Obituaries

Barbara Frey Novak

Dec 15, 2016

Barbara Novak (Frey) passed away peacefully in Severn, Maryland on December 15, 2016, at the age of 75.

Barbara is survived by her son Joseph Novak, daughter Michele (Novak) Bykowski, her brother John Frey and his wife Carol Frey and their daughter Suzette (Lamb) Frey.  She is preceded in death by her father John Frey and mother...

Katherine (Roche) Cavey

Dec 10, 2016

Mary Katherine Cavey. Wife of the late Roy Oscar Cavey.

Noel Avery (Tischinger) Caron

Dec 2, 2016

Noël Avery Caron October 29, 1947 ~ December 2, 2016 Noël Avery Caron, age 69, of Woodstock, Maryland passed away on Friday (December 2, 2016) at Howard County Hospital due to a sudden brain aneurism. She was the life-long partner of David Timothy ("Tim") Petrlik of Woodstock. Noël was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 29, 1947 and grew...

Emmett Monte Buff

Nov 29, 2016

Catonsville Maryland-Emmett Monte Buff, age 80, died Tuesday November 29th 2016 at the Season Hospice Center in Randallstown Maryland after a sudden diagnosis with Leukemia. He was born March 20th 1936.

He leaves behind his loving partner, Mary Regina Grochmal; his son, Michael Patrick Buff; his daughter Debra Buff Sessions; son-in-law Thomas Gregory Sessions; his grandson Thomas...

Elizabeth (Barrow) Schafer

Nov 26, 2016

Elizabeth B. "Betsy" Schafer, age 93, went to be with the Lord Jesus on November 26, 2016. She had been a resident of Renaissance Gardens Continuing Care at Charlestown Retirement Community since 2015.

Born in Washington DC, on September 21, 1923, Betsy was the oldest child of Julia (Cassen) and Samuel W. Barrow, Sr. She lived in...

Linelle Labonte

Nov 24, 2016

On November 24, 2016, Linelle Labonte, 79, Professor Emeritae of the University of Notre Dame of MD and longtime resident of Baltimore, MD, peacefully passed away. Originally from Wisconsin, Linelle came to Baltimore in 1970 on a Faculty Teaching Scholarship at the Maryland Institute of Art. While teaching there, she also completed her masters, receiving the first MFA in...

Gary Charles Gray

Nov 24, 2016

Gary Charles Gray was born on May 10, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He lived his entire life here in Maryland.  For high school, he attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.  He then went to the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated with an industrial technology degree.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force National Guard.  He married...

Elizabeth "Libby" W. (Ross) Letmate

Nov 15, 2016

Beloved wife of the late Charles Frederick Letmate. Dear aunt of Dot Aldrich, Frances Herman and her husband Charles "Bud"

Elizabeth Lee (Gillan) Witte

Nov 12, 2016

Elizabeth Lee Witte (nee Gillan), was born in Baltimore, Md., on September 22, 1927. She resided there until 1967, moved to Woodlawn until 1977 and then lived in Ellicott City. She passed quietly and peacefully on November 12, 2016 after battling dementia for several years. She was married to her beloved Louis C.until his death in 1994 and is...

Linda Lindsay Haight

Nov 11, 2016

Linda Lindsay Haight (1937-2016) is survived by her husband Frank Haight, her daughter Holly Wolf, her son Robert Haight, her granddaughter, Kimberly Montanez and her sister Beth Evans Jones.

Linda found great joy in her family as wife, mother, and grandmother. Also as an interior design consultant, she experienced great delight in helping families find the right...

Gloria S. (Watson) Carrion

Nov 2, 2016

On November 2, 2016. Gloria W. "Cookie" Carrion (nee Watson) passed away peacefully. The daughter of USMC Capt. James P. Smith and Mary Teresa Smith she was born in Santo Domingo on  August 23, 1924.  She was a graduate of Catonsville Senior High School and the St. Agnes School of Nursing. An active member of the Rolling Road Country...

