Obituaries

Paul W. Shughart

Paul W. Shughart

Feb 19, 2014

Paul W. Shughart, 86, of Carlisle died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.He was born in Shippensburg on October 20, 1927 to the late Ross G. and Nora Bell (Smith) Shughart.Paul was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1945 and Carlisle Commercial College. Over the years he worked several jobs including the US Naval...

Kathy L. Snyder

Kathy L. Snyder

Feb 19, 2014

Kathy L. Snyder, 62, of Carlisle died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.She was born December 5, 1951 in Camp Hill to the late Lloyd and Doris (Simmons) Weaver.Kathy was a member of the North Middleton Fire Company where she served as Assistant Fire Chief and currently as Secretary and also served as an EMT with the...

Martha Ann Vaughan

Martha Ann Vaughan

Feb 18, 2014

December 22, 1955- February 18, 2014Martha Ann Vaughan of Carlisle passed into eternal life on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. She was 58 years old. She was born in Topeka, Kansas, and grew up in Freeport, Illinois, and Chatham, New Jersey. Martha came to Carlisle to attend Dickinson College and graduated in 1979. She recently joined festivities there for a reunion.Martha...

Joseph E.  Corn

Joseph E. Corn

Feb 17, 2014

Joseph E. Corn, age 69, of Carlisle died Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence with his loving family at his sideHe was born July 29, 1944 in Carlisle to the late Clyde T. and Zoula Eltz Corn, Sr.Joe was a truck driver for Mail Contractors of America. In his free time he enjoyed card games and poker, but more...

Danny M. Fury

Danny M. Fury

Feb 13, 2014

Danny M. Fury of Carlisle died Thursday, February 13, 2104 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.He was born the son of the late William H. and Clarice M. Louden Fury.Danny served in the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a mechanic for a rental agency.Surviving are his son Jason (and wife Carrie) Fury of Quarryville, grandsons Jackson and Carter...

Shirley Ann Keene

Shirley Ann Keene

Feb 12, 2014

Shirley Ann KeeneShirley Ann Keene, 53, of Landisburg died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home.Born June 28, 1960 in Norfolk, VA, she was a daughter of Annette Miller Bennett and the late Peter Bennett, Sr.Shirley was a US Army veteran serving in Germany. She received a Medical Assistant Certification from Bryman College and she worked as a Medical Assistant...

Barbara J. Shughart

Barbara J. Shughart

Feb 11, 2014

Barbara J. Kline Shughart, 66, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence with her loving husband and son at her side.Born June 29, 1947 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Ravenda W. Baker Kline.She was a graduate of Mechanicsburg High School, Class of 1965 and...

John J. Mellerski

John J. Mellerski

Feb 11, 2014

John J. Mellerski, 73, of Carlisle, died at home on February 11, 2014.Born December 8, 1940 in Buffalo, New York, John was the eldest of the twelve children of Casimer and Victoria (Blak) Mellerski. John graduated from Buffalo State University and taught elementary school in upstate New York for two years before earning a Masters degree in French at Binghamton...

Lawanda K. Bagshaw

Lawanda K. Bagshaw

Feb 11, 2014

Lawanda K. Bagshaw, 67, of Mt. Holly Springs, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home.Born February 20, 1946 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Marie L. Miner Stough.Lawanda retired from Penn DOT. She was a member of the American Legion Post 674, and VFW 7343 Ladies Auxiliary, both of Mt. Holly Springs. Her grandchildren...

Teresa K. Zepeda

Teresa K. Zepeda

Feb 10, 2014

Teresa K. Zepeda, 48, of Gettysburg, died Monday, February 10, 2014.Born October 29, 1965 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of Robert and Virginia Elizabeth Dick Barrick.Surviving in addition to her parents are four sons: Justin, Eleno, and Carlos Zepeda and Juan Rogue; one daughter, Nina Zepeda; three sisters: Kimberly Rivera of Carlisle, Cindy Barrero of Carlisle, and Connie Shafer...

