OBITUARIES
A tribute to a life truly lived.
Janet A. Maynor
Aug 14, 2024
On August 14, 2024, Janet Alverna Maynor, beloved wife of the late Roland V. Maynor; dear sister of Debra Zimmerman and the late Donna Young; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Ave. on Saturday, August 24th from 9:00…
Betty Cooke Steinmetz
Aug 13, 2024
On August 13, 2024, Betty Cooke Steinmetz, beloved wife of the late William O. Steinmetz; devoted mother of the late Daniel Steinmetz; dear sister of the late Francis William Cooke and the late Conrad Henry Cooke; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck-Towson Funeral Home, 1050 York…
James Bruce Binko Ph.D.
Aug 12, 2024
On August 12, 2024, Dr. James Bruce Binko, beloved husband of 40 years to Dr. Gloria A. Neubert; devoted father of Bruce Binko and his wife Caroline, Steven Binko and his wife Kelley, Paul Binko and his partner Wallace Ford, Brooke Neubert Loudermilk and her partner Rae Meneses, and Loren Neubert Pearl and her husband…
Thomas "Goose" Kaiser
Aug 12, 2024
On August 12, 2024, Thomas "Goose" Kaiser, beloved father of Judy Ruth and her husband Bob and Andy Kaiser and his wife Dawn, and the late Tracey and Tommy Kaiser; loving grandfather of Katie Westfall and her husband Cam, Jeremy Ruth and his wife Brittany and the late Chris Chaney; loving great grandfather of Camden,…
Ruth V. Ruppersberger
Aug 12, 2024
On August 12, 2024, Ruth Virginia Ruppersberger passed surrounded by her family; beloved wife of Douglas W. Ruppersberger; devoted mother of Linda Wright and her husband the late Ronald Wright, Sharon Diehl and her husband Scott, Jenna Sellers, Kipley Ruppersberger, Frances Pouder and the late Douglas Ruppersberger, Jr. and Mark Ruppersberger; loving grandmother of Kari…
Norma Rae Tallarico
Aug 11, 2024
On August 11, 2024, Norma Rae Tallarico, beloved wife of the late John B. Tallarico; devoted mother of Teresa L. Menendez (nee James); loving grandmother of Kimberly Rae Lambert and her husband Brian and Christian F. Menendez; most beloved great grandmother of Jack Brian Lambert; dear sister of Eunice, Velma (Patricia), Pauline, Leda Mae, Alliunion…
Rev. Gerald Lee Brown, P.S.S.
Aug 11, 2024
Sulpician Fr. Jerry Brown dies at 85 On Sunday, August 11, 2024, Fr. Gerald L. Brown, P.S.S., died at the age of 85 at Villa Olier, the Sulpician retirement residence in Catonsville, MD. Fr. Brown was born in Garden City, Kansas on December 2, 1938, but raised in San Francisco, and joined the Society of…
Mary Lu Mcneal
Aug 11, 2024
Mary Lucrèce (nee Schroeder) McNeal, Pioneer in Lifetime Learning Mary Lucrece McNeal, innovative educator dedicated to the advancement of Notre Dame of Maryland University and Baltimore city, died August 11, 2024, at St. Stephen's Green after a brief illness. She was an early pioneer as founding director of both the Continuing Education program and the Renaissance Institute…
Janet H. Bennett
Aug 11, 2024
On August 11, 2024, Janet H. Bennett, beloved wife of William Webster Bennett; loving mother of William Bradley Bennett and his wife Kara and Brett Webster Bennett and his wife Holly; cherished grandmother of Brynn O'Malley Bennett, Ford Alexander Bennett, Blair Callaghan Bennett, and Carson Brewer Bennett. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck…
David E. Scott
Aug 11, 2024
On August 11, 2024, David E. Scott, beloved son of the late Robert and Evelyn Scott; loving brother of Janet Tenney, Robert Scott, Peggy Finley, and the late Cynthia Reithlingshoefer; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glyndon, 63 Sacred Heart Ln., Reisterstown, MD…
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