Howard County Death Notices through September 6

Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home in Elkridge

• Michael “Mike” Paul Easto of Randallstown died Aug. 31. He was 60.
• Gretta “Gritts” Marie McCommas died Aug. 31. She was 54.
• Eva Lynn (Whetzel) Parsons died Aug. 30. She was 70.

Slack Funeral Home in Ellicott City

• Elaine Lois Kurtz died Sept. 5. She was 79.

Witzke Funeral Home in Columbia

• Effie M. Dashiell died Aug. 31. She was 77.
• George Joseph DeMarco died Sept 2. He was 86.
• Alberta Simmons died Sept. 1. She was 86.
• Frances Saniisha Williams died Sept. 2. She was 62.
• Beulah “Bea” Whitehead died Sept. 1. She was 88.