OBITUARIES
A tribute to a life truly lived.
Michael John Batza, Jr.
Aug 20, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Michael J. Batza, Jr. on August 20, 2025. He passed peacefully in his home, surrounded by family. Mike was the eldest of three children of the late Grace Batza (née Sonaty) and Michael John Batza, Sr. He was born on November 27,…
Sr. Sarah Fahy
Aug 19, 2025
Sister Sarah Fahy, SNDdeN, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur died on August 19, 2025 at Mt. Notre Dame Health Care Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Sarah was born in Santa Fe, Mexico on July 19, 1932 and was raised in Washington, DC where she graduated from Georgetown…
Marian O. Garrity
Aug 19, 2025
Marian Garrity passed away on August 19 at the age of 98. Marian was born on May 2, 1927, To Olaf Olsen and Margaret Lundin Olsen. She grew up in Dundalk and St Helena and graduated from Sparrows Point High School in 1944. She then attended the Bard Avon secretarial school in Baltimore and…
J. Thomas Bashore
Aug 19, 2025
J. Thomas Bashore of Lutherville, MD died peacefully at home on August 19th, 2025. He was born John Thomas Bashore to Anne Blodgett Bashore and John Kleiser Bashore in Lebanon, Pennsylvania on March 15th, 1941. He was welcomed home by his sister, Sandra. Tom was the beloved husband of Catherine Wardwell Bashore and father of…
Cristina Carmen Parra
Aug 17, 2025
On August 17, 2025, Cristina Carmen Parra (née Montaño) passed away peacefully. Beloved wife of the late Celiar E. Parra, MD; devoted mother of Jorge A. Parra, Michael A. Parra (Ann), and Doramarie C. Parra; loving grandmother of Marissa B. Parra, Naira G. Parra Presley, and Benicio J. Parra Presley; dear sister of Beatrice Rodriguez…
Elliott Cummings
Aug 16, 2025
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, George Elliott Cummings, beloved only son of the late Virginia Sollers-Hoffmaster, died at his home in Towson following a sudden and brief illness. He was 85 years old and was born in the Bolton Hill section of Baltimore October 7, 1939, to George and Virginia (Sollers) Cummings, Elliott was a…
Mary June Burgess
Aug 16, 2025
On August 16, 2025, Mary June Burgess passed away peacefully, in Cockeysville, Maryland. She was born on June 6,1927 to the late Lucretia Davis Hawkins in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Justin Burgess; devoted mother of Henry J. Burgess, Jr and his wife, Leslie, of Leonardtown, Maryland and Davis…
Malcolm Francis Sullivan Lll
Aug 16, 2025
On August 16, 2025, Malcolm "Sully" Francis Sullivan III, passed away in Timonium, MD. Sully leaves behind his loving wife Donna M. Sullivan (nee Keenan). Loving father of Malcolm "Matt" Francis Sullivan IV (Kim), Erin Sullivan, Brendan Sullivan, Meghan Sullivan Bodnar (Jack) and Kyle Sullivan. Cherished grandfather of Hannah Sullivan and Matthew Sullivan. Also survived…
Bernard "Bernie" A. Pilon
Aug 15, 2025
Bernard Arnold Pilon ("Bernie"), loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died at home on August 15, 2025. Born on March 24, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, Bernard married Mary Alice Pilon (nee Hobbins) on August 20, 1955. Bernard was a devoted father to Denise and Marty Balogh, Susan and Jeff Wawrzaszek, Beth and David Van Natta,…
Gail L. Pickering
Aug 13, 2025
Gail Leslie Pickering, 87, passed away on August 13, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Her long-time friend and professional partner in assistive technology for persons with disabilities, Diane Bristow, being present at her side. Gail was proudly born and raised in Chatsworth, California to Alathea Mainprice Pickering and Elwood Pickering, on January 18, 1938. Gail was…
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