Shirley Lehman Obituary
Shirley J. Lehman, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Mercy House of Chambersburg on Friday, October 3, 2025. Born March 2, 1941, in St. Thomas, PA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary Keebaugh Blair.
Mrs. Lehman worked as a seamstress at the former J. Schoeneman Company for many years. She was a member of The Open Door Church. She enjoyed sewing and plastic canvas crafts. Mrs. Lehman was active with Shoebox ministries.
She is survived by her son, Robert E. Lehman (wife Jackie) of Chambersburg; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Lehman, Robert Lehman, Jr. (wife Tiffany), Caleb Kennedy, Alex Kennedy, Loreena McDonald (husband Kyler), Lindsay Lehman; three great-grandchildren, Brynlee and Walker Lehman and Kennedy McDonald; and two sisters, Alice Davis and Lois Blair. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Lehman in 2008, two children, Randy L. Lehman and Lorena S. Berger and two brothers and four sisters.
Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc., Chambersburg, PA. Online condolences may be expressed on her page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.
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