Obituaries
Helen Mae Chestnut
May 7, 2018
Helen Mae Chestnut (Blosser) passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Green Ridge Village in Newville. Helen was born December 6, 1929 in Carlisle, the eldest of three children, to Harry A. and Pearl (Derr) Blosser. After graduating in 1947 from Carlisle High School, Helen wed Carl G. Chestnut, the love of her life, in August 1947. She was...
Wanda Louise Garman
May 7, 2018
Wanda Louise Garman, 57, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital. She was born July 30, 1961 in Harrisburg to the late Harold Sr. and Thelma V. (Williams) Wolfe. Wanda is survived by her son, Mike C. (girlfriend Alicia Hockenbraugh) Garman of Shremansdale; two sisters, Florence Gift of Liverpool and Manlyn Hayda of...
William L. Adams
May 7, 2018
William L. Adams, 83, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. He was born January 19, 1935 in Shermansdale to the late Milton M. Adams and Mary V. (Brownawell) Adams Stump. Bill honorably served his country in the US Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis on the USS Bigelow and the USS Valley Forge. He...
Eileen Patricia Savage
May 6, 2018
Eileen Patricia Savage, 57, of Mechanicsburg, entered into eternity on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital. She was born March 1, 1961 in Fulham, England to Dawn M. Zendra. Eileen’s servant’s heart and giving spirit were evident to all, from the elementary school children she helped in KidsHub at New Life Community Church, Mt. Holly Springs...
Donald L. Young
May 5, 2018
Donald L Young, 76 of Carlisle died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Manor Care of Carlisle. He was born April 15, 1942 in Carlisle to the late Guy L. and Emma (March) Young. Donnie was a retired, self employed taxidermist. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and wildlife. Donald lived in Montana for fifteen years, while there he practiced his...
James L. "Jim" Neusbaum
May 5, 2018
James L. “Jim” Neusbaum, age 78, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital. Jim was born on June 7, 1939 in Carlisle, to the late Forrest and Ellen M. (nee Whitcomb) Neusbaum. Jim was raised in the Presbyterian faith. He graduated from the Carlisle High School, class of 1957. Jim entered the United States Air Force and...
Dixie L. Runk
May 5, 2018
Dixie L. Blazer Runk, age 73, of Carlisle passed away suddenly Saturday, May 5, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Mechanicsburg, PA June 20, 1944 to the late Carl and Alvadee Zinn Blazer and was the widow of Earl R. Runk who passed July 2, 1992. Dixie was an LPN for over 40 years retiring from the Church...
Arlene Guerriero
May 3, 2018
Arlene Hammann Guerriero, age 81, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Cumberland Crossing Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born in Carlisle, December 1936 to the late Earl and Mabel Hammann. Arlene was a 1954 honor graduate of Boiling Springs High School where she enjoyed sports including playing on the girls’ basketball team as...
Earl H. Peters
May 2, 2018
Earl H. Peters, age 82, of Gardners, died Tuesday, May 2, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. Earl was born in Gardners, PA on November 2, 1935 to the late John B. and Mary Eugenia (Koller) Peters, and was the widower of the late Janet Peters (nee Wolf), who passed away October 13, 2009. They were married 40 years at...
Kernan D. "Casey" Colyer
May 2, 2018
Kernan D. “Casey” Colyer of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2018, following a long struggle with lung disease. His wife Ellen was by his side. Casey was born on August 7, 1937, in Denver, Colorado, to the late Clinton C. and Grace (nee Deems) Colyer. Casey graduated from North High School in 1955. By...
Billie Jacobs
May 1, 2018
Billie Jacobs, age 69, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on July 19, 1948 in Radford, Virginia to Dixie (Baisden) Ferrell and the late William Ferrell. Billie received a Bachelor’s Degree from York College graduating with honors, became a Certified Public Accountant and retired as a finance...
William T. Bisignani
Apr 28, 2018
William T. Bisignani, 79, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Reston, Virginia, passed away on April 28, 2018 after a brief illness. Bill was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania to the late William A. Bisignani and Elsie V. Bisignani, née Chianucci. He obtained his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He worked for many...
Carolyn Elizabeth (Pechart) Link, Rn
Apr 28, 2018
Carolyn Elizabeth (Pechart) Link, 75, of West Deptford, NJ and formerly of Mechanicsburg, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. She was born July 24, 1942 in Mechanicsburg, PA to the late Robert Hoover and Elizabeth Irene (Baughman) Pechart. Carolyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend....
Vivian R. "Pete" Englander
Apr 27, 2018
Vivian R. Englander August 04, 1926 - April 27, 2018 Vivian “Pete” Rice Englander passed away on April 27, 2018 at the age of 91. Pete is survived by her daughters Karen Cook (husband Robert Cook) of Punta Gorda, FL, and Kimberly Seavers of Enola; her son, Britton Englander of Carlisle; as well as her granddaughter, Britney Wardecker of State...
Harold W. Weinreich, Sr.
Apr 27, 2018
Harold W. Weinreich, Sr., age 84, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully at home on April 27, 2018, with his family by his side. Harold was born in Hegins, PA on May 14, 1933 to the late William and Sarah (Snyder) Weinreich, and was the husband of Joyce E. (Spiece) Weinreich, to whom he would have been married for 65 years...
Edith Katherine (Stauffer) Mixell
Apr 26, 2018
Edith Katherine (Stauffer) Mixell, 96, of Carlisle, was called home to Heaven on Thursday, April 26, 2018. She was born in Harrisburg Hospital on October 22, 1921 to the late John J. Stauffer and Grace E. (Koovell) Stauffer. Edith was a graduate of Scotland High School and Scotland High School for Orphans. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, spending time with family...
Ann M. Koester
Apr 22, 2018
Ann M. Koester, 92, of Carlisle and formerly of Scranton, PA, passed away on April, 22, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center following a brief illness. She was the widow of Robert J. Koester Sr. who passed away in March, 2017. Ann was born in Scranton on April 3, 1926 to John and Mary (Woytach) Wielebinski. She was a graduate of...
Deborah K. Turner
Apr 21, 2018
Deborah K. Turner (nee Snyder), age 52, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. She was born on August 12, 1965, in Manassas, Virginia, to the late Robert R. and Priscilla (Kiser) Snyder, and was the wife of Allen L. Turner. Deborah was an adventurous woman, who most enjoyed spending quality time with...
Arlene V. Calaman
Apr 20, 2018
Arlene V. Calaman, age 90, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully Friday, April 20, 2018 at Cumberland Crossings. She was born on March 4, 1928 in Carlisle to the late Andrew and Edna (Cornman) Mountz and was the widow of Harold Calaman, who passed on October 9, 2013 after 59 years of marriage. Arlene previously worked as a housekeeper for the...
David B. Eavenson, Jr.
Apr 19, 2018
David “Buddy” B. Eavenson Jr., age 71, of Carlisle, passed away at his residence on Thursday, April 19, 2018, with his loving family by his side. Dave has spent 48 years in athletics and education. He graduated from Carlisle High School in 1965; received his Bachelor of Science degree from West Chester University in 1969; and received his M.A. degree...