Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Kevin Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...