All Obituaries

Needmore, Pennsylvania Wayne Herbert Ruppenthal, age 72, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late Leslie H. and Helen L. (Baker) Ruppenthal; born November 1, 1947 in Frederick, Md., and raised in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was the husband of Florence (Golden) Ruppenthal, whom he married on July 27, 1975. As a teenager, Wayne worked for Glaize Maryland Orchards, Inc.; afterwards, he worked for Kirk Ford Sales, in Hancock,...

Needmore, Pennsylvania     Frances Mae “Sis” Knable, age 89, formerly of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long-Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa.     Born July 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Luther “Gus” and Mary (Mills) Weller.     She was a member of the Orchard Ridge First Church of God, in Hancock, Md.; and the Webster B. Harrison Post 26 Ladies Auxiliary, in...

Hancock, Maryland     Roger Lee Reed, ll,  age 42, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home.     Born July 22, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Roger Lee and Sharon (Avella) Reed, and the husband of Dawn R. (Stanley) Reed, whom he married in the Hancock Assembly of God Church on August 16, 1997.     He was a 1995 graduate of Hancock High School.     He was employed for eighteen years by C....

Little Orleans, Maryland     Gerald Leroy Trovinger, Sr., age 81, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home.     Born November 21, 1938, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son the late Benton L. Trovinger, Sr. and Edith E. (Baker) Trovinger; and the husband of Della L. (Baker) Trovinger. They were married for fifty-four years.     He was a member of the Piney Plains United Methodist Church, in Little Orleans, Md.  ...

Hancock, Maryland     Herbert Irvin Golden, Sr., age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.     Born in Hancock, on November 30, 1928, he was the son of the late Stanley W. and Cornelia (Mellott) Golden; and the husband of the late Donna Jean (Waugh) Golden, whom he married on October 30, 1949 and who died January 4, 2017.     He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, and...

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania     Charles Timothy Baden, age 76, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the UPMC Altoona Hospital, in Altoona, Pa.     Born February 12, 1943, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late James O. and Mildred (Rawlings) Baden; and the husband of Cathy S. (Munson) Baden.     He was a veteran of the US Army, and retired from Foltz Manufacturing in Hagerstown, Md., where he had worked as a...

Hancock, Maryland     Benjamin Lee DeShong, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born October 18, 1941, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Bryan DeShong and Mary Marguerite (Schetrompf) DeShong; and the husband of Rosela M. “Kitty” (Rhodes) DeShong.     He was a master carpenter, and retired from Master’s Woodshop, Inc., in Hagerstown.    ...

Hancock, Maryland     William Edward Dugan, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Gottlieb Hospital, in Melrose Park, Illinois.     Born August 16, 1933, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late William Edward and Mildred (Piper) Dugan; and the husband of Dorothy E. (Lynch) Dugan, whom he married in 1952.     He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served with the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers.     He was a heavy...

Hancock, Maryland     Larry Charles Socks, age 64, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at the Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home, in Boonsboro, Md.     Born June 24, 1955, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Charles E. Socks and the late Elizabeth A. (Shoemaker) Socks; and the husband of the late Cindy Lee (Williams) Socks, who died August 28, 2016.     He retired from the International Union of Operating and Engineering Local 37, in Hancock,...

Hancock, Maryland     Michael Clark Wolford, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Goodwill Retirement Center, in Grantsville, Md.     Born December 24, 1947, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Theodore and Dorothy (Yost) Wolford.     He graduated from Hancock High School in 1965; and served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam, in the 35th K-9 Company as a dog handler, from 1968 to 1969.     He...