Obituaries
Dorothy Virginia McClay
Dec 21, 2010
Dorothy Virginia McClay, 87, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 at her home. Born March 23, 1923 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Cleggett and Bessie Mae Grove Chambers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McClay. She was retired from Eastern Products. She was a member of Washington Square United...
Betty Marie Kendle
Dec 20, 2010
Betty Marie (Crawford) Kendle, 83, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Born Sept. 30, 1927, in Kemp Mill, of Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Blanche Edna (Miller) Crawford. She was a homemaker whose greatest joy was caring for her family. She was of the Protestant...
Helen Ann Fiedler
Dec 19, 2010
Helen Ann (Suleski) Fiedler, 88, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village, in Hagerstown. Born May 25, 1922, in Avoca, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Steve and Josephine Suleski. She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church in Hagerstown. Helen was "Rosie the Riveter" with Mack Trucks in...
Grace Ileda House
Dec 19, 2010
Grace Ileda (Reeder) House, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born May 12, 1925 in Benevola, Md., she was the daughter of the late Hubert Roland and Isabel C. (Martz) Reeder. She had worked as a riveter at Fairchild, and went on to work at Dorbee Dress Factory and Avalon...
Ralph Leonard Jr. Horner
Dec 14, 2010
Ralph Leonard â??Hueyâ? Horner Jr., 47, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Sept. 23, 1963 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Frances Louise (Domer) Largent of Hedgesville, W.Va. and the late Ralph Leonard Horner Sr. Ralph was employed for 25 years by the Berkeley County Board of...
Ruth H. Spitzer
Dec 12, 2010
Ruth Spitzer, 87, of State Line, Pa., passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at Quincy Village, Quincy, Pa. Born in Garfield, Md., on Feb. 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Denton and Cora Mae (Lewis) Hayes. Mrs. Spitzer grew up in the Smithsburg area and was a 1941 graduate of Smithsburg High School. She was a...
Richard T. Jackson
Dec 7, 2010
Richard "Dick" Travis Jackson, 79, of Hagerstown. passed away, Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at Ravenwood Nursing Home. Born August 6, 1931, in Washington, New Jersey he was the son of the late Elwood C. and Ella R. (Dehart) Jackson. He was a 1950 Graduate of Hagerstown High School, and served as a Cpl. in the U.S. Army. He retired as...
Norman Dale Will
Dec 2, 2010
Norman Dale Will, 77, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 26, 1933, in Uniontown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Norman Paul and Frances Emma (Swain) Will. Norman was employed at the Washington County Human Development Council Day Program. He was a member of the Happy-Go-Lucky Bowling Club. Norman...
Beatrice Carpenter
Nov 29, 2010
H. Beatrice "Bea" (Souder) Carpenter, 94, of Winding Oak Drive, formerly of Somerford Assisted Living, Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. Bea was born on July 28, 1916 in Mathias, W.Va., in Hardy County. She was the daughter of the late Luther L. and Ida Victoria (Strawderman) Souder. She was a graduate of Shepherdstown...
Betty Marie Hebb
Nov 28, 2010
Betty Marie Carr Hebb, 72, of Greencastle, Pa., died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home. Services will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are by Rest Haven Funeral Chapel in Hagerstown.
Patsy Lee Kaufman
Nov 28, 2010
Patsy Lee Kaufman, 76, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. Born March 24, 1934, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Chester H. and Ruth (Gift) Weddle. Mrs. Kaufman was an LPN, having worked at Washington County Hospital and retiring after 17 years of service from Avalon Manor Nursing...
Karen Sue Fletcher
Nov 28, 2010
Karen Sue Fletcher, 53, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home. Born Sept. 18, 1957 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of John Philip Fletcher and the late Sally Lou Brining. Karen worked for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville for 14 years. Karen is survived by a daughter, Emily...
Ruth I. Rickett
Nov 27, 2010
Ruth I. (Shrader) Rickett, 52, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at her home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born May 4, 1958, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Robert C. and Betty J. (Malott) Shrader of Hagerstown. She was a member of Evangel Baptist Church in Hagerstown. Ruth worked at Washington County Hospital for...
Rosanna Irene Harbaugh
Nov 24, 2010
Rosanna Irene (Wilson) Harbaugh, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many, 73, of Hagerstown, surrounded by her loving family passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Nov. 24, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born on Sept. 19, 1937 in Hagerstown, Md., Rosanna was the beloved daughter of the late Myrtle Margarette (Lowman) Wilson and...
Winifred Louise Swartz
Nov 24, 2010
Winifred L. Swartz, a life-long resident of Hagerstown, passed away in the early morning hours of November 24th at Washington County Hospital. She was born in Winchester, Virginia on October 27, 1921 to the late Austin and Laura Swartz. Winifred worked in retail sales in the city of Hagerstown and was retired from K-mart. She is survived by her sister,...
Myrtle Elizabeth Carbaugh
Nov 20, 2010
Myrtle Elizabeth (Allen) Carbaugh, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at her home. Born April 8, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Fleda (Martin) Allen. She was a 1936 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She retired after 50 years as a superintendent and teacher of the kindergarten department of Grace...
Charles W. Grimm
Nov 20, 2010
Charles W. "Shorty" Grimm, 100, of Palmetto, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at the Braden River Care Center in Bradenton, Fla. Born Oct. 26, 1910, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Ellen (McGinnis) Grimm. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hagerstown. Charles was a former weight-lifting champion and...
Suzanne Yates
Nov 20, 2010
Suzanne (Stouffer) Yates, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. Born June 9, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Braden Ellsworth Stouffer and Hilda (Edwards) Norment. She retired as a personnel assistant at The Herald-Mail Co. in Hagerstown after 28 years. She was preceded in death by her...
Nancy Lee Geissinger
Nov 12, 2010
Nancy Lee Geissinger, 78, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late George and Rena (Miller) Weagly. Mrs. Geissinger was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Susan K. Witmer and husband, Pete, of Hagerstown; one sister, Betty Hartle of Smithsburg; and...
Jonna Lee Lum
Nov 3, 2010
Jonna Lee (Cain) Lum, 75, of Boonsboro, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1934, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John Cain and Irene (Stotler) Hurtman. Jonna was a 1952 graduate of Mount Aetna Academy. She was a member of Willow Brook Seventh-day Adventist Church in Boonsboro, and also...