Donna F. Wishard

Donna F. Wishard obituary, Chambersburg, PA

Donna F. Wishard

Donna Wishard Obituary

Visit the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Chambersburg website to view the full obituary.

Donna F. Wishard, age 83, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Celebration Villa in Shippensburg, PA. Born January 17, 1942, in Weston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Mary B. Smith Flesher.

Mrs. Wishard was a 1959 graduate of Weston High School. She went on to work in banking most of her life. She was a member of the St. Thomas American Legion Post 612 Auxiliary and the women of the Moose in Mercersburg. She attended West Side Brethren in Christ church.

Surviving is her son, Robert J. Corley of Charlotte, NC; two grandchildren, Zachary Scott Poole and Courtney Anne Kovack; a brother, John L. Glesher; and friend and neighbor, Harold Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Wishard, Jr. in 2007 and a daughter, Maryanne Corley.

Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc., Chambersburg, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to West Side BIC church, 2665 Lincoln Way West. Chambersburg, PA. 17202. Online condolences may be offered on her page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.

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Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Chambersburg

333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202

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