Obituaries

Marlin L. Calaman

Marlin L. Calaman

Mar 29, 2021

Marlin Lee Calaman, age 85, of Carlisle, passed away March 29, 2021 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 10, 1936 in Carlisle, son of the late Maude V. (Heberlig) Calaman and Robert Line (Thelma) Calaman. Marlin retired as a postal clerk from the USPS in Carlisle after 30 years of service. He loved hunting and dirt track racing....

Katherine J. Robinson

Katherine J. Robinson

Mar 29, 2021

Katherine J. Robinson, age 50 of Boiling Springs, passed away March 29, 2021 at home. Born December 25, 1970 in Seoul, Korea, daughter of William E. and Christine E. (McClure) Morrow. She was the widow of Samuel Robinson. Katherine worked for many years at Weis Supermarket and was a member of the Hesed Korean Presbyterian Church. In addition to her...

Linda J. Wilson

Linda J. Wilson

Mar 29, 2021

Linda J. Wilson, age 67, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at UPMC in Carlisle, PA. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on July 16, 1953 to the late Paul E. and Phyllis T. Beaston. Linda is survived by brothers Joseph P. and Kenneth D. Beaston; sisters Doreene A. Laney and Vicki Leahy; sister-in-law Barbara Beaston. A memorial service...

Peter  Hayden  Bennett

Peter Hayden Bennett

Mar 28, 2021

Peter Hayden Bennett, age 90, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Known as “Pete” to his friends, but “Hayden” or “Cork” to family, he was born May 16, 1930 in Toledo, OH to the late Emmalyn O. and Byron B. Bennett. A 1948 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Toledo, where he served as...

Mary Lee Gerard

Mary Lee Gerard

Mar 27, 2021

Mary Lee Gerard (nee Brown), beloved and adored wife, amazing mother, and wonderful grandmother (Nana) died peacefully March 27, 2021 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Born in Orange, New Jersey on July 17, 1931, she was the second of five children to Edmund and Mae (Conroy) Brown. Mary Lee is survived by her loving husband of 66 years Colonel (Ret) Robert J....

Richard "Dick" I. Slusser

Richard "Dick" I. Slusser

Mar 27, 2021

Richard I. “Dick” Slusser, age 81, of Newville, PA died on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his residence in Newville with his loving family by his side. He was born in Carlisle, PA on January 11, 1940 to the late Charles E. and Viola Mowery Slusser. Dick retired from Walter’s Excavating and a truck driver and had worked for the...

Lauren K. Lehman

Lauren K. Lehman

Mar 26, 2021

Lauren K. Lehman, age 27 formerly of Mechanicsburg, PA died unexpectedly on Friday, March 26, 2021 in Pottsville, PA. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on April 8, 1993 to David D. Lehman and Stacey Hetrick Simmoneau. She is survived by her two children, Calin Lehman and Emmit Parthemore, her stepfather, Brian Simmoneau, three sisters, Whitney Marley, Shelby Lehman, Storm...

Barry  L.  Wilson

Barry L. Wilson

Mar 26, 2021

Barry L. Wilson, 60, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Penn State Hershey Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 10, 1960 in Carlisle to the late Mac and Doris Jean (Brenneman) Wilson. Barry was a 1978 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. He was employed for over 25 years by the...

James  S. Eberly, Jr.

James S. Eberly, Jr.

Mar 25, 2021

James S. Eberly, Jr., 88, husband of the late Vesta M. (Stone) Eberly passed away at his home in Carlisle, PA on Thursday, March 25, 2021 with his family by his side. He was born in Plainfield, PA on September 16, 1932 to the late James S. Eberly, Sr and Daisy (Wilson) Eberly. James served in the United States Army...

Betty Lee Lebo

Betty Lee Lebo

Mar 25, 2021

Betty Lee (Detwiler) (Lay) Lebo, age 76, of Carlisle, passed away March 25, 2021 at home. Born September 29, 1944 in Carlisle, daughter of the late Keller Elwood and Ethel Elizabeth (Hershey) Detwiler. Betty was widowed by her husbands, Stanford Lay and Roger Gene Lebo. Betty owned and operated Betty Lay’s Beauty Salon for over 45 years. She was a...

