Virginia Reese Burnside, 75, retired from Old Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan, died Sunday at her Charleston Retirement Center home, Baltimore County. She was the wife of the late Howard R. Burnside and is survived by daughter Bonnie V. Strack of Lutherville, Baltimore County; son Howard L. Burnside of Upperco; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. today, following visitation at 12:30 p.m., in Our Lady of the Angles Chapel, Charlestown, Dr. David Jones and the Rev. Leslie Metcalf officiating. Intermentwill be in Lorraine Park Cemetery.
DATELINE: Eldersburg
Thomas Wilson Shipley Sr., 78, a World War II veteran and a boiler maker, died Sunday at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore. A member of Moose Lodge 152 of Easton, Talbot County, and Oriental Lodge 158 of theA.F and A.M., he is survived by wife Mary Georgianna Shipley; daughters Myrel Sandra Anthony of Snora, Calif., and Leslie Louise Schroeder of here; son Thomas W. Jr. of Winfield; sister Naoma Marie Conley of Charleston, W.Va.; and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be 3 to5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Burrier Funeral Home, Winfield. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, the Revs. Richard W. Simpson and Stacey Nickerson officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore. Contributions may be made to Carroll County Hospice, 30 Carroll St., Westminster, Md. 21157.
DATELINE: Emmitsburg
Robbie Helen Stonesifer Sanders, 61, a cafeteria staff worker at Emmitsburg Elementary School for many years, died Friday at Gettysburg Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Joseph G. Sanders; two sons; a daughter; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Virginia Angell and Vivian Hahn of Taneytown, and Patricia Krenzer of Hanover, Pa.
DATELINE: Finksburg
Margaret P. Cooke, 93, of Blizzard Care Nursing Home, died Sunday. A housewife, she was married to the late Talbott Cooke. Survivors include daughter Ruth L. Mannof Westminster; son John F. Cooke of Escondido, Calif.; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are 11 a.m. today at A. Alan Seitz Funeral Home, 3615-19 Chestnut Ave., Baltimore. The Rev. Sparkey will officiate at interment in Druid Ridge Cemetery.
DATELINE: Hampstead
Larry Earl "Skip" Davidson, 49, a sales manager for Ferreligas of Taneytown, died Saturday at home. A member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Manchester, the Army veteran belonged to American Legion Post 200, here, and Westminster Moose Lodge 1381. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ruby Davidson; sons Brian E. and Craig W. of here; brother Robert Davidson of Millers; and Linda Hamilton of Manchester. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. today at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main St., here; the Rev.Richard H. Winters officiating. Burial will be in Manchester Cemetery.
DATELINE: Hanover
Kenneth J. Myers, 81, the owner and operator of Valley Motors here from 1957 to 1982, died Thursday at Hanover (Pa.) Hall Nursing Center. The Carroll native was the husband of the late Anna Marie LeGore Myers. Surviving him are a son, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
DATELINE: Kennett Square
Emily J. Vogel, 9, daughter of Richard F. and Ashley Thomas Vogel, died Thursday at the Southern Chester County Medical Center in Jennersville, Pa.Other survivors include sisters, Elizabeth A. and Sarah L. Vogel, both at home; maternal grandparents Lloyd B. and Helen B. Thomas of Westminster; and paternal grandparents Joseph R. and Marcella T. Vogel of Kempton, Pa.
DATELINE: Manchester
Raymond B. Finch, 71, a veteran of World War II, died Friday at University Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. He was a supervisor in cable maintenance for more than 42 years with C & P Telephone Co., retiring in 1982. He belongedto the Maryland Orchid Society, Reisterstown United Methodist Churchand C & P's Pioneer Club. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy William Finch; daughters, Donna Spires of Upperco, Patricia Garcia of Finksburg and Joyce Hylton of Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County; sisters Margaret Kieffer of Reisterstown and Helen Byers of White Marsh, both Baltimore County; brother Donald Finch of Reisterstown; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
DATELINE: New Windsor
James Walter Purdum III, 53, a steamfitter for more than 25 years, died Saturday at his home. Active in Blue Army Cell and friend to the Daughters of St. Paul, he also was a bluebird conservationist who founded and fueled Project Water, a Wakefield Valley community action project. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Daphine Yvonne Purdum; daughtersMaria Babrielle, Amy Kathleen and Rebecca Margaret; sons James Walter and Charles Borromeo Purdum; brother Robert Purdum; and sisters Loretta Lewis, Helen Sullivan, Elsie Easton and Mary Mayne. Memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, 30 Carroll St., Westminster, Md. 21157.
