Omer Kenneth Crushong

Omer Kenneth Crushong, Jr., 66, of Taneytown, MD passed on June 25, 2026, at Gettysburg Hospital. Known to his friends and family as Ken, he was born on June 25, 1960 in Pennsylvania, to the late Omer Kenneth Crushong, Sr. and Nora Belle Crushong. He owned K & M Trucking Company which he started in 1984. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, hiking in the mountains, as well as going to tractor/truck pulls, and carnivals.

He is survived by his children, Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Crushong and partner Jennifer Barnette of Taneytown, MD, and Nyx Crushong and wife Nikki of Hanover, PA; siblings Sylva Hager of Stanley, NC, Linda Brandon of Fairfield, PA, Edward Crushong of Lonaconing, MD; sister-in-law Lisa Roberson of Lonaconing, MD. Ken is also survived by many nieces and nephews and preceded in death by his sister Brenda Green.

The family will receive friends on July 2, 2026 from 10 AM to 11 AM at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 136 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown, MD 21787. A funeral service will begin at 11 AM with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.