Obituaries

Russell Gardner

Russell Gardner

Sep 19, 2023

Russell Flynn Gardner, 89 of Jefferson, MD Passed Tuesday, September 19, 2023 peacefully at home with his wife Beloved husband of Christine M. (Dieker) Gardner He was born November 25, 1933 in Baltimore, MD The son of the late Russell H. Gardner and late Ida Virginia (McAfee) Gardner He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving from 1955...

Paul Cimbalista

Paul Cimbalista

Sep 18, 2023

Paul Robert Cimbalista, 93 of Westminster, MD passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Bernice Cimbalista (nee Snyder) for 66 years. Paul was born December 19, 1929, in Six Mile Run, PA the son of the late Stephen Cimbalista and the late Mary Cimbalista (nee Mizack). He...

John Bevard

John Bevard

Sep 17, 2023

John Franklin Bevard was born in Sykesville Maryland to Wakeman S. and Emily H. Bevard, July 15, 1940. He passed away at the Dove Hospice House located in Westminster, Maryland on September 17,2023, at age of 83, surrounded by his family. John was next to the youngest of seven children and was raised in Eldersburg, Maryland on a family dairy...

Janet Moore

Janet Moore

Sep 14, 2023

Janet Naomi Moore (nee Colson), 79 of Mt. Savage, MD, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023. She was the beloved wife of McArther Moore for 61 years and 9 months. Janet was born June 4, 1944, in Carroll County, MD the daughter of the late Arthur Colson and the late Madeline Lowery (nee Davis). Surviving in addition to her...

John Foertschbeck

John Foertschbeck

Sep 14, 2023

John H. Foertschbeck, Jr. 57, of Woodbine, MD, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born September 30, 1965, in Baltimore, MD, the son of John H. Foertschbeck, Sr. and Josephine A. Foertschbeck (nee Erauth). Beloved husband of Terry Lynn Foertschbeck, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters Alexandra Foertschbeck and Lindsay(Purcell) Wolfe and...

Audrey Lyles

Audrey Lyles

Sep 13, 2023

Audrey Lyles (Dorsey) of Mt. Airy, MD Passed Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Beloved wife of the late Fred Leon Lyles, Sr. Mrs. Lyles was born May 28, 1941 in Mt. Airy, MD the daughter of the late Florine E. Cook and late step-father Eugene C. Cook. She retired from Gina Drexel Daycare in Mt. Airy and had also been a...

Lillian Lamb

Lillian Lamb

Sep 13, 2023

Lillian Viginia “Ginny” Lamb (Harris) 93 years young of Sykesville, MD passed away peacefully in the morning of September 13, 2023, at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born at John Hopkins Hospital on May 14, 1930, to the late Herman Charles Harris and the late Mary Lillian Harris (Grimes) After graduating from Sykesville High School, she married the love of...

Richard Bowser

Richard Bowser

Sep 7, 2023

Richard V Bowser, Jr, 76 of Mt. Airy, MD Passed Thursday, September 7, 2023 after a vicious battle of Cancer. He was the Fiancé of over 20 years to Tracey Duvall Mr. Bowser was born April 24, 1947, in Shenandoah, VA the son of the late Richard V. Bowser, Sr. and Mable Irene (Mauck) Bowser. Richard had worked for Kettler...

Joan Baxter Mathews

Joan Baxter Mathews

Sep 6, 2023

Joan Marie Baxter Mathews (nee Mann), 76 of Westminster, MD passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, surrounded by her family. Joan was the beloved wife of the late LeRoy Baxter and the late Nelson Mathews. She was born April 15, 1947, in Carroll County, MD the daughter of the late Raymond Mann, Sr. and the late Evelyn Grace Mann...

Rae  Sparrow

Rae Sparrow

Sep 4, 2023

Rae Anne (Huffman) Sparrow, age 71, died on Monday evening September 4, 2023, after a 15-year battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body dementia. She died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Born August 21, 1952, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, she was the beloved daughter of the late H. Ray and Mary (Allen) Huffman. She was the loving...

