Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Brittany Appel
Jul 12, 2010
Little Orleans, Maryland Brittany Janet Appel, age 19, of Don Lane, died Monday, July 12, 2010 at her home.
Born October 9, 1990 in Ft. Lewis, Washington, she was the daughter of Craig L. and Beverly R. Ginter Appel of Little Orleans, MD.
She was a 2008 graduate of Hancock High School.
She...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...