Recent Obituaries

Paul H. Failor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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Donald L. Stickel

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

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

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.

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Neil Lamar Douglas

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

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.

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Alex J. Walker

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

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

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

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

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...