Obituaries

Marian Balough
Mar 4, 2012
Marian Rose Balough (nee Balzer), age 98, of Sykesville, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Carroll Hospice, Inc., Dove house in Westminster, MD. She was born October 17, 1913 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Joseph P. Balzer and late Catherine Inglehart Balzer. She was the wife of the late John E. Balough. She was a homemaker. She...

Lois Classing
Mar 1, 2012
Lois Leona Classing (nee Lookingbill), age 80, of Hagerstown, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown, MD. She was born November 17, 1931 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Hubert Lookingbill and the late Thelma Rickerds Lookingbill. She was the wife of William W. Classing, Jr. of Hagerstown for 20 years and...

Evan Tomkins
Feb 28, 2012
Evan Jacob Tompkins(Infant), died on February 28, 2012 at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL. Beloved Son of Joseph Edward and Lauren Brittany (Warfield) Tompkins Stationed in Jacksonville, FL. Dearest Grandson of Gary M. and Sandra A. Tompkins of Taylorsville, MD and Brian E. and Onna L. Warfield of Woodbine and the late Mary Regina Warfield. Also Survived by Numerous, Aunts, Uncles,...

Anna Jones
Feb 28, 2012
Anna L. Jones (nee Miller), age 86, of Randallstown, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster, MD. She was born May 13, 1925 in Richlands, VA, the daughter of the late Dewey Miller and the late Elizabeth Lamie Miller. She was a housewife. She was a member of Elders Baptist Church and former member of Colonial...

Carl Rauschenberg
Feb 27, 2012
Carl H. Rauschenberg, Sr, 98 years young, husband of the late Catherine E. Rauschenberg and retired Baltimore County Police Officer, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2012 in Woodbine, Maryland. Carl leaves two sons; Carl H. Rauschenberg Jr. of Swansboro, North Carolina; Frank M. Rauschenberg M. Rauschenberg of Emmitsburg, Maryland; and a daughter; Mary E. Rauschenberg, of Ridgefield, Connecticut;...

Paul Bartock
Feb 23, 2012
Paul Francis Bartock, Jr., age 57, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home. He was born March 18, 1954 in Washington, DC the son of the late Paul F. Bartock, Sr. and the late Ann Kucbell Bartock. He was a computer scientist for the Dept. of Defense. He was the husband of Clare Rourke Bartock. He...

Howard Criddle
Feb 23, 2012
Howard Calvin Criddle, age 86, of Sykesville, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home. He was born May 27, 1925 in Hinton, West Virginia the son of the late Henry Lee Criddle and the late Sally Ann Criddle (nee Sears). He was the beloved husband of Zane (Pat) Criddle (nee Mason), married July 13, 1947. He worked for Frank...

Howard Criddle
Feb 23, 2012
Howard Calvin Criddle, age 86, of Sykesville, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home. He was born May 27, 1925 in Hinton, West Virginia the son of the late Henry Lee Criddle and the late Sally Ann Criddle (nee Sears). He was the beloved husband of Zane (Pat) Criddle (nee Mason), married July 13, 1947. He worked for Frank...

Edith Andrews
Feb 22, 2012
Edith (Gassner) Andrews 87 of Westminster formerly of Silver Spring MD, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Golden Living Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the spouse of Robert Bruce Andrews. She was born June 2, 1924 in Rosebud, MI. The daughter of the late John and Laura Marie ( Henkel) Gessner. She was a Registered Nurse at Doctors Hospital, Washington,...

Hazel Leedy
Feb 19, 2012
Hazel (Poff) Thompson Leedy 90 of Randallstown, died Sunday February 19, 2012 at Chapel Hill Nursing Home. She was the spouse to the late Roby E. Thompson. She was born March 6, 1921 in Roanoke, VA the daughter of the late Posey Poff and the late Era (Puckett) Turner. She was a Seamstress at Rosewood and numerous other Sewing Factories....

Dorothy Chaney
Feb 18, 2012
Dorothy Mae (Miller) Chaney 93 of Franklinton, NC, died Saturday February 18, 2012 in Raleigh NC. She was born February 2, 1919 in Carroll County MD the daughter of the late John Miller and the late Mary Carr Miller. She was employed by USF&G in Baltimore for over 30 years. She was a member of Lakeview/Journey Christian Church Apopka, FL...

Josephine Miller
Feb 13, 2012
Josephine Ann “Mickey” Miller (nee Nitsch), age 76, of Sykesville, died Monday February 13, 2012 at her home. She was born November 9, 1935 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Edward F. Nitsch and late Marie Reynolds Nitsch. She was a homemaker. She was the wife of Carl F. Miller of Sykesville. She was the mother of Linda...

Luther Blickenstaff
Feb 13, 2012
Luther Wesley Blickenstaff, Sr., age 84, of Randallstown, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Augsburg Lutheran Home, Baltimore, MD. He was the husband of the late Doris Mary Blickenstaff (nee White). He was born September 20, 1927 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Wilbur Blickenstaff, Sr. and the late Lena Gontrum Blickenstaff. He was a CPA. Father of...

Thomas Fallon
Feb 10, 2012
Thomas E. Fallon Sr. passed away on February 10, 2012 after a brief illness. Tom was born on August 7, 1932, the son of Louis and Francis (Simonson) Fallon. He was a graduate of Calvert Hall High School, class of 1950. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Naval Reserve for 12 years. After a distinguished and honored career,...

Douglas Helms
Jan 29, 2012
Douglas Keith Helms, age 56, of Taylorsville, died Sunday, January 29, 2012. He was born December 18, 1955 in Baltimore City, Maryland, the son of Anne Ayres Helms and the late Jackson Arthur Helms. He was a program manager for the Department of Justice, ATF. He was the husband of Cherri Lyn Helms. He was the father of Heather Napoli...

Louie Middleton
Jan 21, 2012
Louie C. “Collie (Tritt) Middleton, 89 of Mt. Airy, died Saturday January 21, 2012 at Pleasant View. She was the spouse of the late James D. Middleton. She was born June 14, 1922 in Cullowhee, NC the daughter of the late Roy Lee Tritt and the late Fannie Burr (Morrow) Tritt. She was a Dietary Manager for Pleasant View. She...

M. Campbell
Jan 19, 2012
M. Rachel Campbell (nee Esworthy), age 90, of Westminster, MD, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Westminster, MD. She was born September 1, 1921 in Frederick County, Maryland the daughter of the late J. Howard Esworthy and the late Margaret Helen Black Esworthy. She was a Clerk and Aide for Child Care. She was a Member...

Charles Zampino
Jan 17, 2012
Charles Joseph Zampino, a strong Christian believer, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Tranquility Assisted Living in Frederick, MD. He was 89 years old and the loving husband of the late Mildred Claire Zampino. He was born on November 11, 1922 in Berwick, PA, the son of the late Vitale Thomas Zampino and the...

Jack Derosa
Jan 15, 2012
Jack L. DeRosa, age 76, of Sykesville MD died Sunday January 15th 2012 of complications due to brain cancer. Mr. DeRosa was born in Cumberland, MD., April 11th, 1935. He is the son of the late Mary Bowman and late John DeRosa. He is the husband of Marlene DeRosa. Jack was a meat manager for many years and went on...

James Duerling
Jan 12, 2012
James R. Duerling 85 of Hampstead, MD, died Thursday January 12, 2012 at his home in Hampstead, MD. He was the spouse of the late Ruby L. Boughan Duerling. He was born April 14, 1926 in Baltimore, MD. The son of the late Martin B. Duerling and late Nellie Viola (Sentz) Duerling. He worked for Iron Worker Local #16 and...