Robert June Wetzel, age 68, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2011 at his home on Wetzel Mountain. Born June 3, 1943 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Charles Russell and Elizabeth Hattie (Eyler) Wetzel. He is survived by his wife of 9 years, Nancy Nadean (Moser) Wetzel. He owned and operated Robert Wetzel’s...
Evelyn Armistice Allen, age 86, of Westminster, MD died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at her home. She lived at Carroll Lutheran Village since 2006. She was born Nov. 11, 1924 in Hilldale, West Virginia, daughter of the late Grover and India Light Allen. She worked as a lab technician for Proctor & Gamble. She is survived by sisters, India Brown...
Lola Madeline Redmer, age 88 of Manchester died Wednesday September 7, 2011 at her home. She was born August 23, 1923 in Holden, West Virginia, daughter of the late Leonard F. and Alice B. Williams Perry. She was the wife of the late Henry F. Redmer, Jr. who died in February 2001. She married her husband Henry F. Redmer, Jr....
Leah Blanche Ohler, age 81, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at her home. Born September 24, 1929 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edgar S. and Ada L. (Fravel) Smith. She was predeceased by her husband Ralph C. Ohler, Sr. in 2008. Leah was an active member of Elias Lutheran...
James “Jim” F. Martin, age 72 of Gettysburg, PA died Wednesday August 31, 2011 at Genesis Gettysburg Center. Born July 11, 1939 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late James Archie and Vicie (Hanson) Martin. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Myrtle (Ingle) Martin. Jim attended New Windsor High School, and was known as...
Dorothy Elizabeth Clingan Shipley, age 85 of Westminster, died Monday August 29, 2011 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. She was born April 5, 1926 in Westminster the daughter of the late David N. and Elizabeth Stem Clingan. She was the wife of Sterling A. Shipley, Jr., her husband of 65 years. She was a 1943 graduate of Westminster High School....
L. Pauline “Polly” Hurst, age 91, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Westminster, Maryland. Born September 21, 1919 in Dandridge, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Roxy Lane Thomas. She was the wife of the late William L. Hurst to whom she was married 63 years. She was...
William F. Adams, age 77, of Sabillasville, MD died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Fahrney-Keedy Nursing Center in Boonsboro. Born July 4, 1934 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Norman David and Helen Elizabeth Snyder Adams. He was the husband of Louise Pittenturf Adams, his wife of 38 years. He was employed for many years by the...
Kenneth J. Jenkins, age 84 of Littlestown, PA died Monday August 22, 2011. He was born August 7, 1927 near Winfield, Carroll County the son of the late Iva E. Wimert. He was husband of Margaret H. Caples Jenkins. At age 16 he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine and sailed in the War Emergency Tankers program during World War II...
Deborah Ann Barnes, age 57 of Westminster, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown. She was born March 16, 1954 in Havre de Grace, MD, daughter of Margarette Thomas Crowder of Abingdon, MD and the late W. Robert Wallis. She was the wife of Donald L. Barnes, her husband of 28 years. She retired in 2006 from...
Helmut Kurt Neugebauer, age 77, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania died peacefully Tuesday, August 9, at his home. Born December 7, 1933 in Kolbnitz, Silesia, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Frieda Seeliger Neugebauer. He was the husband of Emmy Muller Neugebauer, his wife of 47 years. He was self-employed as a carpenter and contractor. He enjoyed photography, carpentry,...
Madeline Agnes “Midge” Englar, age 101 of Westminster died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Born June 22, 1910 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Brown Keck. She was the wife of the late William J. Englar. She was self employed and worked as a housekeeper. Madeline enjoyed crocheting,...
Flora Frances Hahn, age 74, of Keymar, Maryland, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born August 26, 1936 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Delcie Lovejoy Welch. She was the wife of the late Franklin “Poncho” Hahn, to whom she was married 59 years. She worked...
Ethel Ray Willet, age 81, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born February 17, 1930 in Houcksville, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Melvin Earl and Jennie Gertrude (Hughes) Rill. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert Daniel Willet. She was a graduate of Hampstead...
Carolyn Y. “Curly” Magruder, age 62, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born June 19, 1949 in Hanover, PA., she was the daughter of the late Burnell C. and Iva E. (Stouter) Utz. She is survived by her husband of 8 years, Thomas A. Magruder, Sr. She was a...
Bertha Mae Shockley, age 84, of Taneytown died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Golden Living Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westminster. Born May 9, 1927 in Hillsville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Gladys Kenley Shockley. She was a homemaker and member of Taneytown Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and participating in church activities. She is...
Ralph Linn Tingler, age 89 of Finksburg, died Wednesday July 20, 2011 at Country Care Assisted Living (Bonds Forest) in Finksburg. He was born September 9, 1921 in Burnt House, West Virginia, the son of the late Homer and Alta Elder Tingler. He was the husband of the late Lenda Mae Thomas Tingler who died in February 2011. Ralph was...
Fred W. Spangler, age 57, of Hanover, Pennsylvania died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Hanover Hospital. Born February 8, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the husband of the late Karen Isaacs Spangler. He was the son of Arlene Clabaugh Spangler and the late Fred D. Spangler. He owned and operated Spangler Landscaping and also worked for Ecker Lawn Care...
Donald Joseph Pastorett, Sr., age 68, of Emmitsburg died Saturday, June 9, at his home. Born April 14, 1943, in Queens, New York, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Alice Kaas Pastorett. He worked a variety of jobs throughout his life including employment at two area shoe manufacturers. He was a veteran of the United States...
LaVerne Elizabeth Vain, age 71, of Taneytown, Maryland, formerly of Catonsville, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at the Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, Maryland. Born January 18, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Dorothy (Klemm) Flora. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jack LeRoy Vain. She and her husband have...