Obituaries
Paul D. Thrush Jr.
Oct 31, 2019
Paul D. Thursh Jr., 74, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at UPMC Harrisburg. He was born August 22, 1945 in Carlisle to the late Paul D. Sr. and Mary K. (Rhoades) Thrush. Paul enjoyed hunting, dirt track racing, talking on CB radios, mowing his lawn and tinkering in the garage. He was a jokester who enjoyed...
Doris Jean Monismith
Oct 30, 2019
Doris Jean Monismith, 89, of Carlisle passed away October 30, 2019 at home, while surrounded by her family. She was born August 5, 1930 in Carlisle to the late Frank C. and Bertha M. (Richwine) Adams and was the widow of the late Paul S. Monismith Jr. Doris was a Homemaker most of her life and also worked as the...
Bruce C. Long Ii
Oct 30, 2019
Bruce C. Long II, 65, passed away in his home on the morning of Wednesday, October 30, 2019. He was born August 11, 1954 in Carlisle. Bruce is survived by his loving wife, Linda, who he married March 28, 1981. He is also survived by his daughter, Emily Kansiewicz and her husband Stephan. Bruce was a graduate of Carlisle High...
Phyllis Baker Bowman
Oct 28, 2019
Phyllis Baker Bowman, age 90, of Carlisle, passed away Monday October 28, 2019 at Green Ridge Village. She was born on July 9, 1929 in Lees Cross Roads, PA to the late Don H. and Margaret B. Naugle Baker and was the widow of Fred W. Bowman Jr. Phyllis retired in July 1994, from Green Ridge Village, after 25 years...
Roger L. Danzeisen
Oct 28, 2019
Sunrise – Thursday, March 20, 1941 Sunset – Monday, 28 October 2019 Roger L. Danzeisen, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle, currently of Carlisle, PA passed away Monday, 28 October, 2019 at the Thornwald Home with his wife Marianne at his side. Roger grew up in Jamesburg, NJ through 8th grade. After the family moved to Milltown, NJ he...
Toby Lyn Heishman
Oct 28, 2019
Toby Lyn Heishman, 34, of Carlisle, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 28, 2019 at UPMC West Shore. She was born January 31, 1985 in Harrisburg to Charles “Chuck” and Donna (Shaffer) McCreary. Toby loved her family and was a very active mother. She especially loved helping with her children’s sports where she acted as team manager. Toby enjoyed a...
Jeanne A. Hoover
Oct 26, 2019
Jeanne A. Hoover, 80 years of age of Carlisle, died on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her residence with loving husband and niece by her side. She was born in Hogestown, PA on April 7, 1939 to the late Arthur F. and Annie Ellen Snyder Putt. Jeanne had worked as a secretary for a Harrisburg law firm and as the...
Patricia M. Faught
Oct 26, 2019
Patricia M. “Pat” Faught, 87, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at UPMC Carlisle. She was born September 16, 1932 in Carlisle to the late Robert Sr. and Thelma (Wise) Bosler and was the widow of Lee Faught who passed on December 15, 2003. Pat was a graduate of Carlisle High School. She was a member of...
Steven L. Chestnut
Oct 25, 2019
Steven L. Chestnut, 66 years of age died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at his residence in Carlisle. He was born in Carlisle on November 17, 1952 to the late Carl and Helen Blosser Chestnut. Steve had retired from the former C.H. Maslands as a forklift operator and had previously worked for Pepsi Company in Newville. Steven was an avid...
Miriam B. Borden
Oct 25, 2019
Miriam B. Borden, 89 years of age died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Carlisle on April 21, 1930 to the late John I. and Eva M. Mowers Barrick. Miriam had retired from the former Reeves-Hoffman Crystal Manufacturer and G.S. Electric in...
Ernest P. Downin Sr.
Oct 23, 2019
Ernest P. Downin Sr., 75, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Manor Care Health Services. He was born May 15, 1944 in McConnellsburg to the late Paul Edgar and Lois Lillian (Barrick) Downin. Ernest worked as a carpet binder at C.H. Masland and Sons for over 40 years before his retirement. He loved meeting people and...
Stephen J. Crull
Oct 22, 2019
Stephen Joe Crull, 64 of Carlisle died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. He was born on November 25, 1954 in Carlisle to the late Joseph O. and Dorothy M. Newhouse Crull. Stephen had worked as a technician for LeFebure Alarm Systems for several years and recently retired from Fry Communications in Mechanicsburg. He was a graduate of Big Spring H.S....
Mary Ellen Williams
Oct 21, 2019
Mary Ellen Williams, of Cumberland Crossings in Carlisle, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2019 with her two sons by her side. She was born in Doylestown, PA on January 2, 1933 to the late Samuel and Ella Heacock Mood. She graduated from Doylestown High School in 1950 and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Home...
Barry R. Bender
Oct 21, 2019
Chief Hospital Corpsman (Ret) Barry R. Bender, 71, of Dillsburg, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 6, 1948 in Carlisle to the late Lester Richard and Beulah (Dick) Bender. Barry was a graduate of Carlisle High School where he was a member of the 1967 undefeated football team. He honorably served his...
Faith F. Smith
Oct 21, 2019
Faith F. (Farber) Smith, 96 years of age died on Monday, October 21, 2019 at her residence in Carlisle, PA with her loving son and daughter by her side. She was born on January 31, 1923 in Altoona, PA to the late Clarence H. and Grace E. Kimmel Farber. Faith and her late husband Thomas F. Smith, Sr. had resided...
Mark John Nastelli
Oct 19, 2019
Mark John Nastelli, 54, of Newville, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at home. He was born November 9, 1964 in Carlisle, PA Mark was a truck driver for JB Hunt Trucking Company and was a dedicated and loyal Cowboys fan since 1972. Mark is survived by his wife, the former Sandy J. Smyth, daughter, Allison Sauter, son, Tyler...
Judy Ann Fetter
Oct 18, 2019
Judy Ann Fetter, 73, of Carlisle passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Forest Park Nursing Home. Born on September 25, 1946 in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late David and Verna (Beam) Good. Judy was a graduate of Carlisle Hospital’s very first Nurse’s Aide Program. She worked for several years at Carlisle Hospital as a...
Alberto M. Weller
Oct 18, 2019
Alberto M. Weller, 81, of Carlisle passed away on Friday evening, October 18, 2019 at Manor Care of Carlisle. He was born on March 16, 1938 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Alberto received Bachelor Degree’s from Kutztown University and Elizabethtown College. He retired after 35 years of service from the Harrisburg School District as an Art and Spanish teacher. He enjoyed painting...
Barbara A. Rider
Oct 17, 2019
Barbara A. “Barb” Rider, 72, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at her home. She was born December 22, 1946 in Harrisburg to the late Maynard Robson and Grace L. (McClintock) Schlusser and was the widow of Henery Russell Rider. Barb loved coffee, coloring and outings with family. She was formerly employed by the Salvation Army, Carlisle....
Rex A. Ciuffo
Oct 16, 2019
Rex A. Ciuffo, 57, of Carlisle, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. He was born September 14, 1962 in Carlisle to the late Harvey C. and Frances (Blosser) Miller. Rex was formerly employed by Robert Wickard Siding and currently worked for DePaul Management. He loved remodeling his home, hosting chicken bar-b-que’s, and spending time with his grandchildren. Rex was...