Obituaries

Jean E. Rockwell

Jean E. Rockwell

Dec 11, 2013

Jean E. Rockwell, 95, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Center, Carlisle.Born June 2, 1918 in Mechanicsburg, she was a daughter of the late Olin D. and Grace E. Sollenberger Rider and the widow of Robert W. Rockwell, Sr. She graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1936 and then attended Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing...

Stephen James Carson

Stephen James Carson

Dec 11, 2013

Stephen James Carson, 54, of Carlisle, was called "home", Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in 1959, he was the son of the late James William and Martha Church Carson. He was a 1977 graduate of Carlisle High School.An avid family man and lover of classic rock, Steve possessed a very strong work ethic, working...

William G. (Red) Miller

William G. (Red) Miller

Dec 10, 2013

William G. "Red" Miller, 80, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at his home.Born February 15, 1933 in Dublin Gap, he was a son of the late George and Florence Bouder Miller and the widower of Mary V. Jones Miller.He worked for Gibson Cement in Carlisle and also worked as a scrap metal recycler in Carlisle. Red cut and...

Frank M. Evelhoch

Frank M. Evelhoch

Dec 9, 2013

Frank M. Evelhoch, 89, of Carlisle died Monday, December 9, 2013 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle.Born April 27, 1924 in Plainfield, he was a son of the late Henry Alexander and Sarah Yarlett Evelhoch and the widower of Anna Walters Evelhoch.He was employed by C.H. Masland and Sons as a weaver for twenty-five years. And also worked for Carlisle Tire and...

Shirley A. Lilley

Shirley A. Lilley

Dec 6, 2013

Shirley A. Lilley's earthly life ended at the age of 82 in Carlisle, Friday, December 6, 2013 at her home.Born February 6, 1931 in Lock Haven, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl Vonada Strunk.She was a member of the First United Church of Christ Church, Carlisle. Surviving are her husband, Glenn F. Lilley of Carlisle; one...

Valetta M. Miller

Valetta M. Miller

Dec 5, 2013

Valetta M. Miller, 85, of Carlisle, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side.Born April 23, 1928 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Warren K. and Bertha Alice Herman Wickard.She retired from the Carlisle Tire and Wheel Corporation. She enjoyed gardening, reading (especially her Bible) and spending time with her...

Miriam S. Neff

Miriam S. Neff

Dec 5, 2013

Miriam S. Neff, 100, of Carlisle, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her home.Born October 31, 1913 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel and Mabel Heckman Strause and the widow of Norman L. Neff, Sr.She was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1932. Miriam retired from Hunts Crystal Plant, Carlisle after twenty-four years of...

Mary Ellen Tolbert

Mary Ellen Tolbert

Dec 3, 2013

Mary Ellen Tolbert, 85, of Carlisle, died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her home.Born August 24, 1928 in New Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Elizabeth Glazer McClintock and the widow of Paul A. Tolbert.She retired from the former C. H. Masland & Sons, Carlisle. She was a former member of the Carlisle Moose lodge...

Daniel J. Taylor

Daniel J. Taylor

Dec 2, 2013

Daniel J. Taylor, 49, of Carlisle, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born April 23, 1964 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Joseph R. and Martha Peterman Taylor.He was a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School, Class of 1983. Daniel was currently working as the service manager for CVM Auto Park, Mechanicsburg and...

Doris Widra

Doris Widra

Dec 2, 2013

Doris Robinson Widra, 81, of Newville, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Green Ridge Village, Newville.Born September 11, 1932 in Needmore, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Leslie and Loretta Mae Spade Robinson and the widow of Joseph Widra.She was Carlisle High School graduate, Class of 1950 and she was crowned Miss Carlisle Fair in 1950. She retired...

Linda Kay Kutz

Linda Kay Kutz

Dec 1, 2013

Linda Kay Kutz, 65, of Carlisle, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Forest Park Health Care Center, Carlisle with her family by her side.Born August 15, 1948 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Jacob L. and Ruth A. Rowe Wilson.She was a Carlisle High School graduate, Class of 1966. Linda retired as administrative assistant in the office...

Linda Jean Russell

Linda Jean Russell

Nov 29, 2013

Linda Jean McClintock Russell, 66, of Carlisle, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Messiah Lifeways, Mechanicsburg. Born November 17, 1947 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Esther Baker McClintock.She was a graduate of Harrisburg Area Community College with a Culinary Art and Business Degree. Linda was the owner of the former Jeanie's Restaurant, Carlisle. She...

M. Ruth Boyer

M. Ruth Boyer

Nov 29, 2013

M. Ruth Boyer, 92, of Carlisle died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Chapel Pointe at Carlisle.Born March 22, 1921 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Dora M. Replogle Faulkner and the widow of Ernest L. Boyer.She was a clerk for the former Henderson Shoe Store, Carlisle. She was a member of First Church of...

Gayle Helen Mclaughlin

Gayle Helen Mclaughlin

Nov 27, 2013

Gayle Helen McLaughlin, 83, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Cumberland Crossing Retirement Community, Carlisle.Born September 16, 1930 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Ember and Helen Corman Rupp.She was an avid reader and a great cook, who loved her family and her poodles. Gayle enjoyed spending time in cabins and traveling to the seashore....

June Charlotte Hanniford

June Charlotte Hanniford

Nov 27, 2013

June Charlotte Hanniford, 90, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her residence.Born March 17, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth Ludolph Naprava.June was a homemaker and in her younger years, she liked to golf, sail and bowl and she also enjoyed shopping. She was a very good mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was...

John W. Yohn

John W. Yohn

Nov 24, 2013

John W. Yohn, 84, of Carlisle, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born January 17, 1929 in Hummelstown, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Olive Brunner Yohn and the widower of Mary J. Zeigler Yohn, who passed August 28, 2011 after sixty-three years of marriage.He retired from Souders Feed and Grain, New...

Martha Herr Weston

Martha Herr Weston

Nov 23, 2013

Martha Herr Weston, 79, of Carlisle, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.Born December 26, 1933, in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Harriet Cohick and Arthur Herr. She attended Carlisle High School. Martha retired after twenty-five years of working at the Country Butcher Shop in Plainfield. She was a member of St. Matthews...

William H. Bixler, Sr

William H. Bixler, Sr

Nov 22, 2013

William H. Bixler, Sr., 90, of Carlisle, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, Carlisle.He was born February 8, 1923, Boiling Springs, a son of the late Harry and Ethel (Brame) Bixler and the widower of Calantha Cornman Bixler, to whom he was married for fifty-nine years.Bill was retired from the former AMP Incorporated. He enjoyed gardening,...

Ruth Annie Germeyer

Ruth Annie Germeyer

Nov 22, 2013

Ruth Annie Germeyer, 89, of Dillsburg, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.Born December 31, 1923 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Roy B. and Edna Mae Keck Killian.She was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1941. Ruth worked for many of the Crystal Plants in Carlisle. Also, she worked as...

Conrad Russell Thompson

Conrad Russell Thompson

Nov 20, 2013

Conrad Russell Thompson, 62, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services, Carlisle.Born September 25, 1951 in Carlisle, he was a son of Dorothy Mae and her husband Richard Shaughnessy and the late William Richard Thompson and his surviving spouse, Doyle J. Thompson.Conrad enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren.Surviving are two daughters, Angela Thompson...