Obituaries
Martha Julia Eardley
Dec 6, 2021
Martha Julia Eardley, 93, of Emmitsburg, MD, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living, Hagerstown, MD. Born on October 3, 1928 in Cumberland, MD she was the daughter of the late Myrtle (Imes) and Lyle Griffith. She was the wife of the late Clifford Ellsworth Eardley “Cliff” who predeceased her on May 30, 2018. Martha...
Hildegard Annemarie Saylor
Dec 6, 2021
Hildegard (Hedi) Annemarie (Heyse) Saylor, 94, passed peacefully of natural causes on December 6, 2021 at Robinwood Assisted Living in Hagerstown. Born August 29, 1927 in Stargard i/Pommern, Germany, she was the youngest child of the late Erich and Martha (Lenz) Heyse. She attended Konigin Louise Schule in Stargard and the Höhre Handels Schule in Bremerhaven, Germany. After graduation, Hedi...
Rebecca Suzanne Wise
Dec 5, 2021
Rebecca Suzanne Wise, 64, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Hagerstown Healthcare. Born on November 7, 1957 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Lee (Lapole) and John Edwards Massie. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Edward Wise, and two brothers, Monty Massie and Clint Massie. Rebecca...
Russell Lowry Rowe
Dec 4, 2021
Russell L. Rowe, Resident of Chambers Point Retirement Center, (formerly Penn Hall), Chambersburg, PA died on December 4, 2021. Russell was born on August 28, 1918 near Chambersburg. He was the son of the late David L. and Florence Cluck Rowe. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean Gordon Rowe in 1994; his second wife, Dorothy Smith...
Robert E. W. Young
Dec 4, 2021
August 31, 1942 – December 4, 2021, Robert E. W. Young, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, MD. He was born August 31, 1942 in Washington County, MD He was the son of the late Dorothy (Ernst) Young and the Rev. Eugene Young. He graduated from Frederick High School and attended Gettysburg...
Hilda Emma Shook
Dec 1, 2021
Hilda Emma Shook, 86, of Maugansville, Md., passed away, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born June 1, 1935 in Taneytown, Md. she was the daughter of the late,Roland Roy and Lillian (Smith) Reaver. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Shook and two brothers, Roland and...
Dora A. Busch
Dec 1, 2021
Dora A. Busch, 91, of Hagerstown, MD passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. She was born on June 6, 1930, in Bisbee, Arizona. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Gale E. Busch, Sr. and two sons Robert T. Busch and John A. Busch. She is survived by three daughters, Kay Foley (Dennis),...
Robert Paul Garling
Nov 30, 2021
Robert "Bob" Paul Garling, 89, passed away, Tuesday, November 30, 2021 after a hard fought and courageous battle due to complications of Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease. His wife Carol was by his side as they traveled this long and difficult journey together. Bob was born in Hagerstown ,Md., the son of the late, Milton Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth...
Janice L. Knode
Nov 29, 2021
Janice Lucille (Minnick) Knode, of Hagerstown, went to meet her Heavenly Father on Monday November 29, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey Pa. Born July 4th, 1935 daughter of James and Louise Minnick. She was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband, Algernon (Gene) Knode, sisters Thelma Winters and Betty Griffith. She is survived by a daughter DeeAnna Lyon,...
Audrey Marie Grier
Nov 28, 2021
Audrey Marie (Sprecher) Grier, 82, of Hagerstown passed from this life into eternal rest on November 28, 2021. She was born on December 23, 1938 to the late Frederick Lee and Hester Marie (Funkhouser) Sprecher of Clear Spring, Maryland. Audrey is survived by her loving and caring husband of 63 years, Jack, and their three children and their spouses: Sue...
Jerry Lee Kendle
Nov 24, 2021
After a life well-lived, Jerry Lee Kendle passed on November 24, 2021 in the comforting presence of his family. Jerry was born February 15, 1940 on the family farm in Beaver Creek Maryland. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert E. Kendle Sr, and Elizabeth J. (Sinnisen) Kendle, as well as one brother James E. Kendle. Jerry was...
Charles Ray Mayes, Jr.
Nov 24, 2021
Charles Ray Mayes, Jr. (Charlie), passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family, in Hagerstown, MD on November 24, 2021 at the age of 79. Charles was born on September 4, 1942 in Hagerstown to the late Charles, Sr. and Mable Mayes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother; Samuel Mayes, III....
Sarah Virginia (Ginny) Kline
Nov 23, 2021
Sarah Virginia (Ginny) Kline, 103, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at her daughter's home in Glen Allen, VA, surrounded by loving family. Born on April 7, 1918 in Bakersville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ella Lillian (Anderson) and Horace Leslie Renner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving...
Robert Lee Hutzell, Sr.
Nov 21, 2021
Robert Lee Hutzell, Sr., 82, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center. Born on November 2, 1939 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Lela Mae (Leggett) and Charles William Hutzell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter; Brenda Sue Hutzell, Sister; Beverly Munson and a Brother;...
Ray Charles Oldham
Nov 19, 2021
Ray Charles Oldham, 88, of Smithsburg, Md., passed away, Friday, November 19, 2021 at his home. Born September 11, 1933 in Pleasantville, Pa. he was the son of the late, Walter Eugene and Marie Ethel (Werts) Oldham. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Ralph Oldham and one sister, Mary Jane...
Claude Hubert Melton
Nov 19, 2021
Claude Hubert Melton, 93, of Inwood, W.Va. passed away, Friday, November 19, 2021, at the Hospice of the Panhandle, Kearneysville, W.Va. Born July 1, 1928 in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late, Hubert Bryan and Beulah Belle (Sumrow) Melton Venable. Mr. Melton was a 1946 graduate of William McKinley High School, Washington, DC and a 1953 graduate...
Richard Weaver Myers
Nov 18, 2021
Richard (Dick) W. Myers, 93, passed away on Thursday, November 18th at Cadia Healthcare. He was born to Alton S. Myers & Maizie P. (Weaver) Myers (on July 29, 1928) in Cearfoss, MD and was the 2nd of three children (sister Helen Lorraine Myers (Elgin) and Donald S. Myers); parents and siblings are deceased. Dick was married to high school...
Georgeann Maria Fiedler
Nov 18, 2021
Georgeann Maria Fiedler, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Doey's House. Born July 18, 1947, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Heidecker and Mary Catherine (Hoban) Heidecker. Georgeann was a graduate of Maryland General Hospital School of Nursing and earned a BS from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland,...
Jack Lorne Willock
Nov 17, 2021
Jack Lorne Willock, 96, of Hagerstown, Md. passed away, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Doey's House, Hagerstown. Born May 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois he was the son of the late, John Armour and Pearl (Maynard) Willock. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his wife, Jane (Birch) Willock and a step granddaughter, Tiffany Greiner....
Gordon Edward Eckel
Nov 17, 2021
Gordon Edward Eckel, 71, of Waynesboro, Pa. passed away, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Born December 14, 1949 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late, Lee Roy and Elsie Mae (Hoover) Eckel. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by two sisters, Norma Green-Staley and Beverly Durst. Mr....