Obituaries

Ida D. Barnard

Ida D. Barnard

Sep 19, 2012

Ida Dorothy Barnard, age 83 of Westminster died Wednesday September 19, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Healthcare Center. She was born June 20, 1929 in Baltimore, MD, daughter of the late John J. and Ida D. Abbey Dawson. She was a registered nurse and worked for the Baltimore County Department of Health. Ida enjoyed creative writing for the Village publications...

Charles Thomas "Tom" Aberts, Jr

Charles Thomas "Tom" Aberts, Jr

Sep 18, 2012

Charles Thomas “Tom” Aberts, Jr. age 71, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born February 7, 1941 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Thelma (Kram) Aberts, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carolyn (Ray) Aberts. Tom was retired from Caplan...

Clyde Clayton Mellema

Clyde Clayton Mellema

Sep 15, 2012

Clyde Clayton Mellema, age 71, of Union Bridge, Maryland, died on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown. Born December 2, 1940 in Sykesville, MD, he was the son of the late Clyde T. and Francis A. (Volk) Mellema. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Ruth V. (Guyer) Mellema. Clayton worked for...

Bernard J. Ott, Iii

Bernard J. Ott, Iii

Sep 14, 2012

Bernard J. Ott, III, age 69, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1943 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of Evelyn (Moose) Ott of Emmitsburg and the late Bernard J. Ott, Jr. He is survived by his girlfriend, Patricia Smith of Emmitsburg. He was the owner and president of...

Patricia "Patty" Bouey

Patricia "Patty" Bouey

Sep 11, 2012

Patricia A. “Patty” Bouey, 84, of Altoona, PA died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Altoona Regional Health Systems following an extended illness. Born May 16, 1928 in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Frank W. and Gertrude M. Kreis Bouey. Patty was a 1946 graduate of Altoona High School. She worked as a tube tester at Sylvania/Phillips ECG...

Mary Zimmerman

Mary Zimmerman

Sep 8, 2012

Mary Virginia Zimmerman, 54, of Taneytown died suddenly on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born November 2, 1957 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Evelyn Humbert of Taneytown and the late Paul Humbert. She was the wife of David Zimmerman, to whom she was married for 32 years. Mary was a computer programmer...

Lee "Butch" Kraft

Lee "Butch" Kraft

Sep 7, 2012

Lee Harold “Butch” Kraft, 72, died peacefully Friday, September 7, 2012 at his home in Gettysburg, PA. Born February 9, 1940 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of Loraine Rader Kraft of Carrollton, MD and the late Arlington S. Kraft. Lee was a service technician for IBM Corporation for more than 20 years. He enjoyed playing his guitars and...

Thomas "Tom" Edwards

Thomas "Tom" Edwards

Sep 6, 2012

Thomas Allan “Tom” Edwards, 64, of Littlestown, Pa died unexpectedly Thursday, September 6, 2012 in BelAir, MD. Born January 1, 1948 in Manhattan, Kansas, he was the son of David S. Edwards, Jr. of Union Bridge and the late Esther Menafee Edwards. He was the husband of Laura Dom Edwards, his wife of 47 years. Tom was employed by Helicopter...

Vergie M. Crouch

Vergie M. Crouch

Sep 1, 2012

Vergie M. Crouch, age 95, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Healthcare Center. Born September 1, 1917 in Damascus, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Mollie Eva Mullinix. She was the wife of the late Clayton G. Crouch, who predeceased her in February 2005. She became an...

Kathryn E. "Sis" Long

Kathryn E. "Sis" Long

Sep 1, 2012

Kathryn E. “Sis” Long, age 95, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Westminster. Born February 18, 1917 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. and Ada (Hahn) McNeave. She was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Long, who predeceased her in November 2002. She...

Dorothy L. Lockner

Dorothy L. Lockner

Aug 30, 2012

Dorothy L. Lockner, age 86, formerly of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, Maryland. Born September 1, 1925 in Rocky Ridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Edna (Miller) Shriner. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles F. Lockner. Dorothy worked at the Cambridge Rubber Factory...

Sterling "Pappy" Fritz

Sterling "Pappy" Fritz

Aug 29, 2012

Sterling Wilson Fritz, 96, of Taneytown, Maryland died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born December 8, 1915 in Uniontown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Phaylan and Anna Shuey Fritz. He was the husband of the late Mary Katherine Myerly Fritz who died in 1991. Sterling founded Fritz’ Radio and TV Sales &...

Mary Louise Albright

Mary Louise Albright

Aug 28, 2012

Mary Louise Albright, age 88 of Westminster, formerly of Hampstead, died Tuesday August 28, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village Healthcare Center. She was born July 18, 1924 in Baltimore, daughter of the late Henry L.B. Parlett, Sr. and Louise Norris Parlett. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Albright, who died in 1980. After graduation from Towson High...

Mary Louise Drechsler

Mary Louise Drechsler

Aug 27, 2012

Mary Louise Drechsler, age 88 of Westminster died August 27, 2012 at her home. She was born August 14, 1924 in Woodsboro, MD, daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Mary Josephine Cutshall Smith. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Drechsler, Jr. who died in 1999. Mary Louise grew up in St. John’s United Church of Christ...

Klara Myers

Klara Myers

Aug 26, 2012

Klara Marie Myers, 83, of Emmitsburg, Maryland died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at her residence. Born March 5, 1929 in Obermehlen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Anna Linden Bachels. Klara was a clerk for 35 years at the Seton Shrine Center Daughters of Charity Gift Shop. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Catholic Church...

Kevin Stottlemyer

Kevin Stottlemyer

Aug 25, 2012

Roger Kevin Stottlemyer, 40, of Taneytown died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born July 21, 1972 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of Roger W. Stottlemyer of New Midway and Patricia E. Long of Taneytown. Kevin worked with his father in construction and excavating. A 1990 graduate of Francis Scott Key High...

Merle "Frank" Franklin Garrett

Merle "Frank" Franklin Garrett

Aug 20, 2012

Merle “Frank” Franklin Garrett, age 71, of Taneytown, Maryland, went to heaven to meet Jesus on Monday, August 20, 2012 at his sons home in Abbottstown, PA. Born November 29, 1940 in Silver Run, MD, he was the son of the late Merle Horatio Garrett and Aimee (Altland) Garrett. He was a member of Bethel Assembly of God. Prior to...

John Edward Monthley, Iii

John Edward Monthley, Iii

Aug 19, 2012

John Edward Monthley, III, age 60, of Abbottstown, PA, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Hanover General Hospital in Hanover, PA. Born November 9, 1951 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late John E. and Norma L. (Webster) Monthley. He graduated from Francis Scott Key H.S. and Frederick Community College. Surviving are brothers, C. William Monthley...

Elizabeth "Beth" Sparks

Elizabeth "Beth" Sparks

Aug 19, 2012

Elizabeth “Beth” H. Sparks, age 84, of New Windsor, Maryland, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. Born February 27, 1928 in Evergreen, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Marvin A. and Winona (Simmons) Hanks. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, George O. Sparks, Jr. Beth was a...

Dorothy H. Mills

Dorothy H. Mills

Aug 18, 2012

Dorothy Anne Mills, 90, of Westminster, MD, formerly of Frederick, died peacefully Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born February 26, 1922 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Hilton and Nettie Hickman. She was the wife of the late Benjamin L. Mills who died in 1993. Dorothy grew up in Washington D.C....