Obituaries

Aug 17, 2025

Mark Steven Haga, 45, of Sykesville, Maryland passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2025 with his loving family by his side.

Born on Wednesday, March 5, 1980 in Carroll County, he was the son of James Robert Haga, Sr. and Elizabeth Haga née Howes. Mark had a great joy and passion for life, with his greatest joy in making those...

Aug 17, 2025

David Ray Baumgardner, 40, of Westminster passed away peacefully at his residence, Sunday, August 17, 2025. Born October 14, 1984 in Westminster, he was the son of Bertha Lee Baumgardner, nee Widner and the late Clifford Ray Baumgardner. In addition to his mother, he is survived by the mother of his children Britney Lynn Campbell and his 4 children Lily-Ann...

Aug 17, 2025

Carl Edward Weant, 92, of Taneytown, passed away peacefully at the farm where he lived his entire life on Sunday Aug. 17, 2025.

Born June 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Lake G. Weant and Grace E. (Spangler) Weant. He was the loving husband of Grace V. (Zimmerman) Weant with whom he shared nearly 64 years of marriage....

Aug 13, 2025

George Ronald Helm, 82, of Havre de Grace, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born Monday, August 2, 1943 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George A. and Georgianna K. Helm, nee Foster; loving father of Todd R. Helm and devoted brother of Susan Helm Thomas. He...

Aug 11, 2025

James Robert Ellis, Jr., age 70 of Taneytown, Md., died at his home after a long illness on Monday August 11, 2025. Born February 2, 1955, he was the son of the late James Robert Ellis, Sr., and Edna Louise (Oliver) Ellis.

Jim was a volunteer fire fighter in Charles County MD for over 30 years. He enjoyed going to car...

Aug 8, 2025

Sister Dorothy Ann Pyle, age 89, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on August 8, 2025. She was born March 28, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland to Lester and Mary (Cassidy) Pyle. Sister Dorothy Ann graduated from Seton High School in Baltimore in 1954 and entered the Daughters of Charity on March 22, 1956, from Blessed Sacrament Parish. She...

Aug 6, 2025

Louis Elias Orem, 67, of Westminster, MD, died August 6, 2025 at his home. He was the devoted husband of the late Joan Carol Orem, nee Stephan. Born March 24, 1958 in Maryland, Louis was the son of the late Louis Thomas Orem and Dorothy North Hands.

Louis was a truck driver for Carroll County Landfill for over 30 years. He...

Aug 1, 2025

Wayne A. Smith age 67 of Waynesboro, PA died on August 1, 2025 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg PA, with his loving family at his side. Born May 27, 1957, in Frederick MD he was the son of Annamae (Rice) Luther and the late Elwood A. Smith. 

Wayne was a 1975 graduate of Catoctin High School. He was a successful owner and...

Aug 1, 2025

Jul 30, 2025

Richard "John" Leo Adelsberger, age 86 of Fairfield PA, died peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Cross Keys Brethren Home, New Oxford, PA. Born July 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph Dwen and Adele Mae (Wood) Adelsberger.

John received a degree from Mount Saint Mary's College in 1961 and after...

Jul 29, 2025

On Tuesday, July 29th, 2025, Corinne Mae Miller passed away peacefully at Northampton Manor in Frederick surrounded by her family after a battle with Kidney Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Born on March 2, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Bernadette Kaas, nee Orndorff. She was the loving wife of the late Brooke Ignatius Miller, her husband...

Jul 28, 2025

David Carson Ritenour, age 57 of Westminster, MD passed away on July 28, 2025, after a brief illness with his loving wife by his side. Born December 19, 1967, he was the son of the late Carson and Margaret Ritenour. He was the loving husband of Constance Correlli.

David was a supervisor with Eastern Waterproofing; he was happily employed with them...

Jul 23, 2025

On Wednesday July 23rd, 2025, Antoinette Elizabeth Shue, nee Warehime, passed away peacefully at Bridging Life Hospice in the Northwest Hospital in Randallstown after a brief Illness. Born on Thursday, July 4th, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Roger David Warehime and Mary Barrell Warehime, nee Mitten. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Samuel “Buck”...

Jul 21, 2025

Martina L. Ross, "Tina" as she was known to her friends and family, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday July 21st, 2025 in Sykesville. She was born in Baltimore on July 30th, 1946 to the late Martin and Helen Hauser nee Heffner. She was the wife of the late Glenn M. Ross who passed away in 2018. They were...

Jul 19, 2025

Ann Marie Simmons, 94, of White Plains, MD, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born September 20, 1930, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late James Clement Conway and Helen Marie Quill Conway.

Ann worked as a secretary for the Federal Government for over 20 years.

A devout catholic, she attended her church...

Jul 19, 2025

Charles “Chip” Mitchell Adams, age 74 of Taneytown passed on Saturday July 19, 2025, with his loving family by his side from Parkinson’s disease and related dementia. Born August 3, 1950, he was the son of the late Calvern R. and Thelma M. (Mitchell) Adams Sr. He was the loving husband of Marcia Adams for 52 years.

Chip was in the...

Jul 18, 2025

Margaret Helen "Marg" Ott age 88, formerly of Emmitsburg, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Transitions Health in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Born April 29, 1937, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of Dilly Reno Eyler and Marion (Stonesifer) Eyler. She was the loving wife of John Ott who died in 2013.

Marg worked for many years at...

Jul 17, 2025

Eric (Bud) Eugene Glass, 85, died July 17, at his home on Toms Creek Church Road, Emmitsburg, Maryland.

A lifelong resident of Emmitsburg, Eric was born February 11, 1940. He was the son of the late Paul C. and Lucy Estelle Davis Glass. Eric and his wife Audrey resided in the house they built on his home farm (where he was...

Jul 17, 2025

Sister Grace Calvisi, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul

Sister Grace (Ruby Grace) Calvisi, age 92, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on July 17, 2025. She was born on January 10, 1933, in Washington, D.C. to Emelia (Evangelista) and Frank Calvisi, the oldest of three daughters of Italian immigrants. She graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in...

Jul 15, 2025

Joseph Nicholas Selby, III, 72, of Westminster, Maryland, passed away at Dove House surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 16, 2025. Born on Friday, September 12, 1952, to the late Joseph N. Selby, Jr. and Betty M. Selby née Street in Olney, Maryland. On Saturday, November 23, 1974, he married Esther Frances, his wife of 50 years and...