Obituaries

May 29, 2013

Hagerstown, Maryland

Goldie Mae Collins, age 69, of Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Needmore, Pa., passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at home surrounded by family and loved ones.

She was born July 26, 1943, in Needmore, Pa., to the late Robert and Mildred Carnell Stevens. She was the widow of the late Ernest Leon Collins....

May 16, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Roseanne L. Maxwell, age 63, of Warfordsburg, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Shippensburg Healthcare, in Shippensburg, Pa.

Born May 5, 1950 in Pharr, Tx., she was the daughter of the late Earl Douglas and Edna Frances Espenschiedt Floyd.

She was a homemaker.

She is survived by one sister,...

May 13, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Robert William “Bob” Bivens, age 85, of Hancock, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

He was born July 2, 1927, in Warren, Pa.

He was a retired truck driver for U.S. Silica.

He was a member of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, in Hancock; a member...

May 8, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Marvin John Weicht, age 46, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at his home.

Born July 28, 1966, in Sodus, N.Y., he was the son of Shirley J. Breakall and step-son of Joseph R. Breakall, of Warfordsburg.

He was a construction worker.

Besides his mother and step-father, he...

May 7, 2013

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Violet Rosalie Swadley, age 91, formerly of Needmore and more recently of the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa., died Monday, May 7, 2013 at the Center.

Born January 7, 1922, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Levi and Mamie Feagley Seville, and...

May 6, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Shirley Maxine Souders, age 79, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Monday, May 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family.

Born June 3, 1933, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ethel Sigel and Hetzel Iames.

She graduated from Southern Fulton High School in 1952.

May 4, 2013

Little Orleans, Maryland

Shelvey Jean Hull Morris, age 74 years, 5 months, and 6 days, died peacefully Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester, N.Y., surrounded by her family and friends, after a battle with small cell lung cancer.

Born Monday, November 28, 1938, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of...

May 4, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Janet Louise Kegarise, age 73, of Hancock, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at her home.

Born June 16, 1939, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Roy Franklin and Goldie A. Ray Younker, and the widow of Samuel Carlton Kegarise, who died June 23, 2001.

She was a member...

Apr 30, 2013

Big Pool, Maryland

Carrie Belle Shoemaker, 73, of Big Pool, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Carrie was born on June 16, 1939 in Hancock, Maryland. She moved to Orlando, Florida in 1986 where she worked at Dobbs International. In 2004 she returned to Big Pool, Maryland. She was an animal lover and during her...

Apr 22, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Achsa Jane Shoemaker, age 91, of Hancock, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Mertius Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born May 3, 1921, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bertha Keefer Younker, and the widow of Floyd J. Shoemaker, who died January 6, 2007.

She was...

Apr 14, 2013

Little Orleans, Maryland

Sue Emogene Singleton departed this world to be with her Lord and Savior, on April 14, 2013, at home surrounded by her family.  Born on February 11, 1949, Sue was preceded in death by her parents, George Carl and Alta Coonrod, and her sister, Brenda Coonrod.

Sue leaves behind her husband of...

Apr 13, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

George Thomas. Frush, Jr., age 71, of Warfordsburg, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at his home.

Born June 18, 1941, in New York, he was the son of the late George T. Frush, Sr. and Norma Bosch Frush.

He was retired from Mack Truck, Inc., in Hagerstown, Md.

He...

Apr 10, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Dolly Lorraine Shives, age 72, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at NMS Healthcare, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born in Hancock, November 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late John and Alverta Ambrose Pine, and the wife of the late Ronald L. Shives, Sr.

She was of the Catholic...

Apr 10, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Esther Geneva Barnhart, age 86, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her home.

Born March 20, 1927, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Cora May Bivens Younker, and the widow of Harry “Ike” Barnhart, who died April 24, 2000.

She was a member of...

Apr 8, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Ronald L. “Ronnie” Van Meter, Jr., age 37, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, Pa.

Born September 4, 1975, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Ronald L. Van Meter, Sr. and Bonnie J. Crusan Van Meter, of Hancock, and son-in law of Eddie and Sylvia Zimmerman...

Apr 3, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Edward L. Henson, age 66, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born April 17, 1946, in Pole Cat Hollow, Big Pool, Md., he was the son of the late Woodrow W. and Ruth Louisa Mills Henson.

He was retired as assistant manager for...

Apr 2, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Edgar Lee Swisher, age 76, of Hancock, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his home.

Born March 26, 1937, in Hancock, he was the son of the late George E. and Lillian Pittman Swisher.

He was a 1956 graduate of Hancock High School.

He was a veteran of the...

Mar 16, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Evangeline E. LaFollette, age 91, of Hancock, and a resident of Broadmore Assisted Living, in Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Broadmore.

Born November 13, 1921, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Mae Stoner Hovermale, and the widow of Hollis I. LaFollette, who...

Mar 13, 2013

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Virginia Pearl Gordon, age 89, of Big Cove Tannery, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 7, 1923, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Roy Theodore and Lola Estella Stewart Coffman, and the widow of Henry R. Gordon, who died...

Mar 12, 2013

Flintstone, Maryland

Walter Eugene “Mickey” McDonough, age 92, of Flintstone, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland, Md.

Born March 8, 1921, in Brownsville, Pa., he was the son of the late James Albert and Arnetta Bell Hillen McDonough.

He was retired from the U.S. Army, and was...