Obituaries

Dec 24, 2019

Harold Bryan Tolley (“Bud”), 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed peacefully on December 24 after a short illness. Born December 19, 1933, in Paducah, Kentucky, the second son of William Bryan and Mabel Tolley, he lived in Murray, Kentucky, played three sports at Murray High School including the football team that won the state championship in 1951, and earned the...

Dec 23, 2019

Joan Ellen Bryant, age 67, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on December 23, 2019 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Louise (Napfel) Orth. Joan was an active member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church where she was on the Liturgy Committee, a Wedding Coordinator and Eucharistic Ministry. After retirement...

Dec 23, 2019

Harford County Public Schools Board Member Kathy Carmello, died unexpectedly due to complications during heart surgery on Monday, December 23, 2019. Mrs. Carmello began her term on the Board this year (2019), representing Councilmanic District C. Her election to the Board follows her retirement from Harford County Public Schools in 2017. Mrs. Carmello served as the charter school coordinator, involved...

Dec 22, 2019

Annalee Zimmerman, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2019 at Four Seasons Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of James Kennedy and Mary Agnes (Horn) Martin and wife of the late Howard Raymond Zimmerman. She was a long-time member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in...

Dec 22, 2019

F. Dorothy Schriver, age 93, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on December 22, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence (Phillips) Regel and wife of the late John W. Schriver. She was a lifetime member of William Waters UMC and...

Dec 22, 2019

Janet Louise Soul, age 78, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2019 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Elk Garden, West Virginia, she was the daughter of James and Kathleen (Bircher) Liller. She loved spending time at the family cabin at Deep Creek Lake, going on cruises with her husband, and tending to...

Dec 21, 2019

Robert Wells Scheve, age 34, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on December 21, 2019. Born in Lanham, Maryland, he was the son of Nellie Hubbard and the late Joseph Scheve. He worked as a construction worker and loved spending time with his daughter Isabella and cooking was his passion. In addition to his mother, Robert is survived by his daughter,...

Dec 21, 2019

Roberto H. Bonfante, age 82, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on December 21, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Panama City, Panama, he was the son of Roberto Bonfante Sr. and Ernestina Gonzalez. He was a civilian retiree with the U.S. Department of the Army where he served for 28 years as a chemical...

Dec 21, 2019

James M. Decker, age 90, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 21, 2019. Born in Catonsville, MD, he was the son of Henry and Helen (nee McCubbin) Decker. Mr. Decker was married to the late Patricia Wright Decker for 60 years. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Jim often shared stories of his time in the military...

Dec 21, 2019

Edwin Joseph DeVaughn, Jr., age 76, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 21, 2019 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Overlea, MD, he was the son of the late Edwin DeVaughn Sr. and Margaret (Doyle) DeVaughn. He worked for Benfield Electric for over 40 years retiring as a Master Electrician and was a member of...

Dec 20, 2019

Shirley Ann Cooper, age 79, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away surrounded by her family on December 20, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Creswell, Maryland, she was the daughter of Armie Otis and Lois Mable (Burchett) McMillan and wife of the late John Arthur Cooper, Jr, who was the love of her life. She...

Dec 20, 2019

Dec 20, 2019

Frances Marcell Howell passed away on Friday, December 20,2019 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick, MD. She was the wife of the late Wylie Everett Howell. They were married for 52 years and resided in Bel Air. She was an instructional assistant at John Archer School for Harford County Public Schools. After her retirement, she was a member of...

Dec 19, 2019

Thelma Bailey Anderson, age 91, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 19, 2019 at Hart Heritage Estates - Forest Hill, MD. Thelma was born in Fountain Green, MD on May 8, 1928. She was the daughter of Willard Barnes and Margaret Ruth (Riley) Bailey and wife of the late Henry David Anderson Sr. She graduated from Bel Air High...

Dec 19, 2019

Janet Kozak, age 79, of Elkton, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2019 in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the loving daughter of the late Henry and Margaret (nee Allen) Ernst and devoted wife of Joseph Kozak. They have been sweetheart’s since she was 14 years old and then married him and remained married for 60 years....

Dec 19, 2019

George Charles Robinson, age 81, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of George Thomas Robinson and Bernadette M. (Ford) Moyer and husband of 55 years to Frances E. (Rennie) Robinson. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...

Dec 18, 2019

Clyde Russell Musick, age 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 18, 2019 at his home. Born in Cleveland, VA, he was the son of Cummings Musick and Leatha Edith (Hall Musick) Cantler and husband of the late Patricia A. (Ward) Musick. Clyde loved his family and was the best husband, father, and grandfather and he will be...

Dec 17, 2019

Michael Joseph Doonan, Jr., age 92, of White Hall, MD passed away on December 17, 2019 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Michael Joseph and Regina (Ford) Doonan. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He retired from BG&E as a TV Technician Supervisor...

Dec 17, 2019

Robert Delevett Pyle, 95, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his home in Norrisville, MD. Born in 1924 and raised in Forest Hill, MD, the son of the late H. Harlan Pyle, Sr. and Bessie Walbeck Pyle. He was predeceased by three brothers, H. Harlan Pyle, Jr., Edwin Rutledge Pyle, and Richard Lewis Pyle and sister, Janet P. McIntyre. Surviving...

Dec 17, 2019

Mary E. Jones, age 85, of Catonsville, MD passed away on December 17, 2019 in hospice care at Hart Heritage Assisted Living. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Katherine (Armsworthy) Prinz and wife of the late Robert Sidney Jones III. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland. She loved her flower garden, quilting,...