Obituaries

Dec 5, 2011

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Daniel (Danny) Elwood Lanehart, age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Monday, December 5, 2011 in Pensacola, Fl. Born September  15, 1955, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late George Elmer and Beverly Elizabeth Carnell Lanehart. He was a 1973 graduate of Southern Fulton High School in Warfordsburg, Pa. He attended Hagerstown Junior College,...

Nov 15, 2011

Little Orleans, Maryland Dale Beverly Sipes, 82, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Born Nov. 22, 1928, in Little Orleans, he was the son of the late Irvin Asbury Sipes and Clara Belle (Sullivan) Sipes. Dale was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana...

Nov 15, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Margaret Elsie Vanorsdale Stotler, age 83, of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 8, 1928, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harry Oliver and Emma Artella Sheppard Vanorsdale, and the widow of Clyde W. Stotler, whom she married April 29,...

Nov 6, 2011

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Gary E. “Dave" "Hillbilly” McCarty, age 55, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home. Born February 3, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Dolly Weller McCarty, of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Paul Eugene McCarty. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lynn Fritz McCarty, on April 15, 2003. He was...

Nov 2, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Robert Joseph “Bob” Forshaw, age 70, of Hancock, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at his home. Born December 16, 1940, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he was the son of the late Robert James and Marie Ann Dragg Forshaw. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, 18th Airborne & Electronic Board, from 1958 to 1961. He retired, as...

Oct 29, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Nellie Ivalee Cain Lutman, age 90, formerly of Hancock, and a resident of Autumn Acres, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born June 15, 1921, in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Brenton and Claudia Hovermale Cain, and the widow of Charles Ray...

Oct 28, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Angela Gail Swisher, age 43, of Hancock, died Friday, October 28, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 16, 1968, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fred and Linda Harmon Cooper of Berkeley Springs, and wife of Cory L. Swisher, of Hancock, whom she married May 26, 1988, at...

Oct 24, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Reda Kathleen Unger, age 86, of Hancock, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born May 22, 1925, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Erastus and Bertha E. Barnhart Faith, and the widow of Raymond Lee Unger, whom she married May 22, 1950 in Berkeley Springs,...

Oct 23, 2011

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Robert Willis Mitchell, Sr., age 76, of Warfordsburg, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born November 12, 1934, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Jacob and Ester Landers Mitchell, and husband of Shirley Jean (Hixon) Mitchell, whom he married July 3, 1955, in Clear Spring, Md. In...

Oct 9, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Wilbur Brumback, age 89, of Hancock, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 13, 1922, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Lewis and Ella Smith Brumback, and the husband of Aquilla S. Brumback, who died November 8, 2004. He was a veteran of WW...

Oct 6, 2011

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania C. Eugene Pittman, age 89, of Waltz Road, Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born June 3, 1922, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., he was the son of the late Mac J. Pittman, Sr. and Amber T. Younker Pittman, and widower of Florence A. Dase Pittman, who...

Sep 26, 2011

Essex, Maryland Betty I. Weaver Hammond, age 72, of Essex, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born May 30, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late George Raymond and Ethel Irene Sines Weaver. She was a 1957 graduate of Hancock High School. She was a homemaker. She is survived...

Sep 22, 2011

Iva Louise McMullen, age 89, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Services will be held Friday, October 14, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 200 Douglas Street, Hancock, Md.

Sep 15, 2011

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Marcella Mae Unger, age 85, of Warfordsburg, died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born March 7, 1926, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mary (Flowers) McCusker. She was a homemaker and a member of Needmore Bible Church. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Roscoe Unger,...

Sep 10, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Sandra Louise (Jones) Howard, age 70, of Hancock, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born July 26, 1941, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Roy and Adelaide Maryon Wachter Jones. She was a 1960 graduate of Hancock High School. She was formerly employed...

Sep 9, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Jean F.  (Steele) Leake, age 99, of Hancock, and more recently, a resident of Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, Md., went to be with her Lord, Friday, September 9, 2011, at the facility in Lonaconing. Born June 13, 1912, in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Cutter Steele, and widow of Thomas Sidney Leake, who...

Sep 7, 2011

Hancock, Maryland John Edward Fling, age 83, of Hancock, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born October 1, 1927, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Edward E. and Olive V. Mitchell Fling, and the husband of Gladys H. Stotler Fling, of Hagerstown, Md., whom he married September 10, 1948. He was...

Aug 23, 2011

LIttle Orleans, Maryland Robert Harrison Price, age 83, of Little Orleans, Md., died Wednesday, August 23, 2011, at NMS Health Care, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born February 29, 1928, in Belle Grove, Md., he was the son of the late William Henry Harrison and Viola Evelyn Barnes Price, and the husband of the late Patricia Nadine McCusker, who...

Aug 21, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Luther Galen "Eugene" Weller, age 65, of Hancock, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Mertius Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born October 24, 1945, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Luther E. and Winfred G. McGowan Weller.

He was retired from Maryland State Highway Administration.

He was...

Aug 11, 2011

Hagerstown, Maryland James Oscar Stahle, Jr., age 74, of Lanham, Md., died Thursday, August 11, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born June 27, 1937, in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late James O. Stahle, Sr. and Hazel DeShong Stahle.

He was a graduate of Boys Latin High School....