Obituaries

May 4, 2021

Terry Allen Cool, 63, of Westminster, MD, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.  Born May 24, 1957 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late David Allen and Rita (Wetzel) Cool.  He was the husband of JoAnn (Spielman) Cool, his wife of 34 years.

Terry was a welder at Evapco...

May 3, 2021

Patsy Jean Thomas, nee Best, age 81, of Westminster passed away peacefully, May 3, 2021 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville.  Born January 4, 1932 in Owings Mills, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Best and Irene S. Best, nee Brooks; loving mother of Ernest Patrick “Chip” Thomas; cherished grandmother of Sarah Ann Thomas and Michelle Margaret Thomas;...

May 3, 2021

Kenneth Eugene Clabaugh, 78, of Emmitsburg, MD, formerly of Thurmont, died Monday, May 3, 2021 at Gettysburg Hospital.  Born November 26, 1942 in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Lewis and Elizabeth (Byard) Clabaugh.

Kenny was retired from Moore’s Business Forms in Thurmont, where he worked for many years.  He was a veteran of the...

Apr 30, 2021

Elizabeth Ann McCracken Bromwell (Betty) died on April 30, 2021, in Baltimore, the city of her birth. She was born on December 20, 1930, to Willard McCracken and Marie Carrie Eser McCracken.

Betty lived a wonderfully full 90 years. She chose to attend Patterson Park High School across town, where she knew no one, and made lifelong...

Apr 29, 2021

Mary Ann Dayberry, 93, of Emmitsburg, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home, with her family at her side.  Born December 10, 1927 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Barbara (Zimmerer) Stadler.  She was the wife of the late Edward L. Dayberry.  He passed in 1999.

Mary...

Apr 28, 2021

Tamie Lynn Miller, 61, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.

Born October 7, 1959 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Baumgardner, Sr. and June L. (Dell) Baumgardner.  She was the loving and devoted wife of 37 years to William “Bill” Scott Miller....

Apr 28, 2021

Thomas Stanley Tressler of Waynesboro Pennsylvania was born November 26, 1944 at home in Emmitsburg, Maryland and passed on to Heaven April 28, 2021 at home in Waynesboro Pennsylvania. He was the beloved husband of Debbia Jane Tressler, nee Myers, united in marriage for 54 years at the Friends Creek Church of God in Emmitsburg Maryland; devoted father of...

Apr 25, 2021

Edward Levine Bitzel, 72, of Taneytown, passed away after an extended illness on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.  Born March 16, 1949 in Hanover, PA, he was the son the late William Levine and Betty Jane Bitzel, nee Hollinger, and was the beloved husband of Debra Rebekkah Bitzel, nee Hahn, his wife of 48 years;...

Apr 25, 2021

William Amos Shank, 72, of Fairfield, passed from this life on Sunday April 25, 2021. He was the son of the late Pauline Baumgardner and Weldon B. Shank, Sr. and the beloved brother of Weldon, Jr. (Nancy) of Everett, PA, Nina (Tom) Dolly, Wendell (deceased), Wilmer (Noretta) – all of Fairfield, Wallace (Patti) of Black Hawk, CO, Vickie (Jerry)...

Apr 21, 2021

Francis “Frank” Patrick Brennan, 68, of Westminster, Maryland died on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia.

Born on August 7, 1952, he was the son of the late Francis E. and Kathleen R. (Kearney) Brennan.  He was the loving and devoted husband of 45...

Apr 20, 2021

Everette (Phil) Phillips, 87, passed away on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 after battling health issues, including blindness and dementia.  He has now been reunited with his beloved wife, Barbara Garber-Phillips, who passed away on February 23, 2021.  They had been married for over 30 years and she was the love of his life.  Phil was the son of the...

Apr 18, 2021

Nancy Danner, 91, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at her home.  Born March 21, 1930 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Anastasia (Sinnott) Gerken.  She was the wife of the late George Danner, her husband of 51 years.  He passed in 2001.

Nancy was a graduate of St....

Apr 17, 2021

Brenda Lee Reese, 78, of Abbottstown, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at UPMC Hanover Hospital.

Born January 15, 1943 in Taylorsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Virginia Hilda (Lindsey) Shipley.

Brenda worked for many years as a bar tender at the Hanover, PA V.F.W.  She loved...

Apr 14, 2021

Randy Eugene Brown, 55, of Pikeville, NC, formerly of Taneytown, MD, died on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 as the result of a motorcycle accident in North Carolina.  Born September 18, 1965 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of Clarence O. and R. Catherine (Reaver) Brown of Taneytown, MD.

Randy was employed by Mehring Transport Services as...

Apr 10, 2021

Thomas Cromwell Senseney, II, 62, of Gettysburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from a sudden illness at his home.

Born on August 30, 1958 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Juanita Jane (Starner) Senseney of Westminster, and the late Thomas Cromwell Senseney, Sr.  He was the loving and devoted...