Obituaries
Daune M. Evans
Sep 29, 2021
Daune M. Evans died peacefully surrounded by her family at UPMC Carlisle on September 29, 2021. She was born in Linz, Austria to the late John and Helen McKenrick. She was raised in Gettysburg, PA along with her two sisters, Elaine Adams and Rose Beckwith, and two brothers, John McKenrick (Wendy) and David McKenrick (Rose). She graduated from Delone Catholic...
Ronald M. Boyer
Sep 28, 2021
Ronald M. Boyer, 76, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, while on vacation with his family in Wildwood Crest, NJ. He was born June 7, 1945, in Ashland, PA to the late Maurice and Margaret (Bodman) Boyer. Ron honorably served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business...
Wayne E. Swarner
Sep 28, 2021
Wayne E. Swarner, 83, of Carlisle, PA passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at UPMC West Shore. He was the husband of the late Betty J. (Worley) Swarner. Wayne was born in Carlisle on March 19, 1938, to the late John and Anna (Hoover) Swarner. Wayne previously owned and operated Swarner’s Auto Sales and Service in Gardners. He was...
Robert E. "Bob" Weaver
Sep 27, 2021
Robert E. “Bob” Weaver, 87, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at UPMC Carlisle. He was born in Millersburg on December 24, 1933, to the late John O. and Thelma H. (Koppenhaver) Weaver. Bob served in the United States Army from 1957-1958. He retired from Sprint in 1996 after 33 years. Bob was a member of...
Audrey Ann Meeneghan
Sep 27, 2021
Audrey Ann Meeneghan, 86, of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, formerly of New York and Carlisle, entered into the presence of her Lord on Monday, September 27, 2021. She was born September 17, 1935, in Flushing, NY to the late Edward Russell and Anna Catherine (McElroy) Arnold, and was the widow of John Vermilya Meeneghan who passed on October 5, 2002. Audrey...
Rosemarie Weller
Sep 26, 2021
Rosemarie Weller, 77, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Carlisle. She was born April 18, 1944, to the late Melvin and Rosie J. (Wentz) Landis. Rosemarie was a member of the First United Church of Christ in Carlisle. Earlier in her life she enjoyed her Wednesday night ladies bowling league...
Lillian C. Sheaffer
Sep 26, 2021
Lillian C. Sheaffer, 82, of Port Royal and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the home of her son Jeffery L. Sheaffer, Sr. and his wife LouAnne while they were by her side. She was born February 1, 1939, in Carlisle to the late Harry Sr. and Lucy Jane (Cooper) Monismith. Lillian was the widow...
Elizabeth "Betty" Degroot
Sep 24, 2021
Betty DeGroot, 85, of Carlisle passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, at Manor Care Health Services with the love of her life by her side. She was born September 30, 1935, on Governor’s Island, New York City to the late Col. Richard Earl and Helen (Gilbert) Moore. Betty grew up in Little Silver, NJ and she and her husband...
Percy Kay Chronister
Sep 20, 2021
Percy Kay Chronister, 83, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, at ManorCare Health Services – Carlisle. He was born May 4, 1938, in Carlisle to the late Mervin and Margaret (Mohler) Chronister. Percy was a graduate of Carlisle High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree at East Stroudsburg University. He enjoyed a long career teaching special...
Timothy J. O'Brien
Sep 19, 2021
It is with great sadness and love that the family of Timothy Joseph O’Brien, 72 of Carlisle, PA, announce his peaceful passing on Sunday, September 19, 2021. He was born in Bangor, Maine, October 8, 1948, the son of the late Charles W. and Rita L. (Rice) O’Brien of Bangor. Tim graduated from John Bapst High School in 1967. Tim...
Peggy A. Zeladonis
Sep 18, 2021
Peggy A. Zeladonis, age 95, of Carlisle, PA passed away on September 18, 2021, at UPMC Carlisle. She was born in Fillmore, IL on May 24, 1926, to the late Pearl Brown and Lawrence Williams. Following high school and secretarial school in St. Louis, MO she relocated to Washington, DC where she began a 25-year career with the Department of...
Nicholas Steven Maravic
Sep 15, 2021
Nicholas Steven Maravic died peacefully at home on his 27th birthday after a lifelong battle with Crohn’s disease and colon cancer. Nick was born in Carlisle on September 15, 1994, to Carol Cutler Milligan and the late Steven Maravic. He graduated from Carlisle High School in 2013 and worked at Dickinson College for 11 years, first in dining services and...
Francis J. "Frank" Mettler
Sep 13, 2021
Francis J. “Frank” Mettler, 85, of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at his home, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 31, 1936, in Steelton to the late George Jr. and Mary Ann (Bentz) Mettler. Frank attended St. James Catholic Church and Parochial School and graduated from Harrisburg Catholic High School with the class...
Mary R. Shields
Sep 12, 2021
Mary R. Shields, 100, went peacefully to her eternal home on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Born on June 20, 1921, in Mechanicsburg, PA, she was the daughter and second born to the late Daniel and Mary (Martin) Ritter. Mary was granted permission to leave school to help at home, thus her life’s hard work began much earlier than most. In...
Tena M. Sollenberger
Sep 9, 2021
Tena M. Sollenberger, 64, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital. She was born November 11, 1956, in Carlisle to the late Paul and Doris Jean (Hock) Sollenberger. Tena was an animal lover, a big fan of I Love Lucy, and a very artistic woman. She was employed as a cook at many...
Brenda J. Brown
Sep 6, 2021
Brenda J. Brown, age 76 of Boiling Springs, died on Monday, September 6, 2021 at her residence with her loving family at her side. She was born in Lewistown, PA on January 23, 1945 to the late Hugh M. and Alice E. Searer Ritzman. You may remember Brenda as a Registered Nurse at the former Carlisle Regional Medical Center and...
Mary Louise Kraus
Sep 5, 2021
Mary Louise Kraus, age 90, of Carlisle Pennsylvania and formerly of Chestertown Maryland and Colts Neck New Jersey died on Sunday, September 5, 2021 in the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home with her loving family at her side. She was born on April 13, 1931 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to the late Frederick A. and Lillian A. Kappler McKennett. Mary...
Kelly M. Shover
Sep 4, 2021
Kelly M. Shover, age 55 of Wells Tannery, PA and formerly of Carlisle, PA died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on June 14, 1966 to the late Harold R. and Dorothy A. Herman Shover. Kelly enjoyed taking road trips with family and friends. She was...
Carol Marie Frye
Sep 4, 2021
Carol Marie Frye, 88, of Carlisle passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Carol was born December 25, 1932, in Racine, Wisconsin to the late Clifford and Dorothy Nelson. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Richard "Valen" Frye. She is survived by her children, Darcie (husband, Morgan) Frye/Price of Carlisle, PA, Aaron (wife, Gloria) Frye of Boston,...
Joyce F. Lebo
Sep 3, 2021
Joyce F. Lebo, 89, a resident of Chapel Pointe at Carlisle, died Friday, September 3rd, 2021. She was born December 20, 1931, in Carlisle, the eldest child of the late Richard L. and Helen V. (Bockey) Group. Though she spent her early years in Mt. Holly Springs, Joyce considered herself a lifelong resident of Carlisle, living more than 50 years...