Lisa M. Davis

Lisa M. Davis

Feb 10, 2014

Lisa M. Davis, 48, of Carlisle, went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a six and half year battle with ovarian cancer on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg.Born on Feb. 5, 1966, in Middletown, she was the daughter of James L. Snyder of Elizabethtown and Carol K. (Pinter) Becker of Millsboro, Del.Lisa graduated...

Ernesto (Ernie) Pagan

Ernesto (Ernie) Pagan

Feb 10, 2014

Ernesto "Ernie" Pάgan, 56, of Carlisle, died Monday, February 10, 2014 in the Lebanon Veterans Center.Born November 19, 1957 in Manhattan, NY, he was a son of Eusebio Jr., and Juana Regina Vargas Pάgan.He was a general contractor working independently throughout the Greater West Shore area. He was a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School, Class of 1975 and a...

Patricia Ann Killian

Patricia Ann Killian

Feb 9, 2014

Patricia Ann Killian, 75, of Carlisle, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born April 14, 1938 in Dauphin County, she was a daughter of Patrick Ewing andThelma Mahoney.She retired from Holy Spirit Hospital after twenty years of service as a nurses aid. After retirement she joined her husband in the family business, Killian Lawn Spray. She...

Betty Jane Gottshall

Betty Jane Gottshall

Feb 8, 2014

Betty Jane Gottshall, 76, of Carlisle, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 in her home while surrounded by her loving family.Born September 16, 1937 in West Cameron Township she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Elizabeth Poland Heintzelman and the widow of Robert C. Gottshall Sr.Betty was loved by all, especially her family and will be missed by...

Ruth L. Hoffman

Ruth L. Hoffman

Feb 7, 2014

Ruth L. Hoffman, 91, of Carlisle passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at her home.Born August 13, 1922 in Lawn, PA, Lebanon County, a daughter of the late Carl H. and Eleanor L. (Young) Shoemaker and the widow of George (Pete) Hoffman, Sr., who died in 1956.Ruth attended Hershey High School and graduated from Carlisle High in 1940. She was...

Mona Fern Garland

Mona Fern Garland

Feb 7, 2014

Mona Fern Garland, 86, of Carlisle, died Friday, February 7, 2014 in Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. She was born November 3, 1927 in Needmore, PA, a daughter of the late William and Etta Waltz Clark and the widow of George Cecil Garland. Mrs. Garland taught Home Economics for 18 years in junior and senior high at Forbes Road and...

William M. Sutton

William M. Sutton

Feb 7, 2014

After a courageous 8 year battle with Cancer, Carlisle resident William M. Sutton passed away peacefully at Hershey Medical center, surrounded by his family and love. Bill was born on May 14th 1938 in White Plains, New York to the late John G. Sutton and Ruth M. Sutton and was preceded in death by his beloved brother and best friend,...

James C. Galbraith

James C. Galbraith

Feb 6, 2014

LTC (Ret.) James C. Galbraith of Carlisle died Thursday, February 6, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born a son of the late James Albert and Anna Marie Conner Galbraith.He was a graduate of Rimersburg High School. Jim was a soldier who spent the largest part of his life serving his country in the US Army and USMC. He received...

Michael Eichelberger

Michael Eichelberger

Feb 5, 2014

Michael Eichelberger, 60, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born July 11, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late James P. and Betty Hockenberry Eichelberger.He was a foreman for Rose Metal Systems, and a laborer for Excel Logistics. Also a former member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1299, Carlisle. He loved to go...

Robert M. Hirschhorn

Robert M. Hirschhorn

Feb 5, 2014

Robert M. Hirschhorn, 77, of Carlisle, formerly from Norristown, Pa., died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Community General Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. Born July 11, 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of the late Nathan and Judithe Belber Hirschhorn. Bob was a fine art photographer and poet, passionate about his art and participated in art shows in the Mid-Atlantic...