Sister Maria (Dolores Assunta) Gnerro
Feb 19, 2024
Sister Maria (Dolores Assunta) Gnerro, age 92, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on February 19, 2024. She was born on August 16, 1931 in Washington, D.C. at the old Providence Hospital to Sandrina (Landi) and Antonio Gnerro, both Italian emigrants. Before entering the Community, Sister Maria was a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish, graduating...
Betty Mary Stofcik
Feb 18, 2024
Betty Mary Stofcik, age 87, died peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Mechanicsville, VA. Born March 30, 1936, in Emmitsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Peter and Ethel Grace Harbaugh, Cool.
Betty and her immediate family were members of St. Timothy’s, Tappahannock, and...
Karl Melvin Wantz
Feb 17, 2024
Karl Melvin Wantz, 62, of Hanover, PA passed away peacefully on February 17th, 2024 at York Hospital. He is the son of the late Dorothy and Melvin Wantz from Westminster, MD.
He was born and raised in Westminster, MD and was once a reporter of the Evening Sun Newspaper and enjoyed writing articles and taking pictures. He...
Emory Earl Leppo, Sr.
Feb 17, 2024
On February 17th, 2024 Emory Earl Leppo, Sr. passed away peacefully in Chambersburg, PA. He was married to his beloved wife Shirley Mae E. Leppo of 40 years. He was the son of the late William "Bill" and Hilda Leppo. Emory was the youngest of 8 children and he is preceded in death by siblings David Leppo, Evelyn Leppo,...
Wayne Charles Benner
Feb 16, 2024
Wayne Charles Benner, age 81, of Gettysburg, PA, died on Friday, February 16, 2024. Born February 26, 1942, he was the son of the late Charles and Doris (Gray) Benner. He was the devoted husband to Beverly (Choyce) Benner.
Wayne enjoyed fishing and going to the beach. He loved attending auctions to purchase antique furniture that he...
Anthony “Tony” Giordano
Feb 15, 2024
Anthony “Tony” Giordano, 76, of Taneytown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2024 with his wife Catherine Ann Giordano by his side, in Gettysburg Hospital, Pennsylvania. Born on November 24, 1947, he was the son of the late Salvatore Gabriel and Annie Lorraine Giordano [nee Huffman].
He is survived by four children Brian, Martin, Vincent and...
John Carl Boblitz
Feb 6, 2024
On February 6th, 2024 John Carl Boblitz passed away peacefully at his home in Westminster, MD. He was born June 11th, 1935 to the late August Frederick Boblitz and Emma Cecelia Boblitz (Swansen). John was married to his wife of 42 years, Margaret Helen Boblitz.
John graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1953 and went on...
William "Bill" A. Shamer
Feb 3, 2024
William "Bill" A. Shamer, 64, of Finksburg, died on 03 February 2024. Born on 30 June 1959, he was son of the late Robert "Gene" and Eileen Shamer. He is survived by beloved wife, Janice Shamer, children; Kathleen Croasmun and husband Aaron, and Josh Shamer and wife Trish, adored grandchildren; Kayla, Alex, Cooper, Tiara, Joey, Clayton, and Tyler,...
Leona Virginia Dell
Jan 31, 2024
Leona Virginia Frock Dell passed away on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 at the age of 94. Leona was the beloved wife of 75 years to Donald Dell. She was the mother to Roger Dell and his wife Deanna, Gregory Dell and his wife Della, and Donna Armacost and her husband Doug. In addition to many friends and older family...
James E. Witte, Sr.
Jan 31, 2024
James Emory “Jimmy” Witte, Sr., age 74 died Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Born June 25, 1949 he was the son of the late Mervin and Stella (Tawney) Witte. He was the loving husband of Mary Louise (Smith) Witte of 46 years.
Jimmy worked in construction for many years. He enjoyed hunting, target...
Kenneth Wayne Ford, Sr.
Jan 27, 2024
Kenneth Wayne Ford, Sr. age 82, died Saturday January 27, 2024, at his home. Born December 19, 1941, he was the son of late Virgie (Hoff) and Carroll Ford. He was the husband of June Ford.
He retired from the Arundel Corporation after 38 years of service. He attended Clearfield Bible Church and was a member of...
Donna Hogan
Jan 25, 2024
Donna Hogan, age 86, of Alexandria, VA, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, MD.
She is survived by her daughter, Joan; her three granddaughters; Kristinia, Julia, and Ava, and her four great-grandchildren; Charlotte, Adrian, Lucy, and Olivia.
She was the loving wife of Edmund Hogan, who passed away...
Richard Moffat Brett
Jan 24, 2024
Richard M. Brett, passed away January 24th 2024 at Carroll Hospital at the age of 62. He was an adored cinema professor at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie Brett (formerly Coffman) and cherished step-father to Kara Coffman. He was predeceased by his parents, Cecil and Jean Brett.
Richard received his...
Allen Glenn Harman
Jan 22, 2024
Allen G. Harman passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 22, 2024 at the age of 93, at Brightview Westminster Ridge. He was born on June 21, 1930 in Silver Run, MD to the late Calvin H. and Edna (Maus) Harman. He was married to the late Margaret “Peggy” (Bankert) Harman for 45 years.
Allen was...
Sister Charles Legg
Jan 21, 2024
Sister Charles (Margaret Mary) Legg, age 82, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on January 21, 2024. She was the first born to parents, Margaret Mary (Sporrer) and William Charles Legg on December 31, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. Before entering the Community, Sister Charles was a member of Saints Philip & James Parish in Baltimore. She graduated...
Leonard Edward Forrence
Jan 18, 2024
Leonard Edward Forrence passed peacefully on January 18, 2024. Born on November 6, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Stanislaw and Stefania Forencewicz. Like so many young men of his era, he joined the Merchant Marine and spent a few summers seeing the world from the deck of a freighter.
Len later...
John David Mcglaughlin
Jan 16, 2024
John David McGlaughlin, 89, of Gettysburg, PA, died January 16, 2024 at Gettysburg Hospital. Born April 26, 1934, in Taneytown MD, he was the son of the late John Edgar and Ethel Ellen (Miller) McGlaughlin. John was the devoted husband of the late Doris LaRue (Stonesifer) McGlaughlin.
John was a proud veteran of the...
Barbara Jean Rill
Jan 15, 2024
Barbara Jean Rill, age 72 of Taneytown, Maryland died Monday, January 15, 2024 at her home, after a brief battle with an aggressive form of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on May 16, 1951 to the late Lester Junior and Lana Elizabeth Wolf. She was the loving wife of Albert John Rill for 54 years.
Barbara was...
Dorothy Regina (Brown) Gassman
Jan 9, 2024
Dorothy Regina (Brown) Gassman, age 78, of Westminster, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Carroll Lutheran Village. Born April 24, 1945, she was the daughter of the late William Ezra and Ehtel Marguerit (Bankard) Brown. She was the wife of the late Henry Russell Gassman, who died in 2014.
Dorothy was the organist and pianist at...
Linda Ann Weishaar
Jan 4, 2024
Linda Ann Weishaar, age 76 died at her home surrounded by her loving family on January 4, 2024. Born July 26, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Allen David and Rita Geneveve Cool.
Linda worked at Evapco as a machinist for many years, retiring in 2016. She was a longtime member of Emmitsburg Community Baptist...
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