Showing posts with label People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2016

Mon. March 21, 2016 the 24th annual Carroll Co Human Relations Commission awards dinner to honor Warren Dorsey.


Mon. March 21, 2016 Spent the evening with good friends at the 24th annual Carroll County Human Relations Commission awards dinner to honor the amazing life and work of Warren Dorsey.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016 The Carroll Co spring woods fire on Leister’s School Rd is out...


March 1, 2016 The Carroll Co spring woods fire on Leister's School Rd is out but the paperwork continues for Westminster Vol. Firefighter Lt. Chad Petry – otherwise known officially as 'Jamie's husband.' The risk of brush and woods fires increase with warmer weather. Practice fire safety and be careful out there. Just saying

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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Marie Mary Geiman of Manchester, Maryland 1918 - 2015 Obituary

Marie Mary Geiman of Manchester, Maryland 1918 - 2015 Obituary

Marie Mary Geiman
Born: September 27, 1918
Died: October 24, 2015

Marie Mary Geiman, age 97 of Hanover, PA, died Saturday Oct. 24, 2015 at the Hanover Hospital in Hanover, PA, surrounded by her family.

Born Sept. 27, 1918 in Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Clayton M. and Bertha Mae Miller Black. She was the wife of the late Lavere Wilbert Geiman who died July 31, 2000.

Years ago, she worked at the Jacob Brothers Sewing Factory in Manchester, MD. She was a life member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, enjoyed eating out and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Little and Pearl Moffitt and husband Paul all of Hanover, PA., grandchildren, Gregory, Donald, Christopher and Jeffrey, siblings, Margaret McCullough of Manchester, her twin, Miriam Thompson of Hampstead, MD and 14 great grandchildren.

She is predeceased by siblings, Hilda Hesson, Ruby Davis, Cletus, Maurice and Ritchie Black.

The family will receive friends at the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL P.A., 3296 Charmil Dr., Manchester, MD on Tuesday Oct. 27, 2015 from 6-8 pm. and on Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 3184 Church St., Manchester, MD from 10 am. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00am with the Rev. Christopher Litton officiating.

Interment will be in the Old Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, MD.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 739, Manchester, MD 21102.

Online condolences may be sent to www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.


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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

Some reflections upon Md. Gov. Marvin Mandel

Md. Gov. Marvin Mandel passed away on Aug. 30, 2015


I was out of town when Md. Gov. Marvin Mandel, 1969-1979, passed away on Sunday August 30, 2015. His passing made me quite sad. He is arguably one of the most influential Maryland elected officials of the 20th Century. And he was one of the first statewide Maryland politicians that I got to meet and interact with and he made quite a good first impression – that was a lasting impression.

An article in the Baltimore Sun on August 31, 2015, “Former Gov. Marvin Mandel dies,” by Michael Dresser and Colin Campbell, explained, “Former Gov. Marvin Mandel, who won acclaim during two tumultuous terms in the State House as one of Maryland's most effective chief executives only to be forced from power on corruption charges in 1977, died Sunday afternoon, his family said. He was 95.”

It is under-reported was that “in 1988 the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that threw out the mail fraud and racketeering convictions of Mr. Mandel and his five co-defendants in the case…” according to the August 31, 2015 article in the Baltimore Sun.

Also, for the most part under-reported, Gov. Mandel was also a pioneering civil rights leader who advocated opening opportunities for qualified women and African-American leaders.

He also pioneered the University of Md. Medical Center shock trauma system and worked hard on health care issues...

Above please find one of the last pictures of me and Gov. Mandel taken November 1, 2011, at the annual Maryland Municipal League fall conference at the Hyatt resort in Cambridge, Md.

Although I no longer remember the particulars, I first met the governor in the early to mid-1970s. He was very approachable, accessible and it was nice to talk with him. He was engaging almost to the point of mesmerizing.

Although I was a student of political science and government of the time, I oddly met him by happenstance on a trip to Annapolis looking for information about my cousin, Del. Wilbur Magin, 1959-1966, and my distant great Uncle, Gov. Warfield, 1904-1908.

Although we did talk about Gov. Warfield and Del Magin; much of our conversation was about a bridge construction matter. Go figure…

I was working steel and concrete pans on bridges at the time. For example I worked on the Francis Scott Key Bridge that spanned the outer Baltimore harbor in, I believe 1974?

I no longer remember if it was on the Francis Scott Key Bridge or not; but we had an issue that involved structural steel girders being delivered to bridge sites with the suds already welded on to the beams. This made it difficult – if not dangerous, to walk around and negotiate while working the bridge structural beams several stories off the ground.

