Obituaries

Richard Ward

Richard Ward 1937-2025 Richard (Richie) Ward passed away at home on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the age of 87. Born in Buck Valley, Pa. on Friday, August 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Charles and Ruie Ward. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Glenn[Read More…]

Norman G. Smith

Norman G. Smith 1936-2025 Norman G. (Gary) Smith passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Born February 21, 1936, in Little Orleans, Md. He was a resident of Florida and had homes in Punta Gorda, Fla., Little Orleans, Md, and Green Bay, Wis. Norman was a graduate of Flintstone High[Read More…]

Marie Fern Shoemaker Seeley

Marie Fern Shoemaker Seeley 1939-2025 Marie Fern Shoemaker Seeley, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Moran Manor in Westernport, Md. Born May 14, 1939 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ralph William and Letha Geneva Stotler. She was[Read More…]

Dianna Marie Diehl

Dianna Marie Diehl 1948-2024 Dianna Marie Diehl, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 16, 1948 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Calvin Julian and Helen Marie Waugh Weber. Dianna was a high[Read More…]

Mary Ann Yost

Mary Ann Yost 1951-2024 Mary Ann Yost, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born March 3, 1951 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Charlie and Anne Mary Mencer Dailey. Mary[Read More…]

Howard Ray Messerly, Sr.

Howard Ray Messerly, Sr. 1950-2024 Howard Ray Messerly, Sr., age 74, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024, in Chambersburg, Pa. Born Saturday, December 16, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio, he is survived by his wife Patricia Ann Messerly who he married on Sunday, September 10, 1985. Howard was a lifelong[Read More…]

Shirley Diane Michael

Shirley Diane Michael 1950-2024 Shirley Diane Michael, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, December 20, 2024 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 24, 1950 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Mary Effland Unger.[Read More…]

Mary A. Yost

Mary A. Yost Mary Ann Yost, 73, died on Sunday. Arrangements will be announced at a later date by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center.

Mary Anne Ghantous

Mary Anne Ghantous 1940-2024 Mary Anne Ghantous, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at her home. Born February 9, 1940 in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Anne Flynn Marad. Mary Anne was a college graduate with a[Read More…]

Mary Irene Breeden

Mary Irene Breeden 1933-2024 Mary Irene Breeden, loving mother and grandmother, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at her home. Born October 30, 1933 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of John and Agnes Everett Barker. Mary and her husband, Jim[Read More…]