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Mary Jane Smith

Mary Jane Smith

Oct 3, 2008

Mary Jane Smith, age 85, of Taneytown, Maryland, died suddenly on Friday, October 3, 2008 at her home. Born September 16, 1923 in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Erma M. (Burk) Bock. She was the wife of 60 years to Charles “Bill” Kenneth Smith. Mary was an active member of Trinity Evangelical...

Katherine L. Nicolet

Katherine L. Nicolet

Oct 1, 2008

Katherine L. Nicolet, age 66, of Annandale, Va., died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Emmitsburg, Maryland following an extended illness. Born October 29, 1941 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Louis C. and Marvis L. (Manuel) Walters. She is survived by a step-mother, Polly Torpy of Florida. She loved...

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr

Sep 28, 2008

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr., age 83, of Emmitsburg, Md., died on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Born March 28, 1925 in Emmitsburg, Md., he was the son of the late Charles J. Sr., and Ruth E. (Wivell) Hobbs. He was predeceased by his wife, Alma T. (Lingg) Hobbs. Charles was a veteran...

Richard Allen Peregoy

Richard Allen Peregoy

Sep 27, 2008

Richard Allen “Lumpy” Peregoy, 44, of Taneytown, Maryland died suddenly Saturday, September 27, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born March 11, 1964, he was the son of Robert L. and Barbara Seal Peregoy of Bean Station, Tennessee, formerly of Taneytown, Maryland. He worked as an assistant machine operator for Timbar Packaging and Display Oxford Division of New...

Letitia S. Dayhoff

Letitia S. Dayhoff

Sep 25, 2008

Letitia S. Dayhoff, age 84, of Taneytown, Maryland, died suddenly on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at her home. Born March 19, 1924 in York, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late David and Mable A. (Hull) Smith. She was pre-deceased by her husband Glenn U. Dayhoff. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Taneytown, Md. Letitia...

June V. Behr

June V. Behr

Sep 21, 2008

On Sunday, September 21, 2008 the angels guided by the Blessed Virgin Mary carried our loving wife, mother and grandmother June V. Behr to heaven to be with the Lord. June was born Dec. 29, 1920 in York, PA the daughter of the late Mabel I. (Gladfelter) Yost and Bernard Smith. June was raised in York, PA as a Mennonite...

Sandra Lee Burkhard

Sandra Lee Burkhard

Sep 20, 2008

Sandra Lee Burkhard, age 65, of Taneytown, Md., died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, Md., Born June 29, 1943 in Valhalla, N.Y. She was the wife of 34 years to Donald J. Burkhard Mrs. Burkhard was employed by Knorr Brake Co. of Westminster, Md., as a senior contract administrator for many years....

Hilda Eckard

Hilda Eckard

Sep 20, 2008

Hilda “Tillie” C. Eckard, age 66, of Hanover, PA, died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Hanover General Hospital. Born October 16, 1941 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle (Stem) Coppersmith. She was the wife of 49 years to Larry B. Eckard. Mrs. Eckard was currently retired and working part-time at Koony’s...

Gerald R. Keeney

Gerald R. Keeney

Sep 13, 2008

Gerald Rodney Keeney, age 62, of Taneytown, Md., died suddenly on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at his home. Born March 8, 1946 in Keysville, Md., he was the son of the late D. Luther and Mabel (Clabaugh) Keeney. He was the husband of 18 years to Debbie Ann Keeney. Mr. Keeney was a graduate of Taneytown High School. In the...

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh

Sep 12, 2008

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh, age 72, of Littlestown, Pa., died on Friday, September 12, 2008 at home. Born January 25, 1936 in Ladiesburg, Md., he was the son of the late Melvin J. and Mildred I. (Shriner) Clabaugh. He was the husband of 50 years to Sonja B. (Reid) Clabaugh. Mr. Clabaugh was a veteran of the Maryland National Guard, and...