He listened and cared and subsequently, under his watch, the problem was solved.

I subsequently met him several times while I was in office as a Westminster elected official, 1999-2005. He was always warm, eager to talk about my distant relatives who had served as Maryland elected officials and he loved to talk about the history of Maryland government.

Years later, in 2011, he still remembered the conversation and that I was related to Gov. Warfield and Del. Magin. I found this absolutely extraordinary. You simply cannot make something like that up.

The Baltimore Sun article best explained Gov. Mandel’s ascension to the Md. Statehouse in 1969, “Mr. Mandel was selected overwhelmingly for the governorship by the legislature in 1969 to succeed Spiro T. Agnew, who had resigned to become Richard M. Nixon's vice president. At the time the state had no lieutenant governor, and as the speaker of the House of Delegates, Mandel had the inside line to succeed Agnew. Mr. Mandel served in the House for 16 years before his peers selected him to be governor…”

Many will agree with the Baltimore Sun August 31, 2015 article, “Beginning as an accidental governor chosen by the legislature, Mandel, a Baltimore native, quickly established himself as a formidable statewide politician. Twice he was elected governor by thumping margins, and he used those mandates to bring about a sweeping modernization of state government…”

Of his many accomplishments, Gov. Mandel is considered the architect of modern government in Maryland. Under his watch, state government was re-structured and modernized and made into what it is today as a cabinet form of government.

According to the August 31, 2015 Baltimore Sun article, “Mr. Mandel served in the House for 16 years before his peers selected him to be governor. During the 1969 and 1970 legislative sessions, the General Assembly adopted 93 of the 95 measures sponsored by the Mandel administration.

“The governor's legislative program included eight constitutional amendments —including reform of the state's court system — and legislation reorganizing the executive department's 248 agencies and departments into 11 departments headed by Cabinet-level secretaries. Maryland thus became one of the few states at that time to adopt the Cabinet system…”

Writing for Maryland Reporter.com, Len Lazarick and Cynthia Prairie wrote on Monday, August 31, 2015:

Former Gov. Marvin Mandel died Sunday, ending a remarkable life that made him one of the most influential Maryland governors of the past century and one of the most colorful, with personal drama providing flourishes to his large public accomplishments.

MARVIN MANDEL DIES: Michael Dresser and Colin Campbell are reporting that former Gov.

 Marvin Mandel, who won acclaim during two tumultuous terms in the State House  as one of Maryland's most effective chief executives only to be forced from power on corruption charges in 1977, died Sunday afternoon, his family said.

If you live long enough in politics, all may not be forgiven, but most is forgotten, and if you're lucky, only the good stuff is remembered, MarylandReporter.com wrote in May. That's certainly true of Mandel, who turned 95 in April and was feted at a birthday celebration that was an old-timers reunion for a man who left office 36 years ago. It's nice to be able to hear your eulogies before you pass away.

Mandel had heart ailments and died in St. Mary's County, a son said. Bart Barnes of the Post writes that in January 1969, Mandel, then speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, was elected governor by the state legislature to serve the remaining two years of the governorship of Spiro T. Agnew, who resigned to become Richard Nixon's vice president.

Mandel died after spending two days with family while celebrating his son's 50th birthday, according to a statement from his family. The Annapolis Capital is reporting that Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday night ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Mandel.

Bryan Sears of the Daily Record quotes a statement from Mandel's son Paul Dorsey: "Governor Mandel was a great governor but more importantly a great father and grandfather. He spent his final weekend with family in St. Mary's County eating crabs and enjoying the beautiful scenery that St. Mary's has to offer. He lived life to the fullest."


Md. Comptroller Peter Franchot said August 31, 2015, ““Marvin Mandel is a monumental figure in the history of our great state, and more importantly, he was fundamentally a good man and public servant. As a Marylander and as Comptroller, I will forever be grateful for his determination as governor to modernize and streamline state government operations which earned national renown and were vital to Maryland's longstanding reputation for sound fiscal stewardship.

“On a personal note, I will always treasure his gestures of friendship, whether it was spending an afternoon in my office discussing World War II with my father, offering sage advice, or sharing one of his patented stories from days gone by. It is with deep affection and admiration that Anne and I extend our love and prayers to his family during this sad time.”

On August 31, 2015, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said, “I extend my heartfelt condolences to Governor Mandel’s family on the death of this respected and forward-looking leader for Maryland.

