Obituaries

Elizabeth Lee Laird

Elizabeth Lee Laird 1941-2025 Elizabeth Lee Laird, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lorman Lee Laird, Jr. and[Read More…]

Steven L. Souders

Steven L. Souders Steven Lyle Souders, 60, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Martinsburg, W.Va. There will be a memorial service for Steve Souders, Saturday, March 29, 4 p.m. at the Needmore Bible Church. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union[Read More…]

Hazel Akers Clevenger

Hazel Akers Clevenger 1924-2025 Hazel Akers Clevenger, 100, of Needmore, Pa., passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025 at Transitions Shook Home in Chambersburg, Pa. Born on May 6, 1924, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late F.E. Palmer and Mary (DeShong) Palmer. Hazel was the widow[Read More…]

Dr. Paul Battaglia

Dr. Paul Battaglia 1946-2025 Dr. Paul Battaglia, LTC (Ret) U.S. Army, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family, friends, and his loving companion of recent years Pam Hoffman, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on June 15, 1946, in Buffalo, N.Y., Paul dedicated[Read More…]

Roy “Keith” Morris

Roy “Keith” Morris 1977-2025 Roy “Keith” Morris, 47, of Hancock, Md., passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Born Wednesday, July 20, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Debra (Bishop) Kerns of Hagerstown, Md. and the late Roy “Tim” Morris of North Carolina. Keith was[Read More…]

Bernadine Unger

Bernadine Unger 1940-2025 Bernadine Unger, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at her home. Born April 3, 1940 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Alva Cleveland and Myrtle Ollie Burton Mason. She was a homemaker. She is survived[Read More…]

Gay Ann Harper

Gay Ann Harper 1946-2025 Gay Ann Harper, 78, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Meritus Medical Center. Born Monday, September 30, 1946, in Myersville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Harvey D. Schroyer and the late Martha M. (Lewis) Schroyer. She was preceded[Read More…]

Robert “Bobby” Stanley Riggleman

Robert “Bobby” Stanley Riggleman 1947-2025 Robert “Bobby” Stanely Riggleman, 77, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. Born September 27, 1947, in Cumberland, Md., Bobby was the son of the late Robert Nathaniel Riggleman and Freeda Cristina (Bennett) Riggleman. He was[Read More…]

Wolfgang Mehrmann

Wolfgang Mehrmann 1930-2025 Wolfgang Mehrmann, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, February 7, 2025 at his home. Mr. Mehrmann was born on April 7, 1930 in Belzig, Germany. He served with the United States Navy. Wolfgang worked as a photographer and was an active leader with Boy[Read More…]

Yang Soon “Donna’ Payne

Yang Soon “Donna’ Payne 1948-2025 Yang Soon “Donna” Payne, age 76, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025 at her home. She was born March 20, 1948 in Seoul, South Korea. Donna worked as a laborer at Quad Graphics. She attended beauty school in Korea. She enjoyed[Read More…]