Obituaries

William (Bill) Dudley Thorne

William (Bill) Dudley Thorne

Sep 12, 2014

William "Bill" Dudley Thorne, 81, of Carlisle died Friday, September 12, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born January 29, 1933 in Carlisle he was a son of the late Dudley Courtney and Dorothy Stoner Thorne.Bill was a retired self-employed tow truck operator. He enjoyed working on old used lawn mowers and fishing. He enjoyed the time he spent with...

Helen May Liszman

Helen May Liszman

Sep 11, 2014

Helen May Liszman, 86, of Carlisle died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at her daughter's home.Born October 28, 1927 in Perry County, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Marie Baker and the widow of Robert Raymond Liszman, to whom she was married for fifty-four years.She was formerly employed as a receptionist by Dr. William P. Stull, Dr. Halliday...

Sarah M. Hefelfinger

Sarah M. Hefelfinger

Sep 9, 2014

Sarah M. Hefelfinger, 97, of Carlisle died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Born September 24, 1916 in New Oxford, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Myers Spangler and the widow of Frank W. Hefelfinger.She was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1934 and attended Duke University. She was a member...

Harry D. "Red" Or "Sonny" Good

Harry D. "Red" Or "Sonny" Good

Sep 8, 2014

Harry "Red or Sonny" D. Good, 76, of Newville died Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born September 2, 1938 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Harry and Anna Souders Beers Wright. He retired from Valk Manufacturing and Carlisle Tire and Wheel. He served in the PA National Guard. He was formerly a...

Lois Ardella Fry

Lois Ardella Fry

Sep 6, 2014

Lois Ardella (Line) Fry, 81 of Carlisle, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at her home. Lois was the first born of the late Arthur & Alma (Kramer) Line on April 24, 1933, a beautiful spring day in Carlisle. Surviving is her wonderful husband of 44 years, John Fry and three children Cynthia Tallariti (and husband, John), Connie Goerlitz, and Cathy...

Harold M. Travis

Harold M. Travis

Sep 5, 2014

Harold M. Travis, 93, of New Columbia and formerly of Mt. Holly Springs and Gardners, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 5th, 2014. He was born December 21, 1920 in Duquesne, Allegheny County to Chester and Viola (Trimbath) Travis. His first wife of 37 years, Irene (Marcase) Travis died in 1980. He is survived...

Meredith Williams Dewalt

Meredith Williams Dewalt

Sep 2, 2014

Meredith Williams DeWalt, 41, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her residence. Born August 15, 1973 in Media, Pa. she was a daughter of Thomas J. and Barbara J. Faries Williams.She was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Class of '91. She received her Bachelor of Education majoring in Spanish from Millersville University. She spent...

Irvin E. (Gene) Beard

Irvin E. (Gene) Beard

Sep 1, 2014

Irvin E. "Gene" Beard, 83, of Carlisle, passed away Monday September 1, 2014. Born June 11, 1931, in Sioux City, IA, he was a son of the late Lee Beard and Josephine (Brunner) Beard. He was preceded in death by his wife, Erika (Erbertseder) Beard of 57 years. He was a 20 year veteran of the US Army and began...

Pauline F. Clair

Pauline F. Clair

Aug 31, 2014

Pauline F. Clair, 83 of Newville, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 in the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. Born May 15, 1931 in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Donald and Anna Derr Gordon and the widow of the late Marlin E. Clair. Pauline was married to the late Marlin "Dude" Clair for 57 years. She retired from Giant...

Vada A. Smith

Vada A. Smith

Aug 29, 2014

Vada A. Smith, 88, of Shippensburg died Friday, August 29, 2014 at Providence Place, Chambersburg. Born February 19, 1926 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude Jumper Sanno and the widow of Cloyd E. Smith, Sr.She had retired from the house keeping department at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She had been employed by Musselman...

Joseph J. Yenchick

Joseph J. Yenchick

Aug 27, 2014

Joseph J. Yenchick, 88, of Carlisle died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle.Born February 8, 1926 in Mahonoy City, he was a son of the late John and Mary Andrews Yenchick and the widower of Margaret (Peggy) Deitrich Yenchick.He retired from AMP, Inc. with thirty-five years of service. He was a WWII Naval veteran; a member...

Teresa Marie Addington

Teresa Marie Addington

Aug 27, 2014

Teresa Marie Addington, 49, of Newville died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Forest Park Health & Rehab Center, Carlisle.Born July 11, 1965 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of Barry Myers of Carlisle Springs and Dorothy (Dee) (Weigle) Myers of Carlisle.Teresa was a graduate of Carlisle High School and proudly served her country in the Navy. She loved reading romance...

John L. Stover

John L. Stover

Aug 25, 2014

John L. Stover, 77, of Carlisle died Monday, August 25, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services, Carlisle.Born June 10, 1937 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Curtis S. and Mildred A. Swartz Stover.He was a lifelong dairy farmer in Cumberland County where he established and owned Stover Farms with his family. John proudly served his country in...

C.  Adrian Shoemaker

C. Adrian Shoemaker

Aug 21, 2014

C. Adrian Shoemaker, 91, of Carlisle, died on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Adrian was born on December 26, 1922, Carlisle Hospital, the only child of C. Howard and Fleta (Orris) Shoemaker. He married Anna Thumma on October 11, 1941.He graduated from Carlisle High School, Class of 1940, where "Abbie" was active in the Dramatic Club,...

Paul R.  Whistler

Paul R. Whistler

Aug 20, 2014

Paul R. Whistler, 84, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born January 24, 1930 in Penn Township, he was a son of the late Harry M. and Maude Kelso Whistler and the widower of Catherine L. Brown.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1947. He was a retired farmer of the...

Betty C. Myers

Betty C. Myers

Aug 18, 2014

Betty C. Myers"Aunt Betty"Formerly a resident of Mt. Holly Springs died at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home on August 18, 2014. She was born on April 9, 1925, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary E. (Bream) Cornman. On July 31, 1948 she married Daniel E. Myers, who died on September 9, 1997. A graduate of Carlisle...

Emma Jane Shields

Emma Jane Shields

Aug 14, 2014

Emma Jane Shields, 77, of Carlisle died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family.Born August 23, 1936 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Lenora Ellen Buckmyer Johnson.She formerly worked at the Carlisle Ribbon Mill. Her interests and hobbies include spending time with her loving family and especially her dog, PeeWee.Surviving...

Sara G. Wilson

Sara G. Wilson

Aug 8, 2014

Sara Grossnickel Wilson passed away on Aug. 8, 2014 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, Palmyra, Pa. at the age of 89. She was born in Myersville, MD, and married David C. Wilson in 1953, who died in 2013. Sara's final loving act in this life was to scatter the ashes of her beloved husband, David, with those of her...

Ronald E. Paulus

Ronald E. Paulus

Aug 4, 2014

Ronald E. Paulus, 69, of Carlisle, died Monday, August 4, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born October 29, 1944 in Carroll Township, Perry County, he was a son of the late George Brady Paulus and Ruth Catherine Miller Paulus.He retired from Allen Distribution of Carlisle. He formerly worked for the Carnation Corp. and ECD-Trucking Co. He attended Tree of Life...

Tonya "Polly" Redcay

Tonya "Polly" Redcay

Aug 4, 2014

Tonya "Polly" Redcay, 53, of Carlisle died Monday, August 4, 2014 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Born April 1, 1961 in Marietta, OH, she was a daughter of Wilma Brown Hensler and the late Paul Hensler, Jr.Polly graduated from Shenandoah High School in Sarahsville, OH and later earned her BS from GBS. She was employed as an elementary school teacher...