Obituaries

Jan 31, 2023

Suzanne Rutherford Wilson, 88, of Catonsville, Maryland passed away on January 31, 2023 of heart disease. She was born to Charles Allen and Margaret Clare Rutherford (nee Bailey) on September 24, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Their family moved several times before settling in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Rosary College in Chicago, Illinois with a degree in Biology....

Jan 31, 2023

John Joseph Manglos, age 74, passed away on January 31, 2023. John  was born in New York on January 3, 1949 to the late John F. Manglos  & Quintina Manglos (nee Veltri).  He graduated from Saint John's University in 1970.  John married his best friend,  Aldina Lorenzoni in 1975 in Walden, New York. In 1981, his daughter, Katheryn,...

Jan 29, 2023

Donald Keith Haynes

Donald Keith Hayes was born at home on October 24, 1924, in McFarland Kansas, the oldest child of Charles Andrew Haynes and Helen LaMar Haynes. He grew up during the Great Depression with his brother Robert and their dog Louie. His father Charles worked for the railroad and instilled in Don the work ethic...

Jan 29, 2023

Alice Louise LaMarsh (nee Nader) was born in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 1930 to the late James N. Nader & Wadia Nader (nee Aed). She passed away peacefully on January 29, 2023. She was 92. She was the loving wife of the late Peter A. LaMarsh; devoted mother of Anna LaMarsh Riggin (George) & Peter A. LaMarsh Jr...

Jan 25, 2023

Joseph Michael Poag, of Ellicott City, MD, passed away on January 25, 2023 after a brief illness. He was 81.

Joe was born in Virginia on November 16, 1941, to Horace Poag and Sarah Poag Hurst (Nee Long). He grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Edmonson High School before joining the Baltimore Police Department in 1964,...

Jan 25, 2023

On January 25, 2023, Martin Gerard Kersse, loving husband of Judith Ann Kersse (nee Gahagan); devoted father of Sarah Lazarek (David), Andrew Kersse (Elizabeth Ann), and Benjamin Kersse (Erin); dear brother of Susan Paraskevas, Lawrence Kersse and Margaret Cusick; devoted grandfather of Jude, Quint, Helena, Eliza, Kenna, Vera, Louis, Colston and Rowan.

Visitation will be...

Jan 24, 2023

John Frank Spindler, 86, died peacefully on January 24, 2023, surrounded by his family . He was born in Baltimore, Maryland to John and Mary Spindler (nee Davis).

John graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, the Woodrow Wilson Business School, studied drama at John Hopkins McCoy College and Hilltop School of Drama and was a proud...

Jan 23, 2023

Francis W. Murray, of Columbia, MD, passed away on January 23, 2023. He was 71.

Francis was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 15, 1951, to Jack Murray and Alma Slattery (nee Borrack). He was the devoted husband of Susan A. Murray (nee Feaster) and devoted father to Erika Murray. Cherished brother to the late...

Jan 19, 2023

Beatrice Louise Dyer (nee Ponder), of Catonsville, MD, passed away on January 19, 2023.

She was 104. Beatrice was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 20, 1918, to Oswald Franklin Ponder and Cora Jane Ponder (nee Slaughter). She lived most of her life in Indianapolis.

She was the devoted wife of the late Robert Ivan...

Jan 19, 2023

Ed was born in Baltimore City, attending public schools and graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1955.  He earned a B.E.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 1959 and an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973.

Ed was a licensed professional engineer in MD, DE,...

Jan 19, 2023

On January 19, 2023 Jeffrey Adam Tirschman, loving husband of Mary Regina Tirschman (nee O’Boyle); devoted father of Catherine Margaret Tirschman and dear brother of David Tirschman passed away in Baltimore, Maryland.

Visitation will be held at the family-owned Candle Light Funeral Home, 1835 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD (21228) on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 from 2 to...

Jan 18, 2023

On January 18, 2023, Michael Edward Menard (65) suffered a heart failure and passed away.  Mike was born to Anna and Edward Menard on December 18, 1957 in Johnson City, New York.  He played football in high school.  He attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville and nursing school.  He was a Registered Nurse and truly enjoyed taking care of...

Jan 16, 2023

On January 16, 2023, Robert Neil Carhart, Sr., dear son of the late Charles William Carhart, Sr., and the late Glenna E. Carhart (nee Fisher); loving husband of the late Mary Jean Carhart; devoted father of Robert N. Carhart, Jr., (Clare), Kevin C. Carhart (Kimberley), Matthew W. Carhart (Myra) and Brian T. Carhart (Jill); loving brother of the late...

Jan 16, 2023

Guy L. Yates, of Catonsville, MD, passed away after a brief battle with brain cancer on January 16, 2023. He was 65. He was born in Baltimore, MD on July 17, 1957 to Joseph Francis Yates, Jr. and Violet Virginia Yates (nee Kemp). He was the loving husband of Susan Yates (nee Radecke); cherished brother-in-law of Mary Beth Mager...

Jan 15, 2023

Charles Thomas "Tom" Huber Tom was a kind and gentle soul who will be deeply missed. He was healthy and active with a very happy life until a few weeks before his death on January 15, 2023, at the age of 80, of rapid onset lung disease. After meeting in Alabama in 1991, he and his wife, Nancy Leigh...

Jan 9, 2023

On January 9, 2023, Rebecca Molesworth McNamara, loving wife of the late Howard Joseph McNamara, Jr., dear mother of Kathleen M. Smith and her husband Walter E. Smith, Beth McNamara Wilson and her husband Robert W. Wilson; beloved grandmother of Ryan Smith, Meghan Hughes, Kaitlin Yeager, Olivia Acree and Margaret Young; loving great-grandmother of Patrick Smith, Cossima Smith, Brayden...

Jan 7, 2023

Gloria Margaret Kohlhepp (Nee Ostendorf) was born in Baltimore, MD on May 11, 1937 to George Ferdinand Ostendorf and Frances Laura Ostendorf (Nee Swan). She passed away peacefully on January 7, 2023. She was 85. She was the loving wife of the late John Dunn Kohlhepp for 60 years; devoted mother of Mary C. Kohlhepp, Elizabeth A. Kohlhepp and...

Jan 6, 2023

On January 6, 2023, Sylvia Waters Gundy passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer, at the age of 90.

Sylvia was born in Baltimore on December 23, 1932 and attended Douglass Senior High School and graduated from Morgan State College, where she pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  She was a community activist, leader, and...

Jan 4, 2023

On January 4, 2023, Barbara Ann Jenkins, (nee Hess) dear wife of Charles P. Jenkins; loving mother of Kelly Jenkins-Pultz and her husband Stephen Pultz, Michael C. Jenkins and his wife Barbara Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins and Dawn Berry; dear grandmother of Anthony and Dominic Pultz, Jennifer Frisby and her husband Jeremy Frisby, Christopher Jenkins and the late Jesse Jenkins,...

Jan 2, 2023

Anthony Vincent Ferrar a, Jr., 75, of C atonsville, p assed away peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2023, with his family by his side.

He was born on March 24, 1947, the first son of the late Anthony Sr. and Margaret Ferrara (Trovato) of Baltimore, Maryland.

Anthony (Tony) was a 1965 graduate of Baltimore...