Obituaries

Jul 28, 2020

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Estella Ruth Keefer, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at her home on July 28, 2020.

Born September 7, 1931, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bradie and Lenore (O’Rourke) Truax.

She is survived by two sons, Allen Leon Keefer, of Berkeley Springs,...

Jul 25, 2020

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

Alton Burns Hoopengardner, age 80, of Buck Valley, Pa., was welcomed into heaven on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Born on his family farm located on the Mason Dixon line, on December 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Guy and Jane Hoopengardner.

Alton was a member of the...

Jul 25, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Myra Ethel Hendershot, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away in her home on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Born December 18, 1932, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Fred R. and Inez (Leasure) Mellott; and the widow of Claude W. “Bee” Hendershot, whom she was married to for forty-seven...

Jul 21, 2020

Millsboro, Delaware

Ethellene Mildred (Shade) Nolan, age 93, of Millsboro, Del., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Born January 17, 1927, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clara “Grace” and Elwood Shade; the sixth of seven children. She was the widow of Lyle "Bob" Nolan.

Jul 15, 2020

Hagerstown, Maryland

Mildred Geraldine Blankley, age 79, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

Born July 19, 1940, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Hillard and Orintha L. (Ray) Mills; and the widow of both husbands, Charles Reed and Ronald Blankley.

She graduated...

Jul 14, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Rodney Randolph “Red” Smith, Sr., age 81, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Doey’s House Hospice, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born March 14, 1939, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Daniel and Bernice (Lucas) Smith.

He was a veteran of the U.S....

Jul 13, 2020

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Lynne Marie (Vantz) Nelson, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Inova Fairfax Medical Center, in Falls Church, Va.

Born December 24, 1958, in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of June M. (Martin) Vantz, formerly of Hancock, Md., and the late Frederick...

Jul 4, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Mona L. True, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., after a courageous fight with end-stage kidney failure.

Born January 27, 1938, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Curtis Diehl and Hope Hammond, and the step-daughter...

Jul 3, 2020

Hagerstown, Maryland

Debora Ann Timmons, age 58, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md.

Born September 6, 1961, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of Irene (Peck) Ray, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and the late Ervin T. Ray; and the wife...

Jun 24, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Jeffrey Lynn Breeden, age 57, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Born October 29, 1962, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert L. Breeden, Sr. and Nancy E. (Wills) Breeden; and the husband, for 36 years, of Janet L. (Truax) Breeden....

Jun 22, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Jeffrey L. Spielman, age 70, of Hancock, Md., passed away on June 22, 2020 at the Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., after a short battle with Lymphoma.

Born in Milford, Del., on August 8, 1949, he was the son of the late Donald and Janet Spielman; and the husband of F. Jane...

Jun 16, 2020

Williamsport, Maryland

Nichole Diane (Mosier) Deloso, age 40, of Williamsport, Md., passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born October 3, 1979, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Lisa (Davis) Metcalfe, and step-daughter of Joseph Metcalfe, and the daughter of Stuart Mosier, and step-daughter of Stacy Mosier, all of Hancock, Md.

May 29, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Ellen Belle Norris, age 95, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born June 4, 1924, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Irene May (Buckner) Payne; and the widow of John William Norris, Sr.

May 28, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Terry Lee Appel, age 61, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the UPMC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md.  “Gone but not forgotten”

Born October 7, 1958, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Doris L. (Boone) Appel and John W. Appel, Sr.; and the...

May 20, 2020

Adelphi, Maryland

Patricia Ann Webster, age 81, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at her home in Adelphi, Md.

Born March 17, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Margaret E. and James R. Smith.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl Webster, Sr.

May 15, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Rose Ann (Johnson) Kirk, age 91, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away at her home on Friday, May 15, 2020.

Born September 15, 1928, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late James and Ethel (Myers) Johnson; and the widow of William Van “Bud” Kirk, Jr.

Rose loved gardening and...

May 14, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Michael Jay Hess, age 63, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the home of his sister, Margaret, in Gore, Va.

Born April 26, 1957, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late William Howard “Bubber” Hess, Sr. and Maud Virginia (Brannon) Hess.

He was a graduate of...

May 10, 2020

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Lance Alan Hixon, age 40, of Harrisburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the UPMC in Harrisburg.

Born November 16, 1979, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Melody L. (Carl) Hixon, of Warfordsburg, Pa., and the late Curtis Wayne Hixon, who died in 2004.

He was...

May 8, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Valeria R. (Younker) Shoemaker, 84, of Orchard Ridge Road, Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Linda Keefer and son-in-law, Theodore Jay Keefer, Sr., where she had resided for the past six years. She was under the care of Hospice of Washington County.

Valeria...

Apr 27, 2020

Falling Waters, West Virginia

Robert J. Sensel, age 67, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the Berkeley Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born August 18, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of A. Vivian “Sis” (Younker) Sensel, of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Robert A. Sensel;...