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Eric W. Snyder, who founded an independent insurance agency in Parkton and was an avid farmer, died from a coronary thrombosis June 26 at his Hunt Valley home. He was 61.
- Lori Underwood, a Baltimore City Fire Department firefighter, paramedic and union official, died June 27 in a Carroll County motorcycle accident. She was 43 and lived in Rising Sun.
- Dr. Robert G. Hennessy, a retired St. Agnes Hospital neurosurgeon who practiced for more than 45 years, died of cardiac arrest June 23 at Sinai Hospital. He lived in Lutherville.
- William C. Edinger, a professor and specialist in poetry and 18th century literature who was a founder of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s English Honors Program, has died. He was 79.
- Eva P. Higgins, a Mount Vernon resident who was a history teacher and later an advocate for Baltimore's historic preservation movement, died of respiratory failure Saturday at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- Richard D. Carl Sr., a Korean War veteran and longtime Baltimore County public schools science teacher who later taught at Stevenson University, has died. He was 88.
- Dorsey Yearley, a decorated World War II B-24 aircraft pilot who flew in the Pacific theater and was later a broker at the old Alex. Brown and Sons, died June 16. The former Ruxton resident was 106.
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- Dr. William G. Brown, a Glen Burnie dermatologist who practiced for more than 30 years and cultivated various pastimes in his leisure, died of congestive heart failure on June 14 at his Pasadena home. He was 71.
- Paul B. Lukacs, a longtime Loyola University Maryland English professor whose specialty was 19th-century American literature, was also an oenophile, wine columnist and gourmand.
- Brenda Bradley Gelston, whose dream of a respected girls and women’s sports officiating organization led to the formation of the Baltimore Board of Officials for Women’s Sports, died June 20 in Baltimore. She was 80.
- Charles Shird, a retired city correctional officer, veteran and avid reader, died May 20. The West Baltimore resident was 80.
- Former Democratic state Sen. Barbara A. Hoffman, who worked tirelessly as a supporter of environmental and public education initiatives during her years in the legislature, died of cancer Sunday at her Cheswolde home. She was 81.
- Dr. Joseph P. Connelly Jr., who practiced family medicine in Baltimore County for nearly four decades, died June 10 from a heart attack at his Fallston home. He was 65.
- Paula Lynette Deadwyler, a former Housing Authority of Baltimore City manager who later purchased former Gov. William Donald Schaefer’s home in West Baltimore, has died. She was 61.
- Edward E. Rothe, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. operating engineer who was active in civic affairs, died June 8 from undetermined causes at his longtime Dundalk home. He was 99.
- Stephen S. George Sr., former longtime CEO and general manager of Haussner’s restaurant who was an inveterate collector and racer of Corvettes, died of cancer June 7 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Delaware. The former resident of Phoenix in Baltimore County was 78.
- The Rev. Irvin Stern, a Holocaust survivor of six different death camps who became a rabbi and a ritual kosher foods slaughterer, died of respiratory complications March 16 at his daughter’s home in Highland Park, New Jersey.
- Richard Eaton Llewellyn, a retired Northrop Grumman engineer who made videos of his global travels, has died at 75.
- Holton F. "Brownie" Brown, a longtime Baltimore Sun editorial assistant and stalwart volunteer for years at the Fire Museum of Maryland, has died at 79.
- Jim Phelan, who spent 49 years as the head men’s basketball coach at Mount St. Mary’s and is one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history, has died, the school announced Wednesday. He was 92.
- Dr. Charles Earl Hill, a retired family practitioner and who taught at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has died at 85.
- Jeffrey P. Fick, a semiretired roofing company executive and avid golfer who worked tirelessly raising funds for cystic fibrosis, has died at 68.
- James E. “Jim” Matthews, who sold real estate for more than 50 years and championed smart growth for Towson, has died at 85.
- Martha Jane Thomas, a former Baltimore resident, writer and editor who went on to manage an Easton independent book store, died of brain cancer May 4 at her home on the Eastern Shore. She was 60 and had lived in Roland Park.
- Film and TV actor Ned Beatty, who was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in "Network" and appeared in a number of the most significant American films of the 1970s, has died. He was 83.
- Jean W. Toomer, first director of the Howard County Office of Human Rights, has died at 93
- Dr. Richard A. Sindler, former chief of radiology at St. Agnes Hospital, has died at 93.
- Gordon Becker, who created a business that decorated scores of malls for the holidays and who was a leader on the early boards of Center Stage and Everyman theaters, died of cancer June 4 at his Towson home. He was 87.
- Martin won 554 games over 37 seasons as the Green Terror’s coach, and took her team to 15 Centennial Conference tournaments. McDaniel won four conference titles and made six NCAA Division III postseason appearances, most recently in 2015.
- Hiram S. "Steve" Dance, the celebrated Towson auctioneer who sold everything from pots and pans to multimillion-dollar mansions and estates. has died at 78.
- Rick Porter, a successful owner who campaigned such top thoroughbreds as 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace and ill-fated Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles, has died. He was 80.
- John D. “Jack” Moore, a retired mechanical engineer and sailing enthusiast, has died at 94.
- William G. Conner Jr., a retired marine scientist who had worked for nearly three decades at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has died at 72.
- Jeanette A. "Jean" Kuhlman, who was coordinator of language arts for Baltimore County public schools, has died at 85.
- Michael P.M. Coxe, a retired Bell Atlantic official, has died at 82.
