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| Daughter | Ethel L. Fleming+ (b. 22 October 1926, d. after May 2017) |
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| Father | George Sylvester Wolbert (b. 24 September 1908, d. 29 January 1995) |
| Mother | Helen M. Williams (b. 1912, d. 3 November 1942) |
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| Daughter | Teresa L. Conaway |
Obiturary -- The Eldersburg Eagle, Maryland; Wednesday, October 5, 2005:
Janet Lee Conaway, 70, of Westminster
Born Oct. 22, 1934, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Helen Williams Wolbert and the niece of Woodrow Crunkilton of Reisterstown and the late Edna Crunkilton.
She was the wife of the late LeRoy L. Conaway, former mayor of Westminster. She attended Oldfields Schools in Glencoe, and Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
She and her husband owned and operated the East End Market in Westminster and The Whistle Stop in Patapsco.
She is survived by daughter Teresa L. Conaway of Lubbock, Texas; brother-in-law and wife Jay and Ethel Conaway of Westminster; nephews Gary Conaway of Silver Spring, Bryan D. Myers of Manchester and Dr. Boyd D. Myers of Annandale, Va.; and niece Bonnie M. Lockard of Westminster.
In accordance with her wishes, there was no funeral service.
Arrangements were by Fletcher Funeral Home, Westminster.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Carroll County Humane Society, 2517 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD 21158.
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| Daughter | Janet Lee Wolbert+ (b. 22 October 1934, d. 26 September 2005) |
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
MRS. GEORGE B. WOLBERT
Mrs. Helen M. Wolbert, wife of George S. Wolbert, Baltimore, died Tuesday, November 3, 1942, at the Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, at the age of 30 years. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams, Reisterstown, who survive together with her husband and a daughter, Janet Lee; also a brother, Wallace Williams, U.S. Army, and sister, Mrs. Irma Crunkleton, Reisterstown.
Carroll County Times November 6, 1942.
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| Daughter | Janet Lee Wolbert+ (b. 22 October 1934, d. 26 September 2005) |
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| Father | Francis E. Shaum (b. 25 April 1896, d. 31 May 1973) |
| Mother | Helen Elizabeth Wisotzkey (b. 22 September 1895, d. 13 November 1955) |
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| Daughter | Helen Rebecca Shaum |
| Son | Michael Bernard Shaum+ |
The News; Frederick, Maryland; Friday, December 5, 1952; Page 3 (Newspapers.com):
Shaum -- Conway
WESTMINSTER -- At a nuptial mass in Saint John's church, Westminster, Thanksgiving morning Miss Betty Jane Conway (sic), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stephen Penn, Warfieldsburg, became the bride of Joseph Bernard Shaum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Shaum, Taneytown. Rev. David W. Shaum, a member of the faculty of Mount Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg, brother of the bridegroom performed the ceremony and was the celebrant of the nuptial mass. The altar was decorated with white and gold pompons, palms, ferns and lighted tapers.
The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, James F. Burke, Taneytown. The bride's attire was a fitted gown of Chantilly lace, long sleeves with train. The veil was of illusion falling from a juliet cap of Chantilly lace. Her flowers were white roses and stephanotis with detachable white orchid and robbon streamers.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Nick Donatelli, Hanover, sister of the bridegroom, wore blue net with lace and carried yellow daisy-like pompons. Miss Dorothy Kemper, Westminster, wearing peach net over taffeta and carrying orchid pompons, and Miss Alice Deardorff, Westminster, attired in Lavender net over taffeta and carrying yellow poms served as bridesmaids.
Frank Shaum, brother of the bridegroom, Taneytown, acted as best man. Nick Donatelli, Hanover, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and Edward Sell, Taneytown, served as ushers. Georgia Elaine Easton, cousin of the bride was flower girl. She was gowned in light green net over taffeta, and carried a bouquet of mixed pompons. Walter Halter, Taneytown, was ring bearer.
Saint John's Church choir sang the music of the mass under the direction of F. Kale Mathias. Martin W. Diffendale, orgainst, presided at the console and presented a recital immediately preceding the ceremony. Mrs. Betty Mathias, soloist, sang. Timothy Dunn chanted the proper of the mass. Eugene Rickell, Frederick, and Ralph Close, Westminster, cousin of the bride, served the mass. The Rev. James Dwyer, pastor of St. John's church was present in the sanctuary.
Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Charles Carroll Hotel. Miss Conway is a graduate of the Westminster High school class of 1951, and is employed by the Ritchie Associates Loan and Insurance company, Westminster. Mr. Shaum, a graduate of the Taneytown High School class of 1948, served for three and a half years in the air forece and is an employe of his father's meat market. The couple left on a wedding trip to Williamsburg, Va., and points south. The bride's traveling costume was a maroon suit, a light blue coat with black accessories and an orchid corsage. Upon their return the newlyweds will reside in Taneytown.
Obituary -- The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Friday, April 1, 2016; Other Editions, Page A4 (Newspapers.com):
Joe Shaum
Joseph Bernard Shaum, 86, of Westminster, MD, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster. Born July 4, 1929 in Taneytown, he was the son of the late Francis and Helen (Wisotzkey) Shaum. He was the husband of Betty (Conaway) Shaum, to whom he was married for 63 years.
Joe was born and raised in Taneytown. At a very early age, he built and flew model airplanes, both free-flight and control line. At age 11, Joe's father had him clerk in his meat and grocery store on Main Street. At age 16, Joe received his flying license at Taneytown Airport, which was located at Fair's Garage on the Taneytown-Emmitsburg Road. He advanced to a private pilot's license, which enabled him to take passengers for rides. Throughout his lifetime, he enjoyed building and flying model airplanes.
Joe attended St. Joseph Catholic School for 8 years before entering Taneytown High School. He was elected class president during his sophomore and senior years, graduating in 1948. When President Harry Truman initiated the draft, Joe enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served for 3 years during the Korean War. Upon leaving the service, Joe returned to work at his father's store for 2 more years. He then took on a new challenge as a salesman for the Maryland Candy Company in Westminster, spending 13 years there. He subsequently landed a job as a customer service representative with the Westinghouse Corporation in Sykesville, eventually being promoted to Supervisor of Receiving, Storeroom, and Shipping. After 19 years with Westinghouse, Joe became the Shipping Supervisor for 7 years at the Aristocraft Company in Littlestown, PA. He then worked during semi-retirement for Star Vending in Westminster for 6 years.
After retiring, Joe and Betty volunteered in Carroll Community Hospital's gift shop and at the information desk for 22 years. Joe served for 6 years as treasurer of the hospital auxiliary, and served 2 terms as president. He also served as a member of Carroll Hospital's Board of Directors, the Taneytown City Council, and the Board of Directors of Cantonsville Community College in Carroll County. He was a member of both St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taneytown and St. John's Catholic Church in Westminster. He was a member of Hesson Snider American Legion Post 120 in Taneytown, where he served as Commander for one term. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Carroll County Heart Association.
Surviving in addition to his wife are son, Michael Shaum and wife Lorie of Fort Mill, SC; daughter, Becky Rugemer and husband Max of Oakton, VA; granddaughter, Melissa Shaum of NC; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sister, Mary Donatelli and brothers, Father David W. Shaum, and Frank Shaum.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, MD, with Monsignor Martin E. Feild as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at MYERS-DURBORAW FUNERAL HOME, 136 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown, MD. Prayers will be offered at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 for Joseph Bernard Shaum; Maryland,? ? Taneytown,?Taneytown High School? ? 1948; page 19; (Ancestry.com):
Joseph Bernard Shaum "Joe"
Joe, as senior president and Taneyette editor, is one of the outstanding members of the class. He entered T. H. S. in his freshman year and has been an active member ever since.
Fun loving, gay, and friendly describe Joe and at times he is possessed with the desire to get into a little mischief.
Joe is very much interested in aviation and we feel sure that if he chooses this as his future career, he will be successful.
General Course -- Glee Club 3, 4; Commencement Program 3; Operetta 2; Spring Musical 2, 3; Eisteddfod 3. 4.; Assemblies 1, 3, 4; Christmas Program 4; Taneyette Staff 3, 4; Dancing Club 1; Year Book Staff 4. Class officer 2, 4; Student Council 3.
