Obituaries

Lyubov Sholomitskaya

Lyubov Sholomitskaya

Mar 11, 2022

Lyubov Sholomitskaya, 82, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away in the late hours of Friday, March 11, 2022, at her home from natural causes. Born Sept. 15, 1939, in Volinskaya, Ukraine, she was the daughter of Vasiliy and Barbara Shmat. God led her to marry the love of her life, Fedor, in 1962. After being married, she moved to Belarus and...

Charles E. "Dick" Gladhill

Charles E. "Dick" Gladhill

Mar 9, 2022

Charles Edward "Dick" Gladhill, 94, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home. Born February 9, 1928 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, William Russell Gladhill, Sr. and Leoda Eileen (Strock) Gladhill. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his loving wife, Virginia Pauline (Harkarder) Gladhill; a son,...

Jo Ann Kathleen Keller

Jo Ann Kathleen Keller

Mar 8, 2022

Jo Ann Kathleen Keller, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Doey's House. Born November 29, 1934, in Sharpsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Mabel Koontz. She was a graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was previously employed and retired from Western Maryland Hospital. Jo Ann enjoyed spending her time making beautiful...

Beverly Jo Barnes

Beverly Jo Barnes

Mar 8, 2022

Beverly Jo Barnes danced her way into heaven with two feet and no pain on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Born on June 7, 1948, to the late William M. and Leonia H. (Barbee) Barnes. Beverly grew up on the family farm in Leitersburg, Maryland and spent her life in Maryland until retirement. After graduation from North Hagerstown High School Class...

David D. Bennett, Sr.

David D. Bennett, Sr.

Mar 8, 2022

David Dwayne Bennett Sr., 57, of Hagerstown, Md, passed away, Tuesday March 8, 2022, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore after a pioneer xenotransplantation surgery on Jan 7, 2022. Born November 4, 1964, in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Rev. Richard Elwood and Leona Jean (Mason) Bennett. In addition to his parents, he also was...

Elinor Jeanette Smith

Elinor Jeanette Smith

Mar 7, 2022

Elinor Jeanette Smith, 92, passed away March 7, 2022. She will be greatly missed by her children. Elinor was born Oct. 2, 1929 in Hancock, Md. to Norman C. and Louise S. (Hoffman) Klipp. Elinor attended Hagerstown High School,Class of 1948. On April 25, 1948, Elinor began her 57 years of marriage to Kenneth W. Smith in Chewsville, Md. Her...

Vaughn Jennings Baker

Vaughn Jennings Baker

Mar 3, 2022

Vaughn Jennings Baker, 98 Dec 21,1923 – Mar 3, 2022, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the Doey’s Hospice Care facility. Born December 21, 1923, in Brosious, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Jessie N. Baker and Vernie E (Coffman) Baker. Vaughn was a World War II veteran serving the Army Air...

Benjamin Bernardino Trillanes

Benjamin Bernardino Trillanes

Mar 2, 2022

Benjamin Bernardino Trillanes, 70, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC. Born on December 13, 1951 in Kensington, MD, he was the son of the late Irene May (Willey) and Benjamin Babo Trillanes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Carter-Grahame. Benjamin earned his...

William L. (Bill) Myers

William L. (Bill) Myers

Mar 1, 2022

William L. (Bill) Myers, 53 of Hagerstown, MD passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center He was born on October 8,1968 in Hagerstown, MD. He was the son of Ida (Pat) Wilson Myers He was a 1986 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He was medically retired from Mack Truck/Volvo. He previously worked many years at Phoenix...

Michael E. Conway, Sr.

Michael E. Conway, Sr.

Feb 28, 2022

Michael E. Conway, Sr., 73, of Hagerstown, went to be with our Lord on Friday, February 28, 2022. Mr. Conway was born on January 10, 1949 in Trappe, MD, moving to Hagerstown as a young man. For many years, Mr. Conway was a chef at the former Venice Inn in Hagerstown, among other area restaurants, perfecting his love of cooking....