Joseph Francis Yates, Jr.

Oct 31, 2016

Joseph F. Yates, Jr. Beloved husband of the late Violet Virginia (Nee Kemp). Devoted father of Guy (Wife -Susan) Yates. Loving brother of Gilbert A. Yates and the late Harold William Yates, Norma Wilson and Dorothy Jones.

Charitable donations may be made to:

Salvation Army 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria VA 22314 Tel: 1-800-725-2769...

Ruth Caroline Smith

Oct 30, 2016

On October 30, 2016  Ruth Caroline Smith (nee Anderson). Beloved wife of the late Earl Wesley Smith. Devoted mother of Earl Smith (wife- Eileen) and Larry Smith (wife- Sandra). Loving sister of Flora Mae Hempshey and Mary Evelyn Laur. Dear grandmother of Heather Smith Morris, Alex Smith and Adam Smith. Great grand mother of MacKenzi, Iann And Esme.

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William "Bill" Arthur Lord

Oct 27, 2016

William (Bill) Arthur Lord was dearly loved by family and a wide network of friends.  He grew up in Washington, Indiana in the loving family of his parents, Elizabeth and Robert Lord, and siblings Gordon and Mimi. When young, Bill spent his days digging tunnels in the yard and playing with his father’s old army toys.  As a teenager,...

John Dayton Officer

Oct 16, 2016

John Officer, born July 1st, 1954, passed peacefully from this world at his home in Halethorpe, MD on the morning of Sunday, October 16th 2016, with family at his side. He was raised in Catonsville, MD with his brother Jeff and sister Susan, by their parents, James Officer and Thelma Officer(Prevost). He worked for many years at Globe Screen...

Edna (Mertz) Auer

Oct 6, 2016

On October 6, 2016 Bertha Edna Anna Mertz Auer. Beloved wife of the late Bernard Cecil Auer, Jr. Devoted mother of Christine Mitchell (Tom) and Judith Ford (Paul). Dear grandmother of Joanna Mitchell Oliveri (Pete), Reid Hammen Mitchell (Melanie) and Zachary Bernard Mitchell (Emily). Loving Great Grandmother of Ella & Carly Mitchell, Alex Oliveri and the late T.J. Oliveri....

Nicholaus K. Valenstein

Oct 5, 2016

Nicholaus Keith Valenstein (1986-2016)

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Nicholaus (Nick) K. Valenstein of Elkridge, MD, was taken from us suddenly. Cherished son of Diane Messina and Keith (Amy) Valenstein. Brother of Jason (Dawn) Higdon, Doug (Kristen) Higdon, Shawn Higdon, Ashley (Josh) West, Hunter Valenstein, Megan Valenstein, Jesse Middleton, Brian Middleton, Shannon Alvey, Beloved Uncle...

David Grafton

Oct 4, 2016

David Grafton, 71, of Catonsville MD passed away on Oct. 4, 2016 in Catonsville.

He is survived by his wife Helen, and daughters Carrie Grafton and Jennifer Grafton Straughn; son in law Mark Straughn, and grandchildren Hannah, Ellie, Christian, and Annette Straughn. He was predeceased by his daughter Wendy Grafton.

Born in Baltimore to William...

A. Daniel Keefe

Sep 27, 2016

Arrangements Pending

Charitable donations may be made to:

Wounded Warrior Project 4899 Belfort Rd. Suite 300, Jacksonville FL 32256 Tel: 1-877-832-6997 Web: https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/Default.aspx?tsid=10043&_gl=1*b3xx0c*_gcl_au*MTIyOTczNDgxM

Michael Vincent Shea

Sep 27, 2016

On September 27th, Michael Vincent Shea died peacefully at home in Ellicott City.  Born in Washington, D.C., Mike grew up in Lanham, Maryland, and attended Dematha High School.  After graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park with a degree in business, he had a long and distinguished career in human resources, working at Marriott International and Morgans...