Recent Obituaries

Esther F. Cassel

Esther F. Cassel

Nov 21, 2016

Esther F. Cassel, 92, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1924 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Norman Ocker, Sr. and Ruth Anna (Koontz) Ocker and the widow of Wilmont W. "Bill" Cassel, who died April 3, 2008.

Esther...

Curtis W. Rauch

Curtis W. Rauch

Nov 20, 2016

Curtis W. Rauch, Jr., 53, of Newville, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 21, 1963 in Hershey, and is a son of Nancy L. (Wagner) Rauch of Harrisburg and the late Curtis W. Rauch, Sr.

Curt had worked for Lenker Plumbing in Harrisburg...

Julia Ann Diffenbaugh

Julia Ann Diffenbaugh

Nov 20, 2016

Julia A. Diffenbaugh, 20, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at her home. She was born on November 5, 1996 in Wurzburg, Germany, and is the daughter of Jonas A. (wife, Lisa) Diffenbaugh of Carlisle and her mother, SuAnn (Kuhn) Hippensteel of Carlisle.

Julia formerly attended Carlisle Evangelical Free Church. She...

Douglas Scott Mullen

Douglas Scott Mullen

Nov 17, 2016

Douglas Scott Mullen, 60, of Bluffton, SC and Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 in LifeCare Hospitals, Mechanicsburg after a three-year battle with cancer. He was born on May 8, 1956 in Carlisle, and is a son of Anna (DeWalt) Mullen of Carlisle and the late Jack F. Mullen.

Doug graduated from...

Anne Lebo Albright

Anne Lebo Albright

Nov 16, 2016

Anne Lebo Albright, 79, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. She was born on April 20, 1937 in New Bloomfield, and was a daughter of the late William J. and Elsie (Stine) Lebo.

Anne graduated from Carlisle High School with the class of 1955. Anne...

Robert G. Quigley

Robert G. Quigley

Nov 12, 2016

Robert Grove Quigley, 86, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at home with his daughter by his side. He was born on March 17, 1930 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Wilmot A. and Mary E. (Byrd) Quigley and was married to the late Betty A. (Mowers) Quigley, who died Sept....

Norma Jean Meredith

Norma Jean Meredith

Nov 11, 2016

Norma Jean Meredith, 58, of Gardners, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Friday, November 11, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on June 28, 1958 in Pittsburgh, and a daughter of Norman Glenn Crooks of Allison Park and the late Grace Edrie (DeTrude) Crooks.

Norma graduated from Shaler High School...

Terry Heavner

Terry Heavner

Nov 7, 2016

Perry J. Heavner, 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in the West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, PA. He was born on February 9, 1949 in Cumberland, MD, and was a son of the late Justin H. and Evelyn B. (Trail) Heavner.

Perry was a 1969 graduate of Flintstone High School...

Todd M. Miller

Todd M. Miller

Nov 2, 2016

Todd Matthew Miller, 50, of Mechanicsburg, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at his home. He was born on November 6, 1965, in Mechanicsburg, and is the son of Robert Sennett Miller and Marion Ellen (Snow) Miller of Carlisle.

Todd was an avid reader, loved the woods and being out of doors, especially when...

Valda L. Peffer

Valda L. Peffer

Oct 27, 2016

Valda L. Peffer, 89, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 in Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. She was born on July 20, 1927 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late John R. and Romayne (Foster) Burgard and was the widow of Henry L. Peffer, who died March 17, 1994.

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Robert E. Preston

Robert E. Preston

Oct 24, 2016

Robert E. Preston, 91, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 in Chapel Pointe at Carlisle. He was born on September 8, 1925 in the village of Middlesex, and was the son of the late Ernest W. and E. Marea (Albright) Preston.

Robert graduated in 1943 from Carlisle High School and received...

Helen L. James

Helen L. James

Oct 24, 2016

Helen L. James, 85, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 in Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on May 12, 1931 in Jennings, Oklahoma, and was a daughter of the late Homer L. and Lula Belle(Hollon) Hinshaw. Helen was the widow of Jearald W. James, Sr., who died Feb. 17, 1999,

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George M. Marovich

George M. Marovich

Oct 22, 2016

George M. Marovich, Jr., 76, of Elmcroft of Shippensburg and formerly of Carlisle, died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in the Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. He was born on August 28, 1940 in Steubenville, Ohio, and was the son of the late George M. and Stana (Raich) Marovich.

George was a 1958...

Helen M. Trayer

Helen M. Trayer

Oct 22, 2016

Helen M. Trayer, 96, of Carlisle, died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on June 26, 1920 in Reading, and was a daughter of the late Beulah (Worthington) Mellinger and the widow of Paul F. Trayer, Sr., who died March 2, 1988.

Helen was a homemaker and...

Adele C. Hess

Adele C. Hess

Oct 19, 2016

Adele C. Joy' Hess, 89, of Ashburn, VA and formerly of Baltimore, MD and Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. She was born on August 1, 1927 in Cambridge, England, and was a daughter of the late Leslie G. and Rhoda E. D. (Sol) Francis. Adele was...

Robert J. Devine

Robert J. Devine

Oct 19, 2016

Robert James Devine, 69, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1947 in Sewickley, and was a son of the late Ernest and Helen (Paley) Devine.

Bob graduated from Quaker Valley High School in 1964 and earned his Bachelor's degree in 1970 from...

Francis G. Sipe

Francis G. Sipe

Oct 12, 2016

Francis G. "Uncle Franny" Sipe, 88, of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his home. He was born on January 22, 1928 in Boiling Springs, and was a son of the late Russell C. and Irene C. (Miller) Sipe. He was married to the late Emma Arlene (Hipple) Sipe, who died on Feb. 10, 2004. ...

Evelyn R. Boyer

Evelyn R. Boyer

Oct 11, 2016

Evelyn R. Boyer, 72, of Carlisle, passed to eternal life on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 16, 1944 in Newville, and was a daughter of the late Harold W. and Anna L. (Raudabaugh) Rhoads and was the widow of Kenneth E. Boyer, who died April 22, 2007.

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Lois K. Allwood

Lois K. Allwood

Oct 10, 2016

Lois K. Alwood, 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle. She was born on September 27, 1935 in Carlisle, and was a daughter of the late Clifford I. and Leah E. (Whistler) Myers.

Lois graduated from Carlisle High School with the Class of 1953. She had...