Obituary Listing

Sara Walthall Griffin

Sara Walthall Griffin

March 2, 2012

Sara Walthall Griffin age 91 of Manchester, MD. died Friday March 2, 2012 at the Long View Nursing Home in Manchester, MD. Born March 17, 1920 in North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Henry Hill and Mary Ethel Barwick Walthall. She was the wife of the late Wade F. King. Years ago she worked at Rosewood Hospital....

Allen Foster Sherman

Allen Foster Sherman

March 2, 2012

Allen Foster Sherman age 71 of Owings Mills, MD. died Friday March 2, 2012 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born Jan. 27, 1941 in Moorefield, West Virginia he was the son of the late Brown and Ethel Southerly Sherman. He was the husband of 51 years to Carolyn Ruth Kessel Sherman. Years ago he was a carpenter,...

Frederick Edward Smolinski

Frederick Edward Smolinski

March 2, 2012

Frederick Edward Smolinski age 73 of Reisterstown, MD. died Friday March 2, 2012 at his home. Born Dec. 13,1938 in Hampton, NJ. He was the son of the late Frank and Marta Karpa Smolinski. He was the husband of 46 years to Carole Jeanne Derr Smolinski. He was a graduate of Villanova University where he was a member of Phi...

Phu Tran

Phu Tran

February 29, 2012

Phu Tran, 68, of Arlington, Va., formerly of Reisterstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. The family will receive friends from 11 to 11:50 a.m. Saturday at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. A funeral liturgy will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane,...

Charles Sterling Mahanna

Charles Sterling Mahanna

February 26, 2012

Charles Sterling Mahanna, 79, of Westminster died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born May 21, 1932 in Carroll County, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Albert Mahanna and Maryann Estella Leister Mahanna. He was the husband of Frances Ellmire Shaffer Mahanna, his wife of 55 years. He was a member of Shiloh...

Paul Douglas Shock

Paul Douglas Shock

February 25, 2012

Paul Douglas Shock, 62, of Reisterstown died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Chapel Hill Nursing Home in Randallstown. Born December 15, 1949 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Kenneth David Shock, Sr., and Ethel Mae Keller Shock. He had worked as a truck driver. Surviving is his daughter Estella Shock; his brothers and sister-in-law Kenneth D. Shock,...

Edna Gladys Fetsch

Edna Gladys Fetsch

February 23, 2012

Edna Gladys Fetsch, 88, of Reisterstown died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at her residence. Funeral service and interment will be private.

Elsie L. Bowers

Elsie L. Bowers

February 22, 2012

Elsie L. Bowers, 91, of Owings Mills, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown. Born Oct. 11, 1920, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Abend Cramblitt. She was the wife of James L. Bowers, who died in 1985. Surviving are grandchildren Donnie Gill, Wendy Gammon, Teresa Smith, and Chrissy Albright; and...

William Wesley Hartman, Jr.

William Wesley Hartman, Jr.

February 18, 2012

William Wesley Hartman, Jr. age 71 of Millers, MD. died Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster, MD. Born Aug. 26, 1940 in West Virginia he was the son of the late William Wesley and Edna M. Delawder Hartman. He was the husband of Doris Thorpe Hartman. Years ago he was a mechanic and tow...

Edgar Lee "Jim" Mercer, Sr.

Edgar Lee "Jim" Mercer, Sr.

February 17, 2012

Edgar Lee "Jim" Mercer, Sr., 86, of Hampstead died Friday, February 17, 2012 at Dove House in Westminster. Born November 17, 1925 in Essex, he was the son the late Harry Roger Mercer and Nettie Louise Hefner. He was husband of Harriet Elizabeth Sheirburn Mercer, his wife of 62 years. He was an engineer for Baltimore County Government. Surviving in...

Harrison "Cecil" Cecil

Harrison "Cecil" Cecil

February 17, 2012

Harrison Cecil, "Cecil" 80 years old of Finksburg, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home. Born April 17, 1931 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Willie Cecil and Cora Harman Cecil. He was the husband of Linda Susan Wheeler Cecil for 22 years. He served honorably in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines....

George Charles Hann

George Charles Hann

February 17, 2012

George Charles Hann, 88, of Manchester died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. Born October 21, 1923 in Manchester, he was the son of the late Harvey C. Hann and Mary Stump Hann. He was the husband of Alice Elizabeth Gummel Hann, his wife of 62 years. He had work for 30 years for Black and...

Jake B. Adkins

Jake B. Adkins

February 17, 2012

Jake B. Adkins age 86 of Hampstead, Md. died Friday Feb. 17, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Westminster, MD. Born March 23, 1925 in Tennessee he was the son of the late Manuel and Alpha Pearl Johnson Adkins. Twice married he was the husband of the late Mary Ruth Adkins and the late Mary Virginia Hess Adkins. Years...

Hugh Coleman Howard, Sr.

Hugh Coleman Howard, Sr.

February 13, 2012

Hugh Coleman Howard, Sr., 80 years old, of Owings Mills died Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Veterans Administrations Hospital in Baltimore. Born October 20, 1931 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Coleman Howard and Virginia Coleman Howard. He was the husband of Joan Elizabeth Gaymon Howard, his wife of 33 years. He was veteran of the...

Gilbert Silas "Si" Benson

Gilbert Silas "Si" Benson

February 12, 2012

Gilbert Silas "Si" Benson, 90, of Reisterstown, died February 12, 2012 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster. Born August 11, 1921, in Boring, he was the son of the late Wilbur Markland Benson and Marie King Benson. He was the husband of Jane Sanders Benson, his wife of 64 years. In addition to his wife, his four children, and his...

Mary Claire Filippelli

Mary Claire Filippelli

February 10, 2012

Mary Claire Filippelli, 90, of Reisterstown, died Friday February 10, 2012 at her home. Born August 3, 1921 in Archbald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dougher and Mary Kielty Dougher. She was married to Robert P. Filippelli for 64 years. Mary Claire was a devoted housewife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed being with her family above...

Robert Lee Duerling

Robert Lee Duerling

February 10, 2012

Robert Lee Duerling, 53 years old of Westminster, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born October 21, 1958 in Woodlawn, he was the son of the late James Robert Duerling and Ruby Lee Boughan Duerling. He was the husband of Karen Marie Lample Duerling, his wife of 32 years. He was a Computer...

Thomas O'Neil

Thomas O'Neil

February 9, 2012

Thomas O'Neil, 65, of Reisterstown died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born December 10, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, he was son of the late Walter O'Neil and Lucy Jansch O'Neil. He was the soul mate and companion of Linda E. Carlson Struble. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Reisterstown. He...

Lucetta Hollis "Holly" Larrimore

Lucetta Hollis "Holly" Larrimore

February 9, 2012

Lucetta Hollis "Holly" Larrimore, 75, of Pikesville died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her residence. Born June 16, 1936 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Howard Schildwachter and Lucetta Bayer Schildwachter. She was the wife of Lee Eugene "Gene" Larrimore, her husband of 52 years. She was a cafeteria worker at Pikesville High School. Surviving in addition...

Gladys Asper Reed

Gladys Asper Reed

February 5, 2012

Gladys Asper Reed age 96 of Upperco, MD. formally of Reisterstown, MD. died Sunday Feb. 5, 2012 at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester, MD. Born March 5, 1915 in Upperco, MD. she was the daughter of the late James F. and Rosa Bosley Shaffer. Twice married she was the wife of the late Sterling Asper and the late Cletus...