Roy R. Runaldue

Roy R. Runaldue

Sep 6, 2008

Roy Richard Runaldue, age 88, of Taneytown, Md., died on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Gettysburg Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gettysburg, Pa. Born August 13, 1920, in Manassas, Virginia, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Effie (Breeden) Runaldue. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Hyde Runaldue on Jan. 11,...

James S. Mcfarland

James S. Mcfarland

Sep 1, 2008

James S. McFarland, age 47 of Hanover, PA died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Hanover General Hospital. He was born June 4, 1961 in Baltimore, the son of the late William and Sara Peacock McFarland. He was the husband of Kathleen Schafferman McFarland, his wife of 28 years. He was the step-son of Ruth and Steve Fitzgerald of Baltimore. In...

Mae E. Zentz

Mae E. Zentz

Aug 31, 2008

Mae Elizabeth Zentz, age 97, of Sykesville, Md., departed this life on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Fairhaven Continuing Care Retirement Community in Sykesville, Md. Born May 31, 1911 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clane Augustus and Sarah Ann Vandelia (Linebaugh) Hardman. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Robert L. Zentz...

Joseph Walter Cykosky

Joseph Walter Cykosky

Aug 29, 2008

Joseph Walter Cykosky, 90, of Taneytown died Friday, August 29, 2008 at York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania. Born March 10, 1918 in Greentown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John A. and Ursula H. Gutowski Cykosky. He was the husband of the late Stella Florence Pileci Cykosky to whom he was married for 47 years. He served in the...

Harvey Hatten

Harvey Hatten

Aug 29, 2008

Harvey Hatten, 87, of Westminster died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Lorien Nursing Center in Taneytown. Born August 19, 1921 in Sykes, Louisiana, he was the son of the late George Washington and Dottie Lee Pelcher Hatten. He was the husband of the late Pauline O’Dell Hatten, his wife of 47 years. She preceded him in death in 1995. He...

Ralph Ohler, Sr

Ralph Ohler, Sr

Aug 27, 2008

Ralph Calvin Ohler, age 87, passed away quietly at his daughter’s home, Wednesday August 27, 2008. Ralph was born and raised in and around Emmitsburg all his life except for the three years of army duty.He served in the South Pacific, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Philippines and after the war, he was sent to Korea then to return home. Ralph...

James Lee Carl

James Lee Carl

Aug 24, 2008

James L. Carl, 65, of Taneytown, Md. died unexpectedly Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born May 7, 1943 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late Lloyd Roosevelt and Blanche Catherine Crum Carl. He was the husband of the late Judith Toms Carl who died in 1993. James was employed with Black & Decker for 24...

Albert E. Brodhurst

Albert E. Brodhurst

Aug 22, 2008

Albert Edward Brodhurst, age 73 of Columbia, MD, formerly of Westminster, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was born September 26, 1934 in Belize, Central America, the son of the late George H. and Olive A. Padget Brodhurst. He was the husband of Margery Guerin Brodhurst of Columbia, MD. He was the husband of...

John Wayne Ohler

John Wayne Ohler

Aug 21, 2008

John Wayne Ohler, age 37, of Cascade, Maryland, died early Thursday morning, August 21, 2008 at his home, following an extended illness. Born November 23, 1970, in Gettysburg, Pa., he was the son of Guy W. Jr., and Connie L. (Miller) Ohler of Emmitsburg. He was the husband of Lisa D. (Seipler) Ohler, whom he married July 1, 2008. John...

Dorothy W. Sullivan

Dorothy W. Sullivan

Aug 14, 2008

Dorothy W. Sullivan, of Westminster, died Thursday August 14, 2008 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. She was born October 13, 1933 in Sandymount, MD, daughter of the late Wilmer B. and Helen S. Fowble Whittington. She was the wife of Arthur H “Pete” Sullivan III, her husband of 50 years. She was a 1953 graduate of Westminster High School. She...

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