Obituaries

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

Sandy Williams Holmes

Sandy Williams Holmes

Jan 17, 2021

Sandy Williams Holmes, age 73, of Baltimore, Maryland passed away on January 17, 2021 at Tessara of Brandon in Brandon, Florida. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Jourdan) Williams. 

The Williams family moved to Aldino, Maryland when Sandy was six years old.  She was the youngest of four Williams children.  Her parents owned...

Robin Joann Mills

Robin Joann Mills

Jan 17, 2021

Robin Joann Mills, age 66, of Delta, Pennsylvania went to be with her lord on January 17, 2021 at her home in Delta, Pennsylvania. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Anna Clara (Livezey) Jewell and wife of Steven Mills. Joann and Steve were happily married for 43 years. She worked for Conestoga...

Patricia S. Bahur

Patricia S. Bahur

Jan 16, 2021

Patricia S. Bahur, age 81, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on January 16, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of William and Eleanor (Dembeck) Ozazewski and wife of the late Leo Richard Bahur. She was a very talented seamstress and bingo enthusiast. She was a devoted mother who never hesitated...

Wilbert Frank Stanton Jr.

Wilbert Frank Stanton Jr.

Jan 16, 2021

Sgt. Major Wilbert Frank Stanton Junior, Retired, of Abingdon, Maryland tragically passed away on January 16, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland at the age of 81. Wilbert Frank Stanton, Jr. was born in Amonate, Virginia on April 9, 1939. He was the son of the late Wilbert and Jennie (Burdett) Stanton. Wilbert was the loving...

Margaret L. "Peggy" Wilson

Margaret L. "Peggy" Wilson

Jan 16, 2021

Margaret “Peggy” Wilson (nee Salvati) was a woman of varied experiences and a beautiful disposition. Born on July 4, 1941, she died peacefully at home on January 16, 2021, at the age of 79. Peggy is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harry Wilson; her daughters Karen A. Wilson and Lori J. Wilson (Vince Simoncini), and her son Joseph...

Sharon "Sherry" Lee Mackenzie

Sharon "Sherry" Lee Mackenzie

Jan 16, 2021

Sharon (Sherry) Lee MacKenzie passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on January 16, 2021. Her husband of 34 years, Phil MacKenzie was by her side. Sherry was loved and adored by all that knew her. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her wonderful family. Sherry enjoyed many things in life, but she mostly enjoyed helping...

George Benjamin Rigdon

George Benjamin Rigdon

Jan 14, 2021

George Benjamin Rigdon was born on July 23rd, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland and passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2021 at age 97 in his home on the farm where he was raised in Jarrettsville, Maryland. He was married to the late Mary Elizabeth Wysong Rigdon and blessed with two sons, seven grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Descending from their...

Elaine Wilkinson

Elaine Wilkinson

Jan 12, 2021

Elaine Ray Wilkinson, age 98, of Parkville, Maryland (formerly of Bel Air, MD) passed away on January 12, 2021 at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, Maryland, after a long and well-lived life. Born in Franklinville, Maryland, she was the daughter of Samuel Howard Ray and Grace Mae (Campbell) Ray and wife of the late James Wilkinson. Elaine began working at...

Herbert Thomas Nelson

Herbert Thomas Nelson

Jan 12, 2021

Herbert Thomas Nelson, age 79, of Bowie, Maryland passed away on January 12, 2021 at his home. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was the son of Herbert and Elizabeth (Murray) Nelson. He had a private practice as an immigration attorney with Nelson Immigration and was a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He was a...

Vanessa Re-Nae Ingram

Vanessa Re-Nae Ingram

Jan 11, 2021

Vanessa Re-Nae Ingram, age 36, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on January 11, 2021 at her home. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, she was the daughter of Tracey James Ingram and Kimberley Re-Nae (Holman) Zulka and her husband, Alvin Eric Zulka Jr. She attended The Harford Center for 13 years, after she graduated from Marley Glen Special Education Center. She enjoyed...

