Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Goldie Grubb
Mar 16, 2012
Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania Goldie E. Grubb, age 82, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Friday, March 16, 2012, at her home. Born November 18, 1929, in Rock, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John M. and Bessie Jane Kinzer Prince, and the widow of the late Delcia G. Grubb, who died August 8, 2006. She was a...

Ira Snyder
Mar 15, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Ira H. Snyder, age 75, formerly of Hancock, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born November 28, 1936, he was the son of the late Guy and Blanche Mann Snyder. He was formerly employed by J & S Salvage, and Hepburn Orchards. He is survived by a number of nieces and...
Margie Zepp
Mar 5, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Margie Lee Lynch Zepp, age 85, of Hancock, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Woodland Retirement Community in Orbisonia, Pa. Born June 7, 1926, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Oda Grace Bishop Lynch, and the widow of Richard David Zepp, who died in 1959. She was a 1944 graduate...
Elaine Weller
Mar 2, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Elaine Ann Weller, age 71, of Hancock, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 6, 1941, in Grazier, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Michael Walter and Anna Louise Kososki Golden. She retired in 2003 from the Washington County Board of Education, after 33 years as an Instructional Assistant....
Lynn Schetrompf
Feb 16, 2012
Hedgesville, West Virginia Lynn E. “Bill” Schetrompf, Sr., age 72, of Hedgesville, passed away after a long illness, with his family by his side, Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born November 18, 1939, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Arlie J. Schetrompf, Sr. and Hazel Bishop Schetrompf; and the...
Joyce Stevens
Feb 9, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Joyce Elizabeth Stevens, age 74, of Hancock, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Autumn Acres Rehab and Nursing, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born January 15, 1938, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Richard and Clara Lumn Lapole, and widow of the late John Stevens, who passed away in 2003. She was retired from the Offray...
R. Cheryl Henderson
Feb 3, 2012
Hancock, Maryland R. Cheryl Henderson, age 68, of Hancock, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at her home. She was born December 7, 1943, in Nankin, Michigan. She was a 1962 graduate of Lawrence County High School, in Louisa, Ky. She was retired from the Washington County Board of Education, where she worked as a parent- involvement/school community aid. She...
Arthur Gorman, Jr.
Jan 31, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Arthur Francis Gorman, Jr., age 85, of Hancock, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born February 21, 1926, in Plainfield, N.J., he was the son of the late Arthur Francis Gorman, Sr. and Sadie May Ferguson Gorman, and the widower of Marion Alice Cordes Gorman, who died in 2005. He was retired...
George Everett, Sr.
Jan 25, 2012
Hancock, Maryland George M. “Buck” Everett, Sr., age 88, of Hancock, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at the home of his son, George M. Everett, Jr., of Hancock. Born August 20, 1923, in Hancock, he was the son of the late John and Hallie Jane Corbett Everett, and the widower of Edna May Flowers Everett Divelbiss. He attended Hancock area...
Darwish Moghbel
Jan 22, 2012
Hagerstown, Maryland Darwish Moghbel, age 27, of Hagerstown, died in his sleep, Sunday, January 22, 2012, near Hancock, Md. Born July 4, 1984, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Claudia Goertz, of Knoxville, Md., and Hamid Moghbel, of Hagerstown, Md. From 1984 to 1988, Darwish attended the Lincoln Intermediate Unit, Preschool Program, at the Franklin Learning Center in...
Mary Clingerman
Jan 16, 2012
Little Orleans, Maryland Mary E. Clingerman, age 92, of Little Orleans, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at the Western Maryland Health Systems Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. Born October 11, 1919, in Inglesmith, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Joanna Clingerman Martin, and the widow of Granville Clingerman, who died March 20, 1986. She was a...

Oleta Robison
Jan 7, 2012
Martinsburg, West Virginia Oleta Belle Robison, age 97, a resident of Elmcroft of Martinsburg, died Saturday, January 7, 2012, at Elmcroft. Born June 24, 1914, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Potts Miller, and the widow of Lester J. Robison, who died in 1960. She was formerly employed with the State of Maryland,...
Stanley Snyder
Jan 6, 2012
Little Orleans, Maryland Stanley Ernest Snyder, age 82, of Little Orleans, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. Born March 25, 1929, at Green Ridge Station, Md., he was the son of the late David Sylvester and Harriet Susan (Twigg) Snyder. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during the...
Eugene Elbin
Jan 5, 2012
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Eugene Kelly Elbin, age 69, a resident of Donahoe Manor Nursing Home in Bedford, Pa., and formerly of Warfordsburg, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Home. Born April 17, 1942, in Artemas, Pa., he was the son of the late Warren Kelly and Mabel R. Clingerman Elbin, and husband of Linda K. Whorton Elbin, of Warfordsburg. He...
Virgil Creek
Jan 4, 2012
Big Pool, Maryland Virgil E. Creek, age 91, a resident of Charlotte’s Home, and formerly of Big Pool, Md., died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 28, 1920 in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and the widower of Grace Normalee Fletcher Creek,...
Lucy Leino
Jan 3, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Lucy M. (Pellegrini) Leino, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at her home. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Garbo Pellegrini. She, and her husband Kal, lived in Dundalk, Md. for 35 years. They moved to Hancock in 1984, following his retirement...

Gordon Mccusker
Dec 30, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Gordon Clyde McCusker, age 91, of Hancock, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at his home. Born December 25, 1920 in Hancock, he was the son of the late Arlington and Lucy Bishop McCusker. He was a 1940 graduate of Hancock High School. He was a logger most of his life, and was later employed by the Washington County Board...
Mark "Herb" Fost
Dec 28, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Mark Herbert “Herb” Fost, age 59, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at his home. Born July 26, 1952, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Sara E. “Sally” McKinley Fost, of Williamsport, Md., and the late Mark H. Fost. He was self-employed as the owner/operator of Fost Construction. He was of the Episcopalian faith. He...
Delores Morris
Dec 28, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Delores Jean Morris, age 82, of Hancock, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born June 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Mable Suella Shoemaker, and the widow of William Edward Morris, who died December 1, 1996. She was formerly employed with the Webster B. Harrison Post #26 American Legion,...
Earl Bowman
Dec 25, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Earl Kenneth Bowman, age 80, of Hancock, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 23, 1931, in Bedford County, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl Dewey and Annie Elizabeth Exline Bowman. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army...