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89, on October 2, 2017. Married to late Joseph K. Schriefer Sr. Survived by her brother George E Moseley of Spartanburg SC, mother of nine children - Joseph Jr. (deceased) James, Jean, Jay, John, Jane, Jeff, Michael and George, 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10am on May 12, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 5422 Old Frederick Rd, Baltimore MD 21229. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery where she will join her late husband.

Ed was known for his generosity and love of family. His passion for smart investing meant that his clients were well-cared for and prepared for retirement; his children knew wise stock-market strategies; and his grandchildren consulted him to save and pay for college. He served on the finance committee at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, shared his philosophy of smart budgeting for couples in the church’s marriage preparation program, and briefly taught a continuing education...

Michael John Conron, 82, of Ellicott City, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.  Mike is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Madelyn Higgins Conron, his son Michael William Conron and his wife Gena Marie, his daughter Jennifer Conron Jackson and her husband Joe, his five grandchildren, Matthew (20), Carolyn (18), Abigail (16), Michael John (15) and Patrick (12) and his sisters Jane Conron, Marcia Conron Dow and Sister Patricia Conron, csj. Mike was born...

We lost a wonderful human being on Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2018, and he will be loved and missed by many friends. Michael was born on October 27, 1946 in Prince Frederick, MD. He was the son of Andrew Wilford Grover (dec.) and Ruth Sheckells Grover (dec.). He grew up on the family farm in Owings, MD and graduated from Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, MD in June, 1964. He was granted a scholarship and graduated with honors from Washington College in Chestertown,...

Ellicott City – Melanie Williams Rodriguez, age 44, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at home after a 13 year battle with cancer. A native of Clyde, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joe and Gail Williams. She was preceded in death by her sister, Anna Bess Williams of Clyde, NC; paternal grandparents, Robert and Emily Williams of Clyde, and her maternal grandfather, Alan Dane Roberson of Farmerville, LA and her best friend, Melanie Scroggs Fore. In 1996,...

Rev. Dennis Edward Dorsch was the only child born to Rebecca Ann Tormollan and Baldwin Edward Dorsch on August 2, 1944 in Baltimore City. He attended Poly and Catonsville High Schools as well as Western Maryland College. He completed additional education at Johns Hopkins University and the Wesley Theological Seminary. For seven years he was the Assistant to the Comptroller of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and then Comptroller of Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital until answering...

William Thomas “Smokey” Wells passed away Wednesday, April 18th at the age of 90, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Baltimore in 1927 he was the son of Milton and Myrtle Wells and the brother to Milton Jr., June, and Jack Wells. Bill loved baseball and earned his nickname “Smokey” for his smoking hot pitches when he was growing up in Baltimore.  While attending Forest Park High School he joined the Navy.  In 1948 he married the love...

Gary William Hartley, aged 72, of Catonsville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13th, 2018.  Gary is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Joyce Jensen Hartley, his sister Debra Morrison and her husband John, his son Nathan Hartley and his wife Dianne, his daughter Jennifer Clarke and her husband Jason, his step-son Larry Pickett and his wife Sharon, his step-son Gregg Pickett and his partner Kimberly, his step-daughter Jill Savage and her husband Kevin, his 13...

Elizabeth L. Shea (Brown), beloved wife of the late Donald D. Shea; devoted mother of Brian Shea, Karen Lynch, Diana Pollard and Linda Angevine; loving grandmother of Kevin Tewey and Michael Pollard and great grandmother of Bailey and Jackson Pollard. Betty passed away peacefully in her Catonsville home on April 10, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones and comforted in knowing she lived a life full of cherished memories.  Born in 1933, Betty lived her childhood in...

DOROTHY ELLEN PHILLIPS   "Dottie" passed away on March 14th, 2018, at the age of 73, surrounded by loving family and friends.  Dottie graduated from Eastern High School in Baltimore, MD, received her Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management from University of Maryland, and worked as a Senior Human Resource Analyst for Westinghouse and for the Howard County Government. A long-time resident of Catonsville, Dottie was an active member of Christ The...