All Obituaries

Hancock, Maryland     Frederick Charles Vantz, age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Daikon Senior Living - Ravenwood Campus, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born in Hancock on August 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Thomas A. and Hazel A. (Myers) Vantz; and the husband of June  M. (Martin) Vantz for sixty-eight years.     He was a graduate of Hancock High School.     He retired as the Postmaster in Hancock after of...

Hancock, Maryland     Gerald Lee McCusker, age 60, of Hancock, Md., passed away at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va., on Monday, May 6, 2019.     Born December 17, 1958, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Kenneth and Bertha (Helmick) McCusker; and the husband of Tina (Burdette) McCusker.     He was formerly employed by the Garden State Tannery, in Williamsport, Md.     In addition to his wife, he is survived by...

Hancock, Maryland     Irvin John Burton, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Thursday, May 2, 2019.     Born April 8, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles and Fannie (Price) Burton.     He was a member of the Price Wesleyan Church, in Little Orleans, Md.     He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines from 1965 through 1970.      He loved to fish, and he had a passion for...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Donald Ray Bradshaw, age 84, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.     Born March 15, 1935, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Marshall and Edna (Johnson) Bradshaw.     He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Mamie (Mellott) Bradshaw; a daughter, Donna Exline; two grandsons, Kenny and Matthew Exline; a great-grandson, Malichi...

Hagerstown, Maryland Infant Roman Ainsley Francis, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Meritus Medical Center. in Hagerstown. Born April 27, 2019, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Jessica N. Crate and Terrance M. Francis, of Hagerstown. He is survived by two brothers and four sisters. Services will be at the convenience of the family. FOOTPRINTS By Dorothy Ferguson How very softly you tiptoed into my world. Almost silently, only for a moment you...

Clearville, Pennsylvania     Born in Dawson, Md. January 19, 1935, Marion June Feuillet, age 84, died peacefully on Good Friday, April 19, 2019, in her Clearville, Pa. home. She was the daughter of the late Harvey and Theresa Deremer.     She was married to the late Edward Cope, Sr. from 1951 to 1989, and they had resided in both Cumberland, Md. and Annapolis Md.     She married her second husband, Guy Feuillet in 1991, happily residing with him in...

Williamsport, Maryland     Betty Geraldine Foster, age 79, of Williamsport, Md., passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born December 10, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Wilson Dyer, Sr. and Alma Geraldine (Banard) Dyer.     She was a graduate of Hancock High School with the class of 1958.     She had previously been employed with Daycare facilities.     Betty...

Hancock, Maryland     Aura Blanche McCusker, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday April 8, 2019 at her home.     Born September 28, 1929, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George E. and Katherine B. (Carnell) Ward; and the widow of Robert Calvin McCusker, whom she married January 26, 1947 and who passed away on February 7, 2011.     She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church, in Hancock, and was a former church treasurer...

Hancock, Maryland     Betty Joanne Bartlett, age 83, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.     Born Saturday, September 21, 1935, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel (Shoemaker) Hiles; and the widow of David Elliott Bartlett, who died on January 23, 2018.     Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Valley View Nursing Home, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; and was a...

Little Orleans, Maryland     Brenda Louise Engel, age 79, of Little Orleans, Md, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at her home.     Born December 23, 1939, in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bonnie Lou (Thompson) Bovey; and the wife of Lester L. Engel, Jr. They had been married for 59 years.     She graduated in 1957 from Oxen Hills High School and attended the University of Maryland.     Brenda loved feeding...