Obituaries
Sally Ann Frank
Oct 16, 2018
Sally Ann Frank, 64, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at her home. Born in New Brunswick, NJ on June 21, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Marion Pauline (Green) and Arthur William Buesing. Sally was a beloved and amazing mother, extraordinary grandmother and wife. She will be deeply missed and our guardian angel. Sally...
Albert G. Salter
Oct 15, 2018
Albert G. Salter, a retired advertising executive and writer, died on October 15, 2018 at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown, MD, a city where he had lived for the final seventeen of his 92 years. Salter was an active member of the Potomac Highlands World War II Veterans Roundtable until his recent ill health. Born in Upland, California, on February...
Charles J. Pessagno, Sr.
Oct 14, 2018
Charles Joseph Pessagno, Sr., 78, of Hagerstown, passed away, Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born January 21, 1940, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (House) Pessagno. Mr. Pessagno graduated from Loyola College of Maryland with a Bachelor Degree in Economics. He was a US Army Reserve veteran and a member...
Gene Edward JR Kauffman
Oct 11, 2018
Gene "JR" Edward Kauffman, Jr., 44, of Maugansville, MD, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born in Hagerstown, MD on November 27, 1973, he was the son of Gene Edward Kauffman, Sr. and the late Virginia Elmiria (Howell) Kauffman. In addition to his mother, JR is preceded in death by his sister, Angela Kauffman; grandparents, Evered...
Susan E. Hendrickson
Oct 11, 2018
Susan E. Hendrickson, 71, of Martinsburg, passed away, Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 19, 1947 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, John H. and Beatrice (Phillips) Strite. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, William O. Hendrickson, Jr. Mrs. Hendrickson was a homemaker, a graduate...
Sylvia Galman Bonebrake
Oct 10, 2018
Sylvia Galman Bonebrake, 90, of State Line, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at her home. Born March 8, 1928, in London, England, she was the daughter of the late, Harry and Rhoda (Strauss) Galman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Charles William Bonebrake, who she met in London...
Donald Edward Dawson
Oct 9, 2018
Donald Edward Dawson, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born February 6, 1937 in Takoma Park, Maryland he was the son of the late, Merrill E. and Florence J. (Roberts) Dawson. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Dawson and a sister,...
Blake L. Chaney
Oct 8, 2018
Blake Laird Chaney, or lovingly known as "Blazing Blake Chaney", 83 of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born May 10, 1935 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late William F. Chaney, Sr. and Helen J. (Widdows) Chaney. Blake was a 1953 graduate of Hagerstown High School. After graduation, he worked for...
Barbara Ann Ensminger
Oct 8, 2018
Barbara Ann (Moore) Ensminger, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 at Sterling Care At South Mountain, in Boonsboro. Born March 13, 1938 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John H. "Chuck" and Jane (Andrews) Moore. She was a 1956 graduate of Hagerstown High School. Barbara retired from Kauffman nursing home after many years as...
John Richard Crowe
Oct 6, 2018
John Richard Crowe, of Sharpsburg, Maryland (Formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland) passed away peacefully on October 6, 2018 at his home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born April 16, 1925 in Magnolia, Ohio he was the son of the late Francis Patrick and Agnes Thome Crowe. He was a 1943 graduate of Magnolia High School. He was a veteran of...
Joan Andrea Mazur
Oct 4, 2018
Joan Andrea Mazur, 70, of Hagerstown, MD passed away peacefully at home Thursday evening October 4, 2018. Joan was born on November 11, 1947 in Yardley, PA. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mildred Maroney. She was a 1965 graduate of Pennsbury Senior High School in Yardley, PA and attended Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA. Joan spent...
Doris Lee Farrow
Oct 2, 2018
Doris Lee Farrow, 93, of Hagerstown, passed away, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born April 4, 1925 in Clear Spring, Maryland she was the daughter of the late, John Ardel and Leola Florence (Burke) Whittington. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband...
Melbe Bryan Staley-Brinkley
Sep 27, 2018
Melbe Bryan Staley-Brinkley, 82, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, formerly of Lake City Florida, passed away, Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Born September 7, 1936 in Lake City, Fla. she was the daughter of the late, Mack and Mary Jane (Ellis) Bryan. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her first...
Joseph Richard Klick
Sep 23, 2018
Joseph Richard "Joe" Klick, 53, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born February 13, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of MaryJo (McFadden) Klick and the late Richard Joseph Klick. Joe was a 1983 graduate of Surrattsville High School and obtained his associate arts degree from Prince Georges Community College. He...
Grace Helen Phelan Mahoney
Sep 21, 2018
Grace Helen Phelan Mahoney, 92, of Williamsport, Maryland, formerly of Collingdale, Pennsylvania, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, Boonsboro, Md. Born February 26, 1926 in Philadelphia. Pa. she was the daughter of the late, Herbert and Marion (Pye) Martin. In addition to her paremnts she also was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Joseph...
Alfred Earl Summers
Sep 20, 2018
Alfred Earl Summers, 92, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at his home. Born in Hagerstown, on January 11, 1926, he was the son of the late Minnie (Ford) and Charles Earl Summers. In addition to his parents, Alfred is preceded in death by his late wife of over 30 years, Mary C. Summer and siblings; Carroll...
Vera Veronica Murray
Sep 16, 2018
Vera Veronica (Richins) Murray, 75, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018. Born in Trinidad, West Indies on November 2, 1942, a daughter of the late Tamacia (Richins) and Boysie Braithwaite. Vera Murray was the loving mother of 4 sons and an amazing grandmother/ great grandmother. She was loving and generous to all she came in contact with....
Michelle Alexes Hart
Sep 15, 2018
Michelle Alexes Hart, 23, of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Rest Haven Funeral Home, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery. Family and friends will be received one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and again...
Ethel Joan Tritapoe Eccard
Sep 12, 2018
Ethel Joan Eccard (Tritapoe), 82, of Saint Cloud, FL and previously of Boonsboro, MD, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Plantation Bay Rehabilitation Center in Saint Cloud, FL. Ethel was born at home, on March 7, 1936, in Wolfsville, MD. She was the only child of William Frederick Eccard and Shirley Kendall Eccard. She grew up on a farm...
David Lee Wolfe
Sep 6, 2018
David Lee Wolfe, 65, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born in Washington County, MD on February 6, 1953, he was the a son of the late Gertrude Arlene (Jacobs) and Daniel Charles Wolfe. In addition to his parents, David is preceded in death by one brother and one sister. David...