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Nicholas A. Reiter

Nicholas A. Reiter

Dec 19, 2012

Nicholas Adam Reiter, age 56 of Marion Station, MD died Wednesday December 19, 2012 at his home. He was born October 14, 1956 in Baltimore son of John N. Reiter of Taneytown and the late Shirley Novak Reiter, who died in March 2012. He was a 1974 graduate of Westminster High School. Nicholas worked as a master plumber. He was...

Walter L. Miller, Jr

Walter L. Miller, Jr

Dec 18, 2012

Walter Leroy Miller, Jr., age 78 of Westminster, died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. He was born September 18, 1934 in Adams County, PA son of the late Walter Miller, Sr. and Naomi Erb Miller. He worked at Black & Decker, English American Tailoring and made furniture. He enjoyed bowling nature and being outdoors. Walter loved...

Rose Anne Broadwater

Rose Anne Broadwater

Dec 18, 2012

Rose Anne Broadwater, age 59, of Taneytown, Maryland, died suddenly on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at her home. Born October 16, 1953 in Cumberland, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Broadwater and Margaret Abernethy (Dreyer). She was a licensed cosmetologist an accountant up until the time of her passing. She was a member of the Eldersburg Congregation...

Billie Joe Garland

Billie Joe Garland

Dec 17, 2012

Billie Joe Garland, age 48 of Westminster died Monday December 17, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born July 28, 1964 in Baltimore, daughter of the late Robert and Bertha Weaver Jensen. She was the wife of Clarence Ray Garland, Jr. In addition to her husband, she is survived by children, Isaiah Sams, Angel Sams, Kimberly Jensen all of...

Boots Glass Mackinzie

Boots Glass Mackinzie

Dec 16, 2012

“Boots” Glass Mackinzie, 75, of Taneytown, MD died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster following an extended illness. Born March 3, 1937 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul C. and Estelle Davis Glass. She was the wife of Bill Mackinzie, her husband of 58 years. She devoted her life to her...

Dorothy Burkard

Dorothy Burkard

Dec 16, 2012

Dorothy Marie Burkard, 85, of Emmitsburg, died peacefully on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at her home. Born July 2, 1927 and originally from Mineola, Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius Westerfield and Elizabeth Frances (O’Connor) Sprinkle. She was the wife of the late Frederick Joseph Burkard who passed away in 1982. Dorothy attended Marymount...

Howard Ralph Weant

Howard Ralph Weant

Dec 16, 2012

Howard Ralph Weant, 82, of Taneytown MD died on December 16, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born August 6, 1930 in Liberty Township, PA, he was the son of the late Scott Hamilton Weant and Clara Luella (McGlaughlin) Weant and the husband of Kyoko Ellen Weant, together for 63 years. A 1948 graduate of Emmitsburg High School,...

Florence Miller

Florence Miller

Dec 16, 2012

Florence Miller, 79, of Taneytown, MD died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. Born January 19, 1933 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Shephard Robinson. She was the wife of the late Godfrey G. Miller who died November 25, 2007. Florence was a homemaker. She enjoyed doing needlepoint, watching wrestling,...

G. Stanley Andrew

G. Stanley Andrew

Dec 12, 2012

George Stanley Andrew Sr., 88, of Emmitsburg, MD died peacefully Wednesday December 12, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born November 10, 1924 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Russell and Nellie Bowser Andrew. He was the husband of Margaret Wetzel Andrew, to whom he was married for 65 years. George was a member of...

William M. Miller, Jr

William M. Miller, Jr

Dec 12, 2012

William M. Miller, Jr., age 63, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home. Born November 12, 1949 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William and Mary Miller, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Mary G. Miller. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served...

Mary Theresa Topper

Mary Theresa Topper

Dec 12, 2012

Mary Theresa Topper, 85, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Emmitsburg, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg. Born February 12, 1927 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Stella Long Topper. Mary worked for the United States government, serving in the Office of Personnel at Fort Detrick in Frederick for many years. She...

Howard C. Lanham

Howard C. Lanham

Dec 10, 2012

Howard Carl Lanham, age 91 of Parkville, MD died Monday December 10, 2012 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice in Towson. He was born June 23, 1921 in Baltimore, son of the late John and Mary Picket Lanham. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Easterday. Before retirement, Howard worked as a crane operator for Bethlehem Steel. He was a...

Huldah "Peggy" Rickle

Huldah "Peggy" Rickle

Dec 10, 2012

Huldah V. “Peggy” Rickle age 91 of Westminster died Monday December 10, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. She was born June 1, 1921 in Westminster, daughter of the late George and Sarah “Jennie” Jones Young. She was a 1940 graduate of Westminster High School and before retirement, Peggy worked as a secretary for the State of Maryland. A...

Eunice M. Neighbours

Eunice M. Neighbours

Dec 9, 2012

Eunice Margaret Neighbours, 90, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Sunday, December 9, 2012, at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born November 5, 1922 in Adams County, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Blanche Hartdagen Bouey. She was the wife of the late David L. Neighbours, who died in 1957. Eunice was a graduate of St. Joseph...

Emma Catherine Baker

Emma Catherine Baker

Dec 7, 2012

Emma Catherine Baker, 14, of Taneytown died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. Born February 17, 1998 in Westminster, she was the daughter of David Suede and Catherine Coale Baker. Emma was a student at Catoctin High School in Thurmont. She attended St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Westminster. She loved sports, especially softball,...

William Glacken

William Glacken

Dec 7, 2012

William Richard “Bill” Glacken, 80, of Taneytown, MD died Friday, December 7, 2012 at his home. Born October 5, 1932 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William and Ruth Reeside Glacken. He was the husband of JoAnn Hunter Glacken, his wife of 25 years. Bill was a boilermaker and was a member of Boilermakers Local 192 for...

Dorothy A. Stewart

Dorothy A. Stewart

Dec 5, 2012

Dorothy Augusta Stewart, 95, of the Carroll Vista community in Taneytown died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at her home. Born January 6, 1917 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Varnhorn Crafton. She was the wife of Olen C. Stewart, to whom she was married for 68 years. Dorothy was a graduate of Seton High...

John Gaver

John Gaver

Dec 5, 2012

John Harold “Bubby” Gaver, Jr., 77, of Emmitsburg, MD died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born September 20, 1935 in Frederick County, MD he was the son of the late John and Nellie Crilly Gaver, Sr. John was a farmer and truck driver. He attended Grace Bible Church. He enjoyed fishing, coon hunting, and...

Helen B. Bear

Helen B. Bear

Dec 4, 2012

Helen Belle Bear, age 98 of Westminster, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. She was born September 13, 1914 in Frederick County, daughter of the late Jesse and Dennie Belle Scheller Forney. She was the wife of the late Monroe W. Bear, who died in 1967. She formerly worked in the cafeteria at William...

Calvin Leroy Amoss

Calvin Leroy Amoss

Dec 2, 2012

Calvin Leroy Amoss, age 78, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born December 19, 1933 in Sykesville, MD, he was the son of the late William Irving and Elizabeth B. (Hurt) Amoss. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carolyn Jane (Musgrove) Amoss. Calvin was a member of Taneytown High School...

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