All Obituaries

Erik M.F. Beck, 51 of Mt. Airy, died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at his home from natural causes. Born November 26, 1970 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Heinz and Ilse Hahn Beck. He was a pressman for Checkmate Graphics Company. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and hanging out with his friends. He is survived by siblings Roland and Marie Beck, Susan Beck, Peter and Delaine Beck and Birgit and John Basler. He is also survived by nieces Claire Beck and Nancy Cook, nephew...

The Iron Man’s Battle Won On the 6th of May, Maryland lost a son who peacefully died after a determined six-year battle against ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. David Spencer Wilson was born in Baltimore in 1961 and graduated in 1979 from Woodlawn Senior High School, where he excelled in vocational automotive mechanics. After graduation, he joined his father’s successful business, Southern Automatic Transmission Service, in Baltimore. When David’s father...

Eighty years ago, America entered a World War that would claim the lives of over 70 million people. In the United States over 16 million men and women left the safety of their homes and families with one goal in mind, to defeat evil so that they could return to their loved ones. They were called “The Greatest Generation.” Over 400,000 American soldiers, sailors and airmen gave the ultimate sacrifice and died serving our country in that war. Today, it’s estimated that only...

Dolores Anne Riegert, 92, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at her home in Eldersburg. Born November 15, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary C. (O’Brien) Klumpp. She married the late Charles Riegert on January 21, 1950, and they were married for 46 years until he passed away on May 16, 1996. She is survived by children James Riegert (wife Li), Anne Wilson (husband Robbie), Chuck Riegert (wife Dodie), Patricia McLaughlin (husband Dave),...

Myrtle Lea Carmine, 91, of Westminster died Monday, April 25, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving daughters and a granddaughter. Born February 13, 1931 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Mamie Jones Bittner. She was the wife of the late Paul Warren Carmine who died February 25, 2020. They had been married for almost 70 years. Myrtle had been an activities director for a local nursing home. She enjoyed reading, puzzles and crocheting. She was the...

Helen Graham, 82, of Finksburg, died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the home of her son in Halethorpe. Born March 22, 1940 in Elkins, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Arres E. and Lyda Smith Summerfield. She was the wife of Howard Graham. They were married November 25, 1957 and had been married for almost 65 years. Helen had worked as a store manager for Sunny’s Surplus. She enjoyed helping the elderly and shut ins and she liked to travel. At home she liked to feed the...

Brenda Alena Svehla, nee Morrison, of Ellicott City, died April 22, 2022. Born November 10, 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Ruth Morrison. She was the wife of the late Robert Svehla who died January 19, 2021. They were married May 10, 1975 and had been married for 46 years. Brenda was a graduate of the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick and was employed as a key-punch operator at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. After marriage, she...

Philip Salvatore DiVenti, 83, of Woodlawn, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the home of his son Philip. Born June 13, 1938 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Michael DiVenti and Theresa Lucy Alascio Cammerata. Phil was a car salesman. Prior to that he had worked in the construction and home remodeling trades. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed drag racing, motorcycles, horse racing and loved spending time with his family. He was a member of St. Gabriel’s Catholic...

Adrian ‘AD’ Das, 81, of Sykesville, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at his home. Born November 8, 1940 in Haworth, New Jersey, Adrian was the son of the late Egges and Joan Pohl Das. Egges and Joan immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in the early 1900s. Throughout his life, AD continued to be connected with his relatives in the Netherlands and with his Dutch heritage. He was the loving husband of the late Betty Lorine Das of Pensacola, Florida who died on September...

Mary Irene Fisher, 65, of Sykesville, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at her home. Born August 18, 1956 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Irene Mudd Hammond. She was the fiancé to Kenneth Breidenbach. They had been together for 8 years. Mary had worked as a Fire Fighter/EMT in Virginia. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, her pet cats, her and Ken’s pet dog and spending time with family. In addition to her fiancé Ken, Mary is survived by sons...