Obituaries
Dorothy K. Wise
Sep 27, 2011
Dorothy K. Wise, 95, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Thornwald Home, Carlisle.Born October 26, 1915 in Churchtown, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Harry Albert and Bertha Mae Arnold Fair and the widow of Martin L. Wise.She was co-owner of Marty’s Auto Sales. She attended Bell School (one room school house) in Churchtown. Dorothy was an...
Harry Goldby
Sep 26, 2011
Harry Charles Goldby, born in Pittsburgh on April 28, 1917, died Sept. 26, 2011, in Carlisle. Valedictorian of his Clairton High School class, he received his B.A. and M.L. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. from the French School at Middlebury College, Vt. From the University of Paris he had diplomas in French literature and general, historical...
Sharon L. Wolf
Sep 26, 2011
Sharon L. Wolf, 59, of Carlisle died Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at her home. Born Aug. 14, 1952, in Bellefonte, she was a daughter of the late John K. Sr. and Louise Whitehead Poorman and the widow of the late Richard Wolf. She was employed as a CNA for Christian Companion Senior Care. She was a member of Allison United...
Nancy S. Hoefert
Sep 24, 2011
Nancy S. Hoefert, 64, of Carlisle died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at home. Born June 2, 1947, in Carlisle, the daughter of the late William C. and Ethel Weaver Swartz. Nancy was a member of the St. John's Episcopal Church, Carlisle, where she was a volunteer. Surviving are her husband of 38 years, Eugene Hoefert, and three daughters, Becky Ledebohm...
Betty L. Thrush
Sep 23, 2011
Betty L. Thrush, 80 of Carlisle, died Friday September 23, 2011 in the Life Care Hospital, Mechanicsburg. Born January 24, 1931 in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Jerry W. and Martha G. Wickard Horn and the widow of Glenn Thrush. Betty was a life member of Dickinson Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday School and Bible School teacher...
Josephine Stapleton
Sep 23, 2011
Josephine "Jo" Marguerite (Sillars) Stapleton of Carlisle, Pa., and Malmesbury, England, died on Sept. 23, 2011 at her home after a period of declining health.She is survived by her loving husband George M. Stapleton, her daughter and son, Samantha M. and Nicholas G. Stapleton, and her greatly-loved siblings, brother Mark Sillars and sister Fiona (Sillars) Chantrey. Cherished nephews and nieces...
Ruth Bloser
Sep 22, 2011
Ruth E. Bloser, 93, died on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Chapel Pointe, Carlisle. Born August, 23, 1918 in Carlisle, the daughter of Guy and Miriam Lau Boyd and the widow of M. Deemer Bloser, who died in 1967.She was most recently employed at Barbara Bistline Financial Services. Barb was a good friend and will miss Ruth. Ruth was well...
Robert E. Ilgenfritz
Sep 22, 2011
Robert E. Ilgenfritz, 66, of Carlisle, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Hershey Medical Center.Born August 27, 1945 in Carlisle, a son of the late John and Viola Miller Ilgenfritz.He was a graduate of Carlisle High School. Robert was employed as a warranty manager by Keen Transport for 35 ½ years. He was a member of Carlisle First Church of...
Benjamin Pash Bloser
Sep 21, 2011
Benjamin Pash Bloser, 21 of Carlisle lost his freedom to live, as the result of an automobile accident, Wednesday September 21, 2011 in S. Middleton Twp. Born June 22, 1990 in Chambersburg, the son of the Steven and Martina “Martyâ€Â Grove Bloser. Benjamin was a 2009 graduate of Big Springs High School. He later attended HACC for one year. Ben...
Gladys Jane De Glas
Sep 21, 2011
Gladys Jane De Glas, 84, of Carlisle, died peacefully, Sept. 21, 2011, at the Church of God Home, Carlisle. Gladys was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Ellsworth J. and Ella Heller Miller. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School. She was employed by Standard Pizo and Health Mart, both of Carlisle. Gladys was...
David Wynne Francis
Sep 16, 2011
David Wynne Francis of Carlisle passed away peacefully at home September 16, 2011, following a long and arduous battle with brain cancer, a battle he fought with courage, love, humor and a hefty dose of sarcasm. David will be remembered for his keen intelligence, devilish sense of humor and encyclopedic knowledge of alternative music. He was 47. David loved practicing...
Dorothy P. Danner
Sep 14, 2011
Dorothy P. Danner, 80, of Carlisle died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at her home. Born Dec. 5, 1930, in Perry County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Miller Zeigler and the widow of Herbert M. Danner. Surviving are two sons, Herbert M. Danner Jr. of Clearfield and Kevin M. Danner of Carlisle; two daughters, Wanda L....
E. Ruth Davis
Sep 13, 2011
E. Ruth Davis, 86, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at her home.Born October 27, 1924 in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby; she was the daughter of John Alexander and Edna May McCuen. She was employed by P. R. Hoffman and Do-Ma Corp in Carlisle and then worked at Bon Ton part-time before retiring permanently in 1995 to...
David L. Harris
Sep 13, 2011
David “Daveâ€Â L. Harris, 50, of Carlisle went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at his home.Born June 24, 1961 in Meyersdale, a son of William B. and Esther Baer Harris.He coached baseball, basketball and soccer and loved any sport that his children played. David’s family will remember him as a wonderful, loving son,...
Ruth Fetter Clay
Sep 12, 2011
Ruth Fetter Clay, 90, of Chapel Pointe at Carlisle died Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 28, 1921, in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Lottie Mae (Peck) Fetter. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School, Class of 1938. She worked in the offices of the Bedford Shoe Company and...
Mary Ann Burkholder
Sep 8, 2011
Mary Ann Burkholder, 80, of Carlisle, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in her home.Born Dec. 22, 1930, in Temple, Texas, the daughter of the late Arthur Buckner and Ann Keeble Wall.She was a graduate of Brownwood High School, Texas, and attended Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas. She met her husband at the First International Presbyterian Convention at Grinnell College...
Josephine Hemmingson Marwick
Sep 7, 2011
Jo Marwick, 92, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Hospice of Central PA,Harrisburg, PA. Born April 30, 1919, in Davenport, Iowa, Jo graduated from the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, pledged Pi Beta Phi Sorority, and married Alfred Marwick, whom she met on campus. They were married 57 years before his 1999 death.Family and friends fondly remember her infectious...
Marjorie L. Rumpf
Sep 6, 2011
Marjorie L. Rumpf, 83, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.Born November 28, 1927 in Trenton, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Frederick H. and Celia Lydia Sophers Wolf.Marjorie was a registered nurse who worked as a public health nurse for Cumberland County and also as a school nurse for the Carlisle...
Edward K. Masland
Aug 30, 2011
Edward "Skip" Masland, 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at his home in Carlisle.Born in Carlisle on March 5, 1929, Skip was the youngest of four in the family of Robert Paul and Ruth Sample Masland. He attended Carlisle schools until high school, when he transferred to Valley Forge Military Academy, but ultimately found his bearings at The Peddie School...
W. Wayne Tritt
Aug 29, 2011
W. Wayne Tritt of Carlisle passed into eternity on Aug. 29, 2011. He was born on June 28, 1922, in Penn Township, Cumberland County, the son of the late Albert C. and Elnora J. March Tritt. He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, the former Esther Jane McKinney, who died March 16, 2005. Mr. Tritt was a 1940...
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