Obituaries

Troy Large, Jr.

Jul 4, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Troy Dalton Large, Jr., age 62, died on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born June 30, 1954, in Clintwood, Va., he was the son of the late Troy Dalton Large Sr. and Elizabeth Ann (Farmer) Large.

He had been formerly employed by Tyco Industries,...

Melvin Mills

Jul 1, 2016

Sebring, Florida

Melvin Mills, age 79, of Sebring, Fl., passed away on Friday, July 01, 2016, at Good Shepherd Hospice, in Sebring.

He was born July 22, 1936, in Akron, Oh., to the late Walter and Millie (Wise) Mills. He later moved to Hancock, Md., where he graduated from high school.

Melvin spent...

Timothy Castle

Jun 29, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Timothy Lynn Castle, age 51, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his home.

Born September 29, 1964, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Janet Castle Blankley and the late Grant W. Blankley, and the husband of the late Ofeira Serena Castle, who died March 8, 2005.

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Loretta Romberger

Jun 26, 2016

Clear Spring, Maryland

Loretta Jane Romberger, age 73, of Clear Spring, Md., died on June 26, 2016 at her home.

Born August 3, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Goldie Weller Shoemaker.

She graduated from Hancock High School in 1960, and was of the Baptist faith.

She...

Vernon Fritz

Jun 25, 2016

Little Cove, Pennsylvania

Vernon F. Fritz, 86, of Little Cove, Pa., passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at his home, with his beloved wife and family by his side. Born April 2, 1930, in Little Cove, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Bair Fritz.

At the age of eighteen, Vernon...

Nina Smith

Jun 21, 2016

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Nina Kay Smith, age 61, of Needmore, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born November 7, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Gladys Cecilia Morris, of Hancock, Md. and the late James Earl Morris, Sr., and the widow of Terry L. Smith,...

Nancy Martin

Jun 15, 2016

Hancock, Maryland Nancy Lee Elaine Martin, age 74, of Hancock, went home to be with her precious and never-failing Lord on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Washington County, Md. on October 9, 1941, to the late Burman A. and Ida B. (Barnhart) Wills, of Hancock. Her father died in 1973 and her mother in...

Catherine Beatty

Jun 11, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Catherine Amelia Beatty, age 93, died on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her home.

Born September 23, 1922, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George Kelly and Icy Fern (Hoyle) Manning.

She was the widow of Seibert Beatty, who died in 1979.

She was...

Janet Bartholow

Jun 4, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pa.

Janet M. Bartholow, age 75, of Warfordsburg, loving mother of Sheri and Michael Bartholow, died on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at her home.

Born April 27, 1941, in Washington, DC., she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Hilda (Knop) MacMichael.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran...

Edward Gilhart

Jun 2, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Edward Charles Gilhart, age 60, of Hancock, died on Thursday, June 2, 2016, near Mercersburg, Pa.

Born June 24, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Mary Gilhart. He was raised by the late Pete and Carrie McCoy.

He was employed by JLG Industries, in McConnellsburg, Pa....

Elton Shoemaker

May 30, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Elton Louise Shoemaker, age 75, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April, 8, 1941, in Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of Joseph W. and Dorothy E. (Leasure) Price, of Little Orleans. She is the wife of Robert L. Shoemaker, of...

Margaret (Peggy) Mcallister

May 19, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Margaret “Peggy” Rose Ann (Mills) McAllister, age 81, of Hancock, died onThursday, May 19, 2016 at her home.

Born November 21, 1934, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Wavy (Stotler) Mills. She was the widow of her first husband, Donald F. Burnett, and her second husband, William Wayne...

Marsha Dyer

Apr 30, 2016

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Marsha Ann Dyer, age 79, of Mercersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Memorial Hospital, in Lakeland, Fl.

Born June 24, 1936, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Guy and Rhoda Belle (Younker) Vantz, and the wife of Walter R. “Bud” Dyer, Jr., for 64...

Denise Potter

Apr 26, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Denise Lynne Potter, age 54, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Md.

Born November 25, 1961, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Naomi (Shives) Younker. She was the wife of Stanley W. Potter, whom she married August 9,...

Linda Fletcher

Apr 22, 2016

Little Orleans, Maryland

Linda Ann (Joy) Fletcher, age 58, of Little Orleans, died on April 22, 2016.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on April 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Joy and Margaretta (McCusker) Joy. She was the widow of Roy Allan Fletcher, who died on February 7, 2016.

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Homer Schetrompf

Apr 21, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Homer Eugene Schetrompf, Jr., age 66, of Hancock, died on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the VA Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on March 10, 1950, he was the son of the late Homer E., Sr. and Charlene (Stotler) Schetrompf, and the widower of Donna Marie (Moats) Schetrompf, who...

Magdalene Burnett

Apr 16, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Magdalene Martha Burnett, age 96, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Greenfield Senior Living, in Hagerstown, Md.

The youngest of twelve children, she was born January 20, 1920, in Sleepy Creek, W.Va., the daughter of the late Albert and Amanda (Kemp) Fox, and the widow of Harold A. Burnett, who passed away November...