Obituaries

Anthony Frank Ali

Anthony Frank Ali

Jun 6, 2011

Anthony F. Ali passed away on June 6 in Hagerstown, MD after a brief illness. He was 84. Survivors include three sons, Thomas , Palm Beach, FL., Jonathan , Washington, DC, MD, and Christopher. He is survived by six grandchildren, Timothy, Kathleen, Michael, and Ryan of FL., and Isabel and Caroline, Washington, MD. Survivors also include a brother Frank and...

Susie Virginia Colliflower

Susie Virginia Colliflower

Jun 6, 2011

Susie Virginia (Poffenberger) Colliflower, 88, of Halfway, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, at Williamsport Retirement Village. Born Feb. 5, 1923, in Sharpsburg, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Rhoda B. (DeLauney) Poffenberger. Susie was a 1941 graduate of Hagerstown High School, where she also was a member of the reunion committee. She also was a lifetime...

Ruth Ann Cunningham

Ruth Ann Cunningham

Jun 5, 2011

Ruth Ann Cunningham, 63, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at her home. Friends will be received Friday one hour before the service at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel in Hagerstown. A funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Robert Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.

Frances Harriett Hartle

Frances Harriett Hartle

Jun 4, 2011

Frances Harriett Hartle, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, at her home. Born Jan. 20, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lucy M. (Spence) Heiberger. Mrs. Hartle was a homemaker and a member of St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church, Hagerstown. She is survived by a son, David E. Hartle and wife, Teresa,...

Donald Guyer Turner

Donald Guyer Turner

Jun 2, 2011

Donald Guyer Turner, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Hagerstown under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born Feb. 24, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Roy Edward and Carrie Elizabeth (Poole) Turner. Mr. Turner retired from Fairchild Corp., where he had worked in metal fabrication. He...

Kristy Sue Danfelt

Kristy Sue Danfelt

May 25, 2011

Kristy Sue (Miller) Danfelt, 54, of Williamsport, passed from this life at her home, surrounded by her husband, family and loved ones, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born July 26, 1956, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Betty Taylor of Williamsport and the late John Miller. She was a 1974 graduate of...

Mildred Janet Fiddler

Mildred Janet Fiddler

May 23, 2011

Mildred Janet "Mick" Fiddler, 77, of Hagerstown, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 27, 1934, in Leetown, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Mamie (Johnson) Fiddler. Also affectionately known as "Micko" and "Nan," she had been a lifetime member of First Baptist Church...

Lee Ann Henson

Lee Ann Henson

May 22, 2011

Lee Ann (Carey) Henson, 54, of Williamsport, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born May 9, 1957, in Hagerstown, but raised in Smithsburg, she was the daughter of Joyce (Eyler) Carey of Smithsburg and the late Robert Carey. Lee Ann was of the Methodist faith. She was a 1975 graduate of Smithsburg High School, during...

Elizabeth Frances Robison

Elizabeth Frances Robison

May 18, 2011

Elizabeth Frances (Price) Robison, 86, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at her home. Born July 26, 1924, in Luray, Va., she was the daughter of the late Earl Edward and Regora Alice (Sours) Price. During World War II, she worked at Fairchild Aircraft. She went on to retire from Mack Trucks as...

Doreen Hope Shoemaker

Doreen Hope Shoemaker

May 18, 2011

Doreen Hope (Hurley) Shoemaker, 46, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at her home. Born July 2, 1964, in Rahway, N.J., she was the daughter of Arlene Maye (Goodreds) and the late Wayne Lowell Hurley Sr. Doreen was a 1982 graduate of Severna Park High School and went on to earn her Associate of Arts degree in...

Wanda Jean Rayner

Wanda Jean Rayner

May 17, 2011

Wanda Jean (Miller) Rayner, 61, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Manor Care Health Services in Chambersburg. Born Sept. 7, 1949, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Earl Emerson and Ethel May (Divel) Miller. She was a member of St. Johnâ??s Lutheran Church in Hagerstown. She is survived by three daughters and a...

John Ervin Spessard

John Ervin Spessard

May 14, 2011

John Ervin Spessard, 90, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Broadmore Senior Living in Hagerstown. Born Nov. 20, 1920, in Washington Township, Pa., he was the son of the late John B. and Lela Maude (Downin) Spessard. Mr. Spessard was a graduate of Washington Township High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He...

Robert Edwin Sr. Beck

Robert Edwin Sr. Beck

May 14, 2011

Robert Edwin Beck Sr., 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village. Born Oct. 8, 1919, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late William Granville and Edna Adele (Baker) Beck. He retired as the owner and operator of Carpets Inc. in Hagerstown. He was a member of First Christian Church in Hagerstown...

Mildred E. Benchoff

Mildred E. Benchoff

May 13, 2011

Mildred Myers (MacNamee) Benchoff, 94, of Williamsport, formerly of Cascade, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born Dec. 26, 1916, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Pierce and Helen (Nail) MacNamee. Mildred retired from Fort Ritchie as a senior accounting supervisor. Prior to that, she worked in the accounting department at Sharrett Motors....

Perry IV Gene Line

Perry IV Gene Line

May 12, 2011

Perry Gene Line IV, infant, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. A private graveside service will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, at the convenience of the family.

Mary Jane Koontz

Mary Jane Koontz

May 11, 2011

Mary Jane Koontz, 90, of Boonsboro, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at her home, where she was under family and hospice care. Born Nov. 6, 1920 in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Goldie (Mann) Repp. She had worked as a hand sewer...

Carolyn Semler

Carolyn Semler

May 5, 2011

Carolyn Semler, 56, of Smithsburg, Md., lost her courageous 5 1/2-year battle with ovarian cancer on May 5, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Orange, N.J., she was the third of four children of the late Robert and Dorothy Collinson. As a child, her family resided in New Jersey and Michigan before settling in Washington...

Alice Marie Kline

Alice Marie Kline

May 4, 2011

Alice Marie (Flook) Kline, 64, of Smithsburg, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Nov. 21, 1946, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Martha (Butts) Flook. She worked as a clerk at Nu-Way Cleaners in Waynesboro, Pa., for the past 26 years. She attended Waynesboro Bible Church. Alice is...

Doris Louise Wood

Doris Louise Wood

May 3, 2011

Doris Louise Wood, 76, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born June 14, 1934, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Thurman Charles and Helen Louise (Hessong) Baker. Mrs. Wood retired as a laborer with the Rotorex Co. of Walkersville, Md., in 1998. She had previously worked at the...

Helen Elizabeth Leasure

Helen Elizabeth Leasure

May 2, 2011

Helen Elizabeth Leasure, of Oak Hill Ave., Hagerstown, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Aug. 27, 1923, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lynn K. and Myrtle (Taylor) Fasnacht. In 2005, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Vernon Leasure. She graduated...