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Polly Hurst

Polly Hurst

Aug 25, 2011

L. Pauline “Polly” Hurst, age 91, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Westminster, Maryland. Born September 21, 1919 in Dandridge, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Roxy Lane Thomas. She was the wife of the late William L. Hurst to whom she was married 63 years. She was...

Kenneth J. Jenkins

Kenneth J. Jenkins

Aug 22, 2011

Kenneth J. Jenkins, age 84 of Littlestown, PA died Monday August 22, 2011. He was born August 7, 1927 near Winfield, Carroll County the son of the late Iva E. Wimert. He was husband of Margaret H. Caples Jenkins. At age 16 he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine and sailed in the War Emergency Tankers program during World War II...

Deborah A. Barnes

Deborah A. Barnes

Aug 10, 2011

Deborah Ann Barnes, age 57 of Westminster, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown. She was born March 16, 1954 in Havre de Grace, MD, daughter of Margarette Thomas Crowder of Abingdon, MD and the late W. Robert Wallis. She was the wife of Donald L. Barnes, her husband of 28 years. She retired in 2006 from...

Madeline A. Englar

Madeline A. Englar

Aug 9, 2011

Madeline Agnes “Midge” Englar, age 101 of Westminster died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Born June 22, 1910 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Brown Keck. She was the wife of the late William J. Englar. She was self employed and worked as a housekeeper. Madeline enjoyed crocheting,...

Helmut Kurt Neugebauer

Helmut Kurt Neugebauer

Aug 9, 2011

Helmut Kurt Neugebauer, age 77, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania died peacefully Tuesday, August 9, at his home. Born December 7, 1933 in Kolbnitz, Silesia, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Frieda Seeliger Neugebauer. He was the husband of Emmy Muller Neugebauer, his wife of 47 years. He was self-employed as a carpenter and contractor. He enjoyed photography, carpentry,...

Flora Frances Hahn

Flora Frances Hahn

Jul 24, 2011

Flora Frances Hahn, age 74, of Keymar, Maryland, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born August 26, 1936 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Delcie Lovejoy Welch. She was the wife of the late Franklin “Poncho” Hahn, to whom she was married 59 years. She worked...

Ethel Ray Willet

Ethel Ray Willet

Jul 23, 2011

Ethel Ray Willet, age 81, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born February 17, 1930 in Houcksville, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Melvin Earl and Jennie Gertrude (Hughes) Rill. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert Daniel Willet. She was a graduate of Hampstead...

Bertha Mae Shockley

Bertha Mae Shockley

Jul 21, 2011

Bertha Mae Shockley, age 84, of Taneytown died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Golden Living Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westminster. Born May 9, 1927 in Hillsville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Gladys Kenley Shockley. She was a homemaker and member of Taneytown Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and participating in church activities. She is...

Carolyn Y. Magruder

Carolyn Y. Magruder

Jul 21, 2011

Carolyn Y. “Curly” Magruder, age 62, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born June 19, 1949 in Hanover, PA., she was the daughter of the late Burnell C. and Iva E. (Stouter) Utz. She is survived by her husband of 8 years, Thomas A. Magruder, Sr. She was a...

Ralph L. Tingler

Ralph L. Tingler

Jul 20, 2011

Ralph Linn Tingler, age 89 of Finksburg, died Wednesday July 20, 2011 at Country Care Assisted Living (Bonds Forest) in Finksburg. He was born September 9, 1921 in Burnt House, West Virginia, the son of the late Homer and Alta Elder Tingler. He was the husband of the late Lenda Mae Thomas Tingler who died in February 2011. Ralph was...

Fred W. Spangler

Fred W. Spangler

Jul 19, 2011

Fred W. Spangler, age 57, of Hanover, Pennsylvania died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Hanover Hospital. Born February 8, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the husband of the late Karen Isaacs Spangler. He was the son of Arlene Clabaugh Spangler and the late Fred D. Spangler. He owned and operated Spangler Landscaping and also worked for Ecker Lawn Care...

Donald Joseph Pastorett, Sr

Donald Joseph Pastorett, Sr

Jul 9, 2011

Donald Joseph Pastorett, Sr., age 68, of Emmitsburg died Saturday, June 9, at his home. Born April 14, 1943, in Queens, New York, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Alice Kaas Pastorett. He worked a variety of jobs throughout his life including employment at two area shoe manufacturers. He was a veteran of the United States...

Laverne E. Vain

Laverne E. Vain

Jul 5, 2011

LaVerne Elizabeth Vain, age 71, of Taneytown, Maryland, formerly of Catonsville, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at the Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, Maryland. Born January 18, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Dorothy (Klemm) Flora. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jack LeRoy Vain. She and her husband have...

Eugene "Gene" Richard Rosensteel

Eugene "Gene" Richard Rosensteel

Jul 4, 2011

Eugene “Gene” Richard Rosensteel, age 74, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Monday, July 4, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. Born February 23, 1937 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Allen C. Rosensteel and Laura G. (Topper) Rosensteel Fritz. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joyce A. (Behr) Rosensteel. Gene graduated...

Joseph Curtis Glass

Joseph Curtis Glass

Jun 30, 2011

Joseph Curtis Glass, age 73, of Westminster, Maryland died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at his home. Born September 26, 1937 in Carroll County, Maryland, he was the son of the late Curtis & Sally Siess Glass. He was a veteran of the military, having served in the United States Army. He was a truck driver for Mitchell Transportation in Union...

Mary C. Wantz

Mary C. Wantz

Jun 30, 2011

"Aunt" Mary Catherine Wantz, age 92 of Westminster, died Thursday June 30, 2011 at Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. She was born March 13, 1919 in Utica Mills, Maryland the daughter of the late Luther and Lillie Measell Wachter. She was the wife of the late "Uncle" Norman Luther Wantz. She was a homemaker most of her life and...

Mary D. Zepp

Mary D. Zepp

Jun 28, 2011

Mary D. Zepp, age 84 of Westminster, died peacefully on Tuesday evening June 28, 2011. She was born to Philip Dodd and Bertha Hitchcock on October 25, 1926 in South Hampton, NY. She was the wife of the late Ira G. Zepp, Jr. In 1949 Mary received her BA from Western Maryland College then taught elementary school in between raising...

Kenneth F. Hildebrandt

Kenneth F. Hildebrandt

Jun 27, 2011

Kenneth F. Hildebrandt, age 67 of Bel Air, MD died Monday, June 27, 2011 in Littlestown, PA. He was born February 1, 1944 in Baltimore, son of the late Carl H. and Frances Goralski Hildebrandt. He was the fiancé of Stephanie Gonos of Littlestown, PA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. Kenneth was an...

Dorothea A. Petrohilos

Dorothea A. Petrohilos

Jun 25, 2011

Dorothea A. Petrohilos, age 88, of Frederick, Maryland, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hopital. Born September 18, 1922 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late James and Anna (Plaskett) Hughes. She was predeceased by her husband, George Petrohilos in 1977. Dorothea was of the Catholic Faith and was a homemaker for most...

Norma L. Dutterer

Norma L. Dutterer

Jun 24, 2011

Norma Louise Dutterer, age 95, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, MD. Born November 12, 1915 in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Levi “Lee” and Pauline (Myers) Myers. She was predeceased by her 1st husband, Ellwood Angell; 2nd husband, David M. Feeser; and 3rd husband...

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