Obituaries

May 29, 2020

Joan M. Peeling, 78, of Finksburg, Maryland, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.

Born on January 30, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Leo J. and Dorothy H. (Palm) Kupnicki.  She was the loving and devoted wife of 58...

May 28, 2020

Regina Ann Ross, 76, of Westminster, Maryland died on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her home.

Born on October 8, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Anita A. (Gardner) Keefer.

Regina is survived by sons, Louis Weckesser and wife Kathy of Martinsburg, W.Va., and  Michael Weckesser and...

May 27, 2020

Paul Walter Hendrickson, 72, of Littlestown, PA died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at his home with his family at his bedside.  Born June 13, 1947 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Paul William and Mary (Hardinger) Hendrickson.  He was the devoted husband of the late Sharon Elizabeth (Smith) Hendrickson.  They were married for 46...

May 26, 2020

Rose Marie Frock, 77, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, due to complications from the coronavirus.  Born February 11, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina (Sansone) Matulonis.  She was a devoted wife to her loving husband of 28 years, Ronald...

May 25, 2020

Mr. James E. Hobbs, 73, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Monday, May 25, 2020 at the Ballenger Creek Center in Frederick.  He was the husband of Deborah E. (McClain) Hobbs for 46 years.

Born October 5, 1946 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Charles Bernard Hobbs, Sr. and the late Ruth Helen (Buhrman) Hobbs. ...

May 24, 2020

James William Cool, 80, of Fairfield, PA, died on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Wellspan Hospital in Gettysburg, PA.  Born September 21, 1939 in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late Frederick and Lottie (Carson) Cool.  He was the devoted husband of Janet (Hardman) Cool, to whom he was married for almost 60 years.

Jim...

May 23, 2020

Truman Harry Dietzway, 62, of Westminster, Maryland, died on May 23, 2020 at home.

Born June 24, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Harry Frederick Dietzway and Bertha Estelle (Fogle) Dietzway.

He is survived by his brother, David Dietzway of Surfside Beach, SC.

A private graveside service was...

May 22, 2020

James Edwin Reid, 82, of Taneytown, MD, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2020 at his home, with family at his side.  Born May 11, 1938 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Saunders) Reid.  He was the devoted husband of the late Patricia Lou (McCarley) Reid, to whom...

May 20, 2020

Daryl Clifton “Chummy” Smith, 50, of Emmitsburg, MD, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick.  Born February 2, 1970 in Bethesda, MD, he was the son of the late Donald and Kathleen (Arney) Smith.  He was the husband of Angela (Cool) Smith.

Daryl was a truck driver for various local companies. ...

May 20, 2020

David Joseph Schafferman, 83, of Westminster, MD died on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at home from natural causes.

Born March 26, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late George and Emma (Vance) Schafferman.  He was the husband of Nancy B. (Gaylord) Schafferman, who predeceased him in 2006.

David worked as an...

May 20, 2020

Wilhelmina “Wilma” A. Murphey, 96, of Sykesville, Maryland died peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.

Born on January 29, 1924 in Jennings, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late William and Wilhelmina J. (Oepts) Armerding.  She was the wife of the late William E. Murphey, who predeceased her in...

May 17, 2020

Ruth Evelyn Laffin Crabtree of Emmitsburg, MD and formerly of Westbrook, ME passed away on May 17, 2020 after a brief illness.  Ruth was born in Westbrook, ME to the late Arthur and Ida Graffam Laffin, and attended Westbrook Schools.  She and her husband of 63 years, Roy J. Crabtree, Sr lived in Sebago Lake and Gorham for many...

May 13, 2020

Samantha Leigh Ogle, 28, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

Born March 17, 1992 in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of Kevin S. Ogle of Westminster and Tara D. Moore of Taneytown.

Samantha was a graduate of Westminster High School.  She worked for English American, Hahn’s of Westminster, and Goodwill.  She...

May 10, 2020

Jason Ray Click, Sr., 39, of Hanover, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Hanover Hospital.

Born March 28, 1981 in Westminster, MD, he was the son of Ronald E. Click of Westminster and Brenda Joyce (Wike) Paschall of Hanover, PA.  He was the loving and devoted husband of 14 years of Rachel A. (Wright)...

May 9, 2020

Janet L. Champness, 65, of Westminster, Maryland, went home to the Lord on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her home after a long battle with cancer.

Born April 6, 1955 in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Isaphine (Baumaster) Kasper.  She was the wife of 16 years to Daniel R. Champness, II....

May 9, 2020

Candice Juanita “Candy” Sickle, 33, of Middletown, MD, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9, 2020.  Born April 16, 1987 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Alvie Sickle of Taneytown and Nona Deater of Middletown.

Candy was a loving mother and homemaker.  She enjoyed listening to music, going to concerts, being outdoors, fishing, and hunting.  Most importantly,...

May 9, 2020

Robert Elwood Smith, 77, of Walkersville, formerly of Westminster, Maryland, died on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Glade Valley Center in Walkersville.

Born on January 4, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Elwood A. and Mary E. (Howard) Smith.  He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Ann (Nash) Smith in 2014.

May 7, 2020

Carleton was born in Camas, WA to Kate Hudson Faler and Wilford Hall Faler. As a young man Carleton owned and operated a 320 acre ranch in Clark County, WA with grazing rights of 6600 acres of open range. He had a herd that at times reached 100 head of grade and registered Tennessee Walking Horses and even sold...

May 6, 2020

Betty Lee Thomas, 87, of Baltimore, MD, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Pleasant Care Nursing and Assisted Living in Baltimore.  Born November 14, 1932 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Howard Bell Sr. and the late Emma (Biggins) Bell.  She was the wife of the late Carroll H. Thomas, Jr.

Betty...

May 6, 2020

Mary Margaret Brown, 93, of Westminster, MD, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Diven House Assisted Living.

Born November 5, 1926 in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Lillian May (Whitson) Dom.  She was predeceased by her husband Robert L. Brown in 2010.

Mary was...