Obituaries

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

Dale  Eugene  Young

Dale Eugene Young

Aug 14, 2021

Dale Eugene Young, 62, of Joppa, Maryland passed away peacefully On August 14, 2021 at his home while surrounded by family and friends after a long, courageous battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. Born in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of Dale Maurice and Carolyn Ann (Lehl) Young. After attending Joppatowne High School he went on to serve in...

Roger D. Robbins

Roger D. Robbins

Aug 14, 2021

Roger D. Robbins, age 75, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on August 14, 2021 at his home. Born in Smyth County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Clarence Reedy and Mary Ann (Phipps) Robbins and husband of 55 years to Sandra L. Robbins. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a hydraulic mechanic for...

Anna R. "Jeanne" Gessner

Anna R. "Jeanne" Gessner

Aug 14, 2021

Anna R. (“Jeanne”) Gessner died on August 14, 2021, at Brightview Senior Living in Bel Air. Born in Essex, Maryland on February 3, 1929, she is survived by her brother, Charles J. Thim of Essex, Maryland, another brother, William Thim; five children, Mary L. Harris, and her husband Keith, John J. Gessner, and his wife, Anne, all of Bel Air,...

Laura Bullock

Laura Bullock

Aug 14, 2021

Laura Bullock, age 75, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on August 14, 2021 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Laura Lee (Struck) Cliffe and wife of the late Wilbert Francis Bullock Jr. She was a former member of Prince of Peace and St. Stephen's Catholic Churches, in addition to...

Steven Falcon

Steven Falcon

Aug 14, 2021

Steven Falcon, born in Queens, New York, son of Simon and Belkis Falcon of Abingdon, Maryland passed on August 14th, 2021 at the age of 35 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loved ones who will continue to honor his legacy by living their live to the fullest. Steven’s love of life didn’t come to end with...

Victoria Cavallaro

Victoria Cavallaro

Aug 14, 2021

Victoria Cavallaro, age 71, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on August 14, 2021, at her home in Aberdeen, Maryland. Born in Harvey, Illinois, she was the daughter of Mary (Grenoveld) Chmielewski, who is still living and will be 94 in October and the late Henry Chmielewski. Victoria was the wife of Joseph Cavallaro for 53 years. She was a member...

Lloyd "Bally" Alfred Harris

Lloyd "Bally" Alfred Harris

Aug 14, 2021

Lloyd "Bally" Alfred Harris, age 81, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on August 14, 2021, born in Abingdon, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Anna Louise (Norton) Harris and husband of 10 years to Rhonda (Winston) Harris. He was a member of the Banderleros Motorcycle Club, The John Wesley Gospel Travelers, Route 40 Business Association, and...

William A. Larney Sr.

William A. Larney Sr.

Aug 13, 2021

William A. Larney, Sr., age 87, of Ocean View, Delaware passed away on August 13, 2021, at BeeBe Medical Center in Lewes, Delaware. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late John and Veronica (Barrett) Larney. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps. He had an illustrious thirty-six-year career with Amoco Oil. He...

Mark Smith

Mark Smith

Aug 12, 2021

Mark Smith, age 60, of Rosedale, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2021, at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Robert James Smith Jr. and the late and Patricia Elaine (Sears) Smith. During his working years, Mark worked various construction jobs. He enjoyed reading, especially articles about guns and their parts. In...

Susan Lynn Hoeckel

Susan Lynn Hoeckel

Aug 11, 2021

Susan Lynn Hoeckel, age 64, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on August 11, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mildred (Klass) Wagner and wife of Francis "Frank" Hoeckel for over 35 yrs. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years. She loved God, liked crocheting and reading. She mostly...

Dennis Foster Myers

Dennis Foster Myers

Aug 11, 2021

Dennis Foster Myers, age 72, of Street, Maryland passed away on August 11, 2021, at his residence in Street, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the son of the late Foster Myers and is survived by his mother, Margaret Myers; his wife, Christina Myers; his son, Thomas Daniel Myers; and his five siblings, Linda Campbell, Lisa Simmons, Derek...

Arlene Dale Hammerstein

Arlene Dale Hammerstein

Aug 11, 2021

Arlene Dale Hammerstein, age 71, of Monkton, Maryland passed away on August 11, 2021 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Jackson Hodges and Edna Jennetta (Sutton) Jackson. Arlene loved Elvis and enjoyed collecting everything Elvis. She worked hard all of her life at various jobs and loved raising her family. Arlene is survived by...

Andrea Bernice Kotsos

Andrea Bernice Kotsos

Aug 10, 2021

Andrea Bernice Kotsos, age 54, of Nottingham, Maryland passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 10, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 9, 1966, Andrea is survived by her devoted parents Andrew & Bernice (Bish) Kotsos, loving brother Taso Kotsos, dedicated sister Tina Sulewski and caring nephew Zachary Sulewski and his wife Haley (Bandier) Sulewski....

Ronald C. White

Ronald C. White

Aug 10, 2021

On August 10, 2021, Ronald C. White of Newark, DE formally of Forest Hill, MD passed away at age 85. He was retired from the Baltimore City Police Dept. and retired from the Bel Air MVA, as a Licensing Examiner. He is survived by his beloved wife Marie M. White; his devoted daughters Donna Zarachowicz (John) and Darlene Stutelberg (Paul);...

Olusegun Ogunsola

Olusegun Ogunsola

Aug 9, 2021

Olusegun Ogunsola, age 66, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2021 at his home. Born in Elekuro Compound, Ibadan, Nigeria, he was the son of the late Amos Jaiyeola and Susan Oyeyiola Ogunsola and husband of 40 years to Juliet Adetunji-Ogunsola. His beloved Uncle Chief (Engr) Olu Ogunsola made a way for him to come to the United...

Blanche Scott Jourdan

Blanche Scott Jourdan

Aug 8, 2021

Blanche S. Jourdan, age 101, was born Blanche Littig Scott on November 16, 1919, in Macon, Georgia. She was the 3rd child of William Hopkins Scott and Martha Bissell Spalding. Blanche attended Darlington Academy, grades 1-7 and went to Bel Air High School on Gordon Street, graduating after 11th grade in 1936. She continued her education at Western Maryland College...

Kermit Olinger

Kermit Olinger

Aug 8, 2021

Kermit Olinger, age 89, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on August 8, 2021, at his home in Darlington, Maryland. Born in Olinger, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jake Olinger and Mattie (Wallen) Miller and husband of Eva L. Olinger. He was a member of Darlington Masonic Stephenson Lodge #135 A.F. & A.M. for 56 years. Kermit worked...

Sharon A. (Visnich) Senez-Gentile

Sharon A. (Visnich) Senez-Gentile

Aug 7, 2021

Sharon A. (Visnich) Senez-Gentile, age 63, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on August 7, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Augsburg, Germany she was the daughter of Frances (Penny) Visnich and the late Nicholus Visnich. She graduated from Edgewood High School in 1976 and loved to travel. In her younger years one of her...

Jacqueline Dolores Alford

Jacqueline Dolores Alford

Aug 7, 2021

Jacqueline Dolores Alford, age 86, of Ocean City, Maryland passed away on August 7, 2021, at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Annetta and wife of the late Albert E. Alford, Sr. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time at the beach with her family. She also enjoyed working with...

Bryan Burk

Bryan Burk

Aug 7, 2021

Bryan Burk, age 57, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on August 7, 2021 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Harold Ross and Blanche Elizabeth (Ells) Burk. Bryan enjoyed fishing, yard sales and flea markets, and he enjoyed going to Bingo. He had a '67 Stingray Corvette that he loved. Bryan was known for...