All Obituaries

    Nancy J. Paxton, 64, of Newville died Friday June 8, 2018 in her home.     She was born November 17, 1953 in Carlisle the daughter of Keller and Elizabeth Hershey Detwiler.     Nancy is survived by her husband Michael A. Paxton, two sons Jay Shenk and his wife Carla of Newville, and Russell White Jr. and his wife Tanya of Carlisle, one daughter Cherie Lebo and her husband Ed of Newville, seven grandchildren Kayla Shenk, Ashley Shenk,...

   Charles Douglas Smith, 52, of Newville passed away Wednesday June 6, 2018 in his home.    He was born December 12, 1965 the son of the late Charles E. and Betty Jane Myers Smith.     He had worked as an electrician for Lobar Inc.     He is survived by his wife Kathy Marie Beitler Smith, eight children Rachael Kutz and her husband Curtis, Casey Pittman and husband Brett, Alexander Smith, Kathryn Roberts and husband Jared,...

    Ariel Maqenzie Coover, 13, of Shippensburg passed away Thursday May 31, 2018 in her home surrounded by her family.     She was born May 17, 2005 in Carlisle the daughter of Walter I. And Peggy Sue Lehman Coover.     She attended the Newville First Church of God.     In addition to her parents she is survived by one brother Dylan Walter Coover, one sister Kaydi Claire Coover both at home, maternal grandparents Karl and...

    Wanda Lee Martin, 61, of Newville died Tuesday May 29, 2018 in her home.     She was born July 6, 1956 in Washington D.C. The daughter of the late William R. and Barbara Lee Elliott Lovell, and the granddaughter of Mabel Lovell, who raised her.     She was a graduate of Camp Hill High School, and loved music, she had worked for New Cumberland Army Base and the Naval Depot in Mechanicsburg. She had belonged to the Doubling Gap First Church...

    Doris L. “Keiter” Shoemaker, 77, died Monday May 28, 2018 in UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle.     She was born July 10, 1940 in Carlisle the daughter of Eber Paul and Anna Margaret Eckenrode Gettle.     Doris is preceded in death by her two husbands Charles C. Keiter Jr., and Jesse Shoemaker Sr.     She had worked for Orweco Frocks, and Uni-Mart. She was a member of Dickinson Presbyterian Church where she had taught...

   Velma Jean “Took” Wiser peacefully passed away on Friday May 25 with family by her side. She was born May 21, 1936 in Concord, PA and just celebrated her 82nd birthday on Monday. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Clara Yocum Coons.     Took was a stay at home wife who helped to raise several relatives children and most of the neighborhood. She always wanted her children to bring all their friends home so she knew where they were. Later...

    Margaret E. Negley, 87, of Newville passed away Tuesday May 22, 2018 in her home.  She was born October 16, 1930 in Wampum, PA the daughter of John Marshall and Ruth Beck Vance.  She had two sisters, Lois and Phyllis, who preceded her in death.  Mrs. Negley was raised on a farm and she found meaning in simple pleasures:  family, church, hard work and the natural world.     After completing high school, she...

    Jean Shannon McCrea Heckman, “Jeannie”     Born November 17, 1942 to Rebecca Winifred Sleichter and John McCrea, Jeannie passed away peacefully on May 15, 2018 at UPMC Carlisle Hospital in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Jeannie is survived by her husband of fifty years, Raymond Rollin Heckman, Jr.; her siblings, John McCrea (Sally Winder), Rebecca McCrea Smith, Margaret McCrea (Patrick Kelly); her children, Shannon McCrea Heckman (Zach Pagel), Benjamin...

Phyllis Jean Ritchie, 73, of Carlisle died Thursday May 10, 2018 in UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle. She was born in Bloserville October 13, 1944, while her father was serving in the South Pacific. She was the daughter of Dale W. and Helen A. Russell Griffie. She had worked at Kinney Shoe, and Ahold Financial Services. She is survived by her husband Harold R. Fahnestock, one daughter Donna Berry and her husband Eric, one niece Virginia Bangoup, two brothers Lee Griffie and...

    Lois J. Swanger, 79, of Shippensburg died Monday April 16, 2018 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center.      She was born June 2, 1938 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Julia Barrick and Walter Baldwin.     She was a graduate of Big Spring High School, and had worked at Green Ridge Village, Newville as a nurses aide.      Lois is survived by three daughters Jody L. Swanger-Kelly, Julie A. Swanger, Jennifer S....