Obituaries
Mildred Dilley
Oct 16, 2021
Mildred “Millie” Edith Dilley, 93, of Oakland, Maryland, and formerly of Winchester, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Lorien in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Born March 3, 1928, in Winchester, Virginia, Millie was the daughter of the late Lloyd Holmes Williams and Etta Shear Williams. She was the wife of the late Glennroot John Dilley. She was a...
Michael Babik
Oct 16, 2021
Michael J. Babik 77 of Westminster Passed Saturday, October 16, 2021, at home. He was the Beloved husband of Mona M. (Boyle) Babik. Born August 29, 1944, in Cleveland, OH the son of the late Joseph John and Sylvia Louella (Okey) Babik. Mr. Babik was owner of Capital Dental. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, enjoyed reading, history and was...
Carole Lamb
Oct 14, 2021
Carole Joy Lamb (nee Jenkins), 79 of Mt. Airy, MD passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. She was the former wife of the late Robert Eugene Lamb. She was born August 25, 1942, in Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert Clayton Jenkins, Sr. and the late Elva Madelyn Boore Jenkins. She proudly...
Howard Hopple
Oct 12, 2021
Howard Eugene “Sonny” Hopple, 83 of Mt. Airy, MD, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at home. He was the beloved spouse of the late Rosella “Rose” Elizabeth Hopple (nee Taylor). Mr. Hopple was born May 17, 1938, in Lewistown, PA the son of the late Carl Hopple and the late Mary Hopple (nee Aurand) He was a lineman...
Donald Naill
Oct 9, 2021
Donald L. Naill, 80 of Westminster Passed Saturday October 9, 2021 Beloved husband of Freda Virginia (Beaver) Naill He was born December 8, 1940 in Carroll County, MD The son of the late Wilbur Wallace Naill and Ester (Farver) Naill Donald was a lifelong farmer and a jack of all trades that would help everyone and anyone in the community....
Ian Beam
Oct 9, 2021
Ian Mark Beam, of Manchester, MD, passed away on October 9, 2021, at the age of 46. Ian was born on May 2, 1975, to Byron and Yvette Beam, the oldest sibling to Carie and Luke. From an early age, Ian was on the move both mentally and physically. He started reading license plates from his toddler car seat and...
Susan Jones
Oct 9, 2021
Susan Leatherwood Jones, 78 of Owings Mills, MD Passed Saturday, October 9, 2021 Beloved wife of Stanley A. Jones Born October 7, 1943 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Clarence E. Leatherwood, Sr. and Caroline (Geisbert) Leatherwood. Devoted mother of Kathleen C. Jones of Reisterstown, Kristen S. Jones-Sandler and husband Robert J. of Bethesda. Loving grandmother of Samuel...
Millard Taylor
Oct 5, 2021
Millard Dale Taylor, Sr of Cooksville, MD passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at the age of 93. Dale is the beloved husband of Arlene Taylor (nee Hurley). Dale and Arlene were married for 58 years at the time of his passing. He loved to tell the story of how and when he and Arlene met, and how she...
Byron Stump
Oct 3, 2021
Byron K. Stump, 73 of West Friendship, MD died on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at his home. He was the husband of Mary Pauline Stump (nee Coriture) for 39 years. He was born August 28, 1948, in Reading, PA the son of the late Herbert J Stump & Rachel M. Stump (nee Koch). Byron Served in the United States Navy...
Derek Mccracken
Oct 3, 2021
Derek A McCracken was a loving fiance, father, son, grandfather, and friend. He left this world suddenly on October 3, 2021 at the age of 49. Derek was born Nov, 18, 1971 in Westminster, MD. Derek’s love of life did not end with his death, he is survived by his fiancee, Crystal Worrell, his sons, Tyler and Michael McCracken, his...
