Obituaries

Jul 28, 2011

Hancock, Maryland

Ronald R. Frederick, age 71, of Hancock, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 at his home.

Born, November 26, 1939, in McKeesport, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph and Ruth Day Frederick.

He was a 1957 graduate of McKeesport High School.

He was warehouse manager for Joyce...

Jul 17, 2011

Hancock, Maryland George Richard Fry, age 67, of Hancock, died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, Md.

Born November 8, 1943, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James J. and Clara Hanna Fry, and husband of Barbara L. Donahoe Fry, of Hancock, whom he married November 6, 1971....

Jul 14, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Susan Eileen Flowers, age 69, of Hancock, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at her home.

Born April 30, 1942, in Pearre, Md., she was the daughter of the late Elmer Perry and Susan Agnes McKnight Appel.

She was an in-home care provider for the elderly.

She was a volunteer for Loaves...

Jul 9, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Mary Virginia (Purnell) Goetzke, age 104, formerly of Hancock, Md., died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Fahrney-Keedy Nursing Home, Boonsboro, Md. Born April 7, 1907, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Amanda Hartley Purnell, and widow of Henry Goetzke, who died in 1989. She was a resident of Baltimore City most of her adult...

Jun 22, 2011

Clear Spring, Maryland

Phyllis E. Younker, age 78, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at her home.

Born December 23, 1932, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Luther C. and Elizabeth G. Householder Kesecker, and the widow of Herbert "Gene" Younker, who passed away May...

Jun 22, 2011

Hancock, Maryland

Daniel Roby Fleming, Hancock, Md., died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at his home. He was born September 24, 1921, in Barrett, Md., to the late William Thomas and Nellie Wolbert Fleming.

Mr. Fleming graduated from Sykesville High School in 1938, and moved to Hancock in 1942. He worked as a commissioned agent for Sinclair...

Jun 20, 2011

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

W. Eugene Douglas, age 82, of Heavenly Acres Ridge, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at his home.

Born January 22, 1929, in Fulton County Thompson Township, he was the son of the late Ora and Mattie Winters Douglas.

He attended Boardyard School.

He was co-owner of Douglas Service station...

Jun 11, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Larry G. Rutherford, age 76, of Hancock, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at his home.

Born January 31, 1935, in Coalswood, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles Howard and Martha Irene Phipps Rutherford, and widower of Mildred E. Wagg Rutherford.

He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in...

Jun 5, 2011

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Lois Hope Landers Younker, age 87, of Tollgate Ridge, died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at her home.

Born October 27, 1923, near Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Charles and Ida Bella Robinson Landers.

She was a resident of Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pa., where she was involved...

Jun 5, 2011

Hagerstown, Maryland Berthaleen E. McCusker, age 76, of Washington Street, and formerly of Hancock, Md., died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Devlin Manor in Cumberland, Md.

Born February 1, 1935, in Old Fields, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John and Bertie Riggleman Helmick.

She was a homemaker, and a member of Mt....

May 26, 2011

Falling Waters, West Virginia

Jeremy Randall Sensel, age 28, of Falling Waters, formerly of Hancock, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at his home.

Born January 24, 1983, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Robert J. and Patricia L. Echold Sensel, of Falling Waters, W.Va.

He was of the Protestant faith.

May 23, 2011

Hagerstown, Maryland Elsie Mae Unger Powell, age 100, formerly of Hancock, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at Holly Place in Hagerstown, Md.

Born November 6, 1910 in Rock Ford, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Newton and Bertha Shade Unger, and the widow of Boyce Nichelson Powell, who died August 11, 1965.

She...

May 10, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Jean Catherine Hobday, 82, entered into eternal rest around 7:15 a.m., while under the care of Hospice, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home, after a debilitating illness of 10 years.

Jean was born December 2, 1928, in Berkeley County, Martinsburg, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Cordie Elizabeth Newbraugh Michael and Robert...

May 7, 2011

Sgt. Rick Dwaine Weicht, 46, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 07, 2011, at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Born on December 13, 1964, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Nelson D. and Alice J. (Tracy) Weicht.

He attended schools in Maryland, and graduated from Smithsburg High School...

Apr 29, 2011

Hagerstown, Maryland Amos Allen Sharpe, Jr., age 68, of Hagerstown, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011, under skilled and loving care at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born at home in Saxton, Pa., January 27, 1943, he was the son of the late Amos A. Sharpe, Sr. and Shirley Troutman Sharpe.

He was a...

Apr 26, 2011

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania LaRue S. Johnson, age 84, of Little Cove Road, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her home.

Born October 24, 1926, in Little Cove, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Fluford and Mary Elizabeth Bair Fritz, and the widow of Quay Johnson who died July 25, 2005.

She was formerly employed...

Apr 24, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Paul Charles Winkler, US Navy Veteran of World War II, died peacefully on April 24, 2011, at his home, with his three daughters at his side.

Born January 26, 1918, he was the son of Charles William Winkler, Sr. and Elizabeth M. Winkler, (nee Wagner).

He was preceded in death, in 1988, by...

Apr 17, 2011

Warfordsburg, PA Mary H. "Shank" Ward, age 75, of Warfordsburg, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at her home.

Born August 1, 1935, in Pinesburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Earl Clifford and Helen Davis Shank, and the widow of Dane Leroy Ward, who died April 21, 2007.

She was a homemaker.

Apr 15, 2011

GARLAND, Texas---Audrey Alda Carson, age 73, of Garland, Tx., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2011.

Born January 8, 1938, in Crystal Springs, Pa.she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Maye Hixon Fink.

She attended Southern Fulton High School, Warfordsburg, Pa. She was an active member of Redeemer...

Apr 13, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Leroy V. McCusker, age 75, formerly of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at the Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, Md.

Born July 18, 1935, in Hancock, he was the son of the late William A. and Hazel R. Munson McCusker, and widower of Loretta G. Price McCusker, who died November 8, 2001.

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