Joseph Aloysius Chinery Jr.
May 21, 2014
Joseph A. Chinery, Jr, 61, of Westminster, died Wednesday evening, May 21, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born April 16, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Chinery, Sr. and Eleanor C. Larson Chinery. Joe was a driver for various trucking companies, most recently St. Johnsbury Trucking. He loved nature, being on the road,...
Rosanne Linda Vallery
May 21, 2014
Rosanne Linda Vallery, 67, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 8, 1947 in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward Ford and Anna Gerdes. She was the wife of Harry “Bud” Vallery. They were married for 48 years. Rosanne was a homemaker and devoted...
Sister Mary Jean Horne
May 17, 2014
Sister Mary Jean (Mary Jean) Horne, age 87, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on May 17, 2014. She was born on October 27, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland. Sister Mary Jean was one of four children born to Duncan and Mary (Zell) Horne. Sister Mary Jean joined the Daughters of Charity on December 5, 1946 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. ...
Hilario Juarez Montealvo
May 16, 2014
Hilario Juarez Montealvo, age 56, of Westminster, Maryland died on Friday, May 16, 2014 at home. Born January 14, 1958 in Mexico, he was the son of Luis Juarez Ramirez of Mexico and the late Hilaria Montealvo Torres. He was the husband of Maria Isabel Badillo Gamez of Mexico. He was employed by Outside Unlimited in Hampstead. Surviving in addition...
Silas William Horton, Jr.
May 14, 2014
Silas William Horton, Jr., 31, of Taneytown, Maryland died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster as the result of a heart condition that he had since his teen years. Born June 12, 1982 in Westminster, he is survived by his father, Silas W. Horton, Sr., wife Debra, and step-brother Devin of Westminster, and his mother,...
Carolyn Darlene (Garber) Miller
May 13, 2014
Carolyn Darlene Miller, 70, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born November 14, 1943 in Frederick County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy Devilbiss Garber. Carolyn was an employee of Random House Publishing in Westminster until her retirement in 2007. She enjoyed cooking, traveling, and...
Janice Marie (Sharer) Eyler
May 11, 2014
Janice Marie Eyler, age 52, resident of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2014 (Mother’s Day) at Gilchrist Hospice House in Columbia, Maryland following a battle with cancer. Born November 7, 1961 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helen (Ridenour) Sharer. She was predeceased by her husband, James Eyler in 2007. Janice...
Richard Albert Vaughn
May 10, 2014
Richard Albert Vaughn, age 83, of Emmitsburg, Maryland died on Saturday morning May 10, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital. Born February 9, 1931 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Robert Vaughn and Grace Mable (Sheeley) Vaughn. He retired as a construction worker from Gettysburg Construction Company. He loved flower gardening, and was well known in the Emmitsburg...
Robert Wayne Shaub
May 9, 2014
Robert Wayne “Robbie” Schaub, 57, of Taneytown, Maryland died unexpectedly on Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home. Born August 29, 1956 in LaPlata, Maryland, he was the son of the late Henry Robert and Mary Ella Schaub. He was the husband of Donna Phillips Schaub, to whom he was married for 26 years. Robbie was in construction and worked...
Louise Stagg Spittel
May 9, 2014
Louise Stagg Spittel, age 86 of Sykesville Fairhaven Retirement Community, formerly a lifelong resident of Westminster, died on Friday evening, May 9, 2014 at Fairhaven. Born August 31, 1927 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Marie Tilghman Stagg. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, George L. Spittel in 2004. Louise was...
Ober S. Herr, Jr.
May 8, 2014
Ober S. Herr, Jr., 87, of Westminster, died early Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at his home. Born February 16, 1927 in Westminster, he was the son of the late Ober S. Herr, Sr and Dorothy McDaniel Herr. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jeanne Blettner Herr. A native of the community, Ober was a 1944 graduate...
Gordon Frank Wickes, Jr.
May 8, 2014
Gordon F. Wickes, Jr, 67, of Finksburg, died early Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at his home. Born June 30, 1946 in Catonsville, he was the son of the late Gordon F. Wickes, Sr. and Hilda Stahl Wickes. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret Smith Wickes. Gordon was a graduate of LeMalay Arts School and president...
Carolleen F. (Bigham) Griffith
May 3, 2014
Carolleen F. Griffith, age 69, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at her sons home in Littlestown, Pennsylvania following a battle with cancer. Born March 7, 1945 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Jos L. Mitchell and Mildred Irene (Naill) Hawkins. She is survived by sons, John Fogle and fiancée Lynn Bledsoe...
Margaret "Margo" Helena (Glyn) Ainsworth
May 2, 2014
Margaret "Margo" Helena Ainsworth, age 82, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania formerly of Chocowinity, N.C., died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Gettysburg Hospital. She was born on August 20, 1931 in Arcadia, California, the daughter of the late John Murrey Edgerton Glyn and Iris Lawton Glyn. She was predeceased by her husband, Ret. USMC Major James Joseph Ainsworth, Sr....
Mary M. (Garland) Slick
May 2, 2014
Mary M. Slick, age 84 of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born August 18, 1929 in Roan Mountain, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Simon L. and Hattie (Ledford) Garland. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles W. Slick. Mary was retired after many years as a seamstress...
Eugene "Gene" Sell
Apr 29, 2014
Eugene “Gene” Sell, 87, of Taneytown, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born September 16, 1926 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Norris Franklin and Helen Ridinger Sell. He was the husband of the late Pearl Bollinger Sell, to whom he was married for 47 years. She died in 2009. Gene was...
Kenneth Edward Pomerantz
Apr 27, 2014
Kenneth E. Pomerantz, 67, of Taneytown, died peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home in Carroll Vista. Born March 27, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Frances (Bogoslafsky) Pomerantz. He was predeceased by his wife, Jill Pomerantz. Ken was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving during the Vietnam era. ...
Walter Lee Stebbings
Apr 23, 2014
Walter Lee Stebbings, 85, of Hampstead, formerly of Owings Mills, died Wednesday morning, April 23, 2014 at his daughter’s home. Born May 30, 1928 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Delbert and Florence Baker Stebbings. His wife, Jean A. Taylor Stebbings, predeceased him in May 1996. Mr. Stebbings was a veteran of the Maryland National Guard. For...
Beth (Hughes) Barron
Apr 20, 2014
M. Beth Barron, 56, of Manchester, formerly of Hampstead, died Sunday evening, April 20, 2014 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 24, 1957 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William ‘Bill” W. and Verdie M. Jenkins Hughes. She is survived by her husband, Herbert A. Barron, Jr. In addition to her husband, Beth is survived by her son,...
Howard Duane Dixon
Apr 17, 2014
Howard Duane Dixon, 97, of Taneytown, Maryland died on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, Maryland. Born August 16, 1916 in Whiteside, Kansas (near Hutchinson), he was the son of the late Walter L. and Ruth (Graves) Dixon of Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the husband of Maxine Hess Dixon, to whom he was married for...