All Obituaries

James Arthur Reidler, Jr., 96, of Eldersburg, died Monday, June 22, 2020 at Oakland Manor Healthcare. Born November 27, 1923 in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Arthur Reidler, Sr. and the late Anna Millon Reidler. He was the husband of the late Betty Goldeisen Reidler. They had been married for 48 years. James was an insurance broker with Reidler Insurance Agency. He specialized in commercial insurance. He was an avid amateur radio operator with the call letters K3ANN....

Thelma Souders, 84, of Westminster, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Carroll Lutheran Village. Born July 16, 1935 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Enoch and Margaret Caldwell Hensley. She was the wife of the late Chester Souders who died in 1988. Thelma had worked as a shipping clerk for Webster’s Men’s Wear. She especially enjoyed spending time with family, cheering on her grandchildren at all of their sporting events and ceremonies, and visiting the...

Gary Dock Coker, 78, of Sykesville, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Carroll Dove House, Westminster, Maryland. Born June 3, 1942 in Sampson County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Zay Dock and Margaret Britt Coker. He was the husband of Linda Kerger Coker. They had been married for 39 years. Gary had retired as a supervisor with the Department of Defense. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Gary had a degree in history from Atlantic Christian College. He was an avid pilot...

Frank D. Dalzell, 69, of Sykesville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Born April 3, 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of Frank James Dalzell, Jr. and the late Marjorie Harper Dalzell. He was the husband of Barbara P. Dalzell ( Podgorski ). They had been married for 38 years. Frank had retired from Baltimore Gas and Electric in 2001 as a supervisor. Frank was a high school graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute,...

Douglas Steven Curtis, 65, of Sykesville, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the Carroll Dove House after a battle with cancer. Born June 22, 1954, he was the son of the late Edward and Harriett Hanft Curtis of Schenectady, NY. Doug was the devoted husband of Marjorie Davis. They had been married for 33 years. Doug was a lawyer and ran his own practice. He and his wife attended Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church. Known for being straightforward and caring, he will be greatly missed...

Dorothy I. Stone, 95, Finksburg, died at home on May 13, 2020. Born October 25, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Weiss Kraft. She had retired from Dairymen, Inc. as a data processor. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and spending time with her family. Dorothy is survived by daughter Leslie Ann Skal and sons James Michael and Mark Edward Stone. She is also survived by grandchildren Mary and Carl Skal, Clint, Jason, Daniel...

Jane Eckels Voight, 90, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Lorien of Mt. Airy. Born December 20, 1929 in Hernwood, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Handy Davis Sr and Mildred Smith Davis. Twice married she was the wife of the late William B. Eckels who died in 2000 and Gene T. Voight, Sr. of Mt. Airy. Jane was a retired file clerk working for Sarubin Family Dental. She enjoyed working on her high school reunion committee and playing bingo up to three times per week...

Charles William Dalton, of Sykesville, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Howard County General Hospital. Born October 24, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia, hew as the son of the late Charles and Edna Summers Dalton. He was the husband of Mary Frances Dalton. They had been married for 57 years. Charles had retired from United Airlines where he had worked in management. He was a member of the United Airlines Retirement Club. He also loved to watch sports, especially his grandchildren...

Nathaniel Jefferson Jarboe, 44, of Westminster, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Carroll Hospital. Born June 14, 1975 in Urbana, Illinois, he was the son of Robert E. Jarboe and Brenda Lou Baker Clarke. He was the stepson of Rebecca ‘Becky’ Jarboe and the late Nelson E. Clarke, Sr. Nathaniel attended Carroll Springs School from 1987 until 1996. Following graduation, he attended the day program at Arc of Carroll County and then CHANGE, Inc. Nathaniel enjoyed his...

Jeanne Elizabeth Barkley, 72, of Sykesville, died peacefully Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Carroll Hospice Dove House from natural causes. Born March 6, 1948 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William and Betty Radcliffe Hirsch. She was the loving wife of Paul Elic Barkley. They were married for 50 years and he was her devoted caretaker. Jeanne was proud to be a registered nurse and worked for many hospitals including St. Agnes, GBMC, and Carroll Hospital, and as a...