Obituaries

Carl L. "Rocky" Rotz

Carl L. "Rocky" Rotz

May 1, 2014

(aka: Midnight Express)Carl L. "Rocky" Rotz, 61, of Shermans Dale, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home.Born December 11, 1952 in Carlisle, He was a son of Carl L. Sr., and Helen L. Lewis Rotz and the widower of Michele R. Wickard.He was a truck driver for Giant Foods Stores, LLC, Carlisle. He was a member of Cumberland Fire...

Earl C. Brownawell

Earl C. Brownawell

May 1, 2014

Earl C. Brownawell, 93, of Carlisle died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born March 14, 1921 in Shermans Dale, a son of the late William C. and Minnie M. Sheriff Brownawell. He worked for Locust Point Stone Quarry, Mechanicsburg, Pennsy Supply, Harrisburg, and Kimbob Paving Co., Harrisburg for thirty years where he retired. After retirement...

Barbara A. Long

Barbara A. Long

Apr 25, 2014

Barbara A. Long, 72, of Camp Hill, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at the Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.Born February 21, 1942 in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Verna Cleaver Malasheski. Surviving are one daughter, Rose Mikolajczak (and husband, Greg) of Mechanicsburg; two sons, Robert Long of Harrisburg and Paul Long of Cornell, NY; and...

Lillian Dorothy (Claridge)Thomas

Lillian Dorothy (Claridge)Thomas

Apr 25, 2014

Lillian Dorothy (Claridge) Thomas; June 24, 1922-ApriI 25, 2014. Born in Richmond Victoria Australia to the late David and Violet Wheatly Claridge. She was the oldest of five children all of whom are deceased (Edna, Essie, David and Betty). Lillian was in the Royal Australian Air Force during WWII. She worked at the PX in the jewelry department in Carlisle...

Gloria L. Seifert

Gloria L. Seifert

Apr 23, 2014

Gloria L. Seifert, 67 of Pomona Park, Florida passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Gloria was born on November 24, 1946 in Erie, Pa., to the late Joseph and Dorothy Burton. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Edward and Thornie Burton, daughter, Robbin Tataliba She was an avid square dancer. She belonged to the River Ramblers...

Victoria L. Olson

Victoria L. Olson

Apr 15, 2014

Victoria L. Olson, 56, of Carlisle died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born August 5, 1957 in Two Harbors, MN, she was a daughter of Lee R. Foland Olson and the late Victor M. Olson.She was formerly employed by Save-A-Lot, Harrisburg and ABC West bowling Alley, Mechanicsburg. She loved her cat AJ.Surviving in addition to...

Mildred M. Behrens

Mildred M. Behrens

Apr 13, 2014

Mildred M. Behrens, 87, of Carlisle, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born October 7, 1926 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Ray and Mira Heiser Albright and the widow of James B. Behrens.She attended the Carlisle High School and was a graduate of Carlisle Commercial College. She worked on her...

Mary Elizabeth Good

Mary Elizabeth Good

Apr 10, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Good, 90, of Carlisle, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 in the Forest Park Health Center and Rehabilitation, Carlisle.Born February 22, 1924 in Bloserville, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Mae Bell Mixell Smith whom she remembers as good and kind parents. The widow of Samuel M. Good who died in 1986. The unique story of the...

Carl E.  Finkenbinder

Carl E. Finkenbinder

Apr 10, 2014

Carl E. "UNC" Finkenbinder, 76, of Plainfield, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at his home with his loving family at his side.Born August 5, 1937 in Greason, the son of the late Arthur Rae and Estella C. Warner Finkenbinder.He retired from the Union Quarries, prior he had worked at the Locust Pointe Quarry Plant. He loved the time he spent...

Maygin Elizabeth Barbour

Maygin Elizabeth Barbour

Apr 7, 2014

Maygin Elizabeth Barbour, 24, of Carlisle, died Monday, April 7, 2014 at her home.Born April 25, 1989 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of Marlin L. and Kathleen Strahosky Barbour, Jr. of Carlisle.She was a graduate of Carlisle High School and also a graduate of Certified Nursing Assistant Training. She worked as a CNA for Sarah Todd Nursing Home, Carlisle....

