Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Virgil Creek
Jan 4, 2012
Big Pool, Maryland Virgil E. Creek, age 91, a resident of Charlotte’s Home, and formerly of Big Pool, Md., died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 28, 1920 in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and the widower of Grace Normalee Fletcher Creek,...
Lucy Leino
Jan 3, 2012
Hancock, Maryland Lucy M. (Pellegrini) Leino, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at her home. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Garbo Pellegrini. She, and her husband Kal, lived in Dundalk, Md. for 35 years. They moved to Hancock in 1984, following his retirement...
Gordon Mccusker
Dec 30, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Gordon Clyde McCusker, age 91, of Hancock, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at his home. Born December 25, 1920 in Hancock, he was the son of the late Arlington and Lucy Bishop McCusker. He was a 1940 graduate of Hancock High School. He was a logger most of his life, and was later employed by the Washington County Board...
Mark "Herb" Fost
Dec 28, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Mark Herbert “Herb” Fost, age 59, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at his home. Born July 26, 1952, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Sara E. “Sally” McKinley Fost, of Williamsport, Md., and the late Mark H. Fost. He was self-employed as the owner/operator of Fost Construction. He was of the Episcopalian faith. He...
Delores Morris
Dec 28, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Delores Jean Morris, age 82, of Hancock, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born June 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Mable Suella Shoemaker, and the widow of William Edward Morris, who died December 1, 1996. She was formerly employed with the Webster B. Harrison Post #26 American Legion,...
Earl Bowman
Dec 25, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Earl Kenneth Bowman, age 80, of Hancock, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 23, 1931, in Bedford County, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl Dewey and Annie Elizabeth Exline Bowman. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army...
Troy Large, Sr.
Dec 16, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Troy Dalton Large Sr., age 78, a resident of Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing, and formerly of Warfordsburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at the facility. Born April 3, 1933, in Clintwood, Va., he was the son of the late Garland and Ivis Mullen Large, and the husband of Elizabeth Ann (Farmer) Large, of Warfordsburg, Pa. He was...
Flossie Everts
Dec 15, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Flossie Effie Everts, age 75, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born August 8, 1936, in Hancock, Md., she was the only daughter of the late Alonza E. Brakeall and Minnie Mae Wink Brakeall Johnson, and the widow of Thurman E. Everts, whom she married July 1955. Prior...
Howard Purnell
Dec 15, 2011
Greencastle, Pennsylvania Howard Ulysses Purnell, age 95, of Greencastle, Pa., and formerly of Daytona, Fl., passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the home of his great-nephew, Samuel Keister and his wife, Amanda. Born September 12, 1916, in Hancock, Md., he was the youngest of five children of the late Samuel and Amanda Hartley Purnell, and the widower of Avis...
Stephen Scott
Dec 10, 2011
Little Orleans, Maryland Stephen Leroy Scott, age 65, of Little Orleans, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ , Saturday, December 10, 2011, at his home. He is sadly missed by his wife, Doris-Jean (Ledbetter) Scott; his beloved daughter, Mary Edith Scott-Lauterbach, and husband Austin Lauterbach; son, Dwight Barth; step-children, Dorilee, and husband Noel Kilroy, Joanne, and...
Eileen Orth
Dec 9, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Eileen Lee Orth, age 68, formerly of Warfordsburg, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Williamsport Nursing Home, following a long illness, surrounded by her family. Born April 3, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sophia Zakrzewski Orth. She was a parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church, Hancock, Md. Before...
Michael St. Clair
Dec 6, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Michael Jason St. Clair, age 37, of Hancock, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 21, 1974, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Lafaune McCormick St. Clair, of Hancock, and the late Edgar Lee St. Clair. He was a member of the Hancock Church of God. He was employed...
Daniel Lanehart
Dec 5, 2011
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Daniel (Danny) Elwood Lanehart, age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Monday, December 5, 2011 in Pensacola, Fl. Born September 15, 1955, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late George Elmer and Beverly Elizabeth Carnell Lanehart. He was a 1973 graduate of Southern Fulton High School in Warfordsburg, Pa. He attended Hagerstown Junior College,...
Dale Sipes
Nov 15, 2011
Little Orleans, Maryland Dale Beverly Sipes, 82, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Born Nov. 22, 1928, in Little Orleans, he was the son of the late Irvin Asbury Sipes and Clara Belle (Sullivan) Sipes. Dale was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana...
Margaret Stotler
Nov 15, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Margaret Elsie Vanorsdale Stotler, age 83, of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 8, 1928, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harry Oliver and Emma Artella Sheppard Vanorsdale, and the widow of Clyde W. Stotler, whom she married April 29,...
Gary "Dave" Mccarty
Nov 6, 2011
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Gary E. “Dave" "Hillbilly” McCarty, age 55, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home. Born February 3, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Dolly Weller McCarty, of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Paul Eugene McCarty. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lynn Fritz McCarty, on April 15, 2003. He was...
Robert Forshaw
Nov 2, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Robert Joseph “Bob” Forshaw, age 70, of Hancock, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at his home. Born December 16, 1940, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he was the son of the late Robert James and Marie Ann Dragg Forshaw. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, 18th Airborne & Electronic Board, from 1958 to 1961. He retired, as...
Nellie Lutman
Oct 29, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Nellie Ivalee Cain Lutman, age 90, formerly of Hancock, and a resident of Autumn Acres, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born June 15, 1921, in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Brenton and Claudia Hovermale Cain, and the widow of Charles Ray...
Angela Swisher
Oct 28, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Angela Gail Swisher, age 43, of Hancock, died Friday, October 28, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 16, 1968, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fred and Linda Harmon Cooper of Berkeley Springs, and wife of Cory L. Swisher, of Hancock, whom she married May 26, 1988, at...
Reda Unger
Oct 24, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Reda Kathleen Unger, age 86, of Hancock, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born May 22, 1925, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Erastus and Bertha E. Barnhart Faith, and the widow of Raymond Lee Unger, whom she married May 22, 1950 in Berkeley Springs,...
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