Westminster High Maryland Alumni Obituaries

Rev. Bill was born in Frederick MD the son of the late Walter A. and Leah Horgan Simpson. He was raised on a farm in Emmitsburg MD. He graduated from Emmitsburg High School 1941 Western Maryland College now McDaniel College in 1951 with a BA in Music Education Lancaster Theological Seminary 1955 wit...

Frances Marie DeBerry Fair 85 of Oak Hill Florida formerly of Taneytown MD passed away on Thursday February 5th 2026 at the Halifax Hospice Care Center Port Orange FL after a battle with cancer. She was born October 26th 1940 in Emmitsburg MD. Frances is survived by one sister Anna L. Adelsberger of...

Nancy Beaver Howe 87 209 Westminster Drive Huntingdon died at 1056 p.m. Monday Feb. 9 2026 at The Oaks at Westminster Woods Huntingdon. Born April 1 1938 in Huntingdon she was the daughter of the late Francis O. and Louise Dolly Beaver. She married William Laird Howe who preceded her in death June 1...

Neil Emmett Gallagher, 82, of Avalon, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on February 4th at Cooper University Hospital – Cape Regional, surrounded by his family.Born on July 24, 1943, to Bertha (Mayrosh) and Edward Gallagher, Neil grew up with strong family values that would shape the kind, generous...

Dennis E. Matthews Sr. 78 of Carlisle passed away on Thursday February 5 2026 at UPMC Carlisle. He was born on February 26 1947 in Mechanicsburg and was a son of the late Hobert Matthews and Dorothea Stoner Baumbach. Denny graduated from Cumberland Valley High School with the class of 1965. He retir...