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Friday, January 4, 2013

Baltimore County Death Notices through Jan. 4

Below are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Baltimore County.

  Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Incorporated  (Catonsville) Location: 1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville Phone: 410-744-8600 Catherine Francis died Jan. 3.  She was 75. Charles Broessel died Dec. 27.  He was 89. Nicholas Incaprera died Jan. 2.  He was 82. Grace Hillyer Foster Shertzer died Dec. 28.  She was 97. Jerry Donald Smith died Dec. 28.  He was 81.   Craig Witzke Funeral Care (Catonsville) Location: 9 Newburg Ave, Catonsville Phone: 443-830-0310 John Warren Miller, Jr. died Dec. 31.  He was 70.   Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home (Pikesville) Location: 8900 Reisterstown Road Phone: 410-653-8900 Martin Anflick …

Monday, December 31, 2012

Double Homicide, Fields Closes, Walmart Opens: Top Stories of 2012

We've rounded up the top stories of 2012, including the arrivals of Corner Bakery Cafe, Illiano's and Dougie's, an indecent exposure incident and more.

Following are the most-read stories of 2012 on Pikesville Patch: Businesses in Pikesville and Randallstown, including the closing of Fields of Pikesville were important to readers. A mortgage fraud case was among the most-read stories of the year on Pikesville Patch. From a double-homicide to purse snatchings, Pikesville Patch was there, bringing you incomparable police and crime coverage: A house fire in Grey Rock was visible from the Festival at Woodholme, and readers were interested in the story. Readers submitted a variety of photos throughout the year: Storms caught readers' attention: And the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket got national, and local attention for a 7-Eleven in Milford Mill. Finally, readers elected an honorary …

Former Senator, Judge Coolahan Dead at 80

Arbutus native John Coolahan served as the chair of the Baltimore County Delegation in 1973, 1975, and 1983 to 1986.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Baltimore County Death Notices through Dec. 28

Below are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Baltimore County.

  Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Incorporated  (Catonsville) Location: 1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville Phone: 410-744-8600 Carol Lynn Warner-Urban died Dec. 26.  She was 62. Gertrude B. Madden died.  Visitation will be Friday, Dec. 28.  Lillian Virginia “Ginnie’ Oheim of Lansdowne died Dec. 15.  She was 93.   Craig Witzke Funeral Care (Catonsville) Location: 9 Newburg Ave, Catonsville Phone: 443-830-0310 No new obituaries listed at this time.  Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home (Pikesville) Location: 8900 Reisterstown Road Phone: 410-653-8900 Yetta Meiser died Dec. 23.  Daniel Freedman died Dec. 24.  Hilda Bennett …

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company Honors Sachs, Rodman, Levin

Three longtime members of the company have died this year.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Baltimore County Death Notices through Dec. 21

Below are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Baltimore County.

  Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Incorporated  (Catonsville) Location: 1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville Phone: 410-744-8600 Ralph F. Baker died Dec. 18.  He was 86. Kenneth Loren Steinrucken, Jr. died Dec. 19.  He was 62. Bertha Jean Bowden of Catonsville died Dec. 7.  She was 91. Grace Maynard of Baltimore died Dec. 15.  She was 91. William G. O’Mara of Catonsville died Dec. 15.  She was 90. Virginia C. DiStefano died Dec. 15.  She was 90. Agnes M. Kittel of Baltimore died Dec. 14.  She was 91. Virginia Mae Swift died Dec. 14.  She was 83. Mary Fischbach died Dec. 14.  She was 94. Juanita B. Hendry of Catonsville …

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Obituary: Lee Sachs, Member of PVFC, Director of National Fire Group

Sachs died Dec. 19, and his funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.

Brobst Described as Tough Prosecutor

Friends said the Baltimore County Circuit Court judge handled some of the toughest cases in the state but was also known for her sense of humor and office pranks.

A lover of the law. A tough prosecutor. An office prankster. Friends said Judge S. Ann Brobst, a Towson resident who died Monday after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 59, was a combination of those characteristics. Over the course of 30-years, Brobst earned a reputation as a tough, whip-smart prosecutor that was belied by her diminutive stature and long blond hair. "She looked like she went to college on a cheerleader scholarship," said District Court Judge Leo Ryan, who worked with Brobst in the county state's attorney's office. "There was this dichotomy because despite the way she looked, she was a tough prosecutor." State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger worked with Brobst from 1982 until Shellenberger left the …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pikesville Firefighter Rodman Remembered as Community Leader

Murray Rodman was a 42-year member of the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Baltimore County Death Notices through Dec. 2

Below are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Baltimore County.

  Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Incorporated  (Catonsville) Location: 1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville Phone: 410-744-8600 Rosalie Bonhardi died Nov. 29.  She was 93. Beatrice Wolcott died Nov. 27.  Elaine T. Houck of Baltimore died Nov. 27.  She was 77.   Craig Witzke Funeral Care (Catonsville) Location: 9 Newburg Ave, Catonsville Phone: 443-830-0310 Joseph B. Griesacker, Jr. died Nov. 28.  He was 86.   Sol Levinson & Bros. Funeral Home (Pikesville) Location: 8900 Reisterstown Road Phone: 410-653-8900 Shirley Hoffman died Nov. 28.    Eckhardt Funeral Chapel (Owings Mills) Location: 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings …

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