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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
Jay Grooman
Apr 14, 2014
Jay Grooman, age 58, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He was born July 14, 1955 in Washington, D.C., son of Barbara Heisse Grooman of N.C., and the late Vinton E. Grooman. He is survived by his wife, Gabrielle M. Bongers; sons, Kevin Grooman of Baltimore and Brian Grooman of Columbia;...
Helene (Roh) Novotny
Apr 13, 2014
Helene Novotny, age 92, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. She was born on May 15, 1921 in Altensteig, Germany, and was the daughter of the late Ernst and Anna Marie (Pfeifle) Roh. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 42 years, Frank Joseph Novotny, Sr. in...
Sharon Diane (Frith) Bradley
Apr 13, 2014
Sharon Diane Frith Walton Bradley, 64, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully Sunday, April 13, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born September 13, 1949 in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of Evelyn Dewey Frith of Glen Allen, VA, and the late Charles Frith, Jr. She was the wife of Frank M. Bradley, to whom she was...