Obituaries

Sep 11, 2021

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

John Leonard Waltman, Sr., age 91, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at his home in Buck Valley, Pa.

Born August 12, 1930, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Frank and Sadie Catherine (Mooney) Waltman; and the widower of Frances Marie (Sigel) Waltman, who passed away November...

Sep 11, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Frances Lucille Harvey, age 82, of Hancock, Md., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 11, 2021, while at her home under the loving care of her family members and Hospice of Washington County.

Born October 6, 1938, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Robert L....

Sep 8, 2021

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Robert E. Gantt, age 63, of Needmore, Pa., sadly passed away at his home, on September 8, 2021.

Born September 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Robert Gantt, and Nina (Hull) Gantt, of Hancock, Md.

Gantt was a 1975 graduate of Hancock High School. Although he was chronically...

Sep 6, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Mary Ann Merrell, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 23, 1939, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late John Ernest Barnard and Pauline (Spitzer) Barnard; and the widow of Raymond Merrell.

Mary was a...

Sep 6, 2021

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Paula Christine Younker, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 in Winchester, Va.

Born February 11, 1953, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late James Weller and Betty (Shank) Weller; and the widow of Marlin L. Younker, who died in 2002.

Sep 3, 2021

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

Kenneth B. “Jake” Scriever, age 91, of Buck Valley, Pa., passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, after a brief illness.

Born March 9,1930, he was the son of the late Grier Lehman Scriever and Emily Elisabeth (Ward) Scriever.

Jake, as he was commonly...

Sep 2, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Fred A. Moats, age 92, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, in Johnstown, Pa.

Born January 8, 1929, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Nona (Younker) Moats; and widower of Maxine Ruby (Deneen) Moats, whom he married...

Aug 28, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Sue Ellen Golden, age 69, of Warfordsburg, Pa., wife of Dennis K. Golden for over 51 years, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., from complications caused by the Covid virus.

She was born on Friday, September 28, 1951, in the Berkeley Springs, W.Va. War Memorial...

Aug 28, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Connie Lucille French, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born February 10, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Elsie Hovermale; and the widow of her first husband, John Bowers; and her second...

Aug 27, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

John William Clevenger, Sr., age 72, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born Saturday, August 13, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dale S. and Myrtle F. (Mellott) Clevenger; and the husband of Mary L. (Whisner)...

Aug 26, 2021

Lawrence Roscoe Unger, 97 of Warfordsburg, Pa. died Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Embassy Suites Nursing Home in Huntingdon, Pa. Born January 8, 1924, he was the 3rd child of twenty children born to Calvin Unger and Martha Bishop Unger. Lawrence was a WWII survivor who served in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre. He was Honorably discharged on January 31,...

Aug 23, 2021

Clear Spring, Maryland

Nicole Renee Yonker, age 49, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the UPMC West Shore Hospital, in Mechanicsburg, Pa., from complications caused by the Covid virus.

Nicole was born on Sunday, June 11, 1972, at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Dennis...

Aug 19, 2021

Alice F. Gerber, 81, of Hancock Md., entered Heaven’s Gates on August 19th, 2021.

Born Jun 15, 1940 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late David E. Keefer and Stella J. Keefer.

Alice was a graduate of Southern Fulton High School in 1958.  After graduating, she began a lifelong career of service across...

Aug 14, 2021

Hancock, Marylalnd

Robert L. Shoemaker, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

Born February 19, 1939, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Robert and Wyoma (Shoemaker) Younker. He was the widower of Elton Louise (Price) Shoemaker, whom he married on January 8, 1960 at...

Aug 9, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Billie Jean Cornelison passed away on August 9, 2021 at her home in Warfordsburg, Pa. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Buck Valley Christian Church, 2281 Harmonia Rd., Warfordsburg, Pa. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday, August 13, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.,...

Aug 9, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Johannes Jacobus Meijer, age 87, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Sterling Care South Mountain, in Boonsboro, Md.

He was born August 6, 1934, in Utrecht, Netherlands, the son of the late Jacobus J. Meijer and Anna E. (Heck) Meijer. He was the husband of Sandra Mary Meijer,...

Aug 8, 2021

Little Orleans, Maryland

Thomas Lee Fletcher, age 70, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at UPMC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md.

He was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on November 25, 1950, the son of the late Clem D. Fletcher and Daisy A. (Ashkettle) Fletcher.

He was a...

Aug 6, 2021

Hagerstown, Maryland

Mary Jane Fiorita, age 86, of Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born January 10, 1935, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Henry A. and Gladys A. (Whetzel) Munson; and the widow of Lawrence...

Jul 30, 2021

Hagerstown, Maryland

Barbara Sue Hull, age 66, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on July 30, 2021 at the Sterling Care South Mountain, in Boonsboro, Md.

She was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on January 10, 1955, the daughter of the late Boyd A. and Betty L. (Hull) Gearhart.

She was employed by the...

Jul 30, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Mamie Ruth (Mellott) Bradshaw, age 82, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born August 15, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ross and Florence (Miller) Mellott. She was the widow of Donald Ray Bradshaw, whom she was married...