Korean War service, 3.5 years, U.S. Air Force
Newspaper article:
The News (Frederick, Maryland); Thursday, 07 October 1948; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):
Pfc. Joseph B. Shaum of San Antonio, Texas, is spending a ten-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Shaum, Taneytown. In returning he will report to Topeka, Kansas.
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| Father | John Adam Ruegemer (b. 1855, d. after April 1940) |
| Mother | Caroline Lena Schneider (b. 1878, d. after April 1940) |
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| Son | Wilhelm Maximilian Rugemer (b. 24 February 1917, d. 6 September 2004) |
on the ship Breslau from Bremen, with (first) wife Auguste, age 37, and children Georg, 18, Karl, 16, Alfred, 6, Ferdinand, 5, Karl, 3, and Henry, 2.
on the ship Breslau from Bremen, with (first) wife Auguste, age 37, and children Georg, 18, Karl, 16, Alfred, 6, Ferdinand, 5, Karl, 3, and Henry, 2.
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| Son | Wilhelm Maximilian Rugemer (b. 24 February 1917, d. 6 September 2004) |
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| Father | Howard W. Baker (b. 15 August 1880, d. 25 April 1946) |
| Mother | Elsie May Stuller (b. 2 December 1890, d. 29 May 1928) |
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| Daughter | Carol Gosnell |
| Daughter | Marilyn Gosnell |
Obituary -- The Times Union; Albany, New York; Sunday, April 26, 2009 (GenealogyBank.com):
TROY -- Katherine B. Gosnell, of Diamond Ridge, Troy, and formerly of Albany, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2009 at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush, N.Y. Born on April 12, 1918 in Winfield, Md., she was the daughter of Elsie and Howard Baker. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Gosnell and her sister, Marie. She retired from the State of NY Retirement System and she traveled to the Holy Land in the 90s, a lifelong dream. A member of the West End Presbyterian Church since 1950, she had been an active member of the Presbyterian Women and the church for many years. She was very proud of her independence and her family. She is survived by her children, Carol (David) Bartlett and Marilyn (Charles) Fisher; four grandchildren, and one great-grandson. No service is planned at this time.
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| Daughter | Katherine Elizabeth Baker+ (b. 12 April 1918, d. 23 April 2009) |
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| Daughter | Katherine Elizabeth Baker+ (b. 12 April 1918, d. 23 April 2009) |
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| Father | Ernest Hall (b. 1880, d. 28 April 1950) |
| Mother | Anna Bell Hatfiled (b. 8 January 1892, d. 7 April 1974) |
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| Son | Jack Martin Gosnell (b. 1 May 1946, d. 19 March 1967) |
| Son | Ernest B. Gosnell+ |
Obituaries:
The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Monday, March 20, 2006; Main Edition, Page B4 (Newspapers.com):
On Saturday, March 18, 2006 DOROTHY ANN (nee Hall) of Dundalk Beloved wife ot the late Leon Martin Gosnell; devoted mother of Ernest Gosnell and the late Jack Martin Gosnell; dear sister of Marjorie Kessler and Howard Hall and the late Mabel Trescott, Hilda Davis, Alfred and Alvin Hall; loving grandmother of Melissa Gosnell and great-grandmother of Caden Foley.
Friends may call at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, P.A. 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield (beside S. Carroll High School) on Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8. Graveside service Thursday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at Morgan Chapel Church Cemetery, Woodbine.
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| Daughter | Dorothy Ann Hall+ (b. 23 January 1915, d. 18 March 2006) |
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Ernest Hall, 69, died Friday, April 28, I950, at his home In
Woodbine. He was born in Howard county, a son of the late William G. and Annie Hall. He was a track foreman for the B. & 0, Railroad for the past 45 years.
Surviving are his wife, Annie B. Hall, and the following children, Mrs. Norton Trescott, Baltimore, Mrs. Leo Gosnell, Sparrows Point, Mrs. Leo Davis, Winfleld; Mrs. Herbert Kessler, Woodbine; Howard, U. S. Air Force, Chanute Field, Illinois; and two brothers Howard, Watersville, and Rufus, Ellicott City; 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services were at the C, M. Waltz funeral home. Monday
at 2 P. M. with interment in the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
The Times, May 4, 1950.
