Obituaries
William Vernon Gipe
Mar 17, 2012
William "Bill" Vernon Gipe, 45, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 24, 1966, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Nelson W. Gipe Sr. and Mary G. (Mills) Gipe of Hagerstown. William was formerly employed as a taxi cab driver for Miller Transportation in Hagerstown. He is survived by his four daughters, Ashley...
Howard Kenneth Mertz
Mar 17, 2012
Howard Kenneth Mertz, 84, of Williamsport, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at his home. Born May 9, 1927, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Chris Preston and Flora May (Dunn) Mertz. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 44 years, Daisy May Mertz, who died Oct. 19, 1999; and his three siblings, Harrison Mertz,...
Brent Evan Koontz
Mar 16, 2012
Veteran Airman 1st Class Brent Evan Koontz, 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Operation Iraqi Freedom 08-10, age 23, died Friday, March 16, 2012, in Hagerstown. Brent served in the U.S. Air Force. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and later was stationed in Las Vegas. He was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Brent was proceded in death...
Constance Joanne Long Noll
Mar 15, 2012
Constance Joanne (Long) Noll, 77, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Jan. 23, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. Sr. and Helena Bright (Davis) Long. Constance was a 1952 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was a golden member of Grace United Methodist Church in Hagerstown for more...
Eugene Lynn Bitner
Mar 13, 2012
Eugene Lynn "Lotto" Bitner, 74, of Hagerstown, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home. Born Jan. 24, 1938, in Chewsville, Md., he was the son of the late Roy Jacob and Rosie Mae (Witmer) Bitner. He had worked as a group leader for the Washington County Parks Dept. Eugene had previously worked as a sander in the furniture...
Ann Mary Fearnow
Mar 11, 2012
LaPLATA, Md. and ROMNEY, W.Va. â?? Ann Mary Fearnow, 90, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away, Sunday, March 11, 2012, at her daughterâ??s home in Romney. Born Sept. 18, 1921, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Carrie Marshall. In addition to being a homemaker, she also had worked in bookkeeping for J.J. Newberryâ??s of Hagerstown. She was...
Kenneth Earl Neal
Mar 10, 2012
Kenneth Earl Neal, 58, of San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Maryland. Born June 9, 1953, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Ruth Marie (Lambert) Neal of Hagerstown and the late Henry Bascum Neal. Kenneth was a 1971 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He was an established pressman and printer who...
Franklin Hoover
Mar 9, 2012
Franklin James Hoover, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. He was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Washington County, Md., to Lillian and Leon Hoover. He attended St. Maryâ??s High School in Hagerstown. Mr. Hoover was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was meritoriously awarded the Victory Medal,...
Ralph Aldus Weaver
Feb 29, 2012
Ralph Aldus Weaver, 82, of Maugansville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 2, 1929, in Maugansville, he was the son of the late Harry and Oma (Kendle) Weaver. Mr. Weaver was a member of Salem Reformed Church in Hagerstown and Improved Order of Red Men in Williamsport. He was a former member of the...
Robert Coss Zeigler
Feb 26, 2012
Robert Coss Zeigler, 77, of Mercersburg, Pa., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Manor Care in Chambersburg, Pa. Born July 5, 1934, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Russell C. and Francis Elizabeth (Stralley) Zeigler. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He had worked as a farm hand for his brotherâ??s...
Erma Louise Swain
Feb 25, 2012
Erma Louise Garvin Swain, 91, of Williamsport, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport. Born Sept. 22, 1920, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Frank and Louise Jane (Ridenour) Kephart. She was a 1938 graduate of Hagerstown High School, and retired from Hagerstown Bookbinding and Printing Co. in 1985 after 35...
Thelma Mae Templon
Feb 24, 2012
Thelma Mae Templon, 96, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Jan. 30, 1916, in Shenandoah, Va., she was the daughter of Ashby Edwin Printz and Mary Susan "Sudie" (Strickler) Printz. Her father died of pneumonia when she was 6 years old, and when her mother married again, Cloyd Peyton Duncan of Pulaski,...
Paul Varden Myers
Feb 22, 2012
Paul Varden Myers, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Oct. 28, 1919, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Jesse and Nancy (Pouge) Myers. Mr. Myers was employed by Fairchild Aircraft, and retired in 1985 as a machinist for Mack Trucks, where he was a member...
Hertha Lisa Palmer
Feb 21, 2012
Hertha Lisa Palmer, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born July 8, 1929, in Heimsheim, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Frida (Hofmier) Geiger. Mrs. Palmer was a homemaker and an inspiration to her family. She loved gardening, crocheting, knitting, cooking and playing Trouble. She is survived...
Alma Doris Puskar
Feb 21, 2012
Alma Doris Puskar, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at her home. Born March 22, 1920, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William and Edna Bittenbender. She was a 1938 graduate of Berwick (Pa.) High School. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, hosting weekly prayer meetings in her home. She volunteered...
Vivian Genevieve Younker
Feb 20, 2012
Vivian Genevieve Younker May 11, 1921 - February 20, 2012 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Print Obituary
John Harold Olewiler
Feb 18, 2012
John Harold Olewiler, 79, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Nov. 29, 1932, in York, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles and Katherine (Ream) Gardner. John was a former Marine and went on to join the Army during the Korean conflict. He was a member of VFW Post No. 1936 in...
Catherine Louse Winters
Feb 17, 2012
Catherine Louise (Dunn) Winters, 94, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the home of her granddaughter, Lana Cowgill, who gave her love and care for the past 2 1/2 years. Born Jan. 17, 1918, in Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Margaret Louise (Guessford) Dunn. Catherine attended Locust Level Full Gospel Church in Greencastle,...
Phyllis Marie Pitzer
Feb 17, 2012
Phyllis Marie (Groh) Pitzer, 87, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Ravenwood Lutheran Village. Born May 16, 1924, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Edison Young and Edna (Doub) Groh. She was a 1942 graduate of Hagerstown High School, and went on to graduate in 1946 from Duke University with a bachelor of arts degree...
Mary Mae Miller
Feb 12, 2012
Mary Mae (Hose) Miller, 90, of Clear Spring, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at her home. Born May 6, 1921 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late James Riley and Mary Ella (Hastings) Hose. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer R. Miller Sr., in April 1993. She attended Southern Baptist Church and was a member...
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