Obituaries
Patricia Miller
Sep 8, 2024
Patricia C. Miller (nee Chalk), 90 of Randallstown, MD passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Lorien of Taneytown. She was born February 15, 1934, Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Howard Chalk and the late Catherine Chalk (nee Shauck). She was the beloved wife of the late Dean Monroe Miller. She is survived by her daughters Diane...
George Carter
Sep 8, 2024
George E. Carter, Jr., 88, of Ijamsville, MD passed away peacefully on September 8, 2024, with his loving wife by his side. He is survived by his beloved wife Audrey Gayle Carter (nee Care) of 69 years. George was born on April 25, 1936, in McKeesport, PA to the late George E. Carter, Sr. and the late Elizabeth A. Carter...
Ronald Smuck
Sep 5, 2024
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Virginia Cawood
Sep 4, 2024
Virginia Cawood – Obituary Virginia Lee Condon Cawood, 83, passed away September 4, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca, SC. Born in Mt. Airy, Maryland, on June 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Virginia Gosnell Condon and the late Austin Bair Condon. Virginia was a devoted mother, grandmother and recent great grandmother and spent most of...
William Wise
Sep 3, 2024
William Jack Wise, Jr., age 88, of Woodbine, MD, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD. He was the husband of the late Avis Ruth Wise (nee Swanson) William was born April 14, 1936, in Washington, D.C., the son of the late William Jack Wise, Sr. and the late Maud Pauline Wise (nee Judy)....
Richard Podskalny
Sep 3, 2024
Richard (Dick) Podskalny formerly of Woodbridge, New Jersey died on September 3, 2024, in Sykesville, Maryland at the age of 88-years-old. He was born on July 14, 1936 in Bayonne New Jersey. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Soon (Lee) Podskalny; his daughter, Karen Violand; son, Dr. David Podskalny; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Dick worked...

Peggy Williams
Aug 30, 2024
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John Fitzberger
Aug 28, 2024
John Edward Fitzberger, 90, of Gastonia, NC passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, while on Vacation with family in Cherry Grove, NC. Born January 10, 1934, in Mt. Washington, MD he was the son of the late Raymond Fitzberger and Ruth Wheatley Fitzberger. He was the husband of the late Lula May Fitzberger. He was an Electrical Safety Consultant...
Joseph Kutlik
Aug 28, 2024
Joseph Edward “Ed” Kutlik, 80, most recently of Newville, PA, raised in Baltimore, MD passed away on Wednesday August 28, 2024, at Green Ridge Village. He was the husband for 23 years to the late Roberta Ann Kutlik (nee Peters). Ed was born January 20, 1944, in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Joseph Raymond Kutlik and the late...
Kenwood Collard
Aug 27, 2024
Kenwood John Collard, formerly of Hedgesville, West Virginia passed from this life at home in Sykesville, MD on August 27, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on June 30, 1933, in Denmark, Wisconsin to Donald Collard and Bernadine (Krumdick) Collard. He was the loving husband of Carolyn Elizabeth Collard for 67 years and the father of their...
Steven Lawson
Aug 26, 2024
Steven Adelbert Lawson, age 64 of New Windsor, Maryland died Monday, August 26, 2024, at his home after a courageous battle against cancer. Steve was happily married to Cheryl Lawson for 41 years. He was born March 31, 1960, in Frederick, Maryland, the son of the late Adelbert and the late Elvy Lawson. Steve worked for many places in his...
Sylvester Adams
Aug 26, 2024
Sylvester Ralph “Dutch” Adams April 21, 1927 – August 26, 2024 S.R. “Dutch” Adams, 97, of Winfield, MD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 26, 2024. Born April 21, 1927, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Ralph and Kate Martin Adams. He married the love of his life, Mary Ann Burgess Adams,...
Peggy Stanifer
Aug 21, 2024
Peggy Ann Stanifer, born August 23,1939, was 84 of Gaithersburg Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 9:30 PM in her home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. She is survived by her daughter, Kecia Rhea Little, Son-in-law, Stephen Little, and her 3 grandchildren, Alexandra, Rachel, and Adam. Mollie and JC Waddell, Jason Waddell, Bennie Mae...
Gervase Rybak
Aug 20, 2024
Gervase Bruce Rybak, age 73, of Eldersburg, MD died Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Gervase was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Francis Rybak, and daughter, Danielle Rybak. He is survived by his spouse, Nancy (Nicholson) Rybak, son Ryan (Megan) Rybak, and sisters, Piper (Rick) Gaither, and Ruth Smith. Gervase was born on December 17th, 1950 in a small...
Cynthia Brigante
Aug 20, 2024
Cynthia Ann Brigante, 64, of Woodbine, Maryland passed away suddenly on Tuesday August 20, 2024. She was the wife of John Brigante. Cindy was born in Norton Shores, Michigan and made her way to Maryland for work after college at Michigan State University. Cindy is survived by her husband of 33 years John Brigante, son Frankie Brigante, daughter and son-in...
Jack Currence
Aug 19, 2024
Jack (Dick) Currence peacefully passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024, at the age of 76 surrounded by his family. Dick was born on July 27, 1948, in Lexington, KY, the son of the late Jack Harold Currence and the late Frances Blandine Currence (nee Moore). Dick was hard-working and ambitious, spending much of his professional career in the construction...
Tammy Smith
Aug 18, 2024
Tammy Louise Smith, 61 passed away on Sunday August 18, 2024 at Carroll Hospital due to an extended illness. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Louise and the late Eugene Orrie Smith. She is survived by her two children, Joshua Jacob Eugene Smith and Lynzie Nichole Louise Smith. Her brothers, Horace Michael Smith and his wife Jennifer Willis Smith, Todd...
Dolores Burgess
Aug 15, 2024
Dolores Elizabeth Burgess of Pawleys Island, SC formerly of Carroll County, MD, died Thursday August 15, 2024, at the Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC. She was the spouse of over 50 years to Frederick William Burgess. She was born March 17, 1937, in Finksburg, MD the daughter of the late Arthur Peary Edmondson and Dorothy Louise Cornell....
Gary Lillard
Aug 13, 2024
Gary T. Lillard, age 71, of Sykesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at his home. Born November 24th, 1952, in Frederick, he was the son of the late Ernest R. and Margret E. Lillard. Gary served his country in the National Guard from 1972 - 1980. During Gary’s 40-year career as a plumber, he helped build countless homes...
Charles Knill
Aug 10, 2024
Charles William (Bill) Knill, age 83 of Mount Airy, Maryland went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Northampton Nursing Home in Frederick, MD. Bill was born on August 24, 1940, at home on the family farm on Watersville Road in Mount Airy to parents Roy Marion Knill and Margaret Irene Cromwell Knill. He and his...