Obituaries

Helen Mae Zeigler Heberlig

Helen Mae Zeigler Heberlig

May 13, 2011

Helen Mae Zeigler Heberlig, 88, of Carlisle, died Friday, May 13 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Wesleyan Church of the Cross, 430 “B” Street, Carlisle with Rev. Daniel R. Mikesell officiating. Burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. A viewing will be held from...

Nancy (Clark) Berzinec

Nancy (Clark) Berzinec

May 12, 2011

Nancy (Clark) Berzinec, 80, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Holy Spirit Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Carlisle, PA, to the late George and Addie Clark, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. William Berzinec, brother John “Jack” Clark and sister Cathy Hefflefinger.Nancy was a graduate of Carlisle...

Luther Dinges

Luther Dinges

May 9, 2011

Luther “Lute” E. Dinges, 87, of Gardners, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home.Born March 18, 1924 in New Market, VA, he was a son of the late James and Pearl Crissman Dinges.Luther played guitar for almost 70 years and met most of his friends at various jam sessions around Carlisle. He was...

William Sheaffer

William Sheaffer

May 8, 2011

William “Bill” E. Sheaffer, 82, a longtime resident of Boiling Springs and most recently a resident of Orrstown, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 in his home, surrounded by his ships and his airplanes.Bill Sheaffer was born in Brandtsville on March 12, 1929 to Edna Grace and William S. Sheaffer. As young children, Bill and his two sisters, Anna and...

Chester Michael Waltman

Chester Michael Waltman

May 7, 2011

Chester Michael Waltman, 69 of Carlisle died Saturday May 7, 2011 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born August 7, 1941 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Walter William and Lillian Stella Robeck Waltman. Chester was retired from the Grumman Aircraft Company. He was a US Air Force veteran serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a...

Jane H. Sparling

Jane H. Sparling

May 5, 2011

Jane H. Sparling, 63 of Carlisle, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.Born February 26, 1948 in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Pauline Hoffman.Janie was employed and retired after 34 years, from the Cumberland County Court House. She was a kidney recipient; receiving her kidney from her husband in 1997...

Velma Callaghan

Velma Callaghan

May 4, 2011

Velma “Joy” Castle Callaghan, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family.Born April 3, 1921 in Attica, KS, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Anna Martha Elizabeth Crain Castle.Joy was a member of the Civic Club, Carlisle, the Farm Women’s Club, Newville and the Mayflower Society. She...

Claudia Angeline Tomkiel Nee Drumheller

Claudia Angeline Tomkiel Nee Drumheller

May 1, 2011

Claudia Angeline Tomkiel nee Drumheller, 54, of Carlisle died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at her home.Born January 5, 1957 in Hazelton, she was a daughter of Marion Angeline Daldon Drumheller-Marchetti and the late Claude Francis Drumheller. She was a graduate of Mansfield University with a BS in Home Economics. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of...

Jane E. Long

Jane E. Long

Apr 26, 2011

Jane E. Long, 85, of Carlisle, formerly of Moyock, NC died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born January 6, 1926 in Winston-Salem, NC, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Velda Baker Pope and the widow of James E. Long.Surviving are two daughters, Terry R. Wilson (and husband, Curtis) of Carlisle and Elizabeth...

Madeline G. Foltz

Madeline G. Foltz

Apr 24, 2011

Madeline G. Foltz, 78, of Carlisle went to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle.Born December 29, 1932 in Carlisle Springs, she was a daughter of the late Ross Sylvester and Agnes Steimling Baum and the widow of Robert L. Foltz to whom she was married for 51 years.She worked...

Clair J. Johnson

Clair J. Johnson

Apr 24, 2011

Clair J. Johnson, 70, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at his home.Born October 18, 1940 in Blairs Mills, he was a son of the late Roy and Vernal Devinney Johnson.He was a supervisor for Valley Baking Company, Mechanicsburg. He worked for many years as a construction worker and was a member of the Local 1180 Labor Union. Clair...

Florence A. Bryner

Florence A. Bryner

Apr 23, 2011

Florence A. Bryner, 86, of Carlisle, died Saturday, April 23, 2011at her home of cancer, a horrible disease.Born August 17, 1924 in Walnut, Juniata County, she was a daughter of the late Ray and Jane Page Walton and the widow of Charles Glen Bryner.She retired from Kinney Shoe Factory, Carlisle. She was a co-owner of Bryner Beer Distribution, Ickesburg and...

Mari Eloise Harding

Mari Eloise Harding

Apr 20, 2011

Mari Eloise Harding, 67, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, after a long struggle with declining health related to her heart and kidneys.Born and raised in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 21 Feb 1944, Mari was the daughter of the late Grant & Juvy (Black) Harding, to whom she was a very devoted daughter. Mari graduated from Williamsport...

Romayne F. Bretz

Romayne F. Bretz

Apr 15, 2011

Romayne F. Bretz, 89, of Carlisle, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born November 7, 1921 in Harrington, DE, she was a daughter of the late Millard and Romayne Marsh Fitzgerald and the widow of Charles G. Bretz.She was a graduate of Shippensburg High School and the Carlisle Commercial College. She was employed as a...

Marion Elmira Peters

Marion Elmira Peters

Apr 14, 2011

Marion Elmira Peters, 90, of Carlisle, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Church of God Nursing Home, Carlisle.Born August 29, 1920, in Carnegie, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Marion Wood Sterling and the widow of Joseph Richard Peters.Marion was a life-long member of the Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf Club (PAD). She enjoyed socializing...

Robert James Cogan

Robert James Cogan

Apr 13, 2011

Robert James Cogan, 89, of Lords Valley, PA, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home.Born March 15, 1922 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was a son of the late James Anthony and Mary Gandini Cogan.He graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Elizabeth, NJ and attended Pace University, New York City, NY. Robert was a member of St....

Harry L. Heilman

Harry L. Heilman

Apr 13, 2011

Harry L. Heilman, 47, of Camp Hill, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Camp Hill.Born December 3, 1963 in Kittanning, he was a son of the late William and Florence Bowser Heilman.Surviving is his brother, Jim Bowser (and wife, Mary) of Liverpool. He was preceded by one brother, William Heilman.Funeral services will private and at the convenience...

Donald Y. Frysinger, Sr.

Donald Y. Frysinger, Sr.

Apr 11, 2011

Donald Y. Frysinger, Sr., 88, of Carlisle, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born December 10, 1922 in Mt. Holly Springs, he was a son of the late Samuel E. Diller and Ernestine Yeingst and the widower of Mary Jane Renfrew Frysinger.He was employed for 18 years by Carlisle Paper Box Co and later worked for...

Gideon Kauffman

Gideon Kauffman

Apr 11, 2011

Gideon “Gid” Kauffman, 81, of Carlisle, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born September 18, 1929 in Watts Township, Perry County, he was a son of the late Wesley and Ellen Mangle Kauffman.He retired from the Navy Depot as a supervisor after 15 years. He was a US Air force veteran who served 15 years. He...

Blair Mcclenachan

Blair Mcclenachan

Apr 11, 2011

Blair McClenachan, who retired to Carlisle to attend Dickinson School of Law, died Monday, April 11, 2011. He was 88 and a son of the late William Blake McClenachan II and Helen (Taylor) McClenachan of Chester, Delaware County.Blair graduated from Chester High School in 1941 and went on to Dartmouth College, graduating in 1945. He was a multi-sport athlete in...

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