John M. Hockensmith
Jun 1, 2018
John M. Hockensmith, 99, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Friday, June 1st, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
John was born in Harrisonville, PA on September 16, 1918, the son of the late Helen (DeShong) and John Hockensmith. He was the husband of Juanita M. (Melius) Hockensmith whom he married on September 12, 1941.
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Helen L. Keefer
May 19, 2018
Helen L. Keefer, 87, of Mercersburg, PA passed away Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at Woodland Retirement Home, Orbisonia, PA.
Helen was born in Emmaville, PA on October 26, 1930, the daughter of the late Dessie (DeShong) and William C. Welsh. She was the widow of Clarence Loyd Keefer whom she married on February 12, 1955 and he...
Anna M. Sheffield
May 17, 2018
Anna M. Sheffield, 89, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA.
Anna was born in McConnellsburg, PA on August 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Amy (Black) Wolfe Taylor and Michael Wolfe. She was the widow of Norman Sheffield, Sr. whom she married on February 2, 1978...
Edgar J. Lake
May 16, 2018
Edgar J. Lake, 86, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA.
Edgar was born in Saluvia, PA on January 11, 1932, the son of the late Violet (Hann) and George L. Lake. He was the widower of Gladys B. (Hann) Lake whom he married on March 28, 1958...
Charlotte R. Batdorff
Apr 22, 2018
Charlotte R. Batdorff, 77, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 at Woodland Retirement Home, Orbisonia, PA Charlotte was born in McConnellsburg, PA on May 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Nora (Ambrose) and Ernest A. Batdorff. She was a member of the McConnellsburg United Methodist Church and the Knobsville Singles Club. Charlotte had worked at the...
Willis L. Sipes
Apr 22, 2018
Willis L. "Uncle Dickie" Sipes, 87, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Sunday, April 22nd, at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Willis was born in Harrisonville, PA on February 17, 1931, a son of the late Fatha Mae (Oakman) and Maurice N. Sipes. He was the widower of Elizabeth H. "Betty" (DeShong) Sipes whom he married on December 26,...
Rose C. Posthumus
Apr 14, 2018
Rose C. "Ginger" Posthumus, 82, of Warfordsburg, PA and formerly of Maggie Valley, NC passed away Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Rose was born in Media, PA on February 23, 1936, the daughter of the late Rose C. (Wills) and William Theodore Messerschmidt. She was the widow of Henry Peter Posthumus whom she married...
Marjorie A. Sexton
Mar 23, 2018
Marjorie A. Sexton, 71, of Needmore, PA passed away Friday, March 23rd, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Marjorie was born in Needmore, PA on September 23, 1946, the daughter of the late Ethel A. (Swope) and Carl W. Mellott. On February 20, 1965, she married C. Ellwood Sexton to whom she had been married to for fifty-three...
Rhoda L. Sowers
Mar 22, 2018
Rhoda Lenora Sowers, 87, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Rhoda was born in Laidig, PA on February 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Marjorie (Snyder) and James Laidig. She was the widow of George Edward Sowers whom she married on April 9, 1949 and he passed away on...
Blaine O. Morton
Mar 18, 2018
Blaine O. Morton, 74, of Big Cove Tannery, PA passed away Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at his residence. Blaine was born in Needmore, PA on January 11, 1944, the son of the late Beatrice (Daniels) and Harold Morton. He was the husband of Carolyn J. (Comerer) Morton whom he married on March 28, 1964. Mr. Morton was a member of...
Dolly A. Peffer
Mar 18, 2018
Dolly A. Peffer, 80, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Dolly was born in McConnellsburg, PA on September 28, 1937, the daughter of the late Beulah (Bishop) and Walter Ray. She was the widow of Edward A. Peffer whom she married on March 30, 1974 and he passed away on...
Cherie L. Fix
Mar 14, 2018
Cherie L. Fix, 81, of Fort Littleton, PA passed away Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Cherie was born in Wells Tannery, PA on August 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Mary (Guillard) and Mont Hiram Chamberlain. She was the widower of Clair Raymond Fix whom she married on March 21, 1953 and he...
Willaim G. "Bill" Crowe, Jr.
Feb 24, 2018
William G. "Bill" Crowe, Jr., 76, of Warfordsburg, PA passed away Saturday, February 24th, 2018 at Donahoe Manor, Bedford, PA. Bill was born in Erie, PA on January 3, 1942, the son of the late Lucy (Golden) Crowe and William G. Crowe, Sr. He was the husband of Josie F. (Goodrich) Crowe whom he married on November 25, 1978. Mr....
Anne Howard
Feb 23, 2018
Anne Howard, 96, of New Enterprise, PA passed away Friday, February 23rd, 2018 at Homewood Retirement Center, Martinsburg, PA. Anne was born in New York, NY on September 2, 1921, the daughter of the late Anna (Milicharek) and Martin Halabrin. She was the widow of Rev. George R. Howard, Jr. whom she married on December 25, 1943 and he passed...
Dakota J. "Dj" Laman
Feb 14, 2018
Dakota J. "DJ" Laman, 24, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 in Frederick County, MD. DJ was born in McConnellsburg, PA on August 13, 1993, the son of Roxanne E. Rhodes of McConnellsburg, PA and Shawn E. Laman of Fannettsburg, PA. He was a member of the McConnellsburg High School Class of 2011 and worked at Sollenberger's...
Marian L. Hunter
Feb 14, 2018
Marian L. Hunter, 90, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 at Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA. Marian was born in McConnellsburg, PA on March 11, 1927, the daughter of the late Beatrice (Divens) and Scott Sipes. Mrs. Hunter was of the Protestant faith, loved singing, playing bingo and spending time with family. She is survived by daughter ...
Wendell K. Leese
Feb 11, 2018
Wendell K. Leese, 59, of Needmore, PA passed away Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at his residence. Wendell was born in McConnellsburg, PA on August 15, 1958, the son of the late Velma M. (Mellott) and Vernon B. Leese. Mr. Leese graduated from Southern Fulton High School in 1976, was baptized at the Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren in Needmore,...
Curtis W. Hollinshead
Feb 6, 2018
Curtis W. Hollinshead, 68, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 at his residence. Curtis was born in Harrisonville, PA on May 15, 1949, the son of the late Bernice (Bishop) and George Thomas Hollinshead. He was the husband of Jeanne L. (Hill) Hollinshead whom he married on January 9, 1978. He was a member of the Fraternal...
Blaine F. Jones, Jr.
Jan 31, 2018
Blaine Franklin Jones Jr., 58 passed away unexpectedly January 31, 2018 in McConnellsburg, PA. Blaine was born July 13, 1959 in Chambersburg, PA and was the son of the late Blaine F. Jones Sr. and Mabel Sipes Jones. In his early years, Blaine and his family relocated to the Shenandoah Valley residing in Harrisonburg, VA. Blaine was a 1978 graduate...
Frank E. Sipes
Jan 18, 2018
Frank E. Sipes, 71, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Frank was born in McConnellsburg, PA on September 1, 1946, the son of the late Catherine E. (Zeis) and Paul M. Sipes. He was the husband of Alice F. (Bishop) Sipes whom he married on October 1, 1965. Mr. Sipes attended...
