Obituary Listing

Carolyn Reese Brannock

Carolyn Reese Brannock

October 25, 2013

Carolyn Reese Brannock, 67, of Westminster died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. Born September 26, 1946 in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Reese Burton and Nellie Kate Wills Burton. She was the wife of Thomas Benjamin Brannock, Sr., her husband of 48 years. Years ago she was a photographer and...

Donna Rae Rinehart

Donna Rae Rinehart

October 25, 2013

Donna Rae Rinehart, 70, Westminster died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Dove House in Westminster. Born February 8, 1943 in Cumberland, she was the daughter late Harry Menough Dawson and Jayne Twigg Dawson. She was an administrator of a nursing home. Surviving are her children Kimbra Meekins of Westminster, John Darrin Coleman of Rosedale, and Thomas Rinehart, Jr. of Perry...

William Wesley Cole

William Wesley Cole

October 21, 2013

William Wesley Cole, 88, of Upperco died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Born July 20, 1925 in Mt. Washington, he was the son of the late Amos Wesley Cole and Nina Clifta Howard Cole. He was the husband of Ruth Virginia Tawney Cole, his wife of 50 years. He was a self employed tile...

Dorothy Jeannette Burlage

Dorothy Jeannette Burlage

October 21, 2013

On October 21, 2013 Dorothy Jeannette, beloved wife of the late Gerald Anthony Burlage, loving mother and mother-in-law of Penelope and David Flury, dear grandmother of Hannah and Charlotte and devoted companion of Anthony Giuffre. A memorial mass will be celebrated Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:00 AM from Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane, Glyndon, MD 21071....

Randall Albert Slonaker

Randall Albert Slonaker

October 20, 2013

Randall Albert Slonaker, 60, of Hampstead formerly of Manchester and Keyser, WV died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at his home. The family will receive friends 1 p.m., Friday until time of funeral service, 2 p.m. at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester. Interment will be in Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead.

June L. Tenney

June L. Tenney

October 20, 2013

June L. Tenney of Cockeysville, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at her home. She was the wife of Fred E. Tenney, Jr. her husband of 62 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Loretta Weaver, Philip Tenney, Robert Tenney, Marie Tenney, 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from...

Ronald Janna Martin

Ronald Janna Martin

October 19, 2013

Ronald Janna Martin age 76 of Manchester, MD. died Saturday Oct. 19, 2013 at his home. Born Oct. 30, 1936 in Hanover, PA. he was the son of the late Melvin W. and Daisy May Ruby Martin. He was the husband of 55 years to Janet Eleanor Hale Martin. He was a retired manager for Congoleum where he worked for...

Holly Christine Garland

Holly Christine Garland

October 15, 2013

Holly Christine Garland, 30, of Taneytown, died suddenly Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013 at her home. Born Dec. 26, 1982 in Westminster, she was the daughter of Craig Allan and Vickie Lynn Fowble Garland of Taneytown. She was a 2000 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School. She was a 2008 graduate of Penn State with a Bachelors degree in Economics....

Charles R. Van Auken

Charles R. Van Auken

October 15, 2013

Charles R. Van Auken, 95, of Summerville, S.C., passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Trident Medical Center. He was born in Oswego, NY. He was a WWII veteran and a retired postal carrier. He lived his last three years at Magnolias of Summerville Assisted Living. He is survived by his daughters: Margaret "Peggy" Benton and AJ Smith, stepdaughters:...

Patrick Joseph Hughes

Patrick Joseph Hughes

October 13, 2013

Patrick Joseph Hughes, 79, of Hampstead died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Dove House, Westminster. Born May 25, 1934 in Laois, Ireland, he was the son of the late Michael Hughes and Anne Mullin Hughes. He was the husband of Rita Hughes. He was an ironworker. He enjoyed woodworking and golf. Surviving in addition to his wife, a daughter...

Elmer C. Lippy, Jr.

Elmer C. Lippy, Jr.

