Obituaries

Apr 19, 2020

William T Watson Jr. was born March 28, 1937 to William T. and Margaret H. Watson (Harkins). He spent his early years in Rogers Forge Maryland. His first job was at Anderson Florist beginning at the age of 14 in the greenhouse, where he developed a lifelong love of gardening. After graduating from Towson High School in 1955, He worked...

Apr 19, 2020

Alfred E. Bittner, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 19, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Richard and Madelyn (Meyd) Bittner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served our country in the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of...

Apr 18, 2020

Don Paul Hodge was born in Denver, Colorado in 1950 to Aaron and Virginia Hodge. His parents were in the Baptist Ministry, so he spent his childhood traveling around the United States. He attended Texas A&M for Aerospace Engineering and met his wife, Gennie, in Civil Air Patrol. After they were married, they settled in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he served...

Apr 18, 2020

Irene M. Cassidy (Harman), age 98, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away April 18, 2020 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born and raised in Harford County, she was the daughter of Edna and Daniel Harman. Mrs. Cassidy is survived by her son, Ronald Cassidy and daughter-in-law Sheila Cassidy of Jarrettsville, grandson Mark Cassidy and his wife Kimberly...

Apr 18, 2020

Anthony "Tony" P. Bozel, age 79, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on April 18, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the son of the late Pierce Henry and Alma Elizabeth (Anthony) Bozel, predeceased by his first wife Theresa Bozel, and husband of 36 years to Kathleen A. Bozel. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Apr 16, 2020

Ofelio “Colto” Juan Garcia, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and entrepreneur of Bronx, New York, died unexpectedly on April 16, 2020, at the age of 70 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Hospital Center in Bel Air, Maryland while visiting his son. Colto is survived by his wife Beverly A. Baptiste; his children: Raquel Garcia, Rochelle Lee, Roberto Garcia, Roxanna Garcia-Telsey, Richard...

Apr 16, 2020

Virgie M. Holman, age 100, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on April 16, 2020 at Hart Heritage Estates - Street, Maryland. Born in Boone, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Richard and Belle (Lookabill) Greene and wife of the late Clifton Holman to whom she was married to on December 18, 1937. She enjoyed gardening and canning in her...

Apr 15, 2020

Elmer V. Smith of Partner’s Choice Farm on Guyton Road, Fallston, Maryland, died at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD on April 15, 2020 at the age of 89. He was the husband of Kathleen S. Smith. Born in Scarboro Maryland on October 3, 1930, he was the eldest son of Vernon F. and Beulah A. Cullum Smith....

Apr 15, 2020

Anita Rose Bondarenko, age 61, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 15, 2020 in her home. Raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Freda (Nemith) Yandrisevits and the late Edmond Yandrisevits. Anita recently retired from McCormick Elementary School where she was a Special Education Teacher. She was a wonderful mother, sister and daughter. Anita is survived...

Apr 14, 2020

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Apr 14, 2020

Julia Katherine "Nana" McDowell, age 73, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on April 14, 2020 at her home. Born in Mobile, Alabama, she was the daughter of Julius Vernon and Stella Faye (Deel) Stewart and wife of the late Francis Lee McDowell to whom she was married for 47 years. She followed the path of God and was a lifelong...

Apr 13, 2020

Jack Knoppel Sr., age 93, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2020 at Shrewsbury Lutheran Home in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Adam and Elsie (Day) Knoppel. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He retired in 1989 from General Motors (Broening Highway) after 12 years of service as...

Apr 13, 2020

Elma Mary Weaver Rinehart, age 100, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away on April 13, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born May 18, 1919 in Colony Bay, Chouteau County, Montana where her parents homesteaded, she was the daughter of Thomas and Myrtle (Waddell) Weaver, and wife of the late Henry William (Bill) Rinehart. Elma was a...

Apr 13, 2020

Diana Keys, age 61, of Pylesville, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Harford County, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Captola (Harrison) Lewis. She retired from Constar Plastics and then worked for Harford County Public Schools at North Harford High School as a custodian. She enjoyed...

Apr 11, 2020

Stephanie Vaculik Danek of Abingdon Maryland passed away in her sleep at the age of 100 on April 11, 2020. She was born on January 1, 1920 in Zlin, Czechoslovakia. She was predeceased by her husband Richard, son Richard Jr, daughter Julie, grandsons Chris Danek and Jay Hansbrough, and son-in-law Jim Farr. Stephanie came to the United States with her...

Apr 11, 2020

Kathleen “Kate” Herbert, age 64, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on April 11, 2020 at her home. Born in Street, Maryland, she was the daughter of Roland Oliver and Dorothy Catherine (Hoffman) Herbert. Kate lived a full and interesting life! Raised on a farm by a teacher and an electrician, with an older sister, her friends were ponies, puppies and...

Apr 11, 2020

Elizabeth Eleanor Johnson, age 81, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 11, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Norris and Louise (Penn) Bramble and wife of the late George W. Johnson. Elizabeth had worked as a bus driver and enjoyed knitting, sewing, puzzles and...

Apr 10, 2020

Anthony Bangledorf, age 42, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 10, 2020 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Robert A. Bangledorf, Sr. and the late Norah Elizabeth (Brown) Willhite. He loved collecting LEGOS and putting together the various collections of them. He also loved working on his 1995 Tahoe. Anthony...

Apr 9, 2020

Herbert Eugene Crouse, of Abingdon, MD passed at the age of 88 on April 9, 2020 at Franklin Square Hospital, Seasons Hospice. He was the son of the late William F. Crouse and Docia Caudill Crouse and proceeded in death by his wife of 52 years, Helen Ayers Crouse and 14 brothers and sisters. He served our country in the...