Showing posts with label People obituaries. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Francis Levine Bollinger, 88, of Westminster died Thursday, September 24, 2015

Francis Levine Bollinger, 88, of Westminster died Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Union Memorial Hospital.

Born September 25, 1926 on the family farm in Westminster, he was the son of the late Edward and Daisy Jeanette Owings Bollinger.

He was the husband of Mary Jean Nye Bollinger. They were married July 17, 1948 and had been married for 67 years.

He was a farmer and local businessman. He owned and operated Francis Bollinger & Son Excavating. He was a member of Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge #46 for over 60 years. He was also a member of the Boumi Temple Shrine, the Scottish Rite and Western Maryland Shrine Club.

He enjoyed hunting, the outdoors and spending time in the mountains of Western Maryland. He had an incredible memory and was a wealth of local knowledge of days gone by.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Catherine J. Shelton and husband Michael, Nancy A. Bollinger-Jones, Sondie J. Clarke and husband Wayne, Janice M. Bollinger-Redding and husband Doug and son Jeffrey F. Bollinger.

He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, brother George A. Bollinger and sister Audrey Crist.

He was preceded in death by brothers Edward O. Bollinger, Stanley W. Bollinger and son-in-law Ernest Jones, Jr.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, MD where a masonic memorial service will be conducted at 7:30PM.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday, 11:00 AM with the Rev. Pat Dols, officiating.


Interment will follow in Deer Park Cemetery. Jeffrey N. Zumbrun Funeral Home, 6028 Sykesville Road, Eldersburg, MD is handling funeral arrangements.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Richard Henry Bollinger died September 12, 2015 at Hope Hospice at Health Park in Fort Myers, FL.



Richard Henry Bollinger died September 12, 2015
at Hope Hospice at Health Park in Fort Myers, FL.
He was born on November 30, 1924, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, the eldest of nine children born to Percy and Pauline Becker Bollinger.

He grew up on the family's farm in Taneytown, MD and graduated from Taneytown High School in 1941.

He married the former Ruth Ellen Eckard of Westminster, MD, on April 3, 1948.

He was employed at Union Trust Company in Baltimore and later at Maryland National Bank from which he retired in 1989.

He was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster where he served two terms as President of the Church Council, taught Sunday School, was Chairman of the Bloodmobile for 18 years, Treasurer of the Shepherds Staff, and assisted in organizing the first Soup Kitchen.

He served as the first President for the Carroll County Luther League which he helped to organize in 1947.

He was also a volunteer at Carroll County General Hospital and was a member of the Westminster Elks Lodge.

He and his wife moved to Fort Myers, FL in 1997 and joined Zion Lutheran Church where he served as an usher, a member of the Social Committee and as a Stephen Minister.

He also volunteered at the Southwest Regional Hospital. He was a volunteer for many years with the Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc. (CCMI) in Fort Myers, serving meals to those in need and packing Meals on Wheels.

He was passionate about feeding the poor and homeless. In his spare time he enjoyed reading the Bible, playing golf, Baltimore Orioles' baseball games, and family get-togethers.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ellen, of Fort Myers, his daughter, Susan (Barrett) Genson of Fort Myers, FL, and Grafton, WI; three grandsons, Scott (Anna) Oakes of Brookfield, WI; Stephen Oakes of Grafton, WI; and Ryan (Staci) Oakes of Wauwatosa, WI; five great-grandchildren; brothers Robert of Taneytown, MD; Lester (Dorothy) of Union Bridge, MD; Maurice (Betty) of Hanover, PA; sisters Evelyn (Harry) Newlin of Frederick, MD; and Doris (Kenneth) Crouse of Taneytown, MD. He is further survived by sister-in-law Frances Duttera of Littlestown, PA. and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; brothers Glenn and Donald, and sister Pearl Sell, all of Taneytown, MD; and by sisters-in-law, Arlene Bollinger, Charlotte Bollinger, and Mildred Bollinger, all of Taneytown, MD; and brothers-in-law Eugene Sell of Taneytown, MD, and James Duttera of Littlestown, PA.

A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, September 19, at 11am at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St, Westminster, MD 21157.


