Hagerstown, Maryland-Sally Margaret Shifler, 87 of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Monday February 11, 2019 at Williamsport Retirement Village.   Born March 24, 1931 in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hobert C. Sr. and Nina M. Price Rickel.  She was preceded in death by her husband James Carl Shifler in 2010.   She was a homemaker.   She was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church in Williamsport, MD.   Sally is survived by a...

Boonsboro, MD – Kathryn Louise “Katie” Schilling, 74, of Boonsboro, MD passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD.   She was born on March 15, 1944 in Huntington, PA to the late Leo Carl and Flora Almeda Uttley Morningstar.   She was a 1962 graduate of Mt. Union High School and received her LPN at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, FL.   Katie was employed by Potomac Family Medicine Hagerstown, MD until her...

Hagerstown, MD – W. Dianne Teach, 69, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD.   She was born on March 13, 1949 in Olney, Maryland to the late William Dryden and Gladys Hawkins Unglesbee.   She was a 1967 graduate of Sherwood High School Sandy Spring, MD.   Dianne was most recently employed by Wolf Furniture as a Sales Associate in Hagerstown, MD.   She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran...

Hagerstown, MD – Dorothy Martin “Dot” Waters, 90, formerly of Downsville went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.   She was born on July 4, 1928 in Hagerstown, MD to the late Lester Henry and Vera Kathryn Downs Martin.   Dot graduated from Williamsport High School in 1946 and from Columbia Business College in Hagerstown, MD.   Dot worked at the Board of Election Supervisors of Washington County for 30 years and served as an...

Hagerstown, Maryland- Ronnie Eugene Shaffer, 68 of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Thursday January 31, 2019 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD.   Born April 3, 1950 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Roy Joshua and Mae Evelyn Smith Shaffer.   Ronnie was a Bartender for over 40 years in Washington County tending bar at the Woodpoint Bar & Grill in Hagerstown.  He owned and operated Shaff’s Pub on Salem Avenue, tended bar at Potomac Fish and Game...

Williamsport, Maryland-Debbra Louise Hose, 63 of Williamsport, MD passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2019 at Cadia Healthcare in Hagerstown, MD after losing her 6 year battle with cancer.   Born in Hagerstown, MD on June 4, 1955, she was the daughter of Vonnie L. Guessford Bryson of Daytona Beach Shores, FL and the late Stanley E. Bryson, Sr.   She most recently worked as a Correctional Officer at the Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center in Martinsburg, WV.   In addition to her...

Williamsport, MD – Larry James Straitiff, Sr., 69, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Doey’s House Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on October 3, 1949 in Williamsport, MD to the late Samuel David and Erma Jane Murray Straitiff.   He was a 1967 graduate of Williamsport High School Williamsport, MD.   Larry was employed by Certainteed Corporation Williamsport, MD as an Equipment Operator for 30 years until retiring in 2002.  He...

Williamsport, MD – William E. “Bill” O’Hara, 84, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Doey’s House Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on June 22, 1934 in Frederick, MD to the late William Elwood O’Hara, Sr. and Mary Margaret Staley O’Hara of Halfway, MD.   He was a 1952 graduate of Allegany High School of Cumberland, MD and a graduate of Frostburg State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Hagerstown, Maryland- Joyce Lee Ott, 82 of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Friday January 25, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.   Born in Hagerstown, MD on August 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Weller and Rhea Olivia Poole Grove.   She was a 1954 graduate of Hagerstown High School, received her A.A. degree from Hagerstown Junior College and her B.A. degree from Shepherd College.   Joyce was a School Teacher and taught at various schools...

Hagerstown, MD – Thomas Joseph Bowers, 87, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his home.   He was born on December 29, 1931 in Washington, D.C. to the late Raleigh W. Bowers and Julia Wolford Reisler.   He was a 1950 graduate of Hagerstown High School Hagerstown, MD.   He was employed by Verizon which was previously C&P Telephone as a Lineman and retired as a Field Engineer Supervisor until his retirement in 2003.   He was also...