Obituaries
Susan J. Place
Apr 21, 2016
Susan Jeanne (Hawke) Place, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Coffman Nursing Home. Born September 8, 1944 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Louis Edwin and Dorothy Geraldine (Blank) Hawke. She graduated in 1962 from South Hagerstown High School. Susan was homecoming queen and co-captain of the cheer leading squad. She...
Debra Diane Bere
Apr 21, 2016
Debra Diane (Gluck) Bere went home to be with her Savior on April 21, 2016 at the age of 64. Born March 8, 1952 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Mary Madeline Gluck. She graduated from Smithsburg High School. Debbie was a member of Cornerstone Community Church, formerly Hagerstown Grace Brethren Church. Debbie married Charles Bere, the...
Ruth Dalphine Ramsey
Apr 19, 2016
Ruth Dalphine Ramsey, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at CJ Senior Living, Hagerstown. Born September 1, 1928 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late, Conrad and Madeline (Varner) Henning. In addition to her parents she also was prededed in death by her husband, Walter L. Ramsey; a son, Gary Ramsey, a brother, Norman...
Paula Regina Roberts Smith
Apr 19, 2016
Paula Regina (Roberts) Smith, 48, of Eden, Maryland, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home. Born April 29, 1967 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of Anna Virginia (Buterbaugh) Roberts of Hagerstown and the late, Walter Ronald Roberts. Paula worked as a deli manager for Publix Grocery Stores in Florida. In addition to her mother...
Aldo C. Della Mea
Apr 19, 2016
Aldo Clemente Della Mea, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born February 2, 1928 in Udine, Italy, he was the son of the late Carlo and Giorgina (Marcon) Della Mea. Aldo retired from Maccaferri Gabions, where he worked for almost 40 years as vice president. He was a...
Kathleen J. Smith
Apr 17, 2016
Kathleen Jeanette (Heefner) Smith, 69, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born October 9, 1946, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sara (Williams) Heefner. She was a 1965 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Kathleen was a member of Cornerstone Community Church. She enjoyed...
Mildred May Cline
Apr 14, 2016
Mildred May Cline 87, of Hagerstown, passed away, Thursday, April 14, 2016, at NMS Healthcare, Hagerstown. Born November 27, 1928 in Westminster, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Earl Franklin and Loretta Lou (Gorsuch) Bankard. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul Wilfred Cline, whom she married March 6,...
Harlis Harlan Davis, Sr.
Apr 14, 2016
Harlis Harlan Davis, Sr., 85 of Hagerstown and Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away, Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Conway Medical Center, Conway, SC. Born May 18, 1930 in Roanoke, Virginia he was the son of the late, Rupert B. and Bertie E. (Duncan) Davis. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by four siblings, Guida...
Shelleen D. Reeder
Apr 10, 2016
Shelleen Danette Reeder, 51, of Hagerstown, passed away, Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born January 2, 1965 in Silver Spring, Maryland she was the daughter of Frederick D. "Freddy" and Violet J. (Stark) Starr of Hagerstown. Shelleen was a mother and homemaker and was a member of El Shaddai Congregation, Frederick, Md. She was a graduate...
Jean I. Gettel
Apr 10, 2016
Jean Ione (Poffenberger) Gettel, 93, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Homewood at Williamsport. Born July 22, 1922, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Joshua and Edith (Lizer) Poffenberger. Jean was a 1940 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was a member of Church of God Universal, in Hagerstown. In addition to...
Sarah Trenton Parrish
Apr 9, 2016
Sarah Frances (Aronhalt) Trenton Parrish, 93, of Boonsboro, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at her home. Born February 15, 1923 in Grant County W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Jackson and Nellie Victoria (Biggs) Aronhalt. She was the wife of the late Howard Lees Trenton, Sr. and the late Nicholas Parrish. Sarah was a lifetime member...
Ruth Marilyn Biedrzycki
Apr 8, 2016
Ruth Marilyn (Neuendorf) Biedrzycki, 92, of Inwood, WV passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 at her home. Born December 21, 1923 in Flint, MI, she was the daughter of the late Frank C. and Hattie M. ( Fick ) Neuendorf. Ruth Had a great love of music. It was her special talent from the piano to the guitar and...
Margaret Elizabeth Midge Smyth
Apr 8, 2016
Margaret “Midge” Elizabeth Smyth, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Coffman Nursing Home. Born December 11, 1923, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late James Harvey and Clemma (Bidle) May. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Randall Brewer Smyth, in November, 1990. She was a graduate of Frederick...
Barbara Jean Smith
Apr 4, 2016
Barbara Jean Smith, 49, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, April 4, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born May 1, 1966 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Charles W. "Bunky" and Linda K. (Hart) Hull and raised by Eugene E. and Evelyn R. (Hull) Smith. In addition to her parents she also mwas preceded in death by...
Beverly Ann Hull Corbin
Apr 4, 2016
Beverly Ann (Hull) Corbin, 75, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, April 4, 2016 at her home. Born July 13, 1940 she was the daughter of the late, Roger R. and Helen K. (Murray) Hull. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by two children, Joy L. McGowan and Richard L. McGowan and one brother, Darwin Hull;...
Roy E. Pete Dawson
Apr 3, 2016
Roy Edward "Pete" Dawson, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 23, 1931 at home in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Gershom and Margie Viola (Sprankle) Dawson. He was their 9th child of 13. Pete worked over 30 years at Brandt Cabinet Works and 11 years at...
Dawn Amber Richmond
Mar 30, 2016
Dawn Amber (Dimon) Richmond, 54, of Hancock, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at her home. She was passionately known as the "lime green lady", who often answered "awesome" to almost every exciting moment. Born January 6, 1962 in Warrenton, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Diana "Lucretia" Medora Butler and Charles Edwin Dimon. In addition...
Jack Nelson Bennett
Mar 28, 2016
Jack N. Bennett, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born April 10, 1934 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late James W. and Mary E. (Blair) Bennett. He was a 1952 graduate of Hagerstown High School. Jack worked as a patrolman for 10 years with the Hagerstown Police Dept....
Duane Robert Harbaugh
Mar 27, 2016
Duane Robert Harbaugh, 34, of Martinsburg, passed away, Sunday, March 27, 2016 at his residence. Born November 13, 1981 in Hagerstown he was the son of, Robert C. and Diana M. (Cauffman) Harbaugh of Hedgesville, W.Va.; Duane worked as a machine technician for Ajax Amusements, Martinsburg. He was a late model race car driver, racing for his father's team at...
Glenn William Spaid
Mar 23, 2016
Glenn William Spaid, 72, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at his home. Born November 7, 1943 in Winchester, Virginia he was the son of the late, Clyde W. and Helen P. (Himelright) Spaid. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by one brother, Stephen Spaid. Mr. Spaid retired as an electrician from Eastalco...