In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Richard Bollinger may be sent to CCMI, 3429 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33916; Zion Lutheran Church, 7401 Winkler Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33919; or Grace Lutheran Church at the address above. The family wishes to thank the staff at Brookdale at the Lakes Senior Living Center and Hope Hospice at Health Park for their loving care. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/obituary.aspx?n=richard-henry-bollinger&pid=175848719&fhid=11209#sthash.ETSM9x9e.dpuf
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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Friday, September 18, 2015

Lucille Grimm Berry February 8, 1921 August 29, 2015


Lucille Grimm Berry February 8, 1921 August 29, 2015

Death of Lucille G Berry August 29, 2015 in Carroll County, Maryland

Lucille Grimm Berry of Sykesville aged 94, a resident of Carroll Lutheran Village since 2006, passed away on August 29, 2015.

Born February 8, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Florence Dronenburg Brandenburg Grimm and John Mahlon Grimm of Berrett and Sykesville, Maryland.

She was the wife of the late Eugene Longworth Berry, also of Sykesville, and is survived by two daughters: Linda Berry Van Hart is a recognized art teacher and metalsmith in the area and her sister Cinda Berry Rierson is a yoga therapist and consultant in the Chicago area.

Lucille is predeceased by her siblings Carlton Grimm of Mount Airy, Virginia Grimm Bushey of Winfield and Joseph Mahlon Grimm Jr. of Timonium and survived by their families.

She was the first of her generation to attend college but the war intervened as did family. With a good voice, great legs and a deluxe wardrobe loaned by a namesake cousin, Lucille performed for several decades in many productions in the Sykesville area and also participated in St Paul's Choir under the direction of Betty May.

Lucille returned to college as an adult and earned her degree from then Western Maryland College, graduating in 1972 the same year her youngest daughter graduated.

After retiring from a career as librarian for Carroll County Public Schools at Sykesville Elementary and Middle Schools, Lucille traveled with cousins Dot and Lester Loman to many National and State Parks in the US and to many European destinations.

A private ceremony for family and friends will be held graveside at Brandenburg United Methodist Church in Berrett, Maryland, Wednesday September 2nd. In lieu of flowers, contributions could be sent to set up a scholarship for a gifted student at:

Lucille G. Berry Scholarship Fund
Common Ground on the Hill
McDaniel College
2 College Hill
Westminster MD 21157

Cards or notes sent to Linda at the McDaniel address.

Or to Go Give Yoga with notes or cards for Cinda at: Cinda Rierson:

Go Give Yoga
3015 Moore Road
Michigan city, IN 46360


Linda Van Hart wrote on Facebook, August 29, 2015, “Thanks for remembering Mom”

I visited Mom almost every day of her last month. Eden was with her for hours 3 days of those weeks so I could get ready for college classes and visit our relatives. Cinda and I took shifts so that one of us was always with Mom during her last 4 1/2 days. Cousin Barbie sang hymns to her.

I sang show tunes and songs Betty May taught us. Her last bite of food was ice cream. I told Mom that Cinda and I were with her and that she did not have to take care of us anymore and could let go. I was holding her hand when she did.

Walt Michael played hammered dulcimer and Rob Caswell guitar for us at Brandenburg UMC. Pastor Jimmy gathered friends and family inside the 4 Bs marking the corners of our family Brandenburg plot and gave the most personal service I have ever heard graveside.

Mom’s principle Don Pyles spoke about her days as a librarian. Betty May led us in singing Amazing Grace.

We had lunch at Liberatores. I sang our theme song, Hey Look Me Over, as I served the pond cake cousin Carol brought for desert. Carol is the only one that can make it just like Mom did. Cinda cut apart 18 years of school pictures to pass in baskets for everyone to pick their favorite of our beautiful mother.

We passed boxes of photos to each cousin from the many albums of Mom, Aunt Ginny and Uncle Frank and of course Nanny and Pop. It was just the way Mom would wanted it.


