Obituary Listing

April 19, 2018

Catherine Ellen Trump, 98, of Hanover, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born May 12, 1919 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Barbara Ellen Sholl Harmon. She was the wife of the late Park F. Trump.

Catherine attended Manchester School. She was a...

April 19, 2018

Ruth N. Higgs, 86, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on April 19, 2018, at her home. Born on April 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Garnett Ensor Gamber. She was the loving wife of the late Benjamin H. Higgs, Jr., who passed away in 1989.

Ruth worked as a manager at...

April 18, 2018

Wilmer "Bill" Joseph Freeland, Jr., 80, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born on April 27, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Wilmer Joseph Sr. and Virginia Shotts Freeland. He was the husband of Jane Carol Freeland, his wife of 59 years.

Wilmer was a lifelong member of...

April 17, 2018

Anna Turner-Shearer, 78, of Stuartsdraft, VA, passed away on April 17, 2018 in Stanton, VA. Born on November 12, 1939, in Kaiser, WV, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Strickler and Ida Rebecca Kuykendall Weatherholtz. She was the wife of David Shearer and the late Ralph Vernon Turner.

Years ago, Anna worked as a nursing...

April 17, 2018

Robert Allen Carter, 70, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Carroll Hospice Dove House, Westminster, MD. Born on October 28, 1947, in Maryland, he was the son of the late Robert Fenton and Anna Carter. He was the husband of the late Shelby Jean Vaughan Carter who passed away...

April 16, 2018

Richard Ruble MacDonald, 90, of Ocean City, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, April 16, 2018 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD.

Born on June 18, 1927, in Kitzmiller, MD, Richard was the son of Homer Guy MacDonald and Wanda Lee Carter MacDonald. His family moved to Baltimore after the death of his father. Richard took...

April 15, 2018

Anne Belle Frock, 88, of Westminster, MD passed peacefully Sunday April 15, 2018 at the Long View Healthcare Center in Manchester, MD. Born on August 3, 1929 in Burkes Garden, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Elmer and Stella May Hall Repass. She was the wife of the late Clarence Joseph Frock, Sr. who died on...

April 15, 2018

Mary Anne Bott, 79, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. Born on August 21, 1938 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late George Milton Sr. and Elizabeth Alberta Langley. She was the wife of the late David Matthias Bott, Sr., who passed away on August 8,...

April 15, 2018

Camilla Mary Ballard, 95, of Westminster, MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at her residence. Born on April 14, 1923 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel R. and Viola Jane Rightler Campbell. She was the wife of the late Grason Elmer Ballard who died in 1989.

Surviving her are...

April 15, 2018

Donald Richard Crawford, 70, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on April 15, 2018, at Frederick Villa in Catonsville, MD. Born on September 12, 1947, he was the son of the late Albert John, Sr., and Maria Cecilia Brink Crawford.

Years ago, Donald worked in logistics at Honeywell. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force,...

April 6, 2018

Deloris Jane Peregoy, 87, of Upperco, MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Westminster Healthcare Center. Born on December 16, 1930, in Hampstead, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Maizie Lucinda Singer. She was the wife of the late Marvin M. Peregoy.

Surviving her are children: Ellen Sparks, and...

April 3, 2018

Anna Elizabeth "Betty" Milliken Davis passed away peacefully on April 3, 2018. She was the daughter of Anna Louise Samson and Frank Marion Milliken and born in Crowley, Louisiana on July 10, 1930.

Betty was a kind and gentle soul whose life was filled with both joy and heartbreak on the scale of near epic proportions. Through...

April 2, 2018

Charlotte Ruth Tipton, 77, of Manchester, MD, passed Monday April 2, 2018 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born Oct. 16, 1940 in Baltimore, she was the wife of the late George Tipton who died in 2016.

She was a retired seamstress for Joseph A. Banks. Charlotte enjoyed being with her grandchildren and family gatherings....

April 1, 2018

Suddenly, on April 1, 2018, David Charles Vyskocil, 59, beloved husband of Theresa Louise Vyskocil (nee Rodowski); devoted father of Kara Anne Vyskocil and Molly Marie Vyskocil; son of Lollye E. Vyskocil (nee Albert) and the late Charles F. Vyskocil; brother of Michael, Robert, and Scott Vyskocil.

The family will receive visitors on Thursday, April 5, from...

March 31, 2018

Robert "Bob" Joseph Heim, Sr. 83 of Hampstead, MD passed suddenly Saturday March 31, 2018 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born August 28, 1934 in Falls Church, VA he was the son of the late Emil Francis and Catherine Marie Cremen Heim, Sr. He was the husband of Fay Calhoun Butler-Heim.

Bob was a...

March 31, 2018

Matthew "Matt" William Rufe, 23, passed suddenly on March 31, 2018 at his home. Born on April 14, 1994 in Manchester, MD, he was the son of John Paul and Cynthia Davis Rufe of Manchester, MD.

Matthew was a member of St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church in Manchester, MD. He enjoyed writing poetry, cooking, and drawing art...

March 30, 2018

On March 30, 2018, Mary Elizabeth Brooks, devoted mother of Marvin, Reginald, Irvin, Vonnetta, and Rodney.

The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, April 3, from 3-5 and 7-9 pm, at the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A. 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117, where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, at 10 am. Interment to...

March 29, 2018

On March 29, 2018, Benjamin "Bud" George Smith, of Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, MD, beloved husband of the late Jeanne D. Smith; loving father of Carol S. Mulligan, Michael P. Smith, and Anne Smith; dearest grandfather of five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Services and interment are private.

March 28, 2018

Gordon Peter Anderson, 90, of Silver Spring, MD, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at his residence. Born on May 11, 1927 in Bimidji, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Peter and Artea Anderson. He was the husband of Laurice Crawford.

Surviving in addition to his wife are children: Jay Anderson and wife Karen,...

March 25, 2018

Ruth Ellene Leister, 98, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Longview Healthcare Center in Manchester, MD. Born in Ebbvale, Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edgar and Jennie Marie Alban Sterner. She was the wife of the late Walter Hunt Leister for 56 years.

Ruth graduated from Manchester...