by Kate Evans & Kate Shunney Officials with Valley Health systems and hospitals in Cumberland and Hagerstown have all asked area residents to take steps to reduce pressure on Emergency Departments and hospital wings as new waves of Omicron-fueled COVID cases hit the region. Valley Health’s six hospitals, which include War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley […]

by Kate Shunney Hospitals in Hagerstown and Cumberland are asking the public to help curb capacity problems as COVID and other seasonal illnesses are sending more patients to their doors. UPMC Western Maryland has set up a medical tent outside their Emergency department doors to “expand care capability” for those coming for emergency treatment. Public […]

Randi Lee Wishard 1975-2021 Randi Lee Wishard, 46, of Greencastle Pa., passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. Born March 25, 1975, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Harry and Dolores (McCusker) Powers III. She was a 1993 graduate of Hancock High School and a graduate of Hagerstown Business College. […]

Mary Jane Schetrompf 1947-2021 Mary Jane Schetrompf, 74, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. Born April 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Mummert and the wife of James G. Schetrompf, of Warfordsburg, Pa. She was a graduate of Clear Spring High School. She worked as […]

Darrell Grove Funk 1943-2021 Darrell Grove Funk, 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at his home. Born May 23, 1943, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Galen Funk and Ruth Grove Funk. His brothers Emerson Funk, Sr., of Berkeley Springs; Ralph Funk, of Hagerstown and Alvin […]

Joanna Irene Komsa 1936-2021 Joanna Irene Komsa, 85, Hancock, Md., passed away December 30, 2021, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 8, 1936, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Calvin Strawderman and Anna Carter Strawderman and the widow of John A. Komsa, Jr. She was a member of St. […]

Louella Mae Beyer 1949-2021 Louella Mae Beyer, 72, of Greenspring, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital, Romney, W.Va. Born on August 10, 1949 in Levels, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John W. Duncan and Golda E. Largent Duncan. She was a former ERA Creekside Realty agent […]

Kenneth Leon Hendershot, Sr. 1947-2021 Kenneth Leon Hendershot, Sr., 74, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, December 13th, 2021, in Falls Church, Va. Born May 1, 1947, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Helen Leasure Hendershot and Donald Lee Hendershot. He was an avid racecar fan and loved to […]

Gloria Jean Kettering 1931-2021 Gloria Jean Kettering, age 90, of Acworth, Georgia, formerly of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Jean was born to the late Paul Householder and the late Della Risinger Householder on November 21, 1931. She was one of two children. Her legacy and passion were her […]

Michael Lenwood Hiles 1962-2021 Michael Lenwood Hiles, age 59, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, December 24, 2021 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 19, 1962 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of John Thomas Hiles of Berkeley Springs and […]