Obituaries

Florence S. Miller

Florence S. Miller

Apr 24, 2015

Florence Smith "Sissy" Miller, 79, of Carlisle died at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center on Friday, April 24, 2015. She was born in Chambersburg on June 5, 1935 to her parents the late R. Paul and Catherine (Walker) Smith. Florence was the wife of James F. Miller of Carlisle. Florence and Jim celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on November 28,...

Annemarie Rigali

Annemarie Rigali

Apr 23, 2015

Annemarie Bray Rigali, 54, of Newville, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at her residence.She was born February 3, 1961 in Fitchburg, MA to the late Bernard and Elaine Stauton Bray.Annemarie was formerly employed at Claremont Nursing & Rehab Center and also at several of the other nursing facilities in the Carlisle area as a Certified Nursing Assistant.She is...

Joshua Michael Shirk

Joshua Michael Shirk

Apr 23, 2015

Joshua Michael Shirk, 31, of Carlisle, died suddenly at his residence on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Joshua was born in Carlisle to his parents Michael S. Shirk of Falling Waters, WV and Brenda K. (Murphy) Shirk of Gaithersburg, MD. He graduated from South Brunswick High School in Boiling Springs, NC and served in the U.S. Navy during peacetime. In addition...

Anne N. Tice

Anne N. Tice

Apr 21, 2015

Anne N. Tice, 94, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle.She was born March 1, 1921 in Baltimore, MD to the late Patrick and Margaret Murphy Oates and was the widow of Eugene A. Tice who passed away in 1978.Anne graduated from Clara Barton High School in Baltimore. She had been a homemaker and enjoyed spending...

Mary Ethel Yeager Nicholson

Mary Ethel Yeager Nicholson

Apr 20, 2015

Mary Ethel Yeager Nicholson, 67, of Carlisle, died April 20, 2015 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.She was born March 16, 1948 in Harrisburg, PA to Ethel Mary Hall Yeager and the late Lester R. Yeager.Mary graduated from Halifax Area High School, Class of 1966 and then went on to Messiah College where she received her BS in 1970. She continued...

Paul J. Biebel

Paul J. Biebel

Apr 18, 2015

Paul J. Biebel, PhD, 87, of Carlisle, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his residence.He was born on February 26, 1928 in Belleville, IL to the late Nicholas H. and Lena Brauer Biebel.Paul graduated from Litchfield High School, Litchfield, IL, then graduated with a Bachelors in Science from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 where he also...

Raymond E. Sheaffer

Raymond E. Sheaffer

Apr 16, 2015

Raymond E. Sheaffer, 64, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home.He was born on July 11, 1950 in Carlisle to the late John and Mae Wilson Sheaffer.Raymond was a self-employed painter and painting contractor. He was a member of the Carlisle Eagles Aerie #1299, the White Circle, the Carlisle VFW Post 477 and the American...

Stanley S. Norrell

Stanley S. Norrell

Apr 15, 2015

Stanley S. Norrell, 79, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.He was born October 23, 1935 in Carlisle to the late Henry B. Norrell and Margaret Curly Moses and was the widower of Lela Keck Norrell.Stanley was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Lear Industries...

Judith Ann Kell

Judith Ann Kell

Apr 14, 2015

Gabriel, sound your trumpet! Judy Stoner Kell is at your gate.Judith Ann Stoner Kell, 79, of Nacogdoches, Texas, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 under the loving care of her friends Nancy Fredo and Maria Rubalcaba.Judy was born on September 24, 1935 in Hanover and was the daughter of the late Donald D. Stoner, MD and the late Olive...

Clyde Carson Worley

Clyde Carson Worley

Apr 14, 2015

Clyde Carson Worley, 96, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Forest Park Health Center. He was born February 19, 1919 in Carlisle to the late Raymond A. and Shirley Elva Neidigh Worley.Clyde was a veteran of the United State Army. He served in World War II in the 85th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division and received the Bronze Star....

