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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...

Ober S. Herr, Jr.

Ober S. Herr, Jr.

May 8, 2014

Ober S. Herr, Jr., 87, of Westminster, died early Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at his home. Born February 16, 1927 in Westminster, he was the son of the late Ober S. Herr, Sr and Dorothy McDaniel Herr.  He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jeanne Blettner Herr. A native of the community, Ober was a 1944 graduate...

Gordon  Frank Wickes, Jr.

Gordon Frank Wickes, Jr.

May 8, 2014

Gordon F. Wickes, Jr, 67, of Finksburg, died early Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at his home. Born June 30, 1946 in Catonsville, he was the son of the late Gordon F. Wickes, Sr. and Hilda Stahl Wickes.  He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret Smith Wickes. Gordon was a graduate of LeMalay Arts School and president...

Carolleen F. (Bigham)  Griffith

Carolleen F. (Bigham) Griffith

May 3, 2014

Carolleen F. Griffith, age 69, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at her sons home in Littlestown, Pennsylvania following a battle with cancer. Born March 7, 1945 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Jos L. Mitchell and Mildred Irene (Naill) Hawkins. She is survived by sons, John Fogle and fiancée Lynn Bledsoe...

Margaret "Margo" Helena (Glyn)  Ainsworth

Margaret "Margo" Helena (Glyn) Ainsworth

May 2, 2014

Margaret "Margo" Helena Ainsworth, age 82, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania formerly of Chocowinity, N.C., died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital. She was born on August 20, 1931 in Arcadia, California, the daughter of the late John Murrey Edgerton Glyn and Iris Lawton Glyn.  She was predeceased by her husband, Ret. USMC Major James Joseph Ainsworth, Sr....

Mary M. (Garland)  Slick

Mary M. (Garland) Slick

May 2, 2014

Mary M. Slick, age 84 of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born August 18, 1929 in Roan Mountain, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Simon L. and Hattie (Ledford) Garland.  She was predeceased by her husband, Charles W. Slick. Mary was retired after many years as a seamstress...

Eugene "Gene" Sell

Eugene "Gene" Sell

Apr 29, 2014

Eugene “Gene” Sell, 87, of Taneytown, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.  Born September 16, 1926 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Norris Franklin and Helen Ridinger Sell.  He was the husband of the late Pearl Bollinger Sell, to whom he was married for 47 years.  She died in 2009. Gene was...

Kenneth Edward Pomerantz

Kenneth Edward Pomerantz

Apr 27, 2014

Kenneth E. Pomerantz, 67, of Taneytown, died peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home in Carroll Vista. Born March 27, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Frances (Bogoslafsky) Pomerantz.  He was predeceased by his wife, Jill Pomerantz. Ken was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving during the Vietnam era.  ...

Walter Lee  Stebbings

Walter Lee Stebbings

Apr 23, 2014

Walter Lee Stebbings, 85, of Hampstead, formerly of Owings Mills, died Wednesday morning, April 23, 2014 at his daughter’s home. Born May 30, 1928 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Delbert and Florence Baker Stebbings.  His wife, Jean A. Taylor Stebbings, predeceased him in May 1996. Mr. Stebbings was a veteran of the Maryland National Guard.  For...

Beth (Hughes)  Barron

Beth (Hughes) Barron

Apr 20, 2014

M. Beth Barron, 56, of Manchester, formerly of Hampstead, died Sunday evening, April 20, 2014 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 24, 1957 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William ‘Bill” W. and Verdie M. Jenkins Hughes.  She is survived by her husband, Herbert A. Barron, Jr. In addition to her husband, Beth is survived by her son,...

Howard Duane Dixon

Howard Duane Dixon

Apr 17, 2014

Howard Duane Dixon, 97, of Taneytown, Maryland died on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, Maryland.  Born August 16, 1916 in Whiteside, Kansas (near Hutchinson), he was the son of the late Walter L. and Ruth (Graves) Dixon of Hutchinson, Kansas.  He was the husband of Maxine Hess Dixon, to whom he was married for...

Denise E. Frebertshauser

Denise E. Frebertshauser

Apr 16, 2014

Denise Elaine Frebertshauser, age 45 of Harwood, Maryland passed away peacefully on April 16, 2014 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, with family and friends by her side. Born on March 11, 1969 in Westminster, she was the daughter of Donald E. Frebertshauser and Rose M. Hahn Frebertshauser of Westminster. She is survived by her brother, Drew Frebertshauser, Spring...

Harry "Junior" Dowden, Jr.

Harry "Junior" Dowden, Jr.

Apr 16, 2014

Harry “Junior” Dowden, 66, of Westminster, died Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014. Born April 1, 1948 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry W. Dowden, Sr. and Mary Teresa Long Dowden. Harry worked for Monumental Millwork as a mill worker for many years. Surviving are sisters, Ruth Ann Dowden and Harriet W. Dowden, Elnoria M. Heilman and...

H. Russell Gassman

H. Russell Gassman

Apr 15, 2014

H. Russell Gassman, age 84, of Finksburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. Born September 19, 1929 in Finksburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late George Lackey Gassman and Julia Belle (Russell) Gassman.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Grace H. Werner, who died November, 1989; and then...

Thelma Joan (Bosley)  Leppo

Thelma Joan (Bosley) Leppo

Apr 14, 2014

Thelma Joan Leppo, age 74, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, died on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Hanover Hall Nursing Home. She was born on May 21, 1939 in Westminster, Maryland, and was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Anna E. (Hagan) Bosley. Joan enjoyed playing board games, bingo, needlework, reading, and visiting with her friends.  She graduated from...

Sr. Angela Cool

Sr. Angela Cool

Apr 14, 2014

Sister Angela Cool, age 94, died April 14, 2014 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  She was born on May 28, 1919 in Emmitsburg.   Sister Angela was the oldest of thirteen children born to George and Alice (Topper) Cool. Sister Angela joined the Daughters of Charity on October 18, 1941 in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  Her first mission was caring for...

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