Kenneth Samuel Baughman

Kenneth Samuel Baughman

Apr 7, 2014

Kenneth Samuel Baughman, 70, of Carlisle died Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born October 13, 1943 in Carlisle, a son of the late LeGrand and Jane Elizabeth Ames Baughman. He was a graduate of Carlisle High School. He worked at Baughman Male Shop and Farmers Trust as a teller and retired from M&T Bank as a...

Joseph D. Shemuga

Joseph D. Shemuga

Apr 6, 2014

Joseph D. Shemuga, 83, of Mechanicsburg died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.Born June 10, 1930 in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Joseph and Susan Ulicne Shemuga.He retired from Equitable Gas after over thirty-five years of service. Joseph was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Korean Conflict.Surviving are his wife...

Mabel K. Lebo

Mabel K. Lebo

Apr 6, 2014

Mabel K. Lebo, 97, of Carlisle, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the home of her son, Dennis with whom she lived.Born May 27, 1916 in Monroe Township, PA, a daughter of the late Jacob G. & Minnie Ruhl Wickard and the widow of Charles L. Lebo who died March 15, 1973.She was a former owner of The "LIL" Donut...

Charles E. King

Charles E. King

Apr 6, 2014

Charles E. King, 84 of Carlisle, died Sunday April 6, 2014 in Life Care Hospital, Camp Hill. Born April 27, 1929 in Mt. Pleasant, PA, a son of the late George A. and Clara Cornman King and the widower of Geraldine J. Horn King who died in February 10, 2005. Mr. King retired from the former C.H. Masland and Sons...

Robert N. Wallace, Sr.

Robert N. Wallace, Sr.

Apr 2, 2014

Robert N. Wallace, Sr., 85, of Carlisle died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Harrisburg Hospital.Born October 23, 1928 in Mechanicsburg, he was a son of the late Ralph Newton and Mable Thumma Wallace.He was a graduate of John Harris High School. He retired from Frog, Switch, & Manufacturing, Carlisle. He also worked for Bethlehem Steel, Harrisburg and John Stapf...

Lois N. Weary

Lois N. Weary

Apr 2, 2014

Lois N. Weary, 87, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born June 20, 1926 in Landisburg, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mabel Wertz Neely and the widow of Jesse J. Weary.She was formerly employed by C. H. Masland and Sons, Liberty Lunch, G. S. Electric and Sara Todd Home...

David Sharp Masland, Md

David Sharp Masland, Md

Apr 2, 2014

David Sharp Masland, MD died April 2, 2014. Born in Carlisle on October 24, 1923, he was the son of Frank and Virginia Masland. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Strayer Masland, and children David Jr. and wife Mary, Janet Masland and husband Lawrence Keating, Barbara "Kim" Bollinger and husband David and grandchildren, David Masland III and wife Ann,...

Martha G. Russell

Martha G. Russell

Apr 1, 2014

Martha G. Russell, 92, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born January 24, 1922 in Bloserville, a daughter of the late Edward Z. and Mary Emma Smith Gayman and the widow of Marlin R. Russell who passed in 1990.She formerly attended the Carlisle Presbyterian Church. She was an excellent cook and baker, and...

Leah Pickel

Leah Pickel

Mar 31, 2014

Leah Ickes Pickel, 91, of Carlisle, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born December 15, 1922 in Landisburg, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Nevin and Ida Ellerman Ickes and the widow of Amos W. Pickel who died in 2004 after fifty-four years of marriage.She was a 1940 graduate of Landisburg High School....

Vera Ellen Moog

Vera Ellen Moog

Mar 29, 2014

Vera Ellen Moog, 64, of Carlisle, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born March 2, 1950 in Rolla, MO, she was a daughter of Vernon G. and Joyce Madeline Sowers Berkey.Vera worked as a manager at self-storage facility and also worked as a beautician. Surviving are two daughters, Mandy Gilmore of Carlisle and Stacy Collins of Lexington...

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