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Glendoris L. Keller, 89
Glendoris Lavonne (nee Routzahn) Keller, 89, formerly of Myersville, Md., died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Somerford House Assisted Living in Hagerstown, Md. Born Aug. 23, 1923, in Myersville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ludwig and...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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Donald L. Burley
janeth@herald-mail.comDonald “Don” Burley is remembered by his family as a man who touched the lives of many through his quiet, humble ways. His community involvement and volunteer efforts were done to help others, not for recognition or fanfare. Don was the...Tags: Paul Smith, West Virginia University, Bryce Harper, Obituaries, Sports
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Foods can affect how you look and feel
The foods you choose can make a difference in how you look and feel. Whole-grain foods provide you with health-promoting vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Antioxidants help prevent heart disease and some cancers. Experts recommend...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Calcium, Diabetes, Food Industry
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Richard E. Fouke Sr.
janeth@herald-mail.comRichard E. “Rich” Fouke II said his parents had three chapters to their life together — their 19 years of marriage before he was born, their life raising their only child and their years as empty nesters filled with travel. Now, they...Tags: International Military Interventions, Ocean City, U.S. Marine Corps, Diabetes, Leukemia
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Una I. King, 89
Una Imogene King, 89, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Broadmore Senior Living of Hagerstown where she had been a resident since April 2011. Born Feb. 9, 1923, at Garfield, Md., she was the daughter of Claude Countee and Annie Hays Lewis. Imogene was...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John Clark, Religion and Belief, American Legion, William Harvey
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Elaine A. Weller
janeth@herald-mail.comElaine Weller knew how to stretch a dime, raising six children on a limited income. “That woman could take a dime and turn it into a dollar,” said the youngest of her children, Michelle McCarty of Hagerstown. “You know what, she was...Tags: Health, Federal Aviation Administration, Christianity, Diabetes, Heart Failure
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Former wrangler looks back on nearly 99 years of experiences
janeth@herald-mail.comJohn Schlosser has managed to fill his almost 99 years with a variety of careers and experiences. From his childhood days on a Montana ranch, to a stint in Florida building warships, to the construction of buildings in Washington, D.C., Schlosser got a...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Water Slalom Skiing, Sports, Water Skiing
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Edna Haines
janeth@herald-mail.comEdna Haines never stood more than 5 feet tall and seldom tipped the scale beyond 100 pounds, earning her the lifelong nickname of “Skeets,” an abbreviated form of the word for the tiny mosquito. Yet her enormous heart, ear-to-ear smile and...Tags: Recipes, Health, COPD, Sports, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Early detection is the best key to fight glaucoma
marieg@herald-mail.comAnetta Jackson begins most days as she ends them — reading. Fiction, nonfiction, magazines, newspapers. It doesn't matter. She always has had a love of the written word, the Hagerstown woman said. Now retired, Jackson, 68, has even more time to...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes
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Thelma J. Barron
Thelma J. Barron (nee Fuhrer) died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Barron Sr.; and loving mother of Kathleen B. Laferriere, Thomas F. Barron Jr., Colleen A. Bell and Michael J. Barron. She is survived by nine...Tags: Harford Road
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Frederick F. Otto
janeth@herald-mail.comEditor's note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs "A Life Remembered." Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today's...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Throat Cancer, Heart Failure
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Senior Center Open House and Senior Fall Prevention Day set for Sept. 21
More than 1,200 Marylanders die every year because of a fall, according to the National Council on Aging. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among people older than 65 and the leading cause of doctor visits, hospitalizations and...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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