John Michael Gelwicks Sr.
Jan 15, 2014
John Michael Gelwicks Sr., 68, of Emmitsburg died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born February 11, 1945 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Earle and Donaldine Hahn Gelwicks. John was a machine operator at the Lions Brothers Company in Owings Mills for 40 years. After his retirement in 2011, he worked in...
Carmen Lorraine (Jones) Crum
Jan 15, 2014
Carmen L. Crum, 70, of Westminster, died Wednesday afternoon, January 15, 2014, at Carroll Hospital Center. Born September 8, 1943 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late Edwin S. Jones and Laura O. Stocksdale Jones Gaver. She was the wife of Larry E. Crum. Carmen was retired from Carroll Children’s Center, where she worked as a Medical Secretary/Receptionist. ...
Sister Virginia Cotter
Jan 12, 2014
Sister Virginia Cotter, age 87, died January 12, 2014 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She was born February 24, 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Sister Virginia was the third of seven children born to Margaret (O'Day) and John Cotter. She joined the Daughters of Charity on December 30, 1951 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. After graduating from St. Joseph College with...
Alex R. Johns
Jan 10, 2014
Alex R. Johns, age 82, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Transitions Healthcare Center in Sykesville. Born September 3, 1931 in Lynchburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles and Gallie Johns. He was predeceased by his wife, Jessie Faith Johns in 2013. Mr. Johns was an automobile mechanic with Miller Brothers in...
Robert "Bobby" Bowers Sr.
Jan 7, 2014
Robert Leroy “Bobby” Bowers Sr., 79, of Taneytown died peacefully at his home Tuesday, January 7, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born October 14, 1934 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late Monroe and Isabelle Rinehart Bowers. He was the husband of Arlene Ahn Bowers, to whom he was married for nearly 54 years. Robert was a...
Hilda B. (Cunningham) Saxton
Jan 3, 2014
Hilda B. Saxton, age 85, of Mount Airy, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. Born August 2, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Mathilda (Woppman) Cunningham. She was predeceased by her husband, Maurice Sidney Saxton in 1991. Surviving her are children, Maurice...
Grace Elizabeth "Lib" Strine
Dec 30, 2013
Grace Elizabeth “Lib” Strine, age 90, of New Windsor, Maryland, died peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2013 at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, after declining health. Born October 26, 1923 in Medford, Carroll County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin Strine and Viola Cashman Strine. She was a member of the Edgewood Church of...
Kenneth Albert "Buzzy" Bair
Dec 29, 2013
Kenneth Albert “Buzzy” Bair, 91, of Taneytown, Maryland died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Lookabout Manor in Westminster. Born November 27, 1922 near Union Bridge, he was the son of the late Clinton and Emma Hahn Bair. He was the husband of the late Katherine Nusbaum Bair, to whom he was married for 59 years. Kenneth was the owner and...
Sister Camilla Harant
Dec 20, 2013
Sister Camilla Harant, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sister Camilla (Kamilla Theresa) Harant, age 98, died December 20, 2013 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She was born on October 30, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland. Sister Camilla was one of three children born to Philip and Kamilla (Paule) Harant. Sister Camilla joined the Daughters of Charity...
Ronald Leroy Rognlien
Dec 19, 2013
Ronald LeRoy Rognlien, 61, died unexpectedly from a massive heart attack at his home in Warrenton, VA., on Thursday morning, December 19, 2013. Born in 1952 in Baraboo, Wis.; he was the son of the late Stanley LeRoy Rognlien and the late Arlene Doris Jacobson Rognlien. His father served on submarines in the U.S. Navy during World War II in...
Thomas A. Bender
Dec 18, 2013
Thomas A. Bender, age 60, of Sabillasville, MD died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the University of Maryland Hospital Center in Baltimore, following an extended illness. He was born March 18, 1953 in Frederick, Maryland son of the late Charles A. and Evelyn C. (Moberley) Bender. He worked as a mechanic, truck driver, and heavy machine operator until his...
Ambrose "Andy" O. Miller
Dec 17, 2013
Ambrose Oliver “Andy” Miller, 92, of Hampstead, formerly of Woodlawn, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Golden Crest Assisted Living in Hampstead. He was born August 26, 1921 in Annapolis, the son of the late Sebastian and Olive Tudor Miller. He was the husband of the late Ruth Snead Miller, who died in March 2013. After attending Poly...
Regina Louise (Mort) Foreman
Dec 17, 2013
Regina Louise Foreman, 81, of Keymar, Maryland died peacefully Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Colonial Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in York, PA. Born December 31, 1931 in Taneytown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ethel Clingan Mort. She was the wife of the late Carroll J. Foreman who died in 1975. Regina worked for 20 years...
James "Jim" Blimmel
Dec 15, 2013
James “Jim” Blimmel, 56, of Westminster died early Sunday morning, December 15, 2013 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born May 21, 1957 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of James Q. Blimmel and wife Ann Davidson Blimmel of Columbia, MD and the late Barbara Irwin Blimmel. He was the husband of Karen Matthews Blimmel, with whom he celebrated 26 years...
Doris Lovie (Loving) Jones
Dec 15, 2013
Doris Lovie Jones, 91, of Harney died unexpectedly Sunday, December 15, 2013 at her home. Born November 6, 1922 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Esther Galloway Loving. She was married to the late Charles Boecker and the late Donald Jones. Doris was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church in Taneytown. She enjoyed reading,...
Nellie Marie (Meek) Pomraning
Dec 13, 2013
Nellie Marie Pomraning, 92, of Ellicott City, Maryland died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Ivy Manor Normandy in Ellicott City. Born March 28, 1921 in Bridgeton, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Orwig Meek. She was the wife of the late Reuben Trout Pomraning. Marie was a seamstress and hairdresser. She became a supervisor at...
Arlene Grace Fair
Dec 8, 2013
Arlene Grace Fair, 81, of Taneytown died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born October 28, 1932 in Taneytown, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Grace Copenhaver Fair. Arlene worked as a presser at Eddie’s Cleaners in Littlestown, PA and at Avenue Tailors in Westminster for many years. She was a member...
Theodore "Ted" Frederick Gerwig
Dec 8, 2013
Theodore “Ted” F. Gerwig, age 75, of Finksburg, Maryland, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born August 4, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Mary Margaret (Richardson) Gerwig. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Ellen (Dean) Gerwig. Ted was a...
Peter Christopher Smith
Dec 7, 2013
Peter Christopher Smith (Tofer), age 31, of Palm Coast, Florida, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Born January 18, 1982 he was the son of Peter Joseph Smith of Emmitsburg, MD and Bonnie Carol (Gore) Boehm of Palm Coast, Florida. He was the stepson of Hans Boehm of Florida. Christopher was an avid reader, loved music, and appreciated the...
Frances Rose (Nash) Ebaugh
Dec 7, 2013
Frances Rose Nash Ebaugh, 82, of Keysville, died peacefully at her home Saturday, December 7, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Born March 10, 1931 in Smock, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael Freeman and Julia Cholibska, and step-daughter of the late Benny Nash. She was the wife of Robert Wilson Ebaugh who died in 1974. Frances...