Obituaries

William Harris
Jul 3, 2018
William Lee Harris, 79 of Mt. Airy, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at his home. He was born December 5, 1938 in Frederick County, MD the son of the late John E. Harris and the late Ruth Garver Harris. He was the loving husband of Glenda Buckingham Harris, for 58 years. Bill graduated from Mt. Airy High School in 1957....

Robert Bennett
Jul 1, 2018
Robert M. Bennett (Bert), age 60 of Gaithersburg, MD passed away July 1, 2018. He was born July 15, 1957 in Washington, D.C. Robert worked in the service management automotive business and later became a traveling consultant in the automotive service industry. Robert was an amazing pitcher for the infamous Grim Reapers softball team for over 25 years, a charter...

Ann Woodcock
Jun 28, 2018
Ann Ella Woodcock went to be with Lord on June 28, 2018 at the age of 91. She passed holding the hand of her loving husband, Fred Woodcock at the Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, Maryland. Ann was born Nov. 2, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri and was the only child of Vicki and William Schrager. She married at the...

William Neumann
Jun 25, 2018
William Henry Neumann, 96 of Woodlawn passed Monday, June 25, 2018 at home. Beloved husband of over 70 years to the late Eva Theresa Neumann (Westaway). He was born March 1, 1922 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Arthur W. and Helen Mae Sparley Neumann. Mr. Neumann was a veteran of WWII Army Air Corp, He was an...

Bradley Shifflett
Jun 21, 2018
Bradley “Big Bad Brad” Will Shifflett, 33 of Westminster died on June 21, 2018. He was born in Baltimore, MD on June 21, 1985 the son of the late Steve Cramer and the late Victoria Haney-Shifflett. He was a self-employed truck driver. Brad loved to tinker with machinery, driving a truck and watching truck pulls. He had a big heart...

David Hedlesky
Jun 20, 2018
David Hedlesky, age 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Woodbine, Maryland on Wednesday June 20, 2018. He will be fondly remembered for his sense of humor and sweet smile. Mr. Hedlesky was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was the youngest of 6 children of Michael and Wanda Wynn Hedlesky. He grew up in Fauquier County, Virginia, and...

George Lucas
Jun 20, 2018
George P. Lucas, Jr. 92 of Sykesville, MD Passed June 20, 2018 at the Dove House in Westminster. He was the Beloved husband of M. June (Shreve) Lucas. Mr. Lucas was born April 13, 1926 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late George P. and late Emma Lucas, Sr. George was a US Army WWII Veteran, he worked for...

Sharon Foster
Jun 16, 2018
Sharon Lisa (King) Foster 66 of New Windsor, MD Passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Holy Cross Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Donald Grant Foster. Mrs. Foster was born April 23, 1952 in Cumberland, MD the daughter of the late James Louis King and the late Caroljeanne Mary (DuVall) King. Sharon was a member of New Windsor...

Rayona Stinchcomb
Jun 13, 2018
Rayona H. Stinchcomb (nee Hurley), 91 of Manchester passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Longview Health Care. She was born in Peach Bottom, PA on August 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Walter Hurley and the late Nora Belle Hurley (nee May). She was the loving wife to the late Roger Lee Stinchcomb for 50 years. She...

Patricia Braden
Jun 8, 2018
Patricia A. Braden, 76, passed away at Baptist Medical Center – Beaches on June 8, 2018 in Jacksonville Beach, FL. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Gilbert Burgee and Gladys Buckman on November 10, 1941. Patricia is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Tony Braden; sister-in-law, Sheryl Lawson; brother-in-law, Alex Watts; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins....

Darlene Lowery
Jun 7, 2018
Darlene Ellen Watkins Lowery, 69, of Mt. Airy, MD., passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Shady Grove Hospital. She was born July 19, 1948, in Bethesda, MD., to the late Luther Watkins and Ruby “Keith” Watkins. She attended Mt. Airy Full Gospel Church, where she loved her church family. Darlene leaves behind a very devoted and loving...

Rev. Wallace Lusk
Jun 2, 2018
Rev. Wallace A. “Bud” Lusk, Sr., age 89, of Mt. Airy, entered his heavenly home, on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Lorien, Mt. Airy, MD. He was born May 2, 1929 in Butler, PA., the son of the late Ward H. Lusk and the late Ethel June Lusk (nee Knickerbocker). He was currently a visitation Pastor at Locust Grove Church...

Frances Roy
Jun 2, 2018
Frances Virginia “Ginny” Roy (nee Daly), age 93, of Westminster, died, Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Carroll Hospice, Inc. – Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born January 18, 1925, in Worcester, MA, the daughter of the late Francis Daly and the late Pauline Lucke Daly. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Alfred Roy of 65...

Leslie Pahl
May 28, 2018
Leslie Charles Pahl, Sr., 89, of Pikesville, MD died Monday, May 28, 2018 at his home at Augsburg Village in Gwynn Oak, MD. Leslie Pahl was the husband of the late Mary Jane Pahl, for 67 years. He was born on October 11th, 1928 in Pikesville, MD, son of the late Clarence Harmon Pahl and Lillie Gompf. He was predeceased...

Kristopher Willis
May 28, 2018
Kristopher Eugene “Kuz” Willis, age 25, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born November 17, 1992 in Westminster, MD the son of Gloria Willis Masemer and Anthony Wayne Masemer. He was a South Carroll High School class of 2010; he was a Nursery Production Supervisor; and enjoyed hunting, playing video games, watching YouTube and...

Johnny Littrell
May 26, 2018
Johnny Lee, age 52, passed away Saturday, May 26th 2018 at 1:45 pm in Germantown MD. Johnny was born January 9th 1966. He had been battling cancer for nearly two years. He was an employee of A. Reginald’s hauling for 15 plus years. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. He is the brother...

Maribeth Norrod
May 25, 2018
Maribeth Ann Norrod, 52, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, peacefully passed away on May 25th ,2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born Maribeth Wilson, on March 26th, 1966, she is the daughter of Leroy S Wilson and Nancy A Wilson of Jamestown, New York. Maribeth was a graduate of Empire State College where she earned a bachelor degree in Human...

Teresa Whittington
May 25, 2018
Teresa L. Whittington (nee Grinder), age 61, of Frederick, MD, died Friday, May 25, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. Teresa was born July 25, 1956 in Gettysburg, PA, the daughter of the late Kenneth Grinder and the late JoAnn Kiss Grinder. Teresa was the wife of the late John “Jack” Howard Whittington. She was in retail sales...

Ann Meagher
May 24, 2018
Ann Elizabeth Meagher, 92, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, died Thursday, May 24, at Dove House Hospice in Westminster, Maryland, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Webster, Massachusetts, daughter of Walter and Helena Dupre, a graduate of St. Louis High School and Newport School of Nursing where she earned an RN degree. Ann’s nursing career included private duty...

Betty Farley
May 21, 2018
Betty Reincke Farley 85 of Baltimore Passed surrounded by family of Monday, May 21, 2018 She was the spouse of the late Charles Elmer Farley and the late William E. Reincke She was born February 27, 1933 in Czar, WV the daughter of the late Harry Leland Russell and late Delphia Mae (Smith) Russell Betty enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, flowers...