Obituaries
Donald Eugene Clipp
Mar 17, 2011
Donald Eugene Clipp, 57, of Hagerstown, died on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at his home. Born March 9, 1954, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late David Edwin and Catherine Louise (Foltz) Clipp. He was a 1972 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. With his brother, Donald had owned and operated the 7-Eleven convenience store, located on Salem...
George W. Clever
Mar 17, 2011
Grover W. Clever, 92, of Boonsboro, died on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home. Born Nov. 14, 1918, in Mercersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry O. and Dorothy (Lowan) Clever. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Grover retired from Mack Trucks Inc. He had also worked at Interwoven...
Francis Albert Peacock, Jr.
Mar 15, 2011
Francis Albert "Frank" Peacock Sr., 91, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1919, in Mariah, N.Y., he was the son of the late James Byron and Cora (Williams) Peacock. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force, serving during World War II. He retired from Keen Transport in New Kingstown,...
Kelly Ann Malekar
Mar 15, 2011
Kelly Ann (Ruppert) Malekar, 24, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Born Jan. 24, 1987, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Julie (Leedy) Ruppert and Travers B. Ruppert and stepdaughter of Rita Ruppert, all of Hagerstown. She was a 2005 graduate of Ebenezer Christian School in Halfway. Kelly was a very talented artist and could often be...
Bonnie May Schell
Mar 14, 2011
Bonnie May Schell, 68, of Clear Spring, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Dec. 31, 1942, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Mary Mae (Hose) Miller of Clear Spring and the late Robert Quinten McSherry. Bonnie was a self-employed beautician in Hagerstown. She was Catholic by faith. In addition to her mother,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb 15, 2011
Dennis Kieffer Bikle January 07, 1954 - February 15, 2011 Share this obituary Sign Guestbook| Print Obituary