Obituaries

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

Barb Ballard

Barb Ballard

Jul 25, 2020

Barb Ballard, age 67, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on July 25, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of William and Josephine (Di Martino) Debus. Barb has been married for 36 years to her best friend, Michael “Mike” Ballard. She owned and operated Hire Quality Limousine Company for 20 years, retiring in 2016. She...

Dolores Deanna Culotta

Dolores Deanna Culotta

Jul 24, 2020

Dolores Deanna Culotta, age 78, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 24, 2020 at University of Maryland, Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Thomas Richard and Mary Augusta (Battaglia) Birmingham and wife of the late Salvatore Dominic Culotta Sr. She loved the beach, especially the Outer Banks. She also enjoyed vacationing...

Florence Louise Lilley (Nee Hildebrand)

Florence Louise Lilley (Nee Hildebrand)

Jul 24, 2020

Florence Louise Lilley (nee Hildebrand), age 94, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 24, 2020 at her home. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, she was the daughter of Hunter H. and Ramona (Harner) Hildebrand and wife of the late James Willard Lilley. She was a past member of the Eastern Star and a longtime member of Mt. Zion Methodist...

Esther Marie Henning

Esther Marie Henning

Jul 23, 2020

Esther Marie Henning, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 23, 2020 at Commonwealth Care in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Hereford, Maryland, she was the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Cole) Kelbaugh and wife of the late Kenneth John Henning. She worked as an Administrative Assistant and retired, after 25 years, from Aberdeen Proving Ground. She...

Mary  Grace Hammons

Mary Grace Hammons

Jul 23, 2020

Mary Grace Hammons, age 55, of Port Deposit, Maryland passed away on July 23, 2020 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of James Douglas and Dorothy Lee (Sills) Blevins and wife of Donald Hammons. She loved football, especially the Ravens. Mary enjoyed crocheting, playing games, and she had a love for animals including...

Carlene Ruth Lovejoy

Carlene Ruth Lovejoy

Jul 22, 2020

Carlene Ruth Lovejoy, age 87, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on July 22, 2020 at Union Hospital in Elkton, Maryland. Born in Lexington, Maine, she was the daughter of James William and Emma Mae (Beane) Hargreaves and wife of the late Donald "Bun" Rolfe Lovejoy. She loved life and family. She enjoyed baking, being a housewife, and making and preserving...

Esther M. Matelli

Esther M. Matelli

Jul 21, 2020

Esther M. Matelli, age 86, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on July 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Elmer Watson and Martha Taylor and wife of the late Arthur F Matelli. Esther left Louisiana at an early age to be with her sisters, Hazel and Betty, in Rockaway Beach NY. She...

Deacon Richard John Stine

Deacon Richard John Stine

Jul 20, 2020

Deacon Richard John Stine, 85, of Kenosha, WI, joined the kingdom of Heaven on Monday, July 20, 2020, at his residence, with his loving family at his side. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 31, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph and Esther (Cohen) Stine. Richard served in the US Air Force and was honorably discharged. On...

Charles P. Ryan Sr.

Charles P. Ryan Sr.

Jul 20, 2020

Charles P. Ryan Sr., age 85, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on July 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Long Green, Maryland, he was the son of William and Mary (Cramer) Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Vietnam War. Following his military career working for the Department of Defense, he worked as...

S. Altaf Ali

S. Altaf Ali

Jul 20, 2020

S. Altaf Ali, age 89, of Belcamp, Maryland, passed away on July 20 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Calcutta, India, Altaf was the son of S. Shamsher Ali and Eleanor Saxby. After marrying Josephine K. (nee Widenmann) Ali in Calcutta in 1962, he immigrated to the U.S., settling in Harford County in 1964 (first...

Karl "Chuck" Bantum

Karl "Chuck" Bantum

Jul 20, 2020

Karl "Chuck" Bantum, age 63, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Germany, he was the son of Walter and Evelyn (Sampson) Bantum. A graduate of Baltimore City College in 1976, he retired from the Harford County Sheriff's Department where he worked as a Guard at the Harford County Detention Center. He was...

John Emil Hirsch

John Emil Hirsch

Jul 17, 2020

John Emil Hirsch, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 17, 2020 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Joseph and Mildred (Burns) Hirsch, stepson of John Wolfe, and husband of the late Marlene (Rebbert) Hirsch. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

James Paul Mclaughlin

James Paul Mclaughlin

Jul 15, 2020

James Paul McLaughlin, age 98, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 15, 2020 at in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Joseph and Florence (Farmer) McLaughlin and husband of the late Gloria (Cirino) McLaughlin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division during World War...

Betty Lou Tucker

Betty Lou Tucker

Jul 15, 2020

Betty Lou Tucker, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2020 at her home in Naples, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 24, 1937 on Lowe Manor Farm in New Park, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Kennard High School, she went on to pursue an AA degree in Dental Hygiene from Baltimore Community College....

Harry David Smith

Harry David Smith

Jul 14, 2020

Harry David Smith, age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 14, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Henry Lewis and Dorothy Mae (Wheelan) Smith and husband of 63 years to Rosemary Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, proudly serving his country...

James Eugene Hogan

James Eugene Hogan

Jul 11, 2020

The Reverend James Eugene Hogan, age 77, of Belcamp, Maryland, passed away on July 11, 2020 at his home. Born in Durham, North Carolina, he was the son of Thurman Eugene Hogan and Flora Elizabeth (Pope) Teele and husband of Pamela Hogan. James served his country proudly for ten years: eight Navy and two Army including a 16-month deployment to...

Margaret Eleanor Sliver

Margaret Eleanor Sliver

Jul 11, 2020

Margaret Eleanor Sliver, age 91, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at her home. Born in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Priscilla Burkins and wife of the late Jessie James Sliver. She was a member of Level Volunteer Fire Company for 60 years and volunteered for Meals...

Michael Thomas Leyhe

Michael Thomas Leyhe

Jul 11, 2020

Michael Thomas Leyhe, age 61, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the son of John Otto Leyhe and the late Rosemarie Ruth (Amrhein) Leyhe and husband of 35 years to JoAnn Leyhe. In addition to his wife, Michael is survived by his...

Richard "Dick" A. Kave

Richard "Dick" A. Kave

Jul 11, 2020

Richard "Dick" A. Kave, age 91, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at Dacota Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MD. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of the late Alvin Lee Kave and Bessie Estell Kave (nee Davis). He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served our country for 21 years before...

Teddy E. Hall

Teddy E. Hall

Jul 10, 2020

Teddy E. Hall, age 85, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on July 10, 2020 at his home. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, he was the son of Joseph and Flora (Brooks) Hall and husband of the late Nancy (Cullum) Hall. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Teddy retired as a truck driver and then as a fabricator, at Aberdeen Proving...