Obituaries

October 24, 2014

Mrs. Mattie Miller, 92, of Smithsburg, died Wednesday afternoon, October 8, 2014, at Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home, Boonsboro.  She was the wife of the late Harvey J. Miller.

Born September 2, 1921, in Nappanee, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Emma Miller Hochstetler.

Mattie was a charter...

September 29, 2014

Mrs. Esther Marie Upperman, 90, of Hagerstown, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Nursing Center of Williamsport Retirement Village.  She was the wife of Mr. Lawrence T. Upperman, her husband of 52 years.

Born June 17, 1924, in Welsh Run, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Chester Arthur and Edith Elmira Keefer...

September 27, 2014

B. A. "Gus" Rethemeyer, 91, of Pangborn Boulevard, Hagerstown, and most recently of Homewood of Williamsport, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center.

He was married to Betty Jo Rethemeyer for 61 years.

Born Jan. 18, 1923, in St. Joseph, Mo., he was the son of the late Charles and Francis Rethemeyer.

Gus...

September 9, 2014

Robert Eugene Knode, 88, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at NMS Health Care, Hagerstown. He was the husband of the late Lois Jane Pugh Knode, who preceded him in death on Dec. 28, 1992.

Born Jan. 27, 1926, in Sharpsburg, Md., he was a son of the late John Vient and Eva...

August 16, 2014

Mr. Donald Russell Dingee, 83, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Edna Marlene Snyder Dingee, who preceded him in death on January 11, 2004.

Born August 27, 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Ralph Quimley and...

August 14, 2014

Mrs. Emma Virginia Shilling Sprankle, 79, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, August 14, 2014, at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Harry Gordon Sprankle, her husband of 49 years who preceded her in death on April 28, 2014.

Born February 19, 1935, in Hagerstown, she a daughter of the late Maynard Leon and...

July 10, 2014

Ruth C. “Sis” Munson Middlekauff, 83, of Richmond Street, Hagerstown, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Emeritus Senior Living, Hagerstown. She was the wife of the late Ethan A. “Dean” Middlekauff, who died in 1998.

Born June 23, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Beauford Albertus and Rhoda Marie Kinsey Munson....

June 10, 2014

Mrs. Arlene Kathryn Coberly Robinson, 88, of National Pike, Hagerstown, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Victor Clark Robinson, her husband of 53 who preceded her in death on April 13, 1997.

Born June 30, 1925, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she was a daughter...

April 17, 2014

Mrs. Musette Jean Brown, 86, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Homewood at Williamsport.  She was the wife of the late Robert Preston Brown, Jr., who preceded her in death on November 17, 2000.

Born August 22, 1927, in Cedar Grove, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Bittle Oscar and...

April 13, 2014

Mr. Jack Alvin Bowers, 95, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Ella Geraldine Bowers, who preceded him in death in March, 2008.

Born April 10, 1919, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Clyde Alvin and Edna Varden Rockwell Bowers.

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March 25, 2014

Ruth Arlene Gipe, 89, who previously resided at 428 Vermont Ave., Hagerstown, Maryland, went peacefully to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, MD.

Born February 1, 1925, in Breezwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lusk McClure and Rebecca Ruth (Daniels) McClure, Chambersburg PA.

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February 1, 2014

Rose died peacefully at her home on February 1, 2014.

Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Eva J. Schoen.

She was a 1942 graduate of Kenwood High School, Baltimore; and attended the University of Maryland and Hood College.

For 22...

January 19, 2014

Nellie Anna Susan Armel, 92, of Hagerstown, Md., died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014.

She was the widow of Powell Page Armel, whom she met when he was manager of the roller skating rink in downtown Hagerstown and she was a competitive award-winning skate dancer.

Born in Funkstown, Md., she was the daughter of the...

November 15, 2013

Mr. Joel Wayne Thomas, 54, of Hagerstown, died Friday morning, November 15, 2013, at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore.  He was the husband of Mrs. Jennifer O. Thomas, his wife of 28 years.

Born April 24, 1959, in Roanoke, Virginia, he was a son of Naomi Marie King Thomas of Bethesda, and the late Cecil Junior Faulkner.

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November 15, 2013

Mr. Robert Lee Rutherford, Sr., 72, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Mrs. Linda A. Rutherford, his wife of 38 years.

Born December 3, 1940, in Zanesville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Fred and Myrtle Viola Hosler Rutherford.  He graduated...

November 7, 2013

Mr. Robert Lee “Bob” Brinkley, 81, of Funkstown, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Mertius Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Mrs. Thelma L. Brinkley, his wife of 6 years.

Born November 12, 1931, in Frederick he was a son of the late William Edward and Virginia May Barrow Brinkley.

Bob was employed...

October 18, 2013

Mrs. Patsy Ann Casavant, 81, of Fairplay, died Friday, October 18, 2013, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of Joseph Arthur Casavant, who preceded her in death August 16, 1995.

Born December 7, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin May and Mildred Lucinda Burger May.  She...

October 6, 2013

On October 6, 2013 Andrew Bryan Farnen; beloved son of Elizabeth J. Beachley and her husband David C. Beachley and D. Bryan Farnen and his wife Helen B. Farnen; dear brother of Laura C. Farnen; step Brother of Ryan and Justine Beachley; Andrew is survived by his beloved godmother and aunt, Kathryn Verde of Baltimore, grandparents Jene Meier, Donovan...

September 20, 2013

Dr. Frederick Denton Dove Jr., 93, of 16505 Virginia Ave., Williamsport, died Friday night, Sept. 20, 2013, at Homewood at Williamsport. He was the husband of Mrs. Louise Wampler Dove, his wife of 70 years, whom he married Dec. 28, 1943.

Born July 1, 1920, in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of the late Dr. Frederick...

September 1, 2013

Wolford McDonald “Buck” Staley, 98, of Hagerstown went to be with his Lord on Sunday morning, Sept. 1, 2013, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Margaret Catherine Preston “Kate” Staley, his wife of 72 years, who died on May 20, 2011.

He died peacefully on his 98th birthday.

Buck was born...