All Obituaries

          Adele Marie Stonesifer, 85, of Westminster died peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, surrounded by her loving family.  Born September 2, 1933 in York County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Agnes Josephine (Glacken) Forney.           Adele was a sewing machine operator at Westminster Shoe Company for many years and...

          Leo Sterling Orndorff, 67, of Hagerstown, MD died peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Hospice of Washington County’s Doey’s House, in Hagerstown with his family by his side.  Born May 19, 1951 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of Regina (Orendorff) Orndorff of Emmitsburg and the late Sterling Leo Orndorff.           Leo was a self-employed painter and worked for...

          Allen Alfred Edelin, Jr. 78, of Littlestown, PA died on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home.  Born June 21, 1940 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Allen Alfred Edelin, Sr. and the late Doris (Thomas) Edelin.  He was the devoted husband of Dorothy (Denham) Edelin, his wife of 56 years.           Allen was a Medical Lab Tech at Union Memorial Hospital for over 30...

Anita Jean Myers, 74, of Finksburg, MD, died Tuesday morning, January 15, 2019 at Longview Nursing Home in Manchester.  She was born on September 4, 1944 in Baltimore to the late Raymond and Ethel (Shiffler) McConahy.  She was married to the late Thomas Gerald Myers for 52 years. Anita was the personal secretary of DeChario Properties which owned Towson Plaza in the 1960s.  She later worked as a Thermocoupler for W. H. Cooke Manufacturing in Finksburg.  She was a member...

          Mildred Ohler Ecker, 90, of Hampstead, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.  Born October 9, 1928 in Taneytown, she was the daughter of the late Raymond James and Emma Savilla (Clutz) Ohler.  She was the devoted wife of Owen Mildren Ecker, Sr., to whom she was married for 71 years.           Mildred was a graduate of...

Gerald Allison “Jerry” Peeling, Jr., 62, of Westminster, MD passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born September 1, 1956 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Gerald Allison Peeling, Sr. and the late Rosalie (Clingan) Peeling. Jerry was a graduate of Westminster High school, class of ’74.  He was an avid fan of the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles.  He enjoyed spending time with his...

          Elvira Castells Grimes, 90, of Timonium, MD passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at her home.  Born June 1, 1928 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Jose Enrrique Castells and the late Victoria Elvira Santiago.  She was the wife of the late Charles E. Grimes, Sr.           Elvira was a secretary for Baltimore County Government’s Road Operations for...

Chau Hong Cao, 79, of Westminster, died Friday evening, January 4, 2019 at Bel Pre Health & Rehabilitation Center in Silver Springs. Chau was born on April 29, 1939 in Vietnam and came to live in the United States in the early 1970’s.  He worked for the State of Maryland for a number of years. He is survived by his wife, Be Thion and children, Kin, Van, Thu, Hai, Phuoc, Ha and Hunh Cao, all of Vietnam. A private graveside service will be held at Carrollton Church of God...

          Donald R. Sweeney, 75, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Cadia Healthcare of Wheaton.           Born on August 6, 1943 in Thurmont, Maryland he was the son of the late Donald W. and Betty E. (Ridenour) Sweeney.           Donald worked as a security guard with the drug and alcohol treatment Mountain Manor Center in...

          James Alfred “Pop” Hance, Jr., 84, of Fairfield, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.  Born January 25, 1934 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James A. Hance Sr. and the late Dorothy (Dean) Hance. He was the husband of Sharon A. (Alwine) Hance, to whom he was married 16 years.  He was predeceased by his first wife, the late JoAnn (Cook) Hance, who died in...