Obituaries

May 24, 2013

William "Bill" Ritchie, 75, of Carlisle, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at his home.Born October 1, 1937 in Yonkers, NY, he was a son of the late Charles and Evelyn Wenz Ritchie.Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Betty Fiore Ritchie; two sons, Timothy Ritchie (and wife, Kim) of Carlisle; four grandchildren, Amber, Stefanie, Sydney Ritchie and Robert Shover (and...

May 23, 2013

Donald J. Clay, 97, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Chapel Pointe in Carlisle. Born March 8, 1916, in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Clarence and Nellie Mae (Ludt) Clay.Mr. Clay was employed by S. G. L Abrasives, Carlisle when he retired in 1977. Prior to that he worked at C. H. Masland & Sons, and also...

May 22, 2013

Lela K. "Lil" Norrell, 78, of Carlisle died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at her home.Born March 29, 1935 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Keck and Anna Mae Hoover Carey.She retired from P. R. Hoffman Crystal Plant after over 20 years of service. She later worked part-time for Manor Care Health Services, Carlisle. Lil was a...

May 19, 2013

May 18, 2013

Ann "Nance" E. Murray, 84 of Carlisle, PA and formerly of Cumberland, MD, died Saturday May 18, 2013 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born May 31, 1928 in Cumberland, MD, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rosalie Creegan McMahon. Mrs. Murray was a 1946 graduate of the Girls Central Catholic High School in Cumberland, MD. She will be...

May 17, 2013

Donald Paul "Red" McKillip, 90, of Boiling Springs, died Friday, May 17, 2013 at The Thornwald Home, Carlisle.Born October 13, 1922 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late George D. & Susanna Delancy McKillip.He retired from U.S. Postal service after 35 years. He was a veteran of WWII, U. S. Army Air Corps. Red was a member of...

May 15, 2013

May 14, 2013

May 13, 2013

William John "Bill" Poska, Sr., 78, of Carlisle, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at his home.Born November 6, 1934 in Shenandoah, PA, he was a son of the late Edward W. and Anna M. Pacenta Poska.He graduated from the Shenandoah Catholic High School and attended Shippensburg University. William was a US Air Force veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He...

May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

Samuel Howard Brown, 80, of Carlisle died Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born November 24, 1932 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late C. L. and Lillian Howard Brown.He owned and operated C. L. Brown and Son Rose Farm which grew and sold and also provided roses to the Hershey Rose Garden. He was...

May 12, 2013

David Edward "Ted" Lutz, 88, of Carlisle, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born April 26, 1925 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Urie David and Helen Brindle Lutz.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School and attended Harvard University. David earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Dickinson College, Carlisle. He was...

May 12, 2013

Scott Alan Runk, 46, of Plainfield, died Saturday, May 12, 2013 at his home.Born September 13, 1966 in Carlisle, he was a son of Loretta Fay Swarner Runk and the late Larry James Runk.Scott attended ITT Technical Institute and also Harrisburg Area Community College. He worked for UniLever Warehouse in Penn Township and previously at Giant Distribution, Carlisle. Scott liked...

May 11, 2013

Ralph C. Morse, 77, of Carlisle, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born January 25, 1936 in Bedford County, East Providence Township, he was a son of the late Harry Wilmer and Linnie H. Baker Morse.Ralph dedicated his life to serving his country in the U.S. Army until his retirement.Surviving are his wife of eight...

May 11, 2013

George Cecil Garland, 93, of Carlisle, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born April 9, 1920, in Needmore, a son of the late Blair and Lessie Bard Garland. George served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. After his time in the military he worked at Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, as a...

May 10, 2013

Marie R. Barrick, 90, of Carlisle, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill surrounded by her loving family.Born August 5, 1922 in Newville, she was a daughter of the late Warren Edgar and Bessie L. Cooper Hockenberry and the widow of Ralph E. Barrick, who was the love of her life.Marie retired from Knouse Food Company...

May 6, 2013

Gayle K. "Mal" Sheaffer, 82, of Middlesex Township passed away peacefully on Monday, May 6, 2013. Born in Boiling Springs on March 5, 1931, Gayle was the only daughter of Mildred (Wise) and Oren Negley.Gayle graduated from Boiling Springs High School and went on to work for Sheaffer Brothers in Carlisle. She married Kenny in August of 1952 and shortly...

May 6, 2013

Walter S. Barrick, 85, of Carlisle, died Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.Born May 16, 1927 in Upper Frankford Township, he was a son of the late Walter J. and Pearl Kramer Barrick.He was a member of St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newville; two bowling leagues, St. Peters Church League and Texas Eastern Pipeline League....

May 5, 2013

Louis J. Pinto, 76, of Carlisle and Ocean City, NJ, formerly of Drexel Hill, died May 5, 2013 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center. Born June 12, 1936 in Drexel Hill, he was a son of the late Louis J. and Florence Leonard Pinto.He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University. Louis was employed by GE, Regina Corporation,...

May 3, 2013

Sylvia Marie Knapp, 88, of Carlisle, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born October 13, 1923 in East Berlin, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Della Masmer Ebersole and the widow of Richard Knapp.She was a teacher for 37 years in a number of school districts and taught second grade in the...