LORETTA ESTELLE ANDERSON, 83, of Hagerstown, Maryland, died on Friday, August 31, 2012 at her home. Born April 3, 1929, in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William George and Helen Shaw Beard. She was previously employed by Fairchild Aircraft, and was retired from Washington Adventist Hospital. Following her retirement, she moved to Ft. Myers Beach, Florida where she resided for twenty-five years, before moving back to Hagerstown. She was a member of the Hagerstown Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She is survived by her husband, Stirling S. Anderson; one daughter, Cynthia Nutzman, and her husband, Richard, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and one sister, Beverly Beard Ronchi of Hagerstown. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2:00 p. m. at the Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland. Pastor Christopher L. Holland will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. There will be no viewing. Memorial donations may be made to Mt. Aetna Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary School, 10207 Crystal Falls Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.