Obituaries

Betty Ruth Adams

Betty Ruth Adams

Jul 2, 2014

Betty Ruth Adams, 85, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born August 31, 1928 in Newville, she was a daughter of the late Byron Stewart and Elizabeth Mary Jones Myers and the widow of Clyde Luther Adams.She owned and operated Adams Grocery in Carlisle. Betty was a former member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran...

Mildred C. Baty

Mildred C. Baty

Jul 2, 2014

Mildred C. Baty, 93, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born November 30, 1920 in Enid, OK, a daughter of the late Robert S. and Rose Ann Abling Clayton and the widow of Loren A. Baty.She worked at the Carlisle Garment Factory as a bookkeeper and later retired from McCoy Electronics. Mildred was...

Nevin Wayne Sweger

Nevin Wayne Sweger

Jun 30, 2014

Nevin Wayne Sweger, 33, of Carlisle, died Monday, June 30, 2014 at his home.Born on August 7, 1980 in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Nancy Weller Sweger.He is survived by his grandmothers, Jane A. Weller and Faye Sweger; his uncles, Dale (and wife Carolyn) Weller and Bob (and wife Lisa) Weller and several cousins.The Funeral services will...

Holly L. Digiovanni

Holly L. Digiovanni

Jun 29, 2014

Holly L. DiGiovanni, 58, of Newville, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Forest Park Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Carlisle on July 8, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Robert and June (Lutz) Frantz.Holly is survived by two daughters, Carlie DiGiovanni-Thomas (and husband Chad) of Newville and Gabrielle DiGiovanni (and boyfriend Levi Guise) of Carlisle; one...

Margaret  J. "Peg" Hippensteel

Margaret J. "Peg" Hippensteel

Jun 27, 2014

Margaret J. "Peg" Hippensteel, 78, of Carlisle, went to be with her Lord on June 27, 2014 at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home. She was born August 4, 1935 in Carlisle to the late William I. and Hazel T. (Monismith) Barrett.Margaret was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Class of 1953 where she was an energetic cheerleader. She married...

Vincent L. Brenneman, Sr.

Vincent L. Brenneman, Sr.

Jun 27, 2014

Vincent L. Brenneman Sr., 89, of Carlisle, died Friday, June 27, 2014 at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home.Born January 28, 1925 in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Howard M. and Mary (Martin) Brenneman.Vincent proudly served his country in the US Army 36th Infantry Division during WWII. He was a former POW, a Disabled American Veteran and a...

George D. (Skip) Emlet

George D. (Skip) Emlet

Jun 23, 2014

George D. "Skip" Emlet, 75, of Carlisle, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born March 21, 1938 in Monaghan, York County, he was a son of the late Dale Jacob and Laura Naomi Miller Emlet.He was a 1956 graduate of West Shore Joint High School, Lemoyne. George retired as a truck driver for ABF after...

Robert Lowell Griggs

Robert Lowell Griggs

Jun 22, 2014

Robert Lowell Griggs, 83, died on June 22, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. Born in Lakewood, New Jersey on February 28, 1931 to the late George Clinton and Blanche (Clayton) Griggs.After graduating from Lakewood High School in 1949, he joined the New Jersey National Guard and worked on blimps at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. In 1957he began...

Dale G. George, Sr.

Dale G. George, Sr.

Jun 20, 2014

Dale G. George, Sr.Dale G. George, Sr., 90, of Carlisle, died Friday, June 20, 2014 at Sara A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle.Born November 20, 1923 in Newville, he was a son of the late Cloyd and Ethel Mae Burkholder George.He worked at the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot for thirty-eight years and retired as a supervisor. He was a member of First...

William E. Chaney

William E. Chaney

Jun 20, 2014

William E. Chaney, 55, of Carlisle, died Friday, June 20, 2014 at his home.Born October 16, 1958 in Greencastle, IN, he was a son of Janice Rogers Chaney and the late William Chaney.He was a member of AMVETS of Carlisle and the Marine Corps League. Bill was employed for twenty-nine years by Geodis and its former companies. He was an...

