Obituaries

Dorothy Elaine Smallwood

Dorothy Elaine Smallwood

May 18, 2013

Dorothy Elaine Smallwood, 91, of Hagerstown, formerly of Smithsburg, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born January 20, 1922 in Smithsburg she was the daughter of the late John R. and Fanny Genevieve (Nunamaker) Wolf. Dorothy was a homemaker and devoted her life to her...

William Harry Shatzer

William Harry Shatzer

May 17, 2013

William "Bill, Buddy" Harry Shatzer, 77, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord, Friday, May 17, 2013 at his home. Born July 11, 1935 in Washington County, Maryland he was the son of the late, Floyd Jacob and Jessie Irene Shatzer Turner. In his teens Bill worked on the farm behind Rest Haven Cemetery and it was his fondest...

Margaret Ellen Deatrich

Margaret Ellen Deatrich

May 16, 2013

Margaret Ellen Deatrich., 84, beloved mother and grandmother, of Hagerstown, went to be with her Savior on May 16, 2013, at Fahrney- Keedy home in Boonsboro. Born October 24, 1928, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Elliot and Mary (Harbaugh) Turner. Margaret attended Hagerstown High School and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Aaron Lehman Bittinger

Aaron Lehman Bittinger

May 15, 2013

Aaron Lehman Bittinger, 85, of Smithsburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at his daughter's home. Born June, 26, 1927, in York, PA, he was the son of the late Robert T. R. and Myrtle G. (Marks) Bittinger. Aaron had 3 nicknames, "Mr. B.", "Big Mac", which was his truck driving handle and "Shorty" which was his childhood nickname....

Catherine Lorraine Delauter

Catherine Lorraine Delauter

May 14, 2013

Catherine Lorraine (Deibert) Delauter, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Coffman Nursing Home, with her granddaughter at her side. Born February 14, 1925 in St. James, MD., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Beulah (Delauter) Deibert. Catherine was a 1943 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was a lifetime member of Hagerstown...

Donald Wayne Beck

Donald Wayne Beck

May 8, 2013

Donald Wayne Beck, 62, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Star Community, in Hagerstown. Born February 27, 1951, in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William Walter and Virginia Ruth (Ramsay) Beck. He is survived by two brothers, Gregg W. Beck and wife Sarah of Richmond, VA., Gary J. Beck and wife Jeanne...

Raymond Rummel Snodderly

Raymond Rummel Snodderly

May 8, 2013

Raymond Rummel Snodderly, 76, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born September 18, 1936, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Walter Croft Snodderly, Sr. and Nellie (Rummel) Snodderly. Mr. Snodderly was employed by Washington County Hospital where he started in the kitchen, became an escort and retired as a greeter...

Darla Ann Munson

Darla Ann Munson

May 7, 2013

Darla Ann (Holton) Munson, 70, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the home of her daughter. Born December 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lewis and Ellen Amanda (Bryan) Holton. Darla was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a bookkeeper for her husband's business, Bill's Other Yard...

Katheryne Pearl McNeal

Katheryne Pearl McNeal

May 6, 2013

Katheryne Pearl "Billie" McNeal, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Williamsport Retirement Village. Born February 24, 1926 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late, William E. Miller, Sr. and Mabel (Price) Miller. Mrs. McNeal was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Hagerstown. She is survived by two...

William Carl Calhoun

William Carl Calhoun

May 5, 2013

William Carl Calhoun, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, May 5, at his home. Born December 30, 1927 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Karl K. and Muriel Calhoun. William was a 1946 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He went on to attend Virginia Tech University after serving in the Navy. He worked as a lumber...

Margie Arbutus Mumma

Margie Arbutus Mumma

May 3, 2013

Margie Arbutus Mumma, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 3, 2013 at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown. Born May 25, 1928 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Larkin E. and Blanche Jenkins. Mrs. Mumma retired from Corning in Greencastle, Pa. She is survived by one son, Daniel G. Mumma of Hagerstown; two sisters, Franny Miller...

Margie Arbutus Mumma

Margie Arbutus Mumma

May 3, 2013

Margie Arbutus Mumma, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 3, 2013 at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown. Born May 25, 1928 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Larkin E. and Blanche Jenkins. Mrs. Mumma retired from Corning in Greencastle, Pa. She is survived by one son, Daniel G. Mumma of Hagerstown; two sisters, Franny Miller...

Mary Champion

Mary Champion

May 1, 2013

Mary Champion, 68, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at her home, where she was surrounded by her loving family. Born, July 20, 1944 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Henson. Mary was preceded in death by husbands, Jim Cantrell and Tom Champion. She is survived by: her children; Irvin Uhler,...

Wayne Carroll Boward

Wayne Carroll Boward

Apr 29, 2013

Wayne C. "Buck" Boward February 14, 1939 - April 29, 2013 Wayne Carroll "Buck" Boward, 74 of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 in his garage doing what he loved. Born February 14, 1939 in Hagerstown, he was the son of Fred Emanuel and Marian Ruth (Foltz) Boward. He worked for Fairchild, Johnny;s Radiator, Koogles Radiator, the City of...

Nancy Ann Perrow

Nancy Ann Perrow

Apr 29, 2013

Nancy Ann Perrow, 57, of Hagerstown, went home to be with her Lord, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, April 29, 2013. Born July 1, 1955 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Marvin Edward and Arbutus Mary (Abbe) Hollinger. Nancy was a graduate of Williamsport High School and Liberty University and was teacher at Grace Academy...

John Sylvester Kennedy

John Sylvester Kennedy

Apr 28, 2013

John Sylvester Kennedy, 76, of Cumberland, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Western Maryland Regional Hospital, in Cumberland. Born February 23, 1937 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John F. and Catherine I. (Ricketts) Kennedy. He was a 1956 graduate of Hagerstown High School. John had worked for Dow Jones in Silver Spring and was...

Martha Louise Thornton

Martha Louise Thornton

Apr 28, 2013

Martha Louise Thornton, 98, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013. A longtime resident of Homewood Retirement Village, Louise spent her final days at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born Jan. 28, 1915, in Luray, Va., she was the daughter of the late Polk and Mayme Shenk. She graduated from Hagerstown High School with the class of 1933 and was a...

JoAnne Lee

JoAnne Lee

Apr 26, 2013

JoAnne (Werner) Lee, 83, of Hagerstown, died on Friday, April 26, 2013 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 4:30pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Willow Brook Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8916 Mapleville Rd., Boonsboro, MD 21713. Memorial contributions may be made in JoAnne's name to Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742.

Eleanor Ruth Strohecker

Eleanor Ruth Strohecker

Apr 26, 2013

Eleanor Ruth (Schwalm) Strohecker, 87, of Punta Gorda, FL., died on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Port Charlotte Rehab Center. Born June 2, 1925 in Porter Township, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William Jackson and Verna Ruth (Dinger) Schwalm. Eleanor was a former member of Emmanuel Baptist Temple in Hagerstown. She is survived by four children,...

William Allen Penner

William Allen Penner

Apr 25, 2013

William Allen "Joe" Penner, 96, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born January 22, 1917, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Paul Calvin and Hazel Irene (Poffenberger) Penner. He was an employee of the M.P. Moller Organ Company, in Hagerstown, retiring in 1985 after working 49 years. He continued as...