Obituaries

Patrick Riley

Patrick Riley

Dec 29, 2011

Patrick Edward Riley, 73, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at his home.Born February 19, 1938 in Waterville, ME, he was a son of the late Ernald E. and Sadie F. Pullen Riley.He received a BS Degree from Boston University and a Masters Degree from FIT. Patrick retired as a Colonel from the US Army after 28 years. Patrick...

Ruth Eppley

Ruth Eppley

Dec 28, 2011

Ruth K. Eppley, 95, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.Born March 27, 1916 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late Elmer F. and Louise A. Rice Kester and the widow of Creedin Eugene Eppley.She was a 1934 graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Dickinson College and Carlisle Commercial College. Ruth...

Dolores Ryan

Dolores Ryan

Dec 24, 2011

Dolores Mae Ryan, 90 a resident of Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community, went peacefully on Saturday December 24, 2011 to be with her Lord and Savior at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born October 7, 1921 in Philadelphia , PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle Woods Stein and the widow of Vincent James Ryan. Dolores was a resident...

Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy

Dec 23, 2011

Mary Juanita Kennedy, 71 of Carlisle, died Friday, December 23, 2011 in Manor Care Health Services, Carlisle. Born June 22, 1940 in Baltimore, the daughter of the late Ronald and Jane Frye Kennedy. Surviving are a brother Juan Kennedy, Mt. Holly Springs, a sister, Rachael Blessing and her husband James A., Carlisle, three nieces, Patricia Carns, Pamela Knowlton, Kelly Richwine,...

Louise Vaughn

Louise Vaughn

Dec 23, 2011

Louise May Vaughn peacefully passed away on the morning of 23 December 2011 at 80 years of age. Louise was born in Allentown, PA in 1931, after schooling she worked in the restaurant business at the Buck Hills Falls resort in the heart of the Pennsylvania Poconos region, which is where she met her husband Don Vaughn. Louise and Don...

Dorothy Angney

Dorothy Angney

Dec 23, 2011

J. Dorothy Angney, 95 a resident of Thornwald Home and formerly of Carlisle, died Friday December 23, 2011 in the home.Graveside services will be held at 2:30 pm Friday December 30, 2011 in the Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle with the Rev. Lynn R. Schultz officiating.

Pauline Alspaugh

Pauline Alspaugh

Dec 18, 2011

Pauline W. Alspaugh, 80, a resident of Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 in the home.Born July 24, 1931 in Mt. Holly Springs, the daughter of the late Merrill P. Sr. and Gertrude May Minnich Herr and the widow of Richard Oliver Alspaugh Sr.Pauline was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School. During her life...

Terry Hench

Terry Hench

Dec 17, 2011

Terry Lee Hench, 73, of Carlisle, died, due to an accident, Saturday, December 17, 2011 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Born July 19, 1938 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Luther Elwood and Theetta Calaman Hench.He served in the National Guard’s 104th Recon Squadron for six years. Terry worked masonry, brick and block, and carpentry. He built...

Gertrude Luce

Gertrude Luce

Dec 16, 2011

Gertrude Lucille Luce, 81, of Carlisle, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born January 30, 1930 in Hornell, NY, she was a daughter of the late Lyle and Dorothy Alger Woodworth.Gertrude worked in the cafeteria in Shippensburg High School for over 25 years.Surviving are her husband of 44 years, Gordon Luce of Carlisle; one son, Ronald...

Vivian Shuman

Vivian Shuman

Dec 15, 2011

Vivian A. Shuman, 87, of Walnut Bottom, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at her home. Born in Centerville, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Alfred and Ruth Emma Naugle Bender and the widow of Samuel F. Shuman. She was a graduate of Shippensburg High School. Vivian was a member of Centerville Lutheran Church. She loved crossword puzzles. Surviving...

John Lent

John Lent

Dec 13, 2011

John Robert Lent, 80, of Carlisle died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home. Born Sept. 11, 1931, in Towanda, he was a son of the late Robert and Alice Platt Lent. He was a graduate of Towanda High School, where he played saxophone in the school band. He received his BA from Millersville University in industrial...

Matthew Rynard

Matthew Rynard

Dec 13, 2011

Matthew D. Rynard, 21, of Gardners went home to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Penn State M. S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Dec. 5, 1990, in Carlisle, he was a son of Douglas Rynard and Tawna Delp Clipp. Matt was a student at Boiling Springs High School and will graduate posthumously in 2012. He...

Karl Synder

Karl Synder

Dec 6, 2011

Karl E. Snyder, 62, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at his home.Born June 8, 1949 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Karl S. and Mary Jane Duncan Snyder.He was a graduate of Wilson College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He was a member of the Carlisle Jaycees and a member of the Brethren...

Ralph Jacoby

Ralph Jacoby

Dec 4, 2011

Ralph L. Jacoby of Carlisle, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Ralph was the son of the late George W. and Nancy Zeigler Jacoby of Newville. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Newville. He was active in the church council for four years, chairman of the Refugee Committee and chairman of the Evangelism...

Jack Callaghan

Jack Callaghan

Dec 3, 2011

Jack Kenneth Callaghan, 86, of Carlisle, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at home after a lengthy illness.Jack was born in Tulsa, OK, on July 28, 1925, to Harry L and Mary F (Goodman) Callaghan. He was educated in Tulsa schools. On his seventeenth birthday, Jack enlisted in the Marine Corps. With the 1st Marine Division in WWII, he served in...

Edgar Salisbury

Edgar Salisbury

Dec 3, 2011

Edgar M. “Samâ€Â Salisbury, 81 passed away on December 3, 2011 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community.He was the husband of Lydia A. Nulik to whom he was married for over 58 years.Edgar was born in Newville, PA, the son of Elizabeth Swartz and Edgar Salisbury on June 22, 1930.He was a graduate of Newville High School. He then served in...

Helen Duprey

Helen Duprey

Dec 1, 2011

Helen G. Duprey, 92, of Carlisle, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.Born March 20, 1919 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Alice Irene Myers Crum and the widow of George R. Duprey.She was employed for 24 and a half years by McCroy Electronics. Helen was a member of the Greater...

Richard Swartz

Richard Swartz

Nov 30, 2011

Richard H. "Dick" Swartz, 75, of Carlisle, went home to be with his Lord unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.Born on June 13, 1936, in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Lewis and Dora (Cornman) Swartz.On Sept. 20, 1958, Dick married Mary L. "Lucy" Swartz in the Beaver Street Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla.Dick graduated from Carlisle Area...

Mary Maclay (Kowitski) Zimmerman

Mary Maclay (Kowitski) Zimmerman

Nov 29, 2011

Mary Maclay (Kowitski)Zimmerman, age 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Sarah Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle, PA after suffering from Alzheimers Disease. She was born and raised in Chambersburg, PA. Following graduation from Chambersburg High School, She attended Hood College where she received her degree in History and English. Mary taught school for many years. She started...

Samuel Rice

Samuel Rice

Nov 29, 2011

Samuel David Rice, 65, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at his home.Born April 16, 1946 in Paintsville, KY, he was the son of the late Samuel Marion and Jewell Long Rice.He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Marshall University in Huntington, WV and he worked for the Brubaker Tool Company in its Quality Control Department, Millersburg,...

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