Obituaries

Esther N. Speak

Esther N. Speak

Jul 16, 2012

Esther Nadine Speak, age 83, of Taneytown died peacefully Monday, July 16, 2012 at Cross Keys Brethren Village in New Oxford, PA. Born January 4, 1929 in Taneytown, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Stover Albaugh. She was the wife of the late Roy “Bud” Speak, her husband of 46 years, who died in 1997. Esther...

William G. "Bill" Seboure

William G. "Bill" Seboure

Jul 5, 2012

William George “Bill” Seboure, age 73 of Westminster, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at his home. He was born November 18, 1938 in Baltimore, son of the late William S. and Ruth Manning Seboure. He graduated from Westminster High School, Class of 1956 and was a U.S. Army veteran, studying Russian at the Defense Language Institute and serving in Japan....

Thomas R. Pfaff

Thomas R. Pfaff

Jul 3, 2012

Thomas Raymond Pfaff, age 87, of Westminster, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born May 25, 1925 in Baltimore, son of the late J. Raymond and Marie T. Rolle Pfaff. He enjoyed bridge, crossword puzzles, watching the stock market and traveling. He visited over 100 countries with his lifetime partner of...

Meredith E. Gross

Meredith E. Gross

Jul 2, 2012

Meredith Eugene Gross, age 79, of Taneytown died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 2, 2012. Born October 4, 1932 in Walkersville, he was the son of the late Leslie Guy and Elsie Grace Heffner Gross. He was the wife of Betty Jean Gross to whom he was married for over 59 years. Meredith was a life member of...

Gerald G. Hill

Gerald G. Hill

Jul 2, 2012

Gerald Gordon Hill, age 66, of Philadelphia, PA, formerly of Taneytown, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Frankford Aria Hospice in Philadelphia. Born May 30, 1946 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late Theodore E. & Madeline G. (Burke) Hill. He was the wife of Georgana Shante White Hill. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 5,...

Mary Eleanor Pavek

Mary Eleanor Pavek

Jul 1, 2012

Mary Eleanor Pavek, died on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center in Emmitsburg. Born July 6, 1920 in Chicago, IL., she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Regina (Seliga) Moczarny. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry T. Pavek. She worked for the government as a civil servant for 25 years, and was of the...

Francis C. Oster

Francis C. Oster

Jun 30, 2012

Francis Oster, age 78, of Westminster, died peacefully Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Westminster. Born November 23, 1933 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Edwin and Mary Kaufman Oster, Sr. He was the husband of the late Annie Corrine Lazenby Oster. Francis was a computer programmer for Martin Marietta Corporation for many...

Frances Viola Waltz

Frances Viola Waltz

Jun 28, 2012

Frances Viola Waltz, age 64, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at her home. Born October 29, 1947 in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Geneva Gladys (Waltz) Flater and step-daughter of the late John A. Flater. Frances worked as a secretary in the Reisterstown offices for Kennedy Krieger Institute. She was a graduate...

George F. Atwell, Sr

George F. Atwell, Sr

Jun 24, 2012

George Franklin Atwell, Sr., age 69, of Taneytown died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born May 13, 1943 in Marion, VA, he was the son of the late George and Catherine Cullop Atwell. He was the husband of Lennie Hipsley Atwell, his wife of 49 years. George was a carpenter. He had worked for South...

Ralph Irelan, Sr

Ralph Irelan, Sr

Jun 20, 2012

Ralph Irelan, Sr., age 95, of Emmitsburg died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Gettysburg Hospital Center in Gettysburg, PA surrounded by his loving family. Born March 16, 1917 in Mays Landing, NJ, he was the son of the late Frederick Boice & Jenny Aulick Treen Irelan. He was the husband of the late Angela “Ann” Gelwicks Irelan, who died...

Robert J. Whitney

Robert J. Whitney

Jun 15, 2012

Robert J. Whitney, age 89 of Westminster, died Friday June 15, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. He was born May 27, 1923 in Rochester, New York son of the late Harold and Sara Jonrowe Whitney. He is survived by his loving wife Denneise G. Whitney. Robert worked as a custodian at Westminster High School and retired from Francis Scott...

Kathy Trump-Amoss

Kathy Trump-Amoss

Jun 11, 2012

Mary Katherine “Kathy” Trump-Amoss, age 56, of Taneytown died Monday, June 11, 2012 at her home. Born October 23, 1955 in Winfield, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Nelson Trump. She was the wife of John Amoss, her husband of 28 years. Kathy was a bookkeeper for 14 years at Kegals, Inc. in Westminster. In her...

Michael W. Simonds

Michael W. Simonds

Jun 9, 2012

Michael Wayne Simonds, age 56 of Spring Grove, PA, formerly of Westminster, died Saturday June 9, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center. He was born January 9, 1956 in Washington D.C., son of the late Robert and Lorraine King Simonds. He was the husband of Beverly Michael Simonds. He worked as an electrician. He enjoyed boating, fishing and was an avid...

Jean Lambert

Jean Lambert

Jun 7, 2012

Clara Jean Ritter Stonesifer Lambert, age 78, of New Midway died peacefully at her home Thursday, June 7, 2012. Born April 27, 1934 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Russell and Lydia Ann Ritter Stonesifer. She was the wife of the late John David Samuel Lambert, to whom she was married nearly 40 years. Jean grew...

Vicki Lynn Brady

Vicki Lynn Brady

Jun 6, 2012

Vicki Lynn (Insley) Brady, age 64, of Hampstead, Maryland, passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 with her family by her side at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. Born December 3, 1947 in Westminster, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and June E. (Garver) Insley. She was predeceased by her husband, James Francis Brady. She enjoyed...

Dorothy E. Yingling

Dorothy E. Yingling

Jun 5, 2012

Dorothy Ellen Yingling, age 77, of Frederick and formerly of Keymar, died peacefully Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Homewood at Crumland Farms Nursing Center near Frederick. Born February 26, 1935 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Dessie Grimes Horner. Twice married and widowed, she was the wife of the late Vernon G. Lookingbill and...

Alice Jane Haines

Alice Jane Haines

Jun 4, 2012

Alice Jane Haines, age 82, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born September 16, 1929 in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Logue and Harriet (Myers) Logue Hull. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Edward Thomas Haines. Alice worked at Bowman’s Hatchery and Weis...

Leon D. Lassiter

Leon D. Lassiter

Jun 1, 2012

Leon D. Lassiter, age 75 of Mt. Airy, died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy, Maryland. He was born August 23, 1936 in North Carolina, son of the late Percy Lassiter and Bessie Jane Taylor. He worked as a landscaper. He is survived by his daughters, Linda Stallworth, Alfreda Louise Sutton and Eldrena Perry;...

Harry Thomas Adams

Harry Thomas Adams

May 27, 2012

Harry Thomas Adams, age 76, lifelong resident of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Born January 17, 1936 in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late Norman D. Adams, Sr. and Helen E. (Snyder) Adams. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Beverly “Bev” (Davis)...

Kenneth "Pete" Fair

Kenneth "Pete" Fair

May 25, 2012

W. Kenneth “Pete” Fair, age 46, of Taneytown, Maryland, died on Friday, May 25, 2012. Born July 22, 1965 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Harold W. Fair, Sr., and Doris Louise (Crumbacker) Fair. He was a 1983 graduate of Francis Scott Key H.S., and worked as an automobile mechanic at the family business Fair’s Service...