Obituaries

Raymond Grimes
Jul 10, 2010
Raymond Albert Grimes, age 30, of Westminster, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born July 20, 1979 in Carroll County, Maryland, the son of Debbie Dell Hardman Grimes of Westminster and the late George Raymond Grimes. He was the brother of Danielle Grimes of Westminster. He was the grandson of Louis and...

Hershel Chewning
Jul 6, 2010
Hershel F. Chewning, age 87, of New Windsor, formerly of Woodlawn, died Tuesday July 6, 2010 at Woods at Sun Valley in Westminster, MD. He was born September 1, 1922 in Stone Mountain, GA the son of the late Carmen Lester Chewning and the late Paula E. Taylor Chewning. He was the husband of the late Joel Storie Chewning. He...

Helena Luers
Jul 5, 2010
Helena Charles Luers (nee Markulis), age 66, of Reisterstown, died Monday July 5, 2010 at her home. She was born February 18, 1944 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Charles Markulis and the late Marion Markulis. She worked in data entry and customer service departments for various insurance companies. She was the wife of Jerome “Jerry” Luers of...

Bonnie Franks
Jun 30, 2010
Bonnie Sue (Steele) Franks 70 of Mt. Airy, MD, died June 30, 2010 at her daughters home in Mt. Airy. She was the spouse of the late Jerry Wade Franks, Sr. She was born April 30, 1940 in Dante, WV. The daughter of the late Clarence Houston Steele and the late Willie Elizabeth (Harless) Steele. She retired as the owner...

Bonita Porter
Jun 29, 2010
Bonita A. Porter (nee Lanning), age 53, of Westminster, died Tuesday June 29, 2010, at her home. She was born August 4, 1956 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of James Lanning and Goldie Henard Lanning of Howard County, MD. She was an office manger for Dr. Scott Maurer in Glenwood. She was the wife of Dennis M. Porter of Westminster,...

Marie Wyatt
Jun 25, 2010
Elsie Marie Wyatt, 91, died Friday, June 25, 2010, at St. Vincent’s hospital in Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. Mrs. Wyatt was born on December 17, 1918 in Woodbine Maryland to Harry R. and Mary Ann Crum. Mrs. Wyatt and her family moved to Florida in 1952 and lived in Tampa, Brandon, Campville and Macclenny. She enjoyed her pets,...

Elsie Jenkins
Jun 24, 2010
Elsie M. (Staubitz) Jenkins, age 100 of Hanover PA formerly of Sykesville, died Thursday June 24, 2010 at The Brethren home Community in New Oxford, PA. She was the spouse of the late Charles R. Jenkins. She was born March 22, 1910 in Randallstown, MD the daughter of the late Louis Staubitz and Mary Uebl Staubitz. Mrs. Jenkins worked at...

Francis Brown
Jun 21, 2010
Francis John Brown 83 of New Windsor, formerly of Randallstown, MD, died Monday June 21, 2010 at the Dove House in Westminster. Mr. Brown was born October 18, 1926 in Bethlehem PA, the son of the late Francis J and Helen (Snyder) Brown. A veteran of the US Navy during WWII he was part of the crew on the LSM...

Billy Bledsoe
Jun 17, 2010
Billy Neal Bledsoe, Jr. 48 of Carroll County MD Died Thursday June 17, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center. He was born November 1, 1961 in Montgomery County. He was the son of Claudia White and step-son of the late Emory W. White, Jr. Mr. Bledsoe had various jobs in Construction. He loved to Draw, take walks and fish. Surviving him...

Walter Haines
Jun 17, 2010
Walter Thomas Haines 93 of Westminster, MD, died Thursday June 17, 2010 at the Dove House. He was the spouse of over 60 years to the late Eva G. (Magin) Haines. He was born April 4, 1917 in New Windsor, MD. The son of the late Clarence Moses and late Myrle Barnes Haines. He was retired from 3M Corp. Operated...

Robert Lowery
Jun 16, 2010
Robert L. Lowery, age 56, of Mt. Airy, died Wednesday June 16, 2010. Beloved Husband of Roxanna B. Lowery (nee Bernier) of 36 years. Devoted father of Jason Lowery and wife Jennifer of New Market. Loving son of Charles Lowery and the late Ellen Thomas Lowery. Dear brother of Jim, Tom, Barbara and John Lowery. Loving grandfather of Garrett Lowery....

Richard Sutton
Jun 15, 2010
Richard W. Sutton, age 82, of Finksburg, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at his home. He was born April 5, 1928 in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Leon E. Sutton, M.D., and the late Ruth C. Sutton (nee Farrington). Beloved husband of Patricia A. Sutton (nee Thompson). He was a retired Sales Manager for Alban Tractor Company....

John Fisher
Jun 11, 2010
John Albert Fisher, Sr. 94 a resident of Homestead at Sun Valley formerly of Strabane, PA, died Friday June 11, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center. He was the spouse of the late Mary A. (Delost) Fisher. He was born September 12, 1915 in Nation Hill, Pa the son of the late Frank and Barbara Fisher. He was the last Survivor...

Hazel Raiman
Jun 7, 2010
Hazel May McCabe Raiman, 85 of Finksburg, died Monday June 7, 2010, at the Dove House in Westminster. She was the spouse of the late Elmer K. Raiman. Born July 17, 1924 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late James Fred McCabe and Hazel May Sanner McCabe.she was a member of Elders Baptist Church. A Charter Member of Emanuel...

Frances Magill
Jun 7, 2010
Frances Julia (Wenzel) Magill 80 of Eldersburg formerly of Baltimore, died Tuesday June 7, 2010 at her home in Eldersburg. She was the spouse of the late John Francis Magill whom she married June 5, 1948. She was born July 25 1929 in Baltimore. The daughter of the late Charles A Wenzel and Doloretta B. (Loewer) Wenzel she was a...

Mary Clary
Jun 3, 2010
Mary Virginia (Farver) Clary 90 of Winfield and last survivor of her immediate family, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Brinton Woods Nursing Home. She was the spouse of the late Raymond DeWitt Clary. She was born October 11, 1919 in New Windsor, MD the daughter of the late Orlando R. Farver and the late Ella Mae (Frizzell) Farver. Mrs....

Donald Baker
May 28, 2010
Donald Edward Baker 74, of Taylorsville, died Friday, May 28, 2010, peacefully at Dove House after a long battle with heart disease. Born March 2, 1936, in Seaman, Ohio, he was the son of the late Paul Baker and Olive Stamper Baker Seabrease, and the stepson of the late Henry Seabrease. He was the husband of Katherine (Kitty) M. Baker,...

James Galford
May 26, 2010
James Hanson “Jimmy” Galford, 72, of Sykesville, MD died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his home. He was the son of the late Snowden Glen Galford and the late Arietta Beatrice Phillips Galford. He was a diesel truck mechanic; He owned his own lawn business. He enjoyed gardening; He enjoyed working on cars with his friends, and spending time with...

Ellen Wachter
May 26, 2010
Ellen N. Wachter (nee Nash), age 88, of Baltimore County, died Wednesday May 26, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD. She was born March 13, 1922 in Beltsville, MD the daughter of the late Wilbur F. Nash, Jr. and the late Alice Smith Nash. She was the wife of the late William E. Wachter, Jr. She was the mother...

Howard Hall
May 22, 2010
Howard W. Hall, age 79, of Woodbine, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Carroll Hospice’s Dove House, in Westminster, MD, with his family by his side. He was the son of the late Ernest and late Anna Belle Hall (nee Hatfield), from Watersville, Md. He was born June 3, 1930 in Woodstock, MD. During his working career, he served...