Sheetz

On March 1, 2008, MACK SHEETZ of Churchville, MD; beloved husband of the late Grace Magnolia Waddell Sheetz; devoted father of Larry M. Sheetz and Samuel L. Sheetz; loving brother of Jeannette Hambleton. Also survived by three grandchildren, Erik Sheetz, Jenna Leigh Testerman and Jason Sheetz; five great-grandchildren and special friend, Myronelle Sheets. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon,MD on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11 A.M. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Monday, March 3, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 572, Bel Air, MD. 21014.

On March 1, 2008, MACK SHEETZ of Churchville, MD; beloved husband of the late Grace Magnolia Waddell Sheetz; devoted father of Larry M. Sheetz and Samuel L. Sheetz; loving brother of Jeannette Hambleton. Also survived by three grandchildren, Erik Sheetz, Jenna Leigh Testerman and Jason Sheetz; five great-grandchildren and special friend, Myronelle Sheets. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon,MD on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11 A.M. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Monday, March 3, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 572, Bel Air, MD. 21014.

On March 11, 2003, THELMA MARY SHEETZ (nee Booth); beloved wife of the late Dr. Charles H. Sheetz, Jr.; dear niece of Charlotte Ruff. Also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, 1 P.M., at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1900 St. Paul Street. Interment private. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc.

The perpetrator: Sheetz gas station, Joppa. The crime: Offering a great deal on regular unleaded. The sentence: Raise prices, soak customers and pile up the profits. Maryland may have trouble protecting residents from murder, robbery and al-Qaida. But it has triumphed over the threat of lower gas prices. Since the beginning of last year the comptroller's office has received 85 allegations of service stations selling gas too cheaply, investigated 44 and ordered stores to increase prices in dozens of cases, according to spokesman Joseph Shapiro.

On May 17, 2006, JOHN D. SHEETZ of Catonsville, Maryland. Beloved husband of the late Lois Elizabeth Sheetz (nee Tolley); loving father of Barbara A. Kight (Richard), devoted brother of Hazel Dobbins; loving grandfather of Steven Kight and Todd Kight (Megan), Great grandfather of Nikolas, Jacob and Noah Kight. Family and friends are invited to call at Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc., 1630 Edmondson Ave., Catonsville on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church Rockwell Ave. and Westchester Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228 on Saturday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

Erik Sheetz came down with a cold earlier this week. The spring semester is coming to a close, and the two 15-page papers that were due in his upper-level courses last week cost him plenty of sleep.Sheetz should feel run down more often.A junior at Towson State, Sheetz was the only possible choice as the East Coast Conference baseball Player of the Week. In seven games between April 22 and 28, the stocky first baseman hit an even .500 (15-for-30), with 16 RBIs, six home runs and four other extra-base hits.

When is a right-turn lane wrong?In Manchester, it depends on whom you ask.The town of Manchester and the operators of the Sheetz convenience store at the intersection of Routes 30 and 27 are battling in Carroll County Circuit Court over the right-turn-only exit from the store onto northbound Route 30.David Ruby, who owns the Manchester Supply Co. hardware store, which is north of and separated from the Sheetz store by one lot with a house on it, said Tuesday...

You could say Erik Sheetz, 21, of Aberdeen, is one of those athleteswho takes a coach's advice to heart.Perhaps that's the reason why the 1988 graduate of Havre de Grace had such a successful year as ajunior first baseman for Towson State University this spring."

When he was a little boy growing up on a farm in southern Lancaster County, Pa., close by the Susquehanna River, all Mack Sheetz wanted to do after completing his chores for his father was go fishing. The then-15-year-old usually fished alone, with a tenacity that rivaled that of the grown-ups he studied. "If I saw a guy catching fish, I paid a lot of attention to him. I watched what he did. I took it real serious. When I went to the river I wanted to catch me a big one. That's the only thing that was on my mind," the 82-year-old Churchville resident recalls while sitting in his kitchen.

The nation marked a holiday last week with a day off for many workers, sales at many stores and ceremonies for those who have served in the armed forces. But for Sam Sheetz, Veterans Day had a quiet, personal meaning - a remembrance from when he was a young man. When Sam Sheetz was wounded pulling fellow infantrymen out of hostile fire in Vietnam, he didn't think of the home runs he'd hit playing baseball as a youngster or the touchdowns he scored playing halfback for Bel Air High School in the early 1960s.

