Obituaries

Kathleen Hargest
Sep 16, 2012
Kathleen “Kat””Kathy” T. Hargest 43 of Frederick, MD, died September 16, 2012 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital after a battle with cancer. She was the spouse of Brian Scott Hargest of Frederick, MD. She was born November 29, 1968 in Lafayette, IN the Daughter of Harold and Sandy Tabert of IN. She was a Stay at Home Momma, Is a...

Harold Thornburg
Sep 13, 2012
Harold Duane Thornburg 84 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Thursday September 13, 2012 at home. He was the spouse of the late Margaret (Cochran) Thornburg. He was born November 13, 1927 in Rippey, Iowa the son of the late Verner Thornburg and Nin (Tipton) Thornburg. Mr. Thornburg was a Nuclear Engineer for The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, He was a Veteran...

Doris Wagner
Sep 11, 2012
Doris Walkling Wagner, age 86, of Carroll County, Maryland, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Bay View Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She was born February 16, 1926 in Gamber, MD the daughter of the late John Earl Walkling and the late Pearl Elizabeth Walkling. She was an accomplished artist and published poet. She enjoyed horseback riding and...

Dennis Kriete
Sep 11, 2012
Dennis F. “Dizzy” Kriete, age 64, of Granite, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. He was born April 10, 1948 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Howard Kriete and the late Kathleen M. Kriete (nee Smedley). He was an Equipment Operator for Baltimore County Highway. He is the father of...

Edna Sefton
Sep 11, 2012
Edna L. (Smart) Sefton 94 of Gettysburg, PA, died Tuesday September 11, 2012 at The Brethren Home in Gettysburg, PA.. She was the spouse of the late Walter C. Sefton. She was born September 9, 1918 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Smart and the late Nancy Rosetta McGinnis. Devoted Mother of Shirley J. and...

Linda Tieman
Sep 9, 2012
Linda L. Tieman (nee Lewis), age 68, of Sykesville, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia, MD. She was born November 8, 1943 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Harold Lewis and the late Ruth Carman Lewis. She was an Executive Administrator Assistant for Lockheed-Martin Company. She enjoyed the mountains and shopping and spending...

Edward Dare
Aug 30, 2012
Edward H. Dare, 93 of Baltimore, MD, died Thursday August 30, 2012 at Brinton Woods Health Care Center. He was the Spouse of the late Kathryn J. (Coleman) Dare. Mr. Dare was born September 15, 1918 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late James P and Late Lurlanie (LaBeurrier) Dare. Mr. Dare was a carpenter and the owner of...

Evelyn Davis
Aug 28, 2012
Evelyn Elizabeth Davis, age 80, of Taneytown, MD, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Lorien Nursing Home & Rehab. Center in Taneytown, MD. She was born February 3, 1932 in Watersville, MD the daughter of the late Archie and Bessie Elizabeth Davis. She was a Retired housekeeper for Springfield State Hospital Center. Friends may call at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home...

Margaret Hayden
Aug 12, 2012
Margaret Ann Hayden (nee Donahue), age 92, of Frederick, died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Tranquillity at Fredericktowne in Frederick, MD. She was born November 1, 1919 in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late James Donahue and the late Hazel Arnette Donahue. She worked for Montgomery County Health Department in the area of Child Health and Mental health as...

Herman Christian
Aug 7, 2012
Herman "Junior" Less Christian, Jr. of Hagerstown formerly of Damascus, died suddenly on August 7, 2012 at George Washington University Hospital. He was the fiancé of Amanda Lynn Lease of Hagerstown. He was born July 24, 1985 in Olney MD the son of Herman Lee Christian, Sr. of Mt. Airy and Pamela and Companion Reginald Oden, Sr. of Hagerstown. He...

Deborah Showman
Aug 7, 2012
Ms. Deborah Mae (Coutts) Showman, 47 of Westminster, died Tuesday August 7, 2012 at her home in Westminster. She was born October 15, 1964 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Rose Marie Ford of Mt. Airy and the late Fred Ford. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed Art and Shopping. Surviving in addition to her mother are Daughter Stephanie N....

Frederick Eckrich
Aug 4, 2012
Frederick G. Eckrich 74 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Saturday August 4, 2012 at home after a battle with Pancreatic Cancer . He was the spouse of Nancy Lee (McMillion) Eckrich for nearly 48 years. Mr. Eckrich was born November 15, 1937 in Milwaukie, WI the son of the late Willard P. and Retha (Johnson) Eckrich. Mr. Eckrich was a...

Herman Naill
Aug 3, 2012
Herman P. Naill 88, of Mt. Airy, MD, died Friday August 3, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the spouse of the late Margaret Elizabeth(Shane) Naill. He was born February 13, 1924 in Gamber, MD the son of the late Clarence P. Naill and the late Julia (Crabb)Naill. He was a Psychiatric Aide at Springfield State Hospital. Mr. Naill...

Zelda Mayer
Aug 3, 2012
Zelda Grey Mayer (nee Holcomb), age 84, of Sykesville, died Friday, August 03, 2012 at Fairhaven Health Care Center in Sykesville, MD. She was born December 16, 1927 in Crichton, West Virginia the daughter of the late Jesse Lee Holcomb and the late Carrie McClung Holcomb Kolb. She was the wife of Harry Russell Mayer of Sykesville of 64 years....

Brenda Deegan
Aug 3, 2012
Brenda L. Deegan (nee Caple), age 57, of Sykesville, died Friday August 3, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. She was born May 8, 1955 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Ferne Elizabeth Caple (nee Germuth) of Sykesville and the late Gerald W. Caple. She was the wife of Ronald C. Deegan of Sykesville. She was an accountant...

Jacqueline Cline
Aug 1, 2012
Jacqueline Faye Cline (nee White), age 73, of Westminster, died Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, MD. She was born May 25, 1939 in Gadsden, Alabama the daughter of the late William A. White and the late Mary Odessa White (nee Richards). She was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing and needlepoint. She loved...

Helen Farver
Jul 30, 2012
Helen Marie Farver (nee Devilbiss), age 83, of Mt. Airy, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Carroll Hospice-Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born March 29, 1929 in Maryland, the daughter of the late Robert P. Devilbiss and the late Marie Agnes Nickoles Devilbiss. She was a housewife. She was a member of St. John R.C. Church in Westminster....

Abraham Preece
Jul 27, 2012
Abraham L. Preece 94 of Sykesville and formerly of Homosassa, FL, died Friday July 27, 2012 at the Homestead of Sun Valley Assisted Living. Mr. Preece was an Army Veteran of WWII. Born October 3, 1917 in Inez, KY he was the son of the late Mary and late Cornelius Preece and the husband of the late Margie Bishop Preece...

Marvin Gartrell
Jul 23, 2012
Marvin Edward “Pete” Gartrell, age 81, of Mt. Airy, died, Monday July 23, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born in Woodbine, MD on January 11, 1931 the son of the late Tolley Edward Gartrell and the late Amanda Duvall Gartrell. He was the husband of Erma Jane Gartrell (nee Porter) of Mt. Airy, MD for...

Evelyn Wilhide
Jul 22, 2012
Evelyn Barnes Wilhide, 94 of Port Trevorton, PA, passed away on Sunday July 22, 2012 at Manor at Penn Village in Selinsgrove, PA where she had been a resident for the past 4 years. Evelyn was born June 5, 1918 in New Windsor, MD the daughter of the late Frank W. Barnes and Nola Reck Barnes. She is survived by...