DATELINE: Millers
Hannah Y. Laughman, 81, a long-time employee at Manchester Pants factory, died Sunday at Carroll CountyGeneral Hospital. She belonged to Kirkridge Presbyterian Church and was the wife of the late Ralph J. Laughman who died in 1988. She is survived by daughters Kate Garland, here, and Betty Miller of Manchester; stepdaughters Gladys Werner of Cross Keys, Pa., Geraldine Meckleyand Mildred Hamm of Hanover, Pa.; sisters Estelle Dailey of Phoenix,Md., Nancy Brady of Sarasota, Fla., Ruth Mosebrook of Hampstead and Edna Walker of here; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Kirkridge Presbyterian Church, c/oMrs. Leroy Walker, 4133 Millers Station Road, Millers, Md. 21107.
DATELINE: Mount Airy
James E. Dorsey, 77, a B & O Railroad foreman for 40 years, died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He also drove a school bus for Carroll County Public Schools and provided trash pickup for the town. A member of Warren United Methodist Church, he was past master of Evening Star Lodge 84. Thehusband of Martha J. Dorsey, he also is survived by daughter Rose Lee Browner of Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel; son Welton V. Dorsey, here; sisters Evelyn Smith of here and Evaleen Winfield of Baltimore; brothers Welton Dorsey of here, and Leon Dorsey of Frederick; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three friends, Seth Payne, Charles Kenny and Emory King; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Burrier Funeral Home, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road,Winfield, with the Rev. Edward W. Conaway officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department Building fund, Main Street, Mount Airy, Md. 21771.
Arthur Vernon Schwatka, 87, husband of Helen Miller Schwatka, died Monday. He was a merchant seaman for 10 years, Baltimore City policeman 16 years and member of Carpenters Local 101 of Baltimore since 1950. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Suzanne and Charles R. Mead of here; brother Charles E.Schwatka of Finksburg; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Leslie Michael V. Schwatka, and a grandson.
DATELINE: Sykesville
Elvira T. Gervasi Bart, 74, a housewife, died Saturday at Carroll County General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Hyman Bart; son, Alan R. Bart of Towson, Baltimore County; sisters Theresa Longo, Rosie Lubinskey and Carmela Disney, all of Catonsville, Baltimore County; brothers Anthony Gervasi of Catonsville and Paul Gervasi of Baltimore; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A sister, Josephine Gervasi, predeceased her.
Jimmy Rogers Willis, 55, a barber at Carmen's Barber Shop in Eldersburg, died Friday at home of a heart attack. After attending Sykesville High School, he joined the Army during the 1950s. Survivors include daughter Amy Porter of Jacksonville, Ark.; sisters Faye Fincham and Gloria Shifflett of Sykesville, Flora Moore of Galax, Va., Wilda Albaughof North Beach and Sandra Simmons of Martinsburg, W.Va.; and one grandson. Memorial services are at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Haight Funeral Home, Route 32, with Brother Wayne Shelton officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Howard County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jimmy Willis Memorial Fund, c/o P.O. Box 195, Sykesville, Md. 21784.
DATELINE: Westminster
Lloyd Glass Jr., 72, husband of Edna M. Yingling Glass, died Friday at Gettysburg (Pa.) Hospitalafter a long illness. A truck driver for 56 years, he drove for C. J. Miller of Greenmount the last 20 years. A World War II veteran, he served in the European Theater and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 22 and VFW Post 467. He belonged to the 29th Division Association and Carroll Post American Legion 31. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-laws Cherie M. and Frank D. Coleman of Hampstead, Terri V. and Jack Keene of Westminster; sisters Wilma Jean Crawford of McSherrystown, Pa., Sylvia Dillow of Laurel, Prince Georges, Evelyn Pechart of Hanover, Pa., Phyllis Fritz and Vicki Bailey of Thurmont, Frederick County; brothers Jesse Glass of Westminster, Fred Glass of Gettysburg, and Dale Glass of Hanover; and two grandsons. He was buried with full military honors.
