Obituaries

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

Margaret Mary Hakim

Margaret Mary Hakim

Jun 8, 2020

Margaret Mary Hakim, age 88, of Glen Arm, Maryland passed away on June 8, 2020 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Farrell) Swift and wife of the late Dr. Jamshid Hakim. She retired from Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, NY as a Nurse Educator working in the operating room. She had...

Linda Lee Miller

Linda Lee Miller

Jun 7, 2020

Linda Lee Miller, age 75, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 7, 2020 at her home. Born in Churchville, Maryland, she was the daughter of William and Marie (Testerman) Weaver. She was a volunteer for Chesapeake Cancer Alliance and was a member of the Bel Air Church of the Nazarene. She was a 19-year heart transplant survivor and...

John Rys-Sikora

John Rys-Sikora

Jun 7, 2020

John Rys-Sikora, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 7, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Przodkowo, Poland, he was the son of Jan and Maria (Reibant) Sikora and husband of 62 years to Kamila Rys-Sikora. He was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. He retired as the Chief Chemist...

Bernadine Smith

Bernadine Smith

Jun 6, 2020

Bernadine Smith, age 61, of Bel Air, Maryland, and residing in Ashland, Virginia the past two years, passed away on June 6, 2020. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Lillian Smith. She was a restaurant manager for over 25 years, lastly at Cactus Willie’s. A tough lady with a big...

Sandra Leffel

Sandra Leffel

Jun 5, 2020

Sandra Lee Robinson Leffel, 78, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away suddenly on Friday, June 5, 2020. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late C.L. Robinson and Frances Brown Roll. Sandra lived most of her life in Louisville, KY and was a member of the first graduating class of Durrett High School in Louisville in 1960....

Virginia Ellen Hodge

Virginia Ellen Hodge

Jun 5, 2020

Virginia Ellen Hodge was born in 1922 in Denver Colorado, the youngest of four children, to Rudolph and Nellie Spring. Growing up post-depression, she loved roller skating and spending time with her sister, Ruth. She married her husband, Aaron, in 1941. They had two children, Howard and Don. Her talent in hospitality began to shine when Aaron was called into...

Ken Holcomb

Ken Holcomb

Jun 4, 2020

William Kenneth Holcomb, age 80, of Churchville, MD, passed away on June 4, 2020 at his home. Friends and family called him Kenny. He was a native of Joppa, Maryland. Kenny was born on August 17, 1939 to his parents Zach and Hazel Holcomb. He attended Bel Air High School and upon graduating he served his country for 35 ½...

Zahra "Zohreh" Motamedi

Zahra "Zohreh" Motamedi

Jun 4, 2020

Zahra "Zohreh" Motamedi, age 63, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 4, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Marvdasht, Iran, she is the daughter of Amanollah Motamedi and Ehteram Sedaghat of Shiraz, Iran. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening, cooking and supporting her family. She was the ray of sunshine to everyone in her life. Zahra is...

Cecilia "Celie" Margaret Toms

Cecilia "Celie" Margaret Toms

Jun 3, 2020

Cecilia "Celie" Margaret Toms, age 78, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on June 3, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Gerald and Cecilia (Angland) Robinson and wife of the late Roger Lee Toms. Cecilia was a busy mother helping with Cheer Leading, making costumes, Football, and teaching her children. She loved animals, traveling...

William Henry Tabeling Jr.

William Henry Tabeling Jr.

Jun 2, 2020

William Henry Tabeling Jr., age 66, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 2, 2020 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Elayne (Christian) Tabeling Sr. William is survived by his daughters, Brandy Leigh Tabeling, Priscilla Ann Tabeling, and Samantha Marie Tabeling; and sisters,...

Tricia M. Mermagen

Tricia M. Mermagen

Jun 2, 2020

Tricia M. Mermagen, age 50, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on June 2, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Baker and Joyce (Bailey) Nicholson. She graduated from MERVO High School in 1987 and worked at Madison Bank of Maryland Forest Hill Branch as an...

George Howard Mcintire

George Howard Mcintire

May 31, 2020

George Howard McIntire, a 35-year resident of Abingdon, MD, passed away May 31, 2020 at age 90. He was beloved husband for 62 years to Marie B. McIntire (nee Brown) and loving father of Holly L. MacIntyre, Melissa A. Maximov and Louisa B. McIntire-Brooks. He was a devoted grandfather to Jennifer Hollingsworth and great grandfather to Roman, Anaka, and Chevelle...

Christopher Doyle Reddy

Christopher Doyle Reddy

May 30, 2020

Christopher Doyle Reddy, age 46, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on May 30, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Doyle and Mary-Louise (Mendelis) Reddy. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a certified LPN. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his three sisters, Leah Bertrazon, Lisa Reddy...

Raymond "Woody" Clay Wood

Raymond "Woody" Clay Wood

May 29, 2020

Raymond "Woody" Clay Wood, age 90, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on May 29, 2020 at his home. Born in Churchville, Maryland, he was the son of Otis and Virginia (McMillan) Wood. Raymond worked for the former Harry T. Campbell Co. for 44 years. He was an avid hunter and did some taxidermy work. Raymond enjoyed decoy carving, loved lawn...

Zarifa Barnes Peddicord

Zarifa Barnes Peddicord

May 28, 2020

Zarifa Barnes Peddicord, age 100, of Timonium, Maryland passed away on May 28, 2020 at Stella Maris in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Clayton, Michigan, she was the daughter of Charles and Edith Agnes (Pouley) Cadoo and wife of the late Wilbur Peddicord. She was a member of Presbury United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women. Zarifa liked crafting, sewing...

Savannah Elizabeth Lutz

Savannah Elizabeth Lutz

May 27, 2020

Savannah Elizabeth Lutz passed quietly from this life on May 27th. She was the wife of Scott Lutz and the daughter of LeAlyce Garrett and the late LTC Arthur W. Garrett. Savannah is also survived by her sister and brother in law Freda and Kevin Mann, her nephew Jacob Garrett of Bel Air and three sisters in Dayton, Ohio. She...

Dorothy E. Scharmann

Dorothy E. Scharmann

May 27, 2020

Dorothy E. Scharmann, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on May 27, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Samuel and Lottie (Tracey) Ensor and wife of the late Robert Lee Scharmann, Sr. She was a faithful member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and was very active in The Holy Folders group. She...

Dorothy  Carolyn Smith

Dorothy Carolyn Smith

May 27, 2020

Dorothy Carolyn Smith, age 89, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on May 27, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, she was the daughter of Alberto Damiani and Carrie Virginia (Price) Diffenderfer. Dorothy spent many years working as a secretary at a diverse range of fields which finally led her to University of Maryland where she worked for...

Peggy Joann  Gurovich-Caudle

Peggy Joann Gurovich-Caudle

May 27, 2020

Peggy Joann Gurovich-Caudle, age 67, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on May 27, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Roland Ernest and Delores Marion (Chalk) Riser and wife of Curtis D. Caudle. She loved to go for rides to nowhere. She was very easy going, loved word...

Patricia "Pati" Hassett

Patricia "Pati" Hassett

May 26, 2020

Patricia "Pati" Hassett, age 80, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on May 26, 2020 at Commonwealth Care (formerly Greenfields) in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Joseph and Stella (Kosko) Graczyk and wife of the late Peter Hassett. Patricia is survived by her daughters, Andrea Gomes, Kelly Cunningham, Danelee Born and Deadra Megert;...

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