Obituaries
Helen L. Neidig
Oct 13, 2018
Helen L. (Fenton) Neidig, age 93 of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at VibraLife Rehabilitation Center in Mechanicsburg. She was born July 21, 1925 in Mt. Holly Springs, PA to the late Floyd and Minerva Fenton. She was married to the late Roy Neidig, husband of 65 years. Helen was an independent and fearless woman and her...
Robert W. "Bob" Gornik
Oct 12, 2018
Robert W. “Bob” Gornik, 76, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully in his home while surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 12, 2018. He was born September 2, 1942 in Harrisburg to the late Louis and Catherine (Rahatina) Gornik. Bob was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and VFW Post 477 both in Carlisle. He is survived by...
Lenhard E. Mullen
Oct 12, 2018
Lenhard E. Mullen, 91, of Enola passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018. He was born on January 2, 1927 in Perry County to the late Luther and Katheryn (Leber) Mullen and was the widower of Ruth E. Durham, who passed in December 1999. He is survived by his daughters, Brenda (husband Richard) Goodhart and Carolyn (husband Douglas) Gibboney; two...
Richard A. Strahosky Sr.
Oct 8, 2018
Richard A. Strahosky Sr., 76 of Carlisle, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 at Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 1, 1941 in Kulpmont to the late Andrew and Margaret (Bedsok) Strahosky and was the widower of Mary Ann (Hawkins) Strahosky to whom he had been married for 59 years. Richard loved all Carlisle sports and...
Delores Jean Stewart
Oct 7, 2018
Delores (Dee) Jean Stewart, age 75 of Carlisle, PA passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the UPMC Pinnacle Hospital in Carlisle. She was born September 14, 1943 in Akron, Ohio. Dee was very active with the Navy Wives Club. She enjoyed arts and crafts, playing BUNCO and spending time with family. Dee is survived by her husband Philip...
Barbara Shay Mitchell
Oct 6, 2018
Barbara Jean (Shay) Mitchell passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at her home in Carlisle. She was born May 19, 1943 to the late Donald and Sara (Rhoads) Shay. Barbara was an old-fashion cook. She made the best chocolate chip cookies, fudge, spaghetti sauce and strawberry and peach jam. She enjoyed baking, knitting, gardening and puzzles. During her...
Katherine M. "Kathy" Lahey
Oct 6, 2018
Katherine M. “Kathy” Lahey, 68, of Carlisle, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 in her home. She was born July 8, 1950 in Columbus, OH to the late Harry Edwin and L. Maxine (Enyart) Swiss DeBolt. Kathy enjoyed spending her free time working as a volunteer for local organizations and sailing with her husband. She is survived by her loving...
William M. Durdan
Oct 5, 2018
William “Bill” Durdan (78) passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Massachusetts and relocated to Pennsylvania as a youth where his father was the Camp Director at Camp Conrad Weiser in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. It was there that he learned many life skills and enjoyed the camaraderie of his extended “camp” family that exists...
Flora M. Vogt
Oct 4, 2018
Flora M. Vogt, age 63, of Carlisle, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 after a 4-year battle with cancer. She was born December 20, 1954 in Easton, PA to Sarah B. Horning and the late David W. Horning. She was the widow of George R. Vogt, Jr. who passed January 19, 2018. Flora was a 1972 graduate of Phillipsburg High...
Lois V. Miller
Oct 3, 2018
Lois V. “Grammy” (Zimmerman) Miller, 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Carlisle. Born February 10, 1929 in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Deitch) Zimmerman and the widow of Ed Miller. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Pattie and Jim Parsons and Peg and Wes Bower; her granddaughters and...
Barry Lee Bell
Oct 3, 2018
Barry Lee Bell, age 67, of Elliottsburg, PA passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Hershey Medical Center. He was born February 6, 1951 in Carlisle, PA the son of the late Gale Bell and Geraldine Myers Bell. He married Peggy Miller. She preceded him in death September 22, 2013. He was a member of the Carlisle Eagles....
Vivian Delores Sampson
Sep 29, 2018
Vivian Delores Sampson, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. She was born January 2, 1931 in Carlisle. Vivian was a member of The Salvation Army Women’s Ministries. She is survived by two daughters, Tina Streck of Connecticut and Joyce Sampson (and companion Kirk Shank) of Carlisle; two sons, David Sampson of...
Peter R. Hedrick
Sep 25, 2018
Peter R. Hedrick, age 68, of Eilliotsburg passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in New York, NY on September 21, 1950 to the late Nelson and Judith Rosen Hedrick. Peter was a graduate of Bellport High School New York Class of 1968 and received a Bachelor of Professional Studies...
John Francis Connolly
Sep 25, 2018
John Francis Connolly, 78, of Carlisle died Tuesday September 25th in his home. John was the loving husband of Nancy Connolly, the loving father of Christopher (wife Jessica) Connolly and the loving grandfather of Elizabeth. John was born in Boston MA on Mar 9th 1940 to loving parents Agnes and John Connolly. He was the youngest of 3 siblings. His...
Lawrence "Larry" William Craft
Sep 24, 2018
Lawrence “Larry” William Craft passed on September 24, 2018 at Carolyn’s House (Hospice of Central Pennsylvania) in Harrisburg. He was the son of the late Harold and Vera Carpenter Craft and widower of Joan Denny Craft who passed in 1984. He experienced a near fatal heart attack following her death, beginning years of cardiac issues that culminated with his death....
Joseph Bazar
Sep 24, 2018
Joseph Bazar, age 87, of Carlisle passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at Church of God Home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cressona, PA on October 7, 1930 to the late Alexander and Anastasia (Hocken) Bazar and was the widower of Kathryn M. Schmidt. Joseph had retired as a salesman in 1999 from the Norco Window...
Jane Reader Weaver
Sep 23, 2018
On Sunday, September 23, 2018, Jane Reader Weaver of Sanibel, FL and Carlisle, PA devoted mother and grandmother, died peacefully, surrounded by her family. Jane was born and raised in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the place she always considered her true home. An English major at Dickinson College, she was curious, fearless, and a natural trailblazer. Her career was wide-ranging. In the...
Marlin L. Myers
Sep 23, 2018
Marlin L. Myers, age 77, of Gardners, PA died Sunday evening, September 23, 2018 at the UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. He was born in Carlisle on October 16, 1940 to the late Line Myers and Bessie Shambaugh. Marlin had retired from the former Wilcox Forging Steel Company in Mechancisburg after 30 years of employment. Marlin was a very simple man...
Margaret Irene Watson
Sep 23, 2018
Margaret Irene Watson, age 90, formerly of Mt. Rock Road, Carlisle and of Gardners, PA, died suddenly on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She was born in Harrisburg on August 29, 1928 to the late John Henry Sheriff and Emma W. Minich Sheriff and was the widow of Paul L. Watson who passed...
Fay L. Wilson
Sep 22, 2018
Fay L. Wilson, age 92, of Carlisle, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born in Elliottsburg, PA to the late James and Esther (Weibley) Freeman, and was married to William E. Wilson, Jr. Fay was a housewife and known as an excellent cook, baker, and hostess. She enjoyed...