Thanks to all who have remembered Lucille Berry on Facebook, through cards, e-cards, emails, phone calls, and messages. Thanks to those who have made donations to Common Ground on The Hill and Go Yoga. Your hugs have really helped and the stories and memories continue to flow. Linda https://www.facebook.com/linda.vanhart.3?hc_location=ufi
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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

An Oliver "Super 77" sits outside Pritts Funeral in honor of Floyd Neudecker, a life member of the Westminster Fire Dept, who died August 31, 2015.


An Oliver "Super 77" sits outside Pritts Funeral in honor of Floyd Nuedecker, a life member of the Westminster Fire Dept, who died August 31, 2015.

Westminster Fire Dept. Life Member Floyd Lee Neudecker died August 31, 2015.

Floyd Lee Neudecker July 25, 1942 - August 31, 2015 


Floyd Lee Neudecker, 73, of Westminster died Thursday, August 31, 2015 at Genesis Multi-Medical Center in Towson.

Born July 25, 1942 in Baltimore he was the son of the late Albert and M. Elizabeth Yingling Neudecker. He was predeceased by his wife of 43 years, Joanne Neudecker, on July 20, 2015.

He was a graduate of Westminster High School class of 1960. He was a life member of Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No.1, and retired after 32 years as a career Engineer and Emergency Medical Technician.

His first job was farming with Paul and Wilfred Hoff. He previously worked for Eagle Oil Amoco Station on Main and Court, owned by Orville Frock.

He had a lifelong love of farms, and farm machines; especially Oliver farm equipment.

He was a collector of antique fire and farm apparatuses as well as cars. He enjoyed listening to various music such as early rock and roll, doo wop, blue grass and country music- his favorites included Hank Williams, Sr. and The Carter Family. He was a much liked member of the community and will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

Surviving him is son Spencer Neudecker of Westminster.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 p.m. at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Meadow Branch Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to defray funeral expenses c/o Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster MD 21157.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

James Handley, CPA, Army Vet, and member of Grace Lutheran Church, died September 5, 2015.

James Handley, CPA, Army Vet, and member of Grace Lutheran Church, died September 5, 2015.

James R. Handley

James Richard Handley, of Westminster and resident of Carroll Lutheran Village, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 5, 2015.

Visitation Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 5-8 p.m.

Services: Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St.  Westminster, Maryland 21157, United States


He was born in 1927 in Frederick. He was the son of the late Charles R. and Laura (Stine) Handley. He was the husband of the late Violet D. (Duvall) Handley, his wife of 54 years who passed away in 2004.

Mr. Handley was an Army veteran serving in Germany from 1945 - 1948. He was a graduate of George Washington University where he received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. He worked as a CPA for Pannell, Kerr & Foster.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Valley Lions Club. He was a Stephen Minister for Carroll Lutheran Church, and also volunteered thousands of hours at Carroll Hospital Center over the past 10 years. He enjoyed golfing and goofing off.

Surviving are children Mary Handley of Harrisonburg, VA, Michael Handley and wife Beth of Dedham, ME and Patrick Handley and wife Carolyn of Chicago, IL; sister Clara Hobbs of Mt. Airy and grandchildren Robyn and Ethan Handley and Elliot and Hannah Kulakow.

He was predeceased by siblings Curtis, Clarence and Richard Handley and Catherine "Betty" Walters.

Visitation will be held on Thursday Sept. 10th from 5 to 8pm at PRITTS FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday Sept. 11th at 10:30am at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster with Revs. Kevin and Martha Clementson officiating.

Interment will held at Taylorsville Cemetery at 1:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, please donate in his memory to Habitat for Humanity International, Gifts for the Heart, 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498 or to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

Online condolences may be offered at www.prittsfuneralhome.com
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Bob Lewis. Westminster High School Class of 1971 classmate died Sept. 5, 2015

Bob Lewis. Westminster High School Class of 1971 classmate died Sept. 5, 2015
Robert Alan Lewis, age 62 of Westminster, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster after an extended illness.

Born February 9, 1953 in Danville, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas W. and Gladys Simonton Lewis. He was the husband of Robin J. Lewis of Westminster.

He had been a police officer. He enjoyed collecting trains and was a member of the Westminster Elks. He was a devoted family man.

