Obituary Listing

February 13, 2017

Mildred Lucille Schrank, 95 of Lancaster, PA. passed peacefully, Monday Feb. 13,2017 at The Glen at Willow Valley in Lancaster, PA. Born Sept. 2, 1921 in Fort Lee, NJ. she was the daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen Kersting Higdon. She was the wife of Helmut Ernst Schrank.

She was a retired secretary and administrative...

February 12, 2017

Leroy Mullins, Jr., 57, of Manchester, MD, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born May 29, 1959 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Leroy Mullins, Sr. and Eleanor Anna Paul. He was the husband of Pamela Dawn Mullins (nee Monroe), his wife of 24 years.

Leroy was an auto...

February 8, 2017

Donald Wayne Constantine, 76, of Hanover, PA, formerly of Owings Mills, MD, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Hanover Hospital. Born December 14, 1940 in Owings Mills, MD, he was the son of the late Ervin Leroy and Norma Louise Constantine. He was the husband of Nancy Lee McLaren Constantine, his wife of 49 years.

Donald...

February 6, 2017

David Herbert Lister, 73, of Hampstead MD, passed suddenly on Monday, February 6, 2017, at Carroll Hospital in Westminster. Born February 13, 1943 in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Albert H. and Marie Gery Lister. He was the husband of the late Louise Lister (nee Milstreed) who passed away in 2007.

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February 5, 2017

Vivian May Vierra, 96, of Hampstead, MD, passed peacefully Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Long View Healthcare Center in Manchester. Born January 28, 1921 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Harry and Elinor Scrivnor Parker.

Surviving her are daughters: Patricia A. Constantine of Hampstead, MD, and Sandra J. Kemp of Ocala, FL,...

February 3, 2017

Margaret Louise Merkel of Gwynn Oak, Maryland passed away on February 3, 2017.  She was 94 years old.  She was born March 26, 1922 in Westminster, Maryland to the late Walter and Ruth Sullivan.

She was a retired account clerk for the former Montrose School and was a Maryland State Employee for many years.  Mrs. Merkel was...

February 2, 2017

Michael Myron Whitehead, Sr., of Reisterstown, Maryland passed away February 2, 2017 at Seasons Hospice.  He was born in Baltimore Maryland to  Reinilda Spellman and the Late Jack L. Whitehead. During his working career he was a plumbing estimator.  Michael was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of the VFW, Owings Mills and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  His...

February 2, 2017

John "Johnny" Charles Alder, 66 of Littlestown, PA passed Feb. 2, 2017 at his home. Born June 25, 1950 in Reisterstown, MD he was the son of the late William and Veva Fleshman Alder. He was the husband of Patricia Leigh Mann Alder.

Johnny was a retired truck driver. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a...

February 2, 2017

Dorothy "Dottie" Lyle Mitchell, 90, of Reisterstown, MD, passed peacefully Thursday February 2, 2017 at Seasons Hospice of Northwest Hospital. Born August 20, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia she was third of four children born to the late James Edward Lyle and Johnnie Lou Hixon; the last surviving member of her siblings Nell, Jimmy and Jeanette. Dorothy was retired, but formerly...

January 28, 2017

Bertha "Bernice" Kelbaugh Cook, 93, of Westminster, MD, passed peacefully Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born March 14, 1923 in Parkton, MD, on a farm, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Cole Kelbaugh. Years ago, she worked for the AAI Corp. in Cockeysville, and for National Circuits in Reisterstown. She was a member of St. Benjamin's (Krider's)...

January 25, 2017

John "Jack" William Gaultney II, 69, of Stoney Beach, MD, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in Baltimore. Born September 15, 1947, he was the son of the late John William Sr. and Margaret Mary Gaultney. He was the husband of Margaret "Peggy" Gaultney and loving father to 7 children. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 27, 2017,...

January 25, 2017

Wallis Leonard Alsruhe, 72 of Hanover, PA. formerly of Manchester, MD. passed suddenly, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017 at the York Hospital in York, PA. Born April 16, 1944 in Baltimore he was the son of the late Leonard Urban and Mary Lynn Hanson Alsruhe. He was the husband of Elva Jean Fridinger Alsruhe. Wallis was a retired Master Designer for...

January 23, 2017

Thomas Walter Dyas, Jr., 69, of Hampstead, MD,passed suddenly Monday January 23, 2017. Born February 12, 1947 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Thomas Walter and Louise Henrietta Ermer Dyas, Sr. He was the husband of Sharon Lee Dyas. He was a retired general manager for Jiffy Lube. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church...

January 22, 2017

Paula M. Rowe was born Feb 23, 1945 in Jackson Michigan and died Jan 22, 2017 in Towson, Maryland She is survived by her husband of 49 years, John Rowe of Westminster, MD; Son John P. Rowe of St. Albans, WV; daughter and son-in law Sarah and Aaron Simmons of Moon Township, PA and grandchildren Evan and Elliot Simmons of...

January 20, 2017

Madeleine Grace Dorsey, 71, of Owings Mills, MD, passed peacefully Friday, January 20, 2017 at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown. She was born December 20, 1945 in Wisconsin. She is survived by her daughter, Tina L. Potter of Sykesville, MD. Services and interment are private. Arrangements are by ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A.

January 18, 2017

Ethel Anna Yarnell, 92, of Finksburg, MD, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Seasons Hospice in Baltimore. Born February 19, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mildred May. She was the wife of the late Eugene Maxwell Yarnell who passed away in 1987. Ethel was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed doing...

January 13, 2017

Edmund Bernard White, Jr., 72, of Hampstead, MD, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Golden Living Center in Westminster, MD. Born June 6, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Edmund Bernard White Sr. and Ida May Staples White. He was the husband of Bonnie Rogers White. He was a retired detective for the...

January 10, 2017

Rosemary Betty Stem, 91, of Glyndon, MD, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born on December 4, 1925 in Garrison, MD, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Sarah Ann (Whitmore) Carter. She was the wife of the late Richard William Stem, Sr. who passed away on...

January 8, 2017

Barbara Ellen Krout, 72, of Reisterstown, MD, passed peacefully Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Seasons Hospice. Born on September 19, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Mittie McGehee Miller. She worked many years for the Social Security Administration until she retired. Surviving her are 4 children, 4 grandchildren, her sisters: Mary E. Glendenning and Jo...

January 8, 2017

Blanche V. Rexroth Romeka, 97, passed peacefully Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her residence. She was the wife of the late William "Bill" Stanley Romeka. Blanche was an active member of the Gleaners for eighty years, a charitable group based on the Book of Ruth, whose purpose was to provide help to those in need. Blanche loved reading the newspapers...