Obituaries

Leslie Thornburg
Nov 9, 2011
Leslie Ann Thornburg, 57, of Mt. Airy, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. She was born October 21, 1954 in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of Harold D. Thornburg of Mt. Airy and the late Margaret C. “Peggy” Thornburg (nee Cochran). She was a librarian/school teacher in the Virginia School System. She enjoyed the...

Elizabeth Messner
Nov 8, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Messner, 81, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 8th 2011 at Lorien Nursing Home in Mt. Airy, MD. Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Hess Slagle on December 19, 1929 to Claude and Ella Mae Slagle of Carroll County, Maryland. She was raised on Flag Marsh Road and graduated from Mt. Airy High School in 1947....

Beverly Rajca
Oct 28, 2011
Beverly Jones Rajca, 87 of Mount Airy, died Friday October 28, 2011 at home in Mt. Airy. Born October 20, 1924 in Cartwright, TN she was the daughter of the late William Frederick Jones and Lorene Cartwright Jones. She was the wife of the late Harry Rajca who died on April 21, 1993. Beverly came to MD in 1944 and...

Teresa Davis
Oct 27, 2011
Teresa Page Hall Davis, age 48, of Ijamsville, MD, died peacefully on, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, MD. She was born January 30, 1963 in Olney, MD the daughter of the late Gerald Alfred Hall and the late Joan Ann Jackson Hall. She started her career as a nurse at Carroll County General Hospital...

Ruth Linton
Oct 24, 2011
Ruth Virginia “Ginny” Buckman Linton of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died Monday, October 24, 2011 of Alzheimer’s disease. Ginny was born on June 13, 1921. She was the fifth child of Charles P. Buckman and Nora Maybelle Gilbert Buckman. Ginny graduated in 1938 from Mt. Airy High School where she earned the “Best All Around Commercial Student Award”. On July 1941,...

Raymond Burleigh
Oct 22, 2011
Raymond C. Burleigh, 94, of Taylorsville, MD, formerly of Lancaster, NY, and Mesa, AZ, died Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born December 21, 1916, in Olean, NY. Mr. Burleigh was a machinist at Worthington Pump, a salesman for Lob-law’s Grocery Store, and a paymaster at The Malleables, all located in western New York. He enjoyed square dancing and woodworking...

Lois Hughes
Oct 17, 2011
Lois Louise (Rutter) Hughes, 84 of Randallstown, died Monday October 17, 2011 at Dove House. She was the spouse of the late Richard Kenneth Hughes. She was born August 17, 1927 in Halifax, PA the daughter of Matilda June Walters Prouser and Step-Father Edward Henry Prouser. She worked in Retail at the Security Square Mall Hecht Company. She enjoyed spending...

Mary Haddaway
Oct 15, 2011
Mary Angela Haddaway Campbell 90 of Woodbine, MD, died October 15, 2011 at Brinton Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the spouse of the late Nathan Haddaway and later married the late William Campbell. She was born October 31, 1920 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late George Evrie Akehurst and late Emma Louise Hare Akehurst. She was a...

Ethel Hartley
Oct 8, 2011
Ethel “ Mae” Hartley passed away Saturday October 8, 2011 at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born January 12, 1922 in Clearfield, TN as the 9th child born to a family of 24 children. She was a former resident of New Windsor where she resided with her husband Henry E. Hartley. Mae was a loving Wife, Mother,...

Hilda Anderson
Oct 4, 2011
Hilda Roberty Anderson, most recently of Howard County, Maryland, died on October 4, 2011 after a three-year battle with cancer. Known to many as “Coach”, Mrs. Anderson was the first woman hired at Catonsville Community College in the physical education department in 1966. Within the first year at CCC, she organized and coached the college’s first women’s field hockey, basketball,...

Mary Rimbey
Oct 1, 2011
Mary Rebecca Buckman Rimbey,92 of Mount Airy, MD, died Saturday October 1, 2011 at Ridge Overlook in Westminster, MD. She was the wife of the late William L. Rimbey. Mrs. Rimbey was the 4th of 8 children the daughter of the late Charles R. Buckman and late Nora Maybell (Gilbert) Buckman. She was a Cashier and Part owner of Foodland/Foodrite...

Lillian Taylor
Oct 1, 2011
Lillian M. Taylor (nee Johnson), age 91, of Winfield, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Brinton Woods Nursing and Rehab Center in Winfield, MD. She was born April 4, 1920 in Alberton, MD, the daughter of the late William Johnson and the late Mary Compton Johnson. She was the wife of the late Hobart Lee Taylor, Sr. She was a...

Jean Colburn
Sep 24, 2011
Jean Elizabeth Swartz Colburn of Mt. Airy MD passed away at the age of 87 on September 24th, 2011, at her home. Jean was born on May 8th, 1924 to late Bert Own Swartz and late Lillian Burton Swartz in Washington D.C. Jean received a Master’s in Business Administration and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the...

Arvetta Wean
Sep 23, 2011
Arvetta B. Wean (nee Fishback), age 81, of Winfield, Died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. She was born November 11, 1929 in Bridgewater, Virginia, the daughter of the late French Ardell Fishback and the late Rosa Bonnylene Fishback (nee Flick). She was a homemaker. She worked for Random House. She was the wife of the...

James Garver
Sep 20, 2011
James Junior Garver 80 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Sunday, September 20, 2011 at his home. He was the spouse of over 50 years to Grace E. (Brandenburg) Garver. He was born March 31, 1931 in Carroll County MD the son of the late Newell Hamilton and Saville G. (Reaver) Garver. He was a Retired Carpenter for Pulte Homes. Surviving...

Salvatore Cameron
Sep 20, 2011
Salvatore Joseph Cameron, 73, of Eldersburg, died Tuesday September 20, 2011 at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma. He was the spouse of Linda (Groomes) Cameron. Mr. Cameron was born December 5, 1937 in Hazelton, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Rita (Bartol) Cameron. He was a Mason for Drecchio Construction and later worked for the State of MD...

Clare Bohnenstiel
Sep 19, 2011
Clare E. Bohnenstiel (nee Collins) age 91, of Silver Spring, died Monday September 19, 2011 at Citizens Nursing Home in Frederick, MD. She was born February 2, 1920 in Bellare, Ohio the daughter of Thomas Collins and the late Kate Early Collins. She was a Telephone Operator for AT & T. She was the wife of the late Casper Whitmer...

Robert Kimble
Sep 18, 2011
Robert Bennett Kimble, Sr. 93 of Woodbine, MD formerly of Nottingham, PA, died Sunday September 18, 2011 at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. He was the spouse of the late Mary Jane (Bard) Kimble. Mr. Kimble was born March 3, 1918 in Nottingham, PA the son of the late Hope Jenkins and the late W. Roy Kimble. He was...

Paul Wockenfuss
Sep 16, 2011
Paul Henry Wockenfuss, Jr. 60 of Westminster, MD Died Unexpectly Friday September 16, 2011 at his home in Westminster. He was the spouse of Annetta Irene (Kochel) Wockenfuss. Mr. Wockenfuss was born November 23, 1950 in Annapolis, MD the son of the late Paul Henry and late Marion Josephine (Holub) Wockenfuss, Sr. He served for numerous years in the US...

Joan Pipes
Sep 14, 2011
Joan Patricia Pipes (nee Pickett),age 70, of Mt. Airy, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Carroll Hospice-Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born July 12, 1941 in Woodbine, MD the daughter of the late Mifflin Pickett and the late Edna Green Pickett. She was the wife of the late LeFaine Lee Pipes. She was a physiatrist aide at Springfield...