Surviving in addition to his wife are daughters and sons-in-law Heather and Alex Webb of Lutherville, and Jenny and Zac Dancy of San Diego, CA, brother Thomas W. Lewis II and his wife Laurie of Mt. Airy, sisters-in-law Sherry Hirth and her husband Wayne of Baltimore, and Bettie Modrak and her husband John of Hampstead, cousin Barry Lewis and his wife Roberta of Sunbury, PA, grandson Paul Webb of Lutherville, devoted friends Sheri Bitzel, Jeff Cardwell, and Tim Jones, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services and interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dankmeyer Prosthetics & Orthotics, Attn: Mark Hopkins, 825D N. Hammonds Ferry Rd., Linthicum, MD 21090-1355.

Online condolences may be offered at www.haightfuneralhome.com

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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Paramedic Michael Bryant Golden, Jr., 32, died suddenly on September 2, 2015



Michael Bryant Golden, Jr. November 3, 1982 - September 2, 2015

Obituary for Michael Bryant Golden, Jr.


Michael Bryant Golden, Jr., 32, of York, PA, died suddenly on September 2, 2015 as the result of a motor vehicle accident outside of Lineboro.

Born November 3, 1982 in Baltimore, he was the son of Michael B. Golden, Sr. and wife Tonni of Westminster and Denise Lee Woods Kelly and husband Peter of York, PA. He is survived by Amy Golden, the mother of his child Mikayla Anne Golden and step-daughter Caroline Hake, all of York.

Michael was a Paramedic for Anne Arundel County Fire Department, Station 31, in Brooklyn Park, working on D Shift. He was a 2000 graduate of Westminster High School.

He was a best friend, side kick, and the little Mike to the big Mike. He was a confidant and friend to so many. He loved loud country music and big pick-up trucks. When he wasn't saving lives in Brooklyn (with his team of superheroes), you could find him in the gym lifting weights, out in a field getting muddy, or out with his friends singing bad karaoke. He loved as big as he laughed. His heart belonged to his daughter, Mikayla and in her eyes he will always be Superman. He loved his friends and his family, and truly had a passion for medicine. His professional life was devoted to the fire department and he was recently awarded Paramedic of the Year. He is now with his Superman (Pop-Pop) and dancing with Mom-Mom in Heaven.

Also surviving in addition to his parents is his soulmate Julia Troy of York; siblings Kaitlyn Akers (Andrew) and Kory Trudo (Katie); grandparents Susan Woods, William Woods (Deborah), Paul Custer (Marie); nieces and nephews Gunner & Sydney Akers and Kamdyn & Harper Trudo; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by grandparents Bernie and Anne Golden.

A Memorial Service will be held on Monday at 3 pm at St. John Catholic Church, 43 Monroe St., Westminster. Officiating will be Rev. Joel Coleman. Interment will be private.

The family will receive friends at the Church from 2 pm until start of services.

In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations to a Go Fund Me Page (Wounded Warriors Project or Best Buddies Maryland or Breast Cancer Research) that will be set up. Please see the Michael Golden, Jr. Memorial Page set up on Facebook.

Cremation arrangements by Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster.


Online condolences may be sent to www.prittsfuneralhome.com
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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Robert Spencer Pease, 85, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015


Robert Spencer Pease, 85, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/09/robert-spencer-pease-85-died-tuesday.html He owned and operated Bobby’s Hobby Lobby, a Westminster fixture for over 40 years.




Robert Spencer Pease
Born: Thu., Oct. 17, 1929
Died: Tue., Sep. 1, 2015

Visitation: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Fri., Sep. 11, 2015
Location: Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, P.A.

Memorial Service: 11:00 AM Sat., Sep. 12, 2015
Location: Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, P.A.

Robert Spencer Pease, 85, formerly of Westminster, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Born October 17, 1929 in Minerva, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ruby Muriel Witherspoon and Spencer Thomas Pease. He was the former husband of the late Wanda Spring Pease.