October 13, 2013

Elmer C. Lippy, Jr. age 93 of Manchester, MD. died Sunday Oct. 13, 2013 at the Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Born April 11, 1920 in Manchester he was the son of the late Elmer C. Lippy, Sr. and Anna Albright Lippy. He was the husband of 70 years in November to Mabel Caroline Bishop Lippy. He was a...

Shirley Virginia Steger

Shirley Virginia Steger

October 10, 2013

Shirley Virginia Steger, 79, of Manchester died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her home. Born October 5, 1934 in Hampstead, She was the daughter of the late John Herman Seipp and Minnie Violia Kelbaugh Seipp. She was the wife of the late Daniel Franklin Steger. She was a homemaker. Years ago she had worked at the Hampstead Sewing Factory and...

Nellie Mae Hann

Nellie Mae Hann

October 10, 2013

Nellie Mae Hann, 94, of Lineboro, died Thursday October 10, 2013 at her home. Born September 29, 1919 in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late George W. Martin and Rachel B. Carr Martin. She was the devoted wife of Vernon L. Hann, who on Christmas Eve, would have been married 75 years and have lived in the...

Walter F. Leader

Walter F. Leader

October 8, 2013

Walter F. Leader, 89 years old of Owings Mills, died October 8, 2013 at his home. Born October 25, 1923 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Orville and Minnie Wertz Leader. He was the husband of the late Pearl Evelyn "Boots" Leader, his wife of 67 years who passed away in 2012. He served honorably with the...

John Edward Nott

John Edward Nott

October 7, 2013

John Edward Nott age 85 of Claxton, Ga. died Monday Oct. 7, 2013 at his home. Born Sept. 21, 1928 in Manchester, MD. he was the son of the late Harvey Henry Nott Sr. and Dora Blanche Hudson Nott. He was the husband of the late Melanee Nott. He was retired from Disney and was a member of several organizations....

Melvin Robertson Bush

Melvin Robertson Bush

October 3, 2013

Melvin Robertson Bush, age 70, of Hampstead, MD. died Thursday Oct. 3, 2013 at his home. Born August 3, 1943 in Baltimore City, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Blair and Edith Robertson Bush. He was the husband of 36 years to Mary Robertson Bush. Years ago he was an electrician for Synodinos and Associates, Inc. and...

Austin James "Aj" Anderson

Austin James "Aj" Anderson

October 3, 2013

AJ Anderson, 26, of Reisterstown died unexpectedly October 3, 2013. Born August 9, 1987 in Baltimore, he was the beloved son of Deborah Anderson of Reisterstown and Reif Anderson of Litchfield Connecticut. Surviving in addition to parents are his beloved sister Eve Anderson and his grandmother Wanda Cascio of Reisterstown. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins....

Lela Grace Vaughan

Lela Grace Vaughan

October 2, 2013

Lela Grace Vaughan, 97, of Westminster, died Wednesday October 2, 2013 at the Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster. Born July 9, 1916 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late David Rambler and Nancy Jane Huffman Smith. She was the former wife of the late Melvin Leroy Vaughan. Years ago, she was a seamstress for 35 years at the...

Elizabeth Mary Shaffer

Elizabeth Mary Shaffer

October 2, 2013

Elizabeth Mary Shaffer age 96 of Westminster, MD. died Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013 at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester, MD. Born Nov. 24, 1916 in Presque Isle, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Dominic Peter and Rosa Marie Scichetano. She was the wife of the late Leonard A. Shaffer, Sr. who died Dec. 30, 1996. Elizabeth retired...

James Edward Diehl, Sr.

James Edward Diehl, Sr.

October 1, 2013

James Edward Diehl, Sr. 78 years old of Sykesville, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Dove House in Westminster. Born May 20, 1935 in Hampstead, he was the son of the late Harry Richard Diehl and Beulah Elizabeth Shaffer Diehl. He was the husband for 56 years of Frances L. Constantine Diehl. He was a stationary engineer for the...