Obituaries
Robert Milton Gearhart
Jan 9, 2012
Robert Milton Gearhart, 76, of Maugansville, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at NMS Healthcare, Hagerstown. Born, July 4, 1935, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Irvin Ward and Margaret Irene (Durbin) Gearhart. Mr. Gearhart retired with 30 years of service as a forklift operator with Grove Worldwide. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived...
James R. Jr. Fisher
Jan 5, 2012
James Roy Fisher Jr., 90, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born April 9, 1921, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late James Roy Fisher Sr. and Eva Mae (Herbert) Fisher. Mr. Fisher retired after 45 years of service with the Western Maryland Railroad, where he worked as a conductor....
Forthman Keefer Jr. Frederick
Dec 26, 2011
Frederick Forthman Keefer Jr., 96, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at his home. Born May 16, 1915, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frederick F. Sr. and Emma Belle (Kreps) Keefer. Mr. Keefer was a jeweler and watch repairman for more than 50 years with Saums Jewelers and Melart Jewelers, both of Hagerstown. He...
Tanner Rice Jr. Ernest
Dec 22, 2011
Ernest Tanner Rice Jr., 85, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Broadmore Assisted Living. Born Oct. 23, 1926, in Harmony, W.Va., he was the son of the late Ernest Tanner Rice Sr. and Hazel Victoria (Reed) Colbert. He attended St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, and was a member of Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 and Hagerstown...
Leda M. Harnish
Dec 22, 2011
Leda M. Harnish, 76, of Hagerstown, went to be with her loving Savior on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at her home. Born June 3, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel and Naomi Virginia (Houser) Spielman Kendle. Leda was a 1953 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was a member of Evangel Baptist Church in...
William Ray Jamison
Dec 16, 2011
William Ray Jamison, 58, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at his home. Born April 1, 1953, in Hagerstown, he was the son of William Edgar and the late Hilda (Fraley) Jamison. William was a 1971 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He worked as a warehouse clerk at Maryland Ribbon in Hagerstown. Surviving him are his loving wife,...
Paul Godlove Rodgers
Dec 6, 2011
Paul Godlove Rodgers, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 9, 1927, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Sydney Vance and Lulu Lunn (Galienne) Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers retired as a truck driver for North American Cement Co., Hagerstown. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist...
Merle Luther Houpt
Dec 3, 2011
Merle Luther Houpt, 84, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Dec. 27, 1926, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Harvey Edgar and Esta May (McCauley) Houpt. He was a graduate of Boonsboro High School. Merle was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of...
Sandra Lee Blair
Dec 2, 2011
Sandra Lee (Zentmyer) Blair, 72, went home to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ on the second day of December 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. She departed this earth surrounded by her loving family. Born Dec. 7, 1938, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Clinton Zentmyer and Virginia (Barger) Swain. Sandra was a graduate...
Hugo W. Cardenas
Nov 28, 2011
Hugo W. Cardenas, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away at Providence Place, Chambersburg, Pa., in the presence of his family on Nov. 28, 2011. Born Aug. 11, 1925, in Arequipa, Peru, he settled in the United States in 1959. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Julia Fernandez Cardenas; four children and their spouses, Hugo and Caryl Cardenas,...
Robin Ann Smith
Nov 23, 2011
Robin Ann Smith, 45, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at her home. Born May 5, 1966, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Alice Jean (Witmer) Dobbs of Baxter, Tenn., and the late Roger Smith. Robin was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her children, Gary Nalley II and wife, Heather, Zachary...
Philip Baker Brown
Nov 21, 2011
Philip Baker Brown, 78, of Clear Spring, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown. The service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Betty Jane Monninger
Nov 19, 2011
Betty Jane (Rowe) Monninger, 78, of Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at her home. Born Sept. 2, 1933, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul Ellis and Myrtle Elizabeth (Rudisill) Rowe. Betty enjoyed puzzle books, soap operas and bird watching. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 21 years, Leroy Elwood...
Lon CarlJr. Spoonire, Jr.
Nov 18, 2011
Lon Carl "Spoony" or "Snoots" Spoonire Jr., 60, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Born July 2, 1951, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Lon Carl Spoonire Sr. and Edith Marie (Hayslip) Spoonire. He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hagerstown and Lanes Run Mennonite Church, where he loved to...
Nancy Lucille Oller
Nov 18, 2011
Nancy Lucille (Bowman) Oller, 73, of Acworth, GA., formerly of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, November 18, 2011. Born June 3, 1938 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late, Joseph K. and Virginia (Stouffer) Bowman. Mrs. Oller retired as a school bus driver for the Washington County Board of Education. She is survived by four children, George Oller of...
Vera Odene Worley
Nov 17, 2011
Vera Odene (Keel) Worley, 87, of Hagerstown, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Charlotte's Home in Boonsboro. Born February 24, 1924 in Tracy City, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William and Willie Georgia (Yarworth) Keel. Vera was a founding member of the First Baptist Church in Sharpsburg. She was an avid quilter and was on the...
Lewis Wayne Mumma
Nov 16, 2011
Lewis Wayne Mumma, 87, of Hagerstown, died at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Born Oct. 22, 1924, in Dutch Corner, Pa., he was the son of the late George Daniel and Goldie Blanche (Kelso) Mumma. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Evangel...
Jackie L. Harp
Nov 11, 2011
Mr. Jackie L. Harp, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away at his home on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Born in Hagerstown on Feb. 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Edward and Rosezella May (Chapman) Harp. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Mary C. (Smith) Harp; two daughters, Barbara J. Snyder and Susan A. Reed;...
Robert Lester Gardner
Nov 7, 2011
Robert Lester â??Goldieâ? Gardner, 72, of Hagerstown, died on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Aug. 17, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late James H. Gardner and Cora (Baughman) Pague. He was a 1957 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He had worked as a custodian at St. Markâ??s Lutheran Church in Hagerstown....
Dale Rinehart Schlotterbeck
Nov 1, 2011
Dale Rinehart Schlotterbeck, 79, of Kent Island, Md., died at home on Nov. 1, 2011, after an extended illness. Dale was born at home in Hagerstown, Md., the son of the late Rhinehart and Mabel (Hollyday) Schlotterbeck. Dale was a 1951 graduate of Hagerstown High School. While in high school, he was the manager for the North Hagerstown Hubs football...
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