All Obituaries

            Donald Benjamin Byard, Sr., 95, of Emmitsburg died peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Ministries in Emmitsburg.  Born August 4, 1923 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Sydney Clay Byard and the late Alice (Miller) Byard Falconer.  He was the husband of the late Rita (Sanders) Byard, who passed away in 2012.  They were married for 69...

          Donald Lee Myers, 70, of Finksburg, MD died on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Westminster Healthcare Center in Westminster, MD.  Born May 12, 1948 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leverne and Ruby (Thomas) Myers.           Don worked in security for various local companies.  He was a patriot and a proud veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War....

Kenneth Leroy “Pete” Mowery, 82, of Littlestown, PA, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.  Born February 21, 1937 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Grace (Miller) Mowery.  He was the devoted husband of Joan (VanScoyoc) Mowery, to whom he was married for almost 59 years. Pete was a plumber with James J. Madden in Silver Spring, MD for 32 years.  He was a veteran of the United States Army National...

Virginia Rose (Pauling) Krug, 71, of Sykesville, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Birch Manor in Sykesville. She was the wife of the late George Edward Krug Sr. who died in 2003. Surviving are sons, George E. Krug, Jr., Frederick W. Krug and Edward J. Krug; daughter, Virginia R. Peterson; and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster with Chaplain Nancy...

Mildred Lee Wegner, 81, of Taneytown, Maryland went home to the Lord on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Lorien Taneytown. Born on April 14, 1937 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James and Mable (Shipley) Hicks.  She was the wife of the late Robert C. Wegner. Mildred attended Clearfield Bible Church in Westminster and was a Sunday School teacher.  She enjoyed word searches, reading, and watching The Young and the Restless.  She loved time with her family and will...

Theresa Ann Lowe, 89, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born on January 18, 1930 in Weston, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Peter and Sarah (Halterman) Riley. She worked for Western Electric Company in Baltimore and was a volunteer at Carroll Hospital Center. She is survived by her daughter Janet Lisowsky and fiancée Glen of Westminster and grandchildren Kimberly and Steven. She was predeceased by...

          Joshua Thomas Flanagan, 42, of Martinsburg, WV, died on Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home.  Born March 7, 1977 in Silver Spring, MD, he was the son of Robert Flanagan, Jr. (Pam) of Hedgesville, WV and Margie Cassidy (Greg) of Palm Harbor, FL.           Josh was employed as a lawn care specialist.  He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling, mud-bogging, hanging...

          Cory Jason McKinney, 35, of Keymar, MD died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at his home.  Born November 23, 1983 in Baltimore, he was the son of Patrick E. McKinney of Keymar and Cheryl A. (Steele) Allen of Union Bridge.           Cory was a graduate of Francis Scott Key High School, class of 2002.  He also studied at Carroll Community College.  He was an electrician...

Linda Marlene Rollison, 59, of Westminster, died peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at home.  Born on April 3, 1959 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Florence I. (Lewis) Baumgardner.  Linda worked in the warehouse at Random House for over 15 years and was a member of Bark Hill Bible Church in Union Bridge.  She was a huge Elvis Presley and Conway Twitty fan, and enjoyed writing. Surviving are children, Sandra “Sandy” Dowdy and...

          Audrey D. Bailey, 92, of Westminster, and formerly of Arbutus, MD, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Lorien Healthcare Center in Taneytown with her family at her bedside.  Born July 19, 1926 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Marie (Mazingo) Dages, Sr.  She was the devoted wife of Warren Calvin Bailey, to whom she was married for 72...