All Obituaries

Joseph Michael FitzGerald, 79, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026 peacefully at home with his family by his side. Born July 30, 1947 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Delbert and Mary FitzGerald. He was the devoted husband of Mary FitzGerald. They had been married for 57 years. Joe had retired from Exelon, formerly BG&E, as a customer support specialist. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed watching Ravens ...

Shirley Lorraine Mills , 91, of Lanham, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 27, 1934, in Saco, Maine, Shirley was the daughter of the late John Otis Guiney and Harriet Bell Guiney. She graduated from Portland High School before moving to Virginia, where she began her career working at the Pentagon. After marrying and settling in Maryland, Shirley continued her career with the U.S. ...

Richard “Rick’ Gardner, 74, of Westminster passed away peacefully Friday, August 14, 2026 at home with his loving family by his side. Born June 21, 1952 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Elwood “Lefty” and Marian Gardner. He was the devoted husband of Glenda Gardner. They had been married for 42 years. In addition to his wife Glenda, Rick is survived by daughter Melanie Gibbs and her husband Dustin, grandchildren Emily and Brendan, and sister Carol McGurrin ...

Herbert John Payne, 81, of Westminster, died Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at Carroll Lutheran Village. Born February 14, 1945 in Flushing, New York, he was the son of the late Herbert Geroge Payne and Betty Hilda Hayes Payne. He was the devoted husband of JoAnn Marie Payne. They had been married for over 56 years. Herb had retired from Test Equity in 2020 as an electronics engineer. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War era. Herb enjoyed spin cycle class right up until the ...

Alta Marie Elswick, 100 years and 4 days, died Sunday morning, July 26, 2026 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law James and Frances. Born July 22, 1926 in Esserville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Edward and Laura Vinette Bolling Stallard. She was the devoted wife to the late Billy E. Elswick who died April 15, 2006. They had been married for 54 years. She grew up in Jenkins, Kentucky, in a home next door to her future husband Billy Elswick. Maries life took her ...

Shankar Kalothia, 85, of Maryland, formerly of Michigan, died Wednesday, July 22, 2026 of a heart attack with his daughter Seema and son-in-law Robert Hammaker being with him. Born in India, he was the son of the late Ishwar Das Kalothia and Godawari Devi Tibrewal Kalothia. He was the husband of the late Kusum Kalothia who died in January 2022. Shankar was a mechanical engineer for the Sandvik Tool Company. He was very gifted in the field of engineering as he was ranked first in his ...

David E. Kuhns, 85, of Sykesville, died Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Born February 16, 1941 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Edward and Hazel Fennell Kuhns. David was the devoted husband of Ruth Kuhns, having recently celebrated 63 wonderful years of marriage. Dave and Ruth started their family residing first in Jeannette, PA, then Greensburg. He attended California University of Pennsylvania and served in the U.S. Army ...

Elaine Schwartz Dawson, 95 of Sykesville, died peacefully at the home of her son and daughter-in-law on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Born October 13, 1930 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Alexis Newman Schwartz, Sr. and the late Hilda Marie Radtke Schwartz. Elaine was a retired bookkeeper for a title company. She enjoyed doing puzzles, duckpin bowling, travel and watching the Orioles and Ravens sports teams. She was a member of St. Benjamins Lutheran Church in Westminster and a ...

Margaret McCormick Jackson, 75, of Sykesville, died Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Bridginglife Hospice with her loving daughter by her side. Born November 3, 1950 in Charlottesville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Reese Osgood McCormick and the late Nancy Ilee Walthall McCormick. Margaret was a case worker for social services. She also had owned and operated a restaurant. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crocheting and fishing. loved playing cards and spending time with her ...

Hattie Mae Barnes, 95, of Sykesville, Maryland and formerly Lumberton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Accent Hospice Care surrounded by the love of her family and with her son, Verlyn, by her side. Born on May 23, 1931, in Lumberton, North Carolina, Hattie was the daughter of the late Reverend Charles H. Bell and Hattie E. Sampson Bell. She was the devoted wife of the late Carlton Barnes, who passed away on June 28, 2008. Together, they shared 59 ...