Obituaries

Larry J. Runk Ii

Larry J. Runk Ii

Jul 14, 2016

Larry J. Runk II, age 54, of Millerstown, PA passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at his residence.He was born April 10, 1962 in Carlisle, PA to Loretta (Swarner) Runk and the late Larry James Runk.Larry was a 1980 graduate of Big Spring High School and was proud of having been an Eagle Scout. He was the owner/operator of Bill's...

Brady R. Pyers

Brady R. Pyers

Jul 14, 2016

Brady R. Pyers, age 70, of Boiling Springs, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.She was born February 9, 1946 in Havre de Grace, MD to the late James and Susan (Smith) Robinson and was the widow of the late Jonathan David Pyers.Brady was a volunteer for the David E. Baker Scholarship Foundation...

Nancy J. Eby

Nancy J. Eby

Jul 9, 2016

Nancy J. Eby, age 85, of Carlisle, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 with her loving family by her side at her residence.She was born August 4, 1930 in Carlisle to the late Samuel J. and Rhoda H. (Greegor) Witmer and was the widow of the late Alvin E. Eby who passed March 17, 1991.Nancy was a 1947 graduate of...

Gerald  J. Wickard

Gerald J. Wickard

Jul 9, 2016

Gerald James Wickard, age 83, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his residence.He was born May 4, 1933 in Carlisle to the late James G. F. and Helen L. (Grimes) Wickard and was the widower of the late Elfriede (Weiss) Wickard who passed November 1, 2015. They had been married 55 years.Gerald retired after 26 years...

Robert E. "Bob" Arnold

Robert E. "Bob" Arnold

Jul 6, 2016

Robert E. "Bob" Arnold, age 63, of Newville, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at his home.He was born September 7, 1952 in Kimball, NE to Phyllis (Tridle) Hoch of Carlisle and the late Eugene F. Arnold.Bob was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He moved to Central PA in 1969 from Wyoming and worked in management for...

Margaret A. Wilson

Margaret A. Wilson

Jul 6, 2016

Margaret A. Wilson, age 93, of Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.She was born June 11, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Richard Arthur and Ella Louise (Bailey) Walker and was the widow of the late John Lennox Wilson.Margaret was a graduate of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and later received her...

Robert W. Whitcomb

Robert W. Whitcomb

Jul 5, 2016

Robert W. Whitcomb, of Camp Hill, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence, Harrisburg, PA.He was born December 7, 1928 in Harrisburg, PA to the late Grover C. and Hazel (Frymyer) Whitcomb and was the widower of the late Betty H. Whitcomb who passed March 3, 2014. They had been married for 67 years.Bob...

George D. Rife

George D. Rife

Jul 4, 2016

George D. Rife, age 74, of Newville, PA passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.He was born October 3, 1941 in Newville to the late Dallas W. and Georgia (Peffer) Rife.George was a retired Corrections Officer with the Cumberland County Prison System. He was a former truck driver and safety coordinator for C.H....

Allan R. Williams

Allan R. Williams

Jul 3, 2016

Allan Williams, 87, of Carlisle, met his maker in heaven on Sunday, July 3, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born in Cumberland, MD and attended Allegheny High School where he excelled at track and field sports and played saxophone in a night club dance band. He graduated from Frostburg State College with a BA degree in...

Norma J. Brown

Norma J. Brown

Jul 2, 2016

Norma J. Brown, 83, of Boiling Springs, went to Heaven, Saturday July 2, 2016 at her residence with her loving children and grandchildren at her side. She was born in St. Paul, MN, July 17, 1932 to the late Paul H. and Dorothy Richter Falz and was the widow of Robert A. Brown, who died October 22, 2013 and whom...

William L. Martin

William L. Martin

Jun 29, 2016

William L. Martin, age 79, of Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.He was born July 17, 1936 in Teaneck, NJ to the late George L. and Muriel C. (Weaver) Martin.During his 24 years of service, Bill served in Korea and Vietnam in the 1st Cavalry Division before retiring from the United...

Ruth M. Garman

Ruth M. Garman

Jun 29, 2016

Ruth M. Garman, age 94, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Claremont Nursing & Rehab Center, Carlisle.She was born May 29, 1922 in New Kingstown, PA to the late James and Mary Margaret (Rynard) Sellers and was the widow of the late Harry E. Garman, who passed September 21, 1995.Ruth retired from the Mechanicsburg School District as...

Norma K. Cogar

Norma K. Cogar

Jun 28, 2016

Norma K. Cogar, age 85, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.She was born June 3, 1931 in Bellevue, PA to the late John S. and Alice R. (Rupert) Kelso.Norma graduated from Clarion College with a degree in teaching. She had a special fondness for animals and would rescue any that needed...

Ella Marie Zimmerman Heishman

Ella Marie Zimmerman Heishman

Jun 25, 2016

Ella Marie Zimmerman Heishman, age 76, of Dillsburg, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg.She was born October 15, 1939 in Carlisle to the late Howard Milton and Kathleen (Baker) Zimmerman. Ella was a 1957 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. She retired in 2006 as the bakery supervisor at Ashcombe Farms after 16 years of service....

Stephanie L. Brophy

Stephanie L. Brophy

Jun 24, 2016

Stephanie L. Brophy of Mechanicsburg, PA died suddenly on Friday, June 24, 2016 as the result of an auto accident. She was born in Norristown, PA on August 3, 1953 to the late Florence A. (Potter) and William B. Brophy. She was a 1971 graduate of Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown and subsequently worked at Air Products and for...

Gary E. Darr

Gary E. Darr

Jun 24, 2016

Gary E. Darr, age 64, of Carlisle passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at Manor Care of Carlisle.He was born February 22, 1952 in Carlisle to Arthur and Doris (Wert) Darr of Charleston, SC.Gary formerly worked for Kinney Shoe Manufacturing, Walmart in Carlisle and the Petro Fuel Station in Middlesex Township. He was a member of Bethel Assembly of God...

Rev. James J. Ferguson

Rev. James J. Ferguson

Jun 23, 2016

The Reverend James Joseph Ferguson (pastor emeritus), known to all as Mike, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on June 23, 2016. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 17, 1931 to the late James Joseph and Helen (Bryce) Ferguson. He grew up with his parents and brother, Bill, in Glenolden, PA.Mike is survived by his wife,...

Veda Manganaro

Veda Manganaro

Jun 22, 2016

Veda Manganaro, age 103, of Carlisle, PA passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at her residence.She was born December 5, 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Salvatore and Marianna Vacirca Manganaro.Veda was a sales clerk at the former J. L. Brandeis & Sons department store in Omaha, NE and retired from there after 60 years of service. She was...

Sue J. Klotz

Sue J. Klotz

Jun 21, 2016

Sue J. Klotz, age 82, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her residence.She was born in Butler, PA on May 7, 1934 to the late John Wilson and Ida (Portman) Conrad and was the widow of the late Richard M. Klotz.Sue was a graduate of the Butler Area High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at the...

Mary C. Uniatowski

Mary C. Uniatowski

Jun 21, 2016

Mary C. Uniatowski, age 92, of Carlisle, PA and formerly of Newark, DE passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the Thornwald Home, Carlisle, PA with her loving family by her side.She was born December 14, 1923 in Nottingham, PA to the late Joseph B. and Jennie B. (Tomasson) Crookshanks and was the widow of the late Frank B. Uniatowski.Mary...