Obituaries

Barbara Ladner
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...

Mildred Ballard
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...

Marie Boyd
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...

Roger Miller
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...

Goldie Gladhill
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)...

Irene Wentz
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...

Gary Walling, Jr.
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...

Franklin Carbaugh
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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Mabel Basore
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...
Marion Halgash
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...

James Fermes
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...

William Reed
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...

Cherlynn Mccarty
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.
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Richard Snyder
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...

Mike Pinto, Jr.
Mar 4, 2012
Mr. Mike Pinto Jr., 86, of Hagerstown, died early morning Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.
He was the husband of the late Rosalie Pearl Mason Pinto, who preceded him in death on Aug. 11, 2011.
Born July 29, 1925, in Washington, D.C., he was a son of the late Mike...

Lewis Cassner
Feb 27, 2012
Lewis H. Cassner, 74, of Kuhn Avenue, Hagerstown, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.
Born June 6, 1937, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Floyd Kenneth Cassner and Elsie G. Shoemaker Cassner King. He was raised by the late Clyde Leroy Miley and Ada May Hull Miley.
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Roy Manning
Feb 26, 2012
Mr. Roy Roger Manning, 66, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, February 27, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.
Born January 16, 1946, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Roger Clark and Irene Ethel Swartz Manning. He served in the U S Army during Vietnam.
Mr. Manning was retired from Spichers Appliances.
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Prather Hull, Sr.
Feb 19, 2012
Prather Ellsworth Hull, Sr., 91, of Greencastle went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, February 19, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.
Born February 2, 1921, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Charles Lloyd and Gertrude Trumpower Hull.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 66...
Iris Sharpes
Feb 13, 2012
Iris Alfreda Coffman Sharpes, 83 of 8507 Mapleville Road, Boonsboro, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village.
Born March 25, 1927, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Ira S. and Alfreda Elizabeth Wallace Coffman.
She was a graduate of Juniata College in 1947, and received a Masters of Education...