Obituaries

Apr 29, 2020

Mary Lou "Sue" Chafin , age 75, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 29, 2020 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Eugene and Sarah Ann (Lincous) Chafin. She was a member of Bel Air United Methodist Church. She enjoyed music and entertaining. She was an avid walker...

Apr 28, 2020

Benjamin J. Hoopes, age 36, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 28, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Towson, Maryland, he was the son of Herbert Hans and Alice Ann (Ford) Hoopes. He attended Bel Air Senior High School and graduated with honors from West Nottingham Academy in 2003. He also attended...

Apr 27, 2020

Charles Arthur Poole, age 37, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on April 27, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Donna (White) Zarachowicz and stepfather, John Zarachowicz of Forest Hill; father, Arthur Poole Jr. and Melanie Brinegar of Rising Sun. Chuck was a graduate of Bel Air High School, Class of 2000 and...

Apr 26, 2020

Marie Cundiff, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 26, 2020 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Frank and Anna (Martin) Betz and wife of the late William Leonard Cundiff. Before moving to Bel Air in 1959, she worked at Glenn L. Martin...

Apr 26, 2020

Apr 24, 2020

Darlin Sue Rufenacht, age 68, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Swords Creek, Virginia, she was the daughter of Jesse Cleveland and Sadie Mae (Hubbard) Street and wife of 40 years to Michael J. Rufenacht. She was a member of Fork Christian Church. Darlin enjoyed...

Apr 24, 2020

Patrick "Mike" Brian McCloskey, age 53, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Constance (Conaway) Brown and the late Edward Francis McCloskey Sr. He owned Ink Slingers Tattoo Studio in Churchville and was an incredible artist who enjoyed painting, airbrush and welding. He was a skilled carpenter and was...

Apr 24, 2020

Charles "Dave" Coleman, age 79, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Charles Lovett and Anna Estelle (Rosier) Coleman and husband of 59 years to Gail (Meyls) Coleman. He worked for Bendix Field Engineering as a Aircraft Flight Engineer flying all over the world on NASA...

Apr 24, 2020

Charles (Chuck) Wayne Kyle, age 62, passed away on April 24, 2020 at his home in Street, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cheryl Kyle. In addition to his wife, Chuck is survived by his daughter, Stacey Kyle and son, Cody Kyle. Chuck is the son of Norma Mae (Mills) Kyle and...

Apr 23, 2020

Linda Louise Bushell-English, age 60, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on April 23, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Patricia Ann (Marowski) and the late John Allen Bushell and wife of Glenn English. She worked at Johns Hopkins for over 40 years. Linda received her BS in Business Administration from UMUC in...

Apr 22, 2020

Patricia Ann Barnaba, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 22, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Richard and Madeline (Meyd) Bittner. She was a founding member of Church of St. Thomas More in Baltimore. She loved to vacation and travel, going on cruises...

Apr 22, 2020

Vaughn Kidd, age 69, of Bel Air died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 22 at his home. Vaughn was born in Weymouth, MA, son of the late Richard Kidd and Charlotte (Beever) Kidd. He enjoyed a successful 38 year career in the insurance industry working for wonderful companies such as The Hartford and later Harford Mutual Insurance Company. He is survived by...

Apr 21, 2020

Michael Gerard Gunning, age 85, of Parkville, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2020 at Oak Crest Village Long Term Care Center in Parkville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 14, 1934, he was the son of Martin and Margaret (Newgirg) Gunning. Michael, known by his friends and family as Jerry, graduated from Mt. St. Joseph High School in...

Apr 21, 2020

Helen L. Shea Atkinson, age 89, of York, Pennsylvania passed away on April 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth (Pedan) Hershberger and wife of the late Samuel Atkinson. She retired in 1992 from CSX Railroad as an administrative assistant for the railroad police department after 40 years of service....

Apr 21, 2020

Kathryn Ann Trenery, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2020 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of James Joseph and Helen (Maloney) Herbert and wife of the late Raymond Edward Trenery. Kathryn, or “Miss Kitty” is survived by her daughter, Barbara "Bobbie"...

Apr 21, 2020

MAMMA!!! Mom, Molly, Nanny, Malta, Nanoosh, G-Nanny, Your parents, Grandpa William Gorman and Grandma Martha (Cash) Gorman gave you life in the Big Apple. You and Poppy (Theodore S. Hoffman Sr.) gave life to four beautiful and wonderful children; Kim Marie, Theodore Jr. (Ted), Lisa and Janine. With their spouses, Hassan, Karen, Fred and Charlie, they gave life to five...

Apr 20, 2020

Benjamin Westwood Smith Sr., age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Benjamin Westwood and Mae Cullum Smith. He enjoyed gardening with his brother and spending time with his family. He especially loved all the special moments...

Apr 20, 2020

Dr. Andrew M. Dietrich, age 77, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Andrew and Lillian (Bounds) Dietrich and husband of the late Priscilla (Lookingbill) Dietrich. He graduated from Westminster High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree and his PhD....

Apr 20, 2020

Rosemary A. Donaghy, age 86, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Louis and Jennie (Rago) Greco and wife of the late John F. Donaghy III. She retired from Verizon where she worked as a secretary and worked with an outreach program at St. Francis de...

Apr 19, 2020