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Glen M. Yaukey 1937-2025

Glen M. Yaukey, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on September 26, 2025, at Providence Place Senior Living Community.

Glen M. Yaukey
Glen M. Yaukey

Born December 23, 1937, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jay Glen and Gladys Miller Yaukey.

Glen was a 1957 graduate of CASHS. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably from 1957-61. During his time in the Navy, Glen spent two years in the Philippine Islands and 18 months on the USS Lexington and was discharged as an AMAH Petty Officer Second Class.

Glen was employed with United Telephone as a lineman and retired from Sprint in 2000 after 37 years of service.

Glen was a member of the former First United Brethren Church on 2nd Street in Chambersburg. He enjoyed driving his six different corvettes and was a member of the Mason Dixon Corvette Club, and the former Chambersburg Motor Knights. He also was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of the Shippensburg Rod and Gun Club.

He is survived by two brothers, Ronald Yaukey and wife Myrna of Fayetteville, and Duane Yaukey and wife Jane of Chambersburg; and several nieces and nephews.

Services and interment will be private.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Chambersburg, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 5051 Letterkenny Road West, Chambersburg, PA 17201.

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