Obituaries

Gregory Hayden
Nov 17, 2006
Gregory J. Hayden, age 84, of Frederick, died Friday November 17, 2006 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. He was born October 10, 1922 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland the son of the late Charles Hayden and the late Jessie Hayden (nee Martin). He was a member of the American Legion Post #11 in Frederick and China Burma India...

George Pearl
Nov 16, 2006
George “William” Pearl, age 85, of Annapolis , died Thursday November 16, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center , Annapolis . MD. He was born May 20, 1921 in Hagerstown , MD the son of the late Anna Mae Pearl. He was a Sales Manager and Insurance Salesman for Monumental Life Insurance Company for 15 years retired in 1982. He...

Jack Jones
Nov 15, 2006
Jack W. Jones, age 83, of Westminster , died Wednesday November 15, 2006 at Lorien Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Taneytown , MD. He was born February 18, 1923 in Kentucky the son of the late Walter S. Jones and the late Ella F. Jones (nee Goley). He was a member of Elders Baptist Church in Eldersburg. He served...

Sidney Shifflett
Nov 11, 2006
Sidney Mae Shifflett (nee Zepp), age 51, of Union Bridge , died Saturday, November 11, 2006 at her home. She was born June 12, 1955 in Sykesville , MD the daughter of Elza Mae Zepp of Sykesville and the late Milton Leroy Zepp. She was a Bookkeeper for Hankey’s Radio, Inc. in Frederick . She was the wife of Harvey...

Rose Johnson
Nov 7, 2006
Rose Gertrude Johnson (Earnest), age 77, of Mt. Airy formerly of Wheaton, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at Kline Hospice House. She was born August 18, 1929 in Washington, DC the daughter of the late Phillip Earnest and the late Rose Earnest (nee Hogan). She was a Homemaker, She enjoyed Crocheting and Knitting and loved reading. She was the wife...

Wendy Lyons
Nov 7, 2006
Wendy Jean Lyons, 69 of Westminster, MD, died November 7, 2006 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born February 2, 1937 in Buffalo, NY the daughter of the late Paul Albert Blum and late Margaret Mary Raymond Blum. Ms. Lyons was the owner of American Space Planners, Inc. She was a member of The Carrollton Hounds (a fox hunting Club)...

Lillian Purcell
Oct 31, 2006
Lillian Gertrude Purcell, 80 of Mt. Airy, MD formerly of Medford, MA, died October 31, 2006 at Our Family Assisted Living in Mt. Airy, MD. She was born September 24, 1926 in Lynn, MA, the daughter of the late Timothy Bernard Purcell and Mary Gertrude (Surette) Purcell. A devoted mother of five through her marriage to John T. Gamrecki (later...

Wilbur Eskite
Oct 27, 2006
Wilbur Henry Eskite, 78 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Friday, October 27, 2006 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the spouse of 53 years to Betty Cameron Eskite. Mr. Eskite was born May 19, 1928 in Gallup , New Mexico the son of the late Wilbur Henry Eskite, Sr. and Ruth Burroughs Eskite. Mr. Eskite Served from 1946 to 1948...

John Hogan
Oct 25, 2006
John William Hogan, 86 of Westminster formerly of Randallstown, MD, died Wednesday October 25, 2006 at Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center. He was the spouse of Mary Regina Fleming Hogan of Westminster. He was born September 18, 1920 in Hartford City, Indiana the son of the of the late Wilbur Hogan and Merle Woolard Hogan. He was retired after...

John Ruby
Oct 20, 2006
John S. “Jack” Ruby, age 62, of Mt. Airy, died Friday October 20, 2006 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. He was born May 17, 1944 in Manhattan, New York, the son of the late John S. Ruby and the late Mary Ruby (nee Holkovic). He was a Kitchen Designer for Home Depot. He loved to race sailboats. He was...

Sara Graves-Baker
Oct 20, 2006
Sara Graves-Baker died on Friday, October 20, 2006 at Westminster–Canterbury in Virginia Beach, VA. She was born on August 26, 1912 in College Park, GA to R. Jefferson Graves, Sr. and Hattie Allen Graves. In 1918, her family moved to Baltimore, MD where she graduated from Forest Park High School in 1930. She married Lloyd Baker on December 7, 1935....

Rylee Emge
Oct 15, 2006
Rylee James Emge of Westminster, MD, died Sunday October 15, 2006 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was born July 12, 2006 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. The son of Ryan James and Meagan Kathleen Morgan Emge of Westminster. Surviving in addition to the parents are Maternal Grandparents: Doris Bowen of Westminster and James Morgan of Taylorsville...

Charles Hidey
Oct 8, 2006
Charles Roland Hidey, 79 of Hebbville, MD, died Suddenly Sunday October 8, 2006 at Northwest Hospital Center, Randallstown, MD. He was the spouse of 57 years to Betty Jean Hidey. Mr. Hidey was born January 19, 1927 in Hebbville , MD the son of the late Augustus and Emma Clay Hidey. He was a Veteran of WWII serving in the...

Anna Deitz
Oct 4, 2006
Anna Mae Deitz (nee Brown), age 78, of Woodstock (Granite), died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at Union Memorial Hospital . She was the daughter of the late George A. Brown and the late Estella Mae Brown (Brown). She was born December 10, 1927, in Glasgow , Delaware . Beloved wife of William Wallace Deitz. She worked as a Supervisor at...

Mary Beck
Oct 4, 2006
Mary Jane Beck (nee Waltz), age 85, of Mt. Airy , died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at home. She was the daughter of the late Clifton M. Waltz and the late Edna Waltz (nee Pickett). She was born February 16, 1921, in Baltimore , Maryland . She was the wife of the late Herman “B” Samuel Beck, Jr. She worked...

Winifred Serra
Sep 22, 2006
Winifred Barbara Serra, 94 of Randallstown, died Friday September 22, 2006 at Westminster Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the spouse of the late Rudolph J. Serra. Mrs. Serra was born November 12, 1911 in Baltimore , MD the daughter of the late Howard Fields Tibbals and Emily Klohr Tibbals. More affectionately known at “Miss Winnie” , she was a life...

Nevin Long
Sep 20, 2006
Nevin B. Long, age 71, of Union Bridge , formerly of Mt. Airy, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at home. He was the son of the late Mansel A. Long and the late Dorothy W. Long (nee Shoemaker). He was born March 18, 1935 in Baileys Mill, Ohio . He was the husband of Mary R. Long (nee Earley). He...

Charles Stanner
Sep 19, 2006
Charles "Mike" Stanner, 52 of Randallstown, MD died on Tuesday Septmember 19, 2006 at Sunrise. Beloved husband of Laurie Elaine Stanner(nee Moore). He was born July 31, 1954 the Son of the late Kenneth M. and Louise M. Stanner. He was the Devoted Father of Daniel and David Stanner and daughter-in-law Kathryn. He is also survived by numerous nieces and...

William Hall
Sep 18, 2006
William Everett Hall, 49 of New Windsor formerly of Roanoke , VA, died Monday September 18, 2006 at his home in New Windsor. He was the spouse of Cindy Hiner Hall. He was born October 3, 1956 in Roanoke, VA the son of Ernest William Hall and Mary Frances Martin Hall. Mr. Hall attended Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke...

Margaret Rodrigues
Sep 16, 2006
Margaret Anne “Peggy” Rodrigues (nee Etzler), age 71, of Mt. Airy , died Sat. September 16, 2006 at Northhampton Manor Health Care in Frederick, MD. She was Born February 1, 1935 in Frederick, MD the daughter of the late Norman E. Etzler and the late Dorothy R. Etzler (nee Roberts). She was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary...