Obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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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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...

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...

Apr 5, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

James Edward McKenzie, Sr., age 72, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at his home.

Born August 26, 1943, in Frostburg, Md., he was the son of the late Hubert Nelson and Virgie Catherine Minich McKenzie, and the husband of Mary Cecilia Keating McKenzie, whom he married on June 3, 1967 at St. Michaels...

Mar 31, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Roy Lee Lynch, Jr., age 61, of Hancock, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 8, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Roy Lee Lynch, Sr. and Margaret Marie Fling Lynch.

He was a graduate of Hancock...

Mar 30, 2016

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania John Andrew Murray, age 29, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

Born June 1, 1986, he was the son of Trixy Ann (Younker) Murray, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., and John Marshall Murray, of North Dakota. He was the grandson of Charlotte (Moats) Younker, of Big Cove Tannery, and Vaughn Younker, of Falling Waters, W.Va....

Mar 25, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Kathy Jean Miley, age 63, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Friday, March 25, 2016, at her residence.

Born June 20, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Jackie (Payne) Divelbiss Mellott, of Hancock, Md., and the late Millard Clarence (Mel) Divelbiss. She was widow of Terry Lee Miley, who died Nov. 3, 2003....

Mar 20, 2016

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Danny Mack Crouse, age 55, of Needmore, Pa., died on Sunday, March 20, 2016, near Fort Littleton, Pa.

Born March 12, 1961, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Estalene Yvonne ( Mellott) Crouse, of Needmore, and the late Leonard Mack Crouse. He was the husband of Denise K. (Shank) Crouse, whom he...

Mar 17, 2016

CW4 Paul Richard Mellott, U.S. Army (Ret), age 89, died on March 17, 2016 at Homewood at Crumland Farms, in Frederick, Md., where he was currently residing. He had formerly lived in Bowie and Hancock, Md., and Largo, FL., before taking up residence in Frederick.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on December 20, 1926, he was a...