Obituaries

John Abbot
Sep 18, 2010
John Wilson “Reds” Abbott, Sr. 79 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Saturday September 18, 2010 at his home in Mt. Airy. He was the spouse of Dorothy (Shipley) Abbott. He was born April 22, 1931 in Carroll County Md the son of the late James Wilson Abbott and late Margaret Louise (Schlarb) Abbott. He was a retired Baltimore City Firefighter...

Susan Deithorn
Sep 14, 2010
Susan Elizabeth Deithorn (nee Coleman), age 45, of Mt. Airy, died, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at her home. She was born July 4, 1965 in Riverdale, Maryland the daughter of Glenna Fay Coleman (nee Hudson) of Mt. Airy and the late Chester Coleman. She was the wife of Shane P. Deithorn. She was a Real Estate sales woman agent for...

Kevin Smith
Sep 7, 2010
Kevin Mitchell Smith, 53 of Eldersburg, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday September 7, 2010 at his home. Born August 10, 1957 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Richard and late Shirley Smith (nee Ramsey) He was the Husband of Dorrie Smith his wife of 29 years. He was the loving father to Andrew...

David Buxton
Sep 3, 2010
David Lee Buxton, age 61, of Mt. Airy, died Friday, September 3, 2010, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. He was born January 1, 1949 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late James Joseph Buxton and the late Elizabeth Carmelita Miles Buxton. He was the husband of Jacqueline J. Buxton (nee McNamara) for 40 years. He worked for BG&...

Doris Palmer
Aug 31, 2010
Doris (Kammer) Palmer 91 of Sykesville, MD, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Encore Assisted Living of Turf Valley. She was the spouse of the late William Merrill Palmer, Sr. She was born July 10, 1919 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Charles Kammer and Ethel Belle Webster Kammer. She was a Manager in the Sales Department of...

Frank Hoffman
Aug 30, 2010
Frank Norman Hoffman, Jr., age 78, of Baltimore, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Gilchrist Hospice, Inc., in Towson. He was born May 14, 1932 in New Market, MD the son of the late Frank Norman Hoffman, Sr. and the late Bertha A. Hoffman (nee Bussard). Frank was born, raised and enjoyed the farm life. Brother of Gene E. Hoffman,...

Brenda Roop
Aug 26, 2010
Brenda Lee Roop 47 of Woodbine, beloved Wife of Scott Roop of Woodbine, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born November 21, 2010 the daughter of the late Freeman and Virginia Mae (Satterwhite) Dugan. She was a homemaker enjoyed Bingo, Jigsaw puzzles , Elvis Fan and spending time with her grandbabies. Surviving her in addition...

Maria Bracolina
Aug 22, 2010
Maria Giuseppa (Josephine) Bracolina nee D’Onofrio, 94 of Westminster, MD, died Sunday August 22, 2010 at Lorien Assisted Living in Mt. Airy, MD. She was the spouse of the late Anthony Bracolina. She was born may 31 1916 in Brooklyn, NY. The daughter of the late Luciano D’Onofrio and late Mary Pietrofesa D’Onofrio. Mrs. Bracolina was a stay at home...

Virginia Flaherty
Aug 17, 2010
Virginia Purvis Flaherty, women’s and feature page editor of the Baltimore Sun, age 81, of Woodbine, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010, died at her home near Daisy, Maryland. She was born July 20, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of the late James Purvis and the late Clara Craddock Purvis. She was the wife of Hugh E. Flaherty. Ms Flaherty...

Richard Stem
Aug 14, 2010
Richard William Stem, Sr., age 67, of Woodbine, died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born March 10, 1943 in Westminster, MD the son of the late Aubrey Joseph Stem, Jr. and the late Edith Case Stem. He was semi-retired truck driver for Emory N. Stull, Inc.; he was a life member of...

Ronald Fritz
Aug 13, 2010
Ronald “Ronnie” Eugene Fritz, age 51, of Westminster, MD , died Friday, August 13, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born March 10, 1959 in Baltimore, MD the son of Dorothy L. Fritz (nee Walker) of Westminster and the late Roland “Sonny” L. Fritz, Sr. He was a mechanic for Carroll County Roads Department. He loved...

Linda Richmond
Aug 13, 2010
Linda Sue (Franks) Richmond 48 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Friday August 13, 2010 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the spouse of the late Jerry Lee Richmond, Sr. She was born November 11, 1961 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Jerry Wade Franks, Sr. and Bonnie Sue Steele Franks. She was the Co-owner of Jerry’s Trophies in...

E. Murphy
Aug 5, 2010
E. Yates Murphy, age 67, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. He was born March 24, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Theresa Esther Nemethvargo Derreth and the late Murray Edwin Murphy. He was the former husband of the late Sue Murphy. He was the father of Teri and Bill Houp...

James Griffith
Aug 5, 2010
James E. Griffith, age 77, of Woodbine, died Thursday August 5, 2010 at his home. He was born December 18, 1932 in Brooklyn, MD, the son of the late Raymond Griffith and the late Stella Norwood Griffith. He was a self-employed cabinet maker. He was a veteran in the Army. He was a member of the Carriage Association of America,...

Elizabeth Hayden
Aug 3, 2010
Elizabeth Jean Hayden (nee Skinner), age 81, of Sykesville, died Tuesday August 3, 2010 at Northwest Hospital Seasons Hospice in Randallstown. She was born December 3, 1928 in Waterville, Maine the daughter of the late Walter A. Skinner and the late Ann Higgins Skinner. She was an administrator assistant for University of Maryland. She was a member of the Gadabouts...

Carl Hood
Aug 3, 2010
Carl Richard Hood, age 87, of Mt. Airy, MD, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. He was born May 10, 1923 in Mt. Airy, MD the son of the late Archie C. Hood and late Viola Owings Hood. He was the husband of the late Wilma V. Hood (nee Etzler). He was a graduate...

Grace Rice
Aug 3, 2010
Grace Marie Wright Rice (nee Grimes), age 90, of Mt. Airy, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Brinton Woods Health Care Center, Sykesville, MD. She was born June 19, 1920 in Carroll County, Winfield, MD on Braddock Road. She was the daughter of the late William Dorsey Grimes and the late Ella Mae Pickett Grimes on Braddock Road. She was...

Naomi Rippeon
Jul 25, 2010
Naomi Catherine (King) Rippeon 87 of Woodbine, MD, died Sunday July 25, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was the spouse of the late George Wilbur Rippeon. She was born December 5, 1922 in York, PA the daughter of the late Gorman King and the late Regina (Rosenburg) King. She was formerly a Registered Practical Nurse for Springfield State Hospital....

Genevieve Talbott
Jul 22, 2010
Genevieve B. Talbott 67 of Westminster formerly of Woodbine, died Thursday July 22, 2010 at Home. She was the spouse of James Carroll Talbott. She was born August 12, 1942 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Rex George Cox and late Mattie V. (Gover) Cox. She was the Co-Owner for 42 years of Golden Age Guest Home in...

Nicholas Vidi
Jul 20, 2010
Nicholas Louis Vidi, age 19, of Mt. Airy, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in Westminster, MD. He was born February 13, 1991 in Baltimore, MD the loving son of David Louis Vidi and Charlene C.T. Vidi of Mt. Airy and the late Anna M. Vidi. Dear brother of Angela Vidi and Philip Vidi and Tony Tote and Katy Tote. Beloved...