Obituaries

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...

Apr 8, 2016

Miss Hilda Luella Stoner, 94, of Hagerstown, died Friday afternoon, April 8, 2016, at her residence.

Born January 30, 1922, in Cashtown, Pennsylvania, she was the fourth child of the late William Elvin and Mary Catharine Hartman Stoner.  She graduated with the Class of 1940 from Hagerstown High School; and attended Columbia Business College.

Apr 2, 2016

Mr. Paul Franklin Hoover, Jr., 87, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Jane Rayetta Fortunato Hoover, who preceded him in death on December 2, 2008.

Born June 8, 1928, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Paul Franklin, Sr.,...

Mar 27, 2016

Jennifer Elizabeth Gill Glatz, 46, of Funkstown, Md., died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her residence.

She was the wife of Robert R. Glatz for 24 years.

Born Nov. 7, 1969, in Johnstown, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Joseph William and Theresa Adeline Cislo Gill.

She graduated in 1987 from...

Mar 25, 2016

Mr. Bernard Ross “Bernie” Bussard, 63, a long-time resident of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, died Good Friday, March 25, 2016, at his Smithsburg, Maryland, residence.

Born December 2, 1952, he was the son of the late Lewis Ross Bussard and Bertha Alice Wiles Bussard Rimer.  He was a graduate of Union Joint High School.

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Mar 13, 2016

Mrs. Gayl Gerber Weiss, 91, of Jupiter, Florida, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Jupiter Medical Center Pavilion/Hospice of Palm Beach County, Florida. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Weiss, who preceded her in death on April 22, 2015. Gayl was born September 6, 1924 in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was...

Mar 10, 2016

Mrs. Jerodene Elizabeth Mulligan, 90, of Rockville, Md., and formerly a longtime resident of Hagerstown, Md., died Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Rockville.

Born Jan. 13, 1926, in Emporia, Va., she was a daughter of the late Ollie Fielding and Eva Virginia Pittard Tuck.

Mrs. Mulligan was employed with the U.S. Department of Defense for...

Mar 6, 2016

Mr. Marvin Sheldon Mann, Sr., 92, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Betty Lee Mann, his wife of 59 who preceded him in death on June 14, 2011.

Born July 18, 1923, in Keyser, West Virginia, he was a son of the...

Jan 29, 2016

Mr. Fred Horsley Gowen, 79, of Hagerstown, died Friday, January 29, 2016 in Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Betty Lee Rohrer Gowen, who preceded him in death on April 26, 1996.

Born April 8, 1936, in Arrington, Nelson County, Virginia, he was a son of the late Frank Leslie, I, and Lona...

Jan 14, 2016

Mr. Gary Edgar Swartz, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2016, at NMS Health Care of Hagerstown, after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He entered Heaven's gates where his Saviour was waiting. He was the husband of Linda Sue Swartz, his wife of 50 years.

Born December 22, 1942, in Hagerstown, he was...