All Obituaries

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 for almost 30 years.  He enjoyed being outdoors, camping, canoeing, watching birds at the feeders, and spending time with friends and family, especially his grandkids. ...

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 United States Army.  He enjoyed antiquing, going to yard sales, collecting glassware, and going for rides through the countryside. ...

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 friends. She earned a certificate as a medical secretary at the University of Baltimore, where she met her beloved husband James Orville Bromwell, Jr. (Jim). They...

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 was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...

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 Melissa Jane Turner, nee Tressler, and her husband Stanley of Emmitsburg MD, Amy Sue Cool, nee Tressler, and her husband Stanley of...

          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...

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; devoted father of sons, Chad Bitzel and his wife Marie, and Tony Bitzel and his wife Shannon; daughter, Michelle Nicol and her husband Dave; loving...

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) Smith of Frederick, Nora (John) Brunner, and Nita (Regina Gebhart) of Fairfield.  He loved and was loved by his numerous nieces and...

          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 years to Cynthia “Cindy” Louise...

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 late Benjamin Franklin Phillips and Coralee Love Phillips, and step-son to Sally Phillips.  He is survived by one brother, Jimmy...