Obituaries

Mary Genco

Mary Genco

Dec 1, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Genco, 91, of Frederick died December 1, 2011 at Kline Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Anthony Genco. She was born October 22, 1920 in Baltimore, the daughter of the late John Augustus Jones, and the late Mildred Rebecca Proctor Jones. She was a bookkeeper for Porter-Hayden, and a member of Christ United Methodist Church...

C. Sauter

C. Sauter

Nov 26, 2011

C. Douglas Sauter, Sr. 87 of Woodstock, MD, died Saturday November 26, 2011 at his home. He was the spouse of the late Mary Elizabeth (Armstrong) Sauter. Mr. Sauter was born April 14, 1924 in Woodlawn, MD the son of the late Oliver V. Sauter and the late Dora. C. (Lages) Sauter. He was a farmer. Surviving are Daughter: Barbara...

Eva Carr

Eva Carr

Nov 26, 2011

Mrs. Eva Carr, 95 of Westminster, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Lorien Taneytown. Mrs. Carr was the beloved wife of the late Charles W. Carr. She was born April 3, 1916 in Renick, WV the daughter of the late DeSota Totten and Late O’Mega Hanna, Totten. Mrs. Carr was a homemaker. Surviving her are Daughter Betty Jo and Husband...

Ethel Gibson

Ethel Gibson

Nov 25, 2011

Ethel Mae James Gibson 89 of Sykesville, MD, died Friday November 25, 2011 at her home in Sykesville. She was the spouse of the late Henry Samuel Gibson. She was born July 14, 1922 in Camden, SC the daughter of the late Simon James and late Minnie Joanna Drakeford James. She was a House Keeper for Springfield State Hospital. Mrs....

Barbara Colson

Barbara Colson

Nov 20, 2011

Barbara Jane Colson (nee Harrison), age 74, of Woodbine, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. She was born September 23, 1937 in Glenwood, MD. She was the daughter of the late Ira Melvin Harrison and the late Mildred Irene Brightwell Harrison. She worked for Rosewood State Hospital in nursing for 32 years. She enjoyed...

Shirley Hymiller

Shirley Hymiller

Nov 13, 2011

Shirley Mildred Hymiller (nee Beaver), age 75, of Woodbine, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. She was born March 30, 1936 in Woodbine, MD the daughter of the late Paul Beaver and the late Mildred Fleming Beaver. She was a housekeeper for Fairhaven. She was a member of the Golden Gears Car Club in...

Leslie Thornburg

Leslie Thornburg

Nov 9, 2011

Leslie Ann Thornburg, 57, of Mt. Airy, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. She was born October 21, 1954 in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of Harold D. Thornburg of Mt. Airy and the late Margaret C. “Peggy” Thornburg (nee Cochran). She was a librarian/school teacher in the Virginia School System. She enjoyed the...

Elizabeth Messner

Elizabeth Messner

Nov 8, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Messner, 81, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 8th 2011 at Lorien Nursing Home in Mt. Airy, MD. Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Hess Slagle on December 19, 1929 to Claude and Ella Mae Slagle of Carroll County, Maryland. She was raised on Flag Marsh Road and graduated from Mt. Airy High School in 1947....

Beverly Rajca

Beverly Rajca

Oct 28, 2011

Beverly Jones Rajca, 87 of Mount Airy, died Friday October 28, 2011 at home in Mt. Airy. Born October 20, 1924 in Cartwright, TN she was the daughter of the late William Frederick Jones and Lorene Cartwright Jones. She was the wife of the late Harry Rajca who died on April 21, 1993. Beverly came to MD in 1944 and...

Teresa Davis

Teresa Davis

Oct 27, 2011

Teresa Page Hall Davis, age 48, of Ijamsville, MD, died peacefully on, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy, MD. She was born January 30, 1963 in Olney, MD the daughter of the late Gerald Alfred Hall and the late Joan Ann Jackson Hall. She started her career as a nurse at Carroll County General Hospital...

