Obituaries

Jahng, 63; Carroll, 65: Howard County Obituaries

The following obituaries were listed at Howard County funeral homes or submitted to Patch during the past week.

Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary. Additional information about the deceased is provided if it's included in the funeral home's obituary. You can submit an obituary, for free, to andrew.metcalf@patch.com.

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

Kenneth Vernon Carroll, of Columbia, the husband of Gabriella M. Carroll and father of Kenneth Michael Carroll, Karen Elias, Kristine Sites and Daniel Carroll died on Nov. 21. He was 65.

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

Gail Jahng, wife of Samuel Jahng and mother of Sarah Jahng died on Nov. 23 at the age of 63. Jahng served as the praise ensemble director at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church in Marriottsville and was active in the local Korean community. She worked as a music teach for many years in private schools, and gave private lessons after retiring.

David R. Spencer, 65, died on Nov. 25. He was the husband of Linda Spencer and father of Jason C. Spencer and Jessica N. Phillips.


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

Joyce Cynthia Jarrett, of Ellicott City, died on Nov. 18 at the age of 91. Jarrett was the wife of the late Rudolph Jarrett and the mother of Dawn Jarett-Frazier and Joy Jarrett-Anderson.
Louis Gerard Schwartz, the husband of Dorothy Schwartz and father of Michael Schwartz died on Nov. 21. He was 84.
Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park
Location: 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge

Anna C. Libby died Nov. 19, she was 92.

Sarah M. Hixenbaugh died Nov. 20, she was 81.

Betty Ann Demboski, of Cape St. Claire, MD, died on Nov. 21. She was the wife of the late Albert "Ski" Demboski and the mother of Donna R. Hoffman. She was 90.

Beverly Ann Barone, of Columbia, the wife of the late Robert James Barone and mother of Matthew V. Barone died on Nov. 21. She was 57.

Melvin L. Szarek died on Nov. 20. He was 86.

Charles W. Miles died Nov. 16 at the age of 81.

Alcuin H. Krebs died on Nov. 18 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. He was the husband of Mary Josephine Krebs, and the father of Nancy, Suzanne, Mary Kathryn, Jeffrey, Neil T, Paul and Christopher. He was 


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