Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

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...

Joseph Weller, Jr.

Joseph Weller, Jr.

Apr 1, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Joseph F. "Joe" Weller, Jr., age 86, of Maryland Avenue, died Thursday April 1, 2010 at NMS in Hagerstown, MD.

Born August 28, 1923 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Weller, Sr. and Vergie G. Helser Weller and the husband of Lucille A. Douglas Weller, whom he married July 14,...

Phyllis Shives

Phyllis Shives

Mar 26, 2010

Hancock, MD. Phyllis M. Shives, age 68, of Orchard Ridge Road, Hancock, MD., died Friday March 26, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, MD.

Born March 5, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Cleveland and Mary Reed Shoemaker and widow of Ronal L. Shives, Sr. who passed away May 7, 1979.

She was...

Betty Gearhart

Betty Gearhart

Mar 25, 2010

Hancock, MD Betty L. Gearhart, age 73, of Bain Road Hancock, Died Thursday March 25, 2010 at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA, Borrn February 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Mayberry and Margie Gladhill Hull, and widow of Boyd A. Gearhart who passed away December 22, 2001. She was a member of the Stone Bridge...

Cathleen "Cathy" Strock

Cathleen "Cathy" Strock

Mar 20, 2010

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Cathleen "Cathy" G. Strock, age 53, of Needmore, Pa., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born August 9, 1956, in Brownsville, Pa., she was the daughter of John and Mary Elizabeth (Walters) Nowakowski.

She was a 1974 graduate of...

Charles Divelbliss

Charles Divelbliss

Mar 15, 2010

Charles R. Divelbliss, age 79 years 10 months and 19 days, of 504 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, died Monday March 15, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD. Born Thursday, April 24, 1930 in Fulton County, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Carrie Alice Diehl Divelbliss.

He was a veteran of the...

Basil Pittman

Basil Pittman

Mar 4, 2010

Basil Eugene Pittman, Sr., age 79 years 11 months and 19 days, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at his home. Born Thursday, March 13, 1930 in Kansas City, MO., he was the son of the late Harry E. Pittman, Sr. and Lillian E. (Surber) Pittman.

He was a veteran of the USMC,...

Mildred Creek

Mildred Creek

Feb 25, 2010

Mildred Fay Creek, age 90 years 2 months and 1 day, formerly of Little Orleans, MD. and of LaVale, MD., died Thursday February 25, 2010 at Christiana Medical Center in Newark, Delaware. Born Wednesday, December 24, 1919 in Piney Plains, MD., she was the daughter of the late Russell and Effie May Garland Smith and the widow of Homer...

Kenneth Shotting, Sr.

Kenneth Shotting, Sr.

Feb 21, 2010

Kenneth Frederic Shotting, Sr., 84, of Moon Township , PA. and New Smyrna Beach , FL., died on February 21 in Jacksonville , FL., after suffering from complications following open heart surgery. He was born October 19, 1925 in Hancock , MD.

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Jula Truax

Jula Truax

Feb 18, 2010

Warfordsburg, PA Julia Pauline Truax, age 80, of Great Cove Road, died Thursday February 18, 2010 at the Berkeley Springs Rehab & Nursing Facility, Berkeley Springs, WV.

Born in Fulton County PA., she was the daughter of the late Harry T. and Wavey Stotler Mills and widow of Harold H. Truax, who passed away September 15, 2004....

Joele Smith

Joele Smith

Feb 16, 2010

Hagerstown, MD Joele Clifton Smith, age 34, of Washington St., Hagerstown, was called home to be with our Heavenly family Monday February 16, 2010 at his home. Born March 8, 1975 in Hagerstown, he was the son of Janet R. Effland Shoemaker of Hancock, MD. and Curtis E. Smith of Berkeley Springs, WV.

He was a member of...

Herbert Stanley

Herbert Stanley

Feb 15, 2010

Warfordsburg, PA

Herbert T. Stanley, age 81, of Warfordsburg, PA. died Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. Born November 1, 1928 in Oneida, TN., he was the son of the late Millard and Una Birchfield Stanley.

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Joseph Walter

Joseph Walter

Feb 14, 2010

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Joseph Walter, age 79, of Timber Ridge Road, died Sunday February 14, 2010 at his home. Born August 9, 1930 in Cabin John, MD., he was the son of the late Dewey L. and Mary Elizabeth Taylor Walter.

He was retired from Devereaux Construction in Chevy Chase, MD. as a carpenter. He loved...

Hilda Bowers

Hilda Bowers

Feb 13, 2010

Hancock , Maryland

Hilda "Vi" Bowers, age 95, of Resley Street, died Saturday February 13, 2010 at her home.

Born August 30, 1914 in Fulton County...

William Hinckle, Sr.

William Hinckle, Sr.

Feb 13, 2010

William Frederick Hinckle, Sr., age 89, of Tollgate Ridge Road, died Saturday February 13, 2010 at his home. Born November 7, 1920 in Hancock, MD., he was the son of the late Otis and Florence Hovermale Hinckle.

He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Army. He owned and operated Hinckle...

Lula Swain

Lula Swain

Feb 13, 2010

Hancock , MD

Lula A. Swain, age 88, of Roberts Road, Hancock died Saturday, February 13, 2010 surrounded by her loving family at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, MD.

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Hazel Mccusker

Hazel Mccusker

Feb 9, 2010

Hagerstown , Maryland

Hazel F. McCusker, age 76, of E. Washington Street , died Tuesday February 9, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown , MD.

Born March 29, 1933 in Fulton...

Theodore Snyder

Theodore Snyder

Jan 26, 2010

Boonsboro , Maryland

Theodore Tom Snyder age 89 of Reeders Memorial Home, died Tuesday January 26, 2010 at the home.

Born April 20, 1920 in Hancock , MD , he was the son of the late Guy Snyder, Sr. and...

Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Jan 21, 2010

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Helen Blanche Gregory age 90 formerly of South Lyon, Michigan, died Thursday January 21, 2010 at Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing in Berkeley Springs, WV. Born June 6, 1919 in Fulton County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Blanche Bishop Gordon and the widow of Paul E. Gregory who died in...

Frank Strait

Frank Strait

Jan 20, 2010

Hagerstown , Maryland

Frank C. Strait, age 58 of Hagerstown, MD, died, Wednesday January 20, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Born February 25, 1951, in Berkeley Springs , WV , he was the son of Robert...