Obituaries
Joyce A. Potts
Mar 18, 2022
Joyce A Potts, 87, of Carlisle returned to her heavenly home on Friday, March 18, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle. Joyce was born on November 24,1934 to the late John and Beulah Rynard. Joyce Rynard became Joyce Potts on December 4,1955 when she married James Potts also of Carlisle. Together they were blessed to spend 67 years together and raise two...
Roy E. Lehman
Mar 17, 2022
Roy E. Lehman, age 100 went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2022 at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg PA. He was the Son of the Late Jesse N. Lehman and Ella Steckley Lehman. He was born on June 23, 1921 in Carlisle, PA. and served as a Sunday School Superintendent for many years. Roy graduated from Messiah Academy...
Priscilla N. Alspaugh
Mar 17, 2022
Priscilla N. Alspaugh, 86, of Mechanicsburg, PA passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital after a gallant fight to live. She was born Lemoyne, PA on July 5, 1935, to the late William J. and Priscilla A. (Wolf) Shaffer. Priscilla proudly served her county in the United States Air Force working as a Military...
Wanda M. Thumma
Mar 17, 2022
Wanda M. Thumma, 63, of New Cumberland, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 17, 2022. She was born January 20, 1959, in Carlisle, daughter of the late Richard and Leora Thumma. She was preceded in death by her brother Floyd, sister Shirley and sister-in-law Barbara Thumma. She is survived by her brother Lester Thumma of Camp Hill and his fiancée...
Gwen D. Sunday
Mar 16, 2022
Gwen D. Sunday, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was born October 15, 1928, in Carlisle to the late Charles A. and Helen M. (Heberlig) Reeder. Gwen was the widow of Walter D. Sunday who passed in 2005. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School. Gwen was...
James O. Houston
Mar 14, 2022
James O. Houston, 86, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 6, 1936, in Carlisle to the late Wilbur S. and Mary E. (Calaman) Houston. James had been employed by J.C. Wentzel & Sons, Rohrer Bus Co., Brenneman’s Furniture, Midway Skate Guard and Carlisle Tire &...
Martha P. Moffitt
Mar 14, 2022
Martha P. Moffitt age 75 passed away on March 14, 2022 at UPMC in Carlisle, PA. She was born June 22, 1946 in Newville, PA. She was the daughter of the late John C. Moffitt Sr. and Anna M. (Heagy) Moffitt. Martha graduated in 1965 from The Big Spring High School in Newville, PA. Martha loved spending time with her...
Stephen P. Walker
Mar 12, 2022
Stephen P. Walker, 73, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle. He was born December 9, 1948, in Carlisle to the late Philip and Patricia (Stephens) Walker. Stephen enjoyed the time he spent living in Florida where he worked in sales for many years. He would often spend time with friends as they played a...
Ira M. Wheatley
Mar 12, 2022
Ira M. Wheatley passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Church of God Home, Carlisle, PA. Ira was born in the middle of the Great Depression on July 12, 1930 in Dover, DE to the late Gertrude Mitchell and Melvin E. Wheatley. His family moved three times during his childhood, finally landing in the...
Kenneth Jerome "Ken" Levine
Mar 11, 2022
Kenneth Jerome Levine, 70, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born July 25, 1951, in Washington D.C. to the late Bernard and Mary (Saunders) Levine. Ken was a 1969 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD. In 1973 he graduated from the University...
Richard (Dick) M. Kepner
Mar 10, 2022
Richard (Dick) M. Kepner, 94, of Carlisle, PA, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at ManorCare in Carlisle. He was born December 16, 1927, in Carlisle to the late Harry and Kathryn (Swope) Kepner. Richard was a lifetime member of the First United Church of Christ in Carlisle. He graduated from Boiling...
Louise Ann Alder
Mar 10, 2022
A life well lived came to an unexpected end on Thursday March 10th 2022 at UPMC West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, PA. Louise Ann Alder, (Jacobson) 71, of Carlisle passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Thursday, March 10, 2022. Born on Friday, May 12th, 1950, in Baltimore, MD to Albert Jacobson and Marion Cage. Louise grew up in Locust...
Daniel C. Lee
Mar 9, 2022
Daniel C. Lee, 29, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at UPMC Harrisburg. He was born September 20, 1992, in Berrien Center, MI to Kevin M. and Darla K. (Gleespen) Lee who currently reside in Carlisle. Daniel was a 2011 graduate of Boiling Springs High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree at Shippensburg University. He...
Harold G. Barrick
Mar 8, 2022
Harold G. Barrick, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Thornwald Home. He was born June 11, 1934, in Carlisle to the late George Ambrose and Esther Elizabeth (Killinger) Barrick. Harold was the widower of Fay L. (Zeigler) Barrick to whom he had been married for 64 years before she passed in 2020. He was...
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
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
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
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
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.
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...



