Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Josephine Divelbiss

Josephine Divelbiss

Jul 8, 2010

Hagerstown, Maryland Josephine E. Divelbiss, age 81, of National Pike, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at her home.

Born February 8, 1929 in Hagerstown, MD., she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Josephine E. Riley Walling and the widow of Ersel R. Divelbiss, who died May 28, 1990.

She was formerly employed...

Steven Huff

Steven Huff

Jun 27, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Steven L. Huff, age 50, of Vantz Street, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his home.

Born April 21, 1960 in Atlanta, GA., he was the son of Betty J. Stallings Huff of Hancock, MD. and the late Joe Huff, and the husband of Michelle Denise Yonker Huff, who died August 6, 2005.

He...

Vera Bohlman

Vera Bohlman

Jun 12, 2010

Vera June Bohlman, age 81, of Hancock, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at her home.

Born March 29, 1929 in Cumberland , MD., she was the daughter of the late Andy H. and Beatrice Engle Schriever, and widow of Virgil John William Bohlman, whom she married January...

W. Trail

W. Trail

Jun 10, 2010

Needmore, PA W. Myrle Trail, age 68, of Needmore, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Needmore from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born August 26, 1941 in Little Orleans, MD., he was the son of the late William Milford and Maysel Ketterman Trail.

He was a self employed farmer, painter, bridge painter for Nocomos,...

Robert Strait

Robert Strait

Jun 9, 2010

Needmore, PA Robert D. Strait, age 79, of Buck Valley Road, Warfordsburg, PA., died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the home of his daughter, Jean Gregory.

He was born June 5, 1931 in Huntington County, PA.

He was retired, after 42 years, from Cumberland Cement and Supply, Cumberland, MD.

He was Bethel Township Supervisor...

Paul Exline

Paul Exline

Jun 4, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Paul Donald Exline, age 82, of Exline Road, died Friday June 4, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD.

Born June 14, 2010 in Hancock, MD., he was the son of the late William E. and Estella P. Hill Exline, and the husband of Alice B. Hull Exline, his first wife, who died May...

Merle Fritz

Merle Fritz

Jun 2, 2010

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Merle Vincent Fritz, age 94, of Mill Drive, died Wednesday June 2, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born June 13, 1915 in Hancock, Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph Vincent and Bessie Younker Fritz and the husband of the late Leona Hazel Weller Fritz, who died September 21,...

Lucinda Keefer

Lucinda Keefer

May 22, 2010

Hancock, MD Lucinda Ann Keefer, age 55, of Hancock, died Saturday, May 21, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, MD.

Born December 3, 1954, she was the daughter of Valeria R. Yonker of Hancock and the late Roy Sherwood Shoemaker.

She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith.

Besides her mother,...

Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith

May 21, 2010

Hagerstown , Maryland

Margaret Ella Smith, age71, of Hagerstown , MD., received her wings on Friday, May 21,2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown , MD.

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Alphonse Shoemaker

Alphonse Shoemaker

May 21, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Alphonse Jacob "Zeke" Shoemaker, age 70, of Hancock, MD., died Friday, May 21, 2010 at his home, which he built.

Born August 21, 1939 in Hancock, MD., he was the son of the late Jacob Edward and Goldie Letitia Weller Shoemaker.

He attended Hancock Elementary and Hancock High School.

He worker...

Esta Barton

Esta Barton

May 19, 2010

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Esta Marie Barton, age 83, of Great Cove Road, died Wednesday May 19, 2010 at Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, PA.

Born January 23, 1927 in Plum Run, PA., she was the daughter of the late Ephriam and Mary Brannon Everts and the widow of George C. Barton, Sr., who died April 11, 1964 and whom...

Randy Imes

Randy Imes

May 14, 2010

Clear Spring, MD. Randy Ellis Imes, age 52, of Clear Spring, MD., died Friday May 14, 2010 at Citizens Nursing Home in Frederick, MD. Born February 13, 1958 in Berkeley Springs, WV., he was the son of Irvin Ellis Imes, Sr. of Clear Spring, MD. and the late Viola Ruth Imes.

Randy was a 1976 graduate of...

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

May 11, 2010

Mr. Paul Eugene Smith, 76, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 of failing health.

He was born to the late James and Margaret Smith, July 18, 1933 in Hagerstown, Maryland.  He was married to Shirley Jackson Smith in 1957, but later divorced.

During his twenties, Paul worked for the Mount Wilson State...

Harold Clingerman

Harold Clingerman

May 9, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Harold Wayne Clingerman, age 62, of Hancock, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home.

Born May 28, 1947,in Hancock, MD, he was the son of the late Stewart and Ethel Jerome Clingerman and the husband of the late Barbara Jean Clingerman, who died March 8, 1988.

He was a member of the Loyal...

Alma Garland

Alma Garland

May 5, 2010

Hagerstown, Maryland Alma Kathaleen Garland, age 78, of Hagerstown, and a resident of NMS Health Care of Hagerstown, died Wednesday May 5, 2010 at the facility.

Born September 3, 1931 in Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Jabez and Gladys Schetrompf Knable and the widow of Herman F. Garland, who died July 19, 1989, and...

Perry Johnson

Perry Johnson

Apr 25, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Perry Clarence Johnson, age 55, of Orchard Ridge Road, died Sunday April 25, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born May 26, 1954 in Baltimore, MD., he was the son of Carson Johnson, Sr. of Hancock, MD. and the late Virginia M. Smith Johnson.

He was a 1971 graduate of Hancock High School....

Alys Kerns

Alys Kerns

Apr 13, 2010

Alys Wright Kerns (70) of Hagerstown , passed away at the Kline Hospice House of Frederick County on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Mrs. Kerns died from metastatic breast cancer.

She is survived by her husband Ronald A. Kerns, of Hagerstown...

Sherman Burton, Jr.

Sherman Burton, Jr.

Apr 8, 2010

Big Pool, MD. Sherman Burton, Jr., age 74, of Indian Spring Road, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at his home. Born June 9, 1935 in Parkhead, MD., he was the son of the late Sherman S., Sr. and Grace Viola Walls Burton, and husband of Judith A. Keefer Burton of Big Pool, whom he married February 12, 1993 in...

Bernard Santor

Bernard Santor

Apr 7, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Bernard Stanley Santor, age 75, of Deneen Road, died Wednesday April 7, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital Hagerstown, MD. Born in Orwigsburg, PA., he was the son of the late Stanley and Eva Althea Peifley Santor.

He was a 1952 graduate of Orwigsburg High School, a graduate of Kutztown State College, and attended Notre...

Ty Sullivan

Ty Sullivan

Apr 3, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Ty William Sullivan, age 54, of Maple Ridge Road, died Saturday April 3, 2010 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland, MD.

Born June 9, 1955 in Riverdale, MD., he was the son of Marian R. Dudley Sullivan of Hancock, MD. and the late Stewart W. Sullivan. He was a 1979 graduate of Laurel High...

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