Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

Alexander Carl Baliko Iii

Alexander Carl Baliko Iii

Nov 3, 2021

Alexander Carl Baliko 3rd, resident Edgewood Maryland passed away on November 3, 2021. “Al” was born in Baltimore in 1936. He was the son of the late Alexander and Margaret Baliko. After graduating from Baltimore City College High School, he served proudly in the United States Air Force. Upon leaving the Air Force he became a Baltimore City Police Officer...

Harry Eugene Bennett

Harry Eugene Bennett

Nov 3, 2021

Harry Eugene Bennett, age 76, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on November 3, 2021 in Aberdeen, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of the late Owen and Erma (Orr) Bennett. He was a veteran of the U.S.Navy. Harry retired from Chrysler in the mid-nineties. He was an excellent bowler and traveled to Michigan with his...

Max Randal Mclemore

Max Randal Mclemore

Nov 2, 2021

Max Randal McLemore, age 65, of Monkton, Maryland passed away on November 2, 2021 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. Born in Hurst, Texas, he was the son of the late Max and Virginia (Hurst) McLemore. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Towson who loved living his faith, reading (especially the Bible), movies, music and...

Richard Peters

Richard Peters

Oct 31, 2021

Richard Peters, age 93, of Clermont, Florida passed away peacefully on October 31, 2021. Richard, known to many as Dick or Pete, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1928, He was the son of Evelyn and Mable Peters and husband of the late Martha Catherine Peters. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War...

Carole M. Cleary

Carole M. Cleary

Oct 31, 2021

Carole May (Waltemyer) Cleary of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 31, 2021, at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. She was age 82. She was born on May 27, 1939 in Norrisville, MD. Carole was the daughter of the late Howard “Teddy” and Christine “Teenie” (Leviskevich) Waltemyer. She was the wife of the late David E. Cleary of Bel Air for 55 years of marriage, whom had preceded...

Evelyn Genevieve Bowers

Evelyn Genevieve Bowers

Oct 31, 2021

Evelyn Genevieve (Good) Bowers, age 86, died peacefully at home on Sunday, October 31, 2021 after several days of visiting with family and friends, singing hymns, sharing prayers and reading scripture to her.  Evelyn died of natural causes and is resting at peace with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

Evelyn was born February 17, 1935 in Jarrettsville, MD in...

Carolyn Day Foster

Carolyn Day Foster

Oct 30, 2021

Carolyn Day Foster, age 76, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Carolyn was born on May 27, 1945 in Washington, DC to the late Ralph and Mildred Day.  She was the beloved wife of Charles Foster, sister of Margaret Frye; mother of Eric Foster and wife Melissa, and Michael Foster and Christopher Foster; loving grandmother...

Elaine Dorothy Greenberg

Elaine Dorothy Greenberg

Oct 29, 2021

Elaine Dorothy Greenberg, 90, of Bel Air, Maryland. passed away October 29, 2021. She was preceded in death by parents, S. Bertrum and Carrie A Hendrix Stamper; her husband for over 40 years, Charles William Greenberg; brothers, Lonzo and Richard Stamper; and granddaughter, Carli Angela Vendetti. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn A Greenberg Wells and son-in-law, Kenneth J....

Kenneth Darrell Kennedy

Kenneth Darrell Kennedy

Oct 29, 2021

Kenneth D. Kennedy, age 47, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Darrell Kennedy, companion, Peggy White, and the late Barbara (Fuller) Kennedy.     

In addition to his father, Ken is survived by his wife Melissa (Xander) Kennedy; sons,...

Lawrence "Larry" Humphrey Wilson

Lawrence "Larry" Humphrey Wilson

Oct 29, 2021

Lawrence "Larry" Humphrey Wilson, age 81, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Larry was born May 10, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of R. Kent and Louise (Mahan) Wilson and was a lifelong resident of Forest Hill, MD. He graduated from Bel Air High School and went on to attend...

Earl Edwin Meyer

Earl Edwin Meyer

Oct 29, 2021

Earl Edwin Meyer, 82, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2021 at his home.

Born on Millers Island, Maryland, on July 27, 1939 he was the son of the late Roy and Ida Mae (Pebley) Meyer. He was an avid Ravens and Orioles fan.  He also enjoyed crabbing, boating, fishing, bowling and watching MD College Basketball. He also loved...

Viola M. Hughes

Viola M. Hughes

Oct 28, 2021

Viola Hughes the “Golden Lady” of Magnolia, Maryland died of natural causes on October 28, 2021 at her Magnolia Home. She was 102 years old. Born at home in Magnolia, Maryland on September 19, 1919 she was the daughter of John and Edna Gunther and wife of 53 years to the late John L. Hughes who died in 1990. She...

Jean Alice Kern

Jean Alice Kern

Oct 28, 2021

Jean Alice Kern, age 93, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on October 28, 2021 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Martin Henry and Alva Lavera (Rhoades) Lindemuth and wife of the late Harry Kern. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed quilting and baked and decorated cakes for family...

Kenneth Robert Neal

Kenneth Robert Neal

Oct 26, 2021

Kenneth Robert Neal, age 73, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 26, 2021 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Paul Neal Sr. and Dorothy (Althoff) Neal. He was a member of the Asbestos Workers Union Local 11 for over 25 years and the Abingdon ELKS. He was...

Patty L. Russell

Patty L. Russell

Oct 26, 2021

Patty L. Russell, age 57, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on October 26, 2021 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Joan (Buckland) Griffith and the late Oliver Griffith. She enjoyed showering guests with her hospitality and cooking for anyone who visited.  She made sure you never left the house hungry. Patty enjoyed traveling,...

Sarah Leigh Mcgann

Sarah Leigh Mcgann

Oct 26, 2021

Sarah Leigh McGann, age 50, of Bel Air, passed away on October 26, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital. Born in 1971, she is the daughter of Robert and Sarah Kloetzer. She was a Registered Nurse for almost 30 years, working for both Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland. She received her master’s degree in nursing education and enjoyed teaching. She...

Henry "Hank" Charles Twist Jr.

Henry "Hank" Charles Twist Jr.

Oct 25, 2021

Henry “Hank” Charles Twist, Jr., age 56, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 25, 2021 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he is the son of Henry Charles Twist, Sr. and Marguerite (Serio) Twist.

 

He was a 1983 graduate of Calvert Hall College and attended Towson University. He owned & operated a home remodeling business for over 30 years. To say he was a...

Dennis Wilbur Johnson

Dennis Wilbur Johnson

Oct 25, 2021

Dennis Wilbur Johnson, age 72, of Bel Air, went to be with the Lord on October 25, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Marvin and Marie (Magness) Johnson. A graduate of Bel Air High School and Towson State College, he worked for the Department of the Army for...

Joan Mae Niles

Joan Mae Niles

Oct 25, 2021

Joan Reese Niles (Bates) of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 25, 2021, she was 92. The daughter of Ethel Miller Reese and George Raymond Reese, and wife of the late William Niles who preceded her in death in 2001. Joan was born on February 23, 1929, in Ellwood City Pennsylvania. After graduating from Lincoln High School, she married...