All Obituaries

          Charles “Charlie” Reginald Poffinberger, 96, of Westminster, Maryland died peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Carroll Lutheran Village.           Born on March 30, 1923 in Broad Run near Middletown, Maryland he was the son of the late Edgar Eugene Poffinberger, Sr. and Bertha May (Brown) Poffinberger.  He was predeceased by his loving wife, Esther Mae (Bidle)...

Catherine “Kitty” G. Althoff Cool beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend entered into the light Saturday, November 16, 2019 at home in Emmitsburg, MD surrounded by her family.  Kitty leaves behind her loving husband of 54 years Samuel B. Cool, sons Bernard S. Cool; Brian S. Cool; granddaughter Ashley N. Cool and great-grandson Neo A. Aronhalt. Kitty entered this world June 3, 1944 as the youngest of four children in the community of St. Anthony’s near...

Roland Thomas “Sonny” “Pip” Pittinger, 79, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born December 28, 1939 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late George Roland and Ella Virginia (Eyler) Pittinger.  He was the husband of 59 years to Betty Louise (Rentsel) Pittinger. Roland worked for Stuller Construction for 36 years.  He was a member of the Littlestown Eagles FOE 226 and the...

Shirley LaRue (Ecker) Lippy, 84, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Country Companions Assisted Living near Taneytown. Born June 27, 1935 in White House, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Monroe and Helen LaRue (Hale) Ecker.  She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, John Howard “Jack” Lippy in 2016. Shirley was a graduate of the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore and was a gifted artist and art teacher...

Charles “Trenton” Jones, Jr., 65, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his home with his beloved wife, Debbie, by his side. Born June 10, 1954 in Olney, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Trenton Jones, Sr. and Carolyn Faye (Hurst) Jones; and grandson of the late William and Pauline Hurst and John and Nellie Jones.  He was the husband of 46 years to Deborah Mae (Moore) Jones. Trenton was a life-long dairy farmer who loved farming...

Phyllis Jean Brown, 81, of Taneytown, MD died peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, MD.  Born April 17, 1938 in Carroll County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Lambert) Flickinger.  She was the wife of the late James Richard Brown, to whom she was married for 57 years. Phyllis worked at Cambridge Rubber Company in Taneytown for several years.  She was later employed at Carroll Lutheran Village in...

Robert Shippen “Bob” Hachten, 88, of Detour, MD, died peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Ministries in Emmitsburg, MD.  Born August 3, 1931 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Arthur William and Harriet Rose (Staples) Hachten. Bob was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., class of ’49, and subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.  He was a proud...

Charlotte LaRue Dell, 87, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Lorien Taneytown. Born May 27, 1932 in Westminster, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John I. and Adda M. (Smith) Utz.  She was predeceased by her husband of 29 years Raymond E. Dell, Jr. in 1980. Charlotte was a graduate of Westminster High School class of 1951.  She worked for many years in the finance and accounts payable department for...

Martin Luther Gonder, 91, of Taneytown, MD, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his home.  Born January 31, 1928 in Frizzellburg, MD, he was the son of the late Robert and Deanie (Flohr) Gonder.  He was the devoted husband of Mary (McCleaf) Gonder, to whom he was married for 72 years. Martin was a diesel mechanic.  He worked for the W.H. Davis Company in Westminster for 30 years and Bill Rohrbaugh’s Charter Bus Service in Manchester, MD for 30...

Charles F. Eyler, Jr., 91, of Rocky Ridge, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at his home with his family by his side.  Born October 8, 1928 in Rocky Ridge, MD he was the son of the late Charles F. Eyler Sr. and Oneida Welty Eyler.  He was the beloved husband of the late Betty M. Stambaugh Eyler to whom she was married for 68 years. Charles owned and operated a building contractor business most of his life, and then worked for Frederick County, MD government as a...