Obituary Listing

Joseph S. Rider, Jr.

Joseph S. Rider, Jr.

January 30, 2008

Joseph S. Rider Jr., 79, of Westminster died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born May 23, 1928, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph S. Rider Sr. and Emma Bricker Rider. He was the husband of Dorothy Rider, his wife of 55 years. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the...

Grace T. Brown

Grace T. Brown

January 30, 2008

Grace Thomas Brown, 74, of Ellicott City died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. Born April 14, 1933, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Ralph H. and Claire B. Kessler Thomas. She was the wife of Albert Brown, her husband of 55 years. She was a secretary in various real estate offices and...

Elizabeth Fair Sibiga

Elizabeth Fair Sibiga

January 27, 2008

Elizabeth Fair Sibiga, 71, of Baltimore, formerly of Hampstead, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at the Bay View Medical Center in Baltimore. Born Feb. 8, 1936, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Philip and Gladys Irene Elliott Huber. She was the wife of John Joseph Sibiga Sr., who died Jan. 8, 1998. She was a retired...

Donald Earle Fisher

Donald Earle Fisher

January 24, 2008

Donald Earle Fisher, 89, of Westminster died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the home of his son. Born Aug. 12, 1918, in Pikesville, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nellie Patterson Fisher. He was the husband of Anna Belle Johnson Fisher, his wife of 62 years, who died April 12, 2001. He was an Army veteran of...

John Henry Tibbs

John Henry Tibbs

January 18, 2008

John Henry Tibbs, 68, of Reisterstown died January 18, 2008 at his residence. Beloved father of John, Ruth, Brian, and Jessica Tibbs. A funeral service will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Church, 235 Tollgate Road, Owings Mills with Rev. Clifton Sparrow officiating. Relatives and friends may call the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills...

Steven Glen Knatz

Steven Glen Knatz

January 15, 2008

Steven Glen Knatz, 53, of Hanover, Pa., died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born Aug. 12, 1954, in Baltimore, he was the son of Ruth Rote Knatz of Hampstead and the late Philip Knatz Jr. He was the fiancé of Laurie Miller of Hanover. He was a sawyer for Shelter Systems in Westminster. He was...

Ruth Miriam Preston

Ruth Miriam Preston

January 12, 2008

Ruth Miriam Preston, 73, of Sykesville, formerly of Reisterstown, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at Fair Haven in Sykesville. Born Feb. 24, 1934, in New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Dickson and Ruth Beatrice Mason Dickson. She was the wife of Walter Melvin Preston. She graduated from high school in Cumberland and was a 1956...

John A. Modigh

John A. Modigh

January 10, 2008

John A. Modigh, 79, of Catonsville died January 10, 2008 in Baltimore. Surviving are his sisters Elizabeth Astrid Cali and Mary V. Szimanski, nephew Mark Cali, niece Christine Beyma, two great nieces, and four great nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glyndon, 65 Sacred Heart...

Maria Cucci In Balsamo

Maria Cucci In Balsamo

January 9, 2008

Maria Cucci in Balsamo, 78, of Italy died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at her daughter's home in Manchester. Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Pietra Mannino Cucci. She was the wife of the late Giovanni Balsamo. She was a housewife. She enjoyed gardening and animals. Surviving are children Carmelo and Angela Balsamo, both of...

Alice Katherine Dougans

Alice Katherine Dougans

January 8, 2008

Alice Katherine Dougans, 83, of Reisterstown died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. Born Nov. 7, 1924, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James G. Nunn and Nancy Moore Nunn. She was the wife of Ruben W. Dougans, who died in 2003. Surviving are a son, Wayne Dougans of Reisterstown; and daughters Nancy...

Francis Seitz Hann

Francis Seitz Hann

January 5, 2008

Francis Seitz Hann, 81, of Manchester died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born May 24, 1926, in Greenmount, he was the son of the late Claude and Bertha Rohrbaugh Hann. He was the husband of Hilda Hare Hann, his wife of 55 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a...

W. Basil Wisner

W. Basil Wisner

January 4, 2008

W. Basil Wisner, 93, of Millers died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 23, 1914, in Beckleysville, he was the son of the late William M. and Mary Ruth Gardner Wisner. He was the husband of Gladys Haines Wisner, who passed away in 1994. He was a retired Carroll County School bus...

Donald G. Hampt, Jr.

Donald G. Hampt, Jr.

January 1, 2008

Donald G. Hampt Jr., 70, of North Las Vegas, formerly of Taneytown, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at El Jenn Rehab/Nursing Center, N. Las Vegas, of cancer. Born April 7, 1938, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Donald G. Hampt Sr. and Mary E. McClure Hampt. He was a retired electrician. He enjoyed buying, selling and trading...

Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Hann

Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Hann

January 1, 2008

Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Hann, 76, of Hanover, Pa., formerly of Baltimore, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, Pa. Born July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward Waldmann and Elizabeth Gerns Waldmann. She was the wife of Elmer Edward Hann Sr., her husband of 27 years, who died in 1978....

Joseph F. Angelozzi

Joseph F. Angelozzi

December 30, 2007

Joseph F. Angelozzi, 92, of Baltimore died on December 30, 2007 at the Carroll Lutheran Village. Inquires should be directed to the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills @ 410-356-7676. Online condolences may be made at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com

Harry E. Kemper

Harry E. Kemper

December 28, 2007

Harry E. Kemper, 95, of Manchester died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester. Born June 19, 1912, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Charles and Kate Stonesifer Kemper. He was the husband of the late Maybelle A. Shetter Kemper. He was a retired timekeeper for Bethlehem Steel. He was a 50-year member...

William F. Skipper, Iii

William F. Skipper, Iii

December 25, 2007

William F. "Skip" Skipper III, 41, of Reisterstown died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, at his home. Born March 18, 1966, in Baltimore, he was the son of Phyllis Miller Skipper and the late William F. Skipper Jr., who died in 2004. He was a graduate of Franklin High School. He was a supervisor for Wallenstein Construction Inc. of Owings...

Gertrude V. Dunnigan

Gertrude V. Dunnigan

December 22, 2007

Gertrude V. "Gram" Dunnigan, 97, of Manchester died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born Jan. 29, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Emma Reeder Hobbs. She was the wife of Alfred Douglas Dunnigan, who died in 1997. She was a textile worker. She enjoyed watching television, sitting on her patio...

Lucille Mary Lutz

Lucille Mary Lutz

December 22, 2007

Lucille Mary Lutz, 47, of Westminster died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 23, 1960, in Hanover, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Lutz Sr. and Margaret C. Brooks Lutz. She had worked in production for The Arc of Carroll County and Change Inc. She enjoyed country music, playing...

Helen Marie Yingling

Helen Marie Yingling

December 21, 2007

Helen Marie Yingling, 69, of Reisterstown died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at home. Born Oct. 5, 1938, near Boring, she was the daughter of the late Lowell and Virginia Bosley. She enjoyed reading, travel and visiting with friends and family. Surviving are a son, Olen Schmidt Jr. of Georgia; a sister, Kitty Diehl of California; brothers Lewis Bosley of California...