All Obituaries

Deacon Charles E. “Charley” Barnhart, Jr., 69, of Taneytown, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Carroll Hospital after a battle with cancer. Born December 5, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Martha (Jeffcoat) Barnhart and Charles E. Barnhart, Sr. Charley graduated from Francis Scott Key High School in 1972 where he was active in the choral music department, singing all four years and participating in musicals. Family life for Charley was not a bed of...

Rosser Danton Roche, 83, of Hanover, PA, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born March 14, 1941 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William Bosworth Roche and Ann Mar Patterson. He was the loving husband to Mary Ann Kathryn Roche. Before retiring from his family business Patterson & Associates, he was a manufactures representative. He loved to play tennis, ride bikes, take trips to the beach, and watch the Baltimore...

Bernadette Helen Joy, 87, of Westminster, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Carroll Hospital.  Born August 19, 1936 in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Dominica (Kruczak) Rajewski and Ceslaw Rajewski.  She was the beloved wife of Donald V. Joy, Sr., her husband of 62 years. She was a homemaker and 1953 graduate of St. Michael’s Business School.  Following her graduation she worked as a secretary at Ft. Holabird Army Base in Baltimore. Bernadette enjoyed spending...

Barbara Helen (Curtis) Manning passed away on April 8, 2024 at the age of 85.  She was born in Washington D.C. at Providence Hospital on November 14, 1938 to the late William T. Curtis, Sr. and Helen G. Albert. She was raised in North Beach, Maryland where she attended Calvert Senior High School. During her professional career, she worked as a legal secretary for several law firms until her retirement. Barbara had a love for reading, Hallmark movies, and animals, especially poodles...

Elijah Jacob Crouse, 20, of Manchester, departed us Sunday, April 7, 2024. Born October 25, 2003 in Maryland, he was the son of Elizabeth Ann Crouse and Justin Burnell Utz. Elijah was a fun loving guy that liked to make other’s smile and be happy. He was funny, a jokester and a comedian, if he wasn’t making other people laugh and smile, he wasn’t happy. He loved music, dancing, fishing and crabbing, wrestling, basketball and Michael Jordon was his favorite player and he...

Wayne Jackson Hill, 74, of New Windsor, died Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Mason Dixon Dragway in Boonsboro, MD.  Born October 15, 1949 in New Windsor, he was the son of the late Thomas Key and Lovie V. (Hill) Key.  He was the beloved husband of the late Debbie Lee (Stouffer) Hill who died November 4, 2023.  He worked as a mason and owned his own business Brass Masonry.  Recently, Wayne worked part time as a custodian at West Middle School.  He enjoyed race car...

Elaine Elizabeth Brown, 88, of Westminster, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Nova Springs Assisted Living. Born February 13, 1936 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Russell Alvin Close and Florence Viola Mae Erb Close. She was the beloved wife of the late David Otha Brown, Sr. Before retiring she worked at the Carroll Hospital Center as a sterilization technician. She enjoyed going shopping, to yard sales and tending to her flower gardens. She especially loved spending...

Bonnie Marie Breeden, 68, of New Windsor, Maryland went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 5, 2024.  Bonnie was born on February 28, 1956 to the late Donald Freaner and Doris (Friend) Williams. Bonnie grew up in Beltsville, MD where she attended Chesnut Hills Elementary School, Beltsville Jr. High and High Point High School. In her younger years Bonnie enjoyed many activities such as majorettes, swimming, dance and softball. Bonnie was a very hardworking woman. She began working...

Martha Rae Hamilton, family matriarch, born February 27, 1938, passed away on Thursday April 4, 2024. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born, one of nine children, to Charles and Anna Hamilton. With Martha’s death, all the siblings of that generation are now gone. Martha is predeceased by her two daughters, Diane Christ and Devi Quigley-Rice, and one son, Damon Quigley and her long time companion of over 30 years, Michael A. Cunio. Martha is survived...

Timothy Travis Atkins, 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at home. Born September 28, 1947, in Dallas, NC, he was the son of the late Jennings Dorsey Atkins and Ruth High Atkins.  He was the loving husband of 30 years to Harriette Elizabeth Atkins. Tim was a 1965 graduate of Dallas High School and went on to graduate from Western Carolina University, where he was president of his fraternity, Theta Xi. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Cockeysville. He was an...