Mary Theresa Topper
Dec 12, 2012
Mary Theresa Topper, 85, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Emmitsburg, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg. Born February 12, 1927 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Stella Long Topper. Mary worked for the United States government, serving in the Office of Personnel at Fort Detrick in Frederick for many years. She...
Huldah "Peggy" Rickle
Dec 10, 2012
Huldah V. “Peggy” Rickle age 91 of Westminster died Monday December 10, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. She was born June 1, 1921 in Westminster, daughter of the late George and Sarah “Jennie” Jones Young. She was a 1940 graduate of Westminster High School and before retirement, Peggy worked as a secretary for the State of Maryland. A...
Howard C. Lanham
Dec 10, 2012
Howard Carl Lanham, age 91 of Parkville, MD died Monday December 10, 2012 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice in Towson. He was born June 23, 1921 in Baltimore, son of the late John and Mary Picket Lanham. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Easterday. Before retirement, Howard worked as a crane operator for Bethlehem Steel. He was a...
Eunice M. Neighbours
Dec 9, 2012
Eunice Margaret Neighbours, 90, of Emmitsburg died peacefully Sunday, December 9, 2012, at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born November 5, 1922 in Adams County, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Blanche Hartdagen Bouey. She was the wife of the late David L. Neighbours, who died in 1957. Eunice was a graduate of St. Joseph...
William Glacken
Dec 7, 2012
William Richard “Bill” Glacken, 80, of Taneytown, MD died Friday, December 7, 2012 at his home. Born October 5, 1932 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William and Ruth Reeside Glacken. He was the husband of JoAnn Hunter Glacken, his wife of 25 years. Bill was a boilermaker and was a member of Boilermakers Local 192 for...
Emma Catherine Baker
Dec 7, 2012
Emma Catherine Baker, 14, of Taneytown died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. Born February 17, 1998 in Westminster, she was the daughter of David Suede and Catherine Coale Baker. Emma was a student at Catoctin High School in Thurmont. She attended St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Westminster. She loved sports, especially softball,...
Dorothy A. Stewart
Dec 5, 2012
Dorothy Augusta Stewart, 95, of the Carroll Vista community in Taneytown died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at her home. Born January 6, 1917 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Varnhorn Crafton. She was the wife of Olen C. Stewart, to whom she was married for 68 years. Dorothy was a graduate of Seton High...
John Gaver
Dec 5, 2012
John Harold “Bubby” Gaver, Jr., 77, of Emmitsburg, MD died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born September 20, 1935 in Frederick County, MD he was the son of the late John and Nellie Crilly Gaver, Sr. John was a farmer and truck driver. He attended Grace Bible Church. He enjoyed fishing, coon hunting, and...
Helen B. Bear
Dec 4, 2012
Helen Belle Bear, age 98 of Westminster, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. She was born September 13, 1914 in Frederick County, daughter of the late Jesse and Dennie Belle Scheller Forney. She was the wife of the late Monroe W. Bear, who died in 1967. She formerly worked in the cafeteria at William...
Calvin Leroy Amoss
Dec 2, 2012
Calvin Leroy Amoss, age 78, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born December 19, 1933 in Sykesville, MD, he was the son of the late William Irving and Elizabeth B. (Hurt) Amoss. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carolyn Jane (Musgrove) Amoss. Calvin was a member of Taneytown High School...
Loraine Elizabeth Kraft
Dec 2, 2012
Loraine Elizabeth Kraft, age 94, of Westminster, died peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 28, 1918, in Shimersville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Glancy M. and Bertha E. (Kemmerer) Rader. She was predeceased by her husband, Arlington Sterling Kraft in 2006. She formerly attended St. Paul’s United...
Marie G. Barnes
Dec 2, 2012
Marie Golding Barnes, age 99, of Westminster died December 2, 2012 at Sun Valley at the Meadows Assisted Living. She was born April 29, 1913 in Lawrenceville, NJ daughter of the late Warren and Matilda Smith Golding. She was the wife of the late Beverley Lee Barnes, who died in 1984. She worked as a merchandiser for Montgomery Wards. Marie...
Charles W. Porter
Nov 30, 2012
Charles William Porter, 88, formerly of Taneytown, MD, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born July 14, 1924 in Massachusetts, he was the son of the late George W. and Kate Adams Porter. He was the husband of Alma Traoutmann Porter of Williamsport. Charles served as a Market Analyst for the United States Department...
Grace H. Clifton
Nov 28, 2012
Grace Helen Clifton, age 79 died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at her home in Codorus. She was born May 26, 1933 in Baltimore, daughter of the late George and Grace Bowen Newton. She was the wife of the late Granville J. Clifton. Grace was a bus driver for the Baltimore County Public Schools. She enjoyed bingo, animals (especially horses and...
Ronald E. Eyler
Nov 28, 2012
Ronald E. Eyler, age 64 of Manchester, died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at Transitions Health Care in Sykesville. He was born June 11, 1948 in Baltimore, son of the late Franklin and June Fair Eyler. He worked as an automobile mechanic. His hobbies included bass fishing, shooting pool, hunting and racing. A memorial service will be held at a later...
Jesse R. Chaves
Nov 27, 2012
Jesse R. Chaves, age 84, of Westminster, died Tuesday November 27, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village. He was born July 9, 1928 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island son of the late Jesse C. and Laurentina Resendes Chaves. He was the husband of the late Pearl Cline Chaves, his wife of 47 years who died in October 2012. He was a member...
Preston C. Crowl
Nov 25, 2012
Preston C. Crowl, age 87 of Westminster, died Sunday November 25, 2012 at Westminster Ridge. He was born March 25, 1925 in Union Mills, son of the late William and Eva Flickinger Crowl. He was the husband of Ethel L. Gesell Crowl, his wife of 65 years. Preston served in the Navy during World War II. He retired in 1988...
Dorothy L. Ahrnsbrak
Nov 18, 2012
Dorothy L. Ahrnsbrak of Bluffton, SC and previously of Westminster, MD and widow of Clyde E. Ahrnsbrak passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at National Health Care in Bluffton. She was 87. She was born in Westminster, Maryland, the daughter of the late Joe and Mamie Schmidt Long. She was a retired history teacher and counselor in Carroll County,...
Joseph Lee Springer
Nov 16, 2012
Joseph Lee Springer, 31, of Emmitsburg died unexpectedly Friday, November 16, 2012 at his home. Born November 3, 1981 in Gettysburg, he was the son of Jesse and Lynda Springer of Emmitsburg. He was the husband of Crystal Walker Springer. Joe was a 1999 graduate of Catoctin High School. He worked for W.S. Drywall Company for many years. He was...
Patricia "Sue" A. Fagan
Nov 12, 2012
Patricia A. “Sue” Fagan, age 64, of Parkville, MD, formerly of Westminster, MD, died on Monday, November 12, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. Born August 2, 1948 in Spartanburg, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles T. Buffington, Jr. and Ruth E. (Long) Buffington. She was passionate and appreciated all of the arts. She especially enjoyed photography...