Harriet Regina "Jean" Haines

Harriet Regina “Jean” Whisner Haines, 90, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017. She was the wife of 62 years to the late Robert H. Haines.

Born on December 16, 1926 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Michael and Pearl Elizabeth (Hamilton) Whisner. Harriet was a graduate of Frederick High School, class of 1943 and Saint Agnes Nursing College in Baltimore. She was a longtime member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Hagerstown. She worked as a telephone operator, before going to work as a librarian at SAIC in Germantown. She enjoyed gardening, landscaping and spending time outdoors. She loved listening to music, reading and especially her dog Lil Nell.

Harriet is survived by five children, Lisa Olive and husband, Craig, Barbara Best and husband, John T. II, Andrea Burrier and husband, Kenneth, Eric Haines and wife, Eileen and Mark Haines and wife, Donna; 11 grandchildren, Robert Moxley, Jason Moxley, Aaron Moxley, Erika Seibert, Adam Martin, Seth Martin, Ian Sprague Haines, Sarah Haines, Matthew Haines and Victoria Haines, and special granddaughter, Kelly Snurr, whom lived with and cared for her grandmother; 23 great grandchildren; and the Popp family.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Marguerite Hess, Janice Harrison and Ann Eanes.

The family will receive friends from 10am-12pm on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. The funeral service will begin at noon on Thursday at the funeral home. The Reverend William Pekari will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or to Concordia Lutheran Church, 17906 Garden Lane, Hagerstown, MD 21740.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.keeneybasford.com