Norma Mae Burkins

Norma Mae Burkins

Jan 11, 2021

Norma Mae Burkins (nee Rockey), age 84, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on 11 January 2021 at Laurelwood Nursing Center in Elkton, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Charles Wildey and Addie Lee Rockey. She worked at Bata Shoe Company and was an EKG Technician and Supervisor at Harford Memorial Hospital from which she retired. She...

John Wesley Watters

John Wesley Watters

Jan 10, 2021

John Wesley “Pipe” Watters, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 10, 2021, at Brightview Senior Living of Bel Air. He was the son of John Wesley Watters and Mildred (Jackson) Watters Dorsey. As a young boy John attended the Bel Air Colored School and Central Consolidated School in Bel Air, Maryland. In 1952, John enrolled at...

Debra J. Lee

Debra J. Lee

Jan 10, 2021

Debra J. Lee, age 60, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on January 10, 2021 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of David Grayson and Anna Helena (Schuckmann) Thomas and wife of Louis D. Corio. She was a member of the Women of the Moose Lodge Bel Air MD Chapter...

Arlene Raymond

Arlene Raymond

Jan 10, 2021

Arlene F. Sailer Raymond, 91, passed away peacefully at her home on January 10. She was the beloved wife of the late MSG James N. Raymond. She was a strong and supportive Army wife. Arlene is survived by her children Debra Leadore and husband, Gary, Phyllis Raymond Gilbert and late husband, Donald; Grandchildren, Nicole Leadore, Steven Leadore and wife Rania,...

Jimmy Turner

Jimmy Turner

Jan 9, 2021

James “Jimmy” Douglas Turner, 58. of Abingdon, MD passed away January 9, 2021 from complications of Hirschsprungs disease. Son of the late Robert and Frances O’ Briant Turner, brother of the late Mark Edward Turner, and his special friend and caretaker the late Virginia “Kitty” Vencill. Jimmy will join his family in the Bel Air Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. No services...

Glenda Myrna Price-Soso

Glenda Myrna Price-Soso

Jan 9, 2021

Glenda Myrna Price-Soso, age 77, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away peacefully on January 9, 2021. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago, she was the daughter of James and Pearl (Thompson) Price. Glenda is survived by her daughter, Izzel Price; son, Danyelle Price; granddaughter, Jasmine Price; great-granddaughter, Nevaeh Price-Pooler; Charnita Price; Jada Little and siblings, June Price, Joselyn Tenia,...

Richard Otto Forchheimer

Richard Otto Forchheimer

Jan 9, 2021

Richard Otto Forchheimer, age 58, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 9,2021 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in York, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Otto and Lesesne (Bell) Forchheimer and devoted husband to Linda (Crump) Forchheimer for 23 years. He earned a Bachelor’s of Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and a Master’s...

Victoria Louise Brunetto

Victoria Louise Brunetto

Jan 9, 2021

Victoria Louise Brunetto, age 88, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on January 9, 2021 at Lorien Mays Chapel in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Louise (Bertorelli) Pizzutelli and wife of the late Mario Brunetto. Victoria is survived by her daughter, Ernesta M. Clark and her husband Timothy Clark, Jr.;...

Paul Jesse Witt

Paul Jesse Witt

Jan 8, 2021

Paul Jesse Witt, age 78, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2021 in his home. Born in Lee County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Zella Mae Witt, and husband of IL Chul Witt for 47 loving years. He was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in several overseas assignments including the Vietnam War,...

Donald "Don"  Pakulski

Donald "Don" Pakulski

Jan 7, 2021

Donald "Don" Pakulski, age 91, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on January 7, 2021 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of William and Lillian (Friedel) Pakulski and husband of 63 years to Gloria Paulette (Maaser) Pakulski. He was a veteran of the U.S Air Force. He enjoyed traveling, he and his wife traveled across the...