Obituary Listing

Patricia Ann Wallman

Patricia Ann Wallman

July 3, 2015

Patricia Ann Wallman, age 69 of Manchester, MD died Friday July 3, 2015 at her home. Born May 21, 1946 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marie Crouse Marslett, Sr. She was the wife of the late William (Bill) H. Wallman who died in 2005. She was a retired administrative secretary for the Carroll...

Eleanor Lee Harmon

Eleanor Lee Harmon

July 2, 2015

Eleanor Lee Harmon, 87 years old of Reisterstown, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at her home. Born August 7, 1927 in Sparrows Point, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Bellamy and Nola Hawkins Bellamy. She was the wife of the late Elton C. Harmon, Sr. who died in 1981. She was a lifelong athlete and sports fan....

Elizabeth Rose "Bette" Lucas

Elizabeth Rose "Bette" Lucas

July 1, 2015

Elizabeth Rose "Bette" Lucas, 88 years old of Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pikesville and Owings Mills, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Hanover Hospital. Born November 23, 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Bianchi and Carmella Celone Bianchi. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late John Thomas Lucas,...

Vera Joyce Fair

Vera Joyce Fair

June 22, 2015

Vera Joyce Fair age 83 of Hanover, PA formerly of Lineboro, and Lake Wales, FL died Monday, June 22, 2015. Born January 22, 1932 in Reisterstown, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Agatha Warehime Kaltrider. She was the wife of the late Donald Richard Fair, who died in 1999. For over 63 years, she played the organ...

Helen Lorraine Ryan

Helen Lorraine Ryan

June 20, 2015

Helen Lorraine Ryan, 82 years old of Owings Mills, died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Lorien Nursing home in Mt. Airey. Born January 19, 1933 in Towson, she was the daughter of the late Gittings Merryman Baublitz and Katie Bayne Baublitz. She was the beloved wife of Thomas E. Ryan, Sr. She was an executive secretary for the VFW...

Lewis C. Bowman, Jr.

Lewis C. Bowman, Jr.

June 16, 2015

Lewis C. Bowman, Jr., age 68, of Glyndon, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his home. Born May 10, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis C. Bowman, Sr. and Emma Baldessari Bowman Howland. He was survived by his son Lewis C. "Michael" Bowman, III, his godson Blake Ian Dudley; his aunt Mary...

Sarah Elizabeth "Betsy" Merryman

Sarah Elizabeth "Betsy" Merryman

June 16, 2015

Sarah Elizabeth "Betsy" Merryman, age 72, of Reisterstown passed peacefully surrounded by her family, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her home. Born November 4, 1942 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late William C. Allman and Elizabeth R. Johnson Allman. She was the wife of the late William E. Merryman. Betsy was a devoted and loving wife,...

Frances Marie Tanzell

Frances Marie Tanzell

June 11, 2015

Frances Marie Tanzell, 76 years old of Windsor Mill, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia. Born February 6, 1939 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Francis Mitchell and Estelle Litz Mitchell. She was the wife of the late John Tanzell. Surviving are her children and their spouses: Karen and Mark Price, Valerie...

R. Elwood Utz

R. Elwood Utz

June 10, 2015

R. Elwood Utz, age 88, of Hanover, PA passed away peacefully, Wednesday June 10, 2015 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born September 8, 1926 in York, PA, he was the son of the late Gladys Armstrong Utz and Roland E Utz. Elwood was the husband of Elvia Utz, his beloved wife of 69 years. He was a member of...

William Edward Vogler

William Edward Vogler

June 8, 2015

William Edward Vogler, 89 years old, died peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2015 at the Arden Courts of Towson. Born September 12, 1925 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Arthur Vogler and Mary Thomas Vogler. He was the husband of the late Rose Sara Vogler. Father and father-in-law of Sandra and David Behe, Carol and Nick Scholtes...

Wilbur L. "Bill" Welch, Jr.

Wilbur L. "Bill" Welch, Jr.

