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Norman Reno Houck

Norman Reno Houck

Jun 14, 2014

Norman Reno Houck, 100, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Lookabout Manor Assisted Living near Westminster.  Born January 26, 1914 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late Jeremiah “Frank” and Marie Adams Houck.  He was the husband of Mary Koontz Houck, to whom he was married for 68 years. Norman was a 1934 graduate...

Raymond Leonard Cool

Raymond Leonard Cool

Jun 14, 2014

Raymond Leonard Cool, 73, of Emmitsburg, died Saturday, June 14 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  He was a resident at Northampton Nursing Center in Frederick for the past three years. Born August 12, 1940 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ethel Grave Cool.  He was also predeceased by his dear brother, John Francis Cool in 1997 and...

Anna  Marie (Wunder)  Montgomery

Anna Marie (Wunder) Montgomery

Jun 12, 2014

Anna Marie Montgomery, 91, of Hampstead, died peacefully Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Heart Homes Assisted Living in Lutherville.  Born October 25, 1922 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late George Albert and Marie Dresback Wunder.  She was the wife of the late James Edward Fox who was killed in action January 31, 1945 in Belgium, and the...

Joyce Eva (Eaton)  Stonesifer

Joyce Eva (Eaton) Stonesifer

Jun 12, 2014

Joyce Eva Eaton Stonesifer, 77, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, Md. Born March 8, 1937 in Frederick County, Md., she was the daughter of the late John and Bertha Eaton. She was the wife of the late Charles Elwood Stonesifer. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and...

Robert F. Myers

Robert F. Myers

Jun 10, 2014

Robert Franklin Myers, 80, of Manchester, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.  Born January 10, 1934 in Arcadia, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Erma Therit Myers.  He was the husband of Nancy Lee Gill Myers, his wife of 59 years. Bob worked as a carpenter for...

Margarette Loretta (Martin)  Cole

Margarette Loretta (Martin) Cole

Jun 5, 2014

Margarette Loretta Cole, 81, of Taneytown died peacefully Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Center in Westminster.  Born July 8 1932 in Woodlawn, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James and Elsie Dyke Martin.  She was the wife of the late George Robert Cole, her husband of almost 60 years. Margarette was a homemaker who loved...

Naomi May (Hare)  Bare

Naomi May (Hare) Bare

Jun 4, 2014

Naomi May Bare, 91, of Westminster, died Wednesday evening, June 4, 2014 at her home.  Born August 3, 1922 in Millers, she was the daughter of the late James T. and Elizabeth Weiss Hare.  Her husband, Charles W. Bare, predeceased her in 1988. Early in her married life, Naomi and her husband were dairy farmers.  She then worked as a...

Maxine Roberta (Hess)  Dixon

Maxine Roberta (Hess) Dixon

Jun 2, 2014

Maxine Roberta (Hess) Dixon, 92, of Taneytown, died Monday, June 2, 2014, at Carroll Hospice’s Dove House in Westminster.  Born December 18, 1921 in Carroll County, she was the eldest daughter of the late Wilbert and Marie Hilderbrick Hess. In 1942, she was united in marriage to Howard Duane Dixon, her husband of more than 71 years. Maxine graduated from...

Bruce Robert Jockisch

Bruce Robert Jockisch

May 23, 2014

Bruce R. Jockisch, 66, of Sykesville, formerly of Florida, died Friday evening, May 23, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born May 1, 1948 in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of Pauline Allen Jockisch of Inverness, Florida and the late Virgil E. Jockisch. Bruce was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a drummer.  He enjoyed music....

Michael Leo Janac

Michael Leo Janac

May 22, 2014

Michael Leo Janac, 87, of Hagerstown, Maryland died peacefully Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his home.  Born September 9, 1926 in Czechoslovakia, he was the son of the late Frank and Frances Blahova Janac.  He was the husband of Lois Brown Janac, his wife of 44 years. Michael was an accountant.  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church...

