Obituaries

Linda Pickett-Reed
May 2, 2006
Linda Lee Pickett-Reed, age 60, formerly of Sykesville, died Tuesday May 2, 2006 at Gladys Spellman Nursing Center , Cheverly , MD. She was born November 8, 1945 in Sykesville the daughter of the late William Henry Knauff and the late Edith Pearl Knauff (Pickett). She was an administrator at Montgomery County Social Services – long term care. Devoted mother...

Charles Ecker
May 2, 2006
Charles F. Ecker, Jr. age 87, of Union Bridge died Tuesday May 2, 2006 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. He was born on April 26, 1919 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Charles Francis Ecker, Sr. and the late Adelaide Ecker (nee Schnobel). He was the husband of Mildred “Mitzi” Ecker (nee Adams) and the late Jennie...

Calvin Davis
Apr 28, 2006
Mr. Calvin Coolidge Davis, 78 of Mt. Airy, MD, died suddenly on Friday April 28, 2006, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, MD. He was the spouse of Betty Lou Lamb Davis of Mt. Airy, MD. Mr. Davis was born October 9, 1927 in Woodbine, MD the son of the late Samuel G. Davis and the late Rosa R. Woodward Davis. Coolidge...

Mildred Marsh
Apr 22, 2006
Mildred Mae Marsh, 88 of Mt. Airy, Formerly of Port Charlotte, FL, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. She was the spouse of the late John C. Marsh who died in 1969. She was born March 19, 1918 in Pomeroy, OH, the daughter of the late Lenora Eynon Smith and the late Frank Smith....

Fred Schulte
Apr 18, 2006
Fred W. Schulte of Mt. Airy , age 86, died Tuesday April 18, 2006 at Britton Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Winfield , MD. He was born April 24, 1919 in Terre Haute , Indiana the son of the late Henry Schulte and the late Maude Schulte (nee Walker ). He was a retired farmer. He attended Calvary Bible...

Lucille Whittingham
Apr 15, 2006
Lucille E. Whittingham (nee Heiland), age 82, of Reisterstown , died Saturday April 15, 2006 at her home. She was born February 25, 1924 in Baltimore , MD the daughter of the late William T. Heiland and the late Amelia E. Heiland (nee Cook). She was the wife of the late John Howard Whittingham. She was the President and Owner...

Eunice Miller
Apr 15, 2006
Eunice Hannon Miller, age 97, of Baltimore , died Saturday April 15, 2006, at Chapel Hill Nursing Home in Randallstown . She was born January 22, 1909 in Howard County, Maryland the daughter of the late Archibald Miller and the late Anna Hannon Miller. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a member of St. Alphonsus R.C. Church in...

Betty Smith-Watts
Apr 13, 2006
Mrs. Betty Jo Smith Watts, 67 of Upperco, MD., died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Mt. Airy, MD. She was the spouse of the late Martin Watts. She was born December 12, 1938 in Boomer, WV. The daughter of the late Randall Smith and the late Effie Griffeth Smith. She was retired from Jubilee Foods in...

Bradley Hagner
Apr 12, 2006
Bradley J. Hagner, 29 of Westminster formerly of Baltimore County, MD., died Wednesday April 12, 2006 at his home in Westminster. He was born February 16, 1977 in Baltimore, MD the son of John Hagner of Granite and Patricia Leonard Biernack of Catonsville. Bradley’s hobbies were cars, motorcycles, Snow skiing and Music. Surviving in addition to his parents are Grandmothers:...

Isabelle Hohman
Apr 10, 2006
Isabelle G. Hohman (nee Green), age 87, of Upperco, formerly of Randallstown, died Monday April 10, 2006 in Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. She was born December 26, 1918 in Baltimore , MD , the daughter of the late Harry Green and the late Carrie Goodmuth Green. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, quilting and sewing. She was...

