Obituary Listing

February 23, 2023

Annie "Catherine" Simpers, 99, of Manchester, wife of Robert "Bob" B. Simpers (deceased), died on February 23, 2023, in Waldorf, MD. Born September 11, 1923, in Butler, MD, Catherine was the daughter of the late Howard Franklin and Hilda C.V. (Millender) Patterson.

She worked throughout her life, including as a greeter for Walmart until age 88 after...

February 23, 2023

Darlene Mary Tolson, 80, of Pikesville, MD, passed away on February 23, 2023, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore City, MD. Born on August 10, 1942, in Littlestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Victor L. Gray and Thelma V. Gross Gray. She was the beloved wife of almost 55 years to Gerald "Jerry" C....

February 23, 2023

Vivian Kathleen "Kathy" Magers, 77, of Westminster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Born on May 29, 1945, in Woodlawn, she was the daughter of the late William Robert Huggins Jr. and Mary Vivian Huggins (Terry). She is survived by her husband Richard Howard Magers.

Kathy was retired from Northrop Grumman, formally Westinghouse. She...

February 23, 2023

Mary Jo Kyle, 87, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at her residence.  Born on October 10, 1935, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Kyle and Elaine McQuillan Kyle.

Years ago, Mary Jo was a teacher for Baltimore City Public Schools.  After retiring at age 62, she...

February 22, 2023

Robert Dwayne Robertson, Sr. passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 22, 2023 in Manchester, MD. Robert was born November 1, 1965 to Granvel E. Robertson and Claudine C. Robertson in Baltimore MD. before moving to Carroll County MD in 1984. Robert was a very devoted, caring and loving husband to Diane Robertson of Manchester, MD.

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February 21, 2023

Doris Schmidt Dell, 95, a resident of Carroll Lutheran Village, formerly of Hampstead, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on March 9, 1927, in Manchester, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stewart S. Schmidt and Jannie Abbott Schmidt. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank...

February 21, 2023

David L. Bohn, 74, of Upperco, was born on October 8, 1948, to Roger G. and Mary Bostain Bohn. He passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from an aggressive metastatic cancer.

David grew up in Frederick and went to schools in Walkersville. In elementary school, his favorite part of...

February 18, 2023

Edith Kagle Bowers, 89, of Reisterstown, MD, died on February 18, 2023 at BridgingLife at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. Born on July 31, 1933, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Kagle and Bertha Luella Schaefer Kagle. She was the beloved wife of the late George Eugene Bowers.

Edith was a...

February 17, 2023

Roy Monroe Wolbert, 83, of Upperco, MD, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Best Care Assisted Living in Reisterstown. Born on April 5, 1939, in Randallstown, he was the son of the late Walter Monroe Wolbert and Ruby Virginia Wolbert (Mancha). He was predeceased by his wife, Willa Mae Frances Wolbert.

Before retiring, Roy was...

February 17, 2023

ROBERT PASQUALE FILIPPELLI, 99, of Reisterstown, husband of the late Mary Claire Dougher Filippelli, passed away peacefully at home on February 17, 2023, after a brief illness. He leaves to mourn his two sisters, Rosemary Markel and Nancy Montgomery; his five children, Mary, Frank, Cecilia Hazel, Kathleen, and Michael (Elaine) Filippelli; his ten grandchildren and their spouses; eighteen great-grandchildren;...

February 16, 2023

William Walter Balls, 78, of Westminster, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at his home. Born on August 11, 1944, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Walter C. Balls and Orma Evelyn Balls (Stoner). He is survived by his wife, Donna Gene Balls (Wetzel).

Before retiring he worked as an Information Technician for...

February 14, 2023

William Howard (Bill) Skelley, Jr., 84, of Manchester, passed away on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 at The Maples of Stoneleigh in Baltimore. Born on July 6, 1938, in Hamilton, MD., he was the son of William Howard Skelley, Sr. and Ruth LaVere Skelley (Heineman). He is survived by his wife Barbara Ann Skelley. Bill started work in 1964 as...

February 13, 2023

Mildred Blaylock Ensor, 98, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at her home. Born on October 18, 1924, in Baltimore City, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gifford E. Blaylock and Lydia Sophia Bode Blaylock. She was the beloved wife of the late Milton Elwood Ensor, Sr., who passed away in 1992.

February 11, 2023

Robert William Feix, 93, of Manchester, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at his home. Born on December 28, 1929, in Tell City, Indiana, he was the son of the late George Albert Feix and Effie Edwards. He was predeceased by his wife Pauline Yvonne Hebert.

Robert worked as an Electronics Technician for the Dept. of...

February 8, 2023

Donald Gilbert Meekins, 90, of Finksburg, MD, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. Born on March 25, 1932, in Garrison, MD, he was the son of the late Lawrence J. Meekins and Ella Virginia Harmon Meekins.

Years ago, Donald worked with Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery as a...

February 7, 2023

Blanche Helen Mills, 98, of Reisterstown, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at the Dove House. Born on September 3, 1924 in New London, Connecticut, Blanche was the oldest child of the late James Curtis Malaney and Blanche Helen Malaney (Fleury). She was later to become the "big sister" of a set of triplets born to James and...

February 7, 2023

John Charles Anderson, Sr., 91, of New Freedom, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Rest Haven Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in York, PA. Born on January 26, 1932, in Reisterstown, MD, he was the son of the late Oscar William Anderson and Gladys Long Anderson. Twice married, he was the husband of the late May Parks...

February 6, 2023

John Charles Horak, 92, of Upperco, MD, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at BridgingLife Dove House, Westminster, MD. Born on August 27, 1930, he was the son of the late John Frank Horak and Margaret M. Soellner Horak. He was the beloved husband of the late Jeanette "Jean" Corinne Horak, who passed away in 2020.

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February 6, 2023

Sallie "Zoe" Hearn, 93, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at her home.  Born on February 9, 1929, in Jackson, MS, she was the daughter of the late Eric Hugh Ferdinando and Sallie Luse Reid Ferdinando.  She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. John Berkely Hearn, M.D., who passed away in 2017.

February 3, 2023

Patricia Evelyn Eckhardt, 84, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, at BridgingLife at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. Born on September 23, 1938, in Borger, TX, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth "Boots" Stanley Adams and Blanche Camp Adams. Twice married, she was the beloved wife of the late Fred Joe Akerman and...