All Obituaries

Alice May Spangler Hoff, 85, of Oxford, PA, formerly of Westminster, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, surrounded by family at the home of her daughter-in-law in New Windsor. Born July 27, 1936, in Union Mills, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ray Willet Spangler and Isabel Marie Flickinger Spangler. She was the loving wife to the late Donald P. Hoff, who passed in 1981; and current husband, Charlie Wichhart.  She was a WHS graduate class of 1954. She was a member of the Bixler’s...

Alice Klinger Kushner, age 90, of Westminster, died peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Bethania Home Care Assisted Living in Westminster.  Born October 7, 1931 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Dr. Raymond P. Klinger, Sr. and the late Winifred (Slocum) Klinger.  She was the wife of the late Francis J. “Frank” Kushner, to whom she was married for 48 years.  He passed in 2009.  Alice is survived by daughter, Emily K. Halac (John) of San...

     Charles B. Miller, 88, of Taneytown, MD, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home at Lookabout Manor on Monday, June 27, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. Born May 9, 1934, he was the son of the late Raymond Miller and Mary Ruth Buxton. Charles was married to his beloved wife Barbara for 65 years.      Charles was a letter carrier in Westminster for 27 years. He was a life member of the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company,...

Richard Allen Horner, Sr., 58, of Keymar, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at his home. Born on June 13, 1964, he was the son of Shirley A. Sparkman, nee Thomas and the late Doug Sparkman, and the late Leonard W. Horner. He was the loving husband to Angela P. Horner, to whom he was married to for 18 years. He was a plant manager at a stone quarry. He enjoyed work and building things, being on the boat and fishing, and Jeep rides with his wife, Angela. He loved spending time with his...

Simon Peter Magruder, 84, of Westminster, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Peak Healthcare Center of Patapsco in Randallstown. Born February 3, 1938, he was the son of the late Marcella Magruder. He was the loving husband to the late Mary Louise Magruder. He was a truck driver for Baugher’s in Westminster. He was a lifetime member of the New Windsor Fire Department. Simon loved playing the bass guitar and was in a band, Everyday People. In his younger years, he enjoyed...

M. Irene Dyson, age 82, of Glenville, PA, died peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at UMPC Hanover. Born April, 7 1940 in Woodlawn, MD, she was the daughter of the late Louis E. McDermott and Eleanor B. Snyder. She was the wife of William “Bill” R. Dyson, her husband of 56 years. Irene was a clerk in the banking industry. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving in addition to her husband, Bill, are a son, Randy Davis of Westminster;...

Romaine Koontz, age 90 of Taneytown, died Saturday, June 25 at Lorien Assisted Living.   Born June 19, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Jesse Feeser and Catherine Theresa (Eckenrode) Feeser.  She was the devoted wife of Richard L. Koontz for 68 years and who preceded her in death by only three months.  A graduate of St. Joseph High School in Emmitsburg, Romaine enjoyed her youth as an avid roller skater at Rainbow Roller Rink—a landmark...

Sister Mary Clare (Anne Clare) Hughes, age 97, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on June 25, 2022. She was born on November 25, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland to Mary Anne (Mulry) and Timothy J. Hughes. She graduated from Seton High School in 1942. On December 14, 1942, Sister Mary Clare entered the Daughters of Charity from her parish, St. Elizabeth’s in Baltimore. This year marks her 80 years as a Daughter of Charity. Following initial formation, Sister Mary Clare was...

Agnes Stuples, a mother and resident of Baltimore, MD, died unexpectedly on June 22, 2022, at the age of 79 at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Agnes is survived by her children, Karen Morrison, Mary Bing, Johnny Stuples, David Stuples and Sandra Morrison. She is predeceased by her husband Marshall Stuples and siblings Leroy Hobbs, Bill Hobbs, and Norma Thiac. Agnes was born October 24, 1942, in Baltimore, MD to John and Elenor Hobbs. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and...

Ronald “Ron” Martin, of Fairfield, PA, passed away after a month long battle with COVID-19, on Wednesday, June 8th at Chambersburg Hospital. Ron was a dedicated Christian man, a faithful and loving husband, the best father in the world, and a dedicated grandfather, “Poppy”, to 3 wonderful grandchildren. Ron and his loving wife Joanne loved to travel and took many trips to New England, took their grandchildren to Disney World, drove across the country, and always...