Obituaries
Winifred Louise Swartz
Nov 24, 2010
Winifred L. Swartz, a life-long resident of Hagerstown, passed away in the early morning hours of November 24th at Washington County Hospital. She was born in Winchester, Virginia on October 27, 1921 to the late Austin and Laura Swartz. Winifred worked in retail sales in the city of Hagerstown and was retired from K-mart. She is survived by her sister,...
Myrtle Elizabeth Carbaugh
Nov 20, 2010
Myrtle Elizabeth (Allen) Carbaugh, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at her home. Born April 8, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Fleda (Martin) Allen. She was a 1936 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She retired after 50 years as a superintendent and teacher of the kindergarten department of Grace...
Charles W. Grimm
Nov 20, 2010
Charles W. "Shorty" Grimm, 100, of Palmetto, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at the Braden River Care Center in Bradenton, Fla. Born Oct. 26, 1910, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Ellen (McGinnis) Grimm. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hagerstown. Charles was a former weight-lifting champion and...
Suzanne Yates
Nov 20, 2010
Suzanne (Stouffer) Yates, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. Born June 9, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Braden Ellsworth Stouffer and Hilda (Edwards) Norment. She retired as a personnel assistant at The Herald-Mail Co. in Hagerstown after 28 years. She was preceded in death by her...
Nancy Lee Geissinger
Nov 12, 2010
Nancy Lee Geissinger, 78, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late George and Rena (Miller) Weagly. Mrs. Geissinger was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Susan K. Witmer and husband, Pete, of Hagerstown; one sister, Betty Hartle of Smithsburg; and...
Jonna Lee Lum
Nov 3, 2010
Jonna Lee (Cain) Lum, 75, of Boonsboro, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1934, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John Cain and Irene (Stotler) Hurtman. Jonna was a 1952 graduate of Mount Aetna Academy. She was a member of Willow Brook Seventh-day Adventist Church in Boonsboro, and also...
Daisy Evelyn Miller
Oct 31, 2010
Daisy Evelyn (Hensley) Miller, 70, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born March 13, 1940, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hazel Delwood (Werdebaugh) Hensley. She worked as a home health care provider. Daisy is survived by her daughter, Hazel Powell and husband, Ronald, of Greencastle, Pa.; a granddaughter,...
Michael Earl Lichtenberg
Oct 29, 2010
Michael Earl Lichtenberg, 57, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at his home. Born Feb. 13, 1953, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl Lichtenberg and Erma (Seal) Guessford. He was a graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He worked as a home-improvement contractor and formerly owned D&M Unlimited. He was currently employed by Hoffman...
Anthony Patterson, Jr.
Oct 29, 2010
Anthony "AJ" Patterson Jr., 2 1/2 months, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Aug. 16, 2010, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Anthony Patterson Sr. and Tammy Eichelberger. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by a brother, Jordan Miller, and a sister, Jada Patterson, both at home; maternal grandmother, Lisa Boggs...
Dorothy Eileen Everhart
Oct 20, 2010
Dorothy Eileen Everhart, 85 years old, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Oct. 20, 2010, at Ravenwood Nursing Home. Dorothy was born Dec. 23, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Fred Boward and Marion Foltz Boward of Hagerstown. Dorothy worked with her husband for many years. Prior to her retirement, she worked with her husband at the State Farm...
Nicholas John Scallion
Oct 19, 2010
Nicholas John Scallion, husband of 58 years, father, grandfather, U.S. Marine, coach, friend and lifelong Yankee fan, passed away Tuesday evening, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chicago, Ill., Nick was the son of Leonard and Mary Walko Scallion of Hazleton, Pa. Nick graduated from Hazleton High School in 1947, Washington College of Chestertown, Md., with a BA in...
Wilsie P. Wallace
Oct 18, 2010
Wilsie P. Wallace, 93, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, at her home. Born March 19, 1917, in Athens, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Dr. James Cleveland and Atossa (Morris) Poss. Following her graduation from high school, she attended the University of Georgia. She retired from Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Ill., and had...
Gregory Wayne Harne
Oct 18, 2010
Gregory Wayne Harne, 60, of State Line, went to be in his eternal home with Jesus his Savior on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Born in Hagerstown on Aug. 22, 1950, he was the son of Austin and Evelyn (Snyder) Harne. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James Harne and John Snyder. Greg was...
Patricia Marie Lizor McCleary-Staubs
Oct 16, 2010
Patricia Marie (Lizor) McCleary-Staubs, 71, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born March 23, 1939, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel and Minnie (Smith) Lizor. She worked with the environmental services department at Washington County Hospital. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
James Hilmer Hanson
Oct 16, 2010
James Hilmer Hanson, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born June 7, 1925, in Attleboro, Mass., he was the son of the late James Hilmer and Edla (Lundgren) Hanson. James was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Willow Brook Seventh-day Adventist Church in Boonsboro....
Lawrence George Blessing
Oct 14, 2010
Lawrence G. Blessing, 61, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at his home. Lawrence was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and brother. He attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving 8 1/2 years. He served in England, Germany and Okinawa...
Martha Jane Roher
Oct 14, 2010
Martha Jane (Fambrough) Roher, 84, passed away on Oct. 14, 2010. She now joins her husband, Glenn Martin Roher, who passed away in 2006. Born April 9 ,1926, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Jewel (Underwood) Fambrough. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Gadsden, Ala., and the Eastern Star Chapter No. 537 in Ohio,...
Robert Charles Brown, Sr.
Oct 14, 2010
Robert Charles "Bob" Brown Sr., 85, of Boonsboro, passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born June 14, 1925, in Smithsburg, he was the son of the late Francis and Lillian Mae (Burns) Brown. He retired in 1991, after 23 years of service at Washington County Hospital as a clinical engineer. Robert worked at Aerospace Westinghouse for...
Joan Staley Forcino
Oct 14, 2010
Joan Staley Forcino, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, Oct, 14, 2010, at her home. Born Jan. 12, 1937, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Hillard and Kathryn (McAllister) Staley. Joan was a 1954 graduate of Hagerstown High School and a graduate of Washington County Hospital School of Nursing. She retired from NIH, in Bethesda, as...
Rosezella May Harp
Oct 10, 2010
Rosezella May Harp, 97, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at her home. Born March 3, 1913, in Hedgesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Nellie Chapman. Mrs. Harp was a homemaker and a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy J. Dundus of Hagerstown; two sons, Edward...