Mrs. Eleanor Louise Loos Rappold, 103, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Bel Air, Frederick, New Market, Walkersville, St. Michael’s, and Baltimore County, passed away on January 21, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Franklin Grover Rappold, her husband of 73 years and who predeceased her in 2010. Born December 20, 1916, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Ruth Ione Zimmerman Loos and John Frederick Loos, Sr.  She grew up in Woodlawn in Baltimore County, and graduated from...

Brock Edward MacKellar, 32, passed away Friday morning, January 17 in Frederick. He is survived by his sister Shannon MacKellar and his girlfriend Racheal Stone.   Brock was preceded in death by his loving mother, Joyce MacKellar and his grandparents Edward F. Manbeck Sr. and Dorothy Joyce Manbeck. Brock had a passion for trucks and enjoyed going to car shows.  He had a large extended family of friends that played a big role in his life, and he loved spending time with...

Dr. Joseph John Ritter of Mount Airy, MD., died at home, with family, at 82 years old, on January 25, 2020, after a long illness. He was born August 10, 1937 in Catskill, NY to the late Peter Ritter and Helen Breunig Ritter.  He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Elizabeth (Beth) Flanigan Ritter; sons, Thomas J. Ritter of Olney, MD., James Robert Ritter (Michele) of Fairfield, PA and daughter, Lisa Mary LaCour (John) of Zachary, LA. He is also survived by his nine...

Mr. Larry Gene Jarvis, 76, of Walkersville died Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  Born March 5, 1943 in Knoxville, he was one of 11 children to the late Elmer Thomas and Evelyn Marie (Virts) Jarvis.  He was a life-long dairy farmer and worked for 45 years with Teabow Farms in Walkersville.  Larry was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and gardening. He was a Ravens, Yankees, and Browns fan. He is survived by his significant other, JoAnn...

Mr. Foster Donald McClure, 80, of Walkersville, died Monday, January 20, 2020 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving companion of Patricia Staley for many years.  Born June 27, 1939 in Shreveport, LA, he was the son of the late Bazzie and Alexander McClure Sr. Foster was a mathematical statistician with the FDA and celebrated a long career. He loved golf, the Redskins, Rubik’s cubes, sudoku, and enjoyed working in the yard.  He is survived by Patricia and her...

Lochlin Riddict DeSantis, age 5, of Frederick, Maryland passed away on January 20, 2020.  Born on January 28, 2014, he was the son of William and Brooke DeSantis (Dietz) and the brother of Ronan and Pierce DeSantis.   Lochlin loved life and he lived it to the full.  A natural peacemaker, he loved playing with his brothers, spending time with his friends from school, and being outside with animals and climbing trees.  His laugh was contagious and continues to echo in...

Wilfred Lee Smith,88, of Boonsboro, MD passed from this life on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, Maryland.  He was the beloved husband of Deloris (Reeder) Smith for 64 years.   Born on September 29, 1931 in Washington Co., MD he was the son of the late Floyd W. and Lillian I. (Eakle) Smith.  Wilfred he was a 1949 graduate of Boonsboro High School and he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1950-1954.  He was employed...

Patricia Diane Long , (also known as Pat, Patsy, and MomMom),of Frederick, Maryland born March 24, 1933 in Frederick, Maryland was welcomed to her forever heavenly home on January 17. Patsy fought for years with Alzheimer’s which she called sometimers. Her family and friends were there every step of the way as the disease progressed. Among those left behind to grieve the passing of this Wonderful Woman, Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great Great grandmother, Friend,...

Antoinette Marie "Toni" Granito, 99, of Woodbine, entered eternal life on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at her residence.   Born on November 3, 1920, in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Pasquala and Vincenza Viglione Granito.   Toni came to the United States at 3 months old and became an American Citizen in 1949.   She was a 1938 graduate of Western High School in Baltimore. Toni had a fulfilling career as secretary to the Vice-President of Mercantile Safe...

Mr. Ronald W. Sylvain, 76, of Baltimore died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Tranquillity at Fredericktowne. He was married to the late Claire J. Sylvain for 54 years.  Born October 18, 1943 in Rochester, NH, to Wilfred and Palma (Lavoie) Sylvain. He was an Electrical Engineer for over 40 years prior to his retirement for Westinghouse and Northrup Grumman.  Ron is survived by his mother, Palma (Lavoie) Sylvain and his sons, Gregory Michael Sylvain (Vickie) of Leesburg, VA and Mark...