Obituaries
Betty H. Whitcomb
Mar 3, 2014
Betty H. Whitcomb, 83, of Carlisle, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born October 12, 1930 in Mechanicsburg, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Katherine Martin Zimmerman.She was a former employee of Town & Country Department Stores Warehouse where she worked as a clerk and she retired from ECD Trucking, Shiremanstown. She...
Glenn Albon Stambaugh
Mar 2, 2014
Glenn Albon Stambaugh, 92, of Carlisle, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Cumberland Crossing Retirement Community, Carlisle. For the previous 90 years he lived on the family farm.Born April 20, 1921 in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Earl and Mary McMillen Stambaugh and the widower of Jean Weidner Stambaugh, to whom he was married for 61 years.He...
Gerald E. "Jerry" Smith, Sr.
Mar 2, 2014
Gerald E. "Jerry" Smith, Sr., 71, of Carlisle, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born April 7, 1942 in New Germantown, he was a son of the late Richard G. and Betty Nace Smith.Gerald retired from AMP. He served his country in the Army National Guard Reserves. He was a member of the American Legion...
Esther I. Myers
Feb 27, 2014
Esther I. "Essie" Myers, 68, of Carlisle died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Forest Park Health Care Center, Carlisle.Born September 17, 1945 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Gerald W. W. and Clara May Railing Kuhn.She was a former employee at Ross Distribution, Carlisle. Essie was an avid Bingo player and loved computer games. She enjoyed the...
Kelly C. Gasper
Feb 27, 2014
Kelly C. Gasper, 53, of Stamford, CT, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Stamford Hospital, CT.Born April 2, 1960 in Indianapolis, IN, he was a son of Col. John M. and Sally Ann Bower Gasper of Carlisle.He attended Lock Haven University. He was employed as a supervisor/dispatcher by White Hills Communication Company, Stamford, CT. He attended St. Patrick Catholic...
Ralph Filmore Weary
Feb 26, 2014
Ralph Filmore Weary, 94, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Chapel Pointe of Carlisle. Born May 26, 1919, on the farm in Middlesex, son of Lois (Conrad) & Niles Weary. Ralph worked the family farm through the late 1940's, was then a rural route mail carrier, proud of the fact he could substitute on any of five individual routes. Later...
Vera Mae Thomas
Feb 25, 2014
Vera Mae Thomas, 84, of Carlisle died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at her home. Born February 10, 1930 in Blain, Perry County, she was a daughter of the late Gard M. and Mae Vera Snyder Smith.She was a graduate of Blain High School and also attended Elizabethtown College. She played basketball throughout high school and college. She was co-owner of...
Martha Elizabeth Sheaffer
Feb 24, 2014
Martha Elizabeth Gutshall Sheaffer, 88, of Carlisle died at Church of God Home on Monday, February 24, 2014.She was born June 6, 1925 in Carlisle Springs to the late Oscar D. and Bella Reed Gutshall. She was the widow of the late Wilmer A. Sheaffer who died in 1997.Martha was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1943. She...
William K. Doney
Feb 24, 2014
William K. Doney, 83, passed away from a heart attack on February 24, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born in Weatherly, PA on April 14, 1930 to the late William and Elsie Bachman Doney.Bill was proud to have served as an Air Force Staff Sergeant in the Korean Conflict. He graduated from Susquehanna University in 1956. While...
David Eugene Collanbine
Feb 23, 2014
David Eugene Collanbine, 44, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Golden Living Center of Camp Hill with his family by his side.He was born in Mechanicsburg on February 4, 1970 to the late Dorn L. and Rosemary (Marker) Collanbine.He enjoyed sprint car racing at Williams Grove Speedway, NASCAR racing and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., old movies and TV shows....
Shelby E. Line
Feb 23, 2014
Shelby E. Line 40 of Carlisle passed away Sunday. Feb 23, 2014. She was a daughter of G. Jeffrey Line and the late Glenda Tritt Line and was born June 18, 1973. Shelby was employed by PA Supreme Court as a Data Analyst. She previously lived in Denver, Colorado where she was an avid snow boarder and an outdoor enthusiast....
Paul W. Shughart
Feb 19, 2014
Paul W. Shughart, 86, of Carlisle died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.He was born in Shippensburg on October 20, 1927 to the late Ross G. and Nora Bell (Smith) Shughart.Paul was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1945 and Carlisle Commercial College. Over the years he worked several jobs including the US Naval...
Kathy L. Snyder
Feb 19, 2014
Kathy L. Snyder, 62, of Carlisle died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.She was born December 5, 1951 in Camp Hill to the late Lloyd and Doris (Simmons) Weaver.Kathy was a member of the North Middleton Fire Company where she served as Assistant Fire Chief and currently as Secretary and also served as an EMT with the...
Martha Ann Vaughan
Feb 18, 2014
December 22, 1955- February 18, 2014Martha Ann Vaughan of Carlisle passed into eternal life on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. She was 58 years old. She was born in Topeka, Kansas, and grew up in Freeport, Illinois, and Chatham, New Jersey. Martha came to Carlisle to attend Dickinson College and graduated in 1979. She recently joined festivities there for a reunion.Martha...
Joseph E. Corn
Feb 17, 2014
Joseph E. Corn, age 69, of Carlisle died Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence with his loving family at his sideHe was born July 29, 1944 in Carlisle to the late Clyde T. and Zoula Eltz Corn, Sr.Joe was a truck driver for Mail Contractors of America. In his free time he enjoyed card games and poker, but more...
Danny M. Fury
Feb 13, 2014
Danny M. Fury of Carlisle died Thursday, February 13, 2104 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.He was born the son of the late William H. and Clarice M. Louden Fury.Danny served in the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a mechanic for a rental agency.Surviving are his son Jason (and wife Carrie) Fury of Quarryville, grandsons Jackson and Carter...
Shirley Ann Keene
Feb 12, 2014
Shirley Ann KeeneShirley Ann Keene, 53, of Landisburg died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home.Born June 28, 1960 in Norfolk, VA, she was a daughter of Annette Miller Bennett and the late Peter Bennett, Sr.Shirley was a US Army veteran serving in Germany. She received a Medical Assistant Certification from Bryman College and she worked as a Medical Assistant...
Barbara J. Shughart
Feb 11, 2014
Barbara J. Kline Shughart, 66, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence with her loving husband and son at her side.Born June 29, 1947 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Ravenda W. Baker Kline.She was a graduate of Mechanicsburg High School, Class of 1965 and...
John J. Mellerski
Feb 11, 2014
John J. Mellerski, 73, of Carlisle, died at home on February 11, 2014.Born December 8, 1940 in Buffalo, New York, John was the eldest of the twelve children of Casimer and Victoria (Blak) Mellerski. John graduated from Buffalo State University and taught elementary school in upstate New York for two years before earning a Masters degree in French at Binghamton...
Lawanda K. Bagshaw
Feb 11, 2014
Lawanda K. Bagshaw, 67, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home.Born February 20, 1946 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Marie L. Miner Stough.Lawanda retired from Penn DOT. She was a member of the American Legion Post 674, and VFW 7343 Ladies Auxiliary, both of Mt. Holly Springs. Her grandchildren...
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