Rhoda Ripley
Apr 1, 2006
Rhoda Catherine “Me-Maw” Ripley (nee Evans), age 77 of Woodbine, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at her home. She was born November 29, 1928, in Woodbine, MD the daughter of the late Raymond Clifton Evans and the late Marie Elizabeth Lindsay Evans. She was a Homemaker and enjoyed grandchildren and farm life. She was a graduate from Mt. Airy High...

Sterling Harrison
Mar 31, 2006
Sterling E. Harrison, age 87 of Washington , DC died Friday March 31, 2006 at the U.S. Soldier and Airmen’s Home in Washington , DC . He was born on April 7, 1918 in Mt. Airy , MD the son of the late Erbin Harrison and the late Effie Ridgley Harrison. He was the husband of Mabel E. Harrison (nee...

Leon Miller
Mar 31, 2006
Mr. Leon Miller, 77 of Sykesville, MD ., died March 31, 2006 at his home. He was the spouse of the late Eva Reiner Miller who passed away in 2000. He was born May 11, 1928 in Svilengrad, Bulgaria. The son of the late Oshin Merametdjianand late Alice Babikian Merametdjian. Mr. Miller was retired from the U.S. Army where he...

Lorraine Mayne
Mar 28, 2006
Lorraine Lucille Mayne, 75 of Mt. Airy, MD., died, Tues March 28, 2006 at her daughter’s home in Woodbine. She was the spouse of the late David F. Mayne, Sr. She was born July 2, 1930 in Watersville, MD the daughter of the late Harry Eldridge Bloom and the late Katherine Lovina Davis Bloom. She retired in 1997 from Howard...

Martha Britton-Pickett
Mar 24, 2006
Martha Liann Britton Pickett, 75 of Mt. Airy, MD., died Friday March 24, 2006 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy. She was the spouse of Stanley Matthew Pickett of Mt. Airy. She was born June 5, 1930 in Glenelg, MD the daughter of the late Albert Britton and the late Mildred Mullinix Britton. She was a homemaker and...

Janet Seal
Mar 22, 2006
Janet L. “Susie” Seal (nee Brosenne), age 44, of Westminster , died Wednesday March 22, 2006 in Sykesville , MD. She was born June 6, 1961 in Olney , MD the daughter of Norman James Brosenne, Jr. and the late Elsie Lydia Brosenne (nee Beall). She was a seamstress for 10 years and a nursing assistant at Golden Age Guest...

Dorothy Gosnell
Mar 18, 2006
Dorothy Ann Gosnell (nee Hall), age 91, of Dundalk, died Saturday, March 18, 2006 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Baltimore . She was born January 23, 1915 in Woodbine, MD the daughter of the late Ernest Hall and the late Annie Hatfield Hall. She was a housewife. Wife of the late Leon Martin Gosnell. Mother of Ernest Gosnell...

Helen Kessel-Witte
Mar 14, 2006
Helen Kessel Witte, 90 of Mt. Airy, MD., died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Copper Ridge Nursing Home. She was the spouse of the late Cyril Witte, who passed away in 1995. Mrs. Witte was born November 22, 1915 in Savannah, GA the daughter of the late Edward Kessel and Etta Stelling Kessel. Mrs. Kessel was retired from NIH where...

Frederick Burgess
Mar 12, 2006
Frederick William Burgess, 77 of Beverly Hills, FL Formerly of Carroll County, MD., died Sunday March 12, 2006 at his daughters home in Westminster. He was the spouse of over 50 years to Dolores Elizabeth Edmondson Burgess. He was born August 9, 1928 in New Market, MD the son of the late Charles Thurman Burgess and Lyda Anna Kelly Burgess....

Robert Wild
Mar 8, 2006
Robert M. Wild, age 74, of Winfield, MD, died on Wed. March 8, 2006, at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD. He was born May 10, 1931 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Augustus Wild and the late Marie Wille Wild. He was the husband of Anita M. Wild (nee Simon). He was an Electrical Technician for Westinghouse Co....