“Governor Mandel was a brilliant administrator who was rightly proud of his extraordinary legacy of modernizing and reorganizing Maryland state government. He will also be remembered for his many other innovative initiatives, including reducing the burden of school construction costs on counties, and helping to build subway systems in both Baltimore and the metro areas around D.C.

“Governor Mandel lived a full and accomplished life, and I join with many across Maryland in mourning his passing.”

On September 4, 2015, Maryland Reporter.com reported, “MANDEL'S LIFE HONORED AT FUNERAL: To those who followed him into the Maryland governor's mansion, Marvin Mandel was a wise and generous advisor, regardless of their party affiliation. To the past and present officeholders who gathered for his funeral in Baltimore County on Thursday, he was a master vote-counter and coalition-builder, writes Jean Marbella for the Sun. And to his family? Mandel was a garment-cutter's son and first in his family to go to college, and a father and grandfather so devoted to his Maryland Terps that he once bit through the stem of his pipe during a particularly stressful game.

Josh Hicks of the Post reports that amid many eulogies on Thursday praising former Maryland governor Marvin Mandel as a political giant, his eldest son reminded mourners that his father was also an adored and dedicated family man. "There was life before Annapolis," Gary Mandel said to the crowd gathered at Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home in Pikesville. "I want everyone to know that he was more than just a politician."

The AP's Brian Witte, in a piece in the Daily Record, writes that  former U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, who also once headed the NAACP, described Mandel as "a stalwart in the storm. ... Small in stature, but big in belief, he played as hard as anyone until the clock on the scoreboard ran out."

In an op-ed for the Sun, retired federal Judge Alexander Williams writes extensively about Mandel's civil rights record. As governor, he is lauded with appointing a number of "firsts" including Joseph Sommerville as the first black sheriff for St. Mary's County and Benjamin King as the first black member to the State Board of Certified Public Accountants.


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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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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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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Joanne Ruth Neudecker, 67, member of the former Westminster Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary

Obituary for Joanne Ruth Neudecker 67, member of the former Westminster Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary

Visitation is to take place on Thursday, July 30, 2015 from 2-4 and 6-8.

The funeral is scheduled for next Friday, July 31, 2015 at 11 a.m.


Joanne Ruth Neudecker, 67, of Westminster died Monday, July 20, 2015 at Genesis Health Care in Towson.

Born May 25, 1948 in Westminster she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Emma Roose Noel. She was the loving wife of Floyd Neudecker whom she married in 1971.

She was a graduate of Westminster High School class of 1966. She was employed as a Sewing Machine Operator for 20 years at West Knit Corporation, and she retired from EZ Industries- Easy Record after 23 years of employment.

She loved her dog, “Little Boy”. She enjoyed watching Law and Order, eating, going to flee markets, and tractor/car shows. 

She was a member of the former Westminster Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and a member at Westminster Church of the Brethren.

Surviving in addition to her husband is son Spencer Neudecker of Westminster; and brother Gary Lee Noel of Westminster.

She was predeceased by brother James Robert Noel, Jr.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2 to 4pm and 6 to 8pm at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster. A funeral service will be held on Friday at 11am at the funeral home with Rev. Art Monroe, Jr. 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 & Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster MD 21157.


Online condolences may be offered at www.prittsfuneralhome.com
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

George Ronald Weisgerber (82) of Westminster died on July 23, 2015


George Ronald Weisgerber (82) of Westminster died on July 23, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 23, 1933.

Obituary for George Ronald Weisgerber





My first memory of Mr. Weisgerber was working on the new Westminster High School construction site in 1971. I was working for Tom Senseney Landscaping. It was fascinating to talk with him. He had an amazing mind. He was among a number of great examples that I met growing-up in Westminster - that it is not good enough to be the best – you have to be nice. Mr. Weisgerber was a really-really nice man. 

Family and friends may call at Pritts Funeral Home, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157 on Wednesday July 29 from 1:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

The funeral will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster at 11:00 am on Thursday July 30. Interment will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery.

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Born in Baltimore to George B. and Margaret A. Weisgerber. He was the husband of Martha Jean Stephens for 57 year.

He was a 1951 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute High School. Ron graduated from the School of Engineering at the University of Maryland College Park in 1956. While there he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He later earned a business degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1977.

Ron joined the United States Navy in 1956 and after Officer Candidate School became a member of the Seabee Corp of Civil Engineers. He retired a Commander after 20 years of service in the Naval Reserve.

In 1962 he began working for Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Inc. in Westminster. He had a 41-year career with TBH and served as president the last 10 years, retiring in 2003. He had also served as president of the Maryland Chapter of the American Concrete Institute 1989 – 90, and the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association in 1981.

