Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Jill Reynolds
Oct 17, 2020
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Jill Marie Reynolds, age 55, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester, in Winchester, Va.
Born August 4, 1965, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Eva (Kanneberg) Warfle.
She is survived by two sons,...
Robert Scott
Oct 12, 2020
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Robert Wesley Scott, age 81, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md. Born March 17, 1939, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Earl K. Scott and Marguarite V. Payne; and the husband, for thirty-four years, of Joann L. (Hudson) Scott....
Mary Mills
Oct 5, 2020
Hancock, Maryland
Mary Joan Mills, age 81, of Hancock, Md., passed away on October 5, 2020 at her home.
Born March 21, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she is the daughter of the late Howard and Nonsetta (Hobday) Stotler; and the widow of Frank Alvin Mills, who passed away September 25, 2002.
Mary...
Roger Shoemaker
Oct 1, 2020
Hagerstown, Maryland
Roger Lee Shoemaker, age 76, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born October 20, 1943, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Llewellyn and Rosalie Virginia (Keefer) Shoemaker.
He was employed for thirty-two years at the former...
Fay Younker
Sep 30, 2020
Hancock, Maryland
Fay Audrey Younker, age 94, passed away on September 30, 2020, in Hancock, Md.
Born July 12, 1926, in Pecktonville, Md., she was the daughter of the late John V. and Hazel V. (Shives) Younker; and the widow of Arnold L. Younker, who passed away on January 13, 2018.
Fay was...
Laura Steiner
Sep 28, 2020
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Laura Elaine Steiner died the night of September 28, 2020, at the age of 90 years old. She was born May 25, 1930, in Washington County, Md., to her parents, Millard and Marguerite Shives. She was raised with her four siblings, Chester Shives, Dolly Trumpower, Millard Shives, and Kenneth Shives, and she lived...
Norman Trail
Sep 28, 2020
Hancock, Maryland
Norman Trail, age 85, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born in Hancock, Md., on March 25, 1935, he was the son of the late John William and Rintha Grace (Clingerman) Trail; and the husband of Geraldine...
Frank Demory
Sep 26, 2020
Little Orleans, Maryland Frank Nick “Inarotto” Demory, 72 years young, of Little Orleans, Md., and formerly of Hancock, Md., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 26, 2020. He passed away at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., surrounded by his loving family. Born January 2, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son of Dale Demory, Sr. and...

M. Rodney Bernhard
Sep 15, 2020
Needmore, Pennsylvania
M. Rodney Bernhard, age 66, of Needmore, Pa., a resident of Charlotte’s Home, in Boonsboro, Md., passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Born February 16, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Lois J. (Golden) Bernhard Paff,...
Filomena Sevilla
Sep 15, 2020
Hancock, Maryland
Filomena Garcia Sevilla, age 98, of Hancock, Md., passed away on September 15, 2020, at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born July 5, 1922, in Loon, in the province of Bohol, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Nicolas and Gregoria (Marimon) Garnica; and the widow of Lino Calatrava...
Robert Hendershot, Sr.
Sep 11, 2020
Hancock, Maryland
Robert Wayne Hendershot, Sr., age 79, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, September 11, 2020.
Born in Hancock, on July 18, 1941, he was the son of the late James Claude and Eva Marie (Shaffer) Hendershot; and the husband, for 60 years, of Edna M. (Carlisle) Hendershot.
He was...
Douglas Dunkin
Aug 28, 2020
Thurmont, Maryland
Douglas James Dunkin, age 54, of Thurmont, Md., passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020, in Carlisle, Pa.
Born February 25, 1966, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Sandra Lorraine (Mahone) Dunkin, of Hagerstown, and the late William H. Dunkin, Sr.
He attended South Hagerstown High School; and worked...
Robert Smith, Sr.
Aug 14, 2020
Rev. Robert Don "R.D." Smith, Sr., husband of 67 years to Margaret Edna (Leake) Smith, was born on October 1, 1932, in Lonaconing, Md., and departed this life at the age of 87, on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Middleburg, Fla.
He was the son of the late Edgar Mortimer Smith, Sr. and Della Mae (Clingerman) Smith. He was...
Adriel Fletcher
Aug 12, 2020
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Adriel Fonda Fletcher, age 53, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on August 12, 2020 at his home.
Born November 19, 1966, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Carl Alvin and Ada Arlene (Hendershot) Fletcher; and the husband of Monica (Shank) Fletcher, of Chambersburg, Pa.
He was a...
Thomas Thompson, Sr.
Aug 2, 2020
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Thomas Eugene Thompson, Sr., age 70, of Needmore, Pa., passed away at his home on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Born April 6, 1950, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Earlston Eugene Thompson and Naomi Irene (Yost) Newman; and the husband of Mary S. (Schriever) Thompson.
He...
Betty Wertz
Jul 31, 2020
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Betty Ann Wertz, age 85, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed from her earthly life to eternal life late Friday night, July 31, 2020 at the Valley Health Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born June 19, 1935 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Edward, Sr. and Edith (Henry) Unger; and the...
Estella Keefer
Jul 28, 2020
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Estella Ruth Keefer, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at her home on July 28, 2020.
Born September 7, 1931, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bradie and Lenore (O’Rourke) Truax.
She is survived by two sons, Allen Leon Keefer, of Berkeley Springs,...
Alton Hoopengardner
Jul 25, 2020
Buck Valley, Pennsylvania
Alton Burns Hoopengardner, age 80, of Buck Valley, Pa., was welcomed into heaven on Saturday, July 25, 2020.
Born on his family farm located on the Mason Dixon line, on December 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Guy and Jane Hoopengardner.
Alton was a member of the...
Myra Hendershot
Jul 25, 2020
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Myra Ethel Hendershot, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away in her home on Saturday, July 25, 2020.
Born December 18, 1932, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Fred R. and Inez (Leasure) Mellott; and the widow of Claude W. “Bee” Hendershot, whom she was married to for forty-seven...
Ethellene Nolan
Jul 21, 2020
Millsboro, Delaware
Ethellene Mildred (Shade) Nolan, age 93, of Millsboro, Del., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Born January 17, 1927, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clara “Grace” and Elwood Shade; the sixth of seven children. She was the widow of Lyle "Bob" Nolan.
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