Aug 26, 2025

Norwood Earl Tatum, Jr., 70, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on Saturday, December 4, 1954, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Norwood Earl Tatum Sr. and Elizabeth Clara Tatum née Newland. Norwood Jr. was the loving husband of Denise Kay Tatum née Ohler, whom he married on Saturday August...

Aug 24, 2025

Treva Ramona Murphy, age 96 of Taneytown died peacefully with her loving family at her side on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Lorien, Taneytown. Born January 5, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Sammeul A. and Carrie P. Rienaman.

Treva was a security guard for many years at English American Co. in Westminster. She was a lover of cats;...

Aug 20, 2025

August 20, 2025. With God’s good grace, Howard Joseph Kapfer 3rd, passed with quiet dignity in the comfort of his home in Keymar, Maryland.

With his wife and family at his side, reflections of Howard’s life of love, laughter, challenges, and even a few tears, filled the house. With every memory shared, his faith in God, Almighty, was abundantly prominent. It...

Aug 20, 2025

Sister Kathleen Shannon (Kathleen Ann), age 70, died peacefully at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on August 20, 2025 while on mission at Saint Agnes House in Baltimore, Maryland. She was born on January 6, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, the first of three children born to Leona Elizabeth (Kline) and James Andrew Shannon. She entered the Daughters of Charity...

Aug 17, 2025

Mark Steven Haga, 45, of Sykesville, Maryland passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2025 with his loving family by his side.

Born on Wednesday, March 5, 1980 in Carroll County, he was the son of James Robert Haga, Sr. and Elizabeth Haga née Howes. Mark had a great joy and passion for life, with his greatest joy in making those...

Aug 17, 2025

David Ray Baumgardner, 40, of Westminster passed away peacefully at his residence, Sunday, August 17, 2025. Born October 14, 1984 in Westminster, he was the son of Bertha Lee Baumgardner, nee Widner and the late Clifford Ray Baumgardner. In addition to his mother, he is survived by the mother of his children Britney Lynn Campbell and his 4 children Lily-Ann...

Aug 17, 2025

Carl Edward Weant, 92, of Taneytown, passed away peacefully at the farm where he lived his entire life on Sunday Aug. 17, 2025.

Born June 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Lake G. Weant and Grace E. (Spangler) Weant. He was the loving husband of Grace V. (Zimmerman) Weant with whom he shared nearly 64 years of marriage....

Aug 13, 2025

George Ronald Helm, 82, of Havre de Grace, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born Monday, August 2, 1943 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George A. and Georgianna K. Helm, nee Foster; loving father of Todd R. Helm and devoted brother of Susan Helm Thomas. He...

Aug 11, 2025

James Robert Ellis, Jr., age 70 of Taneytown, Md., died at his home after a long illness on Monday August 11, 2025. Born February 2, 1955, he was the son of the late James Robert Ellis, Sr., and Edna Louise (Oliver) Ellis.

Jim was a volunteer fire fighter in Charles County MD for over 30 years. He enjoyed going to car...

Aug 8, 2025

Sister Dorothy Ann Pyle, age 89, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on August 8, 2025. She was born March 28, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland to Lester and Mary (Cassidy) Pyle. Sister Dorothy Ann graduated from Seton High School in Baltimore in 1954 and entered the Daughters of Charity on March 22, 1956, from Blessed Sacrament Parish. She...

Aug 6, 2025

Louis Elias Orem, 67, of Westminster, MD, died August 6, 2025 at his home. He was the devoted husband of the late Joan Carol Orem, nee Stephan. Born March 24, 1958 in Maryland, Louis was the son of the late Louis Thomas Orem and Dorothy North Hands.

Louis was a truck driver for Carroll County Landfill for over 30 years. He...

Aug 1, 2025

Wayne A. Smith age 67 of Waynesboro, PA died on August 1, 2025 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg PA, with his loving family at his side. Born May 27, 1957, in Frederick MD he was the son of Annamae (Rice) Luther and the late Elwood A. Smith. 

Wayne was a 1975 graduate of Catoctin High School. He was a successful owner and...

Aug 1, 2025

Jul 30, 2025

Richard "John" Leo Adelsberger, age 86 of Fairfield PA, died peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Cross Keys Brethren Home, New Oxford, PA. Born July 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph Dwen and Adele Mae (Wood) Adelsberger.

John received a degree from Mount Saint Mary's College in 1961 and after...

Jul 29, 2025

On Tuesday, July 29th, 2025, Corinne Mae Miller passed away peacefully at Northampton Manor in Frederick surrounded by her family after a battle with Kidney Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Born on March 2, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Bernadette Kaas, nee Orndorff. She was the loving wife of the late Brooke Ignatius Miller, her husband...

Jul 28, 2025

David Carson Ritenour, age 57 of Westminster, MD passed away on July 28, 2025, after a brief illness with his loving wife by his side. Born December 19, 1967, he was the son of the late Carson and Margaret Ritenour. He was the loving husband of Constance Correlli.

David was a supervisor with Eastern Waterproofing; he was happily employed with them...

Jul 23, 2025

On Wednesday July 23rd, 2025, Antoinette Elizabeth Shue, nee Warehime, passed away peacefully at Bridging Life Hospice in the Northwest Hospital in Randallstown after a brief Illness. Born on Thursday, July 4th, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Roger David Warehime and Mary Barrell Warehime, nee Mitten. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Samuel “Buck”...

Jul 21, 2025

Martina L. Ross, "Tina" as she was known to her friends and family, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday July 21st, 2025 in Sykesville. She was born in Baltimore on July 30th, 1946 to the late Martin and Helen Hauser nee Heffner. She was the wife of the late Glenn M. Ross who passed away in 2018. They were...

Jul 19, 2025

Ann Marie Simmons, 94, of White Plains, MD, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born September 20, 1930, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late James Clement Conway and Helen Marie Quill Conway.

Ann worked as a secretary for the Federal Government for over 20 years.

A devout catholic, she attended her church...

Jul 19, 2025

Charles “Chip” Mitchell Adams, age 74 of Taneytown passed on Saturday July 19, 2025, with his loving family by his side from Parkinson’s disease and related dementia. Born August 3, 1950, he was the son of the late Calvern R. and Thelma M. (Mitchell) Adams Sr. He was the loving husband of Marcia Adams for 52 years.

Chip was in the...