Obituaries

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

Dennis Everett Binkley

Dennis Everett Binkley

Oct 18, 2020

Dennis Everett Binkley, age 66, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 18, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of Dale Everett Binkley and Ruby Denise (Martin) Binkley and husband of 46 years to Cynthia D. Binkley. He was a member of Grandview Christian Church. He enjoyed Christian...

Rita C. Dekowski

Rita C. Dekowski

Oct 16, 2020

On Friday October 16, 2020 Rita (Yurek) Dekowski loving wife and mother passed away at age 91. Rita was born January 6, 1929 to John J. and Anna (Krupinski) Yurek in Baltimore, Maryland. On April 13, 1947 she married Darnell I Dekowski. They raised 2 children, Diann and Don. Rita was a loving and open person who never met a...

James Paul Rutherford

James Paul Rutherford

Oct 15, 2020

James Paul Rutherford, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of the late Paul and Josephine (Buttery) Rutherford and husband of the late Virginia (Fouse) Rutherford. James (Jim) was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Street, MD. Mr. Rutherford was a retired Business...

Grayson Robert Dewitt

Grayson Robert Dewitt

Oct 15, 2020

Grayson Robert DeWitt, age 3, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Amy Riegger and the late Jason DeWitt. To know Grayson was to know that when you walked into the room you would be greeted with a bright smile and a repeated hello. His smile was both...

Michael Woodruff

Michael Woodruff

Oct 15, 2020

Michael Woodruff, age 59, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lizzie Mae (Johnson) Aker and his stepfather Ronald Glenn Aker and husband of Maryanne E. Woodruff (Kolodziejski). His passion and love in life was to fish, so much so he received his Captain’s...

Helen J. Strzepka

Helen J. Strzepka

Oct 14, 2020

Helen J. Strzepka, age 95, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on October 14, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Hedwig (Rulke) Grabner and wife of the late Stanley Strzepka. Helen worked as a Secretary in Real Estate and loved to garden and shop. Traveling was also a passion, including a total...

William Albert Koppenhaver

William Albert Koppenhaver

Oct 13, 2020

William Albert Koppenhaver, age 77, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 13, 2020 at his residence. Born on July 6,1943 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Bruce and Grace (Myers) Koppenhaver and loving husband of Katherine Mainolfi Koppenhaver for nearly 30 years. He was a veteran of United States Coast Guard serving in Kodiak, Alaska....

Barbara Joan Antoshak

Barbara Joan Antoshak

Oct 12, 2020

Barbara Joan Antoshak, age 82, died October 12, 2020 while being cared for at the Gilchrist Center Towson, MD. She was born in New York City, NY on March 19, 1938 to Albert and Matilda Dorsey. Barbara grew up with her sister Susan in an apartment in the Bronx . She very much enjoyed reading, was a girl scout and...

Donna Lee Popp

Donna Lee Popp

Oct 12, 2020

Donna Lee Popp, age 69, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 12, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Donald Sr. and Emily (Stambaugh) Hare and wife of 5 years to Vernon James Popp. She loved the ocean, spending time with her family, her cats, and enjoying life....

Ruth H. Smithson

Ruth H. Smithson

Oct 11, 2020

Ruth H. Smithson, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 11, 2020 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. She had lived at Avondell Senior Living in Bel Air since shortly after its opening. She was the wife of the late Arthur Frank Smithson and the daughter of the late Howard Russell and Florence...

Gerald "Jerry" J. Drega

Gerald "Jerry" J. Drega

Oct 11, 2020

Gerald "Jerry" J. Drega, age 76, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on October 11, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Walter and Rita (Zamenski) Drega, and stepson of Rose M. Drega, and beloved husband of the Roxanne Drega. He enjoyed working on cars, history, genealogy and...

Carl Ernest Trump Jr.

Carl Ernest Trump Jr.

Oct 11, 2020

Carl Ernest Trump Jr., age 84, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 11, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Carl E. and Catherine (Schaub) Trump and husband of Lois Marie (Hohne) Trump. He was a veteran of the U.S Army and a member of Trinity Lutheran...

Deborah Ann Dachille

Deborah Ann Dachille

Oct 11, 2020

Deborah Ann Dachille, age 61, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 11, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Patricia Ann (Deeds) Lane and the late Leo Patrick Hutson and stepdaughter of Delmas Lane. An avid seamstress, she was an active member of the Flying Geese Quilt Club. She loved Disney World and...

Jason Wayne Lewis

Jason Wayne Lewis

Oct 10, 2020

Jason Wayne Lewis, age 36, went to be with the Lord suddenly Saturday October 10, 2020 just hours before his mother Brenda Lynne Lewis. He was the son of John Wayne and Brenda Lynne (nee Hunt) Lewis and husband of Aleia Thomas Lewis. He was most proud of his children Jordan Lewis and Nevaeh Lewis and Arianna Pozzuoli. Jason loved...

Marjorie Cora Marll

Marjorie Cora Marll

Oct 10, 2020

Marjorie Cora Marll, age 76, of Joppa, MD passed away on October 10, 2020 at her home. Born in White Marsh, MD, she was the daughter of Edward Charles and Marjorie Madeline (Thawley) Banks and wife of the late Charles Louis Marll who she would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in November. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran...

Brenda Lewis

Brenda Lewis

Oct 10, 2020

Brenda Lynne Lewis (nee Hunt) passed away peacefully Saturday October 10, 2020 with her loving family by her side at Harford Memorial Hospital. She was born 59 years ago to the late Barbara (Smith) Hunt and Robert Hunt, of Abingdon at the very same Harford Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of 40 years to John Wayne Lewis of Abingdon....

Sheila Lynn Ward

Sheila Lynn Ward

Oct 9, 2020

Sheila Lynn Ward, age 49, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 9, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Ward and Judy Kaczmarczyk-Dickinson, Kathy Ward (step-mother) and John Dickinson (step-father). Sheila was a 1989 graduate of the Institute of Notre Dame and a graduate of Robert Paul Academy of Cosmetology, Arts &...

Charlotte Frances Stanford

Charlotte Frances Stanford

Oct 9, 2020

.Charlotte Frances Stanford, age 89, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 9, 2020 at her daughter’s home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter and stepdaughter of the late Catherine (Chester) and Carroll Leroy Keibler Sr. and the wife of the late Walter Grady Stanford. She enjoyed her career as Department Manager at AAFES and most especially her...

Mack Coy Moxley Jr.

Mack Coy Moxley Jr.

Oct 9, 2020

Mack Coy Moxley, Jr., age 84, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 9, 2020 in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Mack C. and Octavia (Cooper) Moxley and husband of 48 years to the late Kathryn (Bunny) Crouse Moxley. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and...

William Nelson Bedsworth

William Nelson Bedsworth

Oct 9, 2020

William Nelson Bedsworth, age 87, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 9, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Royal Oak, Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Ruby (Meekins) Bedsworth. He was a veteran and very proud of his service to his country. His military career spanned 36 years and...