Obituaries

Gwen  D.  Sunday

Gwen D. Sunday

Mar 16, 2022

Gwen D. Sunday, 93, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was born October 15, 1928, in Carlisle to the late Charles A. and Helen M. (Heberlig) Reeder. Gwen was the widow of Walter D. Sunday who passed in 2005. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School. Gwen was...

James O. Houston

James O. Houston

Mar 14, 2022

James O. Houston, 86, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 6, 1936, in Carlisle to the late Wilbur S. and Mary E. (Calaman) Houston. James had been employed by J.C. Wentzel & Sons, Rohrer Bus Co., Brenneman’s Furniture, Midway Skate Guard and Carlisle Tire &...

Martha P. Moffitt

Martha P. Moffitt

Mar 14, 2022

Martha P. Moffitt age 75 passed away on March 14, 2022 at UPMC in Carlisle, PA. She was born June 22, 1946 in Newville, PA. She was the daughter of the late John C. Moffitt Sr. and Anna M. (Heagy) Moffitt. Martha graduated in 1965 from The Big Spring High School in Newville, PA. Martha loved spending time with her...

Stephen  P.  Walker

Stephen P. Walker

Mar 12, 2022

Stephen P. Walker, 73, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at UPMC Carlisle. He was born December 9, 1948, in Carlisle to the late Philip and Patricia (Stephens) Walker. Stephen enjoyed the time he spent living in Florida where he worked in sales for many years. He would often spend time with friends as they played a...

Ira  M.  Wheatley

Ira M. Wheatley

Mar 12, 2022

Ira M. Wheatley passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Church of God Home, Carlisle, PA. Ira was born in the middle of the Great Depression on July 12, 1930 in Dover, DE to the late Gertrude Mitchell and Melvin E. Wheatley. His family moved three times during his childhood, finally landing in the...

Kenneth  Jerome "Ken"  Levine

Kenneth Jerome "Ken" Levine

Mar 11, 2022

Kenneth Jerome Levine, 70, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born July 25, 1951, in Washington D.C. to the late Bernard and Mary (Saunders) Levine. Ken was a 1969 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD. In 1973 he graduated from the University...

Richard (Dick)  M. Kepner

Richard (Dick) M. Kepner

Mar 10, 2022

Richard (Dick) M. Kepner, 94, of Carlisle, PA, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at ManorCare in Carlisle. He was born December 16, 1927, in Carlisle to the late Harry and Kathryn (Swope) Kepner. Richard was a lifetime member of the First United Church of Christ in Carlisle. He graduated from Boiling...

Louise Ann Alder

Louise Ann Alder

Mar 10, 2022

A life well lived came to an unexpected end on Thursday March 10th 2022 at UPMC West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, PA. Louise Ann Alder, (Jacobson) 71, of Carlisle passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Thursday, March 10, 2022. Born on Friday, May 12th, 1950, in Baltimore, MD to Albert Jacobson and Marion Cage. Louise grew up in Locust...

Daniel  C.  Lee

Daniel C. Lee

Mar 9, 2022

Daniel C. Lee, 29, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at UPMC Harrisburg. He was born September 20, 1992, in Berrien Center, MI to Kevin M. and Darla K. (Gleespen) Lee who currently reside in Carlisle. Daniel was a 2011 graduate of Boiling Springs High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree at Shippensburg University. He...

Harold  G.  Barrick

Harold G. Barrick

Mar 8, 2022

Harold G. Barrick, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Thornwald Home. He was born June 11, 1934, in Carlisle to the late George Ambrose and Esther Elizabeth (Killinger) Barrick. Harold was the widower of Fay L. (Zeigler) Barrick to whom he had been married for 64 years before she passed in 2020. He was...

