Obituaries

Jul 28, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Betty Dianne Beeler, age 72, of Hancock, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Julia Manor, in Hagerstown, Md. Born in Hancock, on September 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Bertram Oliver and Clamonce Murray Wilkerson; and the widow of James Edward Beeler, who died May 22, 2012. She was a 1957 graduate of Sherwood High School,...

Jul 24, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Joseph John Matrey, age 63, of Quaker Creek Road, Hancock, died July 24, 2012, at his home.

Born August 22, 1948, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph Matrey, Jr. and Gladys Chenowerth Matrey.

He was retired, as a truck driver, from Lancaster Foods, in Jessup, Md.

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Jul 22, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Rosie M. Knable, age 73, of Hancock, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the home of her son, in Hancock.

Born August 27, 1938, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Viola Myers Weller, and the widow of Joe Knable, who died May 29, 2004.

Jul 19, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Violet Pauline Golden, age 88, of Hancock, Md., died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at her home.

Born February 5, 1924, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Myrtle T. Brady Jackson, and the widow of John Robert “Bob” Golden, who died October 10, 2010.

She was...

Jul 17, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert J. “Bob” McGuire, age 74, of Warfordsburg, went to be with

the Lord Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,

in Baltimore, Md.

Born at home on January 9, 1938, in Cresson, Pa., he was the son

of the late Bernard and Helen Lilly...

Jul 11, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

George E. (June) Lashley, 84, of Hancock, Md., went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 11, 2012.

He passed away at a loved one’s home after a long battle with cancer.

Born July 29, 1927, in Hancock, he was the son of the late George B. and Anna...

Jul 3, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Tammy Renee (Weaver) Walls, age 41, of Hancock, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born March 30, 1971, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Rodney Jay and Sherry Kay Schetrompf Weaver, of Hancock.

She was a 1989 graduate...

Jun 26, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Joyce E. Richards, age 67, of Warfordsburg, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her home.

Born December 27, 1944, at Brownsville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ross and Agnes Redman Roberts, and the wife of Robert L. Richards, Sr., whom she married January 5, 1966, at Big Pool, Md.

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Jun 24, 2012

Warren, Ohio Aletha Casette Harris, age 58 years, 4 months and 3 days, of Warren, Oh., and formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at her home.

Born Sunday, February 21, 1954, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Hubert Smith and Margaret Harris.

She was a 1972 graduate of Hancock High School....

Jun 23, 2012

Hagerstown, Maryland

Estalee Marion Bain, age 79, of Hagerstown, passed away at her home on Saturday, June 23, 2012.

Born November 25, 1932, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Reed W. and Virginia Gordon Johnson; and the widow of Russel E. Bain, who died February 28, 1996.

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Jun 16, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Emma Madeline Ward, 81, of Hancock, died on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Berkeley Springs Rehab & Nursing Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born on Thursday, April 16, 1931, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles L. and Ruie L. Hendershot Ward.

She retired from Londontown Manufacturing. Prior to that...

Jun 15, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Donna Marie Schetrompf, age 59, of Hancock, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 24, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Ira Moats, Jr., of Hancock, and the late Virginia Weller Noel; and the wife of Homer E. Schetrompf, Jr., of Hancock,...

Jun 13, 2012

Hedgesville, West Virginia

Deborah Lynn Robinette, age 53, died Wednesday, June 13, 2102, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born February 2, 1959, in Washington County, Md., she was the daughter of the late Randolph and Annabell Bowers Manor; and the widow of Myron B. Robinette, who died December 18, 2000.

She was a member of...

Jun 9, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Susan Lee Peck, age 63, of Warfordsburg, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born May 10, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harry T. and Wavy Stotler Mills. She was a homemaker, and a former CNA at Valley View Nursing Home, in Berkeley Springs,...

Jun 7, 2012

Needmore, Pennsylvania Wayne A. Younker, age 75, of Needmore, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at his home. Born August 23, 1936, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Edgar and Bessie Younker Shives. He was employed as a truck driver. He was a member of Wesleyan Chapel, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He is survived by his wife,...

Jun 7, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Donald I. Divel, age 80, of Hancock, Md., died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at his home in Hancock. Born February 13, 1932, near Cohill Station, Hancock, he was the son of the late Lester and Hilda Peck Divel, and husband of Shirley Cubbage Divel. He was retired from the US Air Force. Besides his wife, he is survived...

May 27, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Homer L. Manning, age 74, of Hancock, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 27, 2012, from complications of Parkinson’s. Born August 20, 1937, in Hancock, he was the son of the late William and Mable Paylor Manning. He worked out of the Baltimore Carpenters' Local #101. He is survived by his wife, Ruby (Imes) Manning; one...

May 22, 2012

Hancock, Maryland James Edward Beeler, age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Born Dec. 6, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Henry Cyrus Beeler, Sr., and Edith Viola Pritchard Beeler. He served in the 167th W.Va. Air National Guard, from 1964 through 1970, where he...

May 15, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Anna Lee Hensley, age 86, a resident of Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and formerly of Hancock, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the facility. Born February 22, 1926, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Otis Barney and Mary Stotler Barney Zimmerman, and widow of Robert Hensley, Sr. She was...

May 10, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Marie Elizabeth Stewart, age 63, of Hancock, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Devlin Manor Nursing Home, in Cumberland, Md. Born March 13, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Carl E. Sr. and Thelma Geraldine Clingerman Wertman, and wife of Talmadge Oakley “Sarge” Stewart, whom she married on April 5, 1970, at...