Roberta E. Starner

Roberta Estelle Starner, 91, of Westminster, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Summerville at Westminster Assisted Living. Born Feb. 15, 1919, in Patapsco, she was the daughter of the late Alver Elias and Gladys Estelle Barrick Sprinkle. She was the wife of the late Reese Leppo Starner, her husband of 51 years, who died Feb. 4, 1995. She was a 1935 graduate of Westminster High School. Her first job was a secretary for the Westminster Nurseries where she worked for nine years. She later worked as a bookkeeper for the former Co-op Supermarket. Her last job was at the former Union National Bank where she was a bank teller, retiring in 1975. For many years she was active in local Republican Party activities. She was past president and treasurer of the Republican Women's Club of Carroll County. She was a member of the Maryland Federation of Republican Women and the National Federation of Republican Women. During President George H. W. Bush's presidency, she worked as a volunteer in the White House mailroom. In September 1996, she was honored by the Carroll County Republican Central Committee for her "Distinguished and Selfless Service." She also was a charter member and past treasurer of the Venture Club of Westminster. She enjoyed reading all kinds of books, watching musicals, biographies, mysteries and travel programs, and especially being with her family. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Ann and Michael Mann, of Westminster; son and daughter-in-law Robert and Nancy Starner, of Westminster; a granddaughter, Crystal Starner, of Westminster; grandson and wife Michael and Mandy Starner, of Westminster; great-grandson Andrew Caltrider; great-granddaughters Kaitlyn, Reagan and Piper Starner; great-great-grandchildren Araina, Elizabeth and Noah; and a brother, Edwin Granville Sprinkle, of Hampstead. She was predeceased by brothers Kenneth Alver Sprinkle and Boyd Ellsworth Sprinkle; and by a sister, Norma Dorothy Rubeor. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. Private interment will be in the Emmanuel Baust United Church of Christ cemetery in Tyrone. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060; or to Carroll Hospice Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157. Online condolences may be made at www.prittsfuneralhome.com. Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.