
Mar 29, 2017
Jo Petre, 87, of Carlisle, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from Harrisburg Hospital. She was born on January 17, 1930 in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, and was the daughter of the late John Leonard Locke and Esther (Wyant) Locke Keefer. Jo was married to the late Lt. Col. (Ret) Frank M. Petre,...
Richard A. Snyder
Mar 27, 2017
Richard A. Snyder, 69, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. He was born on May 14. 1947 in Harrisburg, and was a son of the late John Albert and Bertha E. (Anderson) Snyder.
Richard graduated from Central Dauphin East High School. He worked many years...
Phyllis A. Sennett
Mar 26, 2017
Phyllis A. Sennett, 79, of Newville, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. She was born on September 22, 1937, in Marion, Franklin County, and was a daughter of the late Samuel C. and Mary Elizabeth (Bittinger) Hawkins.
Phyllis was a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, canning, camping and...
Pauline V. Conrad
Mar 25, 2017
Pauline V. Conrad, 89, of Shermans Dale, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born on March 6, 1928 in South Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, and was a daughter of the late Lee Brunner and Anna (Reich) Diener.
Pauline worked and retired after many years...
Marlene K. Grove
Mar 22, 2017
Marlene K. Grove, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in the Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on March 22, 1933 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Carl L. and Ethel K. (Laughery) Haffly and was the widow of Donald E. Grove, who passed away on June 23,...
Wanda L. Mckinney
Mar 20, 2017
Wanda L. McKinney, 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 28, 1949 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Clyde and Mary (Jones) McKinney.
Wanda graduated from Cumberland Valley High School with the class of 1969. She was a...
Betty C. Shamro
Mar 18, 2017
Betty Carole Shamro, 82, of Carlisle passed away in the comfort of her home on March 18, 2017. Born March 1, 1935 in the Carlisle Hospital, she was the daughter of the late William L. Johns and Thelma (Ashenfelter) Johns. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Shamro.
She was the middle...
Joyce N. Brewer
Mar 15, 2017
Joyce N. Brewer, 64, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on February 25, 1953 in Franklinville, NJ, and was a daughter of the late Chalkley Porch, Sr. and Helen (Yeager) Porch.
Joyce graduated from Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville and was a...
Daniel E. Failor
Mar 11, 2017
Daniel E. "Danny" Failor, 58, of Newville, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at his home with family by his side. He was born on October 24, 1958 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Parker E. "Buck" Failor and Doris (Baker) "Bubbles" Failor.
Danny had worked at the Letterkenny Army...
Romaine E. Lehman
Mar 8, 2017
Please note change of service date to Monday, March 13, 2017. Romaine E. Lehman, 98, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Chapel Pointe Carlisle. She was born on June 24, 1918 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Clark Thumma and Myrtle (Miller) Thumma Bishop, and was the widow of Lester C. Lehman, who passed...
John A. Cunningham
Mar 4, 2017
John A. Cunningham, Sr., 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. He was born on May 22, 1933 in Sparrows Point, MD, and was a son of the late Ira James Cunningham and Ida Mae (Braun) Cunningham.
John attended Sparrows Point Senior High School and served...
Earl G. Mcclintock
Mar 3, 2017
Earl G. McClintock, 97, of Carlisle, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle. He was born on August 17, 1919 in Shermans Dale, and was a son of the late George S. and Anna F. (Brownawell) McClintock, and was the dedicated husband of 69 years to the late Marian E. (Potteiger) McClintock, who...
Betty A. Sweeney
Feb 27, 2017
Betty A. Sweeney, 87, of Mt. Holly Springs, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 27, 2017 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1930 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Romaine (Donnelly) Slusser, and was the widow of Ray L. Sweeney, who passed away on February 18. 1991...
Robert A. Smyser
Feb 26, 2017
Robert A. Smyser, Sr., 78, of Carlisle, passed away quietly on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 6, 1938 in Shermans Dale, and was a son of the late Franklin Smyser and Hazel (Fitting) Finkenbinder. Bob served in the US Air Force from 1956 to 1960 and earned his GED while serving....
Fay M. Myers
Feb 23, 2017
Fay M. Myers, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 in the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born on April 26, 1933 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Bruce and Mildred A. (Weaver) Myers.
Fay was a 1951 graduate of Carlisle High School. She retired...
John H. Hill
Feb 19, 2017
John H. Hill, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. He was born on May 2, 1934 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late John Henry Hill and Amy (Snyder) Hill. He was married to the late Beverly A. (Hammerstein) Hill, who passed away on January 27, 1995....
Joan E. Jurgensen
Feb 18, 2017
Joan Elizabeth Jurgensen, age 76, rested in peace on February 18th at home with her husband, Craig, by her side. Joan was born in Canada on January 25, 1941 to John and Edith Mills. Joan would forever document her Canadian birthplace in Montreal with a 2x3" plastic registration card which she kept safely in a tiny jewelry box for...
Martha E. Orris
Feb 18, 2017
Martha E. Orris, 90, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 in the Church of God Home, Carlisle. She was born on July 17, 1926 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Howard J. and Elnora R. (Gitt) Keck and was the widow of Richard L. Orris, who passed away on July 25, 2016....
Geraldine M. Beecher
Feb 15, 2017
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Beecher, 92, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, February, 15, 2017 in the Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on January 25, 1925 in Harrisburg, and was a daughter of the late Stephen A. and Matilda M. (Steinberg) Bitner and was the widow of Lynn K. Beecher, who passed away on January 24, 1991. ...