Obituaries

Nov 10, 2014

My mother, Frances Catherine Porsi (Rosado) 90, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2014. She is survived by me, her son, Louis J. Porsi Jr. and preceded in death by her sister, Antoinette Cimorelli, of Elmont, NY.Frances was born in Brooklyn, NY. When I was very young, she was forced to seek work and became a typist...

Nov 10, 2014

Violet I. Otto, 93, of Carlisle, died Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.She was born August 27, 1921 in Adams County, Huntington Township, a daughter of the late Ellsworth and Ella Heller Miller and the widow of Grove G. Otto. She worked at AMP for many years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist...

Nov 10, 2014

Edna M. Barrick, 83, of Carlisle, died Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born March 1, 1931 in Good Hope Mills, PA, a daughter of the late Floyd J. and Ruth I. Humes Grissinger and the widow of Mervin C. Barrick.She was a graduate of Mechanicsburg High School. She and her husband, Mervin operated the former...

Nov 9, 2014

Joan K. Riley, 76, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, November 9, 2014. Born March 16, 1938 in Plymouth, NH, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Garfield and Dorothy Bradford Kelso and the widow of (Col. Ret.) Patrick Edward Riley, U. S. Army.She was a 1956 graduate of Winslow High School in Winslow, ME. Joan attended the University of Maine,...

Nov 8, 2014

Louise G. Nickel (Farner) 88, of Carlisle passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 8, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Walter F. Nickel, Jr., a WWII veteran. She is cherished by her three children and spouses, Walter F. Nickel, III and wife Barbara of East Berlin, PA; Michael A. Nickel...

Nov 8, 2014

George P. Martin, 79 of Roxbury, PA formerly of Newville, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at home. Born February 23, 1935 in Carlisle, PA son of the late Kenneth R. and Elizabeth K. Hoover Martin. He was a graduate of Carlisle, High School, class of 1955. He worked for many years at C.H. Masland and Sons. He was a member...

Nov 8, 2014

Robert M. Price Jr., 70 of Elkins, WV and formerly of Bethlehem, PA, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 in his home. Born January 11, 1944 in Sumter, SC. He was a son of the late Robert M. and Ethel Varner Price Sr. Bob was a 1961 graduate of the Greater Johnstown High School and a 1965 graduate of Indiana University...

Nov 7, 2014

Fair winds and following seas to Abigail MacKenzie (Sturges) Wright (YNCS, Ret.), who died November 7, 2014, after a prolonged illness. Born January 18, 1950, to Frank and Cynthia (Shreve) Sturges, in Elmhurst, Illinois, Abigail was raised in Mobile, Alabama, and graduated in 1968 from The MacDuffie School for Girls in Springfield, MA. After high school, she attended The American...

Nov 6, 2014

Arturo Angel Fox2 August 1935-6 November 2014Arturo A. Fox, Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Dickinson College, epitomized brilliance, dignity, and determination throughout his eventful life. He was the only child of Arturo Roberto Fox and Dulce María Macle , born in Holguín, Cuba. He earned a diploma of Letters and Science from Escuela Los Amigos, 1952, and an LL.D from...

Nov 6, 2014

Edward Clarke Miller, Jr., 52, of Carlisle, formerly of Aston, PA, died suddenly Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his residence.Born November 20, 1961 in Upland, PA, a son of Sarah E. Carpenter Boyle of Aston, PA and the late Joseph C. Boyle, Sr.He was employed as a salesman at the Lowes Home Improvements, Carlisle. He was a former volunteer fireman...

Nov 5, 2014

Chink Orris, 82, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born June 23, 1932 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late John and Bertha Baker Orris.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1952. He worked for United Telephone, later Sprint, for thirty-five years as a cable splicer. He was a member...

Nov 3, 2014

Nov 2, 2014

William "Bill" I. Newman, 81, of Carlisle died Sunday, November 2, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born September 8, 1933 in Richmond, VA, a son of the late William Taylor and Anna Eleanor Miller Newman.Bill retired in 1995 from the Camp Hill Correctional Facilities as journeyman and guard. Bill was also a retired carpenter for the B. F. Diamond...

Oct 31, 2014

Janet R. Dunkleberger, 88, of Carlisle, died Friday, October 31, 2014 in the Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA.She was born in Carlisle, PA to the late David O. and Florence E. (Kingsborough) Dunkleberger.She had worked as the office manager of the former Andrews Furniture Store in Carlisle and retired from the billing department of Keene Trucking Co., Carlisle. She...

Oct 27, 2014

John R. Donsen, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, PA formerly of Boiling Springs, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, PA. Born June 10, 1933 in Gettysburg, PA, a son of the late Herman and Edna Hummer Donsen. He was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1953. He retired after forty years of service from the...

Oct 25, 2014

Sadie Cantone Pounder, passed on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1946 in Harrisburg to the late Louis B. Cantone and Ann D'Oro Cantone. She graduated from John Harris High School in Harrisburg, PA; Gettysburg College (BA); George Mason University (MA); and, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (MDiv). She also earned a...

Oct 25, 2014

Michalene Schatte, 84 of Carlisle, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born March 27, 1930 in Hollsopple, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Paulina Anna Scolora Gallo. She was a graduate of Conemaugh Township High School, Class of 1949. Surviving are two sons, Mark Schatte (and wife, Carol) of Carlisle and...

Oct 24, 2014

George M. Lusk, 81 of Newville, died Friday, October 24, 2014 in his residence.Born on November 23, 1932 in Helen, GA, to the late Cecil and Fannie Vandiver Lusk. George was retired US Army Veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict, serving his country for 20 years and retiring as a First Sergeant. He retired after 19 years after as...

Oct 19, 2014

Mary Jane (Diller/Robinson) Ruff, originally of Carlisle PA, passed on October 19th at 79.She is survived by her beloved husband Dr. Joseph R. Ruff, her sister Peg Selders, her "soul sister" Betty Gray Brown, sisters-in-law Cindy and Maggie Ruff, daughters Felicia and Stephanie, son-in-law Donovan Corum, and goddaughter Meredith Brown-Anderson. Daughter of Levi and Savilla (Diller) Robinson, she was raised...

Oct 19, 2014

Roberta H. Weiser, 79, of Carlisle died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born June 17, 1935 in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Helen Wilson Hollar and the widow of Harold Weiser.She was a member of the former Allison United Methodist Church. She loved painting ceramics, butterflies, puzzles and...