Obituaries

Sep 14, 2021

Richard L. Harris, Sr. was born on Thursday, February 13, 1936, in Creswell, Maryland, to the late Paul Daniel Harris and Georgianna Irene Harris. He peacefully departed this life and went home to be with the Lord in the late evening hours on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland at eighty-five years of...

Sep 14, 2021

John Edward Farmer, known as “Jack” was born August 1, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. He went Home to His Precious Jesus, leaving peacefully from his home in the comfort of his beloved wife Nora and daughter Elaine, in the early morning hours of September 14, 2021. He was the son of John Farmer of London Ontario, Canada, and Mattie Bonnell...

Sep 13, 2021

Heidi D. Wilker, age 63, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 13, 2021 at her home. Born in Aberdeen, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Earl Albert and Helene (Endres) Wilkerson and wife of 44 years to Kenneth Allen Wilker. She was an active member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Heidi loved going to the...

Sep 12, 2021

Sep 12, 2021

Anne Smith Shanahan, age 83, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away peacefully on September 12, 2021 at Morningside House of Satyr Hill in Parkville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Julian and Anne (Phillips) Smith and wife of the late Daniel Joseph Shanahan Sr. Anne was a proud graduate of Towson High School and worked as...

Sep 12, 2021

Trudy Birster, age 92, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on September 12, 2021. Born in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Kimsal) Kapuscinski and wife of the late Nicholas J. Birster. She was a devout Catholic and enjoyed attending church as well as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was...

Sep 11, 2021

Charles Jackson, age 71, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on September 11, 2021 at his home. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, he was the son of Charles James and Amanda Elizabeth (Spurlin) Jackson and husband of Phyllis Marie (DeHaven) Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. military and a former member of American Legion Post #17 in Edgewood. Charles...

Sep 11, 2021

Margaret L. George, 93, was born June 26, 1928 to George and Anna Alexander. One of seven children, she grew up in Harford County and graduated from Dublin High School in 1945. Margaret married her first husband, Willie King in 1949. He died in 1955 while serving in the Navy. They had two sons, Warren King, who predeceased his mother...

Sep 11, 2021

Joseph Gerard Breen, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 11, 2021. He was the oldest son of John Joseph and Mary Theresa Breen and husband of Marie Theresa Breen. Joseph was born and raised in Philadelphia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from La Salle University. He was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy, first...

Sep 11, 2021

Ronald James Hart, age 68, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on September 11, 2021 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Arthur James and Etta Jackson (Cooper) Hart and husband of 48 years to Lorraine (Mancini) Hart. During his long career in the Facilities Management Department at Union...

Sep 10, 2021

Valerie Lou Andrews, age 58, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 10. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Kenneth Lee, Sr., and Faith Lynn (Gill) Evans. Valerie enjoyed a life of servitude and providing for others through worship at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. She loved rooting for the West Virginia Mountaineers and...

Sep 9, 2021

Colonel Frank G. Messina, Baltimore County Police Dept. (Ret.), age 87, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on September 9, 2021, at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Dominic and Katie (Garbo) Messina and husband of the late Esther Louise (Springer) Messina. He was a veteran of the...

Sep 8, 2021

Betty Ann Murphy, age 89, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on September 8, 2021 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in White Plains, New York, she was the daughter of the late William E. Tobin and Lillian C. Tobin (Brady) and wife of the late Thomas B. Murphy. She enjoyed bowling and playing bingo with friends....

Sep 7, 2021

George Roberts, age 79, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Los Angeles, Texas, he was the son of the late Floyd and Mary (Jenkins) Roberts and husband of Anna Mae (Anderson) Roberts. He was a member of Mountain Christian Church and attended the Mountain Road Campus,...

Sep 7, 2021

Cliflyn Spamer Sadler, age 89, of Pylesville, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2021 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Harry and Evelyn (Spamer) Sadler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army stationed in Korea, later he owned and operated Sadler Tool Company for 28 years before his retirement in 1997. He was...

Sep 7, 2021

Wayne A. Blottenberger, age 80, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland from Leukemia. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Walter Anderson and Doris Brook (Wicklein) Blottenberger. Wayne is survived by his wife of 58 years, Erika Blottenberger, his son Eric Blottenberger and...

Sep 7, 2021

Robert William Harris, age 87, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Minna (Wetz) Harris and husband of the late Mary Catherine (Owen) Harris. He was employed by Acme Markets for over 40 years. He enjoyed playing ping pong, cards, playing the piano, and...

Sep 6, 2021

Earl Stephen Hewitt, age 85, of Berlin, Maryland passed away on September 6, 2021 surrounded by family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Earl Douglas and Grace Goodness (Waggner) Hewitt. Earl graduated from University of Baltimore. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Earl worked at APG-TECOM for the Information Systems Command, where...

Sep 4, 2021

Nila Marie Johnson, age 99, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 4, 2021, at Christiana Health System in Newark, Delaware. Born in Brazil, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ray and Ella Kester and wife of the late John Russell Johnson. A homemaker, she loved to play Bingo, watch football, and enjoyed shopping, especially QVC in her later years....

Sep 1, 2021

Douglas Steven Crouse, age 60, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 1, 2021, at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Edsel and Ellen (Porter) Crouse. Doug was a member of Bel Air Fire Company from 1977-1978 and Abingdon Fire Company since 1993 where he was an officer, Past...