Ezra Little

Ezra Little

Sep 3, 2023

Ezra P. “Bunky” Little, Jr., 91, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Francis Little (nee Molloy) and the late Katherine Ann Little (nee Brown). Bunky was born August 6, 1932, in Baltimore, MD, the son of the late Ezra P....

Wilma  Fogler

Wilma Fogler

Aug 29, 2023

Wilma Butts Fogler, age 77, of Finksburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD; surrounded by her family. Wilma was born July 12, 1946, in Westernport, Maryland, the daughter of the late Wilbur T. Butts, and the late Edith Furman (nee Marsh). Survived by her son Scott Fogler of Westminster and her loving...

Lisa Alascia-Bierman

Lisa Alascia-Bierman

Aug 26, 2023

Lisa Ann Alascia-Bierman, age 62 of Westminster, MD passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born April 27, 1961, in Catonsville, MD the daughter of the late Joseph Frank Alascia, Sr. and the late Margaret Alice “Sally” Alascia (nee Burger). Lisa Alascia-Bierman attended Catholic School in Catonsville, Maryland. She was a successful server/bartender for...

Kenneth Lafferty

Kenneth Lafferty

Aug 24, 2023

Kenneth Walter Lafferty, 83, of Mt. Airy, MD, loving husband to the late Nancy Lee Lafferty, passed away peacefully in Taylorsville, MD on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Born in Oil City, PA on September 17, 1939, he is the son of the late Mary Ella Peterson Lafferty Rudolph and the late Walter Bud Lafferty. As a child, he spent time...

Sandra Pushkin

Sandra Pushkin

Aug 23, 2023

On August 23, 2023 Sandra Pushkin passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. Sandra is survived by her devoted daughter’s, Stacey (Raymond) Klebanow and Amy Pushkin; her loving grandchildren Gabrielle Klebanow, Max Klebanow and Carly Jarkiewicz; her sister’s Leslie Maloff and Adrienne Packer, as well as many caring nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her...

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans

Aug 22, 2023

Chuck “Poppy” R. Evans, 68, of Taylorsville, MD passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Marta Evans (nee Collier) for 39 years. Chuck was born January 25, 1955, in Baltimore, MD son of the late Lewis Raymond Evans, Jr. and the late Edna Evans (nee Gillum). He was a veteran of...

Thomas Warfield

Thomas Warfield

Aug 21, 2023

Thomas O. Warfield, V 71 of Mt Airy, MD Passed suddenly August 21, 2023 He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth ”Betsy” M. (Kunze) Warfield. Born February 22, 1952 in Olney, MD the son of Margaret (Condon) Warfield and the late Thomas O. Warfield, IV. Mr. Warfield was a Financial Consultant for ManTech for over 30 years. He was a...

Sandra Parks

Sandra Parks

Aug 20, 2023

Sandra A. Parks (Russell), 78, of Hanover, PA passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was the beloved wife of the late William Duane Parks. Mrs. Parks was born November 24, 1944, in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late James Russell and the late Elsie “Ruth” Russell (nee Teat). Sandra along with...

Carol Sturgeon

Carol Sturgeon

Aug 18, 2023

Carol L. Sturgeon (nee Ecker), 80, of New Windsor, MD passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late William R. “Randy” Sturgeon for 60 years. Carol was born May 13, 1943, in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Charles F. Ecker and the late Jennie M. Ecker (nee Gubernatis) She enjoyed cooking,...

Leo Spires

Leo Spires

Aug 15, 2023

Leo John Spires, age 63 of Taylorsville, MD passed on August 15, 2023 at The Dove House, after a brief illness. Born December 4, 1959 in Carvel Beach, MD, he was the son of the late Donald Spires and Diana Curtian. He was the beloved husband of Debra (Magers) Grigsby. Leo was the cherished father of daughters Melissa Warlick and...