Obituaries

May 27, 2019

Ruth Naomi Lemon was born to Frank and Cora Wiest on August 19, 1927.  Ruth had one older brother, Robert, and a younger brother, who died in childbirth.  During their childhood and teen years, she and her brother lived in Pillow, PA, a small town in the mountains north of Harrisburg.  Ruth went to Pillow High School.  She later...

May 26, 2019

Ingeborg (Inge) Jones of Catonsville, MD passed away peacefully on May 26, 2019 in hospice at Glynn Taff Assisted Living.

Inge was born in Oederan, Saxony, Germany in 1922. At the age of two, Inge and her mother sailed to New York landing at Ellis Island where shortly thereafter they reunited with Inge’s father Charles (Charlie) Grabner....

May 21, 2019

Mary Kathryn Daniels of Catonsville, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A graveside service will be held 10:00AM Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery.

May 19, 2019

On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Claire “Mom-mom” Walter died at the age of 90 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Columbia, Maryland.

Born Claire Marie Storck in Baltimore on March 30, 1929, she attended Seton High School. On October 7, 1950, she married Joseph Philip Walter. They raised three children together -- daughters Kathryn and Jane, and son...

May 13, 2019

Margaret Gibson Garner, 103, resident of Vantage Point in Columbia.

Margaret aka "Margo", was born April 27, 1916 in Newport, North Carolina.  She moved to DC with her father when she was very young.  She lived in the DC area working as a reporter for the lower house, high school math and science teacher as well as...

May 7, 2019

Dorothy ( Dot ) Flint of Baltimore Maryland passed away peacefully on May 7, 2019 surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born in Shenandoah, VA and moved to Baltimore as a young girl with her family. She predeceased her husband, Ferdinand ( Freddy) Flint. She had five children, Deborah Flint ( deceased), Buddy Flint (deceased), Jeanie Albright...

May 4, 2019

Bernadette Silke Hoffman was called home to God on Saturday May 4, 2019 at the age of 84. She is predeceased by her husband John Hoffman; daughters Kathleen, Anita and Elaine; brothers Lexie and Michael Silke and sisters Joan Schriber and Mary Flynn. She is survived by her siblings David and Shelia Silke and by her daughters Bernadette Hoffman-Wild...

Apr 29, 2019

Virginia “Ginny” Bradford, of Catonsville, Maryland passed away on April 29th at her home. Ginny was born in Staten Island, New York; beloved daughter of Natalie and the late Ronald Sullivan of New York.  She is survived by son Steven, daughter Kimberly and former husband Tony Bradford.  As well as by siblings Raymond (Noreen) Sullivan, Diane Tudor, and Patrick...

Apr 29, 2019

Kenneth “Trey” Norman Keys III, 44 of Catonsville, MD passed away on April 29, 2019 after battling cancer.

The viewing will be 3-5 and 7-9, Thursday May 2 at Candle Light Funeral Home in Catonsville.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Ellicott City...

Apr 26, 2019

Gloria Henderson, 71 years of age, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at Charlestown Retirement Community. In 1965, she attended Thomas Jefferson High in Pittsburgh and then, graduated from Robert Morris College. Gloria started her working career as a stockbroker at Babbitt Meyers and Waddell. She then moved to Baltimore in 1968 and worked for Quick & Rielly until...

Apr 25, 2019

Virginia Roxalyn Marshall, better known as Mother Virginia, sometime Superior of the All Saints Sisters of the Poor, passed into eternal life on the evening of April 25, 2019.

Mother Virginia was born on July 13, 1915, the oldest daughter of Joseph and Sue Marshall, in Lewes, Delaware.  She led an active life enjoying swimming,...

Apr 14, 2019

Lawrence R Harding, age 80, passed peacefully on April 14, 2019 surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara (Manning) Harding, children Carolyn Davis and her husband Thomas, DavidHarding and his wife Jane and Paul Harding and his wife Karen. Loving Grandfather to eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  He was the loving brother...

Apr 9, 2019

Joseph J (“Joe”) Brazzamano of Catonsville Maryland, formerly of University Park Florida, and Long Island, New York, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2019, two days before his 97th birthday, surrounded by loving family and friends.  He was the beloved husband of Pat (LeDonne) Brazzamano, his wife of 65 years.

Joe was, born on April...

Apr 7, 2019

Benjamin “Ben” Charles Granderson, passed away on April 7, 2019 at his home in Catonsville in the presence of his loving family, after a year and a half long battle with a rare genetic disease. He is survived by his father Charles Granderson, mother Lori (nee Rout) Granderson of Catonsville, brothers Bryant White and James Granderson, sister-in-law Mandy White,...

Apr 5, 2019

Theodore (Ted) James Focht of Spotsylvania Virginia passed away April 5, 2019.  Ted was born December 30, 1937 to Arthur Leroy Focht and Monnie Lula Creed Focht Bostwick and was raised in Washington, D.C., but lived near Fort Lauderdale Florida for a time, too.  Ted loved boxing as a teenager and was a Golden Gloves Fly Weight boxing champion...

Mar 28, 2019

On March 28,2019 Celine "Sis" Barry lost her battle with cancer. Celine was the beloved wife of the late Patrick Barry; devoted daughter of the late Lawrence and Audrey Bezold (nee Peppler); cherished sister of Lawrence H. Bezold and his wife, Cass, and the late Agnes M. Bezold; loving aunt of Lawrence H. Bezold ll, Dawn M. Engle, Ernest...

Mar 26, 2019

Deborah Lynn Dobrovolny (Nee Gehringer), age 57, passed peacefully on March 26, 2019 after her hard fight with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Larry Dobrovolny, cherished mother of her daughters Ashley and Mary, adored older sister of Sharon (Ed), Joyce (Dennis), and Janet (Terry) and loved by many nieces and nephews. Debbie enjoyed tennis, reading, going to...

Mar 24, 2019

Francis (Frank) Howard Oehler, age 85, passed peacefully on March 24, of natural causes.  Francis is survived by his siblings Joan Smith, Laura Fox, and Clark Oehler; children Laura (David) Lake, Sherry Oehler, and Jack Oehler; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Frank was born in Baltimore and served honorably for the U.S. Army in the Korean War...

Mar 22, 2019

Carolyn (Lynn) Katherin Mott died suddenly after a brief illness on March 22, 2019. Born January 1, 1934 in Scranton, PA, she graduated from Keystone Junior College where she met the love of her life, C. Bogert (Bo) Mott. After a brief courtship they eloped in 1953. Following college she worked at the Just Born Candy Company and Bethlehem...

Mar 22, 2019

Zygmund V. Huscio, 97 years of age, passed away of Natural Causes on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Brightview Assisted Living. Zygmund was born January 11, 1922 in Jackson, Michigan to Veronica Huscio. He was the oldest of 4 children, all of which proceeded him in death. He served in the Army and was a veteran of WWII. Zygmund...