Obituaries

Samuel Yoomin Choi

Samuel Yoomin Choi

Oct 30, 2016

Samuel Yoomin Choi, 3 years old, of Falling Waters, W.Va., fell asleep in Jesus on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born December 14, 2012 in Weslaco, Texas he was the son of Joseph E. and Angela (Jang) Choi. Samuel was a Pre-K student at Mt. Aetna Adventist School, Hagerstown. In addition to his parents he also is survived by his brother,...

Jane Blickenstaff Finniff

Jane Blickenstaff Finniff

Oct 24, 2016

Jane (Blickenstaff) Finniff, 92, of Hagerstown, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 24, 2016, at Coffman’s Nursing Home. Born on December 7, 1923 at home in Chewsville, MD she was the daughter of the late Ralph O. Blickenstaff and Hattie Mae (Eckstine) Blickenstaff. She attended Hagerstown High School through the 10th grade. She went to work...

Robert Michael Turner

Robert Michael Turner

Oct 23, 2016

Robert Michael Turner, 59, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his home. Born August 28, 1957 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Donald Ray Turner, Sr. and Mary Virginia "Ginny" (Brezler) Richmond and her second husband, Curtis Richmond. Robert was last employed as a machine operator for Amcor Flexibles after 19 years of...

Stephen Lynn Delauter

Stephen Lynn Delauter

Oct 23, 2016

Stephen Lynn Delauter, 45, of Martin, TN., formerly of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his home. Born July 15, 1971 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ricky L. and Teresa K. (Rohrer) Delauter. He attended North Hagerstown High School Stephen worked as an electrician for Delta Electric, Inc. in Jackson, TN. He was...

Ronald Wayne Mumma

Ronald Wayne Mumma

Oct 22, 2016

Ronald Wayne Mumma, 68, of Hagerstown, previously of Woodbridge, VA., passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at his home. Born May 7, 1948 in Hagerstown, he was the son of Dorine L. (Haynes) Mumma, of Boonsboro and the late Lewis W. Mumma. Ronald was a 1966 graduate of North Hagerstown High School and attended Frostburg University. He served in...

Kristin Lynn Miller Slate

Kristin Lynn Miller Slate

Oct 21, 2016

Kristin Lynn Slate (Miller), passed over on Friday, October 21, 2016, in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Hagerstown, MD, to Pamela Barnhart Slate and Charles R. Slate (Casey) on March 13, 1962. Kris attended St. Mary's Catholic and Winter Street Elementary Schools in Hagerstown, MD, and Clayton Ave. and Summitview Elementary Schools in Waynesboro, PA. From there she attended...

Harry M. Rohrer, Jr.

Harry M. Rohrer, Jr.

Oct 19, 2016

Harry M. Rohrer, Jr., 87, of Hagerstown passed away, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at his home. Born February 16, 1929 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Harry M. Rohrer, Sr. and Lucy (Palmer) Rohrer; In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Norma (Shearer) Rohrer who died...

Sandra L. Anderson

Sandra L. Anderson

Oct 18, 2016

Sandra L. Anderson, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Born November 12, 1941, in St. James, MD., she was the daughter of Roberta E. (Hammond) Moats Smith, of Boonsboro and the late Gardner S. Moats. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Harold Anderson, Jr.; a daughter, Diane Reynolds of Hagerstown; a brother,...

David A. Thomas

David A. Thomas

Oct 18, 2016

David Andrew Thomas, 89, of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, passed away, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born November 21, 1926 in Johnstown, Pa. he was the son of the late, Hobart and Elda (Horner) Thomas. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Robert Thomas. Mr. Thomas retired from the U.S....

Elsie J. Disert

Elsie J. Disert

Oct 16, 2016

Elsie J. (Knighten) Disert, 72, of Hagerstown, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Born August 13, 1944, in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsie Knighten. She was a graduate of Martinsburg High School. Elsie worked as a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Ruby Ellen Hurley Stevens

Ruby Ellen Hurley Stevens

Oct 15, 2016

Ruby Ellen Hurley Stevens, 92, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away, Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born July 7, 1924 in Rockcastle County Kentucky she was the daughter of the late, John and Cleo (Miller) Hurley. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. Stevens, Sr.; two...

