Obituaries

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

Mary Frances Graybeal

Mary Frances Graybeal

Oct 5, 2021

It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Frances Graybeal, 92, of Bel Air announce her passing on October 5th at Amazing Grace Assisted Living Home in Bel Air. She was born in Galax, Virginia and married Ralph Henry Graybeal, predeceased. Frances is survived by two children, Rick Graybeal and wife Linda of Ohio and Claudia Hertzog and...

Jerry  Lee  Doss Sr.

Jerry Lee Doss Sr.

Oct 5, 2021

Jerry Lee Doss Sr., age 78, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 5, 2021 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Chelyan, West Virginia, he was the son of Gilbert and Violet (Price) Doss and husband of Lottie Jean (White) Doss. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country in the Vietnam War...

Thomas Milton

Thomas Milton

Oct 4, 2021

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:7-18 On Monday,...

Opal Farmer

Opal Farmer

Oct 2, 2021

Opal Farmer, age 86, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on October 2, 2021 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Independence, Virginia, she was the daughter of Dewey MacWayne Sexton and Ethel Engle (Kirby) Sexton. She was a member of Stepney Faith Center Church for 57 years, where she was a preacher and Sunday school teacher...

Ronald "Ronnie" W. Radke

Ronald "Ronnie" W. Radke

Oct 2, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" W. Radke, age 57, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 2, 2021 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Kenneth William and Dorothy Marie (Christy) Radke. He had worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator and enjoyed fishing, going to the park, and loved feeding animals. He was a New England...

Katherine Ratych

Katherine Ratych

Oct 2, 2021

Katherine Ratych, age 93, of Glen Arm, Maryland passed away on October 2, 2021 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Steinbach, Germany, she was the daughter of Josef and Maria (Selmeier) Maerkl and wife of the late Eugene Roman Ratych. Katherine is survived by her sons, Dr. Roman Eugene Ratych of Fallston and Mark Theodore Ratych of...

Patsy E. Carter Bunger

Patsy E. Carter Bunger

Oct 2, 2021

Patsy E. Carter Bunger, age 89, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 2, 2021, at her home. Born in Shirley, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Pomeroy Eugene McGee and Helen May (Carter) Hower, and wife of the late Walter “Ben” Bunger Jr. She left Shirley, PA in 1949 to study nursing at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. She graduated...

Matthew Jonathan Colflesh

Matthew Jonathan Colflesh

Oct 1, 2021

Matthew Jonathan Colflesh, age 30, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 1, 2021, peacefully at home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John Colfesh and Lisa (Lewis) Wilkins. He enjoyed playing ice hockey, motocross, and playing his guitar. In addition to his parents, Matthew is survived by his brother, Austin Colflesh and his grandparents, Ken,...

Stephen William Bechtold

Stephen William Bechtold

Oct 1, 2021

Stephen William Bechtold, 84, of Joppa, passed on October 1, 2021. He was the son of Wilton E. and Gladys Cohee Bechtold. Born on August 29, 1937 and raised in Perryman, he spent his entire youth growing up on the Bush River, having cultivated a great love of the water, building a boat, fishing and crabbing. He held these dear...

Joy Kistler Torbit

Joy Kistler Torbit

Sep 30, 2021

Joy Kistler Torbit, age 87, of Bel Air, Maryland, formerly of Kent Island passed away on September 30, 2021 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Prince George County, Virginia, she was the daughter of Norman and Catherine (Campbell) Kistler and wife of the late William Jarrett Torbit, Jr. Joy held many jobs over her lifetime....

Michael "Mondo"  Kennedy

Michael "Mondo" Kennedy

Sep 29, 2021

Michael "Mondo" Kennedy, age 62, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 29, 2021, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the son of the late James and Doris (Rankin) Kennedy and husband of 37 years to Colette C. Kennedy. He worked for Home Depot in Edgewood for 13 years. He...

Timothy William Walls

Timothy William Walls

Sep 29, 2021

Timothy William Walls, age 57, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on September 29, 2021 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Mary (Callahan) Walls and the late William Walls. He worked in construction and enjoyed racing cars, fishing and building bird houses. Timothy is survived by Carmaletta Serio Walls, and their sons Timothy...

Lawrence "Larry" D. Lorenzo

Lawrence "Larry" D. Lorenzo

Sep 28, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” D. Lorenzo, age 71, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 28, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Saverio and Catherine (Grossman) Lorenzo. Larry worked as a project manager at Chevy Chase Bank and was a life member of Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department and Abingdon Fire Company,...

Carol Joan Howard

Carol Joan Howard

Sep 27, 2021

Carol Joan Howard, age 80, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 27, 2021 at home with her loving family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Daril and Evelyn (Heckner) Ridgely and wife of 58 years to the late N. Richard Howard. She worked for nearly 20 years as a medical secretary and loved her dog Vogie...

Carole H. Drabo

Carole H. Drabo

Sep 27, 2021

Carole H. Drabo, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 27, 2021 at Brightview Assisted Living of Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Roland and Doris (Scharfe) Heil. She graduated as an RN from Church Home and Hospital and was a long-time member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church where she attended Bible...

Phyllis E. Seip

Phyllis E. Seip

Sep 27, 2021

Phyllis E. Seip, age 94, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on September 27, 2021 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Roosevelt, New York, she was the daughter of Frederick and Rosa (Syler) Groepler and wife of the late William Seip. Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Karen L. (Brian) Dembeck and...

Casey Mcvey

Casey Mcvey

Sep 26, 2021

Casey McVey, age 31, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away peacefully, with his wife Alysia by his side, listening to one of his favorite songs, on September 26, 2021. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the son of Garry Eugene and Eileen Marie (Hayes) McVey and husband of Alysia Nicole (Amoriello) McVey. He was a member of the Spanish...

John Thomas Mclaughlin

John Thomas Mclaughlin

Sep 26, 2021

John Thomas McLaughlin, 80, of Homosassa, Florida; formerly of Harford County, Maryland, passed away suddenly on September 26, 2021. John was the son of the late Victor & Eunice McLaughlin of Bel Air, Maryland. In addition, he had three siblings; the late Janet Delp from Whiteford Maryland, Jerry and his wife Francis McLaughlin of Fall Branch, Tennessee and Elaine and...

Rev. Tracy A. Stanley

Rev. Tracy A. Stanley

Sep 26, 2021

Rev. Tracy A. Stanley, age 82, of Aberdeen, Maryland was reunited with his Heavenly Father on September 26, 2021 after a short battle with Covid pneumonia. Surrounded by family and with an unwavering devotion to God, he entered into his heavenly home completely at peace. Born in Kimball, West Virginia, he was the son of Roby and Pearl (Turpin) Stanley...

Othniel Thompson

Othniel Thompson

Sep 26, 2021

Othniel Thompson, age 86, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on September 26, 2021 at Brightview Towson in Towson, Maryland. A proud member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, he was born in Pembroke, North Carolina to the late Boss and Anna (Dial) Thompson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Othniel (or Niel as he was known)...