Eugene Manuel Stockton-Juarez

Eugene Manuel Stockton-Juarez

Apr 11, 2015

Eugene Manuel Stockton-Juarez, 23, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 11, 2015 at his parent's residence.He was born in Harrisburg, PA on March 1, 1992 to Jaime R. Juarez and Sharon M. Stockton.He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carlisle. He had received a full academic scholarship to the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and followed it...

Joseph H. Breitenbach

Joseph H. Breitenbach

Apr 11, 2015

Joseph H. Breitenbach, Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the age of 92. He was born March 26, 1923 in Lackawanna, New York and was the son of the late John and Francelia Breitenbach, Liberty, PA, Tioga County. He is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years Geraldine "Gerri" Breitenbach in 2012. Joe was a...

George H. Wrightstone, Jr.

George H. Wrightstone, Jr.

Apr 10, 2015

George H. Wrightstone, Jr., 66, of Newville, died Friday, April 10, 2015 at his residence.He was born July 16, 1948 in Carlisle to the late George H. and Mildred Brubaker Wrightstone, Sr. and was the widower of Linda L. Wrightstone who died in August 2010.George proudly served his country in the Marines during the Vietnam era. He retired as a...

Arlene Z. Roth

Arlene Z. Roth

Apr 9, 2015

Arlene Z. Roth, age 93, died peacefully on Thursday morning, April 9, 2015 at her residence, the Bridges at Bent Creek, Mechanicsburg, PA.Born April 4, 1922, in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Waldo E.A. and Anna Groff Ziegler, and the widow of G. Book Roth. She was a 1939 graduate of Souderton...

Chris M. Girard

Chris M. Girard

Apr 8, 2015

Chris M. Girard, 51, of Carlisle, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 8, 2015 in New Jersey.He was born on August 30, 1963 in Mechanicsburg to the late Allen and Nancy Lutz Girard.Chris was a graduate of Mechanicsburg High School, Class of 1982. He worked as a truck driver for Roadway Trucking Co. His passion for life was his loving family and...

Lee A. Clouse

Lee A. Clouse

Apr 8, 2015

Lee A. Clouse, 80, of Newville, passed peacefully Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg.He was born on January 16, 1935 in Carlisle to the late John H. and Beulah M. Leigh Clouse and was the widower of Patricia A. Clouse who died February 12, 2015. Lee and Patricia had been married for 56 years.Lee was a graduate...

Josephine W. Monismith Kauffman

Josephine W. Monismith Kauffman

Apr 6, 2015

Josephine W. Monismith Kauffman, 90, of Carlisle, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.She was born August 2, 1924 in Dover, DE to the late Fred and Louisa Baker Willey and was the widow of Charles D. Monismith and Paul Kauffman.Josephine worked for Piezo and Reeves Hoffman Crystal Manufacturing plants. She belonged to the Carlisle...

Needa Amelia Rumberger

Needa Amelia Rumberger

Apr 4, 2015

Needa Amelia Rumberger, 93, of Cumberland Crossings, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Cumberland Crossings, Carlisle.She was born September 14, 1921 in Dalmatia, PA to the late Frank and Susan Bingaman Zeigler and was the widower of Garvin Boyd Rumberger.Needa retired from the PA Department of Transportation Office in Carlisle and also from the Carlisle School District. She was a...

Frances Elizabeth Wood

Frances Elizabeth Wood

Apr 3, 2015

Frances Elizabeth Wood, 72, of Carlisle, died at Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh on Friday, April 3, 2015.She was born on July 7, 1942 in Pearisburg, VA to the late Leonard H. and Alice P. Leffler Fink.Frances retired as an Administrative Assistant to the former CEO of Giant Food, Alan Noodle and was a former Administrative Assistant with CACI and a former...

Jefrey Lee Mcalister

Jefrey Lee Mcalister

Apr 2, 2015

Jefrey Lee McAlister, 58, of Carlisle, died Thursday, April 2, 2015.He was born on January 17, 1957 in Carlisle to the late Lee Ross and Helena S. Schuchman McAlister.Jef graduated from Carlisle High School in 1975 and attended HACC and East Stroudsburg University. He was a self-employed painter. Karen and Jefrey were high school sweethearts and were married for 35...