Bruce Jerome Swain 1965-2025 Bruce Jerome Swain, born June 23, 1965, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adolph W. and Ruby I. Swain, and two brothers, Timothy J. Swain and Barry Hull. He is survived[Read More…]

Cathy Ann Faith 1948-2025 Cathy Ann (Seville) Faith, 76, of Hancock, Md., passed away on February 21, 2025 at home. Born April 27, 1948, in Hancock, she was lifelong resident of her hometown. She was 1966 graduate of Hancock High School and dedicated much of her life to being a homemaker.[Read More…]

Gerald Kent VanGosen 1958-2025 Gerald Kent “Kenny” VanGosen, age 66, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at his home. Born October 12, 1958 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clyde Gerald and Dorothy Lea Penner VanGosen. Kenny was a graduate of[Read More…]

Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr. 1950-2025 Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr., age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home. Born July 5, 1950 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert Thornton and Annie Elizabeth Allen Merchant. Kenneth attended Morgan[Read More…]

Gail Lynn Croston 1976-2025 Gail Lynn Croston, age 48, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at her home. Born September 10, 1976 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fern Lola Waugh Youngblood of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and the late Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr.[Read More…]

Homer Joseph “Joe” Landers 1946-2025 Homer Joseph “Joe” Landers, age 78, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Born Thursday, June 20, 1946, in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ralph and Laura Schooley Landers. Joe was a graduate[Read More…]

Mary Florence Ricker 1944-2025 Mary Florence Ricker, age 80, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born July 16, 1944 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clarence Bernard and Pansy Marie Farrell Rankin. Mary[Read More…]

Anna Mae Hoffman 1927-2025 Anna Mae Hoffman, age 97, of Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born Sunday, August 7, 1927, in Elkton, Va, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Linnie Davis Harris and the wife of Harry Hoffman who passed[Read More…]

Leora Weber Orebaugh 1924-2025 Leora Weber Orebaugh died on February 16, 2025, at home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Leora was born on March 29, 1924, in Morgan County, W.Va. to Ercel (Doc) Weber and Ora Potter Weber. Leora was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High[Read More…]

Robert Affeldt 1939-2025 Robert “Bob” Affeldt, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born July 18, 1939 in Ferndale, Md., he was the son of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Pearson Nevaker. He was a Christian.[Read More…]