Obituaries

Martha Jane Roher

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.

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

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

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...

John Leithead Jackson

John Leithead Jackson

Oct 9, 2010

John Leithead "Lee" Jackson, 52, of Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Casey House, Rockville, Md., after a courageous 19-month battle with cancer. Lee was born April 13, 1958, in Lewistown, Pa., the third child of William and the late Nellie S. Jackson. The family moved to Hagerstown in 1969. Lee is survived by his father and stepmother,...

Earl Fiedler Jr. Selby

Earl Fiedler Jr. Selby

Oct 7, 2010

Earl Fielder Selby Jr., 73, of Halfway, passed away Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Twin Oaks Assisted Living in Williamsport. Born April 10, 1937, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl Fielder Sr. and Janet (Bornes) Selby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean (Davis) Selby, who passed away in 1997. Earl was a 1955...

Henry Rowland Sr. Renner

Henry Rowland Sr. Renner

Oct 5, 2010

Henry "Tub" Rowland Renner Sr., 78, Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at Washington County Hospital Born Oct. 17, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Joseph Howard and Lelia (Buracker) Renner. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and earned the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars while with Company "G"...

Thomas Taylor Sr. Luther

Thomas Taylor Sr. Luther

Oct 5, 2010

Luther Thomas "Tater" Taylor Sr., 79, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 17, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Carl V. and Leona (Thomas) Taylor. He was a veteran of the National Guard. He retired as a freight receiver at Wetterau Inc. in Williamsport, Md. Luther was a member...

Rosalie Lee Ruth

Rosalie Lee Ruth

Sep 28, 2010

Rosalie Lee (Dinterman) Ruth, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born May 3, 1924, in York, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Evelyn Rosetta (Burger) Dinterman. She retired as a registered nurse and supervisor of Child Health Services at the Washington County Health Department. She...

Clark Albertus Stover

Clark Albertus Stover

Sep 21, 2010

Clark Albertus Stover, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at his home. Born Oct. 30, 1917, in Clay Hill, Pa., he was the son of the late Roy W. and Mary M. (Gilland) Stover. He was a graduate of Greencastle (Pa.) High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he guarded Hermann...

Kimberly Ann Jarvis

Kimberly Ann Jarvis

Sep 20, 2010

of Chambersburg, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at her home. Born Dec. 30, 1968, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of John M. Dickinson Sr. of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., and the late Willow G. (Kline) Dickinson. Kim received a bachelor's degree in education from Frostburg State University, where she was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She...

Shirley Ruth Cole

Shirley Ruth Cole

Sep 20, 2010

Shirley Ruth (Baum) Cole, 75, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at her home. Born Dec. 13, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis Elmer and Helen Virginia (Decker) Baum. She was the wife of the late Fred M. Cole Jr. She was a 1952 graduate of St. Mary's High School and a...

Gary Wayne Nelson

Gary Wayne Nelson

Sep 20, 2010

Gary Wayne Nelson, 40, of Keedysville, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. Born March 25, 1970, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Mary E. (Springer) Holmes of Keedysville and the late James Nelson. He previously was employed by Southern Air of Virginia for more than 20 years. Gary also is survived by his grandmother, Jane Howell, and a stepgrandfather,...

Janice L. Lushbaugh

Janice L. Lushbaugh

Sep 9, 2010

Janice Lee (Phleeger) Lushbaugh, 91, of Funkstown, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born July 21, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Pauline (Osborne) Phleeger. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Leonard Alvin "Pat" Lushbaugh, who passed away June 1, 2010....

Earl Webster Wolfinger

Earl Webster Wolfinger

Sep 4, 2010

Earl Webster Wolfinger, 62, of Falling Waters, W.Va., died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at Willow Tree Manor in Charles Town, W.Va. Born June 27, 1948, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl Bailey and Anna Myrtle (Williams) Wolfinger. Earl had worked in construction, hanging drywall. He is survived by a son, Daniel W. Vandaniker of Falling Waters;...

Dixie Lou Smith

Dixie Lou Smith

Sep 3, 2010

Dixie Lou (Stevens) Smith, 60, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Oct. 15, 1949, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Jack Hobert and Janis Ella (Ardinger) Stevens. She worked as an account manager at Bowers Insurance Co. in Hagerstown for 20 years and previously worked at Hoffman Insurance Co. for...

Genevieve Virginia Karn

Genevieve Virginia Karn

Aug 31, 2010

Genevieve Virginia (Carbaugh) Karn, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at her home. Born Sept. 11, 1936, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Jack L. and Catherine I. (Snyder) Carbaugh. Genevieve attended Harvest Baptist Church in Hagerstown. She has worked as a CNA at Avalon Manor Nursing Home, a cook at Arby's and also...

Alice R. Harbaugh

Alice R. Harbaugh

Aug 30, 2010

Alice R. (Starliper) Harbaugh, 88, of New Castle, Del., passed away Aug. 30, 2010, at Franciscan Care Center at Brackenville. Born Dec. 15, 1921, in Mercersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Henry William and Myrtle Rhea (Houpt) Starliper. She was the wife of the late Jack Harbaugh, who passed away in 2006. Alice is survived by her...

Betty Lorraine Domer

Betty Lorraine Domer

Aug 29, 2010

LITTLE ELM, Texas - Betty Lorraine (Davis) Domer, 85, of Little Elm, Texas, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at the Medical Center of McKinney. Born May 8, 1925, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Beluah (Day) Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Domer, who passed away in...

Anita Claire Pfeiffer

Anita Claire Pfeiffer

Aug 26, 2010

Anita Claire (Dion) Pfeiffer, 84, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born May 26, 1926, in Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of the late George and Lillian (Brault) Dion. Anita was part of the kitchen staff at Fountain Head Country Club. She was an avid bingo player...