Obituaries

Paul Babylon
Jan 24, 2016
Paul “Chris” C. Babylon, age 43, of Westminster, died suddenly, Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his home. He was born April 28, 1972 in Baltimore, MD. He was the husband of Dawn L. Babylon (nee Dixon). He was the father of Christian C. Babylon, Victoria L. Babylon and Teresa L. Babylon all of Westminster; brother of the late Geoff A....

Doris Bell
Jan 23, 2016
Doris Edwina Bell (nee Hennemann), age 79 of Cooksville, MD, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. She was born on August 29, 1936 in Baltimore, MD, and was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Virginia Hennemann. She is survived by her husband, Robert B. Bell. She is also survived by her three daughters...

Stephen Deitz
Jan 21, 2016
Stephen Michael Deitz, 33, was born on May 14, 1982 in Baltimore, MD. He passed away on January 21, 2016 after a short illness. Stephen loved life and he loved people; he never met a person he could not talk to. He would enter a room full of strangers and leave with a room full of friends. Steve was the...

John Salgado
Jan 19, 2016
John Taylor Salgado, age 72 of Sykesville, MD, went home to be with the lord Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He was born April 15, 1943, in Libertyville, Illinois, the son of the late Ferdinand and the late Guadalupe (Mendoza) Salgado. He was the husband of Gail M. Salgado. John worked as a technician for American Pest Control for 12 years....

Marcella Jeffers
Jan 19, 2016
Marcella “Sally” R. Jeffers (nee Fuller), age 85, of Marriottsville, MD, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her home. She was born February 13, 1930 in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Charles Fuller and the late Gladys Bradley Fuller. She was the wife of the late Paul Edward Jeffers. She worked for the Federal Government in the...

Robert Fish
Jan 18, 2016
Robert Charles Fish, Sr. of Woodlawn. Died Monday, January 18, 2016 at Brinton Woods. He was the spouse of the late Ann Regina (Pruitt) Fish Mr. Fish was born April 18, 1930 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Franklin Fish and Bertha (Lowery) Fish. He was a Plumber and Heavy Equipment Operator for John E. Ruth and Company....

Donna Thomas
Jan 16, 2016
Donna Lee Thomas, 75 of Mt. Airy, MD formerly of Baltimore. Went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was the loving wife of over 58 years to Robert Joseph Thomas. Born August 11, 1940 in Baltimore the daughter of the late Michael Joseph Dinunzio and late Rhoda Viola (Warner) Dinunzio. Mrs. Thomas worked for...

Cindy Glenn
Jan 16, 2016
Cindy P. Glenn, 61 of Mt. Airy, MD Died Saturday January 16, 2016 . She was born December 5, 1954 in Frederick, MD the daughter of the late Robert H. Glenn and the late Brooxxie (Layton) Moxley. Ms. Glenn had worked for Sandy Spring Bank in Damascus as a Bank Manager. She was a former member of the Mt. Airy...

Leslie Cook
Jan 16, 2016
Leslie Robert Cook, Sr., age 90 of New Windsor Passed Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his home in New Windsor. He was the Loving husband of 69 ½ years to Jean Elizabeth (Deuschle) Cook. Mr. Cook was the son of the late John Woodruff and Hannah Catherine (Pedersen) Cook. Mr. Cook is a US Army Veteran that served in WWII...

Violet Shifflett
Jan 12, 2016
Violet J. (Naill) Shifflett, 93 of Westminster Passed peacefully on January 12, 2016 at the home of her daughter Carol (Shifflett) Strevig of Westminster. Mrs. Shifflett is predeceased by her husband Thomas Shifflett. Violet J. (Naill) Shifflett was born January 23, 1922 in New Windsor, Maryland the daughter of the late Ella (Glass) Naill and late Edward E. Naill. Mrs....

Shannon Hogue
Jan 6, 2016
With great sorrow we announce the passing of Shannon G Hogue (50) of West Friendship, Maryland died peacefully at home. Shannon was a graduate of Central Bucks East 1983 Holicong, PA and Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd, PA 1991. Shannon worked as an Information Technologist with various healthcare networks both local and global. Born in June of 1965 in Franklin, PA...

Thomas Seal
Jan 6, 2016
Thomas E.R. Seal, Jr., age 79, of Sykesville, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Carroll Hospice, Inc.-Dove House in Westminster, MD. He was born June 22, 1936 in Woodlawn, MD the son of the late Thomas E.R. Seal, Sr., and the late Esther P. Seal. He was the husband of Lorraine J. Seal (nee Claus) for 61 years. He retired...

Paul Hajek
Jan 5, 2016
Paul Hajek, age 68, retired Lieutenant of the Howard County Police Department, took unscheduled leave without notice January 5, 2016. Paul was born on December 06, 1947 in Berlin Germany to James W. Hajek Sr. and Audrey F. Hajek (nee Decker). He served a 23 year career with the Howard County Police Department, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant. During...

Russell Thomas
Jan 4, 2016
On Monday, January 4, 2016, Russell William Thomas (Bill) 75 of Carroll Vista, Taneytown, MD Beloved husband of Darlene Thomas (nee Garett) for 37 years, died after a long battle with cancer. Born in Athens, Ohio April 2, 1940 to Kenneth and Beulah (Maness) Thomas, he is survived by a sister, Sande Sycks and husband Buddy, of Ohio, and brother,...

John Pickett
Jan 3, 2016
John E. Pickett, Jr., age 89, of Carlisle, PA; formerly of Ellenton, FL., and Sykesville, MD, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Carlisle, PA. He was born March 13, 1926 in Catonsville, MD the son of the late John E. Pickett, Sr., and the late Blanche E. Pickett (nee Bidinger)....

Raymond Mcmanus
Jan 3, 2016
Raymond B. McManus, 73 of Woodbine, MD Died January 3, 2016 at the Dove House. Mr. McManus was the spouse of Donna Lee (Coutts) McManus He was born January 29, 1942 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Joseph R. and Barabara (Brown) McManus. He was a Master Barber at Fort Meade and later worked with computers. He was...

Michael Gerjets
Jan 2, 2016
Michael John Gerjets, 56 of Mt. Airy, MD Without warning on January 2, 2016, the light in the world dimmed a bit with the passing of Mike. He leaves behind to remember and cherish him always the great loves of his life, both 2 and 4-legged…David, Dan-e-al, Nana, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Maria, Nicky, Chrissy, Maxie, The Baby, Mason, Silas and...

Bonnie Ferguson
Jan 2, 2016
Bonnie Lee (Warfield) Ferguson, 69 of Westminster Died peacefully surrounded by her family at Carroll Hospice Dove House on January 2nd 2016 in Westminster. Born June 12, 1946 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Warfield and the late Thelma Morris Warfield. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Ferguson, her loving and devoted...

Irene Demercado
Dec 28, 2015
Irene Grace Demercado, age 87 of Westminster, MD Died peacefully on Monday, December 28th , 2015 at her home. She was born on February 8th, 1928 in Leicester, England. She was the daughter of the late Lillian Alice Adams and late Lawrence Arnold. She is survived by her husband John Earl Demercado of Taylorsville. Irene moved to America in 1948...

Ward Pleines
Dec 25, 2015
Ward Charles Pleines, age 73, of Mt. Airy, MD., died Friday, December 25, 2015. He was born May 5, 1942 in Baltimore MD the son of the late Walter W. Pleines and the late Sarah Baker Pleines. He was in the MD National Guard from 1965-1971; worked for the Federal Government; enjoyed cooking, loved to play Golf with the Monaghan’s...