Obituaries
Paul J. Vanasdlen
Jul 26, 2018
Paul J. Vanasdlen, 87, of Newville, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Green Ridge Village. He was born March 4, 1931 in Newville to the late George and Mary (Etter) Vanasdlen and was the widower of Betty Jane (Mullen) Vanasdlen. Paul was a life member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Airee 1299, VFW Post 7343, American Legion Post...
Lee R. Marriott
Jul 26, 2018
Lee R. Marriott, age 82, of Carlisle, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his residence in Carlisle. Lee was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 23, 1935 to the late Thomas and Frances Marriott. Lee worked as an Architectural Engineer at IBM for 35 years. He had a true passion for music. In his younger years, he played the...
Howard J. Wyland
Jul 25, 2018
Howard J. Wyland, age 90, of New Kingstown, passed Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born in Millerstown, PA on October 24, 1927 to the late James and Cora (Fahnestock) Wyland. Howard had retired as a mechanic from the New Cumberland Army Depot after 28 years. He honorably served his...
Betty Marie Dick
Jul 22, 2018
Betty Marie Dick, 93, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 in her home while surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 6, 1925 in Watts, CA to the late Percy and Elsie (Jepson) Lillibridge and was the widow of Lynston Allen Dick. Betty is survived by five children, John (wife Nancy) Hamlin of Texas, Dave (wife...
Robert "Henry" Kochenour
Jul 22, 2018
Robert “Henry” Kochenour, 61, of Lewisberry, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital with his loving wife by his side. He was born July 9, 1957 in Harrisburg to the late Robert and Bernice Kochenour. Henry worked for New England Motor Freight (NEMF) as a truck driver. He enjoyed boating at Raystown Lake and spending...
Beverly M. Gillaugh
Jul 19, 2018
Beverly M. Gillaugh, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. She was born August 6, 1935 in Shermansdale to the late George and Martha (Morton) Crull. Bev enjoyed gardening flowers and vegetables. She loved cats and often cared for strays as her own pets. Beverly was formerly employed as a baker by Ashcombe...
Frances Carol (Sodoski) Ryan
Jul 19, 2018
Frances Carol (Sodoski) Ryan, a long-time resident of Carlisle, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the age of 83. Fran was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1935 to the late Vincent and Nellie (Baltrusaitis) Sodoski. After high school, Fran graduated from the School of Nursing at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in...
Elwood Irvin "Woody" Lanious
Jul 19, 2018
Elwood Irvin “Woody” Lanious, 89, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle. He was born July 15, 1929 in Columbia, PA to the late Chester and Isabelle Lee (Hedges) Lanious and was the widower of Mary Katharine (Hefflefinger) Lanious. Elwood was a man of great faith. He was a member of...
James Richard "Jim" Myers
Jul 18, 2018
James Richard “Jim” Myers, CW2 (Retired, U.S. Army), a 44-year resident of Carlisle, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife, Margaret and their sons, Anthony Richard Myers, James Michael Myers, Patrick Joseph Myers, David Wayne Myers, Stephen Paul Myers, John Francis Myers and Thomas Alan...
James T. "Jim" Alspaugh
Jul 17, 2018
James T. “Jim” Alspaugh, 81, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born in Carlisle on June 6, 1937 to the late Thomas and Clara (Gilbert) Alspaugh. Jim was a 1955 graduate of Carlisle High School and later completed courses to become a licensed realtor in Pennsylvania at the Howard Real Estate School....
Eric D. Ellis
Jul 16, 2018
Eric D. Ellis, 48, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at his home. He was born January 26, 1970 to Mary (Gsell) Ellis of Carlisle and the late Richard C. Ellis. Eric was a 1988 graduate of Carlisle High School. He was a volunteer at Friendship, North Middleton Twp., Cumberland Goodwill and Upper Frankford Twp. Volunteer Fire Companies,...
Fran L. Wallace
Jul 14, 2018
Fran L. Wallace, 80, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born April 2, 1938 in Carlisle to the late Arthur and Isabelle (Graham) Wallace. Fran retired as a Produce Manager from Giant. He attended the Shippensburg Independence Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter and...
John L. "Hersh" Hershey Jr.
Jul 11, 2018
John L. “Hersh” Hershey Jr., 62, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. He was born April 1, 1956 in Carlisle to Sonia (Monismith) Hershey and the late John L. Hershey Sr. Hersh was employed by the former C.H. Masland and Son for over thirty years and was later a bartender in most of...
Ellen (Shlien) Delson
Jul 10, 2018
Ellen (Shlien) Delson, age 71, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. Ellen was born in Middletown, Connecticut on May 8, 1947 to the late Herman and Henrietta (Goldstein) Shlien. Ellen had a true love for her husband Robert. They recently celebrated 49 years of marriage on June 1. She loved...
Marypat Wentzel
Jul 10, 2018
MaryPat Wentzel, 82, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at her home after a short illness. She was born in West Palm Beach, FL, on September 5, 1935, to James B. and Theresa Merhar Neill and was the widow of John K. Wentzel, who died on December 17, 2016, after 59 years of marriage. MaryPat graduated from Mechanicsburg High...
Col Neil Scherer Hock (Ret)
Jul 6, 2018
Neil Scherer Hock, 82, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at Green Ridge Village. He was born March 21, 1936 in Richmond, VA to the late William and Alberta (Scherer) Hock. Colonel Hock was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant from the ROTC program of the College of William and Mary where he served as Cadet Commander. Neil served...
Beverly D. (Mccanna) Lovsnes
Jul 5, 2018
Our beloved family matriarch and friend Beverly passed away peacefully in her sleep with her family by her side on July 5, 2018, at age 93 in the Church of God Home, Carlisle, PA. She was born on April 9, 1925, in Chicago, IL as the eldest of four siblings to Margaret (Wells) and Howard Dyslin. She is survived by...
Mary Lee Troutman
Jul 1, 2018
Mary Lee Troutman, age 89, of Carlisle died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born in New Cumberland, PA on May 16, 1929 to the late Henry and Margaret Dickert Bowman, and was the widow of the late Albert C. Troutman. Mary was a mother who raised her children and...
William Dyre Bradford, Iv
Jun 30, 2018
William Dyre Bradford, IV, age 74, died on Saturday June 30 in Carlisle, PA. Born on June 11, 1944 to the late Natalie Hutton Bishop Bradford and William Dyre Bradford, “Bill” lived the majority of his life in Newark, Delaware. In 2015, he relocated to Carlisle to be closer to family. Bill attended Mt. Pleasant High School and Wilmington High...
Kathryn L. Yoder
Jun 30, 2018
Kathryn L. Yoder, age 93, formerly of Wellsville, PA died Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Mt. Holly Springs with her loving family at her side. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on October 4, 1924 to the late William McKinley and Caroline McCauly Haines and was the widow of Charles Yoder. Kathryn retired from the former Appleton Press in Camp...