All Obituaries

Mary Jean Orndorff, 76, of Taneytown, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  Born August 24, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Marie (Anders) Little.  She was the devoted wife of the late Francis M. Orndorff.  He passed in 2013. Mary Jean attended St. Joseph’s High School.  She was a homemaker but worked during her younger years at St. Joseph’s kitchen.  She loved pugs, playing Bingo, and...

Barbara Garber-Phillips went home to be with her Lord on February 23, 2021 at the age 83 after battling a long illness. She would have turned 84 years old on April 28th. She was the beloved and devoted wife to Everette Phillips of over 30 years. She was the daughter of Harry Scheller and Naomi Scheller-Stem and step-daughter to Lorraine (Ike) Stem.  She is survived by her daughter, Linda Garber-Kreimer of Hanover, PA, her son, Michael Garber of Westminster, and daughter-in-law Amy...

          Lorraine D. Stair, 92, of Pleasant Valley died on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the family farm surrounded by her loving family.           Born April 21, 1928 in Patapsco, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Lionel Sinclair and Naomi (Taylor) Lockard.  She was the loving and devoted wife to the late Charles A. Stair, who predeceased her in...

James Elwood Frock, 72, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Carroll Hospital Center.  Born May 15, 1948 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Elwood and Thelma Virginia (Greenholtz) Frock.  He was the devoted husband of Judith (Green) Frock, his wife of 50 years. Jim was co-owner of P&H Auto Electric in Baltimore, until his retirement.  He was a proud veteran of the United States Army, having served in Vietnam.  He was a...

Richard Ardell “Pap” Baumgardner, Sr., 82, of Taneytown went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2021.  He passed at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.  Born August 8, 1938 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Ardell and Mary Ellen (Bowers) Baumgardner.  He was the devoted husband of Linda (Moritz) Baumgardner.  They were married for 32 years. Richard loved helping his dad on the family farm.  He worked on a horse farm, at...

Janet Riley Colburn, 78, of Adamstown, Maryland, formerly of New Windsor, Maryland, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Buckingham’s Choice. Born December 11, 1942 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray D. and Lalia (Scott) Riley.  She was the loving and devoted wife of 52 years to Allen D. Colburn. Janet graduated from Westminster High School class of 1960, Hood College in 1964, and went on to get a Master’s in Education from Western MD College in 1972,...

June Ellen Atkins, 86, of Taneytown, MD died on Monday, February 15, 2021 at her home.  Born June 25, 1934 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Lepinaitis and the late Reba Mae (Moore) Nichols.  She was the devoted wife of Charles D. Atkins, Sr.  He passed in April of 2010. June worked as a secretary for several businesses over the years, including Montgomery Ward, Hanover Direct, and the family business, Pasadena Bus Company.  She enjoyed gardening,...

Vernon Leroy “Smokey” Eyler, 73, of Taneytown, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his home.  Born October 8, 1947 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Cramer Johnson Eyler and the late Ruth Louise (Cole) Eyler, formerly of Woodsboro. Smokey was a painter by trade and was the owner of Eyler Painting.  He enjoyed hunting, collecting antiques, watching old western movies, playing guitar, singing, and listening to country music, especially Merle...

Nolan V. Weaver, 75, of Westminster, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Carroll Hospital Center, after a brave battle with COVID-19.  Born April 15, 1945 in Portland, IN, he was the son of the late Evelyn (Hathaway) Wegmer and the late Melvin P. Weaver.  He was the stepson of the late Frederick S. Wegmer.  He was the devoted husband of Carolyn Sue (Greenholtz) Weaver, his wife of 56 years. Nolan was a graduate of Monterrey Pacific High School in California, class of...

Thomas Patrick “Pat” Reynolds, 77, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.  Born October 11, 1943 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Clement Jordan Reynolds and the late Julia (Jacobs) Reynolds.  He was the devoted husband of Suzanne (Daly) Reynolds for 36 years. Pat was a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he earned a degree in Accounting.  He became a Certified Public...