Obituaries

Apr 13, 2024

Anne Morgan Gray, psychotherapist, writer, and joyful spirit, passed peacefully and mercifully on April 13, 2024, after a very long and difficult illness. In her final years, Alzheimer’s Disease robbed Anne of her own memories, those of a life full of family, friends, love, warmth, compassion, and dogs, but memories of her will be cherished by her devoted husband,...

Apr 11, 2024

Shirley Jean Brawner (Farcin), 88, of Hampden Maryland passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 11, 2024 at St. Joseph Medical Center. She was born on June 16, 1935 in West Virginia, daughter of the late Joseph and Juanita Farcin.

Shirley is survived by her husband of 59 years Charles Frederick Brawner Sr.,...

Apr 6, 2024

Jacque passed away at home, surrounded by members of her family on April 6, 2024, at the age of 96. She was born in Washington D.C. on March 22, 1928, the daughter of Lottie (Brown) and Carl Henderson.

Jacque was always very active and enjoyed life. In her younger years she loved waterskiing, boating, carpentry work and...

Mar 31, 2024

Patrick K. Lackey died Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, at the Brightview Catonsville assisted living center in Maryland from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 80.

Pat was born in the western Kansas town of Ransom on July 30, 1943, the son of Harmon and Lee Lackey. He hopscotched through small Kansas towns growing up...

Mar 26, 2024

Linda Whittington Ralph, 86, of Lutherville, Maryland, passed away March 26, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel Whittington, Jr. and Mabelle Rose Freeman. Linda was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Ralph; sisters, Nancy Whittington Jacobsen and Joan Whittington Gatewood.

She is survived by her...

Mar 24, 2024

On March 24 2024 James A Webster Sr. (age 90) passed away peacefully, and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his two sons. Joseph S Webster and James A Webster Jr. and his Granddaughter Mandie Webster . James enjoyed sports of all kinds and also volunteered with Knights of Columbus and the Moose Lodge.

Mar 22, 2024

Sara (Sally) Elizabeth Coughlin died of heart failure on March 22, 2024. Sally was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James (Jim) Irving Coughlin. She is survived by her children, Kris Ann Meehling, Michael James Coughlin, and Karen Reeping. She also leaves five grandchildren, Karina, Kendrick and Keegan Pacchioni and Kacy and Zachary Reeping and two...

Mar 22, 2024

Doris J. Rosier (Nee Kesterson), beloved wife of Joseph A. Rosier, passed away on March 22nd, 2024. She was born on February 14th, 1939, in Rutherford, North Carolina, to John and Kitty Kesterson. Doris was one of eleven siblings and is survived by her sister Mary Lois Gilman and brother Dean Kesterson.

Doris was a...

Mar 22, 2024

Roger Hurd, 72, passed away on March 22, 2024. He was born in Mount Hope, West Virginia, and was the son of the late James Hobert and Dorothy (Carter) Hurd. Roger is survived by his son, Roger Lee Hurd Jr.; grandchildren, Trinity Kerns (Jessie), Zoe Hurd, and Kaylee Hurd; great-grandchild, Oaklynn Hurd; sister, Nancy Hurd; loving girlfriend, Tori Shackett;...

Mar 21, 2024

Christina Murray Younger, 75, died peacefully on March 21, 2024 at her home in Ellicott City, Maryland after a brave 5-year battle with cancer. Beloved mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, she spent her last weeks surrounded, loved, and cared for by her family.

Born in Queens, New York on December 26, 1948,...

Mar 15, 2024

The Rowen family would like to inform you that our beloved Edward Clark Rowen passed away on 3/15/2024. For those of us who knew and loved Edward, his passion was for life, family, and his work. Ed had decades of experience designing power supplies spanning a wide range of missions to almost every planet in our solar system, plus...

Mar 13, 2024

On Wednesday, March 13,2024, Norma King Schlegel, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away at the age of 91.

Norma was born on April 22, 1932, to Frankie (nee Borders) and Dewey King of Chapel Hill, NC. She earned a BA in Education from the University of North Carolina where she was a member of the...

Mar 11, 2024

On Monday afternoon, March 11, 2024, Ms. Fannie Catherine “Kitty” Doster, age 97, surrendered to the inevitable outcome of a long life well-lived and passed away at Oak Crest Senior Living in Parkville, MD. She is survived by her daughters Judith Lehnhoff Judy and Martha Doster, her sons Leroy Doster and Donald Lehnhoff, 5 amazing grandkids, 6 remarkable great-grandkids,...

Mar 10, 2024

Irene Carole Blondheim, (nee Clisham), age 88, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away, peacefully on March 10, 2024. She was the Beloved Wife of the late John S. Blondheim, devoted Mother to Colleen C. Heinbuch, Tracy L. Ballou (Husband, Lee) & Glenn A. Heinbuch (Wife, Jana) Loving Grandmother, (Mom-Mom) to Nicholas L. Ballou & McKenna L. Ballou. Also survived...

Mar 5, 2024

Deb was born in Jersey City NJ on June 8, 1952 to Lillian and William Koehler.

she graduated in 1974 from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania., and was in an active locally famous Sorority named Earle-Forte,

She is survived by Larry Bucher, husband, Woodstock, MD, Children, Lauren of Woodstock, MD and Chase...

Mar 1, 2024

In Loving Memory of Marian Spruill

Marian Spruill, beloved Sister, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend to many, passed away peacefully on March 1st, 2024 at 95 years age. She was born on September 13th, 1928 in Rockingham County, Virginia to Ralph Dutrow and Pauline Gilmer.

Throughout her life, Marian touched the...

Feb 26, 2024

Cleatus Stanley Wiley “Stanley”, 84, of Arbutus, MD passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024. He was loved by all and known by many (affectionately by various nick-names: “Cleat” “Stan” “Pee-Wee” “Poppa-Bear” “Cle-at-us”). Stanley was kind, thoughtful, would do anything for his friends/family, and was such a gentle and loving soul. He had such a great outlook on life,...

Feb 26, 2024

Dorothy Hoffman, who was born Dorothy Jean Mueller on January 13, 1932, entered into eternal rest on February 26, 2024. She married Carl L. Hoffman, Jr., on January 26, 1952; they celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary shortly before Carl’s death on March 17, 2023. Dorothy is survived by her son, Michael, and his girlfriend, Andrea Baker; her daughter, Laurie,...

Feb 23, 2024

Faith Kendall (Bailey) Montgomery (82) passed away on February 23, 2024 after a brief illness.

Kendall was born on May 16, 1941 in New York City. Her parents were Dr. F. Randolph Bailey (a Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York’s Presbyterian Hospital) and Constance (Gibboney) Bailey. Through her childhood, she loved sailing with her...

Feb 9, 2024

In Loving Memory of Jean Marie Espey

December 10th, 1959 - February 9th, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Jean Marie Espey, who left us on February 9th, 2024. Jean Marie was the cherished daughter of Charles and Isabelle, a loving mother to CJ and his wife Sam, Zach and...