Obituaries

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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 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 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...

May 2, 2013

Leonard "Curly" Hodges, 84, of Carlisle, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his daughter's home. Born May 17, 1928 in Hart, MI, he was a son of the late James and Edna Fuller Hodges.Leonard was a US Army veteran of WWII who served in the Philippines. He was a sportsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Leonard was a life time...

May 1, 2013

Patrick Dale "Guido" Seaux, 37, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born March 1, 1976 in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of Barbara L. Marston Chronister. Patrick loved playing cards, shooting pool and hanging out with his friends. He was also a Chicago Bears fan. The family would like to give a special...

Apr 30, 2013

John S. "Jack" Mowbray, 78, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.Born November 1, 1934 in Hartford, Ct, he was a son of the late Col. John S. and Nora Bean Keely Mowbray.He received an AB Degree in Education from Franklin and Marshall College; MS Degree in General Education from Temple University; MA in Mathematics...

Apr 29, 2013

Apr 28, 2013

Sandra Lee "Sam" Marrie, 66, of died, Sunday, April 28, 2013.Born May 16, 1946 in California, a daughter of the late Louis and Barbara Pate. She was a member of the Daybreak Church, Mechanicsburg. Surviving are three children, Tracy Lynn Horning of Mechanicsburg, Scott Willis of Shippensburg, and Tanya Launse of Camp Hill; 9 grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. She was...

Apr 27, 2013

Annetta "Aggie" Agnes Gleim Burgett, 86, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Church of God Home, Carlilse.Born August 30, 1926 in Mechanicsburg, the daughter of the late Fank and Mabel M. Moyer Gleim and the widow of F. Clyde Burgett.She was a graduate of Mechanisburg High School. She was a bookkeeper at Cumberland Valley Co-Op. She was a member...

Apr 26, 2013

Jeremiah Cox, 66, of Carlisle died Friday, April 26, 2013 at his home.Born November 22, 1946 in Harlan, KY, he was a son of the late William Edward and Etta Lorene Hensley Cox.Jeremiah graduated from Union College, Barbourville, KY in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. He worked for the Department of Transportation, Richmond, VA and for...

Apr 25, 2013

John "Bob" Zwald, 73, of Shermans Dale, died Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Gardners.Born December 31, 1939 in Bradford, he was a son of the late Eugene William and Alma Dush Zwald.Surviving are his wife of fifty-three years, Margaret Zwald of Shermans Dale; four sons, Paul E. Zwald of Williamsport, Raymond A. Zwald (and wife, Terry) of Jersey Shore, Parnell...