Maria Fernanda Cesnik
Dec 1, 2025
Maria Fernanda (Masilli) Cesnik passed away surrounded by family at her home in Pikesville, Maryland in the early hours of December 1st. For the past decade, she had fought valiantly in her battle with cancer—during which she saw her children build lives of their own, relocated to the east coast, witnessed and helped raise her granddaughter, and showed those around...
Daniel Weinreich
Nov 27, 2025
Dan Weinreich was born in 1942 in wartime Clermont-Ferrand, France. He was the only child of Jeanne and Otto, proud members of the Resistance there. After World War II the small family immigrated to the United States, where Dan's French heritage continued to drive his lifelong love of good food and eventually wine - although he promptly forgot his French...
Dorothea Schmidt Sleight
Nov 25, 2025
Dorothea (“Dot”, “Dotty”) Schmidt Sleight, a cherished wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, mother-in-law, and aunt, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025, in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Born on July 2, 1943, Dot was the second of five children of Gordon and Esther Schmidt. She grew up in Richmond Heights, Ohio and graduated from Euclid High School in 1961. She continued her...
Claudia Jean Chapman
Nov 25, 2025
The family of Claudia Jean Chapman announces her peaceful passing on November 24, 2025, in Ellicott City, MD. She was surrounded by her loved ones in her final hours, including her sister Rose Margolis and brother-in-law Mike Margolis; her daughter, Julie Mathers; and her nieces, Stacy Saltsman and Christy Pinsky.
Claudia is survived by her children, David Mathers and Julie Mathers;...

