Obituaries

Nov 27, 2020

DARREN WENTWORTH SANBORN, 47 of Gaithersburg, MD, died on Friday, November 27, 2020. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of David McLellen Sanborn and Martha (Wentworth) Sanborn of Street, MD.

Darren spent his adolescent years in CT and attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, where he forged many of his lifelong friendships and...

Nov 25, 2020

Gary Ray Richards, Sr., affectionately known as "Pop," died at 8:58 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of Peggy (Sizemore) Richards and they observed their 39th. wedding anniversary on July 11, 2020.

Gary was born in Baltimore, MD on March 30, 1962, a son of the late...

Nov 25, 2020

CHRISTIAN DAVID DOCKENEY, 50 of Street, MD, died in his home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 – the same day his grandson, Brayden was born. It could be said that Brayden came to fill the empty space that his grandfather left in the Dockeney Family. Christian was the beloved husband of Marleen F. (Rineholt) Dockeney; she preceded in in...

Nov 22, 2020

Josephine Kosiba Leyko (née Josephine Theresa Kosiba), born January 12th, 1925, loving mother of seven children, and beloved wife of the late Milton Anthony Leyko, Sr., passed away on November 22nd, 2020 at 95 years old.

Josephine worked as a sales associate in a fine jewelry store, secretary in the Standard Oil Building off St. Paul St...

Nov 21, 2020

June E. Patrick, age 94 years of Bel Air, MD died at her home at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2020. She and her husband, Reverend Hubert L. Patrick, shared 62 years of marriage before his death on April 8, 2010.

Born in Macton (Street), MD on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the...

Nov 18, 2020

William J. Scott, age 72 years of Coatesville, PA and a former lifetime resident of Fawn Grove, PA died at his home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Diane (Eaton) Scott and they observed their 51st. wedding anniversary on May 24, 2020.

Born in the borough of Fawn Grove...

Nov 13, 2020

RUTH ANNA ZELL, 77 of Whiteford, MD, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She was the beloved wife of George Leo Zell, Sr. who passed on July 3, 2008. At the time of his death, they had shared 47 years of marriage.

Born on September 23, 1943...

Nov 13, 2020

CHARLES HARRY DERAN OF Bel Air, MD died at the age of 82 on Friday, November 13, 2020. Born in Baltimore, MD on July 26, 1938, he was a son of the late James Joseph DeRan, Jr., and Helen (Harry) DeRan. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carole Absher DeRan; by his son, Craig H. DeRan...

Nov 11, 2020

Helen Elizabeth Vaccarino, age 87 years of Whiteford, MD died at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD at 12:36 pm on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. She was the wife of Peter Isadore Vaccarino who died on June 13, 1986.

Born in Baltimore City on July 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and...

Nov 11, 2020

Louis M. "Butch" Grafton, II, age 73 years of Delta, PA died at his home at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. He was the husband of Sandra L. (Thompson) Grafton. They were married on November 27, 1965.

Butch was born in York, PA on October 29, 1947, a son of the late Louis M. and...

Nov 8, 2020

Dorothy O. Farley, age 92 years of Whiteford, MD passed away at 5:29 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She shared 52 years of marriage with her husband, Jerry Farley who died in June 2000.

Born in Whiteford, MD on May 5, 1928, she was a daughter...

Nov 7, 2020

SAMUEL PAUL SPARKS, SR., 45 of Delta, PA, died suddenly on Saturday night, November 7, 2020 in Windsor Township, York Co., PA. Born on September 1, 1975 in York, PA, he was a son of George Raymond Sparks, Sr., of Airville, PA and Valerie Dale (Irwin) Griffith of Delta, PA.

Sam was the outdoors type loving hunting,...

Nov 6, 2020

Joseph Bruce Spencer, Jr., age 82 years of Fawn Grove, PA died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of Clair (Glenn) Spencer who passed in 1998.

Born on October 16, 1938 in Creswell, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Bruce, Sr. and Guida L. (Faircloth)...

Nov 5, 2020

Hubert R. "Tommy" Thompson, age 76 years of Whiteford, MD died on Thursday afternoon, November 5, 2020 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was the husband of Georgia L. (Cochran) Thompson who died on July 29, 2013.

Tommy was born in Darlington, MD on October 8, 1944 a son of the late...

Nov 1, 2020

Jacqueline Fitch Burns, age 92 years of Delta, PA went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 2020 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD after a short illness.

Born in Charlottesville, VA, in 1928, her family moved to Baltimore, MD, where she attended Sparrows Point High School. She married Bert F....

Nov 1, 2020

KENNETH WADE DOLBOW, SR., 75 of Delta, PA passed away in his home on Sunday morning, November 1, 2020. Born on February 4, 1945 in Woodbury, NJ, he was one of three sons born to the late William Gebhard and Alice Eleanor (Cline) Dolbow.

Ken graduated from Salem High School and enlisted with the US Air Force...

Oct 31, 2020

JOANN L. WARD, 75 of Manor Care Kingston Court - York, PA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Born on June 21, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Dorothy G. (Blankenship) Sizemore.

Joann was devoted to her faith and was a member of Mt....

Oct 29, 2020

Obituary written by his family with love-

Michael Edward Schmidt, 58, of Pylesville, MD, passed on to his final eternal home with God on Thursday, October 29, 2020. He passed peacefully at his parents' home in Ohio after a brave battle with complications from Lupus, which he fought for 28 years.

Michael was born on...

Oct 29, 2020

WANDA A. DELIZ, 92, of Airville, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis A. Deliz who died on June 5, 2008.

Born on November 3, 1927 in Airville, PA, she was one of four children born to the late Herbert A. and Thelma (Knopp) Colvin and spent...

Oct 26, 2020

CHRISTINE P. JONES, 95 of Whiteford, MD died on Monday, October 26, 2020 in Pear Tree Assisted Living of Colora, MD. Born on April 16, 1925 in Lincolnton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Louis Felix and Lillian May (Smith) Steffan.

Christine was a member of Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church in Cardiff, MD and prior...