Obituaries

Sep 6, 2018

Charles J. Murphy, Sr., age 92, died on September 6, 2018 in Towson, MD.

The son of Bernard A. and Sadie C. Murphy, Charles is survived by his children Diane Warner (Michael), Mary Angela Rutter (Eugene), Elizabeth Flerlage (Theodore), Paul Murphy (Lynn), and John Murphy (Genene), daughter-in-law Carrie Murphy and son-in-law Eric Mulholland.

Also surviving...

Aug 28, 2018

On August 28, 2018, Steven Vincent Chaconas, beloved husband of Cynthia Suzanne Chaconas (nee: Forman); devoted father of Ashley Chaconas, Nicholas Chaconas, Grant Chaconas and Reid Chaconas; dear son of Patricia Anne Chaconas (nee: White) and the late Nicholas James Chaconas, Jr.; loving brother of Suzanne Chaconas and Shawn Chaconas and son-in-law of Joe Forman and his wife Mary...

Aug 26, 2018

On August 26, 2018, Mariana Frances Childs (nee: Miller) passed away peacefully at St. Agnes Hospital, following a courageous 28 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis; beloved wife of Jeffrey Childs; devoted mother of Michael P. Childs and Matthew T. Childs; dear daughter of Harry D. Miller and the late Frances Miller (nee: Case); loving sister of Mary Evelyn Miller ...

Aug 21, 2018

On August 21, 2018, William R. Fairbank; beloved husband of Mary Patricia "Pat" Fairbank (nee Deaver); devoted father of Matthew William Fairbank; loving brother in law of Kathleen Deaver and Elizabeth Wheat. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gilchrist Hospice, Special Olympics, or the...

Aug 19, 2018

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, Esther Ames passed away at the age of 90. Esther was born on February 10, 1928 to John and Anna (Juliano) Mulvaney. She was raised in Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD with her four siblings, James, Ellen, John, and Marie. Esther began working for Bell Atlantic (what was then C&P) in the late ‘50s where she...

Aug 17, 2018

Rob was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Ellicott City.  He attended Worthington Elementary School, Ellicott Mills Middle School, and Mount Hebron High School.  Despite the discovery when Rob was a toddler that he required a pacemaker, he always remained active and did not let it hold him back from keeping up with his peers.  As a...

Aug 14, 2018

On August 14, 2018, Margaret K. Graf (nee Steele), formerly of New Canaan, CT., beloved wife of the late Edwin J. Graf Jr.; devoted mother of Margaret Labesky and her husband Tony, Susan Fennell and her husband David, Marybeth Graf-Brohawn, Michael Graf and his wife Sandy, Katie O'Brien, and the late Edwin J. Graf III; loving grandmother of twenty-one...

Aug 8, 2018

On August 8, 2018, Lillian Violet Krasnansky, nee DiMaggio, 94, loving wife of the late Robert Krasnansky, Sr, devoted mother of Robert (Theresa Lochte), Mark (Maria Bayer), David (Margaret Flynn), Jean Thompson (Paul), Keith (Delia), and Brian (Amelia); predeceased by sisters Carmella Schmitz, Rose Marie Greiner, and Elizabeth Wilhelm; and survived by 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Jul 24, 2018

On July 24, 2018 Robert C. Hedrich, Sr.; Life Companion of the late Mary C. Stevens; Brother of the late Dorothy Haines; Beloved father of Anne Marie Waltemeyer, Christian George Hedrich II, and Robert Carl Hedrich, Jr.; Cherished step-father of Virginia MacLamore, Sherry Selby, Debra Mowry, Cindy Iames, Vicky Humm, Susan Shiflett, and the late Nicholas Stevens and Allan...

Jul 24, 2018

On July 24, 2018, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease, Ethel Ann Arnold was welcomed by the Lord to forever watch over her family and loved ones.

She was born July 12, 1930 to John and Nellie Richardson. She grew up in South Baltimore with her sister June and cousin Rosemary Hirschman. On January 27, 1952...

Jul 23, 2018

Lydia passed peacefully from this life the morning of July 23rd after a gradual decline in health.  She was surrounded and supported by her loving family during the last days of her life.

Lydia was born in Baltimore, MD, to Romolo and Carolina (Baldi) Briglia on July 25, 1916.   Lydia lived for her entire life in Baltimore...

Jul 21, 2018

Enid Elaine Spicer (nee Fritz) was born on January 23, 1927. She was the youngest of the four children of Emil and Elsie Fritz. Enid had two sisters, Hildegard and Ruth, and a brother Daniel. They were raised on Bentalou Street in the Walbrook area of West Baltimore. Enid completed the eleventh grade from Western High School and shortly...

Jul 18, 2018

It is with great sadness that we announce that Clara M.  Wollering (Bookholtz) passed away on Wednesday, July 18th at the age of 94. She was the beloved wife of the late John I. Wollering Jr.; devoted mother of Mary L. Lewis, and Carol W. Lahner and her husband Mark W. Lahner; cherished grandmother of Amanda M. Lahner, and...

Jul 15, 2018

On July 15, 2018, Michael J. Vicari Jr., beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Kolb); devoted father of Ellen E. Vicari-Adams and her husband Daniel, Jeannette Alford and her husband Curt, and Mary Ann Vicari and her companion Victor Villagran; dear son of the late Michael and Ethel Vicari; cherished grandfather of Andromeda and Lyra Adams, and Annabel Alford; loving...

Jul 13, 2018

Walter Hughes, Jr. died peacefully in his sleep Friday morning July 13th; the beloved husband of the late Carol (Conklin) Hughes, devoted father to Barbara Hughes Shippy of Arden, DE, the late Cynthia Hughes of Boca Raton, FL & Deborah Hughes Anderson of Catonsville, MD & her husband Donald; loving grandfather of John Scott, Andrea Cutler & Riley Shippy....

Jul 9, 2018

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Jul 9, 2018

On July 9, 2018, Boyce M. Longshore Jr., beloved husband of Frances Jane Longshore (nee Cascio); devoted father of Jane Madison Virden and her husband Michael C.; loving grandfather of Alexandra Jane Virden, Dr. Jordan Lee Virden- Menefee and her husband Luke, Taylor Paige Virden, and Blaire Madison Virden; loving brother in law of Salvatore J. Cascio. Also survived...

Jul 8, 2018

William Tenney Brown, age 83, of Catonsville, Maryland, died Sunday, July 8 at St. Agnes Hospital in Catonsville.  Tenney was born on February 15, 1935 in Washington, DC.  He graduated from Florida State University in 1957, served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960 and was employed for 35 years by the U. S. Department of Defense at the National...

Jun 28, 2018

Edith Ellen Evans (nee Runkles), 77, of Baltimore, formerly of West Ocean City, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, June 28, 2018.  She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren.  She was predeased by her loving husband of 51 years, Ronald Joseph Evans, Sr. (Snifter).   She is survived by her son Ronald Joseph Evans, Jr. and his...

Jun 25, 2018

On June 25, 2018, Julia Virginia Pearce (nee Winter); beloved wife of William Pearce Sr.; devoted mother of William Pearce Jr. and his wife Anne, and Virginia L. Pearce; cherished grandmother of Joseph Nebel Sr., Amanda Hunter, Liberty Ravenwood, Michael Pearce, Jessica Pearce, and Melissa Pearce; loving great-grandmother of Edd Bowles, Max Hunter, Casey Hunter, Sophie Nebel, Ashley Nebel,...