Obituaries

John R. Wagner

John R. Wagner

Mar 12, 2011

John R. â??Archieâ? Wagner, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, peacefully at his home. Born Jan. 2, 1938, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Kathryn L. Wagner and stepfather, Clyde R. Hose. He served in the U.S. Navy onboard the USS Ticonderoga from 1955 to 1959, and he retired from Grand Union Supermarket and...

Patricia Ann Shank

Patricia Ann Shank

Mar 6, 2011

Patricia Ann Shank, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at her home. Born April 22, 1936, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Porterfield and Nina Irene (Goetz) Jordan. Mrs. Shank was a homemaker and Protestant by faith. She is survived by her loving husband, James Wayne Shank; one son, James J. Shank of...

Dorothea Marie Schaffer

Dorothea Marie Schaffer

Mar 6, 2011

Dorothea Marie Schaffer, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the Village of Robinwood. Born June 6, 1924, in Lehighton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Oscar S. and Helen L. (Rogers) Mertz. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hagerstown Homemakers Club. She also was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown,...

LeRoy Kreps

LeRoy Kreps

Mar 6, 2011

LeRoy Kreps, 80, of Clear Spring, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Oct. 15, 1930, in Clear Spring, he was the son of the late Roscoe Kreps and Florence (Everitts) Kreps of Williamsport. He attended Clear Spring High School. He retired as a Teamster after 30 years. He was a member of local Teamsters Union 992....

Leonard Jay Davis

Leonard Jay Davis

Feb 28, 2011

Leonard Jay "Buck" Davis, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at Coffman Nursing Home. Born March 13, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Roy Elmer and Zola Frances (Bitner) Davis. Leonard was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He was a member of Williamsport United Methodist Church. He...

Goldie May Jones

Goldie May Jones

Feb 26, 2011

Goldie May (Smith) Jones, 79, of Williamsport, passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at Williamsport Retirement Village. Born Dec. 8, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Lucille G. (Johnson) Smith. Goldie is survived by her son, Ronald â??Taterâ? Metz and wife, Dawn; two daughters, Linda Wolfensberger and Rose Harshman, all of Hagerstown; four...

Edmund V. Niklewski

Edmund V. Niklewski

Feb 25, 2011

Dr. Edmund V. Niklewski, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at his home. Born in 1930, in Nanticoke, Pa., he was the son of the late Kazmer and Anna (Brodzinski) Niklewski. He was a captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era, serving as chief of psychiatric service at Madigan General Hospital in Tacoma, Wash....

Shirley Elizabeth McGill

Shirley Elizabeth McGill

Feb 22, 2011

Shirley Elizabeth (Willman) McGill, 94, went to be with the Lord at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and David Turnbull, in Smithsburg, Md. Born Sept. 26, 1916, in Rohrersville, Md., she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie (Haynes) Willman. Shirley was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Hagerstown for over 50 years....

William Donald Laing

William Donald Laing

Feb 20, 2011

William Donald Laing, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Aug. 12, 1924, in Miami, Fla., he was the son of the late Edwin Gregor Laing Sr. and Jessie (Joss) Laing. Mr. Laing received a BS degree in botany at the University of Miami. He retired as a gardener...

Virginia K. Peters

Virginia K. Peters

Feb 18, 2011

Virginia K. Peters, 96, passed away Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at Homewood of Williamsport, where she had been a resident since 1984. Born June 17, 1914, in Greencastle, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Clara Hellane Knode. She was retired from Second National Bank of Hagerstown, where she became the first female bank teller in...

Warren Alonzo Resley

Warren Alonzo Resley

Feb 17, 2011

Warren Alonzo Resley, 82, of Williamsport, Md., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Aug. 15, 1928, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Floyd Conrad Resley and Alta Jeannette Sigel Resley. He graduated from Mercersburg High School in 1946. He attended Lasalle University in Philadelphia, Pa. He served in...

Ruth S. Hamsher

Ruth S. Hamsher

Feb 16, 2011

Ruth Spiker Hamsher, 90, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Feb. 16, 2011, at Coffman Nursing Home, Hagerstown. She was born Jan. 5, 1921, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of the late Noah J. Spiker and the late Bessie Drew Spiker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Hamsher Jr., of Downsville, Md.;...

Arlene Deanna Vann

Arlene Deanna Vann

Feb 16, 2011

Arlene Deanna Vann, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Feb., 16, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Jan. 14, 1938, in Star Tannery, Va., she was the daughter of the late Ordra and Laura E. (Shell) Racey. Arlene had worked as a seamstress for the London Fog factory in Hagerstown. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...

Hazel Ruth Thomas

Hazel Ruth Thomas

Feb 16, 2011

Hazel Ruth Thomas, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Aug. 11, 1927, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Boyd and Nellie Blanche (Booher) Alter. She was a member of Hagerstown Bible Church and had served on the Washington County Hospital Auxiliary for 18 years. She had...

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Feb 15, 2011

Dennis Kieffer Bikle January 07, 1954 - February 15, 2011 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Print Obituary

Judith Lee Godlove

Judith Lee Godlove

Feb 15, 2011

Judith Lee Godlove, 77, who died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Meritus Hospital Center will have a graveside service at Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, with Pastor Robert Robinson officiating.

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Feb 15, 2011

Dennis Kieffer Bikle January 07, 1954 - February 15, 2011 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Print Obituary

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Dennis Kieffer Bikle

Feb 15, 2011

Dennis Kieffer Bikle, 57, of, Hagerstown, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Born Jan. 7, 1954, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Edwin Kieffer and Yvonne (Calhoun) Bikle and his late stepmother, Madeline Bikle. He had attended North Hagerstown High School. Dennis was a professional painter for many years. He is survived...

Lois Brandt Brand

Lois Brandt Brand

Feb 14, 2011

Edna "Lois" (Brandt) Brand of Hagerstown, formerly of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at her home. Born March 12, 1930, in Huntington County, Pa., she was the fourth daughter of Foster William and Edna (Bard) Brandt. In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by two sisters, Thelma Goldsberry of California and Jean Hoelze of...

David L. Murray

David L. Murray

Feb 12, 2011

David L. Murray, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born Aug. 8, 1930, in Greencastle, Pa., he was the son of the late David C. and V. Kathleen (Zimmerman) Murray. He graduated in 1948 from Hagerstown High School. David joined the U.S. Air Force in July 1951, serving four years of...