Obituaries

Virginia Mae Shover

Virginia Mae Shover

Mar 8, 2022

Virginia Mae Shover age 93, of Carlisle passed away at her home on March 8, 2022. Virginia and her husband Charles shared 73 years together She was born January 6, 1929 in Newville, PA. daughter of the late Charles L. Swavely Sr. and Grace Bell Mixell. She worked as a Laborer in the Manufacturing Industry before her retirement. Virginia enjoyed...

Arlene Lee  (Lewis) Dykes

Arlene Lee (Lewis) Dykes

Mar 7, 2022

Arlene Lee (Lewis) Dykes, age 89, passed away March 7, 2022 at Cumberland Crossings nursing home in Carlisle, PA. She was born November 26, 1932 in Nyack, NY, daughter of the late Robert P. Lewis and Ruth Mae (Hartman) Lewis of Nyack. Arlene attended Nyack public schools, graduating from Nyack High School in 1950. She received a bachelor’s degree in...

Earl  S.  Wallick

Earl S. Wallick

Mar 6, 2022

Earl S. Wallick, 97, passed away on March 6, 2022, at home. He was a loving husband, father, step father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend, and will be dearly missed. He was born on January 22, 1925, in Lancaster, PA to the late John S. Wallick and Florence (Huber) Wallick. Earl graduated from Lancaster McCaskey High School and served in...

Donald  L.  Bender

Donald L. Bender

Mar 4, 2022

Donald L. Bender passed away on March 4, 2022, at the age of 82 with his wife of nearly three decades, Helen Y. Bender, and several of his children at his side. Don was a retired Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army and a proud Vietnam Veteran. For many years, he delivered lectures on the Vietnam War to local high...

John  A.  Mccoy

John A. Mccoy

Mar 2, 2022

John (J.A.) McCoy, age 100, of Carlisle died March 2, 2022, peacefully in his daughter’s home. John was born February 14, 1922, in Peterstown (Monroe County) West Virginia. He was the second of six children born to William Thomas and Irene Spangler McCoy. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife (Imogene) of 61 years who died June 13,...

Kermit E. Gephart Jr.

Kermit E. Gephart Jr.

Mar 2, 2022

Kermit Erne “Tim" Gephart Jr., 84, of Carlisle, passed away on March 2, 2022, in the Chapel Pointe Retirement Home. He was born November 4, 1937, in Carlisle, to the late Geraldine E. Bretz Gephart, and Kermit E. Gephart, Sr., Pine Road, Mt Holly Springs. He was married to the former Barbara Dum, and the couple were married for almost...

Betty  W.  Tritt

Betty W. Tritt

Mar 1, 2022

Betty W. Tritt, 90, of Carlisle, passed away March 1, 2022, at her home. She was born April 10, 1931, in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence D. and Edith Mae (Finkenbinder) Weary. Betty was the widow of Dale P. Tritt who passed away in 1999. She worked for over 40 years at...

Edward J. Sylvia

Edward J. Sylvia

Feb 27, 2022

Edward J. Sylvia age 98, of Carlisle, PA passed away February 27, 2022 at his home in Carlisle, PA. Edward and his wife Thelma are formerly of 65 Taunton Street in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Edward and Thelma shared 75 years together. Edward will be remembered by his family for his hobby of building and flying radio-controlled model airplanes. He also enjoyed...

Janeth Plumpton

Janeth Plumpton

Feb 26, 2022

Janeth Ross Plumpton (Thomson) passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Janeth was born on June 26, 1935 in Ridley Park, PA, to William Ross Thomson and Helen Janet Thomson (Adams). Jan survived a brother, William Adams and a sister, Helen Joan. On April 12, 1958, she married Vincent William Plumpton Jr....

Margaret  A.  Bridge

Margaret A. Bridge

Feb 25, 2022

Margaret A. “Peggy” Bridge, 80, of Shermans Dale, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Bridges at Bent Creek. She was born October 25, 1941, in Carlisle to the late John Richard and Genevieve Bertha Mae (Thrush) Snyder. Peggy was a homemaker for most of her adult life. She felt fortunate to have the ability to stay...

