Obituaries
Sadie Jayne Koger
May 20, 2017
Sadie Jayne Koger, infant, passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born May 16, 2017 in Baltimore she was the daughter of Ron M. Koger and Melissa Michener of Hagerstown. In addition to her parents she also is survived by her maternal grandmother, Jill Welsh; paternal grandparents, Doug and Donna Bale; five siblings, Marcus Early, Donna...
Phyllis R Kline
May 18, 2017
Phyllis R. Kline, 87, of Hagerstown, went home to be with her loving Lord and Savior, her mom, dad and siblings on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Born February 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Carmen N. and Henrietta Derr Kephart. Phyllis graduated from Hagerstown High in 1948. She later worked at C&P as a telephone operator; sold...
Terry Ragan Moore
May 14, 2017
Terry R. Moore, 80, of Hagerstown, went into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Born on March 18, 1937 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Regina Catherine (Trumpower) and Raymond Ragan Moore. In addition to his parents, Terry is also preceded in death by his loving wife, Rachel Cecelia (Patterson) Moore and an infant...
Joan Ray Estes
May 14, 2017
Joan Ray Estes, 78, of Boonsboro, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born in Burlington, North Carolina on February 25, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Lina Parish (Lloyd) and Herbert Eugene Ray. In addition to her parents, Joan is preceded in death by one brother, Julian Ray; three sisters, Ella Perry, Polly...
Linda May Wolfensberger
May 12, 2017
Linda May Wolfensberger, 67, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 12, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born April 4, 1950 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, William Metz and Goldie (Smith) Metz Jones. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph G. Wolfensberger. Mrs. Wolfensberger was employed by the...
Mary Rose Crim Mullenix
May 6, 2017
Mary Rose (Crim) Mullenix, 87 of Hagerstown, Md, passed into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born May 15, 1929 in Greensburg, WVa. She was the daughter of the late Steward M. and Henretta Rose Crim. She was preceded in death by her husband Daren F. Mullenix, Sr. She is survived by a daughter, Connie D....
Nancy Lou Jenkins
May 6, 2017
Nancy Lou Jenkins, 73, Martinsburg, W.V., passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Hospice of the Panhandle, Kearneysville, WV. Nancy was born in Clear Spring, MD on August 15, 1943 to the late Luther P. and Blanche M. (Timmons) Bowman. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Marie Fraley; one brother,...
Edward Allen Butch Snively
May 4, 2017
Edward "Butch" Allen Snively, 62, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Born July 28, 1954 in Waynesboro, PA., he was the son of the late James Monroe Snively, Sr. and Edith Mae (Clark) Snively. Butch was a 1972 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School, where he also participated on the wrestling and football teams. He was...
Harold Sylvester DeLauter
May 1, 2017
Harold Sylvester DeLauter, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Sept. 30, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl Clayton and Mary C. (Ausherman) DeLauter. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three brothers, Lawson C. DeLauter, Clarence H. DeLauter and...
Joann Grace West
Apr 30, 2017
Joann Grace (Giuliani) West, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 6, 1932 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Dante and Mazie (Hartel) Giuliani. Joann was a graduate of Hagerstown High School where she was a member of the cheer leading squad and she attended Hagerstown Junior College,...
Cyril Manzella Hargett
Apr 30, 2017
Cyril Manzella Hargett, 88, formerly of Boonsboro, passed away, Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Charlotte's Home, Maugansville, Md. Born March 25, 1929 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Thomas Jefferson Boyd and Anna May (Myers) Martin Boyd. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Richard A. Hargett;...
James Henry Thomas
Apr 30, 2017
James Henry Thomas, a lifelong Hagerstownian better known as "John" to his friends, died Sunday April 30 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. He was 87. John was born to Joseph Michael Thomas and Bertha Mae Thomas on Sept. 22, 1929. Growing up during the Great Depression, he developed a life-long love of sports. He spent his early years...
Daniel Bruce Shank, Sr.
Apr 28, 2017
Daniel Bruce Shank Sr., 79, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown. Born June 30, 1937, in Big Pool, Md., he was the son of Carl Thurston and Dorothy May (Cameron) Shank, who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife,...
Nancy Hiner Marschner
Apr 26, 2017
Nancy Hiner Marschner, 86, of Hagerstown, formerly of Baltimore, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Williamsport Retirement Village, Williamsport, Md. Born April 2, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Aldine and Angie Louise (Woltz) Hiner. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years,...
Lisa Virginia Funkhouser
Apr 24, 2017
Lisa Virginia Funkhouser, 61, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center. Born April 16, 1956, in Charles Town, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Marvin Funkhouser and the late Dorothy Funkhouser. Lisa is survived by her son, Jay Merrbaugh; brother, Jimmy Funkhouser, Hedgesville, W.Va.; sister, Lorraine Shank, Spokane, Wash.; grandson, Tyler...
Miriam Ruth Tagg
Apr 22, 2017
Heaven received an angel Saturday, April 22, 2017. Miriam Ruth Tagg, 93, in the presence of her loving family, went home to the waiting arms of her Father. She was born Sept. 18, 1923, in Eau Claire, Wis., to Christian Albert Ryerson and Mae Semple (Waters) Ryerson Canning. As a young child, she moved from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Hagerstown....
Teresa Irene Pheil
Apr 22, 2017
Teresa Irene (Sprecher) Pheil, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center. Born July 14, 1932, in Hagerstown, she was the only daughter of the late Frank B. and Myron A. (Larrick) Sprecher. Teresa was a 1950 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She worked as a crossing guard for the Hagerstown City Police and...
William Everitt Fisher
Apr 20, 2017
William Everitt Fisher, 66, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Born October 1, 1950 in Hagerstown, he was the youngest son of the late James Roy Fisher, Jr. and Janice LaRue (Everitt) Fisher. Bill was a 1968 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. and served during the Vietnam...
James Allen Hanley
Apr 19, 2017
James Allen Hanley, 81, of Boston, NY, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center. Born April 28, 1935 in Punxsutawney, Pa., he was the son of the late George Clarence and Maude Marie (Reeseman) Hanley. He was a veteran of the United States Army. James worked as a carpenter, a trade he learned after graduating high...
H. Donald Don Dr. Hochstein
Apr 18, 2017
Herbert Donald "Don" Hochstein, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Born September 12, 1929, in Johnstown, Pa., he was the a son of the late Herbert C. and Catherine E. (Hess) Hochstein. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Virginia "Pat" F....