Obituaries

Alma Bernier
Mar 27, 2014
Alma Francis Bernier (nee Little), age 92, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Carroll Hospice-Dove House in Westminster, MD. She was born November 3, 1921 in Rockbridge Bath, VA the daughter of the late Jessie Frankling Little and the late Susie Ethel Little (nee Miller). She was the former wife of the late Jean Paul Bernier. She...

Ellen Conjour
Mar 25, 2014
Ellen Conjour, 93 of Eldersburg, MD Died Tuesday March 25, 2014 at Transitions in Sykesville. She was born September 30, 1920 in England. Mrs. Conjour was the wife of the late Ralph Conjour. She retired as an employee of Baltimore City Hospital and was a longtime resident of Essex, MD Surviving are two daughters Mary J. and husband Martin T....

Willam Hidey
Mar 25, 2014
William “Bill” Page Hidey, 91, formerly of Woodlawn, Md. passed peacefully from this world on Tuesday March 25, 2014. He was born in Woodlawn, Md., the son of the late Page Hamilton and Esther Marie Hidey, also of Woodlawn. Bill is survived by his sister Margaret Jean Hidey and Brother-in-law Aubrey DeWitt Maring, nephew and niece Mark and Melanie Maring,...

Lori Jolbitado
Mar 25, 2014
Lori Ann Jolbitado (nee Hiscock), age 53, of Pikesville, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her home. She was born December 16, 1960 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Robert R. Hiscock and the late Linda Mass Hiscock (nee Wheat). She was a retired elementary teacher for the Baltimore County Public Schools. She loved animals, gardening and was...

Harold Niemeyer
Mar 23, 2014
Harold Charles Niemeyer, Born on September 1, 1928 in Dallas, Pennsylvania to William F. and Elizabeth Thomas Niemeyer. Preceeded in death by brothers William and Robert and Sister Betty. Survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Jonnie Elizabeth. Harold was the loving father of Chuck, Diane, Elaine, Mark and Tim and proud "Pop Pop" to Justin, Lauren, Rob, Libby,...

Christopher Fiorino
Mar 18, 2014
Christopher Paul Fiorino, age 37, of Taylorsville, MD, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born January 9, 1977 in Baltimore, MD the son of Victor S. Fiorino and Judith G. Fiorino-Masicot and step son of Elizabeth Fiorino. He was a program manager for Honeywell Utilities Solutions. He enjoyed cooking, riding his motorcycle...

Kay Kunkle
Mar 17, 2014
Kay Francis Kunkle 73 of Finksburg, MD. Died Sudenly March 17, 2014 at home. She was the spouse of late Richard Edward Martin and current spouse of 44 years to Walter Lewis Kunkle She was born January 26, 1941 in Morgantown, WV the daughter of late Lloyd K. Colbun and the late Braxie (Hunt) Cobun. She was a homemaker. Surviving...

Jean Sirk
Mar 15, 2014
Jean Deloris Sirk, 79, of Woodbine, MD died peacefully at the Dove House, Westminster, MD surrounded by family on March 15, 2014. She was the wife of the late Raymond W. Sirk. Born in Washington, DC, April 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Satterwhite. Jean will be remembered for her love of baking and...

Donna Jackson
Mar 15, 2014
Donna Marie Jackson, 57 of Westminster, died un-expectantly Sat, March 15, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was the spouse of the late Julian Jackson, She was born July 5, 1956 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Shirley L. Dorsey Myers and the late Douglas Deford Myers, Sr. She worked as a Custodian 10 years for Carroll County Schools and...

Charles Bruce
Mar 6, 2014
Charles “Doug” Douglas Bruce, age 77 of Manchester, Maryland died March 6, 2014 at Lorien Taneytown. He was born October 15, 1936 the son of Late Frederick Bruce & Late Jessie (Watkins) Bruce. He worked as an Engineering Specialist for BGE. He retired in 1994 after 40 years. He enjoyed traveling with several American Legion and VFW sponsored Drum &...

