Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Ernest Sipes

Ernest Sipes

Apr 16, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Ernest Henry Sipes, age 89, of Hancock, died Monday, April 16, 2012 at the Veteran's Affairs  Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 9, 1923, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late George B. and Mary E. Beatty Sipes, and the husband of the late Wilda Olive Montgomery Sipes, who died December 5, 2006. He...

William Miller

William Miller

Apr 13, 2012

Needmore, Pennsylvania William R. Miller, age 74, of Needmore, died Friday, April 13 2012, at the Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born September 8, 1937, in Three Springs, Pa., he was the son of the late Ralph and Verna Starr Miller, and the husband of Carole S. Cooper Miller, of Needmore, whom he married December 2, 1960, at...

Russell Francis

Russell Francis

Apr 12, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Russell Francis, age 90, of Hancock, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 10, 1922, in Phelps, Ky., he was the son of the late Joseph Francis and Vesta Sanders Francis Faith. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of...

Charles Flowers

Charles Flowers

Apr 11, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Charles William Flowers, age 70, of Hancock, and a resident of Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the facility. Born April 20, 1941, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Elmer William and Edith Divel Flowers, and the widower of Dorothy Unger Flowers, who died February...

Leroy Moats

Leroy Moats

Mar 25, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Leroy E. Moats, age 86, of Hancock, Md., died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his home. Born December 20, 1925, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Roy C. and Bridgett E. (Weller) Moats, and the husband of Helen Margaret (Weller) Moats. He served in the U.S. Army, in the Korean War, and...

Louis Hejl, Sr.

Louis Hejl, Sr.

Mar 18, 2012

Needmore, Pennsylvania Louis F. Hejl, Sr., age 83, of Needmore, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at the Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born February 15, 1929, in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late Louis A. and Jennett (Single) Hejl, and the husband of Hilda L. (Wilson) Hejl, of Needmore, Pa. He retired in 1991...

Goldie Grubb

Goldie Grubb

Mar 16, 2012

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania Goldie E. Grubb, age 82, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Friday, March 16, 2012, at her home. Born November 18, 1929, in Rock, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John M. and Bessie Jane Kinzer Prince, and the widow of the late Delcia G. Grubb, who died August 8, 2006. She was a...

Ira Snyder

Ira Snyder

Mar 15, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Ira H. Snyder, age 75, formerly of Hancock, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born November 28, 1936, he was the son of the late Guy and Blanche Mann Snyder. He was formerly employed by J & S Salvage, and Hepburn Orchards. He is survived by a number of nieces and...

Margie Zepp

Margie Zepp

Mar 5, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Margie Lee Lynch Zepp, age 85, of Hancock, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Woodland Retirement Community in Orbisonia, Pa. Born June 7, 1926, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Oda Grace Bishop Lynch, and the widow of Richard David Zepp, who died in 1959. She was a 1944 graduate...

Elaine Weller

Elaine Weller

Mar 2, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Elaine Ann Weller, age 71, of Hancock, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 6, 1941, in Grazier, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Michael Walter and Anna Louise Kososki Golden. She retired in 2003 from the Washington County Board of Education, after 33 years as an Instructional Assistant....

Lynn Schetrompf

Lynn Schetrompf

Feb 16, 2012

Hedgesville, West Virginia Lynn E. “Bill” Schetrompf, Sr., age 72, of Hedgesville, passed away after a long illness, with his family by his side, Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born November 18, 1939, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Arlie J. Schetrompf, Sr. and Hazel Bishop Schetrompf; and the...

Joyce Stevens

Joyce Stevens

Feb 9, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Joyce Elizabeth Stevens, age 74, of Hancock, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Autumn Acres Rehab and Nursing, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born January 15, 1938, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Richard and Clara Lumn Lapole, and widow of the late John Stevens, who passed away in 2003. She was retired from the Offray...

R. Cheryl Henderson

R. Cheryl Henderson

Feb 3, 2012

Hancock, Maryland R. Cheryl Henderson, age 68, of Hancock, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at her home. She was born December 7, 1943, in Nankin, Michigan. She was a 1962 graduate of Lawrence County High School, in Louisa, Ky. She was retired from the Washington County Board of Education, where she worked as a parent- involvement/school community aid. She...

Arthur Gorman, Jr.

Arthur Gorman, Jr.

Jan 31, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Arthur Francis Gorman, Jr., age 85, of Hancock, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born February 21, 1926, in Plainfield, N.J., he was the son of the late Arthur Francis Gorman, Sr. and Sadie May Ferguson Gorman, and the widower of Marion Alice Cordes Gorman, who died in 2005. He was retired...

George Everett, Sr.

George Everett, Sr.

Jan 25, 2012

Hancock, Maryland George M. “Buck” Everett, Sr., age 88, of Hancock, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at the home of his son, George M. Everett, Jr., of Hancock. Born August 20, 1923, in Hancock, he was the son of the late John and Hallie Jane Corbett Everett, and the widower of Edna May Flowers Everett Divelbiss. He attended Hancock area...

Darwish Moghbel

Darwish Moghbel

Jan 22, 2012

Hagerstown, Maryland Darwish Moghbel, age 27, of Hagerstown, died in his sleep, Sunday, January 22, 2012, near Hancock, Md. Born July 4, 1984, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Claudia Goertz, of Knoxville, Md., and Hamid Moghbel, of Hagerstown, Md. From 1984 to 1988, Darwish attended the Lincoln Intermediate Unit, Preschool Program, at the Franklin Learning Center in...

Mary Clingerman

Mary Clingerman

Jan 16, 2012

Little Orleans, Maryland Mary E. Clingerman, age 92, of Little Orleans, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at the Western Maryland Health Systems Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. Born October 11, 1919, in Inglesmith, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Joanna Clingerman Martin, and the widow of Granville Clingerman, who died March 20, 1986. She was a...

Oleta Robison

Oleta Robison

Jan 7, 2012

Martinsburg, West Virginia Oleta Belle Robison, age 97, a resident of Elmcroft of Martinsburg, died Saturday, January 7, 2012, at Elmcroft. Born June 24, 1914, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Potts Miller, and the widow of Lester J. Robison, who died in 1960. She was formerly employed with the State of Maryland,...

Stanley Snyder

Stanley Snyder

Jan 6, 2012

Little Orleans, Maryland Stanley Ernest Snyder, age 82, of Little Orleans, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. Born March 25, 1929, at Green Ridge Station, Md., he was the son of the late David Sylvester and Harriet Susan (Twigg) Snyder. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during the...

Eugene Elbin

Eugene Elbin

Jan 5, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Eugene Kelly Elbin, age 69, a resident of Donahoe Manor Nursing Home in Bedford, Pa., and formerly of Warfordsburg, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Home. Born April 17, 1942, in Artemas, Pa., he was the son of the late Warren Kelly and Mabel R. Clingerman Elbin, and husband of Linda K. Whorton Elbin, of Warfordsburg. He...

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