Obituaries

Ruby M. Voyles

Ruby M. Voyles

Feb 10, 2011

Ruby M. (Sypolt) Ambrose Voyles, 81, of Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born Dec. 26, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Earl Franklin and Goldie Elizabeth (Bond) Sypolt. She was a member of AARP. She retired as an aircraft mechanic at Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown. She...

Selena Ann Baker

Selena Ann Baker

Feb 7, 2011

Selena Ann Baker, 38, of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Born July 21, 1972, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Barbara (Butts) Walling and her husband, Gregory, of Hagerstown. She attended North Hagerstown High School and was an avid National Football League and college football fan. Selena is also survived by a daughter,...

Henry Ray Keller

Henry Ray Keller

Feb 6, 2011

Henry Ray Keller, 80, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1930, in Greencastle, Pa., he was the son of the late Ray G. and Vada (Elliott) Keller. Mr. Keller was a 1948 graduate of Greencastle High School. He retired in 1985 as a sales writer in the...

David Donald Kershner

David Donald Kershner

Jan 27, 2011

David Donald Kershner, 59, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born April 24, 1951, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Clifford G. and Dorene M. (Keckler) Kershner. He was a graduate of South Hagerstown High School. David was a member of the Crossroads Church in State Line, Pa.,...

Alice Mae Taylor

Alice Mae Taylor

Jan 24, 2011

Alice Mae Taylor, 88, of Slanesville, W.Va., formerly of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at her home. Born March 20, 1922, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Nicolas and Florence V. (Kidweiler) Powers. Alice was a member of Haven Lutheran Church, Hagerstown. She had worked at the Hagerstown Leather Co. for many years and then...

Francis Carver Hayes

Francis Carver Hayes

Jan 23, 2011

Francis Carver Hayes, 54, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Friends will be received Thursday one hour before the service at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown. The service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Shirley Elizabeth Cline

Shirley Elizabeth Cline

Jan 23, 2011

Shirley Elizabeth (Paul) Cline, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at her home. Born Jan. 30, 1937, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Mary Catherine (Timmons) Robison and Charles Paul. She worked as a housekeeper. Shirley is survived by a daughter, Doris Rager and husband, Joseph, of Hagerstown; a son, Richard A. Brunner Sr....

Robert E. Willis

Robert E. Willis

Jan 20, 2011

On Jan. 20, Robert "Bob" Edward Willis, 84, of 55 E. Washington St., Hagerstown, accepted the call from his Creator and left his earthly home after a short illness. Born Dec. 4, 1926, he was the son of French Elmer and Ruth Winifred (Stotler) Willis. Upon completion of Hagerstown High School, he worked for Fairchild Industries as a technical illustrator...

Charles D. Wantz

Charles D. Wantz

Jan 20, 2011

Charles D. Wantz, 96, of Naples, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Born June 2, 1914 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Hiram B. and Vivian E. Wantz. Charles was a resident of Naples since 1988 after relocating from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and the General Motors...

Joseph Kurt Feldman

Joseph Kurt Feldman

Jan 17, 2011

Joseph Kurt Feldman, 68, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born July 13, 1942, in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph Herbert and Martha Grace (Eckels) Feldman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired as vice president of the loan department at Hagerstown Trust...

Ralph Urban Schimmel

Ralph Urban Schimmel

Jan 17, 2011

Ralph Urban Schimmel, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born Aug. 31, 1926, in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was the son of the late Authur and Dagmar M. (Lehman) Schimmel. Mr. Schimmel was a 1951 graduate of Bradley University. He retired from Mack Trucks, where he worked as a mechanical engineer, and was...

John Donald Shubert, Sr.

John Donald Shubert, Sr.

Jan 17, 2011

John Donald Shubert Sr., 82, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Jan. 18, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late William H. Sr. and Anne (Harden) Shubert. John was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lydia R. Shubert, who went to be with the Lord in May...

Nancy Alice Spessard Phelan

Nancy Alice Spessard Phelan

Jan 16, 2011

Nancy Alice Spessard Phelan, 79, of Greencastle, and formerly of Hagerstown, lost her long battle with Parkinsonâ??s disease and passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jolinda and Rob Beers, in Keymar, Md. Born Sept. 29, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Grace and Gerald Barnhart. Nancy...

Kevin L. Spessard, Sr.

Kevin L. Spessard, Sr.

Jan 14, 2011

Kevin L. Spessard Sr., 74, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 29, 1936, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Victor Roy and Ruth Violet (Coldsmith) Spessard. Kevin was a 1954 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He was employed by Western Maryland-CSX Railroad, retiring after...

Gary Patrick Jordan, Sr.

Gary Patrick Jordan, Sr.

Jan 10, 2011

Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born March 17, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ernest Porterfield and Nina Irene (Goetz) Jordan. He was a member of the Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 in Hagerstown and the Hagerstown VFW Post 1936. Gary retired from the U.S. Army as a radio operator in 1968, after 20 years...

Gerald Leonard Reeder, Sr.

Gerald Leonard Reeder, Sr.

Jan 9, 2011

Gerald Leonard Reeder Sr., 77, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born April 5, 1933, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Stanley and Lillian (Wise) Reeder. Gerald was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Eastalco Aluminum Co. after 29 years. He also worked part time at...

Lisa Ann Knepper

Lisa Ann Knepper

Jan 9, 2011

Lisa Ann (Wood) Shanholtz Knepper, 49, of Hagerstown, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Born Dec. 17, 1961, in Uniontown, Pa., she died at the home of her mother after a battle with cancer. Lisa is survived by her mother, Ruth Irene Wood; a sister, Dawn Allison Drooger; two daughters, Amy Irene Shanholtz, Kelly...

Janice LaRue Fisher

Janice LaRue Fisher

Jan 7, 2011

Janice L. (Everitt) Fisher, 90, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born Nov. 26, 1920, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Elsie Sprecher Everitt. She was a licensed practical nurse and did private duty nursing for many years. She was a member of...

Clarence Woodrow Wilson Nichols

Clarence Woodrow Wilson Nichols

Jan 5, 2011

Clarence Woodrow Wilson Nichols, 93, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born June 14, 1917 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Leroy and Bessie Mae (Baker) Nichols. Mr. Nichols retired as a machinist for Grove Manufacturing. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was...

Nancy Lee Heavner

Nancy Lee Heavner

Jan 3, 2011

Nancy L. (Couch) Heavner, 75, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md. Formerly of Hagerstown Md., she resided in Selbyville, Del., for the last five years. Born Feb. 1, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Mabel V. Reel. Nancy worked at E.J. Fennel as a seamstress until the...