Obituaries
Russell E. Ditmer
Jan 13, 2015
Russell E. Ditmer, age 81, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Cumberland Crossings.He was born in Rose Garden, PA on April 3, 1933 to the late Charles E. and M. Catherine (Wennell) Ditmer, Sr.Russell was a retired farmer and had worked at the Hempt Brothers Horse Farm for many years. He was a member of First Church of...
Dolores M.M. Zito
Jan 12, 2015
Dolores M. M. Zito, 82, of Carlisle, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at her home.Born December 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Sidney Hawk and Margaret O'Donnell.She was a member of Golds Gym and loved gardening and shopping with her daughter on Sundays at the mall.Surviving are her husband of sixty-two years, Alfred Zito of Carlisle; daughter,...
Nancy B. Moose
Jan 12, 2015
Nancy Bessinger Moose, 63, of Carlisle died Monday, January 12, 2015 at her residence with her loving husband and children at her side.Born August 1951 in Abington, PA, a daughter of Paul A. Bessinger, Jr. of Florida and the late Lois R. Louderbough Bessinger.She was a former Hospice nurse at Celtic Hospice for the past eight years and a Hospice...
Dale Alan Bowman
Jan 12, 2015
Dale Alan Bowman, 60, of Carlisle, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home.Born August 4, 1954 in Lykens, he was a son of Owen Dale and Betty Jane Travitz Bowman.He was an avid NASCAR fan and liked to build model cars.Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife of thirty-six years, Linda Lou Bowman of Carlisle; five children:...
Lcdr (Ret.)Stella May Schmaus
Jan 12, 2015
LCDR (Ret) Stella May Schmaus passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community in Carlisle, PA. She was born in Carlisle on March 18, 1930 to John and Stella Manning Schmaus and graduated from Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. She served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1974 with assignments in Charleston,...
Elizabeth J. Gammie
Jan 11, 2015
Elizabeth J. Gammie, 88, of Boiling Springs, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 in the Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.Born in Baltimore, MD May 15, 1926 to the late Frank R. and Thomasine Riley Snowden and was the widow of George B. Gammie who died in 2001 after forty-nine years of marriage.She retired from the Stella Maris Hospice in Cockeysville, MD....
Jerrald R. Hollowell
Jan 11, 2015
Jerrald R. Hollowell, 80, of Carlisle died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born September 5, 1934 in Pueblo, CO, a son of the late Rex Cramer and Dorothy L. Hawse Hollowell.He was formerly employed as a Hydrologist for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. He was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and the church choir....
Merrill Reid Bivens
Jan 10, 2015
Merrill Reid Bivens, 90, of Carlisle, formerly of Menno Village, Chambersburg, PA died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.Born April 14, 1924 in Webster Mills, PA, he was a son of the late Elmer Reid and Edna (Mellott) Bivens. He was the widower of the late Helen Louise (Shinham) Bivens who died on January 8,...
Melvin Eugene Mohr
Jan 9, 2015
Melvin Eugene Mohr, 65, of Carlisle, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born January 6, 1950 in Peoria, Il, he was a son of the late Chalmer and Mildred Smith Mohr.Melvin was an over the road long haul trucker. He was US Naval veteran, who served during the Vietnam Conflict.Surviving are his wife of twenty-seven years,...
Robert Alan Kayer
Jan 9, 2015
Robert Alan Kayer, 76, of Boiling Springs, died Saturday, January 9, 2015 at Country Meadows of West Shore, Mechanicsburg.Born September 18, 1938 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late James and Isabelle Militello Kayer, and widower of Carine Marie Ritter Kayer his wife of fifty-four years.He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Loyola University, Chicago, IL. Robert was...
Helen S. Bivens
Jan 8, 2015
Helen S. Bivens, 89, of Carlisle, formerly of Menno Village, Chambersburg, PA died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle, PA.Born May 31, 1925 in Clear Spring, MD, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Anna Margaret Fiery Shinham.She was a graduate of Clear Spring High School, Clear Spring, MD and attended the University of...
Dorothy P. Gibb
Jan 6, 2015
Dorothy P. Gibb, 92, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born September 9, 1922 in Rockville Center, NY, a daughter of the late Frederick R. and Violet B. Behrens Pickering and the widow of James W. Gibb who died April 6, 1992.Dorothy had been an inspiring artist and art teacher for many years, teaching...
Lois A. Davis
Jan 5, 2015
Lois A. Davis, 83, of Carlisle, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born April 12, 1931 in Carlisle to the late Walter G. and Hilda Z. Keller Arnold. She was the widow of Lester R. Davis whom she had been married to for forty-five years.She was a secretary and bookkeeper for the former Arnold Motors,...
Lisa Ann Sechrist
Jan 3, 2015
Lisa Ann "Putney" Sechrist, 43, of Shermans Dale went to be with her Lord along with her husband, Philip Sechrist on Saturday, January 3, 2015.Born May 23, 1971 in Mechanicsburg, she was a daughter of Freddy Putney and Darlene Blass Eichelberger.She was a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School, Class of 1989. She was employed at the West Shore Print...
Kathryn M. "Kate" Loy
Jan 3, 2015
Kathryn M. 'Kate' Loy, 90 of Carlisle, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 in the Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg with her family at her side.She was born in Monroe Twp., April 23, 1924 to the late Stewart and Sadie Homer Ege and was the widow of Oscar W. Loy whom she was married to for 45 years.Kate retired from the...
Mabel M. Lebo
Jan 1, 2015
Mabel M. Lebo, 88, of Carlisle, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle.Born June 27, 1926 in Royalton, MN, a daughter of the late William C. and Ethel M. Nelson Zimmerman.Mabel was an avid reader, enjoyed gardening, sewing especially quilts. She had a spirit of adventure and travel. Most of all, Mabel enjoyed the...
Scott M. Shank
Dec 31, 2014
Scott M. Shank, 65, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home.Born October 23, 1949 in Carlisle, he was a son of George and Romayne Ilgenfritz Shank.He was a Carlisle High School graduate, Class of 1967 where he participated in football, basketball, baseball and student council. He received a Football Scholarship to the University of Maryland where he...
Doris B. Mccoy
Dec 31, 2014
Doris B. McCoy, 85, of Greenridge Village, Newville, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Swaim Health Center, Newville.Born January 18, 1929 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late George D. and Elva Walker Bishop and the widow of Earl R. McCoy, Jr.She was a Carlisle High School. She was a former Member of Centerville United Methodist Church and...
Kenneth E. Waters, Jr.
Dec 29, 2014
Kenneth E. Waters, Jr., 92, died Monday, December, 29, 2014 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA.Born October 23, 1922 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Kenneth E. and Henrietta (Porteus) Waters.Kenneth graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1940 and worked for Bell Labs until July 1942 when he joined the U.S. Army...
Paul D. Barnett
Dec 28, 2014
Paul D. "Barney" Barnett, 59, formerly of Punxsutawney, PA and Duncannon, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 in the Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PAHe was born in Punxsutawney, PA on April 19, 1955, to the late Emerson and Marie (Sowers) Barnett.Barney was a graduate of Punxsutawney High School and retired as an EMT from the West Shore EMS. He was a Life...
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