June 6, 2015

Wilbur L. "Bill" Welch, Jr. 69 years old, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Jane Ann Laslett Welch. Father of Brandon Welch and his wife Erin. Friends may call on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 from 6-8 PM at the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, P.A. 11605 Reisterstown Rd. Owings Mills. Services will be held...

Rev. Ellis Karl Kretschmer

Rev. Ellis Karl Kretschmer

June 2, 2015

Ellis Karl Kretschmer was born in Louisville, Kentucky, November 30, 1919. He attended J.B. Atkinson Elementary School, and graduated from Louisville Maie High School in 1937. He received his A.B. Degree from the University of Louisville in 1941. He went to Springfield, Ohio attending Hamma Divinity School connected with Wittenberg University, graduating with B.D. Degree. In 1945, he was married...

Fred Haifley

Fred Haifley

May 29, 2015

Francis Alfred "Fred" Haifley, Jr., 64, of Manchester passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Dove House in Westminster. Born August 5, 1950 in Baltimore, he was the son of Rachel Louise Leister Haifley of Manchester and the late Francis Alfred Haifley. Mr. Haifley had worked for William Schneider Company, and was a graduate...

Emory "Poss" Wildasin

Emory "Poss" Wildasin

May 29, 2015

Emory "Poss" Burnell Wildasin age 89 of New Oxford, PA died suddenly Friday May 29, 2015 at the Hanover Hospital in Hanover, PA. Born August 14, 1925 in Manchester, MD he was the son of the late Harry and Bessie Clara Snyder Wildasin. He was the beloved husband of Betty LaMotte Wildasin, his wife of 65 years. Poss was a...

Joy Lynn King

Joy Lynn King

May 26, 2015

Joy Lynn King, 58 years old of Westminster, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at her home. Born May 27, 1956 in Baltimore, she was the beloved daughter of Frederick Craig and Mary Ellen Cowman Craig. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her son Justin King, her brother, Kevin Craig and her longtime companion, Frank J. Hoen III...

Marge Sparks

Marge Sparks

May 24, 2015

On May 24, 2015 Marguerite "Marge" Elizabeth Sparks, age 87, beloved wife of the late Norman Paul Sparks. Mother of Sharon Marie Pitcher and husband Michael of Reisterstown, Deborah Jean Viscardi and husband Anthony of Catonsville, and Terry Peck and husband Allan of Cincinnati, OH; grandmother of Amy Wood and husband Shawn, Gabrielle Peck and Amanda Peck; great-grandmother of Alex...

Michele Shamer

Michele Shamer

May 24, 2015

Anne Michele Shamer, age 57, of Manchester passed away, Sunday May 24, 2015 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born May 30, 1957 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Peggy J. Keys of Manchester and the late Carroll Francis Keys, Jr. She was the wife of David Joseph Shamer, her husband of 35 years. She was a registered...

Lillian Delores Lawless

Lillian Delores Lawless

May 20, 2015

Lillian Delores Lawless, 63 years old of Reisterstown, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at her home. Born August 29, 1951 in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Moses Blount, Sr. and Edna Marion Overton Blount. She was the wife of the late Ray Curtis Lawless who passed in 2002. A marriage to her first husband, Donald Lee...

Hilda Hare Hann

Hilda Hare Hann

May 19, 2015

Hilda Hann, 86, of Manchester passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Dove House in Westminster. Born January 31, 1929 in Millers Station, she was the daughter of the late William Hare and Edna Ensor Hare. She was the wife of Francis Seitz Hann, her husband of 55 years, who passed away on January...

John Edgar Faulk

John Edgar Faulk

May 18, 2015

John Edgar Faulk, age 75 of Manchester, MD died Monday May 18, 2015 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, MD. Born November 13, 1939 in Gilpin Township, PA, he was the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Faulk and Martha McAdoo Faulk. He was the husband of Rosalie Marranconi Faulk. He was a self-employed contractor and a veteran...