Obituaries

Oct 30, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Warren Irvington Ensor, Sr., 71, of Hancock Maryland passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his home.

He was a baptized brother and pastor of The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ for 47 years.

His hobbies and skills include camping, hunting, fishing, archery, chair caning, leather work, welding, and carpentry....

Oct 30, 2021

Berkeley Springs WV

Linda Elizabeth Johnson, 68, of Berkeley Springs, Wv., passed away October 30, 2021, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va.

Born July 2, 1953, in Big Pool, Md., she was the daughter of Neal Gladhill, Sr., and the late Marie (Hart) Gladhill.  She was the wife of Otis L. Johnson of Berkeley...

Oct 22, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Pauline Northcraft, age 90, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away on Friday, October22, 2021, at her home.

Born October 13, 1931, in Buck Valley, PA, she was the daughter of the late Grier Scriever and Emily (Ward) Scriever; and wife of Marvin L. Northcraft.

She was a 1949 graduate of Warfordsburg High School;...

Oct 20, 2021

McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania

Iva Elizabeth Johnson, age 97, of McConnellsburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg.

Born February 15, 1924, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Albert and Viola (Keefer) Seburn; and the widow of John Johnson.

She was...

Oct 20, 2021

Alexandria, Virginia

Heather Galeanne Creek, age 46, of Alexandria, Va., passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Suburban Hospital, in Bethesda, Md.

Born April 15, 1975, in Elmhurst, Illinois, she was the daughter of Dr. Donald Lee Creek, and the late Diane (Caldwell) Creek.

She had attended St. Joe’s School, in Martinsburg,...

Oct 17, 2021

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

David S. Hott, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home.

Born April 27, 1944, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of late Wendell C. Hott and Eloise Belle (Shanholtz) Hott; and the husband of Vickie C. (Wilson) Hott, whom he was...

Oct 13, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert Victor “Vic” Wilson, age 76, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born January 30, 1945, in Bedford, Pa., he was the son of the late William Walter Wilson and Rose C. (Howsare) Wilson; and the husband of Gail A....

Oct 9, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Carole May Wilhelm, 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born on September 14, 1943, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Richard Lapole and Clara (Lum) Lapole; the widow of her first husband, David Michael McCardell; and...

Oct 5, 2021

Hagerstown, Maryland

Jessie B. (Smith) Snyder, age 80, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at her home.

Born December 25, 1940, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Sodd William Smith and Marjorie Alice (Fling) Smith.

She was a 1958 graduate of Hancock High School, in...

Sep 29, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Danny William "Pop Dan" McCusker, age 60, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born July 16, 1961, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Harry W. McCusker and Shelby Jean Flowers-McCusker.

Danny was a 1979 graduate of Hancock...

Sep 28, 2021

Little Orleans, Maryland

Lester Livingstone Engel, Jr., age 83, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at UPMC Western Maryland Hospital, in Cumberland, Md.

Born December 28, 1937, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Lester Livingstone Engel, Sr. and Evelyn Mae (Scott) Engel. He was...

Sep 22, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Ethel Mae Francis, age 88, passed away on September 22,2021, at Valley Health War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born September 22, 1933, in Phelps, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Ralph L. Miller and Lola M. (Hurley) Miller Cordukes; and the widow of Russell Francis, who passed away on...

Sep 20, 2021

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Florence Elizabeth Jansen, age 77, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born November 15, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Jerome Shimek; and the widow of Richard James Jansen, Sr., whom she married in February, 1962, and who passed...

Sep 19, 2021

Charleston, South Carolina

Lauren Rene Bishop, 44, passed away on September 19, 2021, in South Carolina.

Born April 15, 1977, in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of Charles F. Bishop and Jean M. Bishop, of Hancock, Md, and Robert W. Guy and Kathy Guy, of Leonardtown, Md.

She was an avid Dallas Cowboys...

Sep 17, 2021

Hancock, Maryland

Judith “Lovely” Benson, age 80, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on Friday, September 17, 2021, surrounded by her family.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard H. “Dick” Benson; her parents, Lynn and Mary (Caldwell) Munson; two children, Robert Benson, and Sarah Sanders; and siblings, Gary Munson, and Joan...

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

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 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...