Obituaries
Lou Anna Flegal
Nov 30, 2012
Lou Anna Seamone Flegal, 87, entered peacefully into her final rest with our Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Mrs. Flegal was a very brave and compassionate woman. She was one of a kind! Mrs. Flegal was born Feb. 23, 1925, in Philippi, W.Va. She was a cheerleader and an excellent student in high school. Mrs. Flegal went...
Robert Lashley Scott
Nov 30, 2012
Robert Lashley Scott, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, November 30, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born April 13, 1920 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Albert L. Scott, Sr. and Helen L. (Lashley) Scott. Mr. Scott had worked a a Aircraft Inspector for the Fairchild Corporation and Letterkenny Army Depot. He was a US Army veteran...
Belva Snyder
Nov 26, 2012
Belva Snyder, 94, of Hagerstown, died on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Nov. 3, 1918, in Shenandoah, Va., Belva was the daughter of the late Guy Hoch and Ollie Pearl (Davis) Hoch. Belva went the extra mile for the Democratic Party holding such offices as first vice president, sergeant at arms of the United Democrats of...
Eva Nell Boward
Nov 25, 2012
Eva Nell Boward, 72, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at her home. Born May 10, 1940, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Arlie R. and Nellie (Hymes) Nelson. She attended and graduated from Fort Hill High School, Cumberland. She was a homemaker and had previously worked at Krumpe's Do-Nuts. She previously attended Bethel...
Maren Heisel Larsen
Nov 23, 2012
Maren Heisel Larsen, much loved and respected educator and guidance counselor at Riverside High School, Painesville, Ohio, died Nov. 23, 2012, in Hagerstown, Md., at the age of 96. Born in Norway in 1916, she came to the United States as a young woman, where she received her undergraduate education at Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, N.Y.; and her master's degree...
George Frederick Pietsch
Nov 23, 2012
George â??Rickyâ? Frederick Pietsch Jr., 20, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center after a courageous battle with Hunterâ??s Syndrome, which he had all his life. Born Sept. 15, 1992, in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of George Frederick Pietsch Sr. and Mary Katharina (Seidl) Pietsch. Ricky liked playing World of Warcraft; playing with...
Evelyn Hope Shrader
Nov 20, 2012
Evelyn â??Hopeâ? (Showe) Shrader, 90, of Day Road in Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Emeritus Senior Living. Born April 9, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Mary Josephine (Strode) and Frisby Branton Showe. Topics Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland) Annapolis She was the widow of Jack Leroy Shrader Sr., who died Dec. 16, 1996. Hope graduated from...
Cheri Lynn West
Nov 19, 2012
Cheri Lynn (Poole) West, 50, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born March 23, 1962, in Frederick, Md., she was the daughter of the late Rosita Patricia (Shupp) Hillman, and Edward William Poole of Buford, Ga., and his wife, Tracy Klenz. Cheri was a 1980 graduate of North Hagerstown High School, and...
Alice Viola Kercheval
Nov 17, 2012
Alice Viola Kercheval, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center. Born, May 20, 1927 in Funkstown, she was the daughter of the late, John K. and Elsie R. (Rockwell) Smith. She was a 1945 graduate of Hagerstown High School. Mrs. Kercheval was a homemaker and a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church. She...
Alberta Marie Conrad
Nov 15, 2012
A. Marie Conrad passed peacefully into the presence of her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ on November 15, 2012 under the loving care of Hospice of the Panhandle at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Marie was born in Boonsboro, MD on February 15, 1918, the middle daughter of the late Verda Long Wilhide and Carl M. Wilhide. As...
Mary G. Gipe
Nov 14, 2012
Mary G. Gipe, 66, of 10 Elizabeth St., Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 at her daughter's home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Aug. 19, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Chester V. and Hazel L. Mills. She was formerly employed through the board of education, and was the ex-wife of Nelson Gipe Sr. She enjoyed...
Lisa K. Smith
Nov 14, 2012
Lisa Kay Smith, 57, of Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Quincy Village, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born March 3, 1955, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Dorothy Jane (Wagner) Smith. Lisa had worked as a waitress/bartender; as a customer service representative for Citi Bank; and...
Beverly Virginia Myers
Nov 13, 2012
Beverly Virginia (Bricker) Myers, born on the fifth of August in 1932, of Blackstone, Va., formerly of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on the 13th of November 2012, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry William Myers Jr. and survived by one brother, Roland Sigler of Texas. She is also survived by five children, Debra Hunt...
Mary Lou Lorshbaugh
Nov 13, 2012
Mary Lou (Fox) Lorshbaugh, 66, of Hagerstown, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 13, 2012, surrounded by her family and friends. Hospice attended to her at Meritus Medical Center. Born July 31, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Mary Frances Fox and Samuel Jacob Fox. She attended North Hagerstown High and graduated in 1964. She...
Frances Mary Smith
Nov 9, 2012
Frances Mary (Dawson) Smith, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 23, 1923, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Gershom and Margie Viola (Sprankle) Dawson. She retired from Martin's Food Market in the deli department. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clarence William Smith, who...
Robert Wayne Thompson
Nov 8, 2012
Robert â??Bobâ? Wayne Thompson, 76, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born Feb. 9, 1936, in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late Reginald William and Thelma Matilda (Christian) Thompson. Bob served six years in the U.S. Navy Reserves and two years in the U.S. Army. He...
Luther Lee Vulgamott
Nov 7, 2012
Luther Lee Vulgamott Sr., 89, of Waynesboro, Pa., died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at NMS Health Care, Hagerstown. Friends will be received at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown, one hour prior to service Saturday. The service will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Vaughn Kite officiating. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Margaret Katherine Schildtknecht
Nov 6, 2012
Margaret Katherine (Jones) Schildtknecht, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 at NMS Healthcare. Born Jan. 30, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Iva Myrtle (Black) Jones. Margaret was a former member of First Baptist Church in Hagerstown, and a former member of Antrim Assembly of God in Greencastle, Pa. She...
Joseph Kevin O'Connor
Nov 5, 2012
Joseph Kevin O'Connor, 60, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, November 5, 2012 at his home. Born May 3, 1952 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Albert Leo O'Connor, Jr. and Kathryn (Crilley) O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor was employed as a supplier quality engineer for Volvo/Mack Trucks, Hagerstown. He was a member of Haven Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, the...
Raymond Harold Lindsay
Nov 1, 2012
Raymond Harold "Bubby" Lindsay Jr., 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at home with his loving wife at his side. Born Feb. 20, 1939, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond Harold Lindsay Sr. and Vivian Irene Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay retired from Stratton Furniture, where he worked as a finisher, and had...