Obituaries

Apr 29, 2013

Mr. Earl Loyde Grove, 86, of Hagerstown, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Betty Jane McKinsey Grove, his wife of 66 years.

Born June 21, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Clyde Arthur and Alpha Myrtle Fox Grove.  He attended Hagerstown High School; and...

Apr 1, 2013

Mrs. Mary June Kuhn Walker, 91, of Hagerstown, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Hurd Walker, II, her husband of 68 years who died in 2010.

Born June 22, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Harry Clyde Kuhn and Vesta Naomi...

Mar 26, 2013

Mrs. Margaret I. Hinman, 92, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Samuel James Hinman, who preceded her in death in 1972.

Born June 2, 1920, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of Thomas Bernard and Mary Alice Hollinger Spickler.

Mrs. Hinman attended...

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Charlotte M. Hoover, 90, of Boonsboro, and formerly of Hagerstown, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home.  She was the wife of the late Edgar Ralley Hoover, Jr., who preceded her in death in 2002.

Born April 20, 1922, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Blaine and...

Feb 23, 2013

Mrs. Edna Lucille Sharer, 92, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Holly Place.  She was the wife of the late Spencer William Sharer, who died February 3, 1978.

Born August 15, 1920, in Etowah, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin and Jennie Tallent Grant.

She was a member of...

Feb 16, 2013

Barbara A. Ladner, 64, of Hagerstown died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. She was the wife of Jeffrey A. Ladner, her husband of 43 years.

Born Sept. 17, 1948, in Sharon, she was a daughter of Frank Ignatius and Elizabeth Goronea Godina.

She graduated from Sharon High School and Youngstown State...

Feb 3, 2013

Mrs. Mildred Marie “Millie” Ballard, 88, of 154 N. Artizan St., Williamsport, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Williamsport Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Chester Linden Ballard, her husband of 58 years, who preceded her in death on May 31, 2002.

Born March 5, 1924, in Ortanna, Pa., she was a daughter of...

Dec 14, 2012

Mrs. Marie Lascaro Boyd, 84, of Leisure World, Silver Spring, died suddenly Friday morning, December 14, 2012, at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Olney.  She was the wife of the late Robert Milton Boyd who preceded her in death in 1978.

Born January 9, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Anthony...

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.

Topics Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)...

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. 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...

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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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...