All Obituaries

Mary Agatha Kramer, 75, of Fairfield, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Genesis Gettysburg Center in Gettysburg, PA, surrounded by her family and friends.  Born August 24, 1944 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pauline (Shields) Ridenouer.  She was the beloved wife of the late George P. Kramer, her husband of 47 years.  He passed on October 3, 2009. Mary was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Emmitsburg.  She...

Walter Lee Stonesifer, 87, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home.  Born May 4, 1932 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Edgar and Mary Ruth (Wood) Stonesifer.  He was the husband of Linda (Cool) Stonesifer, to whom he was married for 45 years. Walter worked in equipment maintenance for the Emmitsburg Shoe Factory and for sewing factories in Emmitsburg and Taneytown.  He also worked as a groundskeeper at Cunningham Falls State Park and the...

          Bradley Harold Hamilton, 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Union Memorial Hospital.           Born on September 21, 1968 in Towson, Maryland he was the son of Joyce M. Seipp Hamilton of New Windsor and the late Calvin H. Hamilton.  He was step-son of the late Sharon Hamilton.           Brad was a graduate of...

Paul Horns, 83, of Carroll Vista in Taneytown, MD, formerly of New Hampshire, died on Friday, January 10, 2020 at University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center as the result of an automobile accident in Keymar.  Born February 22, 1936 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Nathan and Vera (Schwartz) Horns.  He was the devoted husband of Jeanne (Sevick) Horns, to whom he was married for 47 years. Paul retired from CICA (Combined Insurance Company of America) where he was...

Joseph Leon Hahn, 78, of Waynesboro, PA died on Friday, January 10, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Born September 28, 1941 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Luther and Ida (Jacob) Hahn.  He was the husband of Sandra (Miller) Hahn, to whom he was married for 56 years. Joe was a diesel mechanic for the United States Government.  He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam War.  He enjoyed hunting,...

Kathryn Lynn Bitzer, age 70, of Carroll County, MD and Crescent City, FL, died peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  Born June 24, 1949 in Hazel Green, WI, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Lucille (Morris) McCarthy.  She was the beloved wife of Jesse Livingston Bitzer III, to whom she was married for 50 years. Kathy was the Deputy Director of Human Services Programs of Carroll County.  She ran all of the homeless...

Vernon Lanny Harchenhorn, 76, of New Windsor, died Thursday evening, January 9th at Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore.  Born February 15, 1943 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Vernon Harry and Ruth Viola (Strine) Harchenhorn. Lanny was a 1961 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School and graduated from Western Maryland College and later University of Maryland School of Law. He had previously been elected State’s Attorney for Carroll County and to the Maryland House of...

George Milton Kline, 87, of Taneytown, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Born May 8, 1932 in South Temple, PA, he was the son of the late George Milton Kline, Sr. and the late Estella Minerva (Clemens) Kline.  He was the devoted husband of Patricia Ann (Byrne) Kline, to whom he was married for more than 66 years. George was a graduate of Reading High School and attended Albright College in Reading, PA.  He was an...

Maureen Marr Kidwell, the last of the Marr girls, went to join her sisters, Patricia and Nancy, and her brothers, Mike and Tom, in Heaven on Friday, January 3, 2020.  Born April 23, 1933 in Providence, RI, Maureen was the daughter of the late Royle and Julia (O’Leary) Marr.  She is now in the loving embrace of her mother, who went to Heaven when Maureen was just two years young.  Maureen leaves behind her loving spouse of 66 years, Richard Kidwell.  She is also...

Deborah Lee “Debbie” Combs, 56, of Thurmont, MD, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 3, 2020.  She passed at Frederick Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born November 3, 1963 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Dorothy (Linkswiler) Hornick.  She was the wife of Lynn Combs, to whom she was married for more than 19 years. Debbie worked in Document Collections for Citicorp in Frederick for 20 years.  She was a...