Obituaries
Thomas Marvin "Tucker" Shaw, Jr.
Feb 12, 2023
Thomas Marvin "Tucker" Shaw, Jr., 49, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Sunday, February 12, 2023, at Doey's House, Hagerstown.
Born January 15, 1974, on Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Va. he was the son of the late, Lacey B. and Evelyn S. (Sayers) Blevins. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by two siblings, Melissa...
Helen Irene Gossard
Feb 9, 2023
Helen Irene Gossard, 88, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Homewood of Williamsport.
Born October 13, 1934 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Charles Welty and Mary Elizabeth (Reese) Harshman. In addition to her parents, she also was preceded in death by two siblings, Robert L. Harshman and Joan Heil and by...
Lorraine Elizabeth Kline
Feb 7, 2023
Lorraine Elizabeth Kline, 71, of Leitersburg, Md., passed away, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at her home.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years, George L. Kline.
She is survived by her mother "Gerry"; her daughter, Cheri and husband, Greg; her grandson, Brandon and girlfriend, Loren, and deeply missed by her dogs, Coco, Casper...
Richard Lee Thomas
Feb 5, 2023
Richard Lee Thomas, 83, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 5,2023. He was the husband of Sarah J. Thomas.
Born on January 29, 1940 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Pauline Thomas. He graduated North Hagerstown High, class of 1958. He enlisted right after high school and was very excited to serve his...
Beverly Diane Sharpe
Feb 4, 2023
Beverly Diane (Wagner) Sharpe, age 87, passed away peacefully February 4, 2023. She was born April 15, 1935, in Washington County, Maryland to John R. and E. Louise Wagner Sr. She eloped and married her Hagerstown High School friend, Brian K. (Kent) Sharpe Sr. in June of 1954. The couple divorced in 1975 but remained social until his passing in...
Margaret Ann Isaacs
Feb 1, 2023
Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Isaacs, 91, of Silver Spring Maryland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Born in Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Angus and Annie (Macloed) Morrison.Margaret loved anything that had to do with yarn. She enjoyed crocheting and enjoyed knitting. During her working years she worked as an office manager for more than thirty...
Deborah Jean Taylor
Jan 31, 2023
Deborah Jean Taylor, 71, most recently of Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 31, 2023 at Chambersburg Hospital. She was the wife of the late Larry Dennis Taylor.Born on October 6, 1951 in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lee Guessford Sr. and Catherine Myrtle Harrison.Deborah was survived by her sons, Mick Snyder and wife...
Jack Errol Yeager
Jan 27, 2023
Jack Errol Yeager, 84, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away Friday, January 27th at Meritus Medical Center. Born on June 6, 1938, he was the son of the late Norma Bailey of Hagerstown. He was preceded in death by his daughter Virginia Josephine "Ginny" Yeager, and his son Jack Gregory "Greg" Yeager, both of Hagerstown. He attended Hagerstown High School and served...
Joshua Allan Cline
Jan 27, 2023
Joshua Allan Cline, 32, of Williamsport, MD, passed away at home on Friday, January 27th, 2023. He was born August 31, 1990, in Hagerstown, MD. He was the son of Crissy (Larsen) Cline, and Sean Cline. Josh had an unequivocal way of making anyone in the room feel happy. He also had the ability to make everyone around him laugh...
Michael Lynn Morris
Jan 26, 2023
Michael Lynn Morris, 49, of Hanover, PA, passed away in his home on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Born on August 14, 1973, he was the son of the late Evelyn S. Detwiler.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and bowling. He loved listening to country music and watching football, his favorite team was the Cowboys.
Michael is survived by daughter, Autumn Morris,...
Joseph Sokol Sr
Jan 26, 2023
Joseph Sokol Sr. (Joe) passed away peacefully on January 26, 2023 at his home in Hagerstown, MD.
Joe was born in McIntyre, PA on March 4, 1929 to Julius Sokol, Sr. and Kara Bercellie. The son of a coal miner and Hungarian immigrants, Joe had an unwavering work ethic, an impressive inner strength, a strong belief in education as...
Kenneth Needy
Jan 22, 2023
Kenneth Lee Needy, 78, of Falling Waters, WV, passed away Sunday, January 22nd.
Born on January 30, 1944, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward Needy and Marilyn M. Fleagle both of Hagerstown, Maryland. He was also preceded in by his brother, Lawrence R. Needy of Hagerstown and sister, Lynn M. Weltzen of Florida. He was a...
Michael Gene Randall
Jan 22, 2023
Michael Gene Randall, 62, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Sunday, January 22, 2023, at his home.
Born December 30, 1960, in Hagerstown he was the son of the late Gene and Helen Virginia (Mills) Randall.
Michael was currently working as a custodian for the Washington County Board of Education and as a meat cutter for Save-A-Lot Food Markets.
He was...
Chester Milton Frazier, Jr.
Jan 22, 2023
Chester Milton Frazier, Jr., 81, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Sun. Jan. 22, 2023, at Doey's House.
Born June 23, 1941, he was the son of the late Chester M. Frazier, Sr and Fannie Frazier. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two wives, a step daughter, and younger sister.
He is survived by two...
Michael Leonard Musick
Jan 16, 2023
Michael Leonard Musick, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on January 16, 2023, at the age of 81. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on July 12, 1941, Mike was the son of the late Michael and Gertrude (Zuchowski) Musick. He lived most of his early years in Tunnelton, West Virginia.
Michael worked for the Postal Service, retiring after 30 years....

Hazel Virginia Waggoner
Jan 15, 2023
Hazel Virginia Waggoner, formerly of Hagerstown, MD died on January15, 2023 at her home in Fort Ashby, WV at the age of 98. Born on April 9, 1924, she was the only child of Oliver Smith and Alice (Plummer) Burkholder. After graduating in 1942 from Greencastle High School, Hazel worked at Eyerly’s and later at Fairchild Aircraft Industries where...
David Anthony Downs, Sr.
Jan 13, 2023
David Anthony Downs Sr, passed away January 13, 2023 from his long battle with lung cancer. David was born in Alexandria VA September 14, 1968 to Donald Downs Sr and Linda Andreadakis.
He is survived by his life partner Donna Kinsey, his brother Donald Downs Jr, His furbabies Rex, lil Bitty, Rosie and lil dude(Freckles). He is also...
Alice Marie Hamsher
Jan 13, 2023
Alice Marie Hamsher, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on January 13th at the age of 99 and 7 months.
Born June 17, 1923, in Waynesboro, PA, Alice was the 12th child of 17 children born to Ira Benton and Ella Elizabeth (Newcomer) Fahrney.
She spoke lovingly of her large family and her life on the farm.
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Charity Koback Sweeney
Jan 13, 2023
Charity Koback Sweeney fell asleep in the Lord on January 13, 2023, at the age of 95.
She had loved her children, Cheryl, Geoffrey, and Kevin and their spouses, Michael, Pia, and Olha with all of her heart. She cherished her grandchildren, Kate and Jake. Charity also was devoted to her Ukrainian Catholic Faith, imbued in her by her mother,...
Johann Karl Messersmith
Jan 12, 2023
Johann Karl Messersmith, 58, of Cascade, Maryland passed away due to car accident on January 12, 2023.
Born in Maryland, he was the son of the late James Wallace Messersmith and Gerda Lang Messersmith.
He is survived by his mother, Gerda, son, Johann, of Oakland, Maryland, the love of his life and lifetime partner, Angela Mills, one sister, Theresa...