Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Lawrence Rash
Feb 8, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Lawrence Eugene "Genie" Rash, age 68, formerly of Warfordsburg, and a resident of Pennknoll Village, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Pennknoll.
Born June 23, 1942, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late J. Lawrence and Norma Shaw Rash.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Philip...
Robert Mccusker
Feb 7, 2011
Hancock, Maryland---Robert Calvin McCusker, age 85, of Hancock, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at his home.
Born January 20, 1926, in Hancock, he was the son of the late William A. McCusker and Hazel R. Munson McCusker.
He served in the U.S. Army, during W.W.II, with the 16th Armored Division, 5th Tank Group, under General Patton.
...Thelma Mcfadden
Feb 2, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Thelma L. McFadden, age 88, of Hancock, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Julia Manor in Hagerstown, Md.
Born June 22, 1922, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Oscar J. and Nannie Weller, and the widow of Kenneth Earl McFadden, who died June 10, 1989.
She was employed...
M. Eileen Swain
Feb 1, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Eileen Swain, age 73, of Hancock, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at her home.
Born October 3, 1937, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Isabelle Ray Bishop, and the widow of James W. Swain, who died February 19, 1999.
She was a 1955 graduate of Southern...
Dr. Frank Thomas, Iii
Jan 26, 2011
Hancock , Maryland
Dr. Frank B Thomas, III, age 79, of Hancock, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at City Hospital, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born April 30, 1931, in Meyersdale , Pa. , he was...
Thomas Kratz
Jan 21, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Thomas James Kratz, age 19, died January 21, 2011, near Hagerstown, Md.
Born July 16, 1991, in Hagerstown, he was the son of William T. Kratz, Jr. and Sherri A. Swain Kratz of Hancock.
He was employed by JLG in McConnellsburg, Pa.
He was a 2009 graduate of Hancock High School....
Robert Percy
Jan 20, 2011
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Robert D. Percy, age 86, of Berkeley Springs, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at his home while surrounded by his family.
Born, July 28, 1924, in Alliance, Oh., he was the son of the late Charles Franklin and Mary Viola Miller Percy.
He was...
Izora Clingerman
Jan 7, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania E. Izora Clingerman, age 91, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Friday, January 7, 2011, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Born October 5, 1919, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. Lynch and Charlotte E. (Stoner) Lynch.
She was the widow of Huber E....

Wayne Tomlinson
Jan 1, 2011
Decatur, Illinois Wayne F. Tomlinson, age 91, of Decatur, IL., passed away on January 1, 2011.
Wayne, was born April 2, 1919, in Macon, IL., the son of the late John B. and Margaret Dunn Tomlinson. He was the seventh of their fourteen children.
He graduated from Macon High School in 1937.
Wayne married...
Virginia Rintoul
Dec 20, 2010
Solomons, Maryland Virginia M. Rintoul, 93, died peacefully at her home Monday, December 20, 2010 at Solomons Nursing Center in Solomons, Md. Virginia was born February 25, 1917, in Bethel, Pa., to Harry Lee and Estalene Manning. She lived in Hancock, Md. until she married Army 2nd Lt. William Rintoul, February 4, 1945, and began the adventure of a lifetime...
Caundell Ward
Dec 8, 2010
Needmore, Pennsylvania Caundell Jane Ward, age 82, of Thompson Road, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Pennknoll Village in Everett, Pa.
Born January 14, 1928, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Alverta Miller Deneen and the widow of Claude L. Ward, who died January 9, 2000.
She had...
Mark Martin
Dec 2, 2010
Hancock, Maryland Mark Delano Martin, age 73, devoted husband, father and grandfather, of Western Pike, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at his home.
Born October 13, 1937, in Needmore, Pa., he was the son of the late Roy R. and Libbie Funk Martin.
He retired September 12, 2006 from Rayloc, in Hancock, Md.
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Tina Unger
Nov 22, 2010
Hancock, Maryland Tina Y. Unger, age 43, of Orchard Ridge Road, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Born March 1, 1967, in St. Louis, Mo., she was the daughter of the late William and Betty Stokes Braddy.
She was a 1985 graduate of Perryville High School, Perryville, Md.
...Jessica Brewer
Nov 17, 2010
Warfordsburg, PA Jessica Ann Brewer, age 25, of Hunter Lane, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her home.
Born October 26, 1985, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of April Brewer Rickard of Artemas, Pa. and step-daughter of Mike Rickard, of Warfordsburg, Pa.
She was employed at the Tri-Angle Restaurant in Hancock, Md.
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Trinity Swope
Nov 17, 2010
Warfordsburg, PA Trinity Lynn Nicole Swope, age 5, of Hunter Lane, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her home.
Born July 21, 2005, in Chambersburg, Pa., she is the daughter of Nicolas W. Swope, Jr., of Harrisonville, Pa., and the late Jessica Ann Brewer.
She was a member of Sidling Hill Christian Church.
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Leah Everts
Nov 12, 2010
Leah Harriet Everts, age 97, formerly of Needmore , Pa., and more recently, Baltimore, Md., died Friday November 12, 2010 at the Riverview Nursing Home, Essex , Md.
Born January 11, 1913, in Waterfall, Pa., she was the daughter of...

Doris Shives
Nov 12, 2010
Hancock , Maryland
Doris Marlene Shives, age 58, of Hancock, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown , Md.
Born April...
Harold Bradshaw
Nov 11, 2010
Warfordsburg , PA
Harold E. “Gene” Bradshaw age 78 of Warfordsburg died Thursday November 11, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center , Martinsburg WV .
Born September 11, 1932 in Warfordsburg he was the son of the late Marshall...
Carl Fletcher
Nov 3, 2010
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Carl Alvin Fletcher, age 77, of Buck Valley Road, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born February 26, 1933, in Snake Spring Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Alvin Detenor and Minnie Evelyn Diehl Fletcher.
He was a veteran of the Korean...

Kenneth Mccusker, Sr.
Nov 2, 2010
Hancock, Maryland Kenneth Leroy McCusker, Sr., age 78, of Hancock, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at his home.
Dad was a wonderful and caring father and grandfather. He was born May 14, 1932, in Hancock, Md., the son of the late Austin and Anna Mae Miller McCusker.
He was a member of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian...