All Obituaries

            Emelia Elizabeth Carrick, 97, of Fairfield, PA died peacefully on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  Born February 25, 1921 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Louis and Anna (Kurian) Eilinsfeld.  She was the devoted wife of the late Hugh Bruce Carrick, Sr.             Emelia was a homemaker and...

Rebecca “Becky” Gale Powel, 81, of Union Bridge, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Born May 16, 1937 in Chestertown and raised in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Wood Gale and Thomas W. Gale.  She was the wife of William R. Powel, the love of her life for 59 years. Becky was a 1955 graduate of Samuel Ready School of Baltimore and 1958 graduate of Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.  During her 44 year career as a...

          Stephen Bryan Roth, 36, of Mt. Airy, MD went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Lorien Mt. Airy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.           Born on March 21, 1982 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of Frederick Roth of Ellicott City and the late Virginia “Ginny” H. Newman.  He was the step-son of Pastor H. Ray Newman of...

          John B. “Dick” Joy, Jr., 85, of Taneytown died on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Gettysburg Hospital.  Born March 17, 1933 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John B. Joy, Sr. and the late Ella Louise (Kiefer) Joy.  He was the devoted husband of Janet (Rodkey) Joy, to whom he was married for 64 years.           John was a graduate of New Windsor High School, class of...

          Ricky James Bright, 57, of Westminster, died peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.  Born September 4, 1961 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John and Phyllis (Delawder) Bright.  He was the husband of Carolyn Denise (Gately) Bright.           Ricky worked at Carroll Hospital in the Dietary Department for several years and...

          Nissa Rae Weeks, 48, of Taneytown, MD died on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.  Born May 18, 1970 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Ray A. Cluck of Taneytown and the late Joyce (Rohrback) Cluck.           Nissa was employed as an Orthodontist Assistant for many years.  Her last job was as a driver for A&S Kinard Trucking in New...

          Douglas Brian Hans, 77, of Westminster, Maryland died peacefully on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy.           Born on July 18, 1941 in Lake Ronkonkama, NY he was the son of the late Phillip Louis and Helen (Maskiell) Hans.            Despite the many challenges Douglas faced throughout his life, he was a...

            Clifford Roger “Cliff” Eiker, 64, of Thurmont, MD died unexpectedly on Friday, February 1, 2019.  Born June 7, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Elwood and Vera (Andrew) Eiker.  He was the husband of Charlene (Krein) Eiker, to whom he was married for 44 years.             Cliff was a self-employed truck driver in recent years, and...

            George Allen Fream, 91, of Hanover, PA, died peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA.  Born April 17, 1927 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late J. Ernest and Muriel (Hersh) Fream.  He was the husband of LaReina (Bankert) Fream, to whom he was married for 68 years.             George graduated from Taneytown High...

          Janet Marie Neff, 54, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Carroll Hospital Center.           Born on October 21, 1964 in Summersville, W.VA., she was the daughter of the late Jackie O. Neff and Rose Marie (Adams) Neff.            She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and will be...