Brandon Michael Collins
Jul 13, 2015
Brandon Michael Collins, age 12, of Taneytown, Maryland, died Monday, July 13, 2015, as the result of an automobile accident near Mt. Airy. Born October 31, 2002 in Howard County, he was the son of Nicole Renee Collins. Brandon was a student at Gateway School in Westminster where he was prepared to enter the 7th grade. He enjoyed playing basketball...
Adam Curtis Marjarum
Jul 13, 2015
Adam Curtis Marjarum, age 52, of Quincy, Pennsylvania, died on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, PA. Born on April 12, 1963 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Gail (Denny) Thompson Guy of Columbia, MD, and the late David Wayne Marjarum. His devoted and loving wife of 20 years, Denise Lynne (Bowen) Marjarum survives him;...
Sharon Elizabeth (Smith) Hendrickson
Jul 11, 2015
Sharon Elizabeth Hendrickson, 68, of Emmitsburg, Maryland died peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born July 10, 1947 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Nora Marie (Paul) Smith. She was the wife of Paul W. Hendrickson, to whom she was married for 46 years. Sharon was a substitute teacher...
Katherine Elizabeth (Ross) Lewis
Jul 5, 2015
Katherine Elizabeth Lewis, age 92, of Keymar, Maryland, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her home. Born March 16, 1923 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Susan (Murphy) Ross. She was the wife of the late Gwynn Lewis. Katherine was a secretary for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington,...
Rose (Maragos) Keller
Jul 5, 2015
Rose Kathryne Keller, 74, of Taneytown, Maryland passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her home. Born January 12, 1941 in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of Helen (Kostas) Downs of Taneytown and the late James Maragos. She was the wife of Kenneth Keller, her soulmate and life-long love, whom she met in high school. Rose and Ken...
Michael Jay Mann
Jul 4, 2015
Michael Jay Mann, age 69, of Westminster, Maryland, died on July 4, 2015 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born October 22, 1945, at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Russell Augusta Mann and Ruth (Cooke) Mann. He was the husband of Ann Starner Mann, his wife of 45 years. He was a 1963 graduate...
Pauline Carmen (Stitely) Topper
Jul 4, 2015
Pauline Carmen Topper, age 72, of Keymar, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at home. Born on May 3, 1943 in Bruceville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roland Roscoe Stitely and Emma Virginia (Clem) Stitely. Pauline was employed by Black & Decker Co. in Hampstead for 20 years, and then...
James William Kerr
Jul 2, 2015
James William Kerr, age 60, of Westminster, Maryland, formerly of Seattle, Washington, died at his home on Thursday, July 2, 2015 under hospice care following a long battle with liver cancer. Born on July 2, 1955 in Texas, he was the son of the late Emory L. and Elsie (Jorgensen) Kerr. He is survived by his wife, Linda “Lin” Jean...
Alma Smolin Morrill
Jul 2, 2015
Alma Smolin Morrill, age 94, resident of the Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Healthcare Center. Born March 8, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late August and Katherine (Weber) Smolin. She was predeceased by her husband, John Charles Morrill in October, 1997....
Charles Donald Conrad
Jul 1, 2015
Charles Donald Conrad, 98, of Emmitsburg, MD, died peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at St. Joseph Ministries in Emmitsburg, MD. Born September 14, 1916 in Chest Springs, PA he was the son of the late Charles E. Conrad and Nellie Catherine (Wharton) Conrad. He was the husband of the late Anne (Drabish) Conrad who died on August 1, 2012. Charles...
Betty (Boyer) Brauning
Jun 27, 2015
Betty Christine Brauning, 71, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Saturday, June 27, 2015 at her home. Born June 23, 1944 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Nusbaum) Boyer. She was the wife of E. Gordon Brauning, to whom she was married for almost 35 years. Her first husband, John W. Renner, died in 1979....
Wanda Rose (Hawkins) Derr
Jun 25, 2015
Wanda Rose Derr, age 77 of Reisterstown, Maryland, died on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at her home. Born August 21, 1937 in Fayetteville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hardy Rufus “Jack” Hawkins and Hillis Alvis (Caldwell) Hawkins. Wanda worked for over 40 years as a clerk for Black & Decker Corporation in Hampstead, MD retiring in 2006. ...
Larry David Click, Sr.
Jun 25, 2015
Larry David Click, Sr, 65, of Westminster, died Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2015 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born September 6, 1949 in Carroll County, he was the son of Doris Beaver Click of Taneytown and the late Raymond Click. Larry was employed for over 25 years at Condon Auto Parts in Westminster. He and his partner, Alice Wike,...
Gary S. Etzler
Jun 22, 2015
Gary Steven Etzler, 64, of Abbottstown, PA, died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Hanover Hospital in Hanover, PA, following a brief battle with cancer. Born May 26, 1951 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Richard “Dick” and Elizabeth (Ohler) Etzler, formerly of Taneytown. Gary was a route driver for Martin Potato Chips, Inc. in Thomasville, PA,...
Vernon Richard Rippeon
Jun 21, 2015
Vernon Richard “Rick” Rippeon, age 51 of Westminster, Maryland died suddenly on Sunday, June 21, 2015 while leading a scout troop on a presidential mountain hike on the Crawford Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. He was born on March 23, 1964 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, son of Vernon Robert Rippeon of Frederick, MD, and the late Shirley Barnes Rippeon. ...
William "Bill" Rittase
Jun 15, 2015
William Herbert “Bill” Rittase, 88, of New Oxford, PA, died peacefully Monday, June 15, 2015 at Hanover Hospital in Hanover, PA. Born March 13, 1927 in Taneytown, MD, he was the son of the late LaVerne and Carrie (Smith) Rittase. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Ingram) Rittase, who died in 2007. Bill was Assistant Plant Manager at...
Joe Henry
Jun 15, 2015
Joseph Alan Henry, 57, of Taneytown, Maryland died Monday, June 15, 2015 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Born May 7, 1958 in Martinsburg, WV, he was the son of the late JoAnn (Harley) Henry, who lived in Martinsburg, WV, and the late Bernard Henry, who lived in Inwood, WV. Joe was the self-employed owner and operator of two businesses, Henry...
Betty J. Bitzel Mikesell
Jun 15, 2015
Betty J. Bitzel Mikesell, 91, formerly of Hanover, PA, died early Monday morning, June 15, 2015 at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center in Emmitsburg, MD. Born October 27, 1923 in Union Mills, she was the daughter of the late Edward S. and Gertie E. Sterner Hollinger and the step-daughter of the late M. Minerva Hollinger. She was predeceased by her husbands,...
Msgt David Hess, Usaf Retired
Jun 9, 2015
David Shaun Hess, 37, of Felton, Delaware, formerly of Taneytown, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. Born October 9, 1977 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of Richard “Rick” and June (Bouldin) Hess, Jr. of Taneytown. Dave served in the United States Air Force for 16 years where he attained the...
Timothy I. Markle
Jun 7, 2015
Timothy Irvin Markle, 63, of Taneytown, Maryland, died Sunday, June 7, 2015 at York Hospital in York, PA, as the result of a bicycling accident near Littlestown, PA. Born April 8, 1952 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence and Beatrice (Fleming) Markle. Tim worked for several years at the AMP Company in Abbottstown, PA. He...




