Obituary Listing

July 20, 2025

PRIETZ – Phyllis A. Prietz, 94, née McDermott, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, at Homewood Living at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA. She was the wife of 55 years to the late Herman Conrad Prietz, who passed away in 2022.

She was predeceased by her first husband: William Krider, Sr., son: William...

July 18, 2025

Brian Thomas Boessel, 65, of Hampstead, MD, passed away on July 18, 2025, at his home.  Born on June 25, 1960, in Baltimore, MD, he was the oldest son of Frederick Edward Boessel and Joan Shirley Zemke Boessel.

Brian was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He loved being an Uncle and spending time with...

July 17, 2025

On July 17, 2025, Marita "Mimi" Leary Shaw passed peacefully at her home in Lineboro, Maryland, in the company of her devoted husband and her loving children and grandchildren, to make her journey to the House of her Savior.

Marita was born the fifth child of nine to Edward and Marie (née Lynch) Leary in Baltimore, Maryland,...

July 9, 2025

Patricia Ada Alisea, 85, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD.  Born on October 2, 1939, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John William Topper and Mildred McAllister Topper.  She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Howard Alisea, who passed away in 2016....

July 9, 2025

Margaret Joan Post, 85, of Catonsville, MD, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.  She was born on August 22, 1939, in Crawford, WV.

Margaret graduated from Walkersville High School and attended Glenville College. Her greatest joys were spending time with her grandchildren and cooking (Travis loved her pepperoni rolls).

She is survived by her...

July 6, 2025

Bruce Smith, 75, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home in Manchester, MD.  Born on September 18, 1949, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Henry Smith and Elizabeth Cowan Smith.  He was the beloved husband of 36 years to Sandra Miller-Smith.

Bruce epitomized the definition of...

June 19, 2025

Gladys Romaine Rhoten, 89, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Autumn Lake Heathcare at Long View in Manchester, MD.  Born on October 6, 1935, in Carroll County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph William Rill and Sarah Emma Krebs Rill.  She was the beloved wife of almost 50 years to the...

June 14, 2025

Donald William Myers, 77, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at home in Westminster, MD, comforted by his wife and son after defying the odds against brain cancer for over three years.  Born August 1, 1947, in Hampstead, MD, he was the son of the late Melvin W. Myers and Ethel M. Myers, and brother to the late...

June 12, 2025

John Lionel Jones passed away on June 12, 2025.

Funeral services and interment are private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in John's name may be offered to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or Grace Lutheran Church, 8601...

June 9, 2025

In Loving Memory of Susan Marie Riddle

Susan Marie Riddle, a radiant soul whose warmth and generous heart illuminated every life she touched, passed into eternal peace on June 9, 2025, at the age of 72. Surrounded by her beloved family at BridgingLife Dove House in Westminster, MD, Susan's departure leaves behind a...

June 5, 2025

Freida Augusta Jane (Rill) Unger, 92, of Hampstead, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 5, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on September 21,1932 in Hampstead, MD, Freida was the daughter of the late Albert Robert Rill & Laura Virginia (Ebaugh) Rill; the eighth out of their ten children. Freida was the beloved wife of the late...

May 31, 2025

Katharina "Käthe" Elise Elfert, 94, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at her home.  Born on February 4, 1931, in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Johan Struder and Ludowika Greve Kardes.  She was the beloved wife of the late Hasso Elfert, who passed away in 2015.

Käthe moved from...

May 25, 2025

Geraldine Rita Haines, 89 of Hanover, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Gettysburg Center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Born on February 10, 1936, in Baltimore, MD.  She was the daughter of the late Walter and Rita Pagano Spindler.  She was the wife of the late Edward Benton "Pye" Haines who passed away in 2021.

She...

May 25, 2025

Paul Henry Shaffer, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, WV, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA,

Born October 23, 1937 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Walter Herman and Viola Ruth Brown Shaffer.

Paul was an equipment operator, working in construction and excavating.  He loved...

May 22, 2025

Ester Joyce Hale, 83, of Arcadia, MD, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025, surrounded by family at BridgingLife Dove House in Westminster, MD.  Born on May 27, 1942, in Baltimore County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joshua Mitchell Hale and Elsie Elizabeth Spicer Hale.  She was the beloved wife of 62 years to Donald Howard...

May 19, 2025

James "Mike" Michael Kennedy, 47, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at his home.  Born on September 3, 1977, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Elizabeth Ann Wockenfuss Kennedy of Manchester, MD, and the late James Kerry Kennedy.

Mike was a graduate of York College of PA, where he earned his...

May 18, 2025

Carol Lynn Siegman, 85, of Manchester, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at BridgingLife Dove House in Westminster, MD.  Born on February 9, 1940, in Baltimore County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Mays and Lillian Singer Mays.  She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Richard Siegman, who passed away in 2023....

May 18, 2025

Darryl Rodney Brooks, affectionately known as Big Rod to his close friends and family, was born on February 18, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Mary Elizabeth Brooks and Alfred E Tucker, Jr. He passed away on May 18, 2025, at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, Maryland.

Rodney received his education in Baltimore County Schools. He held...

May 17, 2025

Barry Clinton Lippy, 78, of Lineboro, MD, passed away on May 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Born October 2, 1946, in Manchester, MD to parents Vernon and Julia Lippy, he was a loving husband to Jeanne Marie Lippy for 42 years, and a devoted father to Travis Lippy (Penny), Jennie Chamelin (Sam),...

May 17, 2025

Jean Mae Huss, 91, of Hampstead, MD passed Saturday May 17, 2025, at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA.

Born November 23, 1933, in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Wright Nicodemus. She was the wife of the late Edward Hayes Huss who passed in 2022.

Jean enjoyed...