Obituaries

Dec 12, 2012

Mr. Roger W. Miller, 84, of Clear Spring, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Olivia Shank-Miller.

Born April 12, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Walter Edgar and Mary Summers Miller.  He graduated Hagerstown High School.  He served three years in the Army Air...

Nov 4, 2012

Mrs. Goldie Lorraine Fortunato Gladhill, 88, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. She was the wife of William R. Gladhill, her husband of 45 years.

Born Oct. 6, 1924, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Seamon and Jenttie May Henry Fortunato.

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Oct 25, 2012

Mrs. Irene Elizabeth Wentz, 91, of Williamsport, died Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Williamsport Retirement Village.  She was the wife of Mr. Wayne L. Wentz, her husband of 69 years.

Born July 16, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Charles Frederick and Lillie Mae Fish Lum.

Irene...

Oct 22, 2012

Mr. Franklin B. “Frank” Carbaugh, 89, of Hagerstown, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Veda A. Poole Carbaugh who died February 12, 1994.

Born October 14, 1923, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Frank Edgar and ClaraViola Beckley Carbaugh.

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Oct 22, 2012

Mr. Gary Lee Walling, Jr., 37 of 13823 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, died Monday, October 22, 2012, in Spencerville, Maryland.

Born August 21, 1975, in Hagerstown, he was a son of Gary Lee Walling, Sr., and Dixie Lee Frazier Moats, both of Hagerstown.

Through out his life, Gary enjoyed and loved working...

Jul 17, 2012

Mrs. Mabel L. Palmer Basore, 91, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born July 22, 1920, in Funkstown, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Russel and Nora Mae Gouker Palmer.

She was the wife of the late George E. Basore who preceded her...

Jun 9, 2012

Marion M. Halgash, 77, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Reeders Memorial Home, Boonsboro, Md.

She was the wife of Michael Halgash Jr., her devoted husband of 54 years.

Born March 18, 1935, in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Violet Henson Clopper.

She...

May 2, 2012

Mr. James V. Fermes, 78, of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, died suddenly Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the residence of his grandson George E. Stull and wife Candice Brown-Stull. He was the husband of Mrs. Erma Grace Stover Fermes, who preceded him in death on January 30, 1998.

Born March 17, 1934, in Hagerstown, he was a son...

Apr 23, 2012

Apr 19, 2012

Mr. William Earl “Willy” Reed, Jr., 58, of 16327 National Pike, Hagerstown, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Debra A. Reed.

Born on January 23, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of William Earl, Sr., and Dolores Irene Albanese Reed of Clear Spring.

He graduated...

Apr 15, 2012

Mrs. Cherlynn Marie Domer McCarty, 60, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born July 2, 1951, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Marie Mummert Domer Upperman and the late Harold William Domer.

She was preceded in death by her husband Larry Lee McCarty on June 27, 2005.

Mar 26, 2012

Richard C. Snyder, 63, of 14014 Marsh Pike, Hagerstown, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at NMS Health Care of Hagerstown.

Born April 30, 1948, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Richard Buchanan and Mary Elizabeth Foard Snyder.

He was a graduate of City College High School, Baltimore; and the University of Virginia...

Mar 4, 2012

Mr. Mike Pinto Jr., 86, of Hagerstown, died early morning Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.

He was the husband of the late Rosalie Pearl Mason Pinto, who preceded him in death on Aug. 11, 2011.

Born July 29, 1925, in Washington, D.C., he was a son of the late Mike...

Feb 27, 2012

Lewis H. Cassner, 74, of Kuhn Avenue, Hagerstown, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born June 6, 1937, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Floyd Kenneth Cassner and Elsie G. Shoemaker Cassner King. He was raised by the late Clyde Leroy Miley and Ada May Hull Miley.

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Feb 26, 2012

Mr. Roy Roger Manning, 66, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, February 27, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born January 16, 1946, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Roger Clark and Irene Ethel Swartz Manning. He served in the U S Army during Vietnam.

Mr. Manning was retired from Spichers Appliances.

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Feb 19, 2012

Prather Ellsworth Hull, Sr., 91, of Greencastle went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, February 19, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born February 2, 1921, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Charles Lloyd and Gertrude Trumpower Hull.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 66...

Feb 13, 2012

Iris Alfreda Coffman Sharpes, 83 of 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village.

Born March 25, 1927, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Ira S. and Alfreda Elizabeth Wallace Coffman.

She was a graduate of Juniata College in 1947, and received a Masters of Education...

Feb 7, 2012

Oscar Daniel Myers, 89, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Broadmore Senior Living at Hagerstown.

Born September 10, 1922, in Dargan, he was a son of the late John Franklin and Della Albert Myers Myers.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife Essie Norford Daughtery Myers on January 4, 1983, and...

Dec 28, 2011

Mr. Harry Clayton Snook, 90, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday morning, December 28, at his residence.

Born June 29, 1921, in Halfway, he was the son of the late Norman Jacob and Eva Virginia Startzman Snook.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia...

Oct 28, 2011

Cyriel Beechwood “Bub” Forsythe, 93, of Hagerstown, went to be with the home Lord Friday, October 28, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Anna Marie “Jane” Baker Forsythe, his wife of 60 years who preceded him in death in 2001.

Born April 21, 1918, in Halfway,...