Obituaries

Oct 11, 2013

Hancock, Maryland Elizabeth (Beth) Fairchild Heller Schreiber, age 91, passed away at her home in Stayton, Or. on Friday, October 11, 2013. She had been declining in health, but her sudden death was a shock to the family and her loving caregivers. She was born July 18, 1922, to the late Daniel Elwood Heller and Bertha Elizabeth Rhodes Heller....

Oct 9, 2013

Amaranth, Pennsylvania

Donald Edward Hill, 83, of Amaranth, Pa., died Wednesday, October 9, 2013.

Born February 3, 1930, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James and Marguerite McKee Hill. He was the beloved nephew of the late Ralph and Ada Foster McKee, who lovingly reared him on their farm,...

Oct 3, 2013

Hancock, Maryland Elwood Arlo Howell, age 72, of Hancock, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, surrounded by his family, at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. Born September 16, 1941, he was the son of the late Heaston and Maxine Edwards Howell, and the husband of Linda (Dean) Hinckle Howell, whom he married January 20, 1962, at the Stone Bridge Church of the...

Oct 1, 2013

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

Carol Hope Ritz, age 75, passed away on October 1, 2013, at Homewood Skilled Care, in Williamsport, Md., with her children by her side. She had been residing at Homewood for the past several years, where she received loving care from the staff. She was born May 25, 1938, the daughter of the late...

Sep 27, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Julia Virginia Strait, age 93, formerly of Warfordsburg, and more recently of the Fulton County Medical Center Extended Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa., died Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Extended Care.

Born April 2, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Steach Cutchall, and the widow of Coy W. Strait,...

Sep 23, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Dorothy Fay Reed, age 78, of Hancock, died Monday, September 23, 2013, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born April 20, 1935, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. Wolford and Dorothy Yost Wolford McCullough, and the widow of Orville Ernest Reed, whom she married November 21, 1953,...

Sep 22, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Dolores Younker Creek, of Hancock, died September 22, 2013, at her home. Born in Hancock, July 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin A. Younker, and M. Rosalie (Sensel) Younker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert G. Creek; her half-brother, John Culp; half-sister, Helen Keefer; her brother, Lowell Younker; and her...

Sep 20, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Donna Lee Reed McCusker, age 45, of Hancock, went to be an angel, at her home, surrounded by the love of her family, on Friday, September 20, 2013.

Born April 18, 1968, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Carolyn F. Reed, of Hancock, and the late Daniel L. Reed.

Sep 10, 2013

Hagerstown, Maryland

Melvin Ray "Mel"  Starliper, 78, of Hagerstown, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at his home. Born July 25, 1935, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Harvey and Mary Thomas Starliper, and the widower of the late Gladys R. Starliper, who died May 4,...

Aug 30, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Dorothy Vernon Van Dalsem Pekny, age 97 of Hancock, MD, died Friday August 30, 2013 at Devlin Manor in Cumberland, MD.

Born December 18, 1915 in Allegany County, Stowe Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late G.A. and Effie May Hassan Van Dalsem and the widow of Joseph Pekny who died...

Aug 29, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Naomi Marion Clingerman, age 79, of Hancock, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at her home.

Born September 3, 1933, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late George and Alma Pittman Coonrod, and the widow of Charles V. Clingerman, whom she married on December 24, 1953, and who died June 2,  2009.

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Aug 13, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Harold E. Mills, age 70, of Warfordsburg, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at his home.

Born January 13, 1943, in Warfordsburg. He was the son of the late Harry T. and Wava L. Stotler Mills.

He was a retired operator for Computerized Blacktop Plant, Quarry Ridge Asphalt, Cumberland, Md.

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Aug 13, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Stanley LeRoy Hull, age 78, of Hancock, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown, Md.

Born July 1, 1935, he was the son of the late Richard Ray and Dorothy Virginia Mills Hull.

He was a 1953 graduate of Hancock High School.

He was a...

Aug 12, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Arthur Leonard Lucas, age 86, of Hancock, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 10, 1927, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Richard Lee and Margaret Elizabeth Hill Lucas, and the husband of Idella Vernedia Trail Lucas, who died August 21, 2008....

Aug 6, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Sandra Lee Garlock, age 78, formerly of Hancock, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born October 29, 1934, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Lola Kauffman Lushbaugh.

She was a retired assistant manager of Rental Units in Florida.

Jul 26, 2013

Little Orleans, Maryland

Patricia Ruth Nicodemus, age 82, of Little Orleans, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, in Cumberland, Md.

Born July 15, 1931, in McKeesport, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Earl A. and Ruth E. Mann Creek, and the widow of Joseph McFarland and Elmer Nicodemus.

Jul 10, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Alfred R. “Jim” Decker, Jr., Age 76, of Warfordsburg, went to join the love of his life on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, Pa.

Born August 20, 1936, in Bethel Township, Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Alfred R. Decker, Sr. and Emma...

Jul 9, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Minnie Belle Sinkovich, age 84, of Warfordsburg, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at her home.

Born May 16, 1929, in Logan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Spicie Evans Dillon.

She was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Amaranth Church of the...

Jul 5, 2013

Clear Spring, Maryland

Bryana Lynn Bridendolph, age 14, of Big Pool Road, Clear Spring, and formerly of Hancock, died on Friday, July 5, 2013, from injuries received in an automobile accident.

Born August 15, 1998, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Rebecca L. Walters, of Clear Spring.

She had finished her...

Jun 17, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Harriet K. McBee (KuyKendall), age 98, of Fredonia, N.Y., formerly of Hancock, Md., died Monday, June 17, 2013, at the Chautauqua County Home, in Dunkirk, N.Y., 9 days short of her 99th birthday.

Mrs. McBee was born June 26, 1914, in Keyser, W.Va., to the late William KuyKendall and Nannie Miller KuyKendall.