Patricia Gail "Pms" (Morningstar) Smith
Oct 24, 2013
Patricia Gail “PMS” Smith, age 57, of Keymar, Maryland died on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster following a battle with cancer. Born November 13, 1955 in Taneytown, Maryland, she was the daughter of Carolyn (Hamp) Morningstar of Westminster and the late Kenneth Morningstar. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, John E. Smith,...
Doris Madonna (Fisher) Vanbrakle
Oct 22, 2013
Doris Madonna VanBrakle, 99, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg, just thirteen days shy of her 100th birthday. Born November 4, 1913 in Union Bridge, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Brown and Nettie Fisher Stanton. She was the wife of the late Clarence A. VanBrakle who died in...
Joan A. Drummond
Oct 22, 2013
Joan A. Drummond, age 72, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy. Private burial will take place in Ft. Lincoln Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland. Arrangements are by Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home in Westminster.
Carroll Raymond Wivell
Oct 21, 2013
Carroll Raymond Wivell, 83, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Monday, October 21, 2013 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born May 26, 1930 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late William and Rose Keepers Wivell. He was the husband of the late Mary Six Wivell who died in 1985 and the late Mary Hanes Wivell who died in 2008....
Sylvia Ann (Young) Becker
Oct 21, 2013
Sylvia Ann Becker, age 67, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2013 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born August 18, 1946 in Augusta, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Roidmond and Pauline (Thayer) Young. She is survived by her husband, John A. Becker. Sylvia loved gardening and flowers. She had a special regard and love...
Margaret M. Saffer
Oct 20, 2013
Margaret M. Saffer, 88, of Frederick, formerly of Emmitsburg, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick. Born January 8, 1925 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Stouter Saffer. Margaret was a teacher and former member of Visitation Sisters. She left the order several years ago to care for...
Mildred Slagle Alexander
Oct 18, 2013
Mildred S. Alexander, age 89, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2013 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born on March 4, 1924 in Howard County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Fulton and Burnice (Barnes) Slagle. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Henry H. Alexander. Mildred was a teacher with...
Dorothy Beatrice (Rhodes) Hewlett
Oct 16, 2013
Dorothy Beatrice Hewlett, 54, of Hampstead, formerly of Baltimore, died peacefully Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at home. Born November 28, 1958 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Wanda Galczynski Rhodes of Taneytown and the late John Wesley Rhodes. She was the wife of Herbert Nash Hewlett, II of Hampstead. Dorothy was a 1976 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School...
Mary Felicia (Wilhide) Warfield
Oct 16, 2013
Mary Felicia Warfield, 86, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, PA. Born August 5, 1927 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Felicia Stouffel Wilhide. She was the wife of the late Albert E. Warfield who died in 1994. Mary was a homemaker. She enjoyed shopping, horseback riding, listening...
Everly E. Spurrier
Oct 15, 2013
Everly E. Spurrier, 96, of Finksburg, died Tuesday afternoon, October 15, 2013 at Brinton Woods Assistant Living in Sykesville. Born October 13, 1917 in Asbestos, Maryland (now Finksburg), he was the son of the late Ernest L. and Viola M. Barnes Spurrier. He was the husband of the late Alice M. Peregoy Spurrier, to whom he was married for 40...
Sharon L. (Seipp) Hamilton
Oct 13, 2013
Sharon L. Seipp Hamilton, 65, of Reisterstown, formerly of Westminster, died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2013 at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown. Born November 1, 1947 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis L. and Romaine Rhoten Seipp. Her husband, Calvin H. Hamilton, predeceased her in 2005. Sharon was a 1965 graduate of Westminster High...
Ruth Ellen (Freyman) Leppo
Oct 12, 2013
Ruth Ellen Leppo, age 75, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Born April 18, 1938 in Westminster, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ruth Little Freyman. She was predeceased by her husband, Sam R. Leppo in 1999. Ruth was a...
Josephine Pearl (Welty) Mccleaf
Oct 10, 2013
Josephine McCleaf, 96, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born September 12, 1917 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mabel Newcomer Welty. She was the wife of the late Albert “Wayne” McCleaf, to whom she was married for 57 years. After her mother passed...
Margaret Lindora (Overholtzer) Dull
Oct 9, 2013
Margaret Lindora Dull, 88, of Taneytown died peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born September 10, 1925 in Fairfield, PA she was the daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth Knox Overholtzer. Margaret cooked at several different local restaurants over the years, most recently at Mountain Gate Family Restaurant in Thurmont. She...
Joseph Roberts Briscoe
Oct 7, 2013
Joseph Roberts Briscoe, age 87, formerly of Lochearn, Maryland, died on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Transitions Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sykesville. Born June 8, 1926 in Ashland, Kentucky, he was the son of the late James F. Briscoe, Sr. and Gladys (Skaats) Briscoe. He was retired as a federal employee with Social Security. Surviving are nephews, J. Douglass...
Dorothy Elizabeth (Wagner) Wilson Eby
Oct 7, 2013
Dorothy Elizabeth Wilson Eby of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Carroll Hospital Center. Born on the Kate Wagner farm at Spring Mills near Westminster, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Maggie (Crabbs) Wagner. Twice married she was predeceased by her first husband, Marion W. “Brownie” Wilson in 1982 and second...
Thomas William Baker
Oct 6, 2013
Thomas William Baker, age 83 of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at home. Born June 15, 1930 in Linwood, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Grace E. (Rodkey) Baker. He was predeceased by his wife Betty Marie (Staup) Baker in 2007. Tom retired after over 30 years as a logger with...
Wendy Forbush Morrow
Oct 4, 2013
Wendy Forbush Morrow, age 86, of Taneytown, formerly of Stevensville, Maryland, died on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown, MD. Born November 28, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Bliss and Laverne (Hill) Forbush. She was predeceased by her husband, Miles Webster Morrow in 1986. Wendy worked for many...
Irene C. Zoulias
Oct 3, 2013
Irene C. Zoulias, 96, of Holiday, FL, died Thursday afternoon, October 3, 2013, after a short illness at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born June 26, 1917 in Franklin, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Athan Churas and Urania Gekas Churas. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, George Zoulias. Mrs. Zoulias was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker,...
Evelyn Louise (Moose) Ott
Sep 30, 2013
Evelyn Louise Ott, 91, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Monday, September 30, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born December 13, 1921 in Middletown PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Matilda Yingst Moose. She was the wife of the late Bernard “Bud” Joseph Ott Jr. who died in 1995. Evelyn was the owner of...