Obituary Listing

December 30, 2018

Richard Frederick Thim, 80, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on December 30, 2018, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born on December 14, 1938, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank P. and Theresa Kunkel Thim. He was the loving husband of Carolyn Ann Marks Thim.

Surviving him in addition to...

December 28, 2018

Dorothy Virginia Sterner Warner, age 97, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Friday December 28, 2018 at the home of her son, Barry, surrounded by family. She was born on November 12, 1921 to Jennie Marie Alban and Paul Edgar Sterner. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1937. She was employed by Black and Decker in Hampstead, MD...

December 27, 2018

Doris Myers Smith, 94, of Westminster, MD, formerly of Hampstead, MD, passed Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on June 2, 1924, in Alesia, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jacob L. and Ida Michael Myers. She was the wife of the late Ralph L. Smith, who died in 1952....

December 25, 2018

Christine Matthews, 59, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Northwest Hospital, Randallstown, MD. Born on July 9, 1959 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Louis K. Recklein and the late Joan L. Recklein. She was the wife of Charles Francis Matthews.

Surviving in addition to her husband and father, is her son: Eric...

December 25, 2018

Kevin Joseph Shields, 64 of Manchester, MD passed peacefully Tuesday Dec. 25, 2018 at his home. Born July 30, 1954 in Sidney, NY he was the son of the late Raymond William and Phyllis A. Schirmer Shields. He was the husband of Sandra Kay Acker Shields.

Kevin was a chemical engineer.

Surviving in addition to...

December 23, 2018

Raymond Charles Banz, 43, of Reisterstown passed away suddenly at his home on December 23, 2018 leaving behind his best friend and faithful companion, Chester Dog.

Ray was born on May 5, 1975 in Baltimore Maryland and moved to the country at the age of 3. He attended Hereford High School and was a graduate of Johns...

December 21, 2018

George Raymond Bange, 96, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on December 21, 2018, at FutureCare Cherrywood, Reisterstown, MD. Born on June 18, 1922, in Maryland, he was the son of the late George Randolph and Maude Constance Higgs Bange. He was the loving husband of the late Genevieve A. Bange, who passed away in 1985.

George was...

December 19, 2018

Douglas Bryan Langkam, 61, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away suddenly on December 19, 2018, at his home. Born on August 7, 1957, in Hanover, PA, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Hauf Langkam of Florida and the late John Lewis Langkam, Jr. He was the loving husband of the late Renata Berta Langkam, who passed away...

December 14, 2018

Royce DeWarren Ruby, Sr., 74, of Manchester, MD, passed away suddenly on December 14, 2018, at his home. Born on March 27, 1944, in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late DeWarren and Nellie DeMoss Ruby. He was the loving husband of 54 years to Sharon Parrish Ruby.

Royce worked for 21 years as a...

December 13, 2018

Robert Joe Ritter, 85, of Upperco, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at North Pine Assisted Living in Manchester, MD. Born on June 16, 1933 in Harrison Co., WV, he was the son of the late Ward and Getheral Spindle Ritter. He was the husband of the late Thelma Jean Heldreth Ritter.

Years ago...

December 12, 2018

Rick James Bodnar, 47, of Hanover, PA, passed away suddenly on December 12, 2018, at his home. Born on December 7, 1971, in North Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of the late Robert Lawrence, Sr., and Jeanne Marie Bodnar. He was the husband of Michele Lynn Bull Bodnar.

Rick worked as a woodshop foreman for Maryland...

December 9, 2018

Virginia Bartlett Smart, 88, of Carmel, IN, and formerly of Lutherville, MD, peacefully accepted God's calling into his waiting arms and into eternal life on December 9, 2018. Born on August 2, 1930, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Dixon Bartlett and Isabelle McCormick Bartlett. She was the loving wife of the late Lawrence...

December 6, 2018

Mildred Ardell Marks, 82, of Cockeysville, MD, passed away on December 6, 2018, at her home. Born on March 12, 1936, in Montgomery County, MD, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Virginia Jeffries. She was the loving wife of Thomas John Marks.

Surviving in addition to her husband are children: John Marks of...

December 4, 2018

Joseph John Wagner, 72, of Manchester, MD, passed peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at the Westminster Health Care Center in Westminster, MD. Born Aug. 21, 1946 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Emory Franklin and Margaret Ann Menninger Wagner. He was the husband of the late Joyce Kincaid Wagner.

Joe was a retired product...

December 4, 2018

Charles Dwight Owings, 70, of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his residence. Born on May 9, 1948 in Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Marie Ayers Owings. He was the beloved husband of Edith Dolores VanGilder.

Dwight worked for many years as an equipment operator for construction...

December 3, 2018

Shirley Viola Smith, 82, of Upperco, MD, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born on April 14, 1936 in Upperco, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Winfield and Sadie Bell Wisner Bull. She was the beloved wife of Charles William Smith, Sr.

Shirley was a talented...

December 3, 2018

Jordan Spencer Stout, 32, of Manchester, MD, passed away on December 3, 2018, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on January 26, 1986, he was the son of Cindy Goff Stout of Manchester, MD, and the late Randall J. Stout, Sr. He was the loving husband of Brittany Halley Stout.

Jordan worked as a Purchasing...

November 29, 2018

Gerald Henry Bollinger, 70, of Mertztown, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Gerry arrived in this world on October 19, 1948, the oldest son of Calvin and Betty Bollinger. He immediately became "mother's favorite" – of which he enjoyed reminding his siblings.

As a young man, he developed a...

November 24, 2018

Bernard "Bernie" Joseph Roche, Jr., 82, of Davidsonville, MD, formerly of Reisterstown, MD, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Born on August 4, 1936, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Bernard J. Roche, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Ambrose Roche. He was the loving husband of Carolyn...

November 18, 2018

Patricia Ann Sprinkel, 73, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born on August 22, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Charlotte Whitcomb Clark. She was the beloved wife of Gary Sprinkel, Sr.

Patricia was a wonderful person and a devoted...