Obituaries

May 28, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Donald Eugene Hose, Sr., age 68, of Hancock, Md., died on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his home.

Born June 28, 1948, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Eleanor Hose, and he was the husband of Judith Ann (Brown) Hose, who he was married to for twenty years....

May 25, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Mary Louise (Carlisle) Truax, age 78, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born Monday, May 22, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Lillie (Speilman) Carlisle; and the widow of Lewis Charles...

May 23, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Robert Isaac “Ike” Myers, age 75, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at his home.

Born July 23, 1941, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Paul H. and Marie E. (Divelbliss) Myers.

He was a 1959 graduate of Hancock High School.

He...

May 21, 2017

Little Orleans, Maryland

Larry Gene Bonovich, age 75, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., attended by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Beverly (Schaub) Bonovich.

Born August 17, 1941, in Mount Hope, W.Va., he was the son of the late George and...

May 4, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Lyle “Shorty” Sherwin Souders, age 75, passed away at his home in Warfordsburg, Pa., on Thursday, May 4, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

Born October 26, 1941, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Claude and Goldie (Cooper) Souders.

Lyle was a certified welder and retired from...

Apr 27, 2017

Hagerstown, Maryland Timothy Jay Swain, age 54, died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, near Hagerstown, Md.

Born October 8, 1962, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Adolph W. and Ruby I. (Hull) Swain, of Hancock, Md.

He was a 1980 graduate of Hancock High School.

He was a...

Apr 27, 2017

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Edward Elwood Barnhart, Sr., age 72, of Needmore, Pa., died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at his home.

Born June 6, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Harry I. and Esther (Younker) Barnhart.

He was a 1962 graduate of Hancock High School.

He was...

Apr 24, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Bruce Edward Douglas, age 82, went to be with the Lord, at his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, April 24, 2014.

Born Monday, November 10, 1934, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Ora and Mattie (Winters) Douglas.

He was a veteran of the cold war,...

Apr 24, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Gladys Harriet “Babs” Fling, age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Golden Living Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 7, 1930, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Riley and Harriet (Layton) Stotler, and the widow of John Edward Fling, who died September...

Apr 23, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Lucy Jane (Rupp) Sterner, age 68, passed away at her home in Hancock, Md., on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Born Saturday, January 22, 1949, in Allentown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian Rupp.

Lucy graduated from Northwestern Lehigh High School, in New Tripoli, Pa. in 1966, and Hood College,...

Apr 21, 2017

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Ralph Lee "Jim" Mason, age 72, of Mercersburg, Pa., died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at his home.

Born June 7, 1944, in Mercersburg, he was the son of the late John and Vada (Sieders) Mason.

He was a laborer in the wood cutting business.

He is...

Apr 15, 2017

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Gary Allen Weller, age 62, of Needmore, Pa., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born Tuesday, April 27, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Michael B. and Frances (Johnson) Weller, and the husband or Shirley (McDonald) Weller, whom he...

Apr 15, 2017

Hedgesvile, West Virginia

Lou Belle (Wolfe) Owens, age 62, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born Thursday, August 5, 1954, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Virginia (Carnack) Wolfe, and the widow of Harry...

Apr 15, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Larry Glen Trail, age 72, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va.

Born Saturday, August 5, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late John W. and Rintha G. (Clingerman) Trail, and the husband of Cynthia A. (Golden) Trail, whom...

Apr 11, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Ruby Bettie Lee (Crouse) Boden, age 82, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Meritus Hospital near Hagerstown, Md.

Born Sunday, October 14, 1934, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eva (Puffenberger) Crouse. She was the widow of Elmer Thomas Boden, whom she married...

Mar 26, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

William Arthur Gorsuch, Sr., age 76, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home.

Born Monday, January 6, 1941 in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late Arthur L. Gorsuch and Hazel J. (Brooks) Gorsuch, and the husband of Christine E. (Lovett) Gorsuch.

He graduated...

Mar 23, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Arcie Lambert Harvey, age 74, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Saturday, January 9, 1943, in Garrett County, Md., he was the son of the late Charles Arthur and Pearl Adilia (Martin) Harvey, and the husband of Fannie Lee (Wyant) Harvey, of...

Mar 20, 2017

Little Orleans, Maryland

Allan Franklin Fletcher, age 93, of Little Orleans, Md., died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home.

Born September 12, 1923, he was the son of the late Philip Howard and Etta (Price) Fletcher, and the widower of Anna Jane (Hollenbaugh) Fletcher, who died March 20, 1997. They were married fifty...

Mar 20, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Michael Bernard McCusker, age 78, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home.

Born September 17, 1938, in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Bernard L. and Katherine (Sullivan) McCusker. He was the husband of Linda S. (Mason) McCusker, whom he married September 13, 1967...

Mar 16, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Harry Herbert Taylor, age 88, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at his home.

Born November 28, 1928, in Hancock, he was the son of Jesse and ElizabethTaylor, and the widower of Ruth (Truax) Taylor, who died December 28, 2014.

He was a graduate of Hancock High School....