Recent stories about two victims of Baltimore's continuing murder epidemic reminded readers of the pervasive pain of violent death in the city. Some officials have argued that despite Baltimore's high per-capita murder rate, the city is relatively safe for those who don't sell or use drugs. And there is also a tendency to assume that a murdered black youth had been involved in illegal activity. But Nov. 11, services were held for two innocent young black people killed by strangers for no apparent reason.

On June 15, 2006, PETER ADAMS FELLMAN, beloved father of Peter D. husband of Lori Fellman; daughters Jill Fellman, Meredith wife of Brian Schenk and Melanie wife of Kenneth Bishop; grandfather of Devin and Peter. Also surviving is a brother Garfield L. husband of Rose Marie Fellman, a niece, nephew and a great niece Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 21, at 11:00 A.M. at the Salem United Church of Christ Rohrerstown, 2312 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service.

On May 17, 2006, JOHN D. SHEETZ of Catonsville, Maryland. Beloved husband of the late Lois Elizabeth Sheetz (nee Tolley); loving father of Barbara A. Kight (Richard), devoted brother of Hazel Dobbins; loving grandfather of Steven Kight and Todd Kight (Megan), Great grandfather of Nikolas, Jacob and Noah Kight. Family and friends are invited to call at Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc., 1630 Edmondson Ave., Catonsville on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church Rockwell Ave. and Westchester Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228 on Saturday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

Maryland: Lending Lenders bailing out of Montgomery About 20 mortgage lenders have decided to stop doing business in Montgomery County, blaming an anti-discrimination law that will go into effect in the jurisdiction next week, according to the Maryland Association of Mortgage Brokers. The ordinance adds examples to the definition of discriminatory lending and raises maximum damages 100-fold, to $500,000. Supporters say the law is no more stringent than the federal fair-housing rules, but opponents say the wording is precariously vague.

Repeal is sought on gas-cost control Hoping to reduce prices at the pump, a group of Republican delegates is trying to repeal a state law prohibiting below-cost gasoline sales. Proponents of the repeal said in a hearing yesterday that the government shouldn't regulate prices, and that free-market competition will benefit consumers. During the spike in gas prices after Hurricane Katrina last fall, Maryland gas prices were among the highest in the nation, according to AAA surveys. "This bill would lower gas prices for all Marylanders," said Del. Warren E. Miller, a Howard County Republican who is the measure's chief sponsor.

On August 20, 2005, MARY M. ROWSEY, of Fallston, MD; beloved wife of the late Ebert D. Mills and James T. Rowsey; devoted mother of Charles Edward Mills, Donald Ebert Mills, Nancy Mills Sheetz and Lou Ann Bane. Also survived by three grandchildren, Darlene Mohr, Jason Mills Sheetz, Charles Mills and one great-granddaughter, Cierra French. Predeceased by a daughter, Linda Mills Lynch and sisters, Carlin Norman, Blanche Winkler and Ethel Bond. Services will be held in the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., in Abingdon, MD, on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at 11 A.M. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

POLICE* Westminster: A resident of Saw Mill Road reported to city police that someone scratched her auto while it was parked at Cranberry Mall Thursday. She estimated the damage at $100.An employee of the Sheetz store on East Main Street told city police a customer drove away without paying for fuel Tuesday. The loss was placed at $12.60.

On August 20, 2005, MARY M. ROWSEY, of Fallston, MD; beloved wife of the late Ebert D. Mills and James T. Rowsey; devoted mother of Charles Edward Mills, Donald Ebert Mills, Nancy Mills Sheetz and Lou Ann Bane. Also survived by three grandchildren, Darlene Mohr, Jason Mills Sheetz, Charles Mills and one great-granddaughter, Cierra French. Predeceased by a daughter, Linda Mills Lynch and sisters, Carlin Norman, Blanche Winkler and Ethel Bond. Services will be held in the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., in Abingdon, MD, on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at 11 A.M. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

More than two hours before the frozen dawn, the morning rush has begun beneath the bright lights of the red-canopied Sheetz in Joppatowne. At 5 a.m., cars, trucks and vans are tethered to nearly half of the 20 gas pumps at this super-sized convenience store, their drivers anxious to get out of the cold and rejoin the stream of headlights passing on Pulaski Highway. "Pump two, you must shut off your pickup while pumping gas," a disembodied voice calls out from a loudspeaker above the pumps.