Obituaries

Edith Gosnell
Mar 26, 2004
Edith Virginia Gosnell (nee Mormann) age 73, of Reisterstown, died Friday March 26, 2004 at her home. She was born May 8, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Mormann and the late Rose Emma Mormann (nee Jones). She was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late Ralph Oliver Gosnell, Sr. She was the...

Theresa Strohminger
Mar 25, 2004
Theresa F. Strohminger (nee Salchunas), age 93, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died Thursday March 25, 2004 at Continuum Care at Sykesville. She was born August 23, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of the late William Salchunas and the late Theresa Salchunas (nee Duback). She was an Executive Assistant for Hutzlers Brothers Department Store in Baltimore for 16 years and...

Noel Simpson
Mar 21, 2004
Noel Benjamin Simpson, age 82, of Mt. Airy, died Sunday March 21, 2004 at Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Eldersburg, MD. He was born November 2, 1921 in West Virginia and was the son of the late Charles Simpson and the late Xava Simpson (nee Nunn). He was the husband of the late Mollie R. Simpson (nee Wagoner), who preceded...

Lawrence Loats
Mar 21, 2004
Lawrence H. Loats, age 81, of Swann Keys, DE, died Sunday March 21, 2004 at his home. He was born November 4, 1922 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Herbert C. Loats and the late Beatrice Bertha Loats (nee Parks). He was a Sales Manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He was a Life Member of VFW#7234 Ocean...

Earl Rice
Mar 19, 2004
Died Friday March 19, 2004 at Haven Assisted Living in Mt. Airy, MD Mr. Rice was the spouse of the late Alma Rice and later the later Gloria Ballard Rice. He was born March 22, 1919 in Cumberland, MD the son of the late Alonzo Glenroy and late Mertie Beall Rice. Mr. Rice was owner of Concrete Supply Corporation in...

Philip Martin
Mar 19, 2004
Philip R. Martin, age 76, of Sykesville, died Friday March 19, 2004, at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD. He was born January 29, 1928 in Woodlawn, MD the son of the late Philip E. Martin and the late Viola Martin (nee Kauffus). He was the Owner of Martin Excavating Contractor Company. He was an avid foxhunter; Airplane Enthusiasm, a former...

Clara Hartman
Mar 11, 2004
Clara E. Hartman (nee Liebno), age 97, of Sykesville, formerly of Rockdale, died Thursday March 11, 2004 at Golden Age Guest Home, Sykesville. MD. She was born January 22, 1907 in Rockdale, MD., the daughter of the late August Edward Liebno, Sr. and the late Lillie Elizabeth Liebno (nee Reiblich). The wife of the late Dwight E. Hartman, Sr. She...

Reaney Smith
Feb 28, 2004
Died Saturday February 28, 2004 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the spouse of Betty Ann Phebus Smith. He was born May 13, 1929 in Frederick, MD the son of the late Amos Abner and Late Katie Pauline Sappington Smith. Mr. smith worked as a farmer for part of his life and later worked for Baltimore Gas and Electric and...

Bethenia Gallup
Feb 26, 2004
Bethenia Gallup (nee Williams), age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday February 26, 2004 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Mt. Airy, after an extended illness. She was born January 2, 1919 in Washington, D.C. , the daughter of the late William Williams and the late Clara Crawley Gwynn (nee Feaster). She worked in a Clothing Factory. She was...

Robert Gray
Feb 23, 2004
Robert Joseph Gray, Jr., age 52, of Mt. Airy, MD, died suddenly Monday February 23, 2004 at his home. He was born September 7, 1951 in Patchogue, New York, the son of Robert Joseph Gray, Sr. and Josephine Gray (nee Mercurio) of Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was a Senior Information Specialist for CSSI, Inc. in Washington, DC. He served in...

Linda Johnston
Feb 17, 2004
Died on Tuesday February 17, 2004 at her home in Mt. Airy after a long illness. She was the spouse of Dr. Randolph Johnston, MD. She was born October 31, 1945 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Hazel Webb Murphy of Charles Town, WV and the late Woolford Murphy. Mrs. Johnston was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in...

Carl Parker
Feb 14, 2004
Carl Weston Parker, 84 of Frederick formerly of Rockville, MD, died Saturday February 14, 2004 at Citizens Nursing Home, Frederick MD. He was the spouse of the late Eva Wohlforth Parker. He was born October 26, 1919 in Morganton, NC the son of the late Duncan Shaw Parker and Marie Davis Parker Mr. Parker was a retired Auto Glass Mechanic...

J. Hartman
Feb 8, 2004
J. Charles Hartman, age 93, of Westminster, died Sunday February 8, 2004 at Charlestown Retirement Health Care Center in Catonsville, MD He was born September 15, 1910 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Charles S. Hartman and the late Charlotte S. Hartman (nee Scoggins). He was the husband of the late Josephine M. Hartman (nee Ruffin). He was...

Joseph Braglio
Feb 6, 2004
Died Friday February 6, 2004 at Mariner Health Care. He was the spouse of the late Ida Myers Braglio. He was born September 16, 1911 in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Braglio was the founder of the Windsor Inn and worked along with his son and Grandson at the Woodstock Inn and Millstream Inn. Mr. Braglio was one of the founders of...

Margaret Slick
Feb 2, 2004
Margaret J. Slick (nee Bailey), age 64, of Monrovia, died Monday February 2, 2004 at College View Center in Frederick, MD. She was born June 1, 1939 in Tazwell, Virginia, the daughter of the late Robert P. Bailey and the late Mary Hazel Bailey (nee Blankenship). She was the wife of the late William Howard Slick. She is survived by...

David Tignor
Jan 31, 2004
David R. Tignor, Sr., age 62, of Granite, died Saturday January 31, 2004 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He was born July 13, 1941 in Howard County, MD the son of Freda H. Tignor (nee Affeldt) of Eldersburg and the late Grady Thomas Tignor. He was a retired Steel Worker Machinist for Local Union #12 and he loved wood working...

Edith Simms
Jan 28, 2004
Mrs. Edith Mae Simms (nee Thomas), 78 of Mt. Airy, Maryland died January 28, 2004 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Walkersville, Maryland. Edith was born May 25, 1925 in Fountain Mills, Frederick County, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Elsie Monroe Zeigler and Late Mervin Thomas. Edith was the wife of James A. Simms, Sr. of...

Glenn Pennington
Jan 23, 2004
Glenn Thomas Pennington, Jr., age 54, of Mt. Airy, formerly of Gaithersburg, died Friday January 23, 2004 at his home. He was born February 12, 1949 in Pulaski, VA, the son of Glenn Thomas Pennington, Sr. of Dublin, VA and the late Grace Virginia Pennington (nee Cox) He was a Truck Driver for J.M. Dorsey. He was a bus driver...

Harry Nevel
Jan 22, 2004
Died Thursday January 22, 2004 at Northwest Hospital Center. He was the spouse of Barbara A. Nevel (nee Longenberger) Mr. Nevel was born December 18, 1925 in Williamsport, PA the son of the late John E. And Bertha Susan Owens Nevel. Mr. Nevel was Founder and President of Car-Vel Sales and Service working in the Petroleum Industry for over 35...

John Barnes
Jan 18, 2004
Died Sunday January 18, 2004 at Lorien Nursing Home of Mt. Airy. He was the spouse Beulah Brandenburg Barnes of Mt. Airy, MD Mr. Barnes was born October 15, 1917 in Woodbine, MD the son of the late Walter S. and Annie M. Davis Barnes. He was a Member of American Legion Gold Star Post 191 of Mt. Airy, MD...