Obituary Listing

Jacob Oliver Lang, Jr.

Jacob Oliver Lang, Jr.

September 9, 2011

Jacob Oliver Lang, Jr., 82, of Upperco, died Friday September 9, 2011 at the Golden Crest Assisted Living in Hampstead. Born January 12, 1929 in Snydersburg, he was the son of the late Jacob Oliver, Sr. and Nettie Corrine Winand Lang. He was the husband of the late Hilda Leola Bosley Mielke Lang, her husband of 38 years, who died...

Joey Gleespen Graf

Joey Gleespen Graf

September 7, 2011

Joey Gleespen Graf, infant, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born Sept. 7, 2011, in Westminster, he was the son of Shane and Kimberly Graf, of Manchester. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his sibling Blane and Gracie Graf; grandparents Dawn and Brian Graf, and Carolyn and Dennis Gleespen; a great-grandmother, Mary Jane Graf;...

Helen Louise Stonesifer

Helen Louise Stonesifer

September 5, 2011

Helen Louise Stonesifer, 85, of Hampstead, died Monday Sep. 5, 2011 at the Dove House in Westminster. Born Jan 1, 1926 in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late George Henry and Mary Belle Yingling Diehl. She was the wife of the late Robert Johnson Stonesifer, who died in 1994. She cleaned houses for various families and years ago...

James O. "Toby" Long

James O. "Toby" Long

September 4, 2011

James O. "Toby" Long, 79, of Reisterstown, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the Dove House in Westminster, after an extended illness. Born in Reisterstown, he was the son of the late Charles Henry and Elsie Fowble Long. He was the husband of Patricia Haugie Long. He was a graduate of Franklin High School, where he excelled in baseball. He...

Helen May Goetz

Helen May Goetz

August 31, 2011

Helen May Goetz, 97 years old of Owings Mills, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Born January 27, 1914 in Owings Mills, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Winfield Williams and Effie Wetzel Williams. She was the wife of the late John Henry Goetz who died in 1982. She was a homemaker....

Helen Irene Yelton

Helen Irene Yelton

August 27, 2011

Helen Irene Yelton, 83, of Hampstead, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at the Dove House in Westminster. Born Oct. 20, 1927, in Bakersville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Virgie Childers Jones. She was the wife of Tipton Yelton, her husband of 41 years, who died in 1987. She was a retired assembly line worker for...

Christopher Strakes

Christopher Strakes

August 26, 2011

Christopher Strakes, 53 years old of Red Lion, PA. died Friday, August 26, 2011 at his home. Born January 8, 1958 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Louis and Harriette Forwood Strakes. He is survived by his daughter, Casey A. Strakes, her mother, Charlotte Strakes and his siblings: Robert C. Strakes, Sr., Barbara Watts, Donna Miller...

Richard Lyle Daniel

Richard Lyle Daniel

August 22, 2011

Richard Lyle Daniel, 79 years old of Finksburg, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born April 24, 1932 in West Point, Virginia, he was the son of the late Harry and Edith Haley Daniel. He was the husband of Estale Harris Daniel, his wife of 55 years. He was a graduate of West...

Pat And Ed Shook

Pat And Ed Shook

August 15, 2011

Patricia Ann Shook, 79, of Hampstead died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born January 30, 1932 in Illinois, she was the daughter of the late James John and Anne Patrny Primus. She was the wife of the late George E. "Ed" Shook, Jr., her husband of 44 years, who died on Oct. 30, 1996. Surviving...

Mildred Frances "Millie" Ross

Mildred Frances "Millie" Ross

August 13, 2011

Mildred Frances Ross, 93, of Sykesville formerly of Reisterstown died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville. Born November 11, 1917 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lippert. She was the wife of the late James William Ross, her husband of 52 years, who died in 2005. She was a Catonsville...

Edna Dorothy Bryant

Edna Dorothy Bryant

August 12, 2011

Edna Dorothy Bryant age 91 of Reisterstown, MD. died Friday August 12, 2011 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, MD. Born August 23, 1919 in Baltimore, MD. she was the daughter of the late George Clarence and Estelle Elizabeth Kaufman Elliott. She was the wife of the late Dillard W. Bryant who died in 1981. She was a...

Walter Joseph Merryman

Walter Joseph Merryman

August 11, 2011

Walter Joseph Merryman, 67, of Baltimore formerly of Hampstead died August 11, 2011 at his residence. Born May 26, 1944 in Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of the late Benjamin Merryman and Sally Sklar Merryman. He was a Machinist for Black & Decker for 36 years. Surviving are his daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and Mike Barnes and Stephanie...

Mary Ellen Klinefelter

Mary Ellen Klinefelter

August 10, 2011

Mary Ellen Klinefelter, 83 years old of Finksburg, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at her home. Born May 12, 1928 in Stevenson, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Ethel Garrish Keller. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Klinefelter who died in 1994. She is survived by her children: Robert Allan Klinefelter, Barbara...

Granville T. "Bill" Troyer

Granville T. "Bill" Troyer

August 10, 2011

Granville Theodore "Bill" Troyer, 97, of Hanover, PA formerly of Hampstead died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Utz Terrace in Hanover, PA. Born February 13, 1914 in Butler, he was the son of the late John Granville Troyer and Sarah Matilda Curtis Troyer. He was the husband of the late Ruth Eva Alban Troyer, his wife of 71 years, who...

Marlene Joan Stratemeyer

Marlene Joan Stratemeyer

August 9, 2011

On Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Marlene Joan Stratemeyer, a resident of Augsburg Lutheran Village Retirement Community,died at her home. She was the beloved daughter of the late George and Olivia Stratemeyer. She is survived by her nephew and his wife: Skip and Sandra Schlesinger, and two young men she adored, her great nephews: Foster Martin and William Gerard Schlesinger. Also...

Harry C. "Skip" Rutter Iii

Harry C. "Skip" Rutter Iii

August 6, 2011

Harry Clifton "Skip" Rutter III, 80 years old of Owings Mills, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Cherrywood Nursing Home in Reisterstown. Born September 12, 1930 in Owings Mills, he was the son of the late Harry C. Jr. and Louise Schmidt Rutter. He was the husband for 52 years of Marian Jean Broader Rutter. He was a life member...

Marie Lillian Kirkland

Marie Lillian Kirkland

August 4, 2011

Marie Lillian Steele Kirkland, 63, of Manchester died Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Born February 16, 1948 in St. Joseph, MO, she was the daughter of the late George Phillip Steele, Sr. and Lillian Mae Brewer Steele. She was the wife of Sanford Holmes Kirkland, III, her husband of 41 years. She was a member of...

Anthony Andrew "Tony" Anuszewski, Jr.

Anthony Andrew "Tony" Anuszewski, Jr.

July 30, 2011

Anthony Andrew "Tony" Anuszewski, Jr., 61 of Manchester died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born January 9, 1950 in Baltimore, he was the son of Dorothy Lorraine Johnson Anuszewski of Westminster and the late Anthony Andrew Anuszewski, Sr. He was the husband of Sylvia Frances Dumhart Anuszewski, his wife of 40 years. He was...

Joseph John Serio

Joseph John Serio

July 27, 2011

Joseph John Serio, 90 years old of Baltimore, formerly of Reisterstown, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Overlea Health and Rehab Center. Born June 11, 1921 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John J. Sr. and Sara Marsiglia Serio. He is survived by his children: Carol Spera of Cockeysville, Christopher Serio of Owings Mills and Paul...

Annabell May Baer

Annabell May Baer

July 27, 2011

Annabell May Swam Baer, 77, of Hampstead died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester. Born August 31, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Swam and Iova Walker Swam. She was the wife of the late David Eugene Baer, her husband of 58 years, who died on Nov. 4, 2010. She was...