Nicholas Erin Smith

Nicholas Erin Smith

Jul 22, 2022

Nicholas Erin Smith

October 29, 1985 – July 22, 2022

Nicholas Erin Smith, age 36, of Emmitsburg Maryland died unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 22, 2022. He was the son of Bonnie Carol (Gore) Boehm of Jacksonville, Florida and Peter Joseph Smith of Emmitsburg Maryland. He was the brother of Nathan Smith of Emmitsburg...

Dwayne Francis Orndorff

Dwayne Francis Orndorff

Jul 21, 2022

Dwayne Francis Orndorff of Emmitsburg, MD passed away suddenly on Thursday July 21st, 2022. Born November 16, 1968 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Gerald Patrick Orndorff and Mable Gertrude Orndorff (nee Sanders).

Dwayne was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He also enjoyed great times spent with family and...

William "Bill" Powel Iii

William "Bill" Powel Iii

Jul 20, 2022

William “Bill” R. Powel, III, 86, of Union Bridge, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at home surrounded by his family, facing the morning sun rising over his beautiful rolling crop fields and beloved garden. Born January 9, 1936 in Baltimore and raised in Ellicott City, MD, he was the son of the late William R. and...

Michael Lawrence Maruskin

Michael Lawrence Maruskin

Jul 16, 2022

Michael Lawrence “Larry” Maruskin passed peacefully on July 16, with his wife and daughter by his side.

He was born May 14, 1946, to Mary Lou Wittway and Michael Maruskin in Youngstown, Ohio.

He was a graduate of Ursuline High School, Youngstown State University and University of Phoenix. He worked for many years in the...

Mary Fran (Maddox)  Darsch

Mary Fran (Maddox) Darsch

Jul 12, 2022

Mary Fran Darsch (nee Maddox) of Hampstead, Maryland, formerly of Annandale, Virginia passed into eternal rest on July 12, 2022 at the age of 98. Mary was born in Asheville, North Carolina to Myrtle Alma (Bryant) and Carroll Samuel Maddox. She grew up at her home in Lynchburg, Virginia and her paternal grandparents’ farm in Naruna (Campbell County) Virginia....

Anna Dundore Motter

Anna Dundore Motter

Jul 12, 2022

Anna Dundore Motter, 94, of New Oxford, PA (formerly of Taneytown, MD) died peacefully Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Dove House, Westminster, MD.  Born July 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul Jonathan and Mary Catherine (Karsnitz) Dundore and the wife of the late George W. Motter, Sr., her husband of 69 years.

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Ernest William Staub, Jr.

Ernest William Staub, Jr.

Jul 9, 2022

Ernest William Staub Jr. was a man of few words and many loving actions. A native of Thurmont, he was born July 25th, 1937 and passed peacefully surrounded by family on July 9th, 2022. He was the brother of Helen Troxell (Robert Troxell), Cathy Young (Loring Young), Margaret Garner (Fred Garner), and Calvin Staub Sr. (Kitty Staub), and the...

Joshua Christopher Farkas

Joshua Christopher Farkas

Jul 7, 2022

Joshua C. Farkas, 42, of Westminster, died unexpectantly on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Born November 23, 1979, he was the son of Thomas Paul and Gwendolyn Ann Farkas. He was the loving husband of Amy B. Farkas, his wife of 15 years. He was the grandson of William Farkas; son-in-law of Darlene Spencer and John Braun, Jr; the brother...

Jeffrey David Scott

Jeffrey David Scott

Jul 5, 2022

Jeffrey David Scott, 73, of Westminster, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Carroll Hospital Center surrounded by his loving family. His long battle with serious health issues demonstrated his courage and positive attitude in facing life’s challenges until the end. He was born on July 15, 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland to David Arthur and Elizabeth Billingslea Scott. ...

Debra Ann Marie Kline

Debra Ann Marie Kline

Jul 3, 2022

Debra Ann Marie Kline, age 67, passed away suddenly at Frederick Health Hospital on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born, March 22, 1955 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Marie Long. She was loving wife to Donald Frederick Kline for 43 years. Debra enjoyed collecting angels and Boyd's Bears. She also loved to go to flea...