Joseph Aloysius Chinery Jr.

Joseph Aloysius Chinery Jr.

May 21, 2014

Joseph A. Chinery, Jr, 61, of Westminster, died Wednesday evening, May 21, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center.  Born April 16, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Chinery, Sr. and Eleanor C. Larson Chinery. Joe was a driver for various trucking companies, most recently St. Johnsbury Trucking.  He loved nature, being on the road,...

Rosanne Linda Vallery

Rosanne Linda Vallery

May 21, 2014

Rosanne Linda Vallery, 67, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.  Born March 8, 1947 in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward Ford and Anna Gerdes.  She was the wife of Harry “Bud” Vallery.  They were married for 48 years. Rosanne was a homemaker and devoted...

Sister Mary Jean Horne

Sister Mary Jean Horne

May 17, 2014

Sister Mary Jean (Mary Jean) Horne, age 87, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on May 17, 2014.  She was born on October 27, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland.   Sister Mary Jean was one of four children born to Duncan and Mary (Zell) Horne. Sister Mary Jean joined the Daughters of Charity on December 5, 1946 in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  ...

Hilario Juarez Montealvo

Hilario Juarez Montealvo

May 16, 2014

Hilario Juarez Montealvo, age 56, of Westminster, Maryland died on Friday, May 16, 2014 at home. Born January 14, 1958 in Mexico, he was the son of Luis Juarez Ramirez  of Mexico and the late Hilaria Montealvo Torres.  He was the husband of Maria Isabel Badillo Gamez of Mexico. He was employed by Outside Unlimited in Hampstead. Surviving in addition...

Silas William Horton, Jr.

Silas William Horton, Jr.

May 14, 2014

Silas William Horton, Jr., 31, of Taneytown, Maryland died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster as the result of a heart condition that he had since his teen years.  Born June 12, 1982 in Westminster, he is survived by his father, Silas W. Horton, Sr., wife Debra, and step-brother Devin of Westminster, and his mother,...

Carolyn Darlene (Garber)  Miller

Carolyn Darlene (Garber) Miller

May 13, 2014

Carolyn Darlene Miller, 70, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.  Born November 14, 1943 in Frederick County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy Devilbiss Garber. Carolyn was an employee of Random House Publishing in Westminster until her retirement in 2007.  She enjoyed cooking, traveling, and...

Janice  Marie (Sharer)  Eyler

Janice Marie (Sharer) Eyler

May 11, 2014

Janice Marie Eyler, age 52, resident of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2014 (Mother’s Day) at Gilchrist Hospice House in Columbia, Maryland following a battle with cancer. Born November 7, 1961 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helen (Ridenour) Sharer.  She was predeceased by her husband, James Eyler in 2007. Janice...

Richard Albert Vaughn

Richard Albert Vaughn

May 10, 2014

Richard Albert Vaughn, age 83, of Emmitsburg, Maryland died on Saturday morning May 10, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital. Born February 9, 1931 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Robert Vaughn and Grace Mable (Sheeley) Vaughn. He retired as a construction worker from Gettysburg Construction Company.  He loved flower gardening, and was well known in the Emmitsburg...

Robert Wayne Shaub

Robert Wayne Shaub

May 9, 2014

Robert Wayne “Robbie” Schaub, 57, of Taneytown, Maryland died unexpectedly on Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home.  Born August 29, 1956 in LaPlata, Maryland, he was the son of the late Henry Robert and Mary Ella Schaub.  He was the husband of Donna Phillips Schaub, to whom he was married for 26 years. Robbie was in construction and worked...

Louise Stagg Spittel

Louise Stagg Spittel

May 9, 2014

Louise Stagg Spittel, age 86 of Sykesville Fairhaven Retirement Community, formerly a lifelong resident of Westminster, died on Friday evening, May 9, 2014 at Fairhaven. Born August 31, 1927 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Marie Tilghman Stagg.  She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, George L. Spittel in 2004. Louise was...

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