Obituaries

Apr 2, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jane McKinsey Grove, 88, of Hagerstown, died early Sunday afternoon, April 2, 2017, at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Earl Loyde Grove, her husband of 66 years who preceded her in death on April 29, 2013.

Born, March 17, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late John Calvin...

Mar 29, 2017

Ms. Ellen Schwartz Roller, 88, of Williamsport, died March 29, 2017 at Homewood at Williamsport (Maryland).

Born April 3, 1928,  in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Frank Stough and the late Rachel Arabella Sleasman Schwartz.  She graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 1950 with a degree in teaching; and later earned a Masters...

Mar 17, 2017

Mr. Irving Marvin Einbinder, 94, of Falling Waters, W.Va., and formerly of Hagerstown, died early Saturday morning, March 18, 2017, at his residence.

Born Jan. 28, 1923, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Albert R. and Hanna Lyon Einbinder. He attended Antietam Street, South Potomac and Broadway schools, as well as Hagerstown High School,...

Mar 12, 2017

Steven Mark Pfeiffer, 55, of Hagerstown, died Sunday morning March 12, 2017 at his residence.  He was the husband of Dorothy K. Moser Pfeiffer.

Born March 1, 1962, at South Ruislip Air Station, England, he was a son of the late Ramon Charles and Jeanette Iris Pryor Pfeiffer Douros.   He attended Congressional School of Falls Church, Virginia;...

Mar 2, 2017

Mrs. Helen Marie Ridenour Rice, 77, of Hagerstown, died Thursday afternoon, March 2, 2017, at Ravenwood Nursing Care Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Sidney Nelson “Johnny” Rice, her husband of 41 years who died July 14, 1998.

Born February 5, 1940, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lee and...

Mar 1, 2017

Mr. David Leslie Snyder, 98, of Clear Spring, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Charlotte Hall (Maryland) Veterans Home.  He was the husband of the late Jane Rosella Snyder his wife of 56 years who died on October 21, 1998.

Born April 4, 1918, in Clear Spring, he was a son of the late Elmer Ellsworth and...

Feb 20, 2017

Ms. Bonnie Louise Kemp, 71, more recently of Catonsville, Md., and formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died late Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Forest Haven Nursing Home, Catonsville.

Born Dec. 9, 1945, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Charles and Mildred Virginia Boward Kemp.

Surviving are three siblings, Connie L. Stouffer, Barbara...

Feb 17, 2017

Mr. Glen Roger Crawford, 91, of Hagerstown, died early Friday afternoon, February 17, 2017, at Coffman Nursing Home, Hagerstown.

Born May 8, 1925, in Kemp Mills, Williamsport, he was one of seven children of the late John Wesley and Blanche Edna Miller Crawford.

Mr. Crawford retired in 1988 with 20 years...

Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Timothy Agustus “Tim” deLauder, 62, of Walkersville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of late Constance Irene “Connie” Marshall deLauder, his first spouse who died March 15, 2000, and former second spouse, Patti Kappernaros of Delaware.

Born May 13, 1954, in Frederick, he was son of...

Jan 14, 2017

Mrs. Ingrid Keller Chung, 80, of Williamsport, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore.

Born August 13, 1936, in Berlin, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Elsa Nowicy Gennrick.

Mrs. Chung was employed with Doubleday Publishing Company, Smithsburg; and with...

Nov 16, 2016

Mrs. Betty A. Shaffner Burger, 87, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Donald Lee Burger, who preceded her in death on July 15, 1989.

Born April 15, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Irvin and Margie Eleanor Barrow Shaffner....

Oct 26, 2016

Mrs. Lois Duitch Levin Holstine, 92, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Fahrney – Keedy Home, Boonsboro.  She was the wife of the late Benjamin Levin, her husband of 38 years who died the same date in 1984; and of the late Phillip Holstine who died in 2004, following an 18 year marriage.

Born on...

Aug 26, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Ann Schlosser Chambers, known fondly by many as “Mert,” 88, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at Quincy Village, Quincy, Pa.

She was the wife of the late Arthur F. Chambers Jr., whom she married June 23, 1951, and who preceded her in death on March 24, 1983.

Born April 30, 1928,...

Aug 16, 2016

Mr. Clyde Lester Irvin, Jr., 57, of Hagerstown, known to some as “C.J.” or “Doony”, died Tuesday morning, August 16, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born April 16, 1959, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Clyde Lester, Sr., and Lola Isabel Miles Irvin.  He was a graduate of Clear Spring High...

Jul 29, 2016

Mrs. Betty Jane Bell Young Kessel, 70, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, died Friday, July 29, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of Mr. Olin A. Kessel, her husband of 19 years; and of her late first husband Samuel H. Young.

Born October 15, 1945, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter...

Jun 9, 2016

Louise W Dove, 96, of Williamsport and formerly of Hagerstown, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late Dr. Frederick Denton Dove, Jr, her husband of 70 years, who preceded her in death in 2013.

Born November 16, 1919 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the...

Jun 4, 2016

Mr. Richard Andre Lessard, 76, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, died Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Winchester (Virginia) Medical Center.  He was the husband of Mrs. Frances J. Daignault Lessard, his wife of 53 years.

Born May 30, 1940, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Martin Andre and Marguerite H. Brunelle Lessard. ...

May 20, 2016

Mrs. Pauline Mae Blickenstaff Butts, 97, of Hagerstown, died Friday, May 20, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Earl L. Butts, Jr., who died in 1974.

Born January 25, 1919, in Myersville, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wesley and Jennie Clara Brandenburg Blickenstaff.

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May 2, 2016

Mrs. Dixie Lee Bussard Livingston Cunningham, 70, of Smithsburg, died suddenly Monday afternoon, May 2, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Harry Lloyd Cunningham, Sr., who died in 2007.

Born October 1, 1945, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Ross and Bertha...

Apr 11, 2016

Mrs. Alice Lavada Snyder Myers, 89, a lifelong resident of Clear Spring, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Williamsport Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late Robert Franklin Myers, who died May 6, 2004.

Born August 19, 1926, near Clear Spring, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Elsworth  & Mary Kathryn...