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Alice V. Smith

Alice V. Smith

Oct 31, 2008

Alice Virginia Rose Smith, age 84 of Finksburg, formerly of Baltimore, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. She was born August 27, 1924 in Flat Top, West Virginia the daughter of the late Richard H. and Nora E. Moye Rose. She was the wife of the late Charles J. Smith. She was a former member...

Betty L Caulford

Betty L Caulford

Oct 23, 2008

Betty Louise Caulford, age 58 of Westminster, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born April 12, 1950 in Ohiopyle, PA the daughter of the late Harry and Opal Mae Friend Tressler. She was the wife of James “Jess” Caulford, Jr., his wife of 40 years. She was a dedicated volunteer at Westminster Elementary and William...

Margaret N. Mitchell

Margaret N. Mitchell

Oct 7, 2008

Margaret Naomi Mitchell, age 91 of Frederick, formerly of Laurel, MD died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She was born June 1, 1917 in Taneytown, MD the daughter of the late Albertus Guy and Cora Nelson Riffle. She was the wife of the late Cleveland Buck and Robert S. Mitchell. She was a...

Rosalie E. Carosella

Rosalie E. Carosella

Oct 6, 2008

Rosalie Elvira Carosella, age 92, of San Diego, California, died on Monday, October 6, 2008. Born August 28, 1916 in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Schepis and Rosalia (Gumina) Schepis. She was the wife of the late, Edward Vincent Carosella who died in 1992. Rosalie and her husband met at City College of...

Kathryn R. Mathias

Kathryn R. Mathias

Oct 4, 2008

Kathryn Riley Mathias, age 100, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at her home. Born July 22, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Anna (Cowling) Riley. Twice married, she was the wife of the late, C. Herbert McMahon who died in 1957, and the late Joseph L. Mathias, Jr....

Mary Jane Smith

Mary Jane Smith

Oct 3, 2008

Mary Jane Smith, age 85, of Taneytown, Maryland, died suddenly on Friday, October 3, 2008 at her home. Born September 16, 1923 in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Erma M. (Burk) Bock. She was the wife of 60 years to Charles “Bill” Kenneth Smith. Mary was an active member of Trinity Evangelical...

Katherine L. Nicolet

Katherine L. Nicolet

Oct 1, 2008

Katherine L. Nicolet, age 66, of Annandale, Va., died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Emmitsburg, Maryland following an extended illness. Born October 29, 1941 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Louis C. and Marvis L. (Manuel) Walters. She is survived by a step-mother, Polly Torpy of Florida. She loved...

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr

Sep 28, 2008

Charles Joseph Hobbs, Jr., age 83, of Emmitsburg, Md., died on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Born March 28, 1925 in Emmitsburg, Md., he was the son of the late Charles J. Sr., and Ruth E. (Wivell) Hobbs. He was predeceased by his wife, Alma T. (Lingg) Hobbs. Charles was a veteran...

Richard Allen Peregoy

Richard Allen Peregoy

Sep 27, 2008

Richard Allen “Lumpy” Peregoy, 44, of Taneytown, Maryland died suddenly Saturday, September 27, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born March 11, 1964, he was the son of Robert L. and Barbara Seal Peregoy of Bean Station, Tennessee, formerly of Taneytown, Maryland. He worked as an assistant machine operator for Timbar Packaging and Display Oxford Division of New...

Letitia S. Dayhoff

Letitia S. Dayhoff

Sep 25, 2008

Letitia S. Dayhoff, age 84, of Taneytown, Maryland, died suddenly on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at her home. Born March 19, 1924 in York, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late David and Mable A. (Hull) Smith. She was pre-deceased by her husband Glenn U. Dayhoff. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Taneytown, Md. Letitia...

June V. Behr

June V. Behr

Sep 21, 2008

On Sunday, September 21, 2008 the angels guided by the Blessed Virgin Mary carried our loving wife, mother and grandmother June V. Behr to heaven to be with the Lord. June was born Dec. 29, 1920 in York, PA the daughter of the late Mabel I. (Gladfelter) Yost and Bernard Smith. June was raised in York, PA as a Mennonite...

Hilda Eckard

Hilda Eckard

Sep 20, 2008

Hilda “Tillie” C. Eckard, age 66, of Hanover, PA, died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Hanover General Hospital. Born October 16, 1941 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle (Stem) Coppersmith. She was the wife of 49 years to Larry B. Eckard. Mrs. Eckard was currently retired and working part-time at Koony’s...

Sandra Lee Burkhard

Sandra Lee Burkhard

Sep 20, 2008

Sandra Lee Burkhard, age 65, of Taneytown, Md., died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, Md., Born June 29, 1943 in Valhalla, N.Y. She was the wife of 34 years to Donald J. Burkhard Mrs. Burkhard was employed by Knorr Brake Co. of Westminster, Md., as a senior contract administrator for many years....

Gerald R. Keeney

Gerald R. Keeney

Sep 13, 2008

Gerald Rodney Keeney, age 62, of Taneytown, Md., died suddenly on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at his home. Born March 8, 1946 in Keysville, Md., he was the son of the late D. Luther and Mabel (Clabaugh) Keeney. He was the husband of 18 years to Debbie Ann Keeney. Mr. Keeney was a graduate of Taneytown High School. In the...

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh

Sep 12, 2008

Loraine Melvin Clabaugh, age 72, of Littlestown, Pa., died on Friday, September 12, 2008 at home. Born January 25, 1936 in Ladiesburg, Md., he was the son of the late Melvin J. and Mildred I. (Shriner) Clabaugh. He was the husband of 50 years to Sonja B. (Reid) Clabaugh. Mr. Clabaugh was a veteran of the Maryland National Guard, and...

Roy R. Runaldue

Roy R. Runaldue

Sep 6, 2008

Roy Richard Runaldue, age 88, of Taneytown, Md., died on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Gettysburg Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gettysburg, Pa. Born August 13, 1920, in Manassas, Virginia, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Effie (Breeden) Runaldue. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Hyde Runaldue on Jan. 11,...

James S. Mcfarland

James S. Mcfarland

Sep 1, 2008

James S. McFarland, age 47 of Hanover, PA died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Hanover General Hospital. He was born June 4, 1961 in Baltimore, the son of the late William and Sara Peacock McFarland. He was the husband of Kathleen Schafferman McFarland, his wife of 28 years. He was the step-son of Ruth and Steve Fitzgerald of Baltimore. In...

Mae E. Zentz

Mae E. Zentz

Aug 31, 2008

Mae Elizabeth Zentz, age 97, of Sykesville, Md., departed this life on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Fairhaven Continuing Care Retirement Community in Sykesville, Md. Born May 31, 1911 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clane Augustus and Sarah Ann Vandelia (Linebaugh) Hardman. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Robert L. Zentz...

Joseph Walter Cykosky

Joseph Walter Cykosky

Aug 29, 2008

Joseph Walter Cykosky, 90, of Taneytown died Friday, August 29, 2008 at York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania. Born March 10, 1918 in Greentown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John A. and Ursula H. Gutowski Cykosky. He was the husband of the late Stella Florence Pileci Cykosky to whom he was married for 47 years. He served in the...

Harvey Hatten

Harvey Hatten

Aug 29, 2008

Harvey Hatten, 87, of Westminster died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Lorien Nursing Center in Taneytown. Born August 19, 1921 in Sykes, Louisiana, he was the son of the late George Washington and Dottie Lee Pelcher Hatten. He was the husband of the late Pauline O’Dell Hatten, his wife of 47 years. She preceded him in death in 1995. He...

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