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| Daughter | Dorothy Ann Hall+ (b. 23 January 1915, d. 18 March 2006) |
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| Father | Leon Martin Gosnell (b. 13 June 1912, d. 2 February 1996) |
| Mother | Dorothy Ann Hall (b. 23 January 1915, d. 18 March 2006) |
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Obituaries:
The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Tuesday, 28 Mar 1967; Pages 48 (B-24) & 30 (B-6); (Newspapers.com):
Army Spec. 4 J. M. Gosnell Is Killed in Vietnam
Army spec. 4 Jack M. Gosnell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Gosnell, of 1135 H street, Sparrows Point, was killed March 19 in Vietnam, the Defense Department reported yesterday.
Specialist Gosnell, a 1964 graduate of Sparrows Point High School, had been in Vietnam since September after receiving basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was an infantryman attached to Company B. 22nd Infantry, 4th Division.
Born in Frederick, Mr. Gosnell grew up in the Sparrows Point area. He was described as a "wonderful, all-around boy, well liked, had a lot of friends, and was well-respected.
After graduating from school, he went to work for Bethlehem Steel in a machine shop. Members of his family said he loved working with tools, cars and being around machinery. He hoped to return to his old job when he got out of the service.
Specialist Gosnel wrote his family on March 16. The letter was received a week ago Monday, the day after he died of wounds in combat.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Pfc. Ernest B. Gosnell, now on leave from Fort Benning, Ga.; his grandmothers, Mrs. Carrie Gosnell, of Lisbon, Md., and Mrs. Annie Hall, of Woodbine, Md., and numerous aunts and uncles.
The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Friday, 31 March 1967; Page 43; and
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The Baltimore Sun, (Baltimore, Maryland); Saturday, April 01, 1967; page 24; (Newspapers.com):
GOSNELL
Suddenly, on March 19, 1967, in Viet Nam, JACK M., Sp. 4, of 1135 Sparrows Point, Md., beloved son of Leon M. and Dorothy A. Gosnell and brother of Ernest Gosnell.
Jack rests at the Waltz Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield, Md., where services will be held Saturday, April 1, at 11 A.M.? ? Interment in Morgan Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 P.M. Friday.
The News (Frederick, Maryland); Friday, 31 March 1967; Page 13; (Newspapers.com):
JACK M. GOSNELL
Jack M. Gosnell, Sp 4 U.S. Army killed in action in Viet Nam March 19, 1967. He lived at 1135 H. St., Sparrows Point, Md.
He is the son of Leon M. and Dorothy A. Hall Gosnell formerly of Woodbine, Carroll Co.
He is also survived by a brother, Ernest, U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, Ga., maternal grandmother, Mrs. Addie B. Hall of Woodbine, and paternal grandmother Mrs. Carrie Gosnell of Lisbon, Howard Co.
Friends may call today at the Waltz Funeral Home, Winfield 2 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services on Saturday 11 a.m. from the funeral home, the Rev. Lawrence Cameron officiating.
Burial in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, Woodbine, Md.
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| Father | Lewis Fowler Weaver, Jr. (b. 11 December 1884, d. 17 June 1948) |
| Mother | Gertrude Bringe (b. 23 December 1892, d. 27 February 1968) |
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| Daughter | Dorothy Lillian Ingalls (b. 6 December 1938, d. 6 December 1938) |
| Son | Thomas Lewis Ingalls+ |
| Son | Richard Charles Ingalls+ (b. 29 September 1944, d. 1 August 2005) |
| Son | Ronald James Ingalls |
| Daughter | Susan Alice Ingalls |
Obituary -- Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Wednesday, March 10, 1971; Page 28 (Newspapers.com):
Virginia R. Ingalls, nee Weaver, beloved wife of Roland; devoted mother of Thomas (Barbara), Richard (Yvonne), Ronald (Bonnie) and Susan; dear grandmother of seven; fond sister of William (Buck) Weaver, Frances Nels and Mae Jeppesen. Funeral services Friday, 10 a.m. at Thompson Funeral Home, 5570 W. 95th St. Interment Evergreen. Visitation Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 10 p.m. 425-0500.
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| Daughter | Virginia Ruth Weaver+ (b. 16 June 1920, d. 8 March 1971) |
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