Edith Etta Hovermale 1947-2024 Edith Etta Hovermale, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 21, 1947 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Ardell and Eunice Porter Spielman. She attended public schools in Morgan County. Edith[Read More…]
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Dorothy Marie Kucharski
Dorothy Marie Kucharski 1935-2024 Dorothy Marie “Dottie” Kucharski, age 88, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Monday, February 26, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 27, 1935 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the[Read More…]
Robert Douglas Mattingly
Robert Douglas Mattingly 1948-2024 Robert Douglas Mattingly, age 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on February 24, 2024. Born September 13, 1948, in Trenton N.J., he was the son of the late NASA engineer Robert Mattingly I. and Mary Ruth Mattingly. Robert was a husband, father, and artist. He[Read More…]
Kenneth G. Copeland
Kenneth G. Copeland 1948-2024 Kenneth George Copeland, 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died March 3, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center. Born October 10, 1948, he was the son of the late George R. and Emily M. Bongiorno Copeland. He was the stepson of Wannita Copeland Mowery. He worked at Pennsylvania Glass[Read More…]
BSHS Hall of Fame accepting nominees
The Berkeley Spring Athletic Hall of Fame continues to accept new nominees for the 2024 induction class. Candidates who were not voted into the Hall and remain in the application pool, plus new nominees from recent months, comprise the new class, so far. There is still plenty of time for[Read More…]
Indians finish regular season on three-game win streak
by Jamie Harris Sometimes it takes an en- tire season for a team to gel together and start playing at the level that their coach wants them to be at. It seems that the Berkeley Springs In- dians found the right time to start connecting as the Tribe finished the[Read More…]
Frances Stalnaker Stotler
Frances Stalnaker Stotler 1927-2024 Frances Stalnaker Stotler, of Dousman, Wis., formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. She was 96 years old. She was born in 1927 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late coal miner and dairy farmers George Cameron and[Read More…]
Travis Lane Roach
Travis Lane Roach 1977-2024 Travis Lane Roach, 46, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on February 2, 2024, at his home. Travis was born on September 4, 1977, in Martinsburg, W.Va., the son of the late Judith C. Roach and Nelson H. Roach of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He worked in construction[Read More…]
Naomi Jean Exline Willingham
Naomi Jean Exline Willingham 1948-2023 Naomi Jean Exline Willingham, age 75, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2023 at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born February 27, 1948 in Greencastle, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Marshall and Leotta Virginia Roby Exline. She was of[Read More…]
Melody Dawn Truax Ruppenthall
Melody Dawn Truax Ruppenthall 1951-2024 Melody Dawn Truax Ruppenthall, 72, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully Monday, February 12, 2024, at Meritus Hospital in Hagerstown, Md. Born November 22, 1951, in McConnellsburg, Pa., Melody was a 1970 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School. Melody was quiet, thoughtful, and never said[Read More…]
