Obituaries

Ann Julie Cress

Ann Julie Cress

Dec 31, 2015

Ann Julie (Grabowski) Cress, 88, of Hagerstown, formerly of Kings Park, Randallstown, MD., passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village. Born February 28, 1927 in Monongah, WV., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Muzyn) Grabowski. She retired from Trailways Transportation System in Baltimore as a trip planner assistant. Ann was a member...

Patsy Lou Hinkle

Patsy Lou Hinkle

Dec 30, 2015

Patsy Lou (Shupp) Hinkle, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Quincy Village. Born on June 22, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Harry and Pearl Angus (Delouney) Shupp. Patsy was also preceded in death by her husband, Argie Lynn Hinkle. She is survived by two sons, Kenny Hinkle and William Hinkle both of...

Clarence E. Hackman

Clarence E. Hackman

Dec 29, 2015

Clarence E. Hackman, 80, of Charlotte Hall, MD, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Born November 18, 1935 in Lititz, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Sarah Hackman. Clarence was a veteran of the United Sates Marine Corps, where he obtained a National Defense Medal, a United Nations Service Medal, and a Korean...

Robert Dale Bob Smith, Sr.

Robert Dale Bob Smith, Sr.

Dec 27, 2015

Robert Dale "Bob" Smith, 76, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at his home. He was looking forward to seeing his savior , and his relatives that passed on before him.   Born November 5, 1939 in Indian Head, MD, he was the son of the late Claude Dale and Lois Emogene...

Phyllis Marie Wilber

Phyllis Marie Wilber

Dec 26, 2015

Phyllis Marie Wilber, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Meritus Medical Center. Born September 4, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Clarence S. and Nellie E. (Mellott) Coss. Marie also was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl Mason Guessford and life-time companion and husband Frederick Wilber and one sister, Betty E. (Coss)...

David Ward Pierce

David Ward Pierce

Dec 25, 2015

David Ward Pierce, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, December 25, 2015 at his home. Born January 10, 1941 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Ward Blair and Margaret Lucille (MaGaha) Pierce. David was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired with 44 years of service as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. He...

Amelia Lucille Midge Keener

Amelia Lucille Midge Keener

Dec 25, 2015

Amelia Lucille "Midge" Keener, 63, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, December 25, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 8, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of the late, Harold and Amelia (Bachtel) Wibberley. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by one brother, Brian Wibberley. Midge was a dedicated homemaker and a...

Suzanne Stone Henry

Suzanne Stone Henry

Dec 24, 2015

Suzanne Stone Henry, 63, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Friends will be received Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel in Hagerstown. The services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery. A memorial service will be held with time and place to be announced...

Gulam Rasul Puthawala

Gulam Rasul Puthawala

Dec 23, 2015

Gulam Rasul Puthawala, age 88, of Hagerstown, MD passed away quietly on December 23, 2015 at Fahrney Keedy Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born on June 17, 1927 in Ahmedabad, India, he was the son of Mohammed Habib and Aisha (nee Pehlari) Puthawala. Gulam was a graduate of Pune’ (India) University having received a Bachelor of Engineering in 1950....

Thelma Louise Watts

Thelma Louise Watts

Dec 22, 2015

Thelma L. (House) Watts, 91, widow of Roy T. Watts, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Homewood of Williamsport. Born December 24, 1923 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. and Kathryn (Hoover) House. Thelma was a 1940 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. She was a member of...

Kathryn Craft

Kathryn Craft

Dec 21, 2015

Kathryn Craft, 90, of Careywood, Idaho, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015. Born December 5, 1925 in Mercersburg, PA., she was the daughter of the late Linn Miller and Emma May Brinkley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, J. Floyd Harne; her second husband, Theodoro Craft; and...

Mary Roof

Mary Roof

Dec 20, 2015

Mary Alice (McCullough) Roof, 69, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at her home, while surrounded by her loving family. Born September 12, 1946 in Stockton, CA, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Dolores (Madrid) McCullough. Mary was a 1964 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. She graduated with a nursing degree from Hagerstown...

Huber Daniel Bock, Jr.

Huber Daniel Bock, Jr.

Dec 19, 2015

Huber Daniel Bock, Jr., 93 of Preston Road in Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at his home. Born December 27, 1921 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Huber D. Bock, Sr. and Armatha (Cashman) Bock. Huber was a 1940 graduate of Waynesboro Senior High School. He also was a student at Hagerstown Junior College...

Pamela Kay Brown

Pamela Kay Brown

Dec 18, 2015

Pamela Kay Brown, 59, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at University Of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore. Born August 7, 1956 in Smithsburg, she was the daughter of Helen J. (McCarney) Price and the late Larry Price, Sr. Pam was a graduate of Smithsburg High School. She retired after working for Social Services for over 15...

William Morrison Buzz Neikirk

William Morrison Buzz Neikirk

Dec 18, 2015

William Morrison “Buzz” Neikirk, 100, of Williamsport, died on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Homewood of Williamsport. Buzz was formerly of 966 Club Road, Hagerstown. Born September 23, 1915 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Clayton Elmer Neikirk and Ida (Hennesy) Neikirk. He was a 1935 graduate of Boonsboro High School, where he excelled in athletics. After...

Eugene Warner Huffman

Eugene Warner Huffman

Dec 16, 2015

Eugene Warner Huffman, 95, of Hagerstown, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home. Born March 28, 1920 in Keyser, West Virginia, he was the only son of the late Donald McKinley and Frank Marie (High) Huffman. He was a 1938 graduate of Keyser High School. Eugene was a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII...

Nevin Miller Shank

Nevin Miller Shank

Dec 16, 2015

Nevin Miller Shank II, 66, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home, surrounded by loved ones. Born August 6, 1949 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Nevin Miller and Rosalyn Marie (Daugherty) Shank. In addition to his parents, Nevin also was preceded in death by one sister, Irvalyn Karen Shank Ridenour and two...

Rayetta Kathleen Henson

Rayetta Kathleen Henson

Dec 15, 2015

Rayetta K. Henson, 92, who retired in 1988 as sales director of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI), died Dec. 15 after a long illness at the home of her daughter in Margate, FL. Mrs. Henson, born Rayetta Kathleen Spickler, was the daughter of the late Paul Angle Spickler and Norma Virginia Hovis Spickler of Hagerstown, Maryland, where her parents ran a...

Joseph Harmond Hodges

Joseph Harmond Hodges

Dec 11, 2015

Joseph Harmond Hodges, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away from this life on Friday, December 11, 2015, at his home, to be with the Lord at his home, surrounded by his guardian Angel and her sister. Born August 15, 1927 in Norfolk County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ida Virginia (Sowers) Hodges. Joe also was preceded...

Bertha Barbara Schimmel

Bertha Barbara Schimmel

Dec 6, 2015

Bertha Barbara (Kuhlthau) Schimmel, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born December 18, 1923 in Plainfield, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Anna (Weber) Kuhlthau. Bertha was a 1941 graduate of Plainfield High School in New Jersey. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son,...