Helen B. Bear
Dec 4, 2012
Helen Belle Bear, age 98 of Westminster, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. She was born September 13, 1914 in Frederick County, daughter of the late Jesse and Dennie Belle Scheller Forney. She was the wife of the late Monroe W. Bear, who died in 1967. She formerly worked in the cafeteria at William...
Calvin Leroy Amoss
Dec 2, 2012
Calvin Leroy Amoss, age 78, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born December 19, 1933 in Sykesville, MD, he was the son of the late William Irving and Elizabeth B. (Hurt) Amoss. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carolyn Jane (Musgrove) Amoss. Calvin was a member of Taneytown High School...
Loraine Elizabeth Kraft
Dec 2, 2012
Loraine Elizabeth Kraft, age 94, of Westminster, died peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 28, 1918, in Shimersville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Glancy M. and Bertha E. (Kemmerer) Rader. She was predeceased by her husband, Arlington Sterling Kraft in 2006. She formerly attended St. Paul’s United...
Marie G. Barnes
Dec 2, 2012
Marie Golding Barnes, age 99, of Westminster died December 2, 2012 at Sun Valley at the Meadows Assisted Living. She was born April 29, 1913 in Lawrenceville, NJ daughter of the late Warren and Matilda Smith Golding. She was the wife of the late Beverley Lee Barnes, who died in 1984. She worked as a merchandiser for Montgomery Wards. Marie...
Charles W. Porter
Nov 30, 2012
Charles William Porter, 88, formerly of Taneytown, MD, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born July 14, 1924 in Massachusetts, he was the son of the late George W. and Kate Adams Porter. He was the husband of Alma Traoutmann Porter of Williamsport. Charles served as a Market Analyst for the United States Department...
Grace H. Clifton
Nov 28, 2012
Grace Helen Clifton, age 79 died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at her home in Codorus. She was born May 26, 1933 in Baltimore, daughter of the late George and Grace Bowen Newton. She was the wife of the late Granville J. Clifton. Grace was a bus driver for the Baltimore County Public Schools. She enjoyed bingo, animals (especially horses and...
Ronald E. Eyler
Nov 28, 2012
Ronald E. Eyler, age 64 of Manchester, died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at Transitions Health Care in Sykesville. He was born June 11, 1948 in Baltimore, son of the late Franklin and June Fair Eyler. He worked as an automobile mechanic. His hobbies included bass fishing, shooting pool, hunting and racing. A memorial service will be held at a later...
Jesse R. Chaves
Nov 27, 2012
Jesse R. Chaves, age 84, of Westminster, died Tuesday November 27, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village. He was born July 9, 1928 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island son of the late Jesse C. and Laurentina Resendes Chaves. He was the husband of the late Pearl Cline Chaves, his wife of 47 years who died in October 2012. He was a member...
Preston C. Crowl
Nov 25, 2012
Preston C. Crowl, age 87 of Westminster, died Sunday November 25, 2012 at Westminster Ridge. He was born March 25, 1925 in Union Mills, son of the late William and Eva Flickinger Crowl. He was the husband of Ethel L. Gesell Crowl, his wife of 65 years. Preston served in the Navy during World War II. He retired in 1988...
Dorothy L. Ahrnsbrak
Nov 18, 2012
Dorothy L. Ahrnsbrak of Bluffton, SC and previously of Westminster, MD and widow of Clyde E. Ahrnsbrak passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at National Health Care in Bluffton. She was 87. She was born in Westminster, Maryland, the daughter of the late Joe and Mamie Schmidt Long. She was a retired history teacher and counselor in Carroll County,...
Joseph Lee Springer
Nov 16, 2012
Joseph Lee Springer, 31, of Emmitsburg died unexpectedly Friday, November 16, 2012 at his home. Born November 3, 1981 in Gettysburg, he was the son of Jesse and Lynda Springer of Emmitsburg. He was the husband of Crystal Walker Springer. Joe was a 1999 graduate of Catoctin High School. He worked for W.S. Drywall Company for many years. He was...
Patricia "Sue" A. Fagan
Nov 12, 2012
Patricia A. “Sue” Fagan, age 64, of Parkville, MD, formerly of Westminster, MD, died on Monday, November 12, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. Born August 2, 1948 in Spartanburg, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles T. Buffington, Jr. and Ruth E. (Long) Buffington. She was passionate and appreciated all of the arts. She especially enjoyed photography...
Veronica Lois Maggard
Nov 9, 2012
Veronica Lois Maggard, age 64, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Friday, November 9, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born August 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Thurman T. and Betty L. (Mathias) Petry. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Glines V. Maggard, Sr. She was currently employed as...
Susan Irene Mascaro
Nov 5, 2012
Susan Irene Mascaro, age 55, of Sykesville, Maryland, died on Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. She was a gift of life organ donor with the Living Legacy Program of Maryland. Born March 7, 1957 in Folsom, PA, she was the daughter of Irene E. Starecheski of Sykesville and the late Edward B. Starecheski. She...
Ruth C. Lee
Nov 1, 2012
Ruth Curlis Lee, age 102 of Westminster, died Thursday November 1, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. She was born October 1, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Barnes Curlis. Before retirement she worked as an insurance adjuster. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Carol and John Peabody of Westminster. Services and interment...
Charles Elmer Conover
Oct 28, 2012
Charles Elmer Conover, age 86, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born October 18, 1926 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Mervin McKinley and Elsie M. (Baumgardner) Conover. He was predeceased by his wife, Geneda Elizabeth (Fogle) Conover in 1993. Charles was a graduate of Taneytown...
Gary Richard Crampton
Oct 27, 2012
Gary Richard Crampton, age 66, of Waynesboro, PA, formerly of Frederick, MD, died on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his home. Born January 18, 1946 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Luther B. Crampton, Jr. and Isabel S. (Smith) Crampton. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Vicki Lynn (Abrecht) Crampton. Gary was a...
Sharon Lee Brewbaker
Oct 27, 2012
Sharon Brewbaker, age 65, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born November 23, 1946 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lavina Virginia (Mahanna) Eckenrode. Sharon worked for 40 years in the office staff of Random House in Westminster. She was a skilled gardener and...
Roy Eversole
Oct 26, 2012
Roy William Eversole, 58, of Cascade, MD died Friday, October 26, 2012 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro, MD. Born January 29, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Theodore and Freda Mae Wagerman Eversole. Roy worked for the Har-Tru Construction Company for 30 years installing tennis courts. Surviving are sister, Sharon Snoke and husband, Herman,...
Charles Stouter
Oct 23, 2012
Charles F. “Charlie” Stouter, 87, of Emmitsburg died peacefully on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born February 23, 1925 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Felix and Mary Hardman Stouter. He was the husband of the late Doris Fox Stouter, his wife of 62 years. Charlie owned and operated C.F. Stouter...