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Kathryn Dom

Kathryn Dom

May 9, 2012

Kathryn Elizabeth Jane Ridinger Dom, age 91, of Taneytown, was received into the arms of Jesus Wednesday, May 9, 2012. She departed this life at Genesis Nursing Center in Gettysburg, PA. She was born February 13, 1921 in Harney, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Nevin & Golda Ridinger. She was the wife of the late Walter Stuart...

Douglas B. Walsh

Douglas B. Walsh

May 8, 2012

Douglas Boyd Walsh, age 78 of Finksburg, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center. He was born July 10, 1933 near Patapsco, MD son of the late James Walsh and Meryl Abbott Meyers Walsh Moser. He was the husband of Anna Czerwinski Walsh, his wife of 29 years. After 45 years of service, he retired as a shift...

Raymond P. Dyson

Raymond P. Dyson

May 7, 2012

Raymond P. Dyson, age 65 of Westminster died Monday May 7, 2012 at Transitions Healthcare Center in Sykesville. He was born June 4, 1946 in Catonsville, MD son of the late John and Ethel Corun Dyson. He worked as a carpenter. He is survived by daughters, Theresa Schoonover and husband Dan and Lisa Cramblitt all of Westminster; siblings, Mildred Sweitzer...

Geraldine M. Hewitt

Geraldine M. Hewitt

May 5, 2012

Geraldine Marie Hewitt, age 70, of Emmitsburg, died peacefully Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Gettysburg Hospital Center in Gettysburg, PA. Born November 23, 1941 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Roy & Marie Anders Little. She was the wife of Monroe Hewitt, her husband of 49 years. Geraldine was a communicant of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Norma L. Poland

Norma L. Poland

May 4, 2012

Norma L. Poland, age 80, of Hanover, PA, formerly of Reisterstown, Maryland, died on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Gettysburg, PA. Born August 26, 1931 in Lonaconing, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Stella (Gallagher) Walters. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Marshall William Poland in 2011. Norma...

Julia E. Humbert

Julia E. Humbert

May 3, 2012

Julia Elizabeth Humbert, age 83 of Westminster died Thursday May 3, 2012 at Sunflower Hill Assisted Living in Westminster. She was born June 20, 1928, near Motter’s Station, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Ellis and Florence Thompson Glass. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Thomas Humbert, to whom she was married for 57 years. She...

Elsie Catherine Bowen

Elsie Catherine Bowen

Apr 30, 2012

Elsie Catherine (Ellis) Bowen, age 87, of Westminster, died on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Levindale Geriatric Center and Hospital in Baltimore. Born October 1, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Florence Lyle (Peers) Ellis. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Edward Bowen, Sr. She retired as an administrative assistant...

Rita C. Byard

Rita C. Byard

Apr 22, 2012

Rita Catherine Sanders Byard, age 87, of Emmitsburg, MD died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born July 23, 1924 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Martha Ryder Sanders. She was the wife of Donald B. Byard, Sr., her husband of 69 years. Rita was a communicant of St. Joseph...

Darlene V. Bowers Sundgren

Darlene V. Bowers Sundgren

Apr 20, 2012

Darlene V. Bowers Sundgren, age 61, of Carroll Valley, PA, died on Friday, April 20, 2012 at her home, following a long illness. Born November 26, 1950 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Audrey V. (Roop) Bowers Rohrbaugh of Keymar, MD, and the late Robert F. Bowers, Sr. She is survived by her loving husband of 15 years,...

Betty D. Wilson

Betty D. Wilson

Apr 18, 2012

Betty Delores Wilson, age 70, of Taneytown died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born August 21, 1941 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Elwood and Bertha Irene Wetzel Wilson. She was the wife of the late Charles Lee Crowe. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Catholic Church...

Virginia R. Sykes

Virginia R. Sykes

Apr 14, 2012

Virginia Rosanna Webb Sykes, age 85, of Finksburg died peacefully Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born February 19, 1927 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Nancy Virginia Barber Webb. She was the wife of the late Delmis L. “Bud” Sykes, Sr. Virginia worked at Westminster Shoe, Telemecanique...

Kenneth L Webb

Kenneth L Webb

Apr 9, 2012

Kenneth Lee Webb, age 54 of Westminster died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York. He was born August 9, 1957 in Baltimore, son of the late Herbert P. and Dorothy M. Connor Webb. He was the husband of Michele Miller Webb, his wife of 34 years. He was a truck driver and drove for...

Richard "Rich" Lee Tau

Richard "Rich" Lee Tau

Apr 5, 2012

Richard “Rich” Lee Tau, age 43, of Thurmont, Maryland, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born November 22, 1968 in Silver Spring, Maryland, he was the son of the late David and Susan (Higgs) Tau, Jr. Rich was a member of the N.R.A., and the Lewistown Ruritan Club. He was a competitive roller skater in his...

Betty Elizabeth Sweeney

Betty Elizabeth Sweeney

Apr 2, 2012

Betty Elizabeth Sweeney, age 85, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Gettysburg Hospital. Born April 29, 1926 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Myers Ridenour. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald W. Sweeney. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, and loved singing, dancing, and all...

Peter Augustine Schwenkler

Peter Augustine Schwenkler

Mar 30, 2012

Baby boy, Peter Augustine Schwenkler, of Emmitsburg, Maryland was stillborn on Friday morning, March 30, 2012 at the Gettysburg Hospital. He is survived by his loving parents, John Louis and Angela Marie Schwenkler; brothers, John Mary and Daniel Joseph Schwenkler; paternal grandparents, John Welday and Alice-Marie Schwenkler of Williamsburg, VA; maternal grandfather, Daniel Allen Smith of Centreville, VA; maternal great-grandparents,...

Jane F. Fuller

Jane F. Fuller

Mar 30, 2012

Jane Frances Fuller, age 78 of Westminster, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at the College View Center in Frederick, MD. She was born January 16, 1934 in Baltimore, daughter of the late John and Isabella Krpejs Muller. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Fuller who died in March 2010. Jane was an Elvis Presley fan and enjoyed...

Charlotte Chew

Charlotte Chew

Mar 30, 2012

Charlotte Josephine Chew, 77, of Taneytown died Friday, March 30, 2012 at Country Companions Assisted Living in Taneytown. Born August 3, 1934 in Finksburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alice Williams Chew. Charlotte was employed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for 32 years. She is survived by several cousins and her extended family...

Lavaughn "Vonny" Pearl Dickinson

Lavaughn "Vonny" Pearl Dickinson

Mar 28, 2012

Lavaughn “Vonny” Pearl Dickinson, age 71, of Taneytown, Maryland died on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born October 31, 1940 in Taneytown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ruth P. and Ralph Shipley. She is survived by her husband of almost 40 years, William “Bill” J. Dickinson. Vonny graduated from St. Joseph’s...

Miriam Lane

Miriam Lane

Mar 28, 2012

Miriam Reindollar Lane, 63, of Libertytown, MD, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Born June 23, 1948 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Priscilla “Dean” Hess Reindollar and the late Henry I. Reindollar. She was the wife of James Everett Lane. Miriam was a physical therapist and worked at Penmar Rehabilitation in Hanover, PA...

Gordon L. Davis

Gordon L. Davis

Mar 25, 2012

Gordon Lee Davis, 85, of Taneytown died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born October 16, 1926 in Linthicum, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mildred Scheel Davis. He was the husband of the late Jean Bounds Davis. Gordon spent his career as a driver for Trailways Bus Line. He was...

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