Obituaries

Patrick Perry Dayley, Sr.

Patrick Perry Dayley, Sr.

Jan 2, 2011

Patrick Perry Dayley Sr., 56, of Clear Spring, passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Aug. 24, 1954, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Carl W. and Elizabeth E. (Lambert) Dayley. He was a 1972 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Patrick worked as a supervisor at Grove Crane for 25...

Betty Virginia Lutz

Betty Virginia Lutz

Dec 31, 2010

Betty V. (Henry) "Grandma" Lutz, 82, passed away peacefully at the home of her granddaughter and companion, Archie, on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born June 17, 1928, in Shippensburg, Pa., she attended Chambersburg Area Schools and was of Catholic faith. She attended St. Josephâ??s and St. Augustine Church in Hagerstown. Betty had been...

Doris Lorraine Sigley

Doris Lorraine Sigley

Dec 27, 2010

Doris Lorraine (West) Sigley, 77, of Hancock, Md., formerly of Hagerstown, peacefully left this world to move on to the next on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Feb. 25, 1933, in Hanover, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harvey M. and Mae Elizabeth (Mullenix) West. She retired from Washington County Public Schools...

Earl William Jr. Hepperle

Earl William Jr. Hepperle

Dec 26, 2010

Earl William "Bud" Hepperle Jr., 88, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Golden Living Center, where he has been a resident since February of this year. Born May 2, 1922, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl William and Mary (Needy) Hepperle. Earl served in the Army during World War II in the chemical...

Donovan Noble Burger

Donovan Noble Burger

Dec 26, 2010

Donovan Noble Burger, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Jan. 24, 1929, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Zinkond) Burger. He retired as a clerk from the Western Maryland Railroad and Chessie System after 40 years of service. Donovan was a member of St....

Cletus Robert Meyer

Cletus Robert Meyer

Dec 22, 2010

Cletus Robert Meyer, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown. Born April 25, 1921 in Rossville, Kan., he was the son of the late Joseph and Cora Meyer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired after 35 years as a lighting consultant at Allegheny Power. Bob was a...

Dorothy Virginia McClay

Dorothy Virginia McClay

Dec 21, 2010

Dorothy Virginia McClay, 87, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 at her home. Born March 23, 1923 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Cleggett and Bessie Mae Grove Chambers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McClay. She was retired from Eastern Products. She was a member of Washington Square United...

Betty Marie Kendle

Betty Marie Kendle

Dec 20, 2010

Betty Marie (Crawford) Kendle, 83, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Born Sept. 30, 1927, in Kemp Mill, of Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Blanche Edna (Miller) Crawford. She was a homemaker whose greatest joy was caring for her family. She was of the Protestant...

Helen Ann Fiedler

Helen Ann Fiedler

Dec 19, 2010

Helen Ann (Suleski) Fiedler, 88, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at Ravenwood Lutheran Village, in Hagerstown. Born May 25, 1922, in Avoca, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Steve and Josephine Suleski. She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church in Hagerstown. Helen was "Rosie the Riveter" with Mack Trucks in...

Grace Ileda House

Grace Ileda House

Dec 19, 2010

Grace Ileda (Reeder) House, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born May 12, 1925 in Benevola, Md., she was the daughter of the late Hubert Roland and Isabel C. (Martz) Reeder. She had worked as a riveter at Fairchild, and went on to work at Dorbee Dress Factory and Avalon...

Ralph Leonard Jr. Horner

Ralph Leonard Jr. Horner

Dec 14, 2010

Ralph Leonard â??Hueyâ? Horner Jr., 47, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Sept. 23, 1963 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Frances Louise (Domer) Largent of Hedgesville, W.Va. and the late Ralph Leonard Horner Sr. Ralph was employed for 25 years by the Berkeley County Board of...

Ruth H. Spitzer

Ruth H. Spitzer

Dec 12, 2010

Ruth Spitzer, 87, of State Line, Pa., passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at Quincy Village, Quincy, Pa. Born in Garfield, Md., on Feb. 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Denton and Cora Mae (Lewis) Hayes. Mrs. Spitzer grew up in the Smithsburg area and was a 1941 graduate of Smithsburg High School. She was a...

Richard T. Jackson

Richard T. Jackson

Dec 7, 2010

Richard "Dick" Travis Jackson, 79, of Hagerstown. passed away, Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at Ravenwood Nursing Home. Born August 6, 1931, in Washington, New Jersey he was the son of the late Elwood C. and Ella R. (Dehart) Jackson. He was a 1950 Graduate of Hagerstown High School, and served as a Cpl. in the U.S. Army. He retired as...

Norman Dale Will

Norman Dale Will

Dec 2, 2010

Norman Dale Will, 77, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 26, 1933, in Uniontown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Norman Paul and Frances Emma (Swain) Will. Norman was employed at the Washington County Human Development Council Day Program. He was a member of the Happy-Go-Lucky Bowling Club. Norman...

Beatrice Carpenter

Beatrice Carpenter

Nov 29, 2010

H. Beatrice "Bea" (Souder) Carpenter, 94, of Winding Oak Drive, formerly of Somerford Assisted Living, Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. Bea was born on July 28, 1916 in Mathias, W.Va., in Hardy County. She was the daughter of the late Luther L. and Ida Victoria (Strawderman) Souder. She was a graduate of Shepherdstown...

Betty Marie Hebb

Betty Marie Hebb

Nov 28, 2010

Betty Marie Carr Hebb, 72, of Greencastle, Pa., died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home. Services will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are by Rest Haven Funeral Chapel in Hagerstown.

Patsy Lee Kaufman

Patsy Lee Kaufman

Nov 28, 2010

Patsy Lee Kaufman, 76, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. Born March 24, 1934, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Chester H. and Ruth (Gift) Weddle. Mrs. Kaufman was an LPN, having worked at Washington County Hospital and retiring after 17 years of service from Avalon Manor Nursing...

Karen Sue Fletcher

Karen Sue Fletcher

Nov 28, 2010

Karen Sue Fletcher, 53, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home. Born Sept. 18, 1957 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of John Philip Fletcher and the late Sally Lou Brining. Karen worked for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville for 14 years. Karen is survived by a daughter, Emily...

Ruth I. Rickett

Ruth I. Rickett

Nov 27, 2010

Ruth I. (Shrader) Rickett, 52, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at her home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born May 4, 1958, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Robert C. and Betty J. (Malott) Shrader of Hagerstown. She was a member of Evangel Baptist Church in Hagerstown. Ruth worked at Washington County Hospital for...

Rosanna Irene Harbaugh

Rosanna Irene Harbaugh

Nov 24, 2010

Rosanna Irene (Wilson) Harbaugh, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many, 73, of Hagerstown, surrounded by her loving family passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Nov. 24, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born on Sept. 19, 1937 in Hagerstown, Md., Rosanna was the beloved daughter of the late Myrtle Margarette (Lowman) Wilson and...