Obituaries

Oct 28, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Norma Ellen Zeigler, age 46, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Wednesday, October 28 2015, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born April 18, 1969, in Ruislip England, she was the daughter of Ingrid Zeigler, of Sumter, S.C., and the late Donald Allen Zeigler. She was employed by...

Oct 19, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Florence Regina Bivens, age 86, of Hancock, died on Monday, October 19, 2015, at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born July 25, 1929, in Frostburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Vera (Clark) Pryor; and the widow of Robert William Bivens, who died May 13, 2013....

Oct 18, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Loye Denver Hull, Sr., age 77, of Hancock, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital, in Latrobe, Pa. Born August 7, 1938, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Richard Ray and Dorothy V. Mills Hull, and the husband of Dorothea Y. (Seavolt) Hull, of Hancock, whom he married May...

Oct 5, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Margaret Ann “Peggy” (Laird) Cadwalader, age 71, entered into eternal rest, at her home, on October 5, 2015.

The daughter of the late William Leslie Laird, Sr., and Catherine Amanda McKenney Laird, Peggy attended West Chester High School, in West Chester, Pa.

She lived in Florida for several years, and retired from...

Sep 28, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Thomas Leon Donahue, III, age 54, of Hancock, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Julie Campbell Donahue, of Baltimore, and the late Thomas Leon Donahue, II. He was a member of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, in Hancock. He was a 1979 graduate of...

Sep 27, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

David Timothy Bivens, age 38, of Hancock, died on Sunday, September 27, 2015 in Needmore, Pa.

Born April 19, 1977, in McConnellsburg,Pa., he was the son of David H. and Joan L. Bernhard Bivens, of Hancock, and the grandson of Lois (Paff) Bernhard, of Hagerstown.

He was currently living with his...

Sep 20, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

David Allen Potter, age 49, died on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at his home.

Born April 21, 1966, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Cecil and Ina May (Dyer) Potter, of Hancock, and the husband of Rebecca M. (Kirkey) Potter, of Muskegon, Mi.

He...

Sep 14, 2015

Needmore, Pennsylvania

William Roy Shaw, age 62, died on Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home. Born April 30, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of  Violet A. (Hull) Shaw, of Needmore, Pa., and the late Bernard W. “Bud" Shaw. He was a 1971 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, in Warfordsburg, Pa. He...

Sep 13, 2015

Hagerstown, Maryland

Raymond Edgar Martin, age 30, of Hagerstown, died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home.

Born August 19, 1985, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Clarence Martin, of Hagerstown, and the late Deborah Divelbiss Martin.

He had formerly been employed by R. B. Stein, Co. in Woodsboro, Md.

Sep 11, 2015

Greencastle, Pennsylvania

Dwight Dorsey Kerns, age 65, of Greencastle, Pa., died on Friday, September 11, 2015, at his home.

Born June 26, 1950, he was the son of the late Gilbert D. and Mary C. Peck Kerns.

He was retired from Family Home Care.

He is survived by four sisters, Velma...

Sep 3, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Dolores E. Ray, age 78, of Warfordsburg, died on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at ManorCare Health Services, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born July 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Gladys Powell Ritz.

She was a graduate of Southern Fulton High School, in Warfordsburg.

She had been...

Aug 29, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

M. Regina Strait, age 85, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on August 29, 2015, at the home of her daughter.

Born October 16, 1929, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Maye Bishop Michael.

She is survived by one daughter, Jean Gregory and husband, Gary, of Needmore, Pa.;...

Aug 28, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Joan Ann Houdersheldt, age 75, died on Friday, August 28, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born May 1, 1940, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Evelyn Talbot Machen.

She was a 1959 graduate of Sparrows Point High School, in Baltimore.

...

Aug 27, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Anna Elizabeth Mason, age 91, formerly of Hancock, and more recently at Charlotte's Home near Boonsboro, Md., passed away at Charlotte's Home on Thursday, August 27, 2015.

She was born on October 8, 1923, in Hancock, the daughter of the late James William and Orintha Hanna Exline Mason.

She was a 1941...

Aug 26, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Lewis Martin Mills, age 79, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at his home.

Born September 19, 1935, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Winfield A. and Hazel Carbaugh Mills.

He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964.

He...

Aug 24, 2015

Aug 24, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Terry Wroth Hepburn, a resident of Hancock until 2010, died in Columbia, Md. on August 24, 2015, on his 65 th birthday.

He was born in Hagerstown, Md., the only son of Edward Wroth Hepburn and Olive Dillon Hepburn, of Hancock....

Aug 18, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Loyal Austin McCusker, age 90, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at his home.

Born February 16, 1925, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Austin William and Anna Mae Miller McCusker.

He was a retired custodian for the Washington County Board of Education, and a self-employed...

Aug 16, 2015

Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Calvin L. Weller, age 64, of Duncannon, Pa., and formerly of Hancock, Md., died on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, Pa.

Born November 21, 1950, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Luther Agustus and Mary Mills Weller.

He was a former employee of C....

Aug 13, 2015

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Roger Allen Weller, age 67, of Needmore, Pa., died on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born February 5, 1948, he was the son of the late Ralph Preston and Vera Truax Weller.

He attended Southern Fulton Schools, and received his GED.

He was...