Obituaries

Ramona Iden

Ramona Iden

Oct 11, 2004

Ramona Lee Iden (nee Illingworth), age 75, of Woodbine, MD, died Monday October 11, 2004 at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD. She was born September 22, 1929 in Great Cacapon, West Virginia the daughter of the late Victor D. Illingworth and the late Ruth Elizabeth Illingworth (nee Ambrose). She graduated from Berkeley Springs WVA High School May 1947, the School...

Rachel Nelligan

Rachel Nelligan

Oct 8, 2004

Rachel Erin Nelligan, 20, of New Windsor, died in her sleep, October 8, 2004, at Towson, MD. She was the sister of Austin H. Nelligan of New Windsor, the daughter of Sharon H. and Arthur M. Nelligan of New Windsor, and the close friend of Neil Hidey. She was born September 18, 1984 in Olney, MD She was a student...

C. Englar

C. Englar

Aug 26, 2004

C. Suzette Englar (nee Burrier), age 87, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday August 26, 2004 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. She was born February 16, 1917 in Mt. Airy, MD the daughter of the late Emerson D. Burrier and the late Edith Gertrude Burrier (nee Garver). She was a homemaker. She was a member of Locust Grove Church of...

Melvin Ridgely

Melvin Ridgely

Aug 26, 2004

Melvin Thomas Ridgely, age 71, of Sykesville, died Thursday August 26, 2004, at Gilchrist Center in Towson. He was born February 17, 1933 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Charles Ridgely and the late Clara Thomas Ridgely. He was a US Government Postal Letter Carrier Worker. He was a member of Johnsville Methodist Church. He was the husband...

Anthony Thomas

Anthony Thomas

Aug 20, 2004

Anthony Carroll “Tony” Thomas, age 35, of Hagerstown, died Friday August 20, 2004 at Bon Secours Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He was born May 26, 1969 in Westminster, MD the son of Stepfather and mother Ronald and Ellen Carole Lyles (nee Hall) of Hagerstown. He was an LPN at Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville. Father of Anthony J. Lyles. Nephew of...

Mary Gist

Mary Gist

Aug 18, 2004

Mary Ruth Nusbaum Gist, 77, died Wednesday August 18, 2004 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was the spouse of Francis Levine Gist. She was born August 6, 1927 in Westminster, MD the daughter of the late Harry Ambrose Nusbaum and Ida Martin Nusbaum. She retired after 29 years as a Licensed Practical Nurse for Springfield State Hospital and then worked...

Thomas Mchale

Thomas Mchale

Aug 17, 2004

Thomas M. McHale, Jr., age 73, of Westminster, died Tuesday August 17, 2004 at his home. He was born April 8, 1931 in Baltimore, MD, the son of the late Thomas M. McHale, Sr. and the late Angela Josephine McHale (nee Maddox). He grew up on 38th St. in Waverly, MD, joined U.S.C.G. in 1949 Duty in Assategue, VA and...

Catherine Whitcomb

Catherine Whitcomb

Aug 17, 2004

Catherine M. Whitcomb, 70, died Tuesday August 17, 2004 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Baltimore, MD She was the spouse of 38 years to John E. Whitcomb. She was born August 16, 1934 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Lewis F. Schaffer and late Martha Louise Naperski Schaffer. Mrs. Whitcomb was a homemaker, Member of St. Joseph’s Catholic...

Ann Lee

Ann Lee

Aug 10, 2004

Ann Marie Lee (nee Marcum), age 42, of Mt. Airy, died Tuesday August 10, 2004, at her home. She was born March 1, 1962 in Bethesda, Maryland the daughter of William Edgar Marcum of Sandy Spring and Mary Elizabeth Bone Marcum of Laurel. She was the wife of James Edgar Lee of Mt. Airy. She was a homemaker and she...

Jeanne Byrd

Jeanne Byrd

Aug 9, 2004

Jeanne Patrice Dubel Byrd, age 49, of Baltimore County, died Monday August 9, 2004 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She was born September 28, 1954 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Dr. Robert Y. Dubel and Helen M. Dubel (nee Miles). She was a homemaker. She graduated from Western Maryland College. She was the mother of Kirsten Roza Byrd....