Davies Molloy
Mar 3, 2014
Davies Warfield Molloy, age 87, of Eldersburg, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Charlestown Retirement Center in Catonsville. He was born April 29, 1926 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Leo and Katherine Linthicum Molloy. He graduated from Cathedral School in 1940; Loyola High School in 1944, and Villanova College in 1949. He served in the US Marine...

Ida Deickman
Mar 3, 2014
Ida Ruth (Jones) Deickman 91 of Eldersburg, MD Died Monday March 3, 2014 at Westminster Ridge She was the spouse of the late Charles Benjamin Deickman, Jr. She was born September 17, 1922 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late James Atwood Jones and late Leola May Lainhart Jones. She had been an inspector for Western Electric and a...

Carl Layton
Feb 27, 2014
Carl E. Layton, age 73, of Woodbine, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born September 22, 1940, the son of the late Earl Edwin Layton and the late Harriett Elizabeth Moyer Layton. He was a facility service maintenance worker for Montgomery General Hospital. He was in the US Army; He was a...

Doris Johnson
Feb 27, 2014
Doris Lee (Pirkey) Johnson, 82 of Westminster, MD formerly of Baltimore, MD Died Suddenly February 27, 2014 She was the spouse of Rev. Rollins Johnson of Westminster, MD She was born December 14, 1931 in Roanoke, VA The daughter of the late Percy Claude Pirkey of Late Ruby Louise (Braden) Pirkey. Her last employer was Walnut Springs Nursery. She was...

Betty Smith
Feb 24, 2014
Betty Ann (Phebus) Smith, 77 of Taneytown, MD Died Monday February 24, 2014 at her granddaughter’s home. She was the spouse of the late Reaney S. Smith. She was born September 8, 1936 in Howard County MD the daughter of the late Roy Phebus and the late Annie (Warfield) Smith. She was a Seamstress at Mt. Airy Pants Factory, Worked...

Martha Briggs
Feb 20, 2014
Mrs. Martha J. Briggs, 82, a lifelong resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland, departed this life on February 20, 2014, in Walkersville, Maryland. Martha believed in God and Jesus, said she always did, and wanted to go to Heaven; she was a Methodist. Martha had a great love of reading. A staunch Democrat, she kept abreast of politics. She retired from Watkins-Johnson...

Jerry Knight
Feb 19, 2014
Jerry Ellwood Knight, age 83, of Mount Airy, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick, MD. He was born March 24, 1930 in Barboursville, VA the son of the late Charles Knight and the late Maude Haney Knight. He retired as a grounds foreman for Smokey Glen Farms Barbequers in Gaithersburg, MD; He was...

Spencer Riddle
Feb 16, 2014
Spencer Wade Riddle, 57 of Randallstown, MD Died February 16, 2014 at home. He was born October 21, 1956 in Baltimore, MD The son of the late Louis Spencer Riddle and late Mary Lou (Ashley) Riddle. Spencer was a self Employed Carpenter. He lived in Oregon for 23 years Surviving are his Sister and Brother-in-law Sharon L. and Nicholas R....

Virginia Eyler
Feb 15, 2014
Virginia Elizabeth “Liz” Eyler, 56 of Martinsburg, WV formerly of Carroll County, MD Died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Berkley Medical Center She was the spouse of Donald Hunt of Martinsburg formerly of Frederick MD She was born October 4, 1957 in Montgomery County. The daughter of late Frank and late Virginia Marie(Colson) Eyler She was a cook at “The...

Jean Smith
Feb 14, 2014
Jean Marie Smith, 57 of Ocean City, MD Died Friday February 14, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital She was the fiancé of Joe Toner of Ocean City MD Jean was born December 28, 1956 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Harvey Stephen Smith and the late Ruth (Hohman) Smith Ms. Smith had worked at the Eldersburg Inn and...