Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

Bradley Harold Hamilton, 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Union Memorial Hospital.

Born on September 21, 1968 in Towson, Maryland he was the son of Joyce M. Seipp Hamilton of New Windsor and the late Calvin H. Hamilton.  He was step-son of the late Sharon Hamilton.

Brad was a graduate...

Jan 10, 2020

Paul Horns, 83, of Carroll Vista in Taneytown, MD, formerly of New Hampshire, died on Friday, January 10, 2020 at University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center as the result of an automobile accident in Keymar.  Born February 22, 1936 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Nathan and Vera (Schwartz) Horns.  He was the devoted husband...

Jan 10, 2020

Joseph Leon Hahn, 78, of Waynesboro, PA died on Friday, January 10, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Born September 28, 1941 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Luther and Ida (Jacob) Hahn.  He was the husband of Sandra (Miller) Hahn, to whom he was married for 56 years.

Joe...

Jan 10, 2020

Kathryn Lynn Bitzer, age 70, of Carroll County, MD and Crescent City, FL, died peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  Born June 24, 1949 in Hazel Green, WI, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Lucille (Morris) McCarthy.  She was the beloved wife of Jesse Livingston Bitzer III, to...

Jan 9, 2020

Vernon Lanny Harchenhorn, 76, of New Windsor, died Thursday evening, January 9th at Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore.  Born February 15, 1943 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Vernon Harry and Ruth Viola (Strine) Harchenhorn.

Lanny was a 1961 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School and graduated from Western Maryland College and later...

Jan 7, 2020

George Milton Kline, 87, of Taneytown, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Born May 8, 1932 in South Temple, PA, he was the son of the late George Milton Kline, Sr. and the late Estella Minerva (Clemens) Kline.  He was the devoted husband of Patricia Ann (Byrne) Kline, to...

Jan 3, 2020

Maureen Marr Kidwell, the last of the Marr girls, went to join her sisters, Patricia and Nancy, and her brothers, Mike and Tom, in Heaven on Friday, January 3, 2020.  Born April 23, 1933 in Providence, RI, Maureen was the daughter of the late Royle and Julia (O’Leary) Marr.  She is now in the loving embrace of her mother,...

Jan 3, 2020

Deborah Lee “Debbie” Combs, 56, of Thurmont, MD, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 3, 2020.  She passed at Frederick Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born November 3, 1963 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Dorothy (Linkswiler) Hornick.  She was the wife of Lynn Combs, to whom she was married...

Dec 29, 2019

Marianne O. Kobylenski, 61, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.

Born May 11, 1958 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of Lucille (Heppler) O’Boyle of Emmitsburg and the late Adrian O’Boyle.  She was the wife of Thomas A. Kobylenski.

Marianne spent more than...

Dec 27, 2019

Edgar Francis Beaver, 76, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Westminster, MD died on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.  Born May 2, 1943 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Edgar Hook “Pat” Beaver and the late Hilda Marie (Ruppert) Beaver.

Edgar attended St. John Catholic High School in...

Dec 27, 2019

Diana L. Stultz, 57, of Blue Ridge Summit, PA, died on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following a battle with cancer.  She fought the good fight and is now at peace.

Born October 8, 1962 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of Janice Waneta (Nunemaker) Powell of Thurmont and the late Curtis Powell,...

Dec 26, 2019

W. Glenn Speicher, Jr., 71, of Taneytown, Maryland died on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, following a brief illness.

Born December 7, 1948 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Dr. Wilbur Glenn Speicher, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Marcellus) Speicher.  He was the partner of 37 years to...

Dec 25, 2019

Sterling “Butch” Joseph Myers, 75, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg.

Born January 17, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Edward L. and Ada G. (Ashbaugh) Myers.

Butch was of the Catholic faith and worked in the local shoe factory.  He...

Dec 25, 2019

Charles “Charlie” Carroll Barnes, 79, of Westminster, Maryland died on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Birch Manor in Sykesville.

Born February 25, 1940 in Carroll County, Maryland he was the son of the late Carroll Hanson Barnes and Helen Morris Barnes Stack.  He was the step-son of the late Charles Stack.

Charlie was a proud...

Dec 23, 2019

We bid farewell to Millicent Frances Bassett, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, scholar, professor and inveterate traveler.  Born November 13, 1930 in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles Elliott and Frances Long.

Millie attended SUNY Buffalo, and received a Bachelor of Science in Art Education.  She earned her Master of Science degree in Art and...

Dec 23, 2019

Diane Michelle Warch, 43, of Taneytown, MD died peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Born June 6, 1976 in Westminster, MD, she was the daughter of Charlene (Schweinsberg) Fitzgerald of Westminster and the late Charles Michael Fitzgerald.  She was the devoted wife of Larry Warch.  They were married for 16 years....

Dec 20, 2019

Elizabeth McIntyre-Danner, 60, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 20, 2019 at her home after a long battle with cancer.

Born July 14, 1959 in Frederick, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James Duncan McIntyre and Mary (Michaud) McIntyre.  She was the loving and devoted wife of 15...

Dec 20, 2019

Linda Sue Knox, 76, life-long resident of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Friday, December 20, 2019 at her home.

Born May 6, 1943 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Dorothy Margaret (Baumgardner) Knox.

Linda was a graduate of Emmitsburg High School class of 1961 and St. Joseph College class...

Dec 15, 2019

Donna Brown Ruhl, 62, of Westminster, MD, died peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at her home with her family at her side.  Born March 26, 1957 in Dover, NJ, she was the devoted wife of Mark Allen Ruhl, to whom she was married for 35 years.

Donna was a graduate of Roxbury High School in Succasunna,...

Dec 13, 2019

Constance Elaine Handley, 58, of Union Bridge, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster following a battle with cancer.

Born February 20, 1961 in Keymar, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Edgar “Jazz” Wilson and Doris (Pittenger) Wilson.  She was the loving wife of Robert A. Handley....