Obituaries

Clark A. Mayer

Clark A. Mayer

Mar 13, 2017

Clark A. Mayer of Hagerstown, Md. passed away, on Monday, 13 March 2017. Born 28 November 1945 in Eureka, SD, the son of the late, Otto and Emma Mayer. He was of Protestant faith. He graduated from Hosmer High School in 1963 in Hosmer, SD. After graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned the machine gunner...

Harry Jim Raffensberger

Harry Jim Raffensberger

Mar 10, 2017

Harry James "Jim" Raffensberger, 74, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at his home. Born on January 25, 1943 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ginny B. (Everitt) and Harry P. Raffensberger. He retired from the Parts Division at General Motors. Harry also was a drag racer. Harry is survived by his loving wife of...

Dorothy Elizabeth Reed

Dorothy Elizabeth Reed

Mar 6, 2017

Dorothy E. (Pryor) Reed, 77, of Hagerstown, beloved wife and mother, was called home to be with the Lord, at 10:20 A.M., Monday, March 6, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born September 17, 1939 in Waynesboro, Pa., she was the daughter of the late, Robert F. and Edna C. (Gesford) Pryor. In addition to her parents she also was...

Thelma Louise Beard

Thelma Louise Beard

Mar 1, 2017

Thelma Louise (Brewer) Beard, went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2017, at Julia Manor Nursing Home in Hagerstown. She was born October 28, 1925 in Hagerstown to the late, Renner and Julia Mae (Reid) Brewer. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by, four sisters, Ruth Detloff, Helen Durbin, Goldie Barkdoll and Hilda...

Sylvia Catherine Young

Sylvia Catherine Young

Mar 1, 2017

Sylvia Catherine Young, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born April 15, 1937 in Washington, Pa. she was the daughter of the late, Peter and Sophia (Kolano) Dombrowsky. Mrs. Young was a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was catholic by faith. She is survived by her loving husband of over 61...

Joyce Lorraine Fletcher

Joyce Lorraine Fletcher

Feb 27, 2017

Joyce Lorraine Fletcher, 59, of Hagerstown, passed away on Mon., February 27, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 10, 1957 in St. Mary's County, MD., she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Mary (Holt) Hamilton. Joyce graduated with a business degree from Oakwood University in Huntsville, AL. She had an eye for fashion and worked in the...

Mary Margaret Hershey

Mary Margaret Hershey

Feb 25, 2017

Mary Margaret Hershey, 70, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, February 25th, at her home. Born on July 6, 1946, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Mary C. and Samuel Levis Miller. Mary was a member of Hagerstown Bible Church. Mary is survived by one daughter, Ida M. Wetzel and husband D. Wayne; two sons Harry O. Hershey,...

Michael Anthony Molinari

Michael Anthony Molinari

Feb 25, 2017

Michael Anthony Molinari, 57, of Hedgesville, WV, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at City Hospital in Martinsburg. Born January 22, 1960 in Piscataway, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Charles Louis and Cecilia Amelia (Polnasek) Molinari. Michael worked as an ACE certified mechanic and master mechanic at several dealerships as well as at Mack Trucks,...

Willard Fenton Slifer, Jr.

Willard Fenton Slifer, Jr.

Feb 23, 2017

Willard Fenton Slifer, Jr., 85, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his home. Born June 4, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Willard F. and Frances Fuller (Shull) Slifer. He was a 1949 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He also received degrees from Dickinson College and Benjamin Franklin University. Willard was a veteran...

Frances Madeline Aaron

Frances Madeline Aaron

Feb 21, 2017

Frances Madeline Aaron, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 27, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pa. she was the daughter of the late, Francis J. and Madeline E. (Vearing) Cave. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband of 30 years in 1980, R. Patrick...

Genevieve Marie Genny Kotun

Genevieve Marie Genny Kotun

Feb 20, 2017

Genevieve "Genny" Marie Kotun, 79, of Hagerstown, died on Monday, February 20, 2017. Born February 6, 1938 in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of the late Earl Edward and Marie June (Dagenhart) Smith. She was a graduate of Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. She taught at Hagerstown Community College and then Kaplan University for 30 years. Genny was a...

Glenn Ellsworth Trumpower

Glenn Ellsworth Trumpower

Feb 17, 2017

Glenn Ellsworth Trumpower, 82, of Falling Waters, WV., passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Winchester Medical Center. Born January 2, 1935 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Clyde O. and Edith V. (Hose) Trumpower. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his 1st wife, Jean M. (Haher) Trumpower and 12...

Marsha Ann Massey

Marsha Ann Massey

Feb 16, 2017

Marsha was the daughter of the late, Mildred Lulu and Earl Saum Keller of Hagerstown, Md. She was a graduate of Hagerstown High School class of 1953 and Washington County Hospital School of Nursing class of 1956 earning her RN degree. She always had a love for Nursing since early childhood and followed that career by working at Washington County...

Shirley Delano Kile

Shirley Delano Kile

Feb 15, 2017

Shirley Delano (Donivan) Kile, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at her home, while surrounded by her loving family. Born April 8, 1937 in Mt. Union, PA., she was the daughter of the late Jake and Lilly May Donivan. Shirley attended Everett Senior High School in Everett, PA. She worked as a waitress for the Green...

Beverly Jean Royce

Beverly Jean Royce

Feb 15, 2017

Beverly Jean Royce, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born November 23, 1937 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Lester L. and Mary E. (Sypolt) Smith. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by five siblings. Mrs. Royce was a homemaker and had worked...

Ronald L. Hampton

Ronald L. Hampton

Feb 14, 2017

Ronald L. Hampton, 78, of Lemasters, Pa, died February 14, 2017. Born May 22, 1938 in Mason-Dixon, Pa., he was the son of the late Chalmer F. hampton and Olive Edna Metcalfe Hampton. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by three brothers. In his younger years, Ronald owned and rode horses and was a member...

Regina "Jean Margaret Taylor

Regina "Jean Margaret Taylor

Feb 11, 2017

Regina "Jean" Margaret (Knouse) Taylor, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. Born October 6, 1933 in Orrtanna, PA., she was the daughter of the late William and Laura (McKenrick) Knouse. Jean was a graduate of Gettysburg High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years in the Hagerstown area. She attended St....

Betty Ruth Swope

Betty Ruth Swope

Feb 10, 2017

Betty Ruth (Kepler) Swope, 92, of Boonsboro, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born August 23, 1924, in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late D. Ralph and Ruth Esther (Schildknecht) Kepler. Betty enjoyed sewing and retired from London Fog as a seamstress. She was a member of Calvary...

Virginia Frances Pat Hochstein

Virginia Frances Pat Hochstein

Feb 8, 2017

Virginia "Pat" Frances (Roach) Hochstein, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Born December 28, 1930, in Bardwell, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Wilson Ruben and May Pearl (Anthony) Roach. Pat was a 1949 graduate of Hagerstown High School. Received her A.A. Degree from Hagerstown Junior College in 1951. She...

Doris Lorraine Barnhart Jones

Doris Lorraine Barnhart Jones

Feb 7, 2017

A great lady has passed, Doris Lorraine (Barnhart) Jones, 87, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at NMS Health Care in Hagerstown. Born January 5, 1930 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Frank William and Mary Jane (King) Hiser. In addition to her parents, Doris is preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Victor Barnhart,...