He owned and operated Bobby’s Hobby Lobby, a Westminster fixture for over 40 years. He was a member of Kiwanis, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Randallstown Wright Flyers, and the Deland Golden Hawks; and founder and member of the Westminster Aero Modelers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and enjoyed sharing his love of aviation and hobbies of all kinds.

He is survived by daughter and son-in-law Roberta and Brian Kasik of Randallstown, daughter Beverly Pease of Germantown, and son Christopher Pease of Davenport, FL.

He was predeceased by sisters Muriel Beth Adkison and Linda Gail Pease Cannon, and a brother Richard Thomas Pease.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 12 at 11:00 A.M., with visitation from 10-11 A.M. at the Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, 254 E. Main St., Westminster with Rev. Marshall Green officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, September 11 from 6-8 P.M. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cousteau Society, Greeley Square Station, 4 East 27th Street, PO Box 20321, New York, NY 10001, or the Academy of Model Aeronautics, 5161 E Memorial Dr., Muncie, IN 47302.


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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hellen C. Widerman, 87, of Westminster, Maryland died Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Hellen C. Widerman, 87, of Westminster, Maryland died Tuesday, August 25, 2015  http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/hellen-c-widerman-87-of-westminster.html


Hellen Widerman

Born: Wed., Dec. 7, 1927
Died: Tue., Aug. 25, 2015
Visitation

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Fri., Aug. 28, 2015
Location: Westminster Location

Memorial Service

11:00 AM Fri., Aug. 28, 2015
Location: Westminster Location

Hellen C. Widerman, 87, of Westminster, Maryland died peacefully Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.  Born December 7, 1927 in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late John and Mabel (Anderson) Chamberlin.

Hellen was a secretary, having worked for Atty. Ralph G. Hoffman, and as a civil and criminal clerk in District Court.  She retired in 1991 while serving as secretary for the Honorable Luke K. Burns, Jr.  She was the first woman named to the Board of Carroll County General Hospital, where she also volunteered for many years and served as president of the Hospital Auxiliary.  Hellen was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster.  She taught Senior High Sunday School at Leister’s Lutheran Church for many years.

Surviving are daughters, Carol S. Richard and husband Clayton E. Richard, Jr. of Birmingham, AL, and Connie S. Buczkowski and husband Ron Buczkowski of Westminster; grandchildren, 1st Lt. Jade C. Hill, USMC, of Okinawa, Japan, and Molly Hill of Westminster; and great-grandchildren, Landon G. McQuin and Ella R. Harris; and step-son, Ronald Siegman and wife Joanne of Westminster.  She is also remembered by devoted friend and long-time companion, John V. Lowe, of Westminster.  She was predeceased by son, James Allen Siegman; first husband, George C. Siegman; second husband, Bernie Widerman; and brother, James Chamberlin.

A memorial service to celebrate Hellen’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2015 at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St, Westminster, MD, with the Rev. Kevin Clementson officiating.  The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.  Interment will be private.
  
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD, 21157.
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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Betty Yingling Geiman, 91, of Westminster, died Sunday evening, August 16, 2015

Betty Yingling Geiman, 91, of Westminster

Betty Yingling Geiman, 91, of Westminster, died Sunday evening, August 16, 2015, at the Dove House.  Born June 4, 1924 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Yingling and Helen Seipp Yingling.  Her husband of 60 years, David C. Geiman, Sr., died September 28, 2003.  

Before retiring, she was a secretary at West Middle School and also helped her husband at the J. Stoner Geiman and Sons Furniture Store.  She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school.  She was a former member of the Civinette Club.  She enjoyed traveling with her late husband and family was everything to her.

She is survived by a son David C. Geiman, Jr. and wife Judy of Westminster, daughter Katie Geiman Baker of Westminster, 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, Dr. Beth Ferri and husband Steve (Elena and Sienna), Bonnie Campbell and husband Bobby (Luke, Morgan, Casey, Eddie and Paul), Dr. Sandra Ruby and husband Mark (Blake, Anna, Carter  and Mae), all of Westminster, Bridget Dickensheets and husband Mike (Ian, Paige and Ivy), of Baltimore, Dr. Joe Geiman and wife Dr. Gina Henderson of Annapolis, Trent Baker of Westminster and Grant Baker of Warwick, R.I.

