Obituaries

Jan 1, 2018

Mr. Dayton Wesley Crabtree, Sr., 70, of Hagerstown, died Monday, January 1, 2018, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia.  He was the husband of Mrs. Jacqueline F. “Jackie” Crabtree, his wife of 49 1/2 years.

Born February 15, 1947, in Cumberland, he was the son of John Wesley and Zada Irene Lewis Crabtree.  He graduated...

Nov 13, 2017

Mrs. Mary M. Hawkins, 70, of Hagerstown, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at her residence.

She was the wife of the late Bradford E. Hawkins Sr.

Born Oct. 9, 1947, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Marvin Clark and Wanda Christine Welch Clark Moore, and stepdaughter of the late Harry E....

Oct 25, 2017

Mr. Lloyd G. “Buzzie” Cunningham, 88, of Greencastle, died early Wednesday morning, October 25, 2017, at his residence.  He was the husband of the late Nancy Ann Custer Cunningham, who preceded him in death December 7, 2001.

Born April 5, 1929, in Clear Spring, he was the only child of Harry Brant “Hattie” and Ruth Helen Weaver...

Oct 15, 2017

Jacob B. “Jack” Berkson, 91, passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, at Sommerford Place, Hagerstown.

Born December 6, 1925, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Meyer and Ida Evelyn Berman Berkson.

Jack led a life of service to all who knew him. He served his country in the Navy as a JAG...

Oct 14, 2017

Mrs. Frances S. V. Rice Cruger, 98, formerly of Hagerstown, died at Homewood at Williamsport on Saturday, October 14, 2017.  She was the wife of the late William H. Cruger, who preceded her in death on August 16, 1988.

Born April 15, 1919, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late James Monroe, Sr., and Ada...

Oct 12, 2017

Ms. Suella Denise Smith, 68, of Hagerstown, and more recently a resident of Julia Manor, Hagerstown, passed peacefully early Thursday morning, Oct. 12, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born Dec. 12, 1948, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Wayne and Edna Joyce Baumgardner Smith.

Suella was a 1966 graduate of...

Oct 3, 2017

Mr. Robert Eugene “Boo” Kline, Sr., 49, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring.  He was the husband of Gina DeAnn Kline.

Born September 24, 1968, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the Charles Luther and Margo Lorraine Frazier Kline of Hagerstown.

He had been employed with Baltimore...

Sep 16, 2017

Mrs. Anna Louise Cianelli Wells, 87, of Hagerstown, died peacefully at her residence on Saturday afternoon, September 16, 2017, with her son Donald by her side.  She was the wife of the late Harold T. “Orson” Wells, Jr., who preceded her in death on December 3, 2003.

Born September 23, 1929, she was a daughter of the...

Sep 9, 2017

Mr. Max E. G. Rockwell, 75, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, died Saturday afternoon, September 9, 2017, at Williamsport Nursing Home, Williamsport.  He was the husband of Carol J. Carbaugh Rockwell, his wife of 47 years.

Born July 16, 1942, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Arthur Garfield and Mollie Elizabeth Horner...

Aug 27, 2017

Mrs. Leona Jeannette "Lee" Skoniecki Janashek, 86, of Rockville, and formerly a resident of Weeki Wachi Spring, Florida, died Sunday morning, August 27, 2017, at Collingswood Nursing Home, Rockville.  She was the wife of the late James Frederick "Jim" Janashek, who preceded her in death on May 4, 2009.

Born July 12, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, she...

Aug 18, 2017

Mr. Robert Clarence “Bob” Shrader, 81, of Hagerstown, died Friday evening, August 18, 2017, at his residence with his loving family at his side.  He was the husband of Mrs. Betty Jane Shrader.

Born September 4, 1935, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Roy Alexander and Elizabeth Anna Diffendafer Shrader.

Bob worked...

Aug 5, 2017

Mr. Albert Harry “Abby” Hamby, 84, of Hagerstown, died Saturday evening, August 5, 2017, at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Belle “Rita” Robinson Hamby, his wife of 51 years, who died May 3, 2010.

Born August 3, 1933, in Clear Spring, he was a son of the late...

Aug 5, 2017

Mr. Ronald P. "Buck" Suder, Sr., 75, of Steubenville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Hill Crest Hospital, Cleveland.  He was the husband of Donna I. Dray Suder whom  he married December 10, 1963.

Born June 9, 1942, in Conococheague, he was son of the late Leslie Paul, Sr., and Huldah Lillian Smith Suder.  He grew up...

Jul 25, 2017

Mr. Paul Junior Dice, 90, of Marion, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday afternoon, July 25, 2017, at Chambersburg Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Hazel V. Crider Dice, who preceded him in death on July 16, 2009.

Born July 24, 1927, in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late Paul M. and Stella M....

Jul 7, 2017

Theodore Frank Bodnar, Jr., of Hagerstown, and previously of Herndon, Virginia, died early Friday morning, July 7, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. He was the husband of Victoria Knott Bodnar, his wife of 40 years.

Born February 29, 1944, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Theodore Frank, Sr., and Barbara Dinko Bodnar.

Jun 27, 2017

Mr. Charles Edward "Charlie" Cunningham Sr., 79, of Maugansville, Md., died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at his residence.

He was the husband of Shirley Lee Pryor Cunningham, his wife of 61 years.

Born Oct. 13, 1937, in Maugansville, he was a son of the late Charles Luther and Helen Virginia Lowery Cunningham. He graduated from...

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;...