Obituaries

Jun 19, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Bernard L. Spielman, Sr., age 95, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at his home.

Born Tuesday, May 8, 1923, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dustin and Donna Mae (Barnes) Spielman.

He was a lifetime member of the Hancock Presbyterian Church, where...

Jun 18, 2018

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Ruth Evelyn (Kirk) Smith, age 71, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at Doey’s Hospice House, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 20, 1946, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert George and Fairy Luttie (VanGosen) Kirk.

She was a member of the Hancock Methodist Church,...

Jun 17, 2018

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Anna Jean (Bishop) Peck, age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at her home.

Born Monday, October 9, 1944, in Allentown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Russell Bishop and Jessie Leona (Divelbliss) Bishop Gallion.

She was a member of the Mt. Olivet...

Jun 14, 2018

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Hilda Ellen (Gordon) Morgan, age 94, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on June 14, 2018, at the Berkeley Springs Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born February 12, 1924, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Bishop) Gordon; and the widow of Lloyd Stanley Morgan, whom she...

Jun 13, 2018

Little Orleans, Maryland

Melinda Lee (Keefer) Souders, age 40, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on June 13, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her numerous loved ones.

Born March 4, 1978, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Terrance and Debra (Unger) Keefer, of Hancock, Md.

Mendy fought a courageous battle...

Jun 6, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Sandra Lucille (DeShong) Ray, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed from this life at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Born October 7, 1946 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Beverly DeShong, and the wife of Jerry C. Ray.

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Jun 6, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Mildred (Roman) Flowers, age 101, of Hancock, Md., passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Born in Hancock October 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Eliason and Minnie (Coonrod) Roman, and the widow of James F. Flowers, Sr., who passed away on April 14, 1998.

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Apr 21, 2018

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Helen Mildred Barnhart, age 92, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at her home.

Born September 3, 1925, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruie (Hendershot) Ward; and the widow of Leroy Grant Barnhart, whom she married on December 27, 1945, and who...

Apr 19, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Juanita Hart, age 80, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born May 10, 1937, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Wason William and Vada Belle (Barnhart) Cubbage; and the wife of Gary W. Hart, whom she married June 12, 1975....

Apr 19, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Virgie Ellen (Miller) Landers, age 96, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Ravenwood Nursing Care Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born September 5, 1921, in Pecktonville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Blanche (Keefer) Miller, and the widow of Maurice Clifford Landers, who passed...

Apr 12, 2018

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Charles Gordon Zahm, age 75, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at his home.

Born on Wednesday, October 14, 1942, in Hazleton, Pa., he was the son of the late Harold E. and Doris (Weaver) Zahm, and the widower of Sharon Ann (Churchill) Zahm, whom he married June 9,...

Apr 11, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Jessie Leona (Divelbliss) Bishop Gallion, age 95, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born Friday, November 3, 1922, in Paw Paw, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Williams) Divelbliss, and the widow of John Russell Bishop and...

Apr 3, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Dolores Rebecca (McKinley) Strock, age 92, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, Md.

Born January 30, 1926, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Grant and Reta (Cornelius) McKinley, and the widow of Harry E. Strock, Jr., whom she married on April...

Mar 24, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Linda Sue (Mason) McCusker, age 69, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home.

Born August 9, 1948, in Little Cove, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Virginia (Weller) Mason; and the widow of Michael Bernard McCusker, whom she married September 13, 1967, and who...

Mar 21, 2018

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

David M. Tiffany, Jr., age 49, of Shippensburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in the Shippensburg Health Care Center, in Shippensburg, Pa., due to complications from type 1 diabetes and melanoma.

He was born August 31, 1968 in Binghamton, NY, the son of David M., Sr. and Margaret M. Tiffany....

Mar 15, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Ida Louise Barnhart, age 68, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at her home.

Born April 22, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Frances (Weller) Knable, of McConnellsburg, Pa.; and the wife of Leroy Isaac Barnhart, whom she had been married to for fifty-one years.

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Mar 13, 2018

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Melvin Leroy Iden, age 92, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his home, while under the care of Hartland Hospice.

Born February 13, 1926, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Ernest and Ethel (Stotler) Iden.

He was the first employee hired by...

Feb 11, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Shirley Ann Mills, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at her home.

Born February 13, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel (Stotler) Iden, and the widow of Lewis Martin Mills, who died August 26, 2015.

She...

Feb 7, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Margaret Adele (Resley) Wheeler Douglas, age 95, was born September 30, 1922 at her homeplace on Resley Road in Hancock, Md. She was the daughter of the late James Samuel Bowen Resley and Margaret B. (Oliver) Resley.

She departed this world on February 7, 2018 to return home. She had been residing at...

Feb 2, 2018

Hancock, Maryland

Wilma Lee Lanehart, age 69, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Sunday, October 3, 1948, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Herman H. and Genevieve (Stotler) Sowers; and the wife of Roger Lanehart, of Hancock, whom she...