Obituaries

Sep 16, 2020

Helen Elizabeth Bardonski, age 96, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on September 16, 2020 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Preston John and Elizabeth (Hoover) Leonard and wife of the late Walter L. Bardonski and her first husband, the late Richard Pierce Litzinger Sr. She was a member of Cranberry United Methodist...

Sep 16, 2020

Christopher "Hoot" Scott Kokoszka, age 49, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 16, 2020 at Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Stanley and Darlene (Lake) Kokoszka. He enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandchildren. He also enjoyed being outside fishing or playing corn hole. Christopher is...

Sep 15, 2020

Sep 15, 2020

Robert B. Greene, age 99, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 15, 2020 at Paragon Manor in Joppa, Maryland. Born in Diagonal, Iowa, he was the son of the late Eugene Joseph Greene and Ruth Jannette (Jessup) Greene. His father Eugene was a preacher who ministered to congregations and held revival services in Iowa and the surrounding states...

Sep 15, 2020

Salvatore Vincent Barnaba, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 15, 2020 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Vincenzo and Lucy (Faraone) Barnaba and husband of the late Patricia (Bittner) Barnaba. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served his country in the...

Sep 14, 2020

Ralph Baxter, age 85, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on September 14, 2020 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Hubert and Loretta (Geise) Baxter. A Professor of English, he received his undergraduate degree from the University Detroit and his master’s degree and PhD. from Wayne State University. He worked at...

Sep 14, 2020

Janis Edna Mattee was the first born to Valaria Sarah Lee McCaw and Arthur Burgess McCaw on the 5th of February 1932. Her abilities as an artist were revealed at a very young age, she studied art at home, with her talented mother, at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Art and Acting were a part of her curriculum at...

Sep 13, 2020

Thelma Roope Seagle, age 88, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away peacefully on September 13, 2020 at her home, after a long battle with dementia. Born in Wytheville, Virginia, she was the daughter of John R. and Kathleen (Snider) Roope and wife of the late Berkeley M. Seagle. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist for over 30...

Sep 12, 2020

Lida Irene Morgan Chenworth, age 96, of Baldwin, Maryland passed away on September 12, 2020 at BelAir Nursing Home. Irene lived a fulfilling life as a homemaker, wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved cooking, painting ceramics, watching the Orioles and Ravens games and helping people at The Kiddie Shop and pediatric office. Survivors include her two daughters;...

Sep 11, 2020

Audrey Fay Creswell, age 75, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on September 11, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Pikeville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Arnold and Betty (Amodio) Janney and wife of 59 years to the late George Bush Creswell, Sr. Audrey loved God and her family deeply. She was always available...

Sep 11, 2020

David William Hall, 51, passed away on September 11th, 2020, in Bel Air, Maryland. He was the father of Joshua, Zachary, and Alexea Hall, and the fiance of Patricia Lorme. Dave and Patricia shared the last 9 years together as a blended family. Dave was born in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Fred and Janina Hall. He was an entrepreneur...

Sep 11, 2020

Mabel Virginia Reed Huffman, age 98, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, September 11, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Bel Air, MD. She left this earthly body and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is free of pain and discomfort and has a superior mind. She has joined hands with...

Sep 10, 2020

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Sep 9, 2020

Madeleine O'Reilly, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 9, 2020 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kranz) Geoghan and wife of the late Robert Ward O'Reilly. Madeleine grew up in Miller Place, New York on the North Shore of Long...

Sep 9, 2020

Mark Julius Andrew Degen, 71, of Abingdon, MD died peacefully at his home on September 9, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Baltimore, MD to LeRoy George Degen and Phoebe Schlottenmeier Degen, both deceased, Mark is survived by his loving wife, Lynne Rankin Gilliss Degen, whose love story with Mark spanned 40 years; his son, Michael J. Degen...

Sep 9, 2020

Kenneth Eugene Williams, age 75, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 9, 2020 at Commonwealth Care in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of Taylor Williams and Christine (Cooper) Coffman. He was a graduate of Thurmont H.S. and West Virginia University and worked at APG as a chemist prior to retirement in 2008. He...

Sep 9, 2020

Edgar G. Allison, age 99, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Born on January 13, 1921 in Saltville, Virginia, one of seven children he was the last surviving child of the late Steven and Ellen (Henderson) Allison. He was preceded in death by wife Margaret (Kitty) Wingo Allison; sisters, Eva Atwood, Willa Hogston, Esty Copley,...

Sep 9, 2020

Edwin Kirkwood, born September 15, 1920 died September 9, 2020 at his home in Bel Air. Born at home in Dublin, he was the son of the late Edwin Kirkwood, Sr. and Estelle McCann Kirkwood. Raised in the Bel Air area, he attended Dublin High School. Born just after the Spanish Flu pandemic, Mr. Kirkwood has lived in the Bel...

Sep 7, 2020

Bruce L. Mills, age 51, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arthur Paul and Anna Ruth (Mahr) Mills and husband of 10 years to Jennifer E. (Dysinger) Mills. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Sep 7, 2020

Joseph Allen Payne, age 67, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 7, 2020 at his home. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, he was the son of Roy Irvin and Margaret (Wilson) Payne and husband of 46 years to Mary Diane (Rademacher) Payne. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandkids,...