Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Kevin Johnson
Nov 24, 2013
Hagerstown, Maryland
Kevin Roy Johnson, age 58, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at his home.
Born September 3, 1955, in Kingston, N.Y., he was the son of the late George and Doreen Pierce Johnson.
He was retired, as a warehouseman from Lenox Distribution Center, in Hagerstown.
He was a...
Kathleen Zimmerman
Nov 23, 2013
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Kathleen J. Zimmerman, age 91, of Warfordsburg, and a resident of Fulton County Extended Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa., died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the facility.
Born May 21, 1922, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clyde S. and Estella O. Everts Mellott, and was the widow of Royce...
Violet Wilt
Nov 20, 2013
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Violet Marie Wilt, age 77, of Needmore, died Thursday, November 20, 2013 at her home.
Born June 23, 1936, in Bantam, Oh., she was the only daughter of the late Hazel Bowers Miller and Clarence Harry Miller, Sr.
She was a member of the Supreme Council of the House of Jacob,...
Barbara Wolford
Nov 16, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Barbara Breakall Wolford, age 73, passed away, peacefully, at her home on Saturday, November 16, 2013.
She was born at home, in Hancock, on February, 10, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Andrew and Jessie Mae Stotler Breakall.
She was raised in the town of Hancock by her...
Pearl Landers
Nov 16, 2013
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Pearl Etta Landers, age 85, of Mercersburg, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va.
Born November 28, 1927, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Wesley Elverson and Mary Elizabeth Hixon Graham, and the widow of Victor Wilson Landers, who died October 13, 2009.
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Sadie Mason
Nov 15, 2013
Hancock, Maryland
Sadie Rosa Lee McKee Mason, age 93, of Hancock, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at her home.
Born March 13, 1920, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Austin and Grace Ellen McCullough McKee, and the widow of Daniel W. Mason, who died April 12, 1998.
She was...
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,...