Obituaries

Nov 5, 2014

Chink Orris, 82, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born June 23, 1932 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late John and Bertha Baker Orris.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1952. He worked for United Telephone, later Sprint, for thirty-five years as a cable splicer. He was a member...

Nov 3, 2014

Nov 2, 2014

William "Bill" I. Newman, 81, of Carlisle died Sunday, November 2, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born September 8, 1933 in Richmond, VA, a son of the late William Taylor and Anna Eleanor Miller Newman.Bill retired in 1995 from the Camp Hill Correctional Facilities as journeyman and guard. Bill was also a retired carpenter for the B. F. Diamond...

Oct 31, 2014

Janet R. Dunkleberger, 88, of Carlisle, died Friday, October 31, 2014 in the Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA.She was born in Carlisle, PA to the late David O. and Florence E. (Kingsborough) Dunkleberger.She had worked as the office manager of the former Andrews Furniture Store in Carlisle and retired from the billing department of Keene Trucking Co., Carlisle. She...

Oct 27, 2014

John R. Donsen, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, PA formerly of Boiling Springs, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, PA. Born June 10, 1933 in Gettysburg, PA, a son of the late Herman and Edna Hummer Donsen. He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1953. He retired after forty years of service from the...

Oct 25, 2014

Michalene Schatte, 84 of Carlisle, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born March 27, 1930 in Hollsopple, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Paulina Anna Scolora Gallo. She was a graduate of Conemaugh Township High School, Class of 1949. Surviving are two sons, Mark Schatte (and wife, Carol) of Carlisle and...

Oct 25, 2014

Sadie Cantone Pounder, passed on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1946 in Harrisburg to the late Louis B. Cantone and Ann D'Oro Cantone. She graduated from John Harris High School in Harrisburg, PA; Gettysburg College (BA); George Mason University (MA); and, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (MDiv). She also earned a...

Oct 24, 2014

George M. Lusk, 81 of Newville, died Friday, October 24, 2014 in his residence.Born on November 23, 1932 in Helen, GA, to the late Cecil and Fannie Vandiver Lusk. George was retired US Army Veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict, serving his country for 20 years and retiring as a First Sergeant. He retired after 19 years after as...

Oct 19, 2014

Mary Jane (Diller/Robinson) Ruff, originally of Carlisle PA, passed on October 19th at 79.She is survived by her beloved husband Dr. Joseph R. Ruff, her sister Peg Selders, her "soul sister" Betty Gray Brown, sisters-in-law Cindy and Maggie Ruff, daughters Felicia and Stephanie, son-in-law Donovan Corum, and goddaughter Meredith Brown-Anderson. Daughter of Levi and Savilla (Diller) Robinson, she was raised...

Oct 19, 2014

Roberta H. Weiser, 79, of Carlisle died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born June 17, 1935 in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Helen Wilson Hollar and the widow of Harold Weiser.She was a member of the former Allison United Methodist Church. She loved painting ceramics, butterflies, puzzles and...

Oct 18, 2014

Ezel James Manuel, Jr, 66 years old, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at his residence.He was born September 16, 1948 in Philadelphia to the late James and Gertrude Manuel, Sr.After graduating from high school, Ezel enlisted in the US Marine Corp where he was deployed to Vietnam. During his time there, from October 1966 to July 1967, he...

Oct 13, 2014

Helen Worontzoff RozingerNovember 1, 1922 - October 13, 2014Helen passed peacefully at her home in Leland, NC at the age of 91.She is survived by daughters Lois LaCour, Susan Jensen and Lori Gallagher, by eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The daughter of Russian immigrants Sergey and Irene Levisenkoff Worontzoff, she was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a long-time...

Oct 10, 2014

James H. Woodall, 86, Cumberland Crossings, Carlisle, died Friday October 10, 2014 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born May 5, 1928 in Venus, TX, the son of the late William H. and Bertha Morgan Woodall. James was a truck driver working for the former Atkinson Trucking, Phila, Pa., C.H. Masland and Sons, Carlisle and retired from SKF Industries of Shippensburg....

Oct 7, 2014

Merle 'Mac' Austin McCoy, 92, of Carlisle, died on October 6, 2014, at his home in North Middleton Township. He was born in Dickinson Township on September 12, 1922 to Merle Leland and Lillian (Zimmerman) McCoy. The oldest of seven children, Mac left school after the seventh grade to help support his family. Once old enough, he began working as...

Oct 6, 2014

Harold "Gibby" B. Gibb, Jr., 80, of Carlisle, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at his home.Born August 1, 1934 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Harold B., Sr. and Ruth Bishop Gibb.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School Class of '52. Harold was employed as a custom home builder and remodeling contractor and president of Carlisle...

Oct 5, 2014

Dennis Lee Killinger, 59, of Carlisle, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at his home.Born May 21, 1955 in Carlisle, a son of the late Cloyd Arthur and Elda Marie Lebo Killinger.Dennis was pastor of New Hope Church of God. He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1973. Dennis was a Vietnam veteran of the U S Army....

Oct 5, 2014

Allen Miles Johnstone of Chapel Pointe, Carlisle died Sunday, October 5, 2014 aged 89 years. His parents were Charles Allen Johnstone and Olive Aalund Johnstone of Ashley, ND. He is survived by his wife, Shirley H. (Britton) Johnstone and son Thomas (Lorri) Johnstone of Ontario, Canada and a daughter, Valli (Edward) Johnstone Smith of CA and two grand-daughters, Tabitha (John)...

Oct 2, 2014

Herbert L. "Herbie" Calaman, 77, of Carlisle, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born August 26, 1937 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Merle and Evelyn Davis Calaman.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class 1956. He formerly worked at Arnold Motor for twenty-five years then, he retired after twenty-five years...

Sep 29, 2014

Charles E. "Charlie" Sawyer, 64, of Shippensburg, PA formerly of Trout Run, died Monday, September 29, 2014. Born November 6, 1949 in Blossburg, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Mary M. Faivre Sawyer.He was an auto body repairman for forty-two years, working for the former Don Breon Ford and currently retired from the Williamsport Ford. He...

Sep 24, 2014

Howard O. "Barney" Bear, 84, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born May 22, 1930 in Carlisle, a son of the late J. Raymond and Elsie Porter Bear.Mr. Bear was retired, after thirty-four years from the American National Can Company in Lemoyne as a supervisor of the machine shop. He was a member of the New...