Obituaries

Oct 9, 2020

Mr. Alan Franklin “Al” Shafer, 42, of Hagerstown, passed away suddenly, Friday, October 9, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Amber M. Starr, whom he married in 2009.

Born June 26, 1978, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Sharon L. Shafer of Hagerstown.  He was a 1996 graduate of South Hagerstown High...

Oct 1, 2020

Dr. Clovis M. Snyder, 90, a local allergist who served our community for over 30 years, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 1, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Janet Snyder, his wife of 64 years.

Born May 7, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Judge Harry E. and Vera...

Sep 30, 2020

Mr. Lawrence Theodore Upperman, 87, of Hagerstown, died early Wednesday morning, September 30, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Esther Marie Mummert Upperman, his wife of 52 years, who preceded him in death on September 29, 2014.

Born August 12, 1933, in Williamsport, he was a son of the...

Aug 13, 2020

Mr. Charles Franklin Thomas, 79, of Hancock, and formerly of Hagerstown, died Thursday morning, August 13, 2020, at his son’s residence.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Vedeania Beverly “Dee” Thomas, his wife of 49 years, who died February 17, 2018.

Born July 28, 1941, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Benjamin...

Aug 9, 2020

Ms. Anna “Jeane” Shindle, 80, of Williamsport, fondly know as “Nan” by some, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born April 25, 1940, in Williamsport, the youngest of eight, she was a daughter of the late Roy McKinley and Charlotte Mae Clark Robinson.  She graduated from South Hagerstown High School...

Aug 5, 2020

Mr. Milton Rosenthal, 98, of Hagerstown, and a formerly a resident of New York and Florida, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Somerford House and Place, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Blanche Moskowitz Rosenthal, who died June 24, 1998.

Born May 8, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the youngest of three...

Aug 2, 2020

Mr. Melvin C. "Mel" Greenwald, 95, a well-known business man and longtime resident of Hagerstown, and more recently of Pompano Beach, Florida, died Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Hospice by the Sea, John Knox Care Center, Pompano Beach.  He was the beloved husband of Dorothee M. Greenwald.

Born September 30, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was a...

Jul 31, 2020

Mrs. Virginia M. “Peachie” Browning Mozingo, 92, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, died Friday evening, July 31, 2020, at her residence.  She was the wife of Mr. Elwyn O. “Moe” Mozingo, her husband of 68 years.

Born March 25, 1928, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Banner Barnes Browning, Sr., and Helen Mae Billmyer Browning.  She...

Jul 21, 2020

Mr. Lauren Lee Stephens, 85 of Halfway, passed away Tuesday morning, July 21, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Shirley M. Stephens.

Born March 24, 1935, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Susan J. Reel, and his step-father, the late Earl E. Reel.

Lauren graduated from Hagerstown High...

Jun 1, 2020

Ms. Lois Anne Sylvia, 54, of Hagerstown, died Monday evening, June 1, 2020, at her residence.

Born April 25, 1966, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Donald O. Sylvia of Winchester, Virginia, and of the late Shirley A. Montgomery Fisher.

Lois is survived by her four daughters Angela and Jessi Dews of Hagerstown, Stephanie...

May 29, 2020

Mrs. Sandra L. Volneck, 75, of Hagerstown, died Friday morning, May 29, 2020, at Birch Manor Health Care Center, Sykesville. Wife of Raymond E. Volneck. Friends may call at Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, 40 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown, Wednesday, June 3, beginning at 10:00 AM. A graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, on Wednesday,...

May 18, 2020

Mrs. Susan Clara Szada Beach, 68, of Hagerstown, died Monday evening, May 18, 2020 at Doey’s House of Hospice of Washington County.

Born Zsuzsanna Clara Szada, on May 27, 1951, in Budapest, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Károly and Zsuzsanna Better Szada.

Mrs. Beach, matriarch of the Godwin family, spent her life...

Feb 27, 2020

Mr. Preston Leon Snyder, 97, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Ethel Irene McCauley Snyder, who preceded him in death on April 15, 1991.

Born August 31, 1922, in Clear Spring, he was a son of the late Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Kathryn Gardner Snyder.  He graduated...

Jan 19, 2020

Mr. James William “Yave” Miller, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away, early Sunday evening, January 19, 2020, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Mrs. Essie May Loveless Miller, his wife of 53 years.

Born May 5, 1946, in Middletown, he was a son of the late Wayne Hector and Betty Jane Lewis Miller.

Jan 9, 2020

Mrs. Mary Katherine Chaney Ocetek, 59, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Hospice of Washington County's Doey's House.  She was the wife of Mr. Fernand J. Ocetek.

Born April 18, 1960, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Shirley Ann Miller Chaney of Hagerstown, and of the late Robert Lee.

Mary was a...

Jan 6, 2020

Doris E. Lake, 90, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully at the Fahrney-Keedy Home on Monday morning, January 6, 2020. She was the loving wife of John "Jack" E. Lake, her husband, for more than 63 years.

She lived a full life and was loved by all who knew her.

Born on November 18, 1929 in...

Nov 12, 2019

Mrs. Christine Rohrer Doub, 87, of Hagerstown, died Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019, at her residence.

Born December 21, 1931, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Brown and Ella Ray Whittington Rohrer.  She was a 1949 graduate of Hagerstown High School; and 1953 graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelors Degree;...

Oct 18, 2019

Mr. Michael Curtis Smith, 58, of Hagerstown, died suddenly, Friday, October 18, 2019, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born May 8, 1961, in Canton, Ohio, he was a son of the late Arthur and Margaret Louise Thomas Smith.  He attended Musselman High School, Inwood, West Virginia.

He worked formerly as a welder, not just for...

Sep 11, 2019

Mr. Joseph Jesse Donovan, 45, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Taylor Allison Hale Donovan, his wife of over a year.

Born March 19, 1974, in Edmonds, Washington, he was the son of John Anthony Donovan of Nevada, and the late Carol Ann Kornheiser Donovan.  He attended...

Aug 29, 2019

Mrs. Erma June Albright, 93, of Hagerstown, died Thursday evening, August 29, 2019, at the Village at Robinwood, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Melvin Vernon Albright, who preceded her in death on January 25, 1999.

Born June 8, 1926, in Carlos, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Bella Stevenson Speir....