Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Ernest Shives
Nov 5, 2013
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Ernest Shives, age 85, of Mercersburg, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at his home.
Born December 28, 1927, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Ernest W. and Sarah Kellner Shives, and the step-son of Mary Louise Gordon Shives.
He graduated...
Denver Weller
Nov 3, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Denver Lee Weller, age 57, of Hancock, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at his home.
Born September 29, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clyde Leroy and Velma Elizabeth McCormick Weller.
He was employed as a pipe layer by C. William Hetzer, Inc., in Hagerstown,...
Paul Shives
Nov 1, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Paul David Shives, age 69, of Hancock, died Friday, November 1, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa.
Born July 12, 1944, in Hancock, he was the son of the late William Leroy and Mary Virginia Kelly Shives, and the husband of Doris Marlene Clingerman Shives, whom he married March 12, 1971,...
Maude Bahrenburg
Oct 20, 2013
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Maude Frances Bahrenburg, age 94, of Warfordsburg, died on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at her home.
Born January 22, 1919, in Manhattan, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Florence Penfold Waldman, and the widow of Richard Bahrenburg, who died November, 1982.
She was retired from the Huntington...
Paul Smith, Sr.
Oct 13, 2013
Little Orleans, Maryland
Paul Nelson Smith, Sr., age 90, of Little Orleans, died Sunday, October 13, 2013, at his home.
Born August 10, 1923, in Little Orleans, he was the son of the late Conda N. and Edith Creek Smith, and the husband of Freida M. Bible Smith, whom he married May 1,...

Elizabeth Schreiber
Oct 11, 2013
Hancock, Maryland Elizabeth (Beth) Fairchild Heller Schreiber, age 91, passed away at her home in Stayton, Or. on Friday, October 11, 2013. She had been declining in health, but her sudden death was a shock to the family and her loving caregivers. She was born July 18, 1922, to the late Daniel Elwood Heller and Bertha Elizabeth Rhodes Heller....
Donald Hill
Oct 9, 2013
Amaranth, Pennsylvania
Donald Edward Hill, 83, of Amaranth, Pa., died Wednesday, October 9, 2013.
Born February 3, 1930, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James and Marguerite McKee Hill. He was the beloved nephew of the late Ralph and Ada Foster McKee, who lovingly reared him on their farm,...
Elwood Howell
Oct 3, 2013
Hancock, Maryland Elwood Arlo Howell, age 72, of Hancock, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, surrounded by his family, at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. Born September 16, 1941, he was the son of the late Heaston and Maxine Edwards Howell, and the husband of Linda (Dean) Hinckle Howell, whom he married January 20, 1962, at the Stone Bridge Church of the...
Carol Ritz
Oct 1, 2013
Buck Valley, Pennsylvania
Carol Hope Ritz, age 75, passed away on October 1, 2013, at Homewood Skilled Care, in Williamsport, Md., with her children by her side. She had been residing at Homewood for the past several years, where she received loving care from the staff. She was born May 25, 1938, the daughter of the late...

Julia Strait
Sep 27, 2013
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Julia Virginia Strait, age 93, formerly of Warfordsburg, and more recently of the Fulton County Medical Center Extended Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa., died Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Extended Care.
Born April 2, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Steach Cutchall, and the widow of Coy W. Strait,...
Dorothy Reed
Sep 23, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Dorothy Fay Reed, age 78, of Hancock, died Monday, September 23, 2013, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Born April 20, 1935, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. Wolford and Dorothy Yost Wolford McCullough, and the widow of Orville Ernest Reed, whom she married November 21, 1953,...

Dolores Creek
Sep 22, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Dolores Younker Creek, of Hancock, died September 22, 2013, at her home. Born in Hancock, July 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin A. Younker, and M. Rosalie (Sensel) Younker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert G. Creek; her half-brother, John Culp; half-sister, Helen Keefer; her brother, Lowell Younker; and her...
Donna Mccusker
Sep 20, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Donna Lee Reed McCusker, age 45, of Hancock, went to be an angel, at her home, surrounded by the love of her family, on Friday, September 20, 2013.
Born April 18, 1968, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Carolyn F. Reed, of Hancock, and the late Daniel L. Reed.
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Melvin Starliper
Sep 10, 2013
Hagerstown, Maryland
Melvin Ray "Mel" Starliper, 78, of Hagerstown, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at his home. Born July 25, 1935, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Harvey and Mary Thomas Starliper, and the widower of the late Gladys R. Starliper, who died May 4,...
Dorothy Pekny
Aug 30, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Dorothy Vernon Van Dalsem Pekny, age 97 of Hancock, MD, died Friday August 30, 2013 at Devlin Manor in Cumberland, MD.
Born December 18, 1915 in Allegany County, Stowe Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late G.A. and Effie May Hassan Van Dalsem and the widow of Joseph Pekny who died...
Naomi Clingerman
Aug 29, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Naomi Marion Clingerman, age 79, of Hancock, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at her home.
Born September 3, 1933, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late George and Alma Pittman Coonrod, and the widow of Charles V. Clingerman, whom she married on December 24, 1953, and who died June 2, 2009.
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Stanley Hull
Aug 13, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Stanley LeRoy Hull, age 78, of Hancock, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown, Md.
Born July 1, 1935, he was the son of the late Richard Ray and Dorothy Virginia Mills Hull.
He was a 1953 graduate of Hancock High School.
He was a...
Harold Mills
Aug 13, 2013
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Harold E. Mills, age 70, of Warfordsburg, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at his home.
Born January 13, 1943, in Warfordsburg. He was the son of the late Harry T. and Wava L. Stotler Mills.
He was a retired operator for Computerized Blacktop Plant, Quarry Ridge Asphalt, Cumberland, Md.
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Arthur Lucas
Aug 12, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Arthur Leonard Lucas, age 86, of Hancock, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.
Born April 10, 1927, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Richard Lee and Margaret Elizabeth Hill Lucas, and the husband of Idella Vernedia Trail Lucas, who died August 21, 2008....

Sandra Garlock
Aug 6, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Sandra Lee Garlock, age 78, formerly of Hancock, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born October 29, 1934, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Lola Kauffman Lushbaugh.
She was a retired assistant manager of Rental Units in Florida.
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