Catherine K. Arnold

Catherine K. Arnold

Jun 18, 2014

Catherine K. ArnoldCatherine K. Arnold, 87, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle. Born March 14, 1927 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Amy Foreman Kelly and the widow of William D. Arnold.She was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1944. After High School she went...

Alfred L. Meck

Alfred L. Meck

Jun 16, 2014

Alfred L. Meck, 82, of Carlisle, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at his home.Born September 1, 1931 in Millersburg, he was a son of the late Robert and Mabel Straw Meck.Surviving are his wife of fifty-four years, Joyce Snyder Meck of Carlisle; one daughter, Angie Meck of Carlisle; one sister, Joanne Kessler of Damascus, MD; two brothers, Ronald Meck (and...

Elma M. Woods

Elma M. Woods

Jun 16, 2014

Elma M. Woods, 85, of Carlisle, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born June 19, 1928 in Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Verna Laughery Crull. Elma was one of three sets of twins born to Oscar and Verna.She worked for McCoy Electronics, CH Masland, Carlisle Hospital and Keisers Eletronics. Elma...

Joyce Marie Palm

Joyce Marie Palm

Jun 15, 2014

Joyce Marie Shughart Palm, 72, died on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her home in South Middleton Township.Born on July 12, 1941 in Silver Spring Township, she was the daughter of Floyd J. and Aurella S. (House) Shughart.A member of the Boiling Springs Class of 1959, Joyce worked as a bookkeeper/tax preparer for forty-four years, employed by William H. McKeon...

Tessie Barclay

Tessie Barclay

Jun 13, 2014

Tessie Barclay, 87, of Carlisle, died Friday, June 13, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born July 4, 1926 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late John William and Maude Gertrude Motter Shepley and the widow of Frank Barclay, Sr.She was a member of Huntsdale Church of the Brethren, Carlisle. Tessie loved her children.Surviving are four daughters,...

Barbara M. Goodman

Barbara M. Goodman

Jun 13, 2014

Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1953 to Elizabeth (Gorman) Brady and William Sands, Barbara moved to Manchester, England at the age of eight. She came to the United States in 1976. She was employed, most recently, as project manager for a government consulting company. Barbara earned her bachelor's degree from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH. She was an active...

Maynard "Barney" Burdon Williamson

Maynard "Barney" Burdon Williamson

Jun 13, 2014

Maynard "Barney" Burdon William, 92, of Carlisle, died Friday, June 13, 2014 at his home. Barney Williamson set out on his final trip …Maynard B Williamson was born in Englewood, New Jersey on March twelfth, 1922, to the late James & Ethel Burdon Williamson and soon thereafter moved with his family to Upper Nyack, New York. He was home schooled...

Dolores J. (Bunny) Drews

Dolores J. (Bunny) Drews

Jun 10, 2014

Dolores J. "Bunny" Drews, 83, of Boiling Springs died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Born March 24, 1931 in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Norbert and Esther Muelke Hilbrecht.Bunny completed her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. She also held several responsible administrative positions in the insurance and real estate industries in North...

Gayle Marie Hollenbaugh

Gayle Marie Hollenbaugh

Jun 9, 2014

Gayle Marie Hollenbaugh, 94, of Carlisle died Monday, June 9, 2014 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle.Born October 24, 1919 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Edward M. and Fannie Susan Weary Gutshall and the widow of Charles C. Hollenbaugh.She retired after approximately thirty years from the Carlisle Garment Company. She was a member of the First United Church...

Vonda R. Megonnell

Vonda R. Megonnell

Jun 6, 2014

Vonda Rae (Hosterman) Megonnell, 61, of Shermans Dale, PA went to be with her Lord on Friday, June 6, 2014.She was born January 11, 1953 to the late William and Jean (Bailey) Hosterman.She retired from PA Health Department and most recently worked at Perry Pediatrics. She was an active member of Shermans Dale United Methodist Church, Ladies Auxiliary and the...