Virginia Mae Shover

Virginia Mae Shover

Mar 8, 2022

Virginia Mae Shover age 93, of Carlisle passed away at her home on March 8, 2022. Virginia and her husband Charles shared 73 years together She was born January 6, 1929 in Newville, PA. daughter of the late Charles L. Swavely Sr. and Grace Bell Mixell. She worked as a Laborer in the Manufacturing Industry before her retirement. Virginia enjoyed...

Arlene Lee  (Lewis) Dykes

Arlene Lee (Lewis) Dykes

Mar 7, 2022

Arlene Lee (Lewis) Dykes, age 89, passed away March 7, 2022 at Cumberland Crossings nursing home in Carlisle, PA. She was born November 26, 1932 in Nyack, NY, daughter of the late Robert P. Lewis and Ruth Mae (Hartman) Lewis of Nyack. Arlene attended Nyack public schools, graduating from Nyack High School in 1950. She received a bachelor’s degree in...

Earl  S.  Wallick

Earl S. Wallick

Mar 6, 2022

Earl S. Wallick, 97, passed away on March 6, 2022, at home. He was a loving husband, father, step father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend, and will be dearly missed. He was born on January 22, 1925, in Lancaster, PA to the late John S. Wallick and Florence (Huber) Wallick. Earl graduated from Lancaster McCaskey High School and served in...

Donald  L.  Bender

Donald L. Bender

Mar 4, 2022

Donald L. Bender passed away on March 4, 2022, at the age of 82 with his wife of nearly three decades, Helen Y. Bender, and several of his children at his side. Don was a retired Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army and a proud Vietnam Veteran. For many years, he delivered lectures on the Vietnam War to local high...

John  A.  Mccoy

John A. Mccoy

Mar 2, 2022

John (J.A.) McCoy, age 100, of Carlisle died March 2, 2022, peacefully in his daughter’s home. John was born February 14, 1922, in Peterstown (Monroe County) West Virginia. He was the second of six children born to William Thomas and Irene Spangler McCoy. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife (Imogene) of 61 years who died June 13,...

Kermit E. Gephart Jr.

Kermit E. Gephart Jr.

Mar 2, 2022

Kermit Erne “Tim" Gephart Jr., 84, of Carlisle, passed away on March 2, 2022, in the Chapel Pointe Retirement Home. He was born November 4, 1937, in Carlisle, to the late Geraldine E. Bretz Gephart, and Kermit E. Gephart, Sr., Pine Road, Mt Holly Springs. He was married to the former Barbara Dum, and the couple were married for almost...

Betty  W.  Tritt

Betty W. Tritt

Mar 1, 2022

Betty W. Tritt, 90, of Carlisle, passed away March 1, 2022, at her home. She was born April 10, 1931, in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence D. and Edith Mae (Finkenbinder) Weary. Betty was the widow of Dale P. Tritt who passed away in 1999. She worked for over 40 years at...

Edward J. Sylvia

Edward J. Sylvia

Feb 27, 2022

Edward J. Sylvia age 98, of Carlisle, PA passed away February 27, 2022 at his home in Carlisle, PA. Edward and his wife Thelma are formerly of 65 Taunton Street in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Edward and Thelma shared 75 years together. Edward will be remembered by his family for his hobby of building and flying radio-controlled model airplanes. He also enjoyed...

Janeth Plumpton

Janeth Plumpton

Feb 26, 2022

Janeth Ross Plumpton (Thomson) passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Janeth was born on June 26, 1935 in Ridley Park, PA, to William Ross Thomson and Helen Janet Thomson (Adams). Jan survived a brother, William Adams and a sister, Helen Joan. On April 12, 1958, she married Vincent William Plumpton Jr....

Margaret  A.  Bridge

Margaret A. Bridge

Feb 25, 2022

Margaret A. “Peggy” Bridge, 80, of Shermans Dale, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Bridges at Bent Creek. She was born October 25, 1941, in Carlisle to the late John Richard and Genevieve Bertha Mae (Thrush) Snyder. Peggy was a homemaker for most of her adult life. She felt fortunate to have the ability to stay...