Obituaries

Sep 25, 2021

James R. Shirk, of Mount Airy, Maryland died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on September 25, 2021. He was 60. Born on October 30, 1960, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Mary Ellen Shirk and the late Joe Brade Shirk. James graduated from Randallstown Senior High School in 1978 and in 1983 married the...

Sep 25, 2021

Michael LeRoy Miller, age 78, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 25, 2021, at his home. Born in Abingdon, Maryland, he was the son of Allen Franklin and Hope (Blevins) Miller. He was a member St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Abingdon and 1961 graduate of Edgewood High School. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, working on cars and being a...

Sep 24, 2021

Robert Lee Shockley, age 92, of Forest Hill, Maryland died peacefully on September 24, 2021 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD. Born March 5, 1929 in Garrett County, MD, he moved with his family to the Middle River area of Baltimore County during the World War II years. He is predeceased by his parents, Bryan Shockley, a Baltimore County...

Sep 24, 2021

Susannah Lyons Williamson, age 89, beloved wife of the late Charles Elvin Williamson, Ph.D. passed away on September 24, 2021, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born on October 17, 1931, to the late Thomas Henry and Kathleen Ewing Lyons, the second of four siblings. She is survived by her sisters Jane Bird and Nancy...

Sep 24, 2021

William M. Eberius, age 88, of Middle River, Maryland passed away on September 24, 2021 at his son's home in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Dundalk, Maryland, he was the son of Royal and Anna Eberius, husband of 38 years to June Eberius followed by 26 years to Doris Eberius. He was a member of Mountain Christian Church. He served...

Sep 23, 2021

Sep 20, 2021

William “Bud” Allen Sullivan Sr., age 81, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 20, 2021 at his home. Born in Schuyler, Virginia, he was the son of Grant and Susie (Burton) Sullivan. William had worked in property management and was a very calm and easy spoken man. He was a very good father to his children and stepchildren, raising...

Sep 19, 2021

Elsie Mary Baker, age 91, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on September 19, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Crumpler, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Annibale and Eula (Pennington) Maltempi and wife of the late Thomas Byrne Baker. Elsie was a registered nurse as well as a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed antiquing, gardening and...

Sep 17, 2021

Elliott Marie Smith, age 28, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away at her home on September 17, 2021. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she was the daughter of Jeffrey and Mary (Renz) Smith and the sister of Spencer, Tucker, and Mara. She was adored by her late twin brother Tucker, and the two were inseparable for the eight years they had...

Sep 17, 2021

Sue Murray, age 69, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 17, 2021 in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Westwood, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William and Blanche Gardner and wife of Gordon Murray. She loved hiking in National Parks across the United States and Canada with her family, smocking and sewing, avidly growing roses,...

Sep 17, 2021

Kathleen A. McDaniel, age 67, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on September 17, 2021 at her home. Born in Denver, Colorado, she was the daughter of William and Carolyn (Eminhauser) McDaniel. Kathleen graduated from Sparta High School in New Jersey in 1971 and from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA in 1975 and obtained a BS in Natural Sciences and...

Sep 16, 2021

Donny Bromley, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 16, 2021. Born in Plattsburgh, New York, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Eleanor M. (Brunell) Bromley and husband of Bonnie Sue (Burdette) Bromley. Donny graduated from Bel Air High School in 1956, where he excelled in sports and had his own dance band....

Sep 15, 2021

Janice Rufe, age 79, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 15, 2021 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Felix Anthony and Mildred Virgina (St. Pierre) Van Detta and wife of the late Francis John Rufe. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. She retired from...

Sep 14, 2021

Richard L. Harris, Sr. was born on Thursday, February 13, 1936, in Creswell, Maryland, to the late Paul Daniel Harris and Georgianna Irene Harris. He peacefully departed this life and went home to be with the Lord in the late evening hours on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland at eighty-five years of...

Sep 14, 2021

John Edward Farmer, known as “Jack” was born August 1, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. He went Home to His Precious Jesus, leaving peacefully from his home in the comfort of his beloved wife Nora and daughter Elaine, in the early morning hours of September 14, 2021. He was the son of John Farmer of London Ontario, Canada, and Mattie Bonnell...

Sep 13, 2021

Heidi D. Wilker, age 63, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 13, 2021 at her home. Born in Aberdeen, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Earl Albert and Helene (Endres) Wilkerson and wife of 44 years to Kenneth Allen Wilker. She was an active member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Heidi loved going to the...

Sep 12, 2021

Sep 12, 2021

Anne Smith Shanahan, age 83, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away peacefully on September 12, 2021 at Morningside House of Satyr Hill in Parkville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Julian and Anne (Phillips) Smith and wife of the late Daniel Joseph Shanahan Sr. Anne was a proud graduate of Towson High School and worked as...

Sep 12, 2021

Trudy Birster, age 92, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on September 12, 2021. Born in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Kimsal) Kapuscinski and wife of the late Nicholas J. Birster. She was a devout Catholic and enjoyed attending church as well as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was...

Sep 11, 2021

Charles Jackson, age 71, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on September 11, 2021 at his home. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, he was the son of Charles James and Amanda Elizabeth (Spurlin) Jackson and husband of Phyllis Marie (DeHaven) Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. military and a former member of American Legion Post #17 in Edgewood. Charles...