Mildred Irene Hawkins
Jan 18, 2014
Mildred Irene Hawkins, 96, of Littlestown, PA died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at her home. Born March 26, 1917 at Sam’s Creek near New Windsor, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Julia Ann Crabb Naill. Mildred was a homemaker. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, watching soap operas, spending time with her family, and cooking for them. Surviving...
Sister Cecilia Rose
Jan 17, 2014
Sister Cecilia Rose, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sister Cecilia (Elaine Cecilia) Rose, age 88, died January 17, 2014 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She was born on April 16, 1925 in Point Marion, Pennsylvania. Sister Cecilia was the first of two children born to Frederick and Yvonne (Bellette) Rose. Sister Cecilia’s sister was a...
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
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.
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...