Steven E. Breeden

Steven E. Breeden

Feb 26, 2022

Steven (Steve) E. Breeden, the co-owner of Mayes Septic & PortaPots and retired correctional officer from Roxbury Correctional Institution, passed away unexpectedly on February 26th, 2022 at the age of 59. Steve is survived by his wife, Lisa Diane Breeden; his children, Amanda Breeden, Jordan Breeden, Karissa Reigh, Curtis W. Reigh, and Katelynn Reigh; his granddaughter, Vanessa Williams; his mother,...

Nicholas J. Long

Nicholas J. Long

Feb 26, 2022

HAGERSTOWN - It is with heavy heart that we share with you the loss of our father, Nicholas J. Long. Nicholas passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday night, February 26, 2022, at 10:08 p.m. at the age of 92. Dr. Long leaves a legacy of groundbreaking work in the field of children’s mental health, most notably Life Space...

Gerald  E. "Jerry" Miller

Gerald E. "Jerry" Miller

Feb 24, 2022

Gerald E. "Jerry" Miller, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away, Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Homewood of Williamsport. Born June 21, 1939 in Boonsboro, Md. he was the son of the late, Millard R. and Mabel E. (Myers) Miller. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his loving wife of 46 years, Katherine L. (Kerns) Miller;...

Michelle "Missy" Lynn Seal

Michelle "Missy" Lynn Seal

Feb 22, 2022

Michelle "Missy" Lynn Seal, 49, of Hagerstown, MD, transitioned to her eternal life on February 22, 2022.  Missy was born April 17, 1972 and was a long time resident of Hagerstown. She was preceded in death by her loving parents Mark and Deborah Souders, her grandmother, Evelyn McElroy, and her uncle, Danny Wiley. She is survived by her son, Cody...

James T. Lewis

James T. Lewis

Feb 22, 2022

James T. Lewis, 40, lost his battle with cancer on February 22, 2022, at home with his wife holding his hand. He was born on March 13, 1981, in Hagerstown, to the late Terry E. Lewis and Sandra "Ensminger" Lewis. James attended Williamsport High School and received his GED 10 years later. He worked in the metal recycling industry and...

Nancy Jane  Foust

Nancy Jane Foust

Feb 22, 2022

Nancy Jane Foust, 84, of Smithsburg, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born March 23, 1937 in West St. Clair Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leson and Hazel (Miller) Callihan. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by seven siblings, Glenn Callihan, Thelda Smith, Anna Hoffman, Albert Callihan, Alton Callihan,...

Connie D. Cavender

Connie D. Cavender

Feb 20, 2022

Connie Diane Cavender, 67, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Sunday, February, 20, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born December 10, 1954 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Floyd Richard and Mary Jane (Hopkins) Cavender. Connie was a night auditor with 22 years of service at the Hampton Inn, Hagerstown. Previously she had worked for Fairchild and...

Thomas Harold Gilliam

Thomas Harold Gilliam

Feb 20, 2022

Thomas Harold Gilliam, 101, of Hagerstown passed into eternal life surrounded by his loving family on February 20, 2022. Born on December 11, 1920, in Lynchburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Herman Waverly and Gracie Edna (Mays) Gilliam. Sgt. Gilliam was a Pearl Harbor survivor and proudly served his country for 58 months in the Pacific Theater...

D. Elaine Grove-Squibb

D. Elaine Grove-Squibb

Feb 17, 2022

D. Elaine Grove-Squibb, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 17, 2022 surrounded by loving family, at her home. Born on March 5, 1932 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Genevieve (Dieterich) and James D. Stickell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband; William Daniel Grove, and son; Stanley...

Deborah Lynn Forsythe

Deborah Lynn Forsythe

Feb 17, 2022

Deborah Lynn Forsythe, 69, of Hagerstown, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 surrounded by loving family, at her home. Born on July 12, 1952 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Geraldine Viola (Ebersole) and Kenneth William Weller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by numerous aunts and uncles. Deborah graduated from North Hagerstown...