Obituaries

Thelma E. Mauk

Thelma E. Mauk

Jan 22, 2020

Thelma E. Mauk, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, January 22, at Williamsport Retirement Village, Williamsport, MD. Born in Hagerstown, on May 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Samuel and Elsie Bellwood (Stewart) Middlekauff. Thelma is survived by 4 children, 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 30, 2020...

Gordon Edward Sanders

Gordon Edward Sanders

Jan 21, 2020

Gordon Edward Sanders, 80, of Sharpsburg, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Somerford Place, in Hagerstown. Born February 7, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Preston A. and Mildred C. (Sprecher) Sanders. He worked for Clarence Martin and Myers & Co., before enlisting in the Navy in 1961, where he attended Sonar School and was...

Shirley C. Faith

Shirley C. Faith

Jan 17, 2020

Shirley C. Faith, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, January 17, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born May 7, 1935 in Sir John's Run, W.Va. she was the daughter of the late, Harry Clifford and Jessee Mae (Stotler) Culp. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by four siblings, Harry Leon Culp,...

Dylan Paul Snell

Dylan Paul Snell

Jan 15, 2020

Dylan Paul Snell, 33, of Clemmons, NC, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Born April 7, 1986 in Portland, Oregon he was the son of Barton C. Snell and the late, Ellen (Baker) Snell. In addition to his mother he also was preceded in...

Ellen Baker Snell

Ellen Baker Snell

Jan 14, 2020

Ellen Baker Snell, 66, of Hagerstown passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown. Born February 23, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Burton E. and Lois E. Baker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Dalen D. Snell. Ellen was a computer programmer...

Chuck Saunders, III

Chuck Saunders, III

Jan 13, 2020

Charles E. "Chuck" Saunders, III, 55, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Doey's House. Born February 18, 1964 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Esther (Long) and Charles E. Saunders, II. Chuck worked for the Washington County Board of Education as a custodial engineer for 33 years. He loved and supported the Gettysburg Battlefield...

Kathleen Augusta Derflinger Kitty Foltz

Kathleen Augusta Derflinger Kitty Foltz

Jan 12, 2020

Kathleen ("Kitty") Augusta Derflinger Foltz, 97 of Homewood at Williamsport, MD died on January 12, 2020 in Woodbridge, VA. Born August 14, 1922 in Riverton, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Fannie Lou Hall Derflinger. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman Lewis Foltz. Married in 1943, they lived for many years in...

John Lehman

John Lehman

Jan 10, 2020

John Henry Lehman, 57, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Doey's House, in Hagerstown. Born November 7, 1962 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John K. and Henrietta G. (Kelly) Lehman. John was a 1981 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He was Catholic by Faith. John drove a truck for Pleasants Construction,...

Diane O'Dell

Diane O'Dell

Jan 9, 2020

Diane O'Dell, 62, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the home of her sister in Mt. Airy after a battle with cancer. Born February 18, 1957 in Paterson, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Patricia and Herbert O'Dell of Hagerstown. She was a 1975 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. She worked for many years as...

John Theodore Jack Walmsley

John Theodore Jack Walmsley

Jan 1, 2020

John "Jack" Theodore Walmsley, 89, of Boonsboro, passed away Wednesday, January 1st, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born August 17, 1930, Jack was a longtime resident of Boonsboro, MD. He is survived by his wife Eleanor and two daughters, Carol Young of Los Angeles, CA and Susan Boddy of Atlanta, GA, grandchildren; Ryan Boddy, Colin Boddy, Ian Young,Taylor Young,...

Robert N. Bob Chaney, II

Robert N. Bob Chaney, II

Jan 1, 2020

Robert N. "Bob" Chaney II, 74, of Greencastle, Pa., passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born December 7, 1945 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Robert N. and Mina Jean (Montgomery) Chaney. Bob was a 1963 graduate of North Hagerstown High School and was active with the class reunion committee. In his...

Sandra Jean Petersen

Sandra Jean Petersen

Dec 30, 2019

Sandra Jean Petersen, 70, of Waynesboro, Pa. passed away, Monday, December 30, 2019, at her home. Born October 31, 1949 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of, Betty Lee (Ponton) Biser of Falling Waters, W.Va. and the late, John Edward Biser. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Rorher Petersen. Mrs. Petersen...

Brenda V. Zeger

Brenda V. Zeger

Dec 30, 2019

Brenda V. Zeger, 70, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at Doeys House in care of Hospice of Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Bertha V. Guessford "Ga" Lowman, Paul L. Guessford, and Clarence J. "Red" Lowman. She worked at Gorham Lennox for nearly 30 years and later at Walters Kluwer Health before retiring...

Charleigh Jane Shantel Shrader

Charleigh Jane Shantel Shrader

Dec 30, 2019

Charleigh Jane Shantel Shrader, Infant daughter of Malik Javonne Shrader and Courtenay Marie Love, passed away, on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center. In addition to her parents she also is survived by her maternal grandparents, Amy Gentry and Antwan Turner and John Gentry; paternal grandparents, Debbie Shrader and Christopher Thaniel; maternal great grandmother, Pamela Dieterich; maternal great...

Vivian Helen Kline

Vivian Helen Kline

Dec 29, 2019

Vivian Helen Kline 72, of Hagerstown, MD passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 29, 2019 at her son Garys home in Martinsburg, WV. Born January 17, 1947 in Red Bank, NJ, she was the daughter of Dorothy (Marshall) Chocha and the late John Chocha of Chambersburg, PA. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond...

James L. Henson, Sr.

James L. Henson, Sr.

Dec 27, 2019

Mr. James Lawrence Henson, Sr., 90, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, while surrounded by his loving family. Born May 19, 1929 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ralph L. and Pearl D.(Cromer) Henson. He drove a truck for Smith's Trucking of Hagerstown for many years. James was a...

Geraldine Crilly

Geraldine Crilly

Dec 27, 2019

Geraldine Oleta (Clark) Crilly, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at her home, while surrounded by her loving family. Born October 27, 1930, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Leroy and Oneida Ellen (Campbell) Clark. She was a 1948 graduate of Boonsboro High School. She worked as a seamstress for L'Aiglon and...

Frank Walter Baker, Jr.

Frank Walter Baker, Jr.

Dec 24, 2019

Frank Walter Baker, Jr., 70, of Clear Spring, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington D.C. Born December 23, 1949, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frank Walter Baker, Sr. and Grace Marie (Corder) Huffer. In addition to his mother and loving stepfather, Roland G. Huffer, he is also survived by...

Colleen Marie Fern

Colleen Marie Fern

Dec 22, 2019

Colleen Marie Fern, 54, of Funkstown, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019. Born September 17, 1965 in Silver Spring, Maryland, she was a daughter of David Laurence Fern, of Delaware and Nina Jo (Lively) Stubbs and her husband Ed, of North Carolina. Colleen was a member of Bayside Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren....

Gene Vernon Krouse

Gene Vernon Krouse

Dec 16, 2019

Gene Vernon Krouse, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born June 22, 1948, in Hagerstown, he was son of the late Vernon E. and Madge Alberta (Thompson) Krouse. He was a 1966 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He was also proud veteran of the United States Army, serving...