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Lynn Marie Massicot

Lynn Marie Massicot

Jan 17, 2014

(PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN DATES DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.  VISITATION WILL BE WEDNESDAY.  FUNERAL MASS WILL BE THURSDAY.) Lynn Marie Massicot, 43, of Hagerstown, MD died unexpectedly Friday, January 17, 2014 at her home.  Born May 7, 1970 in Westminster, she was the daughter of Robert and Beverly Dillon Massicot. Lynn earned a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Washington College...

Margaret  Virginia (Burke)  Ritter

Margaret Virginia (Burke) Ritter

Jan 16, 2014

Margaret Virginia Burke Ritter, 69, of Taneytown died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Westminster.  Born January 14, 1945 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Clara Crouse Burke. Margaret was a housewife and homemaker.  She enjoyed gardening, caring for animals, spending time with her family, and helping others.  She was a member...

John  Michael Gelwicks Sr.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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