Obituaries
Donald L. Thrush
Dec 24, 2022
Donald L. Thrush, age 79 passed away on December 24, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 12, 1943 in Carlisle, PA., son of Paul D. and Mary K. (Rhoads) Thrush.
Donald worked for Kinney Shoes for 15 years and Pyrotek Manufacturing as a machinist for 37 years before his retirement in 2009.
Donald served our Country Honorably in...
Irvin B. Wickard
Dec 24, 2022
Irvin B. Wickard, age 75, of New Cumberland, PA passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Arden Courts of Susquehanna in Harrisburg. He was born December 28, 1946, in Carlisle, PA to the late John I. and Ruth M. (Watson) Wickard.
Irvin owned and operated his own trucking company and was previously employed as a machinist with the former...
Iva I. Wolf
Dec 24, 2022
Iva I. Wolf, 83, of Carlisle, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at UPMC Carlisle.
Born in New Cumberland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Pauline (Krone) Hoover and wife of the late John N. Wolf, Jr., who passed away in 2002.
Iva was a graduate of Carlisle High School, class of 1958.
She worked at Dutrey Shoes as...
Richard L. Bolen
Dec 23, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Richard L. “Pete” Bolen. Pete passed on Friday, December 23, 2022, in his home.
He was born January 26, 1946, to the late Sarah (Bolen) Hippensteel.
He loved his land and was an avid turkey and deer hunter. Pete was always happiest when he was...
Annetta M. Bean
Dec 23, 2022
Annetta (Beanie, Netta, Nettie, Netter) M. Bean, 87, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Country Meadows Retirement Community after a valiant and noble walk with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born November 16, 1935, in Red Lion to the late Arthur and Ella (Hart) Bean.
Annetta was a 1953 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School where she...
Brian E. Walsh
Dec 22, 2022
Brian E. Walsh passed away on Thursday December 22, 2022 surrounded by his loving family in Mechanicsburg, PA. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandpa, “Walshie,” and friend.
Brian was born February 18, 1957 in Lehighton, PA, the oldest son of Linda D. (Kirkendall Walsh) Frey and the late Edward P. Walsh. His mother says he was born with his fists...
Anne M. Drachbar
Dec 21, 2022
Anne M. Drachbar of Boiling Springs PA., age 67, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. She was born October 12, 1955 in Bethlehem, PA., daughter of Leon and Anne (Peters) McGeady.
Anne worked as a manager for 30 years for the Highmark Health Insurance company before her retirement and...
Wilda Jane Shughart
Dec 16, 2022
Wilda Jane “Janie” Shughart, 93, of Carlisle passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle.
She was born March 23, 1929, in Shippensburg to the late Edward K. and M. Ethyl (Varner) Handshaw. Janie was the widow of Paul W. Shughart who passed in February of 2014 after they enjoyed 57 years of marriage.
Janie was a 1946 graduate of...
Deborah Bricker
Dec 16, 2022
Deborah Ann Bricker, 65, of Newville, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Lynne (Gutshall) Houck and the wife of 10 years to Timothy Bricker.
Deborah loved to garden and be outside in the sun. It could never be too hot for her. She enjoyed traveling with...
Shirley E. Hollowell
Dec 15, 2022
Shirley E. Hollowell, 86, of Carlisle, passed away while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at her home.
She was born July 26, 1936, in California to the late Donald and Mary Elizabeth (Bohland) Williams. Shirley was the widow of Jerrald R. Hollowell who passed in January of 2015.
Shirley worked for Dickinson University for many years in...
Bruno Della Ragione
Dec 13, 2022
Bruno Della Ragione, 74, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital.
Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Strato and Candida (Gallo) Della Ragione.
Bruno was the owner for 19 years of Miseno’s Pizza 1, a job into which he poured his heart and soul. He loved greeting people and getting to...
Mari Mayhan Kane
Dec 11, 2022
Mari Mayhan Kane of Carlisle, PA, (formerly Bel Air, MD) passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle after a brief illness. Mari was born on November 6, 1940, to Harvey and Thelma Mayhan in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Towson, Maryland. After graduating from Towson High School in 1958, she married James Edward Kane III in...
David P. Stetson
Dec 6, 2022
David P. Stetson, 90, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home.
Born in Bakerstown, PA, he was the son of the late Philip and Edith Courson Stetson.
David served 20 years in the United States Air Force and was a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association, Camp Hill. You may also remember him from...
William "Bill" Cleaver Dyarman
Dec 5, 2022
William “Bill” Cleaver Dyarman age 56 passed away suddenly on December 5, 2022 at his home in Newville, PA. He was born February 19, 1966 in Carlisle, PA., son of Jake and Viola (Raudabaugh) Dyarman.
Bill owned his own business working as a subcontractor painting homes and other jobs for his community. He was well known for giving advice to his...
Vincent P. Costigan
Dec 4, 2022
Vincent P. Costigan, 75, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born January 15, 1947, in Bronx, NY to the late Kevin and Bride (Murphy) Costigan.
Vincent honorably served his country in the US Navy during Vietnam. He retired from AT&T after 32 years of...
Myrland Ivan Nelson
Dec 3, 2022
Myrland “Ivan” Nelson, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully last Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He was 88 and the husband of 64 years to Gisela Heide, his beloved “Schatz.”
Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, he was the son of the late Ivan and Mary Tolley Nelson.
With great sorrow we — his wife, children Christine and...
Michael Elliot Hornberger
Dec 2, 2022
Michael E. (Mike), 86 years old, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully while being cared for at the Stonebridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Duncannon, PA.
Son of the late John and Miriam (Bang) Hornberger, Mike was born on August 3rd, 1936 in Hanover, PA.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 50 years, Alice Elizabeth (Everson) Hornberger.
Mike is...
Harry Fehr Booth
Dec 1, 2022
Harry Fehr Booth was born in 1927 in Boston, MA. He died peacefully in Carlisle, PA, on December 1, 2022, at home with his wife of 37 years, Ann Heermans-Booth. He was son to Edwin Prince Booth and Elizabeth Gertrude Fehr Booth; brother to Edwin Bray Booth and Francis Booth; father to David Alexander Booth, Helen Elizabeth (Nell) Booth, John...
John M. Vugrinec
Dec 1, 2022
John M. Vugrinec, of Carlisle, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was 71 years old.
Born in Harrisburg, he was the husband of the late Margaret (Suhay) Vugrinec.
John served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and worked for 39 years as an Equipment Specialist in the US Navy Depot.
He is survived by...
Daniel Lamar Kerr
Nov 30, 2022
Daniel Lamar Kerr, age 33, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. He was born June 5, 1989, in York, PA to Jolene (Grassetti) Morrow and the late Stephen Carter Kerr.
Daniel graduated in 2008 from Cumberland Valley High School where he received numerous prestigious awards in mathematics. He was an avid lover of the outdoors and independently...
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