She was predeceased by a sister Doris Koerner and a son-in-law Gary Baker.

The family will receive friends on Friday, August 21, 2015, from 10 a.m. until time of memorial service, 11 a.m. at the Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, 254 E. Main St., Westminster, with Don Myers officiating.  Interment will follow in Westminster Cemetery.


Memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157. http://www.fletcherfuneralhome.net/obits/obituary.php?id=655516
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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Carroll H. Staggs, Jr., 75, of Westminster


Carroll H. Staggs, Jr., 75, of Westminster


Carroll H. Staggs, Jr., 75, of Westminster, died unexpectedly early Saturday morning, August 1, 2015 at Carroll Hospital Center.

Coach Staggs was my Westminster Junior High School basketball coach and my science teacher. He was wonderful in both positions.

As a science teacher he helped instill and reinforce what would become a life-long interest in botany – and later horticulture. I later made a meager living farming by raising nursery stock and often thought of Coach Stagg’s science classes…

He was friendly, kind and passionate about his work and it was infectious.

As for basketball; I loved to play basketball but alas, in the end I was such a horrible basketball player that I later turned to wrestling for a winter sport in high school.

But I will always remember that he once put me in a basketball game in the old Taneytown High School gym. I was thrilled. Bill Fourhman passed the ball to Mark Causey who passed the ball to me and I scored a bucket. The only two points I ever scored in competitive high school basketball in my entire life. Thanks to the kindness and passion of Coach Staggs who put me in the game even when it was obvious that I could not dribble a basketball and breathe at the same time.

Visitation at the Myers Durboraw Funeral Home was quite hard. There were many pictures from the 1960s that caused a flood of memories of the Westminster I knew growing-up in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a friendly and affirming small town where we cared for each other and looked after each other. We were somewhat isolated and probably quite naive.

The war in Vietnam had not quite hit home and challenges of urban strife could only be found in the pages of the News American, or the Morning and Evening Sun – I was a Morning Sun person…

Westminster was a friendly and fun town unfettered by the hastiness of today’s day-to-day subsistence existence. This was long before the oustlanders– the newcomers - came to Westminster and Carroll County to call to our attention all our shortcomings and save us from ourselves. It was not a perfect town. There is no such thing. But my memories of growing-up in Westminster are perfect. And a legion of folks like Coach Staggs helped make it perfect.

According to Coach Staggs’ obituary:

Born December 6, 1939 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Carroll H. Staggs, Sr. and Mary Fern Tressler Staggs.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Waltraut Flender Staggs.

Carroll was a graduate of Frostburg State Teachers College with a degree in Education and earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Frostburg. 

He loved teaching, and was a Science teacher at East and West Middle Schools for 38 years, where he coached middle school basketball. 

He was very passionate about his church and family and was a very active member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, serving as the Usher Coordinator, chair of the Worship and Witness Committee, Past President of the Consistory and rang the bell on Memorial Day.  

Carroll was very active in the Carroll County Education Association and was a representative of CCEA Retired Teachers.  He was a member of Carroll County Old Timers Baseball Association and was an avid sports fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and attended many local high school and college basketball games. 

He was always looking out for others and was willing to lend a helping hand.  Other loves were spending time outdoors, tending to his garden, fishing and hunting.  He travelled on bus trips, attended dinner theatres, and enjoyed having breakfast with family and friends.

Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Laura McClelland and husband, William, of Finksburg; son, Jeffrey Staggs and wife, Theresa, of Westminster; brother, David Staggs of Frostburg; nieces and nephews, and a great-niece.  He was predeceased by a brother, Roger Staggs.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 5th at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 17 Bond Street, Westminster, with his pastor, Reverend Marty Kuchma, officiating.  Burial will be private in Deer Park Methodist Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the MYERS-DURBORAW FUNERAL HOME, 91 Willis St, Westminster, MD.  

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the St. Paul's U.C.C., 17 Bond Street, Westminster, MD  21157, American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or to the National Kidney Foundation  1301 York Road Suite 404, Lutherville, MD   21093.





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