All Obituaries

Donald “Donnie” Eugene Smith, III, 47, of Westminster, died on August 14, 2019, at the Dove House. He was born on August 11, 1972 in Baltimore. He is survived by his wife Michele Martin Smith, his father Donald Eugene Smith, Jr. and wife Missy Langrill of Glen Arm, and his mother Teresa Moody Walker of Columbia. Donnie was employed at Smith Brothers Construction as a master carpenter. He enjoyed music, concerts, riding dirt bikes, and visiting Tilghman Island. Besides his wife...

Lorna Eva Garner, 90, of Owings Mills, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Dove House with her family by her side, after a lengthy battle of cancer. She was the daughter of the late Robert John Ayre and Beatrice (Wardle) Ayre. She was the loving wife of 58 years to Harry A. Garner who died on December 20, 2008. Before retiring she worked in sales at the Hecht Company. She was an avid reader who loved word puzzles and animals. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Barbara Lee McDonald, 78, of Westminster, formerly of New Smynra Beach, Florida, died on August 13, 2019, at the Dove House. Born on March 23, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Wallace Joseph Bent and Lottie Tilly Osmond. She was the wife of Charles Edward “Yogi” McDonald who passed away on April 20, 2016. She is survived by three children, Charlie McDonald, Jr. and wife Chereen of Westminster, Bonnie Bruner and husband John of Westminster, and Ricky...

Louis C. (Lou) Bricca peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 11th at home with his family in New Windsor, MD, two days after celebrating his 77th birthday.  Born August 9, 1942 in Gallitzin, PA to the late Agnes and William Bricca, he is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 55 years Dolores A. (Kowalczyk) Bricca; his daughter Andrea Bricca, his son Gregory Bricca (Stacy), and daughter Anita Lomax (Paul).  He enjoyed family time and telling stories of his life and...

Wilbur Gorman Fourhman, Jr., 73, of Westminster, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at University of Maryland Medical Center.  Born June 13, 1946 in Hampstead, he was the son of the late Wilbur G. “Jim” Fourhman, Sr. and Doris Jane Grothe.  He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Linda L. (Halter) Fourhman. He graduated from Westminster High School in 1964.  Before retiring he worked 45 years at Congoleum as a Licensed Filter Plant Operator.  He was a...

Jerry W. Dieter, 77, of Finksburg, died on Monday evening August 5, 2019, at his home after a lifetime battle with juvenile diabetes. Born on November 14, 1941 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William George Dieter and Helen Catherine McGinnity. Jerry is survived by his wife of 57 years, Justina “Judy” Dieter. Jerry spent 30 years working as a supervisor at Bethlehem Steel before retiring in 1990. He was a sports enthusiast who enjoyed watching the Baltimore Orioles,...

Mark A. Duvall, 56, of Westminster, entered God’s eternal care on Sunday, August 4, 2019 after being diagnosed in April 2019 with stage 4 terminal cancer. Born December 26, 1962 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Nellie (Dewell) Duvall and Ralph Duvall. He was the loving husband and best friend to Linda Louise Duvall, his wife of 19 years. Mark was employed at the Carroll County Farm Museum for 20 years. He worked extremely hard and was very dedicated to his job. He could fix or...

Tiffany Renee Henning, 34, of Westminster Md, passed away peacefully in the early morning on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends. Tiffany continued to battle breast cancer and never gave up the fight. She is an inspiration to all those who knew her. Tiffany is survived by her father, Larry Henning, mother, Debbie Henning, sister and brother-in-law, Melanie Henning-Ondrejko and Marc Ondrejko, brother, Kyle Henning, and niece, Lily Henning. Tiffany’s...

Dr. Arnold “Skip” Amass, 86, of Westminster, died on August 3, 2019 at Carroll Hospital Center. Born on September 18, 1932 in eastern Baltimore City, he was the son of Marie (Shackelford) Amass and Jacob Amass. Skip was the youngest of five children: oldest sister Ruth, oldest brother Jack (killed in WWII during the Battle of the Bulge), sister Mardel and brother Carroll, all of whom are now deceased. Skip was educated in the Baltimore City public school system, graduating from...

Douglas A. “Doug” Mott, 58, of Westminster, died peacefully with his loving wife and family Friday, August 2, 2019 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Born December 11, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio he was the son of Rose Marie (Smolen) Mott of Ohio and the late Edward Mott. He was the loving husband of Nancy Mott, his wife of 30 year whom he married on Feb. 18, 1989. He was a 1978 graduate of Chaney High School and Akron Technical School in Ohio. He was employed more than...