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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...

Harry Phillip Maus, Sr.

Harry Phillip Maus, Sr.

Aug 26, 2010

Harry Phillip Maus Sr., 67, of Boonsboro, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 14, 1943, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Hewitt William Maus and Mildred Emily Duvall. He was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Esther Sealock. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served from...

Joseph Travers Ruppert

Joseph Travers Ruppert

Aug 21, 2010

Joseph Travers Ruppert, 74, born Dec. 24, 1935, passed away Aug. 21, 2010, at Julia Manor Nursing home, where he resided since April 2009. He was predeceased by his parents, Virginia Boyd Jones Ruppert and Joseph Alphonsus Ruppert of Ruxton, Md., and Sarasota, Fla., and an infant son, Todd Kendall Ruppert, in 1965. He is survived by son, Travers Boyd...

Prather E. Tedrick

Prather E. Tedrick

Aug 19, 2010

Prather E. "Buck" Tedrick, 79, passed away peacefully Aug. 19, 2010, at his home, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born Jan. 25, 1931, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late William C. and Rhoda B. (Hawbaker) Tedrick. He was employed with Mack Trucks Inc. for 30 years, retiring in 1991. He was an accomplished...

Franklin Delano R. Burcker

Franklin Delano R. Burcker

Aug 18, 2010

Franklin Delano R. Burcker, 70, of Smithsburg, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at NMS Healthcare Center in Hagerstown. Born Dec. 31, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Raymond Francis and May Lillian Virginia (Lowery) Burcker. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for the Montgomery County government. He was...

Earl Richard Smith

Earl Richard Smith

Aug 13, 2010

Earl Richard Smith, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Sept. 22, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Truman Carvel and Clara Belle (White) Smith. Mr. Smith retired as a car repairman for Conrail and as a watchmaker for Landis and Carson Jewelry Stores. He was a U.S. Navy...

Margaret Hoppert

Margaret Hoppert

Aug 8, 2010

Margaret Hoppert, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Dec. 25, 1921, in Geinsheim, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Katarina (Schneider) Joa. Mrs. Hoppert was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the German Club, Hagerstown. She is survived by two daughters, Margit...

Darrell Robert McCammon

Darrell Robert McCammon

Aug 4, 2010

Darrell Robert McCammon, 56, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Friends will be received one hour before the service at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark C. Mooney officiating. Inurnment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.

Gilson Lamar Fellows

Gilson Lamar Fellows

Aug 2, 2010

Gilson Lamar Fellows, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born June 9, 1930, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late Edwin and Alta (Forrest) Fellows. Mr. Fellows retired after 39 1/2 years of service as a repairman and crane operator for Lone Star Cement Co., Hagerstown. He was a U.S....

Betty Virginia Drury

Betty Virginia Drury

Jul 29, 2010

Betty Virginia Drury, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Nov. 17, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Helen P. (Everly) McCarney. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel B. Drury Sr., in 2003. Betty is survived by four daughters, Rita Dawson and husband,...

John Joseph Costa

John Joseph Costa

Jul 29, 2010

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Sandra Charlene Young

Sandra Charlene Young

Jul 20, 2010

Sandra Charlene "Sandy" (Germroth) Young, 63, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the Shady Grove Adventist Intensive Care in Rockville. Born February 14, 1947 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles Morley Germroth and Phyllis (Titlow) Germroth Main She was Methodist by faith. Sandy was a 1965 graduate of North Hagerstown High School....

Ronald Eugene Turner

Ronald Eugene Turner

Jul 17, 2010

FALLING WATERS, W.Va. - Ronald Eugene Turner, 66, of Falling Waters, W.Va., went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Select Specialty Hospital, in Harrisburg, Pa., after a long illness. Born April 20, 1944, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Norman Turner and Betty Jane (Rankin) Beard. He was a graduate of North...

Janys E. Clevenger

Janys E. Clevenger

Jul 17, 2010

Janys E. Clevenger, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born Dec. 10, 1924, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late James Sidney and Georgia (Eikleberger) Clevenger. She was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hagerstown. Janys is survived by a brother, S. Craig Clevenger and wife...

John Nevin Cook

John Nevin Cook

Jul 11, 2010

John Nevin Cook, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born June 15, 1926, in Halfway, Md., he was the son of the late John Milton and Anna (Martin) Cook of Halfway. John served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1948 during World War II in the European Theater. Mr. Cook attended local...

Nancy M. King

Nancy M. King

Jul 11, 2010

Nancy M. (Bingaman) King, 72, of Providence Place Chambersburg, formerly of Halfway, Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born Aug. 27, 1937, in Franklin County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lewis A. and Mary Ellen (Burkett) Bingaman. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her...

Paul Milford Smallwood

Paul Milford Smallwood

Jul 9, 2010

Paul Milford Smallwood, beloved husband, father and grandfather, 90, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Feb. 12, 1920, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Howard Milford and Ada Margaret (French) Smallwood. Mr. Smallwood retired in 1982 with 26 1/2 years of service as a correctional officer with MCI. He was...

Richard Dean McNeal

Richard Dean McNeal

Jul 9, 2010

Richard Dean "Dick" McNeal, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Dec. 28, 1922, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Gaitley H. and Susan Katheryn (Zimmerman) McNeal. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, The Quiet Birdmen (QB) of Fairchild, and Morris Frock American Legion Post...

Diane Lee Paddack

Diane Lee Paddack

Jul 8, 2010

Diane Lee (Young) Paddack, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Aug. 30, 1938, in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the late Russell B. and Edyth Mae (Barr) Young. Diane attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., for two years and the University of North Dakota for two years. She was a...

Calvin Gill Jr. Clarence

Calvin Gill Jr. Clarence

Jul 2, 2010

Clarence Calvin Gill Jr., 83, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, July 2, 2010, at Washington County Hospital. Born Oct. 11, 1926, in Clearfield, Pa., he was the son of the late Clarence Calvin Sr. and Rebecca (Kolbe) Gill. He was a member of St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, K of C Shuffle Board Group, Morris Frock American Legion Post No....