Patricia Jenkins

Patricia Jenkins

Aug 6, 2004

Patricia Jane Jenkins, age 68,of Owings Mills, MD, died Friday August 6, 2004 at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, MD. She was born May 3, 1936 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Jacob Wilson Jenkins and the late Eleanor Jenkins (nee Pletzer). She was a homemaker and a manicurist. She loved shopping, dancing and oil painting. Devoted Mother...

Phyllis Steimel

Phyllis Steimel

Aug 5, 2004

Phyllis Ann Steimel (nee Brueck) age 57 of Westminster, Died Suddenly Thursday August 5, 2004 at her home. She was born March 3, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of Edward Richard Brueck and the late Catherine Marion Brueck (nee Plitt). She was a Radiological Technologist for 37 years. She was a member of Carroll Community Church. She was the...

Shirley Vesper

Shirley Vesper

Aug 3, 2004

Shirley J. Vesper, 69, died Tuesday August 3, 2004 at home in Dundalk, MD Funeral Services will be held Saturday August 7, 2004 10 AM at BURRIER-QUEEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, P.A. 1212 West Old Liberty Rd. Winfield, MD 21784 The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM

Joel Chewning

Joel Chewning

Aug 1, 2004

Joel S. Chewning (nee Storie), age 81, of New Windsor, formerly of Woodlawn died Sunday August 1, 2004 surrounded by her loving family at Westminster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westminster. She was born May 26, 1923 in Dayton, TN. She was a Legal Secretary since graduating from High School. She was employed by Venable, Batcher, and Howard prior to...

Herman Keller

Herman Keller

Jul 25, 2004

Herman W. Keller (Shorty), 80, died Sunday July 25, 2004 at his daughter’s home in Finksburg. He was the spouse of Alice Emma Cookson Keller. He was born February 5, 1924 in Moundsville, West Virginia the son of the late William Keller and late Myrtle M. Kinney Keller. He worked as a farmer throughout his life. Mr. Keller served in...

Aaron Perkins

Aaron Perkins

Jul 23, 2004

Aaron C. Perkins, Sr., 90, died on Friday July 23, 2004 at the Casey House in Rockville, MD and previously living for 5 months at the Golden Years Group Home. Mr. Perkins was the spouse of the late Inez Dotson Perkins. Mr. Perkins was born October 28, 1913 in Sykesville MD the son of the late William and Amanda Austin...

Thelma Jenkins

Thelma Jenkins

Jul 21, 2004

Thelma L. Jenkins, 90, died Wednesday July 21, 2004 at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD Born September 8, 1913 in Woodbine, She was the daughter of the late George W. and Late Carrie M. Bloom Condon. She was the wife of James “Jim” A. Jenkins, who died in 1986. She had retired from Springfield Hospital Center where she was a...

Robert Svendsen

Robert Svendsen

Jul 14, 2004

Robert M. Svendsen, age 89, of Sykesville, formerly of Portland, OR, died Wednesday July 14, 2004 at Golden Age Guest Home in Sykesville, MD He was born December 14, 1914 in Portland, Oregon, the son of the late Christian Svendsen and the late Matilda Svendsen (nee Moritz). Graduate of Franklin High School, Portland, OR. Served in the U.S. Army in...

Hilda Biden

Hilda Biden

Jul 8, 2004

Hilda Louise Poole Biden, 74, died Thursday July 8, 2004 at her home in Mt. Airy. She was the wife of the late Joseph John Biden whom she married January 22, 1949 in Lansdowne, MD. Mrs. Biden was born August 2, 1929 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Wesley Edgar and Nettie Elizabeth Porter Poole. Mrs. Biden was...

Lucille Montgillion

Lucille Montgillion

Jun 26, 2004

Lucille Bolton Montgillion, age 79, of Sykesville, died Saturday June 26, 2004 at her home. She was born January 17, 1925 in Olney, MD, the daughter of the late Theodore Bolton and Miriam Bolton (nee Howes). She was a secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for 31 years. She was the mother of Robert B. Montgillion. She was the...