Obituaries

Elise Dorsey

Elise Dorsey

May 18, 2020

Elise L. Dorsey, 78 was born April 7, 1942 in Frederick County, Maryland. She departed this life to be with the Lord on May 18, 2020. She was the daughter of Edith and James Simms, Sr. of Mt. Airy, MD. Elise was the wife of Leon Dorsey, Sr. of Charlotte, North Carolina, (formerly of Western Chapel Road, New Windsor, MD)....

Peggy  Kennedy

Peggy Kennedy

May 17, 2020

On Sunday, May 17, 2020 Peggy Ruth Kennedy, 99, passed away of natural causes one month before her 100th birthday. She was born June 25, 1920, in Baltimore City; the beloved daughter of the late Earl Kennedy and the late Esther Kennedy Cox and she was the sister of the late Irvin Kennedy. She is survived by several nieces and...

Helen Gallina

Helen Gallina

May 16, 2020

Helen Bryant Gallina, 86 of Catonsville, MD passed from this life into eternal life with Jesus on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Helen was the daughter of the late Lawson Eugene and the late Pearl Louise Bryant on February 27, 1934 in Edwardsville, Virginia. She had a twin sister Francis, whom died at an early age, and an older sister Delores....

Ella  Boone

Ella Boone

May 9, 2020

Ella Mae Boone (nee Ritchie), age 90, of Woodbine, MD, died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Westminster Health Care Center in Westminster, MD. She was born February 6, 1930 in Ellicott City, MD, the daughter of the late Andrew Ritchie and the late Ella May Ritchie.(nee Harding). She was the wife of the late Clyde Leroy Boone; her husband of...

Betty  Rhinecker

Betty Rhinecker

May 9, 2020

Betty Marie Rhinecker, 93, of Mt. Airy passed away on May 9, 2020. Born on September 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Daisy McDonough. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Merton Rhinecker. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved her family, community, and the Baltimore Orioles....

Jack  Balick

Jack Balick

May 8, 2020

Jack S. Balick, 81, of Randallstown, MD passed away on May 8, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Wilmington, DE, to the late Louis and Pauline Balick, Jack graduated from P.S. Dupont High School, then continued his education at University of Delaware obtaining a BA Degree in Political Science. After graduating, he worked at Social Security Administration as a...

Alexander Ondis

Alexander Ondis

May 7, 2020

Alexander “Al” Anthony Ondis, 79 of Owings Mills On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Carroll Hospital Center. Beloved husband of Olivia (Maiorisi) Ondis of 56 and ½ years Mr. Ondis was born June 3, 1940 in Providence, RI the son of the late Alexander and Theresa (Gazerro)Ondis. Al worked for 43 years at the Food and Drug Administration. He was...

Helen Zumbrun

Helen Zumbrun

May 4, 2020

HELEN V. ZUMBRUN (NEE TRACEY), 84 of Randallstown, MD Passed peacefully at her son’s home on Monday, May 4, 2020. Beloved wife of the late George N. Zumbrun Sr. and the late Ronald Spealman, Sr. Born February 1, 1936 in Butler, MD the daughter of the late James Melvin Tracey, Sr., and the late Anna Virginia Tracey (nee Smoot). She...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

May 3, 2020

Robert Timothy “Tim” Smith On May 3, 2020, Tim Smith, loving husband of 44 years, father of three, grandfather of five, and resident of Sykesville, passed away at the age 73 at home. Tim was born on December 18, 1946 in Baltimore City to Thomas R. And Genevieve S. Smith, and grew up in Woodstock, MD. Tim served as an...

George  Lahey

George Lahey

Apr 30, 2020

On April 30, 2020, Lt. Colonel George Anthony Lahey, loving husband and father of five, and a resident of Acts-Fairhaven Retirement Community, passed away at age 88. George was born on November 14, 1931 in Sedalia, MO to Edward Andrew and Mae (Murphy) Lahey. Following high school in Champaign, IL and attending the General Motors Institute in Flint, MI, George...

Nancy Davis

Nancy Davis

Apr 30, 2020

Nancy Myers Davis of Pikesville, Maryland passed away peacefully on April 30, 2020, at the age of 95. She was born in Baltimore, MD on November 22, 1924, the daughter of India and Morris Myers. Nancy graduated from Forest Park High School, where she learned shorthand and excelled at typing. After high school, she worked for Baltimore Gas and Electric...

Nichole  Laufert,

Nichole Laufert,

Apr 30, 2020

Nichole Ashley “Nikki” Laufert, RN, age 26, of Beaver, WV., formerly of Westminster, MD., died suddenly on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Nikki was born April 4, 1994 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Anthony Gerard Laufert and Kandi Kay Stettmeier Laufert of Westminster, MD. Born and raised in Maryland, Nikki attended Winters Mill High School, and Marshall University and St....

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Apr 30, 2020

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Betty Lee (Brabham) Miller Passed at the Dove House Hospice in Westminster, MD at age, 91. She was born at home in Parkville, MD. She was predeceased by her father William Vernon Brabham, Sr. and mother Blanche (Wade) Brabham and many brothers and sisters, and husband Clark Miller. She was the beloved mother of three...

Nguyen "Ly" Jennings

Nguyen "Ly" Jennings

Apr 27, 2020

Thi Ly Nguyen Jennings, “Ly”, born August 8, 1940 in An Binh, Phong Dinh (Vietnam) passed away in her home in Salisbury, MD on April 27, 2020 at the age of 79. Ly was skilled in many areas, from production, seamstress work, and customer service but most of all she was a Matriarch. First born of nine, Mother of two,...

George  Greenwalt

George Greenwalt

Apr 25, 2020

George Harmon Greenwalt, 72 of New Windsor, MD passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. He was the beloved husband of Brenda Kay Greenwalt (nee Thomas). George was born October 31, 1947 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Linwood H. Greenwalt and the late Blanche A. Greenwalt (nee Staines). He owned...

Sharon Mullar

Sharon Mullar

Apr 25, 2020

Sharon Marie Mullar, 59, of Finksburg, MD passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Ray Mullar for 25 years. She was born September 18, 1960 in Long Beach, NY, the daughter of James Albert Hill & Marcia Hill (Vander Maas). Sharon did floral arrangements for Safeway for...

Janet  Strickling

Janet Strickling

Apr 25, 2020

Janet Louise Strickling was born February 23, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Maryland, graduating in 1966 from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, MD. She worked for thirty-three years for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Beltsville National Agricultural Library. Janet was a great lover of dogs and other animals. She was beloved by...

Betty  Mayne

Betty Mayne

Apr 23, 2020

Betty Lee Helen Mayne (nee Hatmaker), age 84, of Mt. Airy, MD, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. She was born August 22, 1935 in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Hubert Hatmaker and the late Hazel E. Hatmaker. She was the wife of Joseph Lee Mayne, Sr. of Mt. Airy, MD She was a...

Charles Michael

Charles Michael

Apr 22, 2020

Charles (Mike) R. Michael, Sr., 83 of Sykesville Passed away at his residence on April 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Grover and late Opal Michael. He was the loving husband of Janet (Evans) Michael. For over 40 years Mike was a Machinist and Estimator for a number of companies in the Baltimore area. He enjoyed many...

Debra  Burton

Debra Burton

Apr 21, 2020

Debra “Drew” Burton of Owings Mills, MD passed on April 21, 2020. She was born on April 13, 1956, the youngest of 5 children of Alice O. & Donald J. Burton. She was a graduate of Mt. DeSales Academy. Her career began at Bethlehem Steel and moved into the pharmaceutical industry where she remained for 26 years. In 2004 she...