All Obituaries

Marlene Adele Mealey, 77, of Westminster, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at home.  Born on July 29, 1941 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late James and Evelyn Rayman. Before retiring, Marlene worked for Bell Atlantic (Verizon) for 30 years. She was a member of the Telephone Co. Pioneers, Moose Lodge #897, VFW #467 and American Legion Post# 31.  She enjoyed playing BINGO, eating crabs and strawberry shortcake, and looked forward to spending time with friends and...

C. Edward “Ed” Haines, 90, of Taneytown, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Dove House.  He was born on April 28, 1929 near Pleasant Valley. He was the son of Walter Turner Haines, Sr. and Mary Pauline Wantz Haines. He was the husband of the late Bettie Elaine Taylor Haines, his wife of 64 years. A resident of Carroll Vista in Taneytown, he was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley, and he also attended Keysville Evangelical Lutheran Church. Ed...

Gladys “Marie” Warner, 82, of Westminster, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Healthcare Center. Born on March 24, 1937 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William Richter and Gladys Mae Barber Richter. She was the wife of the late Clarence R. Warner, Sr. who passed away on September 29, 2002. She is also predeceased by a daughter Vicki Lynn Warner and a sister Betty Jean Martin. She is survived by one daughter Patty Gore and...

Mara Mann, 69, of Westminster, died on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at home after battling cancer. Born March 9, 1950 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anita Bonsiero. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles "Bob" Mann.  A people person, Mara worked in a variety of customer service, management, and food service positions. Years ago, she owned and operated Sausage Plus in Cranberry Mall. She loved baking and made many impressive cakes when her children...

Virginia Lorraine Kneeland, 53, of Westminster, passed away with her family by her side, on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the Dove House.  Born November 6, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late George Jackson Kneeland, Jr. and survived by her mother Janet D’Amato and her step-father Donald D’Amato of Shelter Island, NY. Virginia was a mail clerk for Montgomery County Board of Education, where she retired after 30 years of service.  She enjoyed...

John William Miller, Sr., 66, of Taneytown died June 5, 2019 at Carroll Hospital Center.  Born July 25, 1952 in Randallstown, he was the son of the late Maurice Harry Miller, Sr. and Thelma Grace Davis Miller.  He was the husband of the late Donna Faye Caltrider. Before retiring he was the manager at Chaz’s used auto parts.  He was a member of the American Legion Post #120 in Taneytown and a member of the NRA.  He enjoyed hunting, riding his Harley Sportster and...

David “Eddie” Edward Shamer, III, 82, of Patapsco, died on Monday, June 3, 2019 at his home. Born on September 13, 1936 in Patapsco, he was the son of the late David Edward Shamer, Jr., and Hilda Hood Shamer. He was the husband of the late Shirley Elizabeth Shamer who died on January 12, 2004. Before retiring he was the owner of Ed’s Electronics. He served in the Navy. He was a member of the Westminster Moose Lodge #1381, Westminster Elks Lodge #2277, Hanover VFW Post...

Charlotte Virginia Bauerline, 89, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Westminster, died on June 1, 2019 at her home. Born on June 23, 1929, in Union Mills, MD., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Aaron Fleischman and Hilda Erb Fleishman. She was the wife of the late Richard George Bauerline who died on September 8, 1989. Before retiring she worked at Robert Moton Elementary and Sandymount Elementary School. She is survived by her 2 sons William L. Bauerline and wife Betty of...

Edward Louis “Chip” Pascal, Jr., 59, of Westminster died suddenly Thursday, May 30, 2019 at home.  Born June 17, 1959 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Edward Louis Pascal and Louise Baker Pascal. He was a farmer in Carroll County, and a long time self-employed multiphase contractor and handyman working locally in excavation and construction.  All of his life he enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors.  He loved taking care of his farm and its variety of...

Mary Downey Haas, 90, of Westminster, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Westminster Ridge. Born September 19, 1928 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Genevieve (O’Byrne) Downey and Carroll E. Downey. She was the former wife of the late Francis Haas. The late Maureen Leydon was her partner of many years. As a young woman, Mary worked in a supervisory position at the New York Public Library. She earned a Master’s in History from Fordham and a Master’s in Library...