Dr. Ann W. Tyndall

Dr. Ann W. Tyndall

Feb 24, 2022

Dr. Ann W. Tyndall, wife of James A. Tyndall passed away at home February 24, 2022. She was born in Bellefonte, Pa September 19, 1951 to the late Walter and Geraldine Walters. She graduated from Hershey Medical Center and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the “old” Harrisburg Hospital where she went on to become Co-Director of its Ambulatory...

Becky K.  Salviano

Becky K. Salviano

Feb 24, 2022

Becky K. Salviano, 68, of Boiling Springs, PA, formerly of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle. She was born April 4, 1953, in St. Louis, MO to the late Jameso and Beverly J. (Cochran) Fuzzell. Becky always referred to herself as a “domestic goddess”. She loved cooking in her custom designed kitchen and making...

Michael "Mike" Wayne Weller

Michael "Mike" Wayne Weller

Feb 24, 2022

Michael “Mike” Wayne Weller of Mt Holly, PA, 62, died unexpectedly February 24th, 2022, at home. He was born August 15th, 1959, in Carlisle, the son of Miles Homer Weller (deceased) and Jo Ann (Casner) Fensterbush. Mike Graduated from Boiling Springs High School, Class of 1977. Following graduation Mike became a member of the United States Air Force where he...

Samuel F. Stewart

Samuel F. Stewart

Feb 22, 2022

Samuel F Stewart, 94, of Carlisle passed peacefully of natural causes on February 22, 2022. He was born April 6, 1927 to the late J. Clark and Eveline Stewart in Wilkinsburg PA. He graduated with the Class of 1944 from Mars High School, in Mars PA and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics from Penn State. Sam...

John  Richard  Mcgreevy

John Richard Mcgreevy

Feb 22, 2022

John Richard McGreevy passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2022. He was born on June 3, 1960 in the Polyclinic Hospital in Harrisburg, PA. He was the beloved son of John C. McGreevy and Joanne Marino McGreevy. John attended public elementary school and Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Harrisburg, and junior high and high schools in Carlisle, PA....

Eleanor  P.  Smith

Eleanor P. Smith

Feb 21, 2022

Eleanor P. Smith, 91, of Carlisle and formerly of Newville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 21, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 24, 1931, in Ligonier to the late James Edward and Mary Emma (Wilson) Hoffer. Eleanor was the widow of Gerald C. Smith to whom she was married for 61 years before he...

Michael  F. Strine

Michael F. Strine

Feb 21, 2022

Michael F. Strine, 68, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle. He was born August 27, 1953, in Mechanicsburg to the late Frederick and Isabel (Markle) Strine. Mike was a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School and later the State Police Academy in Hershey. He worked in Cumberland County as a 911 Operator, a prison...

Charlotte  G.  Kinney

Charlotte G. Kinney

Feb 19, 2022

Charlotte G. Kinney, 79 of Carlisle passed away at her home on February 19, 2022 Born on December 26, 1942 in Warsaw NY, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Marian Smith Kinney. Charlotte received her BS in 1964 and her MS in Education in 1984 from the State University of New York College at Oneonta. She also...

Deborah Ann Yingst

Deborah Ann Yingst

Feb 19, 2022

Deborah Ann Yingst, 68, died 19 February 2022 at her home near Boiling Springs, PA following more than two years of treatment for cancer. Funeral services will be held at a later date at Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleboro, MA. Deb was born January 17, 1954, in Elmer, NJ to Col. John F. and Beatrice D. Hoffman. She grew up...

Doris M. Hockenberry

Doris M. Hockenberry

Feb 17, 2022

Doris M. Hockenberry, 92, of Carlisle, PA, wife of the late Victor Hockenberry, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at the Thornwald Home in Carlisle, PA. She was born in Lancaster, PA on January 25, 1930, to the late Walter and Sue (Long) Hershey. Doris was a member of the Newville Church of the Brethren where she sang in...