Surviving are his three children and their spouses David Weisgerber & Maura Fisher of Frederick, Janice & Jerry Regan of New Tripoli, PA, and Susan & Michael DiPietro of Westminster. Seven grandchildren are William, John & Andrew Weisgerber, Michael & Kevin Regan, and Samuel & Margaret DiPietro.

His sister Nancy Lee Lewis of Baltimore preceded him in death. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the University of Maryland College Park Foundation for the G. Ronald & Martha Weisgerber Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, 3207 Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD 20742, or the Carroll Community College Foundation for the G. Ronald Weisgerber & Martha Weisgerber Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157.

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Family and friends may call at Pritts Funeral Home, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157 on Wednesday July 29 from 1:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

The funeral will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster at 11:00 am on Thursday July 30. Interment will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery.

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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Carroll County Maryland Sheriff Jim DeWees


Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees

CARROLL COUNTY SWEARS IN 58TH SHERIFF FIRST NEW SHERIFF IN 16 YEARS


Westminster – Sheriff Jim DeWees was sworn in as the 58th Sheriff of Carroll County during an inauguration ceremony at Carroll Community College’s Scott Auditorium on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.  Sheriff DeWees is a retired Captain with the Maryland State Police and is the first new Sheriff of Carroll County in 16 years.  Sheriff DeWees won both contested primary and general elections by overwhelming margins to become Sheriff.  Sheriff DeWees took control of the sheriff’s office from retiring Sheriff Kenneth Tregoning, who was first elected to office in 1998.

Sheriff DeWees was raised in Carroll County and is a 1988 graduate of South Carroll High School in Winfield, Maryland.  He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland and a Masters of Arts degree in Human Resource Development from Seton Hall University in Trenton, New Jersey.  Sheriff DeWees is also a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command.

Sheriff DeWees is married with three children who attend Carroll County Public Schools.  His wife of 16 years, Heather, is a teacher for Carroll County Public Schools and the girls’ varsity basketball coach at Manchester Valley High School.  Sheriff DeWees is the second youngest of the six children of Joan and the late Thomas DeWees of Thurmont, Maryland.

Sheriff DeWees retired as a Captain from the Maryland State Police.  His career with the Maryland State Police started after high school when he became a cadet at the age of 18.  Sheriff DeWees rose through the ranks of the Maryland State Police and held numerous operational and command assignments within the organization.  Sheriff DeWees spent the majority of his career as a patrol and investigative trooper, supervisor and barrack commander in Carroll County, assigned to the Westminster Barrack.  Sheriff DeWees was commander of both the Westminster and Golden Ring Barracks, Operations Commander for the Washington Metropolitan Area and ended his 25-year career as the Special Operations Division Commander, overseeing Emergency Operations, K9, S.T.A.T.E. Team and the Motor Unit.  He also served as an instructor at the State Police Academy.  For most of his career, Sheriff DeWees served as an operator, team leader and commander of the Maryland State Police SWAT Team known as S.T.A.T.E.

In 1998, Sheriff DeWees was awarded the Governor’s Citation of Valor after he shot the gun out of a suicidal man’s hand, ending a two-hour standoff in Keymar, Maryland.  He is also a recipient of the Superintendent’s Citation of Valor for his role in ending two separate armed standoffs in 2000 and 2002.  Sheriff DeWees has received numerous awards for excellence in investigations and leadership.

Sheriff DeWees brings a diverse background of law enforcement experience and leadership to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.   Continuing a career of public service, Sheriff DeWees now leads 260 dedicated employees who staff a full service law enforcement agency providing road patrol and criminal investigative services, a detention center, and courthouse security.  Sheriff DeWees considers it one of the highest honors of his career to serve the citizens of Carroll County as their Sheriff.

Sheriff DeWees appointed Eldersburg resident Larry Suther as Chief Deputy of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.  Suther is a retired major from the Baltimore County Police Department where he spent 38 years working his way through the ranks from cadet to major and retiring as commander of the Special Operations Division.  Suther will hold the rank of Colonel and oversee the operations for the Office.  Colonel Suther has extensive operational, tactical and investigative experience.  Colonel Suther holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Baltimore and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Sheriff DeWees also appointed Manchester resident Vicky McDonold as Director of the Management Services Bureau.  Director McDonold comes to the Sheriff’s Office from the private sector where she was a project manager for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in Owings Mills.  Director McDonold holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Towson University in finance and a Master’s Degree from University of Maryland University College in Technology Management.




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