Recent Obituaries

Ronald O. Ahlers

Ronald O. Ahlers

Feb 24, 2015

Ronald O. Ahlers, 82, of Carlisle, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Cumberland Crossing Retirement Community, Carlisle. He was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Carlisle, a son of the late George A. and Frances A. (Stover) Ahlers.

Ron was a 1950 graduate of Carlisle High School. He earned his Bachelor's (1955) and Master's...

Anna Louise Vaughn

Anna Louise Vaughn

Feb 24, 2015

Anna Louise Vaughn, 82, of Carlisle, joined her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Holy Spirit Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on March 15, 1932, in Centerville, a daughter of the late George I. and Mary B. (Etter) Vanasdlen.

Anna was a loving homemaker. Her life...

Ruth W. Shughart

Ruth W. Shughart

Feb 21, 2015

Ruth W. Shughart, 93, of Carlisle, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Chapel Pointe Health Center, Carlisle. She was born March 30, 1921, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Harvey and Mildred (Sollenberger) Zimmerman, and was the widow of Creedin R. "Jake" Shughart, who died April 2, 2010.

Ruth worked for...

Francis C. Kozak

Francis C. Kozak

Feb 21, 2015

Francis C. Kozak(April 7, 1927 - February 21, 2015)of Carlisle died Saturday. He had 87 years. Francis orFrank, also nicknamed "Butch" was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War, having served six years of active duty. He was honorably discharged three times and earned the Korean Service Medal with three bronze service stars. Frank is survived by...

Jean G. Northcott

Jean G. Northcott

Feb 19, 2015

Jean G. Northcott, 87, formerly of Toronto, Canada, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Chapel Pointe, Carlisle. She was born Jan. 1, 1928, in Toronto, a daughter of the late William J. and Elsie M. (Hayter) Northcott.

Jean graduated from high school in Toronto and also the Missionary Training Institute in Nyack,...

Sarah F. Kell

Sarah F. Kell

Feb 18, 2015

Sarah F. Kell, 98, formerly of Carlisle, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Green Ridge Village, Newville. She was born June 5, 1916, in Plainfield, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Orpha M. (Lebo) Fry, and was the widow of Charles S. Kell, who died July 17, 2009.

Sarah attended Carlisle...

Julia A. Mullane

Julia A. Mullane

Feb 16, 2015

Julia A. Mullane of Carlisle, passed on Monday, February 16, 2015, at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. She was born in Davenport, Iowa on June 17, 1923.

She graduated from Union Endicott High School in Endicott, NY and attended Syracuse University. During WW II, she served as a corporal in the United...

June A. Roberts

June A. Roberts

Feb 14, 2015

June Ardelle Foose Kerns Roberts, 90, of Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle, died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on Dec. 1, 1924, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late James Keen Foose and Martha (Swartz) Foose. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Arthur T. "Art" Kerns, her second husband,...

Marian G. Cone

Marian G. Cone

Feb 14, 2015

Marian G. Cone, 73, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 6, 1942, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Edward A. and Esther A. (Wickard) Hays.

Marian graduated from Carlisle High School in 1959, and had worked for several companies in the...

Scott F. Richards

Scott F. Richards

Feb 8, 2015

Scott F. "Doc" Richards, 61, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at his home. He was born on Dec. 10, 1953, in Mechanicsburg, the son of the late Gordon C. and Anne (Furlan) Richards.

Scott was a 1972 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School and also graduated from ITT Technical...

Donald Eichelberger

Donald Eichelberger

Jan 30, 2015

Donald L. Eichelberger, 78, of Carlisle, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at ManorCare Health Services in Carlisle. He was born September 6, 1936, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Norman L. and Pauline (Myers) Eichelberger.

Don was a retiree of the former C. H. Masland & Sons, Carlisle, where he had worked for...

Mark R. Snyder

Mark R. Snyder

Jan 30, 2015

Mark R. Snyder, 56, of Newville, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He was born November 28, 1958, in Gettysburg, a son of the late Russell P. and Dorothy May (Floyd) Snyder.

He was a 1976 graduate of Gettysburg High School and in 1980 received a Bachelor's degree in...

Robert L. Hendricks

Robert L. Hendricks

Jan 28, 2015

Robert Lee Hendricks was born on August 16, 1928, joining his sister, Dorothy (McIntire), and his brother, Merton, in the growing family of Reinhold and Winifred Hendricks. The family would further grow with the additions of three sisters: Mary Lu (Boeckmann), Louise (Johnston) and Ruth (Harper), and two brothers: William and Raymond. Educated at Greenway Elementary and Bisbee High...

Jenny Hacker

Jenny Hacker

Jan 26, 2015

Jenny Hacker, 40, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015, at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 7, 1974, in Camp Hill, the daughter of Gerard J. "Jerry" and Teresa R. "Terry" (Lattuca) Complese of Lemoyne.

Jenny was a 1993 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School...

Todd Christopher Hough

Todd Christopher Hough

Jan 25, 2015

Todd Christopher (Shank) Hough, 40, of Mechanicsburg, died at his home on Sunday, January 25, 2015, from metastatic melanoma. He was born on February 26, 1974, in Carlisle, a son of Gregory C. and Artra R. (Kerns) Hough of Mechanicsburg.

Todd was a 1992 graduate of Boiling Springs High School,...

Donald Struthers

Donald Struthers

Jan 20, 2015

Donald Struthers, Jr., 53, of Newville, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1961, in Milford, PA. Donald was the son of Patricia A. (Meloi) Struthers of Newville and the late Donald Struthers, Sr. Donald was a graduate of Big Spring High School in Newville and Thompson Institute in Harrisburg....

Robert Lee Balsbaugh

Robert Lee Balsbaugh

Jan 19, 2015

Robert Lee Balsbaugh, 88, of Carlisle, died Monday, January 19, 2015, at his home. He was born August 29, 1926, in New Cumberland, a son of the late Alvie E. and Ruth (Parthemore) Balsbaugh.

Bob was a 1944 graduate of Duncannon High School and later served in the US Air Force during the Korean...

Beulah C. Griest

Beulah C. Griest

Jan 15, 2015

Beulah C. Griest, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born on March 29, 1928, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Amos L. and Hazel (Sheaffer) Keck and was the widow of James D. Griest, who died Nov. 11, 2002.

Beulah had...

Grace Blackwell Kaiser

Grace Blackwell Kaiser

Jan 14, 2015

Grace Blackwell Kaiser (nee Decker), age 98, died peacefully at Cumberland Crossings retirement home in Carlisle on January 14, 2015. She was born on March 31, 1916, in Woodsfield, Ohio to the late James Adam Decker and Nora Marie Stoehr. She was preceded in death by; her first husband, Lawrence H. Blackwell to whom she was married for...