Obituary Listing

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...

Charles H. Lutz

Charles H. Lutz

December 20, 2007

Charles H. "Buck" Lutz Sr., 91, of Manchester died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Longview Nursing Home in Manchester. Born Feb. 13, 1916, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Adam Charles and Josephine Ruck Lutz. He was the husband of Margaret C. Brooks Lutz, who died Jan. 29, 2006. He was an Army veteran. He was a...

N. Ruth Bayliss

N. Ruth Bayliss

December 18, 2007

N. Ruth Bayliss, 74, of Taneytown died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born March 29, 1933, in Cranford, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Naomi Bausmith Theisz. She was the wife of Ronald W. Bayliss, her husband of 52 years. She lived with her family in Hunterdon County, N.J., from...

George Michael Hedrick

George Michael Hedrick

December 17, 2007

George Michael Hedrick, 56, of Baltimore died December 17, 2007 at his residence. He was born on July 19, 1951 and was the son of the late Frank Bernard Hedrick and Henry Etta Benney Hedrick. Mr. Hedrick was a plumber. Surviving is his brother Robert B. Hedrick, Sr. of Reisterstown and a sister Kathleen Elizabeth Brake of North Carolina. A...

Jessica Ann Mcgonigal

Jessica Ann Mcgonigal

December 17, 2007

Jessica Ann McGonigal, 28, of Owings Mills died Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident. Born May 20, 1979, in Maryland, she was the daughter of David J. and Susan J. Pettee Brower of Reisterstown. She was the wife of Colin A. McGonigal, her husband of one year. She was a 1997 graduate of Liberty High...

Medora Lee Pelicano

Medora Lee Pelicano

December 15, 2007

Medora Lee Pelicano, 86, of Westminster died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born Nov. 3, 1921, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Melville and Alice Gaither Bradford. She was the wife of Salvatore Pelicano, her husband of 70 years. She was a housewife and a life member of the Westminster...

Elizabeth Sarah Warch

Elizabeth Sarah Warch

December 14, 2007

Elizabeth Sarah Warch, 93, of Brodbecks, Pa., died Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1914, in Baltimore. She had worked as a packer for the Maryland Cup Company. Surviving are daughter Barbara M. Warch of Brodbecks; son Bruce C. Warch of Felton, Pa.; grandchildren Endora Devilbiss of Union Bridge and Cathy Brown and Bruce...

Chun Nan Liu

Chun Nan Liu

December 14, 2007

Chun Nan Liu, 65, of Hyattsville died Friday, December 14, 2007. Inquires should be directed to the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills @ 410-356-7676. Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.

Edith Leontine Spencer

Edith Leontine Spencer

December 13, 2007

Edith Leontine Spencer, 77, of Manchester died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born Oct. 29, 1930, in Flohrville, she was the daughter of the late Albert Otis and Helen Elizabeth Wiley Gamber. She was the wife of Jennings Spencer of Westminster. She was a secretary for the state of Maryland, where she had worked...

Regina Angela Lample

Regina Angela Lample

December 13, 2007

Regina Angela Lample, 77, of Hampstead died December 13, 2007 at her daughter's home in Westminster. She was born August 12, 1930 in Baltimore and was the daughter of the late James Henry Walsh and Ethel Catherine Altoff Walsh. She was the wife of the late Paul Harry Lample. She was a homemaker and worked at one time for the...

Thelma Marie Gardner

Thelma Marie Gardner

December 12, 2007

Thelma Marie Gardner, 87, of Reisterstown died on December 12, 2007 at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster. She was born in Union Bridge, MD on December 13, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Roy Alvin Stitely and Ruth Pauline Lescalleet Stitely. She is the wife of James E. Gardner, her husband of 41 years. She was a sales person...

Marian Doris Deluca

Marian Doris Deluca

December 11, 2007

Marian Doris DeLuca, 84, of Taneytown died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Hanover Hall in Pennsylvania. A funeral service will be held at noon Friday at the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and from 11 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home.

Walter A. Johnson, Jr.

Walter A. Johnson, Jr.

December 10, 2007

Walter A. Johnson, Jr., 57, of Glyndon died December 10, 2007 in Randallstown. Funeral and Interment are Private. Please direct all inquires to the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills @ 410-356-7676. Online condolences may be made at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.

Doris Jean Waesche Lessner

Doris Jean Waesche Lessner

December 9, 2007

Doris Jean Waesche Lessner, 70, of Franklin, Tenn., formerly of Westminster, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, from COPD/ emphysema. Born March 11, 1937, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late T. Albert Waesche Sr. and Anna R. Huber Waesche. She was the wife of the late John L. Lessner Sr., her husband of 44 years. She was raised...

Albert Nevin Grote

Albert Nevin Grote

December 7, 2007

Albert Nevin Grote, 83, of Hampstead died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born June 14, 1924, in Brodbecks, Pa., he was the son of the late Albert Eugene and Bertie Mae Albright Grote. He was the husband of Mildred Katie Berwager Grote, his wife of 62 years. He was a veteran of the Navy, stationed...

Thomas David Whippo

Thomas David Whippo

December 7, 2007

Thomas David Whippo, 56, of Reisterstown died Friday, Dec. 07, 2007, at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. Born May 23, 1951, in Owings Mills, he was the son of Dorothy Klug Whippo and the late Robert B. Whippo Sr. He was a veteran of the Navy and worked as a professional truck driver for 14 years for Reisterstown Lumber Co....