Obituaries
Eva Mildred Gaver
Feb 20, 2018
Eva Mildred (Cooney) Gaver, 92, previously of 134 Sunbrook Lane and 11925 Pheasant Trail, Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Doey's House. Born June 4, 1925 in Sparrows Point, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Christopher and Mary (Strasbaugh) Cooney. Eva was employed with the Washington County Board of Education as a food manager...
Betty Joan Heck
Feb 14, 2018
Betty Joan Heck, 89, of Hagerstown Maryland passed away, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born December 2, 1928 in Oil City, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late, William C. and Florence (Redmond) Taylor. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey S. Heck and her son-in-law, Ward...
Linda Sue Mann
Feb 13, 2018
Linda Sue (Griffith) Mann, 62, of Boonsboro, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born July 21, 1955 in Frederick, she was the daughter of June Irene (Toms) Griffith of Middletown and the late Silas Seemore Griffith. Linda was a 1973 graduate of Middletown High School. She was a member of The Good Shepherd Ministries. Linda...
Barbara Pratini Spaid
Feb 12, 2018
Barbara Pratini Spaid, 83, of Smithsburg, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at her home, while surrounded by her loving family. Born February 2, 1935 in San Jose, CA., she was the only child of the late Constantine and Rose (Tedesco) Pratini. Barb, who originally reigns from the west coast, wasn't your average everyday woman of her time. To...
Thuryl Lousie Larue
Feb 10, 2018
Thuryl Louise Larue, 89, of 1706 Abbey Ln. Hagerstown, Md, passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at Williamsport Nursing Home, Williamsport, Md, surrounded by her family. Born in Keedysville, Md on July 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Elinor (Taylor) and Joseph Leo Baker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Beverly Ann Lanehart
Feb 9, 2018
Beverly Ann (McSherry) Lanehart, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Williamsport Retirement Village. Born February 11, 1934, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Chester Arden and Edna Gertrude (Sherley) McSherry. Bev was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. After high school Bev did secretarial work for a medical office. She also worked...
James Albert Rollison
Feb 9, 2018
James Albert Rollison, 67, of Hagerstown, Md, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at his home. Born in Bethesda, Md on November 4, 1950, he was the son of the late Irma Ethel (King) and Louis Leo Rollison. In addition to his parents, James is preceded in death by his brother Michael Rollison and his son Kirk Rollison. James was...
Dennis Wayne Smoot
Feb 7, 2018
Dennis Wayne Smoot, 65, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Waynesboro Hospital. Born in Hagerstown, Md on June 7, 1952, he was the son of the late Frances Madeleine (Fultz) and Charles William Smoot, Sr. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Charles "Bill" Smoot, Jr. He attended Williamsport High...
Hedy Lamarr Howlett
Feb 6, 2018
Hedy Lamarr Howlett, 78, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Julia Manor Health Care, Hagerstown. Born March 10, 1939 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, George Raleigh and Margaret Viola (Martin) Howlett. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward J. Howlett, Ronald R. Howlett and George...
Pauline Lucille Ingram
Jan 31, 2018
Pauline Lucille Ingram, 95, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Hagerstown Healthcare Center. Born October 4, 1922 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Charles Russell and Maryellen Ruth (Snook) Decker. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by,her husband of 27 years, Patrick Lester Ingram; a son, Wayne Grove; two...
Joe Taylor, Jr.
Jan 29, 2018
The Life of Deacon Joe Taylor Jr. Joe Taylor Jr. at the age of 76 passed away peacefully on Jan. 29, 2018 from a long battle of health issues. Joe was born on November 7, 1941 in Blackstone, Virginia to the late Gladys Guy Taylor and Joseph Taylor, the second oldest of 9 siblings. When he was 13 years old...
Mary Alvira Beard
Jan 29, 2018
Mary Alvira Beard, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, January 29, 2018 at Shook Home, Chambersburg, Pa. Born June 21, 1928 in Martinsburg, W.Va. she was the daughter of the late, William F. and Helen P. (Gillinger) Dunham. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Edwin Rufus Beard. Mrs....
Margaret Frances Peg Kershner
Jan 22, 2018
Margaret Frances "Peg" Kershner, 80, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, passed away, Monday, January 22, 2018, at Stella Maris Hospice Care, Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland. Born February 13, 1937 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, George Robert and Loretta Mong (Spickler) DeLauder. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her grandparents and aunt who raised her...
Betty Alberta Starleper
Jan 17, 2018
Betty Alberta Starleper, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, January, 17, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born December 1, 1933 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Leonard W. and Dolly (Jones) Embly. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Starleper, Sr.; three children, James M. Starleper, Jr.,...
Dolores Jane Weaver
Jan 16, 2018
Dolores Jane Weaver, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at her home. Born March 22, 1932 in Maryland she was the daughter of the late, Howard and Ruth (Peters) Plank. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by two sons, Marvin L. Weaver, Jr. and Allen P. Weaver; three brothers, James "Jim" Plank,...
Connie Ellen Feigley
Jan 15, 2018
Connie Ellen Feigley, 70, of Hagerstown, Md, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born in Hagerstown, on April 13, 1947, she was a daughter of the late M. Madalene (Benner) and Paul Luther Dixon. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Trumpower; a sister Shirley Shoemaker; former husband,...
Mary Margaret Dr. Galligan
Jan 15, 2018
Dr. Mary Margaret Galligan died at home in Hagerstown on Monday, January 15th. Dr. Galligan, known as Meg to her friends, was born in 1945 in Washington, D.C. She was a tenured professor emeritus at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Dr. Galligan was educated in D.C. Catholic schools, including Immaculata College. She went on to earn her Bachelors degree...
Hugo Alberto Bryant
Jan 14, 2018
Hugo Alberto Bryant, 83, of Frederick, Maryland, formerly of Lexington and Medford, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 14, 2018 surrounded by his family. Hugo was born in Valparaiso, Chile on November 18, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents Carlos and Maria Estelvina Bryant, brother Carlos Horacio Bryant and wife Maria. He is survived by his...
Ray Kingston Coffman
Jan 13, 2018
Ray Kingston Coffman, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his home. Born August 5, 1938 in Hancock, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Mildred M. (Hixon) Coffman. Ray was a 1956 graduate of Hancock High School. He also graduated from Strayer College with a degree in accounting. He worked at...
Betty Nuckles Gardner Thier
Jan 10, 2018
Betty Nuckles Gardner Thier, 91, of Hagerstown passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at her home. Born April 16, 1926, in Hagerstown, she was the oldest daughter of the late Evers Worth Nuckles and Evelyn Louise (Webb) Nuckles. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her second husband, Stanley Robert Thier; and three siblings, Jerry Nuckles,...