Obituaries

Jul 17, 2011

Jul 16, 2011

Russell B. Corbett Jr., 49, of Carlisle died Saturday, July 16, 2011, in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born Aug. 16, 1961, in Harrisburg, the son of Russell B. Corbet Sr., Harrisburg and the late Kathleen Peck Shader.Russell was a 1979 graduate of Central Dauphin High School and attended Bloomsburg College for three years. He was employed at the All American...

Jul 15, 2011

Robert “Bobâ€Â Leroy Morrison, Sr., 68, of Carlisle, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center.Born April 26, 1943 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Paul W., Sr. and Esther Mae Bender Morrison.He attended Big Spring High School. He retired from Quaker Oats, Shiremanstown plant after 33 years. Bob had worked as a part-time...

Jul 14, 2011

George “Butchâ€Â M. Bragunier, 65, of Carlisle, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.Born September 10, 1945 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late William R. and Berneice A. Zeiders Bragunier.He was a truck driver for Teamsters #776 for 20 years and was later a route driver for Howard Tire Company, Harrisburg for 10...

Jul 14, 2011

John "JB" Norman Bender, 57, of Carlisle passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center with his family by his side.Born Jan. 12, 1954, in Harrisburg, he was a son of Eve Fuller Bender and the late Charles Norman Bender.He was formerly employed by R and R Drywall, Harrisburg. John never sat still; he loved being outdoors...

Jul 14, 2011

Lenore H. Duncan died on July 14, 2011, at the Church of God Home, Carlisle.She was of the Catholic faith. She was born on Feb. 18, 1923, in Mineola, N.Y., daughter of George J. Kennedy and Helen Hansen Kennedy.Lenore is survived by her four children, William A. Duncan and his wife Linda, Anne Masland and her husband Robert, Joan Adams...

Jul 13, 2011

William "Bill" F. Keifer Jr., 60, of Carlisle died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer.Born Feb. 21, 1951, in Carlisle, he was a son of the late William Sr. and Sarah Foose Keifer.He grew up at the top of Sterretts Gap. William was a 1969 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School. He was employed...

Jul 12, 2011

William F. Rubert Jr., of Carlisle died July 12, 2011 in Nags Head, NC. Born May 24, 1947 in Carlisle, the son of the late William F. Sr. and Ruth P. Bressler Rubert. William was a graduate of Carlisle High School. Mr. Rubert retired from Giant after over 30 years of service. He was a US Marine Corp veteran having...

Jul 10, 2011

William "Bill" Albert McKillip, 98, a resident of Thornwald Home, Carlisle, and formerly of Carlisle, died Sunday July 10, 2011, at Thornwald. Born Dec. 3, 1912, in Carlisle, he was the son of the late Clinton David and Anna Horn McKillip and the widower of Addessa Martin McKillip. William was a 1932 graduate of Carlisle High School. He retired from...

Jul 10, 2011

Frederick Anthony Thaler, 74 of Carlisle, died Sunday July 10, 2011 in his home. Born August 13, 1936 in Carlisle, the son of the late Fred and Marie Kappes Thaler. Mr. Thaler was a US Army Veteran serving as Chief Warrant Officer with 25 years of service, serving in the Korean Conflict and three tours during the Vietnam War. Fred...

Jul 9, 2011

Meran "Gus" Gosthnian, 89, of Carlisle and formerly of Millsboro, Del., died Saturday July 9, 2011, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home. Born Sept. 13, 1921, in Annville, he was a son of the late John and Gertrude Tobias Gosthnian and the widower of Helen B. Fahnestock. Meran was a 1940 graduate of the former Milton S. Hershey Industrial School,...

Jul 9, 2011

Michael E. O’Brien, 55, of New Cumberland, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at his home.Born July 24, 1955 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Richard and Lillian Baum O’Brien.Michael was a US Army veteran and also a former employee of the State Correctional Institution, Camp Hill. He was a huge music lover and enjoyed his enormous vinyl...

Jul 8, 2011

Lester "Gus" Jumper, 79 of Shermans Dale, died Friday July 8, 2011 in his home.Born March 23, 1932 in Carlisle, the son of the late Frank and Stella Garner Jumper and the widow of Sara Messinger.Gus was retired from Pennsy Supply (Benders Quarry) where he was a heavy equipment operator.Surviving are two sons, Roger Jumper and his wife Frances Ann...

Jul 7, 2011

Tylee Eryn Sanders, infant daughter of Kevin and Lisa Sanders, passed away Wednesday July 6, 2011, at Harrisburg Hospital. In addition to her loving parents, she is survived by her two sisters, Delainey and Allyssa Sanders at home; paternal grandfather, Jerry Sanders (Christi) and paternal grandmother, Janet Sanders; maternal grandfather, Bernard Ivory (Sarah Ann) and maternal grandmother, Shelly Bittinger. Services...

Jul 6, 2011

Douglas E. Koontz , 59, of Boise, Idaho, passed away July 6, 2011. A former resident of Carlisle, Doug was born on Oct. 19, 1951, at Carlisle Barracks Station Hospital. He was a son of the late John B. and Frances Koontz. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Ronald. Doug was a graduate of Carlisle High School. He...

Jul 3, 2011

Rexford J. Ganster, 93 of Carlisle, died Sunday July 3, 2011 in the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. Born February 14, 1918 in Meadville, PA, the son of the late Harry T. and Naomi Cutshall Ganster and the widower of Lillian Welsh. Mr. Ganster was employed by the former American Viscose/FMC Company in Meadville for 32 years and was a...

Jul 2, 2011

Nancy H. Walters, 67, of Carlisle died July 2, 2011 at M. S. Hershey Medical Center, after a long battle with multiple illnesses.Born Jan. 12, 1944 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Sarah Glatfelter Hair.Prior to retirement, Nancy had been a Rehab aid at Central Pennsylvania Rehab and the Cumberland County Nursing Home. Nancy was...

Jul 1, 2011

James Kirby (Jim) Farrell, died Friday July 1, 2011 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was 86.He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to James K. and Elsie J. (Kirby) Farrell on March 3, 1925. He attended and graduated from the Shaker School System. During WWII, he spent three years in the Navy Amphibious Forces on the LST545 in Pacific and home waters.Jim...

Jun 29, 2011

Marjorie B. Webster, 87, of Carlisle died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born April 22, 1924, in Athens, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Elton and Sibyl Macafee Brennan and widow of Albert J. Webster. She attended Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y. Marjorie was a faithful disciple of Christ and a co-worker in...

Jun 27, 2011

Leonard “Buffyâ€Â F. Bickhart, 67, of Carlisle, died, Monday, June 27, 2011 at his home.Born December 19, 1943 in Sunbury, he was the son of the late Roy and Evelyn Ernest Bickhart.Buffy retired from Carlisle SynTec after 30 years of service. Leonard was remembered as always watching western movies and enjoying his rides on his golf cart. He was a...