Recent Obituaries
Paul H. Failor
Dec 1, 2014
Paul H. Failor, 84, of Newville, died on Monday, December 1, 2014, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 13, 1930, in Newville, a son of the late John R. and Mabel G. (Heckman) Failor.
Paul owned and operated his own farm in the Newville area for many years. He formerly...
James Michael Grissinger
Nov 29, 2014
James Michael Grissinger, 72, of Plano, Texas, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Mike was born on January 7, 1942, in Carlisle. His parents were the late James M. and Gayle (Mountz) Grissinger.
Mike was a 1959 graduate of Carlisle High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business...
Jane F. Sponenberg
Nov 29, 2014
Jane F. Sponenberg, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 25, 1933, in Berwick, a daughter of the late Clayton E. and Effie A. (Brosious) Harter, and was the widow of John Sponenberg, who died Aug. 19, 1992.
Jane was a...
Edna M. Conrad
Nov 29, 2014
Edna M. Conrad, 91, of Shippensburg and formerly of Carlisle, died on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born on March 8, 1923, in West Hill, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Anna M. (Low) Grove, and was the widow of Gerald E. Conrad, who died Sept. 24,...
Samuel L. Leib
Nov 24, 2014
Samuel L. Leib, 99, formerly of Mechanicsburg, died on Monday, November 24, 2014, at Church of God Home, Carlisle. He was born on March 14, 1915, in South Middleton Twp., a son of the late John E. and Ruth A. (Woods) Leib, and was married to the late Kathryn D. (Dineley) Leib, who died Feb. 24, 1961. ...
Morris K. Kurtz
Nov 23, 2014
Morris K. "Butch" Kurtz, 67, of Newville, died on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 6, 1947, in Milton, a son of the late Morris K. Kurtz, Sr. and Jenny (Troxel) Kurtz.
Butch worked for 22 years with Keen Transport as a security guard. He was...
Betty R. Mell
Nov 23, 2014
Betty R. Mell, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. She was born on September 27, 1934, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Thomas C. and Ruth P. (Lowans) Renfrew and was the widow of Clair J. "Jim" Mell, who died May 4, 2005.
Betty graduated...
Sfc Bruce M.
Nov 17, 2014
SFC (Ret) Bruce M. Horowitz, US Army, 61, of Newville, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014, at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on June 23, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, a son of the late Sam and Ruth (Schrenzel) Horowitz.
Bruce graduated from Van Nuys High School in Los...
George R. Milligan
Nov 9, 2014
George R. Milligan, 92, of Newville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Chapel Pointe at Carlisle. He was born on Nov. 1, 1922, in Loysville, a son of the late Scott Coyle Milligan and Grace L. (Hench) Milligan and was married to the late Carrie J. (Hench) Milligan, who died on Jan. 21, 2003. ...
Pauline Gilpin Williams
Nov 5, 2014
Pauline Gilpin Williams, 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. She was a resident at the Church of God Home, Carlisle. Born May 23, 1922, in Richford, Vermont, a daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel (Greenleaf) Gilpin and was the widow of Rev. John E. Williams.
...Donald L. Stickel
Nov 1, 2014
Donald Leslie Stickel, 76, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.
Born February 2, 1938 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Harlan and Hazel (Myers) Stickel.
He was a 1957 graduate of Carlisle High School and was a...
Ann F. Moyer
Oct 31, 2014
Ann F. Moyer, 88, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Pete Moyer, who died in 1999.
Born January 27, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Clark and Gertrude (Putnam) Finnerud.
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Doris Stone Adams
Oct 26, 2014
Doris Stone Adams, 88, of New Bloomfield, died on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at her home with family by her side. She was born on October 7, 1926, in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Richard C. Stone, Sr. and Gertrude (Mohn) Stone. She was the widow of Frank J. Adams, who died Dec. 5, 2006.
...Neil Lamar Douglas
Oct 23, 2014
Neil LaMar Douglas, 83, of Carlisle, died on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1931, in Ingo West Virginia, a son of the late Jesse R. and Mabel (Samples) Douglas.
LaMar graduated from Hopewell Township High School in 1949 and received his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from...
Carol Ann Cooley
Oct 23, 2014
Carol Ann Cooley, 70, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was the widow of Dennis E. Cooley, who died on May 26, 2014.
Born December 3, 1943 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mary (Muza) Clouser.
...Alex J. Walker
Oct 18, 2014
Alex James Walker, 21, of Carlisle, formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at his residence.
Born December 28, 1992 in Riverside, CA, he was a son of Charles David and Karen (Webb) Walker of Chambersburg.
Alex was employed at McDonald's, High Street location, Carlisle. He was...
John C. Keck
Oct 14, 2014
John C. Keck, 67, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 2, 1947, in Newville, a son of the late Henry J. Keck and Margaret (McCommons) Keck Miller.
John retired after 42 years of service with the former Reeves-Hoffman Co., Carlisle. He was a...
Andrew J. Fontanella
Oct 11, 2014
Father Andrew J. Fontanella, retired pastor of Saint Patrick Church, Carlisle, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield, Maryland. He was 86. Born March 30, 1928 in Patterson, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Andrew J. and Lucy Vuolo Fontanella.
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Donna L. Noss
Oct 10, 2014
Donna Louise Noss, 75, of Carlisle, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at her residence.
Born October 27, 1938 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late William Kenneth and Sylvia E. (Steigleman) Weigle. She was the widow of James E. Noss, who died December 15, 2007.
Donna was a...
Paul Motter
Oct 10, 2014
Paul "Dean" Motter, 77, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at home with his loving family by his side. Born August 15, 1937 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Ruth R. (Gensler) Motter.
From 1954 to 1996 he was employed by Fickes' Silos and in 1996 he...