Ina Margaret Sprecher

Ina Margaret Sprecher

Oct 15, 2016

Ina Margaret Sprecher, passed away on Saturday, October 15, at Reeder's Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Md. Born March 6, 1928 in Richlands Va.she was the daughter of the late, Gus and Carrie (Mallory) French. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband in 1987, Max E. Sprecher whom she married in 1969; one son,...

Betty Lee Sullivan

Betty Lee Sullivan

Oct 11, 2016

Betty Lee Sullivan, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Homewood of Williamsport. Born December 29, 1928 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Paul Vernon McKenzie, Sr. and Edith Margaret (Shank) McKenzie. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband of 43 years, Charles Raymond Sullivan. Mrs....

Pauline Victoria Grove

Pauline Victoria Grove

Oct 11, 2016

Pauline Victoria Grove, 97, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Williamsport Retirement Center. Born March 21, 1919 in Boonsboro she was the daughter of the late, Paul Charles and Hazel Irene (Wolverton) Grove.In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her siblings, Mildred Brewbaker, Richard Grove and Virginia Baker. Ms. Grove retired from...

Emit Keyser Burkett

Emit Keyser Burkett

Oct 11, 2016

Emit Keyser Burkett, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at his home. Born January 15, 1930 in Shenandoah, Virginia. Mr. Burkett was a US Navy veteran and a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Protestant by faith and a member of the Am Vets,Post 10, Hagerstown the B.P.O. Elks Lodge 378, Hagerstown, Eagles Incorporated,...

Rudolf Varesko

Rudolf Varesko

Oct 10, 2016

Rudolf Varesko passed away on Oct 10, 2016 in Hagerstown, MD at the age of 93.  He is survived by his beloved wife, Elisabeth Varesko, two sons, Dr. Rudolph W. Varesko and Roland Varesko; four grandchildren--Tristan, Dustin, Devon, and Tiffany, and one great grandchild, Liliana. Rudolf was born September 19, 1923 in Chortitza, Ukraine, a German immigrant community settled originally...

Miles Andrew Copeland

Miles Andrew Copeland

Oct 9, 2016

Miles Andrew Copeland, Infant son of Devin M. Copeland and Santana M. Allen, passed away, Sunday, October 9, 2016. In addition to his parents he also is survived by six siblings, Makayla, Anthony, Alyssa, Mya, Aiden and Mason; maternal grandparents, Gary and Valerie (Owens) Allen; paternal grandfather, Stephen Copeland; four aunts, Tabatha, Nichole, June and Teela; three uncles, Travis, Stephen...

Ellis Biggy Morris, III

Ellis Biggy Morris, III

Oct 8, 2016

Ellis Charles Morris, III, "Biggy", 65, of Hagerstown, went to be with our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center. Born April 8, 1951, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ellis C. Morris, Jr. and Dolly R. (Itnyre) Morris. Biggy was a 1969 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He studied accounting...

Vivian Louise Neikirk

Vivian Louise Neikirk

Oct 7, 2016

Vivian Louise (Brown) Neikirk, 97, of Willliamsport, formerly of 966 Club Rd., Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, October 7th, 2016, at Homewood at Williamsport, where she currently resided. Born February 20, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Julian Oliver and Ethel Rose (Trovinger) Brown. She was a 1937 graduate of Hagerstown High School and Columbia Business...

Calvin Newton Newt Gregory, Jr.

Calvin Newton Newt Gregory, Jr.

Oct 5, 2016

Calvin Newton "Newt" Gregory Jr., 67, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at his home. Born Aug. 8, 1949, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Jean (Sensel) Gregory of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and Calvin N. Gregory Sr. Newt was a free-spirited man who loved the open road. His passion for new adventures led him to...