Ruth Linton

Ruth Linton

Oct 24, 2011

Ruth Virginia “Ginny” Buckman Linton of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died Monday, October 24, 2011 of Alzheimer’s disease. Ginny was born on June 13, 1921. She was the fifth child of Charles P. Buckman and Nora Maybelle Gilbert Buckman. Ginny graduated in 1938 from Mt. Airy High School where she earned the “Best All Around Commercial Student Award”. On July 1941,...

Raymond Burleigh

Raymond Burleigh

Oct 22, 2011

Raymond C. Burleigh, 94, of Taylorsville, MD, formerly of Lancaster, NY, and Mesa, AZ, died Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born December 21, 1916, in Olean, NY. Mr. Burleigh was a machinist at Worthington Pump, a salesman for Lob-law’s Grocery Store, and a paymaster at The Malleables, all located in western New York. He enjoyed square dancing and woodworking...

Lois Hughes

Lois Hughes

Oct 17, 2011

Lois Louise (Rutter) Hughes, 84 of Randallstown, died Monday October 17, 2011 at Dove House. She was the spouse of the late Richard Kenneth Hughes. She was born August 17, 1927 in Halifax, PA the daughter of Matilda June Walters Prouser and Step-Father Edward Henry Prouser. She worked in Retail at the Security Square Mall Hecht Company. She enjoyed spending...

Mary Haddaway

Mary Haddaway

Oct 15, 2011

Mary Angela Haddaway Campbell 90 of Woodbine, MD, died October 15, 2011 at Brinton Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the spouse of the late Nathan Haddaway and later married the late William Campbell. She was born October 31, 1920 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late George Evrie Akehurst and late Emma Louise Hare Akehurst. She was a...

Ethel Hartley

Ethel Hartley

Oct 8, 2011

Ethel “ Mae” Hartley passed away Saturday October 8, 2011 at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born January 12, 1922 in Clearfield, TN as the 9th child born to a family of 24 children. She was a former resident of New Windsor where she resided with her husband Henry E. Hartley. Mae was a loving Wife, Mother,...

Hilda Anderson

Hilda Anderson

Oct 4, 2011

Hilda Roberty Anderson, most recently of Howard County, Maryland, died on October 4, 2011 after a three-year battle with cancer. Known to many as “Coach”, Mrs. Anderson was the first woman hired at Catonsville Community College in the physical education department in 1966. Within the first year at CCC, she organized and coached the college’s first women’s field hockey, basketball,...

Mary Rimbey

Mary Rimbey

Oct 1, 2011

Mary Rebecca Buckman Rimbey,92 of Mount Airy, MD, died Saturday October 1, 2011 at Ridge Overlook in Westminster, MD. She was the wife of the late William L. Rimbey. Mrs. Rimbey was the 4th of 8 children the daughter of the late Charles R. Buckman and late Nora Maybell (Gilbert) Buckman. She was a Cashier and Part owner of Foodland/Foodrite...

Lillian Taylor

Lillian Taylor

Oct 1, 2011

Lillian M. Taylor (nee Johnson), age 91, of Winfield, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Brinton Woods Nursing and Rehab Center in Winfield, MD. She was born April 4, 1920 in Alberton, MD, the daughter of the late William Johnson and the late Mary Compton Johnson. She was the wife of the late Hobart Lee Taylor, Sr. She was a...

Jean Colburn

Jean Colburn

Sep 24, 2011

Jean Elizabeth Swartz Colburn of Mt. Airy MD passed away at the age of 87 on September 24th, 2011, at her home. Jean was born on May 8th, 1924 to late Bert Own Swartz and late Lillian Burton Swartz in Washington D.C. Jean received a Master’s in Business Administration and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the...

Arvetta Wean

Arvetta Wean

Sep 23, 2011

Arvetta B. Wean (nee Fishback), age 81, of Winfield, Died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. She was born November 11, 1929 in Bridgewater, Virginia, the daughter of the late French Ardell Fishback and the late Rosa Bonnylene Fishback (nee Flick). She was a homemaker. She worked for Random House. She was the wife of the...