Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Moynelle Friend Peck
Nov 19, 2023
Moynelle Friend Peck, 89, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023, at her home of 65 years on Fulton Street in Hancock, MD.
Born May 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Blair and Augusta Schriever Schetrompf, and the wife of Calvin Peck, whom she had been married to for 67 years.
She was a 1952 graduate of...
John Allen McCusker
Nov 13, 2023
John Allen McCusker, 69, of Little Orleans, Md, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023, at UMPC Western Maryland.
Born January 21, 1954, in Cumberland, Md, to the late Bernard L. and E. Katherine (Sullivan) McCusker.
John leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Robin (Hixon) McCusker. They wed on April 3, 1976, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Hancock, Md....
John (Rosco) Joseph Glass, Sr.
Nov 11, 2023
John (Rosco) Joseph Glass, Sr., 60, born January 9, 1963, to Roger B, Glass, Sr., and Rose Marie Irvin Glass, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023, at his home in Hancock, MD.
Rosco loved spending time with his family as well as hunting and fishing with his son, Johnny, and best friend, Wilbur Peck.
He was employed by Gloyd Construction...
Ross Henry Gordon
Nov 10, 2023
Ross Henry Gordon, Needmore, PA., passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD.
He was the son of the late Henry and Virginia (Coffman) Gordon.
He was a 1961 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, Warfordsburg, PA.
He was retired from Mack Truck after 36 years of service and was employed at Hagerstown Speedway for 22...
Terry Charles Stahle
Nov 3, 2023
Terry Charles Stahle, 74, of Hagerstown, MD., passed away at his home on November 3, 2023.
Born in Hagerstown, MD., he was the son of Charles and Alta Stahle.
He attended South Hagerstown High School.
He was proceeded in death by his father Charles Nelson Stahle.
He is survived by his mother, Alta Stahle, of Hagerstown, MD.; a son, Mark...
Mario Pennesi
Oct 29, 2023
Mario Pennesi passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born on April 7, 1919, in Colonnella Teramo, Italy. He was preceded in death by his wife Cecelia Evelyn, his parents Guiseppe and Marianna, and his sisters Sblendore and Rosina.
He is survived by his daughters Linda Kunkle (Curt), JoAnne Nave (Jerry), and Anna Pennesi; his...
Liz "Lula Belle" Sharer
Oct 28, 2023
Liz “Lula Belle” Sharer “Big Mom”, 83, Clear Spring, MD., passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.
Born February 17, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Alvey and Goldie Hull Reed, and the wife of Kenneth Sharer.
She was a dedicated hard worker all her entire life and spent many years...
Donna Sue Forquer
Oct 12, 2023
Donna Sue Forquer, Little Orleans, MD., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
Born June 11, 1965, in San Diego, CA., Donna was a wonderful person who you could count on to put a smile on your face and make you laugh. She would do anything she could for those she loved.
Donna is survived by her father, Melvin...
Joy Lee Peoples
Oct 4, 2023
Joy Lee (Munson) Peoples, 92, Williamsport, MD., passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at her daughter, Dixie Deering’s home.
She was born February 1, 1931, in Hancock, MD., to Theodore and Anna Mae (Jackson) Munson.
Joy was a loving wife to Oscar Peoples for sixty-three years. They had five children, Robin (Chip) Peoples, Vickie Shank, Dixie Deering, Sherry Peoples...
Joan Elarbee James
Oct 4, 2023
Hancock, Maryland resident Joan Elarbee James, born December 18, 1946, and wife of Edward L. James, passed through death to life eternal on October 4, 2023, after a decade long struggle with Parkinsons Disease.
Joan walked with God for nearly seventy-seven years and then she was not, for God took her from us to Himself (Gen5) where she is now...
Leon Drake Smith
Oct 2, 2023
Leon D. Smith, 84, LaVale, MD., passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at Devlin Care, in Cumberland, MD.
Born December 19, 1938, in Cumberland, MD., he was the son of the late Alice Twigg Smith, and the husband of Betty L. Cavender Smith.
He worked for Kelly Springfield Trucking Company, Oester Trucking and D&R Trucking. He retired from D&R...
Lawana Lee McCusker
Sep 28, 2023
Lawana Lee McCusker, 79, Hancock, MD., passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Sterling Care in Boonsboro, MD.
Born March 25, 1944, in Artemas, PA., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Bertha Johnson Clingerman, and the widow of Gail V. McCusker, who passed away on May 25, 2022.
She was a member of the Hancock Assembly of...
Verleen Catherine Liner
Sep 26, 2023
Verleen Catherine Liner, former investigator for the Department of Welfare in San Joaquin County, CA, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2023, in Winchester, Virginia. She was born on October 5, 1947, in Cumberland, Maryland.Verleen dedicated an admirable 25 years of her life to serving the San Joaquin County community before retiring in 2006. Her commitment and passion for...
Regina Marie McCusker
Sep 10, 2023
Regina Marie McCusker, 88, Hancock, MD., passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Penn Knoll Village in Everett, PA.
Born December 24, 1934, in Cumberland, MD., she was the daughter of the late Roy S. Fletcher and Mattie Mae Wharton Fletcher and the widower of Loyal McCusker.
She was a graduate of Flintstone High School.
She was employed by Everett...
Lillian A. Norris Weller
Sep 9, 2023
Lillian A. Norris Weller, 96, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023, at her home in Hancock, MD.
Born December 26, 1926, in Huntington, PA., she was the daughter of the late William and Rosetta Hiles Norris, and the widower of Clifford “Buddy” Weller, who passed away in 2003.
She was of Protestant faith and a member of Orchard Ridge First...
Phyllis Ivalee Jackson
Sep 6, 2023
Phyllis Ivalee Jackson, a beloved member of the Berkeley Springs, WV. community, passed away on September 6, 2023, at the age of 88.
She was born on May 31, 1935, in Berkeley Springs, WV., to Lee Beddow and Sarah Rosalie Lafollette Beddow. Phyllis was a loving wife and mother, as well as a dedicated seamstress and an active participant in...
Jacqueline Lee McFadden
Aug 31, 2023
Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee McFadden, age 59, went to be with the Lord with her family by her side, August 31, 2023.
Born July 3, 1964 in Berkeley Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Robert “Bob” and Violet Golden. She was a graduate of Hancock High School and built a home in Needmore, PA with her husband,...
Dixie Sue Bishop
Aug 27, 2023
Dixie Sue Bishop, 62, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at her home in Needmore, PA.
Born October 18, 1960, in Berkeley Springs, WV., she was the daughter of late Ray and Sylvia Mellott Wertz and the wife of Lloyd C. "Seymour" Bishop, Jr., whom she married on September 28, 2008.
She is a member of Sideling Hill Christian Church...
Cheryl A. Price
Aug 21, 2023
Cheryl A. Price, 78, of Berkeley Springs, WV., passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at War Memorial Extended Care.
Born June 15, 1945, in Hancock, MD., she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Orpha Fox McCumbie and the late Sanford and Teressa Hendershot Fox, and the wife of the late Homer W. Price.
She was employed at London...
Glenn Owen Norris
Aug 19, 2023
Glenn Owen Norris, 56, Little Orleans, MD., passed away Saturday, August 19 ,2023.
Born April 19, 1967, in Hagerstown, MD., he was the son of the late Grant Norris and Judith King Norris, and the husband of Rita Norris.
He was a graduate of Frankford High School in Short Gap, WV.
He was employed at the Oak Barrel Café, in...
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