Recent Obituaries

Leo L. Lay

Leo L. Lay

May 17, 2015

Leo L. Lay, 87, of Shippensburg and a former longtime farmer in the Carlisle area, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on May 24, 1927 in Carlisle and was a son of the late Oren D. and Ethel J. (Myers) Lay.

He is survived by his longtime...

Wayne Stoner

Wayne Stoner

May 17, 2015

Wayne M. Stoner, 85, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 3, 1929 in Camp Hill and was a son of the late Charles and Margaret (Morrison) Stoner.

Wayne graduated from Camp Hill High School and worked in the construction industry most of his...

Pauline L. Deyo

Pauline L. Deyo

May 15, 2015

Pauline L. Deyo, 95, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born on February 20, 1920 in Alstead, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Golden) Bushway and was the widow of George F. Deyo, Sr.

She was a...

Msg Joseph O'Neal

Msg Joseph O'Neal

May 13, 2015

MSG (Ret) Joseph O'Neal, Jr., US Army, 54, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. He was born on October 15, 1960 in Waterloo, IA, a son of the late Joseph O'Neal, Sr. and Lucy M. (Booker) O'Neal.

Joe was a 1979 graduate of the West High...

Arthur L. Kuykendall

Arthur L. Kuykendall

May 10, 2015

Arthur Lee Kuykendall, 62, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Dickinson Twp. from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born on Dec. 2, 1952 in Carlisle, a son of Catherine (Myers) Kuykendall Piper of Carlisle and the late Oliver W. Kuykendall. Art was married to the late Sharon Kuykendall.

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Donna S. Nau

Donna S. Nau

May 3, 2015

Donna Sue Nau, 73, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her home. She was born on June 13, 1941 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Charles E. and Marjorie (Owen) Bevans.

A loving mother, Donna traveled and explored the world, raising three sons as a military officer's...

Anna M. Blackburn

Anna M. Blackburn

May 2, 2015

Anna M. Blackburn, 89, of Carlisle, died Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Lebanon Valley Brethren Home in Palmyra. She was born Jan. 21, 1926 in Fairfield, a daughter of the late John "Bert" and Catherine L. (Shryock) Bowling and was the widow of John A. Blackburn, who died Aug. 18, 1991.

Anna attended Gettysburg...

Chuk Kutchuk

Chuk Kutchuk

Apr 24, 2015

Chuk Kutchuk, 75, of Carlisle, died on Friday, April 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on February 12, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late David and Anne (Wheaton) Kutchuk.

Chuk retired from the Automobile Club of Southern California where he was an insurance agent for many years. He was...

Mary E. Krysmalski

Mary E. Krysmalski

Apr 23, 2015

Mary E. Krysmalski, 76, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at LifeCare Hospital in Mechanicsburg. She was born May 16, 1938 in Columbia, the daughter of the late Leo Hess and Dorothy (Caswell) Stambaugh.

Mary was a loving homemaker. She enjoyed playing the organ, reading and cooking.

She is...

Rachel A. Reed

Rachel A. Reed

Apr 19, 2015

Rachel A. Reed, 84, of Carlisle, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born October 13, 1930 in Newville, a daughter of the late Irvin R. and Velva E. (Swartz) Smith.

Rachel was a 1948 graduate of Carlisle High School and had worked as a medical assistant for many...

Marlin L. Hurley

Marlin L. Hurley

Apr 19, 2015

Marlin L. Hurley, 73, of Carlisle, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Johns-Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was born January 18, 1942 in Plainfield, a son of the late Edgar D. and Martha A. (Stump) Hurley.

Marlin was a US Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired after 26 years of...

Glenn A. P.

Glenn A. P.

Apr 15, 2015

MSGT (Ret) Glenn A. P. Raup, PA Air National Guard, 71, of Carlisle, passed away on April 15, 2015 at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on April 9, 1944 in Bellefonte, a son of the late Donald G. and Doris (Kennedy) Raup.

Glenn was a 1962 graduate of State College...

Jenny G. Elliott

Jenny G. Elliott

Apr 14, 2015

Jenny Grace Elliott (nee Kinneer), beloved wife and mother died peacefully Tuesday April 14, 2015 at her home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest of three daughters born to Fredrick Marion and Kathryn (Donoghue) Kinneer of Dayton, Ohio. Born in Murray City, Ohio on March 12, 1937, she spent her childhood in the rolling hills and...

Henry L. Hammond

Henry L. Hammond

Apr 14, 2015

Henry L. "Pete" Hammond, 77, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home. He was born on Aug. 28, 1937 in Doylesburg. Pete was raised by his late aunt and uncle, Annie and Daniel Miley after his father, Fred Hammond died when Pete was five years old.

Pete was a heavy...

Mary Ritchuck

Mary Ritchuck

Apr 13, 2015

Mary Ritchuck, 95, of Carlisle, died on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born Sept. 17, 1919 in Buck Run, a daughter of the late Michael and Tessie (Solan) Cooper and was the widow of Charles Ritchuck, who died April 15, 2004.

Mary retired from the Hamburg State...

Dorothy M. George

Dorothy M. George

Apr 13, 2015

Dorothy "Dot" Mae Wolf George, 102, of Carlisle, died on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Chapel Pointe in Carlisle. She was born August 9, 1912, in Gettysburg, a daughter of the late William and Sadie (Eckert) Wolf, and was the widow of Charles F. George, who died on December 28, 1988.

Dot enjoyed being...

Joseph R. Reed

Joseph R. Reed

Mar 28, 2015

Joseph R. Reed, 90, of Carlisle, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Claremont Nursing Center, Carlisle. He was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Monroe County, WV, a son of the late Dawson C. and Hattie M. (Vass) Reed. Joe was married to the late June M. (Sheesley) Reed, who died Oct. 5, 1998. Joe was a 1943 graduate...

Martha R. Wilson

Martha R. Wilson

Mar 26, 2015

Martha R. Wilson, 95, of Carlisle, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born Sept. 3, 1919 in Carlisle, a daughter of the late John A. and Ella (Schoch) Ruggles and was the widow of Kermit L. Wilson, who died Oct. 10, 1987.

Martha graduated from Carlisle High School in 1937 and...

Robert C. Palmer

Robert C. Palmer

Mar 23, 2015

Robert C. Palmer, 72, of Carlisle, died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 23, 1942, in Newville, a son of the late Merle J. and Kathryn (Graham) Palmer.

Robert was a retired self-employed contractor and carpenter. He formerly worked for Laughman's Siding Co., C. H. Masland &...