Rose Hill Cemetery

11/13/2025

Share and read memories for Lelia Stevenson Fratianni Larkin serviced at Rose Hill Cemetery.

11/11/2025

11/06/2025

Mayor & Councilmember to Lay Wreaths in Observance of Veterans' Day on Tuesday

Mayor William McIntire will be joined by Councilmember Sean Flaherty to observe the Veterans’ Day holiday and pay tribute to the sacrifices made by members of our armed forces and their families on behalf of the City on Tuesday.

The commemoration will begin with their participation in Morris Frock Post #42’s annual Veterans’ Day program and wreath-laying ceremony in the American Legion’s ballroom at 405 Northern Avenue at 11am.

Following the ceremony, the Mayor and Councilmember Flaherty will lay wreaths along Memorial Boulevard at the memorial monument near the entrance to Rose Hill Cemetery, the Vietnam War Veterans Monument on South Walnut Street near City Park, the Medal of Honor Triangle on Jonathan Street, the Korean War Veterans Memorial along Potomac Avenue at the Mealey Parkway traffic island, and at the Bloom Park Spanish-American War Memorial on East North Avenue.

The City of Hagerstown recognizes and appreciates all veterans, their family members, friends, and support networks for the incredible sacrifices made on behalf of our nation on Veterans’ Day and every day.

11/06/2025

Sunrise Rotary-Hagerstown Friday, November 7, 2025 speaker….Colleen Rafferty.

This week’s guest speaker is Rose Hill Cemetery’s Executive Director, Colleen Rafferty. Colleen has been the Director for 9 years and devotes some of her spare time to the Washington County Historical Society. She has spoken to our group before about the history of Rose Hill and the benefits of Pre-Planning. Today she is going to talk about a hobby that is gaining popularity – Genealogy.
Colleen will be speaking about some of the resources at Rose Hill that can carry over to other cemeteries but also the resources found at the Kinship Family Heritage Research Center located at the Washington County Historical Society.

10/24/2025

Here is a Match-up game for you to ponder.
Without using (google, or any other internet search tools) match the picture with the bios. (Example 5.E.) When you figure it out send us your answers in messenger and the first 10 with all four answers correct will receive a prize.
We want to thank Stephen Bockmiller for these wonderful bio cards for us to use BUT Stephen you are not allowed to answer. 😁

10/13/2025

Share and read memories for Douglas Zimmerman Jr serviced at Rose Hill Cemetery.