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Cecile J. (Starliper) Angle 1941-2025

Cecile J. (Starliper) Angle, 84, died peacefully November 24, 2025, at her daughter Jamie’s home. 

Cecile J. Angle
Cecile J. Angle

Born February 4, 1941, at home in Mercersburg, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Jessy and Blanche (Sweeney) Starliper.

Cecile held numerous jobs throughout her life. She attended James Buchanan High School and Two Top Fellowship Church.

She had a soft spot for animals, loved being with children of all ages, working in the yard, but mostly spending time and laughing with her family and friends.

Many memories were made when she, her sisters and close friend, Liz Rosenberry, would visit her sister, Dot, in Winter Park, Fl. gathering seashells on the beach. 

Surviving family include her children; Jeffrey, (Denise) Angle, Chambersburg, Jamie (Aaron) Craven, Chambersburg, Janie (Fritz) Burkhart, Newport News, Va., 13 grandchildren, Jessy, Nicholas, Matthew, Bradley, Sara, Laura, Mark, Steven, Julia, Anthony, Isabella, Amos, Grace, and 12 great-grandchildren. She is survived by 2 sisters, Dorothy Hays Everett, WA., and Martha Daley, of Mercersburg. 

She was preceded in death by 2 children, Curtis Angle, Jody Jacques, 5 sisters, Hazel Mellott, Catherine Snyder, Audrey Shaffer, Leona Gordon, Evelyn Starliper, and 4 brothers, Junior, Harry, Earl, Walter. 

A viewing will be 6 -8 p.m. on Friday, December 5, at Fries Funeral Home Inc., in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

A celebration of life service will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, at Two Top Fellowship Church, 13743 Fort Loudon Rd, Mercersburg, PA, 17236. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your local animal shelter, or Two Top Fellowship Church Children’s Programs, Mercersburg, Pa. 

Arrangements by Fries Funeral Home Inc., Mercersburg, PA

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