Jean (Whitt)  Gloyd

Jean (Whitt) Gloyd

Jul 2, 2022

Jean Whitt Gloyd, 89, of Taneytown, died on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at her home. Born on April 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Malgum and Irene Whitt. She was the loving wife to Joseph C. Gloyd. They just celebrated 65 years together before her passing.

She worked at NIH for a number of...

Alice May (Spangler)  Hoff

Alice May (Spangler) Hoff

Jun 30, 2022

Alice May Spangler Hoff, 85, of Oxford, PA, formerly of Westminster, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, surrounded by family at the home of her daughter-in-law in New Windsor. Born July 27, 1936, in Union Mills, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ray Willet Spangler and Isabel Marie Flickinger Spangler. She was the loving wife to the late...

Elsie Mary Thomas

Elsie Mary Thomas

Jun 29, 2022

Elsie M. Thomas, 96, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. A long-time resident of Westminster, MD, she spent her last few years living with family in Hanover, PA.

She was born April 22, 1926, in Rosedale, MD in Baltimore County to William and Elsie (Little) Thomas. She is survived by her dear sister Genevieve Diegel and...

Charles B. Miller

Charles B. Miller

Jun 27, 2022

Charles B. Miller, 88, of Taneytown, MD, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home at Lookabout Manor on Monday, June 27, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. Born May 9, 1934, he was the son of the late Raymond Miller and Mary Ruth Buxton. Charles was married to his beloved wife Barbara for 65 years....

Richard Allen Horner, Sr.

Richard Allen Horner, Sr.

Jun 27, 2022

Richard Allen Horner, Sr., 58, of Keymar, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at his home. Born on June 13, 1964, he was the son of Shirley A. Sparkman, nee Thomas and the late Doug Sparkman, and the late Leonard W. Horner. He was the loving husband to Angela P. Horner, to whom he was married to for...

Simon Peter Magruder

Simon Peter Magruder

Jun 25, 2022

Simon Peter Magruder, 84, of Westminster, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Peak Healthcare Center of Patapsco in Randallstown. Born February 3, 1938, he was the son of the late Marcella Magruder. He was the loving husband to the late Mary Louise Magruder.

He was a truck driver for Baugher’s in Westminster. He was...

Romaine Elizabeth Koontz

Romaine Elizabeth Koontz

Jun 25, 2022

Romaine Koontz, age 90 of Taneytown, died Saturday, June 25 at Lorien Assisted Living.   Born June 19, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Jesse Feeser and Catherine Theresa (Eckenrode) Feeser.  She was the devoted wife of Richard L. Koontz for 68 years and who preceded her in death by only three months.

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Irene Dyson

Irene Dyson

Jun 25, 2022

M. Irene Dyson, age 82, of Glenville, PA, died peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at UMPC Hanover. Born April, 7 1940 in Woodlawn, MD, she was the daughter of the late Louis E. McDermott and Eleanor B. Snyder. She was the wife of William “Bill” R. Dyson, her husband of 56 years.

Irene was a clerk...

Sister Mary Clare Hughes

Sister Mary Clare Hughes

Jun 25, 2022

Sister Mary Clare (Anne Clare) Hughes, age 97, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on June 25, 2022. She was born on November 25, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland to Mary Anne (Mulry) and Timothy J. Hughes. She graduated from Seton High School in 1942. On December 14, 1942, Sister Mary Clare entered the Daughters of Charity from...

Agnes (Hobbs)  Stuples

Agnes (Hobbs) Stuples

Jun 22, 2022

Agnes Stuples, a mother and resident of Baltimore, MD, died unexpectedly on June 22, 2022, at the age of 79 at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Agnes is survived by her children, Karen Morrison, Mary Bing, Johnny Stuples, David Stuples and Sandra Morrison. She is predeceased by her husband Marshall Stuples and siblings Leroy Hobbs, Bill...