Bertha L Hastings
Mrs. BERTHA LORETTA HASTINGS died at Nally’s Convalescent Home, Appletown, yesterday after an illness of five years, aged 71. She was the widow of Albert Hastings. Born and reared in Indian Springs, she was the daughter of James and Katherine (Dolan) Ward.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, and the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Surviving are: step-daughters, Mrs. Catherine McKee, Mrs. Camilla Divelbiss, Hagerstown; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Huegelmyer, Baltimore; Mrs. Elizabeth Hopp, Hagerstown; and five step-grandchildren.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church; interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery; arrangements were handled by the Suter Funeral Home.
Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD); Monday, November 2, 1953
