Obituaries
Dorothy June Stumpf
Jul 30, 2020
Dorothy “June” Stumpf, age 89, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Carlisle and Cleveland, Ohio died on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg. June was born in Carlisle, PA on August 31, 1930 to the late Donald and Mary Baker Brubaker and was the widow of Edward Stumpf. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School and...
Cynthia L. Killmeyer-Ebert
Jul 24, 2020
CDR Cynthia Killmeyer-Ebert USN (Ret) Cindy Ebert, 59, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on July 24th, after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband and two daughters, and in her final hours found comfort and peace after several months of struggle. Cindy was born in 1961 in Braddock Hills, PA, to her parents Charles...
Ann Harris Shackleton Cook
Jul 22, 2020
Ann Harris Shackleton Cook, 76, of Carlisle passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Born in Joliet, IL on August 27, 1943, Ann was the daughter of Allen Roy Shackleton and Rachel Harris Shackleton. Ann attended Harriton High School in Lower Merion, PA, Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (BA ’65), Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA (MS ’88). At Northwestern she...
Marilyn Anne Durr
Jul 21, 2020
Marilyn A. Durr died July 21, 2020 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community after a long illness. She was 86 years old. Marilyn was born July 7, 1934, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Harold R. and Elsie C. Idle Jones. She grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, graduated from Kent State University in 1956, and in the same year married...
Sherelayne E. Fulton
Jul 18, 2020
Sherelayne E. Fulton, age 64, of Newville, PA died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Carlisle, PA on October 30, 1955 to the late James B. and Edith C. Vanasdlen Fulton. Sherelayne had worked for many years at the former G.S. Electric in Carlisle. She had currently...
Thomas R. Jackson
Jul 18, 2020
Thomas R. Jackson, age 79 of Carlisle, formerly of Peckville, PA, died July 18, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle, Carlisle. Born January 3, 1941 in Fairchance, PA, son of the late William H. and Margaret M. (Ruscoe) Jackson. Tom was a sales agent and manager working in the insurance business for many years and retired from Aegon Company. He was a...
Janet L. Thrush
Jul 15, 2020
Janet L. Thrush, age 93 years, of Carlisle, PA died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Thornwald Home with her family at her side. She was born on July 18, 1926 to the late Ralph M. and Mabel Yost Richwine, Sr. and was the widow of Harold K. Thrush, Sr. who died in 2008 and were married for 64 years....
Delores A. "Flip" Krach
Jul 14, 2020
Delores A. “Flip” Krach, nearly 86 years young, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Green Ridge Village. She was born August 29, 1934 in DuBois, PA to the late Joseph and Blanche (Lockitsky) Kurtz. Flip attended St. Patrick Catholic Church and she was a member of Moose Lodge Chapter 235, Carlisle. She was a resident of...
Suzanne F. (Nicholl) Ferguson
Jul 14, 2020
Suzanne F. (Nicholl) Ferguson, age 73, of Carlisle, died of brain cancer on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at her home with her loving and caring family by her side. She was born in Philadelphia on December 7, 1946 to the late Peter F. and Margaret C. (Hetherington) Nicholl and was the wife of Donald R. Ferguson, who died April 16,...
Karen H. Morrow
Jul 14, 2020
Karen Hollar Morrow, 83, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2020, with her daughter by her side. Karen was born on October 5, 1936 in Altoona, PA to the late John S. and Evelyn (Dibert) Hollar. She graduated from John Harris High School in 1954 and from Wilson College in 1958. Karen also completed additional graduate work at...
Tim W. Spahr
Jul 11, 2020
If you have walked beside me throughout my life, we have shared this wonderful world thru each other's eyes: Born on February 11, 1925 Tim Wollerton Spahr crossed peacefully on July 11th, 2020 in his home, knowing that he was loved. A lifetime resident of Carlisle, Tim was the son of Edward Spahr and Della Marie Roney. Tim was the...
William H. Keller
Jul 11, 2020
William H. Keller, age 71, of Boiling Springs, passed away July 11, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born April 16, 1949 in Darby, PA, son of the late Harry Adam and Marian B. (Brill) Keller. William received his Masters in Dynamics of Organization from the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career with Westinghouse, was the Director...
Beulah Elizabeth Jumper
Jul 11, 2020
Beulah Elizabeth Jumper, 63, passed away peacefully July 11, 2020 at her home in Mechanicsburg. She was born January 27, 1957 to the late Florence (Sweeney) and Junior Jumper. Beulah had a beautiful smile. She was one of God’s special children who enjoyed music, watching TV and movies (an avid SHREK fan) and birdwatching. Surviving are her guardian, Sherry Jumper;...
Gregory Barton Abeln, Esq.
Jul 8, 2020
Gregory B. Abeln, Esq., 73, of Carlisle passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Born in Washington D.C. on August 1, 1946, Greg was the son of Clarence “Abe” and Eleonore (Kylingstad) Abeln, of Hagerstown, Maryland. Greg attended Saint James Preparatory School, Dickinson College (B.A.‘69), Shippensburg University (M.A.), and Dickinson School of Law (J.D. (‘81). He played collegiate football and...
Linda J. Foreman
Jul 7, 2020
Linda J. Foreman, age 68, of Carlisle died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the UPMC West Shore Hospital with her loving children at her side. She was born in Loysville, PA on April 24, 1952 to the late J. Elmer and Ethel M. Lindsay Sloop. You may remember Linda as a cashier from the Lowes Home Improvement Store in Carlisle....
Ivan E. Beachy
Jul 6, 2020
Ivan Beachy, M.D., 85, of Carlisle died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home. He was born in Springs, PA on September 26, 1934 the third of six children to Joel and Annie (Hershberger) Beachy. He attended schools in his community through the tenth grade, after which he worked on the family farm. Later he was able to take...
Katherine Ann (Bachman) Kirk
Jul 5, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Katherine Ann (Bachman) Kirk on 5 July 2020 at her home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Katherine Ann (Bachman) Kirk was born 18 March 1950 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Kathy was a tender, loving wife. She married the love of her life, Donald Ray Kirk, 18 March 1972 in Andale, Kansas. Don...
Sydney Alyse Parmelee
Jul 5, 2020
Sydney Alyse Parmelee, age 23 of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly on July 5, 2020. Born August 19, 1996 in Carlisle, daughter of Lawrence and Jillene (Struble) Parmelee. Sydney was a very loving person who was always reliable and trustworthy. She loved the family vacations to Ocean City, shopping and dogs. Sydney was a student at HACC where she was studying...
Georgia Mariah Brumley
Jul 4, 2020
Georgia Mariah (Gatliff) Brumley, 82, received her independence from the physical realm into the Presence of perfect Love. God, her Father, and Light, Jesus Christ, her Savior. Georgia’s spiritual emancipation occurred on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Georgia was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, KY, but resided in Carlisle, PA from 1987 to 2019 when she moved to York, PA,...
Paul Arthur "Bay" Laney
Jul 2, 2020
Paul Arthur Laney, age 42, of Harrisburg, PA died on Thursday, July 2, 2020 in Carlisle, PA. Paul Arthur Laney, the son of the late Willie L. Laney Sr. and Doreene A. Beaston Laney was born on August 30, 1977 in Carlisle, PA and entered into rest on July 2, 2020. Paul grew up in Carlisle, PA and attended Carlisle...