Obituaries

Dieringer, 22; Bintz, 55: Howard County Death Notices

Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County. The death notices were posted between Sept. 16 - Sept 24, 2013.

Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.

Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home, Inc.
Location: 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City

Patrick Kenny Dieringer, a student at Towson University, passed away in Columbia on Sept. 18, he was 22.
Seth G. Fisher, a longtime resident of Ellicott City and an engineer who started his own company—Fisher Precision Systems—died Sept. 15, he was 87.
Gloria M. Dietrich died Sept. 24, she was 82.
Mary L. Marshall died Sept. 23, she was 85.
Eric H. Kindt died Sept. 18, he was 90.
Eleanor J. Ciraulo died Sept. 15, she was 89.

Witzke Funeral Homes, Inc.
Location: 5555 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia

Joan King died Sept. 20, she was 69.

Slack Funeral Home, P.A.
Location: 3671 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City

Peter Bintz, of Ellicott City, died Sept. 21, he was 55
Gary William Clausen, of Ellicott City, died Sept. 18, he was 54.

Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park
Location: 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge

John James Getz, Jr., of Glen Burnie, died Sept. 15, he was 89.
Joseph "Nick" M. Nicodemus died on Sept. 15, he was 58.
Greta "Gritts" Marie McCommas, of Elkridge, died Aug. 31, she was 54.
Ruth Ellen Kress, of Chester, a proud Irish woman, was married to her late Marine husband, Edward, for 65 years. She worked in insurance and raised a family California. She died Sept. 19, she was 90.
Michael Ray Penix died Sept. 21, he was 72.
Julia Lucy Smith, of Hanover, died Sept. 22, she was 91.
Audrey Elaine Dunston died Sept. 20, she was 54.


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