Gladys Tolbert
Sep 29, 2021
Gladys Arlene Tolbert (nee Gibson), age 93, of Mt. Airy, MD., died Wednesday, September 29, 2021; at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital. She was born March 7, 1928, in Boonsboro, Virginia, the daughter of the late George Gibson and Edna Pearl Gibson (nee Garrison). She is the wife of the late John Lewis Embrey. Gladys was a Deli Manager for Acme...
Frank Horter
Sep 18, 2021
Frank E. Horter, III 82 of Reisterstown Passed Saturday, September 18, 2021 after a brief illness Beloved husband of 54 years to Barbara Lee (Duvall) Horter. He was born May 20, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late Frank E. Horter, Jr. and the late Elizabeth (Herman) Horter. Frank was a retired insurance agent for United Insurance Company....
Ellen Weetenkamp
Sep 15, 2021
Ellen Weetenkamp (nee McGrath), age 73 of Catonsville, MD died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at the Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Unit, MedStar Harbor Hospital, in Baltimore, MD. She was born September 22, 1947 in Baltimore, the daughter of the late William E. McGrath, M.D. and the late Doris Walkling Wagner. Dear sister of the late Jane McGrath, Ann...
Madan Tamrakar
Sep 10, 2021
Beloved Father/Baa, Madan Raj Tamrakar, died peacefully at the age of 84 on Friday, September 10th, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family members in Silver Spring, MD. He was born on January 2, 1937 in Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal, to Asta Raj Tamrakar and Chandra Kumari Tamrakar. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Tribhuvan University and...
Brenda Eaton
Sep 10, 2021
Brenda Johnson Eaton, age 81, of Taneytown, MD entered into God’s eternal care on September 10, 2021. Born in Salisbury, MD on July 18, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Samuel O. and Thelma B. Johnson (nee Bradley). She was the wife of John Eaton, her husband of 62 years. Prior to moving to Taneytown in 2017 she...
Bernice Klein
Sep 8, 2021
Bernice Virginia Klein, 94 of Mt. Airy, MD went home to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior on September 8, 2021. Born on Christmas Eve, 1926 in Brunswick, MD she was the daughter of Roy Hedges Crowl and Hazel Boyer Crowl. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, David N. Klein, Sr. Together, they had farmed near...
Gloria Grimes
Sep 7, 2021
Gloria Dawn Grimes (nee Marriner), age 85, of Westminster, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Country Acres Assisted Living in Westminster, MD. She was the wife of the late Clarence Robert Grimes, Sr. She was born October 8, 1935, in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Clayton Thomas Marriner and the late Rachael M. Marriner (nee McCuffin). She was...
Richard Black
Sep 4, 2021
Richard Leroy Black, age 85, of New Windsor, MD., died Saturday, September 4, 2021, at his home. He was born January 25, 1936, in Union Bridge, Maryland, the son of the late Chester Thomas Black and the late Beulah Mae Curfman Black. He was the husband of Marlene Black (nee Harbaugh); for 64 years. Richard was a Lifetime Dairy farmer,...
Frederick Grasso
Sep 4, 2021
Frederick "Freddie" Alfonso Grasso, 90, of Marriottsville, MD, passed away Saturday September 4, 2021. He was born in 1931 in Washington, D.C. to the late Anthony John Grasso and Florence Margaret Grasso (Heinemann). He was preceded in death by his brothers Arthur, John, and sisters Violet, Flora, Gloria, and Clorinda. He is survived by his wife Patricia Ann Grasso (Skasko)...

John Spann
Sep 3, 2021
John ‘Jack’ Charles Spann, age 82, of Sykesville, died Friday evening 9/3/21. Jack was the devoted spouse of Dorothy Jean Spann (nee Murrey). Mr. Spann is survived by his wife; his children, Donna Jean Brust (nee Spann) and Patrick Michael Brust, John William Spann and Kathleen Ann Kelly-Spann, and Catherine Jean Spann and Barry DIllow; his grandchildren: Courtney Ann Adams,...