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Mary V. Zimmerman

Mary V. Zimmerman

Feb 9, 2009

Mary Vooz. Zimmerman, 89, of Sykesville, Maryland, formally from Frostburg, passed away on February 9, 2009. Mary Zimmerman was born on June 11, 1919 in Allentown PA, the daughter of Phillip E and Bertha K Vooz. She was a graduate of Kutztown State College, class of 1939 with a degree in Library Science. She received her Masters degree in Management...

Ruth E. Buffington

Ruth E. Buffington

Feb 6, 2009

Ruth Evelyn Buffington, age 87, of Westminster, formerly of California died on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Dove House Carroll Hospice in Westminster, MD. Born January 15, 1922 in Spartanburg, S.C., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Lillie B. (Carr) Long and step-daughter of the late Thelma Long. She was predeceased by her husband in...

Evelyn I. Foster

Evelyn I. Foster

Feb 5, 2009

Evelyn Irene Foster, age 83 of Westminster, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. She was born November 2, 1925 in New Windsor, MD, the daughter of the late Russell C. and Thelma Fields Fritz. She was the wife of the late Clyde Foster who passed away in 2005 after 57 years of marriage. She was a...

Joseph E. Kureth, Jr

Joseph E. Kureth, Jr

Feb 4, 2009

Joseph Edward Kureth, Jr., age 62 of Westminster, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. He was born May 4, 1946 in Baltimore, the son of the late Joseph E. Kureth, Sr. and Margaret J. Owens Gaither. He was the husband of Patricia C. Kucharski Kureth, his wife of 36 years. He worked as a disc jockey...

Elizabeth Bankert Hyle

Elizabeth Bankert Hyle

Jan 31, 2009

Elizabeth Bankert Hyle, age 95, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2009 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster. She was born January 22, 1914 in Union Mills, Maryland, daughter of the late Calvin and Mary Yingling Bankert. She was predeceased by her husband H. Albert Hyle on December 12, 1989. Known to many as “Betty” she grew...

Donald Vincent Cool

Donald Vincent Cool

Jan 31, 2009

Donald Vincent Cool, age 74, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the home of his caregivers sister and brother-in-law, Frances and George Hemler of Taneytown, Maryland. Born February 16, 1934 in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Alice (Topper) Cool. He was predeceased by his wife Olia Ann (Ridenour) Cool....

James E. Glacken

James E. Glacken

Jan 28, 2009

James Edward Glacken, 83, of Taneytown, Maryland died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Born July 20, 1925 in Emmitsburg, Maryland, he was the son of the late James Michael and Carrie Mae Lookingbill Glacken. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Wilson Glacken, his wife of 33 years. He worked as a plumber...

Flora James

Flora James

Jan 27, 2009

Flora E. Stevens James, 84, of Taneytown, Maryland died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at her home. Born October 15, 1924 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Arabelle Prentiss Stevens. She was the wife of the late Lawrence J. James. She was a housewife and mother. Surviving are son, Richard D. James and wife Sarah of...

John A. Turner

John A. Turner

Jan 24, 2009

John Annias Turner, age 93, of (Friends Creek) Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at his home. Born June 8, 1915 in Friends Creek, Maryland, he was the son of the late John A. and Margaret Elizabeth (Miller) Turner. John was retired in 1975 as a grit mill operator/laborer from GAF Corporation in Greenstone, PA. He was an...

Marshall E. Loudenslager

Marshall E. Loudenslager

Jan 19, 2009

Marshall Emerson Loudenslager, age 89 of Taneytown, died Monday, January 19, 2009 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. He was born November 21, 1919 in Baltimore, the son of the late Ralph J. and Emma Zile Loudenslager. He was the husband of 68 years to Elizabeth Marie Rutherford Loudenslager. Before retirement he worked 38 years as a truck driver for ACME...

Elmer J. Hahn

Elmer J. Hahn

Jan 18, 2009

Elmer Jacob “Johnny” Hahn, age 94, of Upperco, Maryland, died on Sunday morning, January 18, 2009 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, MD. Born September 5, 1914 in Taneytown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles D. and Martha (Fringer) Hahn. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Eleanor (Carr) Hahn in 2000. Johnny...

Anna Mae Wiles

Anna Mae Wiles

Jan 18, 2009

Anna Mae Wiles, age 77, of Keymar, Maryland, died on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD., following an extended illness. Born January 14, 1932 in Rocky Springs, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Lilly May (Morrison) Blank. Anna was an excellent cook, and ran the White Star Lunch in...

Roland L. "Bud" Frock

Roland L. "Bud" Frock

Jan 17, 2009

Roland L. “Bud” Frock, age 95, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Gettysburg Center Nursing Home in Gettysburg, PA. Born November 23, 1913, in Keysville, Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Bessie (Miller) Frock. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Hazel M. (Sheeley) Frock. Bud was an active...

Donald J. "Bud" Long

Donald J. "Bud" Long

Jan 15, 2009

Donald Joseph “Bud” Long, age 86, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at his home following an extended illness. Born August 17, 1922 in Motters Station, MD, he was the son of the late Grant Joseph and Emma Grace (Miller) Long. He was the husband of 57 years to Marilyn Roberta (Weddle) Long. Donald farmed on...

Doris E. Leister

Doris E. Leister

Jan 15, 2009

Doris E. Leister, age 81, formerly of Pleasant Valley, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Reisterstown. She was born in Carroll County, the daughter of the late Oliver A. and Ada E. Starner Eckard. She was the wife of the late Leroy E. “Ticky” Myers. She had worked as a packer for the Gould Company and was a member of...

James M. Buell

James M. Buell

Jan 11, 2009

James Marion Buell, age 80, of Finksburg, Maryland, died on Sunday morning, January 11, 2009 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born November 6, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Margaret L. (Caples) Buell. He was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Lillian M. “Susie” (Giesler) Buell in 2005. Mr....

Loretta Ann Valentine

Loretta Ann Valentine

Jan 11, 2009

Loretta Ann Valentine, age 77, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Gettysburg Center Nursing Home in Gettysburg, PA, following an extended illness. Born October 14, 1931 in Emmitsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Mullen and Blanche (Eyler) Mullen-Kepner. She was predeceased by her husband, Gene Edward Valentine in 1968. She...

Carroll James Wills, Jr

Carroll James Wills, Jr

Jan 10, 2009

Carroll James Wills, Jr., age 77, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, following an extended illness. Born August 2, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Carroll J. and Mary (Orlick) Wills, Sr. He was the husband of 52 years to Anita M. (Colantoni) Wills....

Amelia M. Macdermott

Amelia M. Macdermott

Jan 9, 2009

Amelia Mary MacDermott, age 87, of Westminster, died suddenly on Friday afternoon, January 9, 2009 at the Carroll Hospital Center E.R. in Westminster. Born March 23, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie (Welsch) Bosse. She was the wife of 51 years to James Lee MacDermott. She was a communicant of St. John...

B. Winifred Polkinghorne

B. Winifred Polkinghorne

Jan 5, 2009

B. Winifred Polkinghorne, age 87 of Autumn House East Assisted Living in York, PA died Monday, January 5, 2009 at York Memorial Hospital. She was born October 24, 1921 in Ishpeming, Michigan the daughter of the late John J. and Mary Ann Hancock Schaffer. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Polkinghorne. She was a former resident of...

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