Obituaries
James A. "Jim" Barrick
Dec 18, 2016
James A. "Jim" Barrick, age 75, of Carlisle, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.He was born March 7, 1941 in Newville to the late Ralph L. and Hazel (Beaston) Barrick.Jim retired from PPG as a foreman. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy onboard the U.S.S. Independence. Jim enjoyed travelling, especially...
Myra S. Trimmer
Dec 18, 2016
Myra S. Trimmer, age 95, of Carlisle, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Forest Park Health Center & Rehabilitation.She was born on June 9, 1921 in Hickorytown, PA to the late Frank A. and Edith (Zimmerman) Stone and was the widow of Maurice Trimmer.Myra worked in the burling department of C.H. Masland & Sons. She was a former...
Michael D. Hair
Dec 17, 2016
Michael D. Hair, age 62, of Carlisle, passed away suddenly December 17, 2016 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1954 in Shermans Dale to the late Harry and Elsie (Liddick) Hair.Michael retired from Volvo Construction in Shippensburg and had previously worked at the Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Carlisle. He enjoyed hunting, going to block...
John K. Wentzel
Dec 17, 2016
John K. Wentzel, 82 of Carlisle, died Saturday December 17, 2016 peacefully at his residence. He was born November 27, 1934 in Reading, PA to the late Alton A. Wentzel, Sr. and Mary Jane Kehl Wentzel.John was a graduate of Carlisle High School Class of 1952 and a 1956 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, where he was a member...
D. Jean Line
Dec 16, 2016
D. Jean Line, age 83, of Boiling Springs, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at her home with her loving husband by her side.She was born in Altoona on July 13, 1933 to the late Earl and Mabel Hammann.Jean was an active member of the community, working for 32 years in the South Middleton School District, most recently as secretary...
Sahar S. Adawi
Dec 16, 2016
Sahar S. Adawi, age 57, of Carlisle, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Cumberland Crossings.She was born in Cairo, Egypt to the late Mohamed Salah Surhan and Gawhar Attia Mohamed Osmon.Sahar was a project planner for BAE Systems, York, PA. She had a love for animals and looked forward to her trips to Starbucks. She was a very loving...
Dorothy M. Ellis
Dec 15, 2016
Dorothy M. (Rende) Ellis, age 81, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born April 17, 1935, in Rutherford, PA, to the late Ralph and Rose (Fure) Rende. Dot was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was a gifted cook. She enjoyed gardening, playing bingo, and especially loved shopping....
Gwenn Bream Drum
Dec 15, 2016
Gwenn Bream Drum, age 82, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, December 15, 2016.She was born October 18, 1934 in Gettysburg, PA to the late Glenn and Marion (White) Bream. Gwenn was a retired Realtor for Jack Gaughen Real Estate Agency of Carlisle. She graduated from Gettysburg High School with the class of 1952 and was...
Donald Ray Crawford
Dec 13, 2016
Donald Ray Crawford, 80, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Pinnacle Health West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg with his loving wife and family at his side.Born April 24, 1936 in Dayton, OH, he was the son of the late Heher B. and Naomi Miller Crawford. Donald enjoyed working on model cars and planes. He was currently employed by Wegmans...
Josephine C. "Jo" Pogue
Dec 12, 2016
Josephine C. "Jo" Pogue, age 93, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at the West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.She was born April 23, 1923 in Boston, MA to the late James and Rose (Prato) Costa and was the widow of William L. Pogue, Jr. who passed August 20, 2001. They had been married for 53 years.Jo proudly served in...
Patricia Ann Campbell
Dec 11, 2016
Patricia Ann Campbell, age 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 11, 2016. She was born in York on April 14, 1935 to John Paul Nicholas Small and Florence Jennings Small, who both preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Paul; her brother, Richard "Dick", and sisters, Norma...
Ellen M. "Ellie" Hoffman
Dec 11, 2016
Ellen M. "Ellie" Hoffman, age 97, of Carlisle, passed away, Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the Forest Park Health Care Center, Carlisle.She was born June 2, 1919 in Harrisburg to the late John C. and Mary E. (Sterritt) Hoffman.Ellie retired from Kinney Shoe after 45 years of service. She was a member of the former Allison United Methodist Church where...
Pamela Ann Reisinger Shughart
Dec 10, 2016
Pamela Ann (Reisinger) Shughart, age 36, of Carlisle, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016.She was born May 22, 1980 in Charleston, WV to Robert A. and Terri A. (Wagner) Reisinger.Pam was a 1999 graduate of Carlisle High School and was currently volunteering at JFT Coffee Shop in Lemoyne. She was a loving mother, sister and daughter.In addition to her parents,...
Mary P. Shoemaker
Dec 10, 2016
Mary P. Shoemaker, 93, of Carlisle, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1923 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Henry R. and Adeline L. Graham Shoemaker. She was a former member of the Democratic Club, Shamrock Club and AARP. Mary enjoyed watching sports, especially NASCAR where her favorite driver...
Linda K. Reifsteck
Dec 6, 2016
Linda K. Reifsteck, age 69, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at her home.She was born June 12, 1947 in Cumberland, MD to the late Vaughn L. and Ruth V. (Jay) Calhoun.Linda worked in the pricing department of Giant Food for 12 years before retiring to take care of her grandchildren and family. She was a very active...
Harold E. "Homer" Laughman
Dec 3, 2016
Harold Laughman, 73, of Carlisle, was Promoted to Glory on Saturday morning, December 3, 2016 following an extensive battle with pancreatic cancer.Born January 18, 1943 in Carlisle, the son of the late Harry A. and Myrtle (Bayer) Laughman.Harold is survived by his wife of 52 years, Darlene M. (Yocum) Laughman; daughters Rhonda S. Laughman of Newark, DE, and Angela Bumbarger...
Mary Lou Rung
Dec 1, 2016
Mary Lou Rung, age 83, of Mechanicsburg, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.She was born January 11, 1933 in Bath, NY to the late Stanley G. and Janith F. (Eddy) Gorton and was the widow of Harry Rung.She accepted the Lord as her...
Joseph Gerard Tornello
Dec 1, 2016
Joseph Gerard Tornello, age 51, of Carlisle, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016.He was born June 18, 1965 in Whittier, CA to Joseph Turnello of Nevada and the late Elvy (Dunham) McGuire.In addition to his father, Joseph is survived by a daughter, Brittney Vazquez of CA; a brother, Jason A. Pecho of McConnellsburg; a sister, Marlene Poole of AZ; a...
Sean Kevin Markel
Nov 30, 2016
Sean Kevin Markel, born October 25, 1980, passed away on November 30, 2016 at the age of 36 in York, Pennsylvania where he resided. While all would argue that Sean's passing was much too early, he touched all those around him; especially children and the elderly, who always seemed to harbor a soft place in his heart. He attended Boiling...
Daniel Cornelius Mahoney
Nov 27, 2016
Daniel Cornelius Mahoney, 64, of Carlisle, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at home.He was born July 21, 1952 in Lykens, PA to Rosemary (Yentsch) and Cornelius Mahoney.Dan was a 1970 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School, served in the Air National Guard and for over the last 30 years was a sanitation engineer at Land-O-Lakes in Mt Holly....