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MD Mom, Unborn Baby Die, Leaving Behind Dad, 2 Children: 'Heartbreaking'
An unexpected tragedy struck a family in Carroll County, with the community now rallying for a 34-year-old expectant mother who died, along with her unborn child.
Westminster resident Lauryn Fazenbaker Diehl, 34, and their unborn baby girl, Rowen, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Carroll Hospital Center, leaving behind her husband and two young children.
A GoFundMe for the family had raised more than $56,000 as of press time.
A graduate of the Art Institute of York, Lauryn was being remembered in her obituary as a "light to all those around her."
"Her love for the arts show…
MD Dancer, 20, Dies After PA Crash Forced SUV Into Tree: Coroner
A Maryland native with a love for pineapples, dance, and Chick-fil-A died in a Pennsylvania crash after the SUV she was riding in veered off the road and struck a tree, the York County Coroner announced Monday, Jan. 20.
Amelia McEvoy, 20, recently of Hopewell Township and originally of Baltimore, was the restrained front-seat passenger in a blue SUV traveling southbound on the Susquehanna Trail South in Springfield Township on Friday, Jan. 17, at 10:52 p.m., officials said.
The crash happened on the Susquehanna Trail South in Springfield Township when a northbound vehicle attempted to pas…
$60K Raised In Less Than 24 Hours For Family Of PA Police Officer Allegedly Killed By MD Man
A community is rallying for the family of a Pennsylvania State Police officer who was allegedly stabbed to death on a hiking by a Maryland.
Off-duty PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer, Benjamin J. Brallier, age 44, of Kennedy Township, formerly of Moon Township, was found stabbed while running near near the 1900 block of Hassam Road on Montour Trail on Monday, Oct. 21 at 2:52 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. He later died in an area hospital.
Anthony Alexi "Antonia" Quesen also known as Antonia Kaseim, 25, of Baltimore, MD, has been arrested and charge…
Jennifer Kassakatis Geilfuss Of Carroll County Dies, 44
Carroll County mom Jennifer Kassakatis Geilfuss died at home on Thursday, Feb. 1, according to her obituary on the Zumbrun Funeral Home website. She was 44 years old.
Jennifer was born in Texas but graduated from Liberty High School in Eldersburg, then settled in Westminster, her obituary says.
She considered being a mother to her son, Cody, her "most important and precious role," her obituary reads.
In addition to being a caring mother, Jennifer was being remembered for her contagious laugh, love of the beach, and giving nature.
This breaks my heart so much! God received an…
NJ Native, Influential Washington Post Editor Neema Roshania Patel Dies, 35
A New Jersey native, Rutgers alumnus, and influential Washington Post editor died Monday, Oct 24 after a battle with gastric cancer, the newspaper wrote in her obituary.
Neema Roshania Patel was 35, and most recently worked as the Post's editor for next-generation audience development, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Born in Maplewood, Patel worked on her high school newspaper before graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in economics and journalism in 2009, her former colleagues wrote.
She joined the Post in 2016, first as a digital editor before being named d…
