Obituaries

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;...

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,...