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Virginia Caroline Sparrow

Virginia Caroline Sparrow

Apr 24, 2013

Virginia Caroline Jones Sparrow, age 97, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Sunflower Hill Assisted Living in Westminster. Born January 7, 1916 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Frances (Reese) Jones. Twice married, she was predeceased by husbands Galen F. Myers and Colie J. Sparrow. Mrs. Virginia worked...

Lillie Mae Glacken

Lillie Mae Glacken

Apr 21, 2013

Lillie Mae Glacken, of Thurmont, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. Born in Legore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Naomi Scott. She was predeceased by husbands, Russell Reed, William Reed, and Maurice Glacken. She was a seamstress with a clothing factory in Westminster. She was...

Harold Joseph Raab

Harold Joseph Raab

Apr 19, 2013

Harold Joseph Raab, age 69, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at his home. Born October 5, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harold G. and Edna A. (O’Loughlin) Raab. Mr. Raab was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. He was retired from Random House as a...

Charles E. Lefaivre, Sr

Charles E. Lefaivre, Sr

Apr 16, 2013

Charles Edward LeFaivre, Sr., 87, of Taneytown died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at his home following a lengthy illness. Born July 26, 1925 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Louis and Katherine Murphy LeFaivre. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane Campbell LeFaivre, his wife of 50 years. Charles was an operating engineer for P....

Rhoda G. Sutton

Rhoda G. Sutton

Apr 16, 2013

Rhoda G. Sutton, age 93, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born December 1, 1919 in Sutton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Ivy (Butcher) Gaston. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter D. Sutton, Jr. She was a veteran of WWII, serving...

Sister Geraldine Coleman, D.C.

Sister Geraldine Coleman, D.C.

Apr 16, 2013

Sister Geraldine Coleman, D.C., age 85, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Villa Saint Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She was born on September 27, 1927 in Wildwood, New Jersey, daughter of the late John Francis Coleman and Anna Marie (Delaney) Coleman. She was a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul and served in...

Leo G. Armentrout

Leo G. Armentrout

Apr 16, 2013

Leo Glenn Armentrout, 77, of Westminster, died peacefully Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 5, 1935 in Glady, WV, he was the son of the late Floyd Edward and Ocie Kerens Armentrout. He was the husband of the late Pauline Mae Dircks Armentrout, to whom he was married for 50 years....

Ann Elizabeth Ihm

Ann Elizabeth Ihm

Apr 13, 2013

Ann Elizabeth Ihm, 89, of Taneytown died peacefully Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 21, 1924 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Helen Brown Cramer. She was the wife of the late Paul R. Ihm who died in 1972. Ann worked as a licensing clerk for the...

Barbara Anne Haines Caples

Barbara Anne Haines Caples

Apr 7, 2013

Barbara Anne Haines Caples, age 74, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born August 26, 1938 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Ruth (Everhart) Haines. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Gordon M. Caples. Barbara was a graduate of...

Marion Hunt Penchansky

Marion Hunt Penchansky

Apr 4, 2013

Marion Penchansky, 78, of Taneytown, formerly of Laurel, MD and Marietta, GA, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 4, 2013 after a long battle with several illnesses. Born November 10, 1934 in Clarksdale, MS, she was the daughter of the late Loring and Elizabeth Perdue Hunt. She was the wife of Arthur L. Penchansky, Ph.D., her beloved husband of 35 years....

George H. Limparis

George H. Limparis

Apr 3, 2013

George Harry Limparis, 91, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at his residence. Born January 24, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Hericles Limparis Limparopoulos and Sophia Wojiack Limparopoulos. George was a cabinet maker. He worked at D.C. General Hospital and for the United States Government. He was a veteran of World...

Parlia-Ann Burner

Parlia-Ann Burner

Apr 2, 2013

Parlia-Ann Burner, age 93, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, Maryland. Born November 27, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Georgie Ellen (Harper) Thielman. She was retired from Levenson & Klein Furniture where she worked in the delivery department. She...

Phillip Cassara

Phillip Cassara

Apr 2, 2013

Phillip Pasquale Cassara, 85, of Westminster, MD and formerly of Taneytown, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born January 14, 1928 in Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Carrie Shelner Cassara. He was the husband of Marilyn Lance Cassara, his wife of more than 40 years. Phillip earned a Bachelor...

Nicholas F. Flynn

Nicholas F. Flynn

Mar 31, 2013

Nicholas F. Flynn, age 92, of Westminster, Maryland, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center in Westminster. Born February 15, 1921 in Boston, Mass., he was the son of the late Cornelius Flynn and Winifred Walsh Flynn. He was the husband of the late Virginia (Sands) Flynn...

Francis Gerard Eckenrode, Jr

Francis Gerard Eckenrode, Jr

Mar 30, 2013

Francis Gerard Eckenrode, Jr., age 81, of Hampstead, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 16, 1932 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Francis G. Eckenrode, Sr., and Mary (Avery) Eckenrode. He was predeceased by his wife Doris Evelyn (Trite) Eckenrode, and by his former spouse,...

Oscar D. Keeney

Oscar D. Keeney

Mar 27, 2013

Oscar D. Keeney, age 81, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his home. Born December 29, 1931 in Woodsboro, Maryland, he was the son of the late Norman D. and Virgie D. (Baugher) Keeney. He is survived by his wife Constance J. Keeney. Also surviving are son, Donald Keeney of Thurmont; step-children, Mark Rosenbloom of...

Herbert "Stretch" E. Dorsey

Herbert "Stretch" E. Dorsey

Mar 26, 2013

Herbert E. “Stretch” Dorsey, age 56, of Westminster, Maryland, formerly of Ashville, Va., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born July 3, 1956 in Virginia, he was the son of Rainey Dorsey of Florida and the late Pearl (Stuart) Dorsey. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Cynthia Woodyard Dorsey....

John T. "Sonny" Ott, Sr

John T. "Sonny" Ott, Sr

Mar 24, 2013

John Thomas “Sonny” Ott, Sr., age 80, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. John was born on April 17, 1932 at home in Emmitsburg and was the son of the late Charles C. and Virginia (Baugher) Ott. He is survived by his loving wife of 58...

Helen S. Brown

Helen S. Brown

Mar 23, 2013

Helen S. Brown, age 87, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown, Maryland. She was born on June 29, 1925 in N.C., daughter of the late Hack and Jenny Ann (Netherton) Smathers. Surviving are daughters, Brenda Santoni of Point Pleasant, N.J., Linda Oravecz of Gettysburg, PA, and Kelly Welker...

Braxton Schuffert

Braxton Schuffert

Mar 23, 2013

Braxton Schuffert, age 83, of Mount Airy, Maryland died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Pleasant View Nursing Home. Born May 20, 1929 in Kentucky, he was a carpenter by trade. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are by the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home in Westminster, Maryland.

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