All Obituaries

Geneva Caples Brown, 89, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Carroll Hospital Center surrounded by her family. Born October 19, 1929 in Shipley, Maryland she was the daughter of the late William C. Caples and Catherine (Smith) Caples Stone.  She was the wife of the late William Henry “Porky” Brown, who predeceased her in 2006. Geneva was a graduate of Westminster High School, Class of 1946.  She was a realtor and associate real...

          John W. Moreland, Jr., 75, of Taneytown, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster.           Born January 28, 1944 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late John W. Moreland, Sr. and Virginia Powell Moreland.  He was the husband of the late Carolyn Lee (Harding) Moreland, who predeceased him in...

          Curtis Luther Shuff, Sr., 84, of Frederick, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Citizens Nursing Home in Frederick.  Born June 3, 1935 in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Curtis William and Gertrude (Davis) Shuff.           Curtis was a Concrete Plant Manager for several local companies prior to his retirement.  He formerly worked at Fort Detrick and Safeway in...

          Theo Grace (Motter) Amoss, 89, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Columbia Cottage in Hanover, PA.           Born on July 11, 1930 near Detour, in Frederick Co., Maryland she was the daughter of the late Clarence J. and Mary (Haines) Motter.  She is survived by her husband of 70 years, George W....

Douglas Albert Hayes, 61, of Harney, Maryland, died on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born September 20, 1957 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Clifton Hayes, Sr. and Margaret M. (Yingling) Hayes. Doug worked in flooring construction for many years. He was predeceased by his sons, Specialist Erik Wayne Hayes who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004 and Bradley Steven Hayes, who died in 2017. A graveside service and burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on...

          William Patrick “Pat” Durkin, Jr., of Emmitsburg, MD, died peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Ministries in Emmitsburg.  Born November 1, 1942 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William Patrick Durkin, Sr. and the late Rose B. (Frazier) Durkin.           Pat was disabled since his high school years.  He enjoyed playing Bingo, and...

          Ann Starner Mann, 73, of Westminster, MD, died peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster.  Born November 29, 1945 at Women’s Hospital in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Reese Leppo Starner and the late Roberta (Sprinkle) Starner.  She was the wife of the late Michael Jay Mann, to whom she was married for 45 years.  Michael died July 4,...

          Leroy Charles Murdock, 83, of Union Mills, Maryland, died peacefully on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster.           Born August 30, 1936 in Ticonderoga, NY he was the son of the late Irving Charles and Martha Vera (Gibbs) Murdock.  He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Elizabeth Anne (Fisher)...

Benjamin J. McDermott, 29, of Manchester, Maryland, died on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at home. Born November 25, 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of Judy  McDermott of Manchester and the late Michael McDermott. He worked as a journeyman electrician and was a member of local 24 I.B.E.W.  He was a beloved member of Church 3.0 in Westminster.  An avid musician, Ben loved playing guitar and song writing.  He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him,...

          Philip Charles “Phil” Fleagle of Mayberry, MD, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.  Born March 26, 1949, he was the son of the late C. Stoner and Janette (Lawyer) Fleagle.           Phil was a graduate of Taneytown High School, class of ’67.  He was a proud veteran of the United States Army.  He became a Concrete Foreman for Thomas, Bennett & Hunter in...