Earl  R.  Weirich

Earl R. Weirich

Mar 22, 2021

MECHANICSBURG—Earl R. Weirich (93), formerly of Chesapeake, VA, died March 22 at Pinnacle West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, PA. He was a writer and then former city editor at The Patriot News for 29 years. He later was a copy editor for The Daily Oklahoman before becoming public relations director and then a vice president of The Family Channel Television...

Ronald M. "Ron" Mixell

Ronald M. "Ron" Mixell

Mar 22, 2021

Ronald M. “Ron” Mixell, age 67, of Carlisle went home to be with our Lord on Monday, March 22, 2021 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center with his wife Judy, and loving family by his side after a long and courageous battle with AML (Acute Myloid Leukemia). He was born in Carlisle, PA on July 1, 1953 to the late...

Richard  E. "Rick"  Miller, Jr.

Richard E. "Rick" Miller, Jr.

Mar 21, 2021

Richard E. “Rick” Miller, Jr., 69, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his residence. He was born June 3, 1951 in Carlisle to the late Richard E., Sr. and Valetta (Wickard) Miller. Rick was a 1969 graduate of Carlisle Area High School. He honorably served his country in the US Army during Vietnam. Rick was currently...

James L. Walters

James L. Walters

Mar 19, 2021

James L. Walters, age 81, passed away at his home in Carlisle, PA on Friday, March 19, 2021. He was born in Carlisle on March 5, 1940 to the late John P. and Hilda S. (Wolf) Walters. James is survived by his wife of 59 years, Juliana B. (Harder) Walters; daughter Lischa M. Walters of Carlisle; sons Larry M. Walters...

Brian L. Peiffer

Brian L. Peiffer

Mar 19, 2021

Brian L. Peiffer, age 47 of Carlisle, passed away March 19, 2021 at home. Born March 2, 1974 in Carlisle, son of Curvin Ness and the late Linda Jo (Peiffer) Ness. Brian enjoyed being a laborer at Stewart Amos Steel, loved woodworking and bowling, enjoyed his car, playing the drums and watching an immense amount of TV. Most of all,...

Dorothy Jean Ilgenfritz

Dorothy Jean Ilgenfritz

Mar 17, 2021

Dorothy Jean Ilgenfritz age 88 of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Carlisle died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Country Meadows of Mechanicsburg. She was born in Shippensburg, PA on May 9, 1932 to the late James Herman and Louetta Heberlig Staver and was the widow of the late John J. Ilgenfritz. You may remember Dorothy as an LPN at the Claremont...

Ronald  E. Stine

Ronald E. Stine

Mar 17, 2021

Ronald E. Stine, age 57, passed away at his home in Newville, PA on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. He was born in Chambersburg, PA on March 31, 1963 to the late Robert E. Stine, Sr. and Bonnie M. (Hershey) Stine. Ronald was a dedicated member of the Carlisle Church of God. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, hunting and...

Helen M. Varhola

Helen M. Varhola

Mar 16, 2021

Mrs. Helen M. Varhola passed away on March 16, 2021 at her home in Carlisle, surrounded by her loving family. She was 98 years old. She blessedly joins her late husband, Andrew, and her beloved son, Richard, in the Lord’s heavenly kingdom. Helen is survived by her son James S. Varhola and his wife Cindy of San Marcos, CA; her...

Barbara  Ann Mccoy Younger

Barbara Ann Mccoy Younger

Mar 15, 2021

On Monday March 15th, 2021, Barbara Ann McCoy Younger passed away at the age of 79. Barbara was born in Mt Holly Springs as the oldest daughter of Herman McCoy and Janet Lebo McCoy. She graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1960. Barbara worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in accounting for several garment factories in Carlisle and Mt...

Kevin L. Durf

Kevin L. Durf

Mar 13, 2021

Kevin L. Durf, age 39 of Duncannon, PA died on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in the Gardens of the West Shore after a motorcycle accident he had on September 11, 2020. He was born in Carlisle, PA on June 4, 1981 to Daniel J. Durf Sr. and Linda M. Wanner Lescallett. He is survived by his wife, Tracy L. Earnest...