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...
Veronica Lois Maggard
Nov 9, 2012
Veronica Lois Maggard, age 64, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Friday, November 9, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born August 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Thurman T. and Betty L. (Mathias) Petry. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Glines V. Maggard, Sr. She was currently employed as...
Susan Irene Mascaro
Nov 5, 2012
Susan Irene Mascaro, age 55, of Sykesville, Maryland, died on Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. She was a gift of life organ donor with the Living Legacy Program of Maryland. Born March 7, 1957 in Folsom, PA, she was the daughter of Irene E. Starecheski of Sykesville and the late Edward B. Starecheski. She...
Ruth C. Lee
Nov 1, 2012
Ruth Curlis Lee, age 102 of Westminster, died Thursday November 1, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster. She was born October 1, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Barnes Curlis. Before retirement she worked as an insurance adjuster. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Carol and John Peabody of Westminster. Services and interment...
Charles Elmer Conover
Oct 28, 2012
Charles Elmer Conover, age 86, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born October 18, 1926 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Mervin McKinley and Elsie M. (Baumgardner) Conover. He was predeceased by his wife, Geneda Elizabeth (Fogle) Conover in 1993. Charles was a graduate of Taneytown...
Gary Richard Crampton
Oct 27, 2012
Gary Richard Crampton, age 66, of Waynesboro, PA, formerly of Frederick, MD, died on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his home. Born January 18, 1946 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Luther B. Crampton, Jr. and Isabel S. (Smith) Crampton. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Vicki Lynn (Abrecht) Crampton. Gary was a...
Sharon Lee Brewbaker
Oct 27, 2012
Sharon Brewbaker, age 65, of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born November 23, 1946 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lavina Virginia (Mahanna) Eckenrode. Sharon worked for 40 years in the office staff of Random House in Westminster. She was a skilled gardener and...
Roy Eversole
Oct 26, 2012
Roy William Eversole, 58, of Cascade, MD died Friday, October 26, 2012 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro, MD. Born January 29, 1954 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Theodore and Freda Mae Wagerman Eversole. Roy worked for the Har-Tru Construction Company for 30 years installing tennis courts. Surviving are sister, Sharon Snoke and husband, Herman,...
Charles Stouter
Oct 23, 2012
Charles F. “Charlie” Stouter, 87, of Emmitsburg died peacefully on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at St. Catherine Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born February 23, 1925 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Felix and Mary Hardman Stouter. He was the husband of the late Doris Fox Stouter, his wife of 62 years. Charlie owned and operated C.F. Stouter...
Betsey Forrence
Oct 23, 2012
Betsey Westbury Johnson Forrence passed peacefully to heaven on October 23, 2012. Born May 5, 1936 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Ellis A. Johnson and Alice L. Johnson, and sister of Peter B. Johnson. Betsey graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and from Cornell University College of Agriculture with a degree in Animal Science. Soon...
Albert Pershing Granger, Sr
Oct 21, 2012
Albert Pershing Granger,Sr., 94, of Westminster, MD died peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born September 27, 1918 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Frederick and Ethel Sourwalt Granger. He was the husband of Cherie Gill Granger, his wife of 56 years. Albert was a sales representative for more than...
Elizabeth "Betty" Sirian
Oct 18, 2012
Elizabeth “Betty” P. Sirian, age 88 of Westminster, formerly of Timonium, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Emeritus at Westminster. She was born April 4, 1924 in Baltimore, daughter of the late Louis and Dorothy Jones Pohl. She was the wife of Ralph Sirian, her husband of 63 years. She was a former member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in...
Ray Hahn
Oct 16, 2012
Ray Hahn, 69, of Westminster died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at his home. Born July 1, 1943 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Ray and Georgia Livesay Hahn. Ray was employed by the United States Government’s National Security Agency for more than 30 years. He was a member of New Hope Fellowship in Westminster. He enjoyed...
Shirley M. Hayes
Oct 16, 2012
Shirley Marie Hayes, age 85 of Finksburg, died Tuesday October 16, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. She was born January 15, 1927 in Graceham, MD, daughter of the late Lloyd and Marie Avig Zimmerman. She was the wife of Arnie Hayes, her husband of 64 years. She was retired from the Carroll County Board of Education as a school...
John Upton Warner, Jr
Oct 15, 2012
John Upton Warner, Jr., 65, of Taneytown died Monday, October 15, 2012 at his home. Born February 14, 1947 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Upton and Sylvia Loretta Tillman Warner, Sr. He was the husband of Rebecca Ruth Snyder Warner, his wife of 40 years. John was a 1965 graduate of Franklin High...
Theodore J. Graham, Sr
Oct 14, 2012
Theodore Jack Graham, Sr., age 66 of Westminster, died Sunday October 14, 2012 at York Hospital, York, PA. He was born December 24, 1945 in Baltimore, son of the late Opal and Nathan Houseman. He was the husband of Barbara H. (Holthaus) Graham, his wife of 45 years. He proudly served his country with honor while assigned to the Mobile...