Leroy J. Dice, 67,a retired vice president of Local 27, died Sunday at Sinai Hospital,Baltimore. An Army sergeant, he was a member of Howard County and Chadwick Golf Club and St. John Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Natalie V. Fornaro Dice; son Mick L. Dice of Baltimore; daughter Donna J. Goonan of Westminster; and three grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m. today at St. John Church.
Mae LydiaEvans, 88, wife of Emory Tison Evans, died Friday at Carroll County General Hospital. A member of the Carrollton Church of God, she is survived by daughters Miriam Rowell of Tarrytown, N.Y., and Ester EvansStewart of Ormond Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 789 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. 60601, or Carrollton Church of God, 1901 Carrollton Road, Finksburg, Md. 21048.
Ione E. Baust, 88, a Gold Star Mother and member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Uniontown, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital, Towson, Baltimore County. She is survived by children J. Kenneth, O. James and Ralph E., of here, Carroll E. of Norfolk, Va., Charles T. of Fairfield, Pa., Paul C. of Baltimore, Virginia Gent and Sue E. Baust of here; sisters Grace Royer ofhere and Blanche Mackley of York, Pa.; brother John Coe of here; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. today and funeral services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Road, the Rev. Dixon A. Yaste officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 3330 Uniontown Road, Westminster, Md. 21157.
Mary Louise Benson, 82, a retired administrative assistant and women's group member at Westminster United Methodist Church, died Monday at home. Predeceased in 1982 by her husband, Ryle Lynnwood Benson, she is survived by a sister, Margaret A. Riddle of Baltimore and nieces and nephews. Funeral services are 11 a.m. today at Westminster UMC, the Rev. Dr.Robert E. Zimmerli officiating. Burial will be in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County. Memorial contributions may be made to Westminster UMC, 165 E. Main St., Westminster, Md. 21157.
Kathryn L. Cerwonka, 54, a member of St. John Catholic Church, died Mondayat home of cancer. Active in the church's Health Care Ministry, she volunteered at Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen, was a Eucharistic minister, member of Charismatic Prayer Group and volunteer teacher in religious education. She is survived by her father, Joseph P. Haselberger Sr. of Cumberland, Allegany County; husband Joseph Cerwonka; daughters Carolyn Cerwonka of Tampa, Fla., Julie Brust of here and Susan Guckenberger fo St. Petersburg, Fla.; sons Michael Cerwonka of Laurel, Prince Georges County, Marine 2nd Lt. Christopher Cerwonka of Pensacola, Fla. and David Cerwonka of here; sisters Ann Thomas of Newport, N.C., Mary Will, Helen Thomas, Judith Haselberger and Margaret Thomas of Cumberland; brother Joseph P. Haselberger Jr. of Cumberland; six grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Visitation is 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today, with Christian wake at 8:30 p.m., Pritts Funeral Home, 412 Washington Road. A mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m.tomorrow at St. John Church, 43 Monroe St., the Rev. Clarence Cerwonka officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cumberland.
Ronald Dale Fletcher, 56, retired from Baltimore County Environmental Protection and Resource Management, died Monday at University Hospital, Baltimore, after a lengthy illness. A past president of Parents Without Partners, he is survived by three children, Kathy, Jon and Keren; brother Tom; sister Lynn; and two grandsons. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. today at Thomas D. Fletcher and Son Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St. Burial will be private. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Carroll County, P.O. Box 824, Westminster, Md. 21157, orCarroll Hospice, 30 Carroll St., Westminster.
DATELINE: Woodbine
Raymond "Bud" Nelson Conaway, 76, a World War II veteran, died Fridayat Baltimore County General Hospital after an extended illness. He owned an interior decorating and painting business for 40 years. He belonged to Winfield Volunteer Fire Department, Westminster Moose Lodge1381, Senior Citizens and Owls Senior Citizens Group of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Fleming Conaway; daughter Margaret L. Franklin of Mount Airy; sons Richard A. of Mount Airy, Raymond A. of Westminster and Robert L. of here; sisters Esther Brown and Enola Burk of Taneytown; brother George Conaway of here; and eight grandchildren.