Obituaries

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

Richard Kenneth Pickle

Richard Kenneth Pickle

Feb 7, 2020

Richard Kenneth Pickle, age 67, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 7, 2020 at his home. Born in Uppercross Roads, MD, he was the son of Vance and Hazel (Hash) Pickle. He was a heating and air conditioning mechanic and enjoyed hunting, playing softball and illustrating. He was huge NASCAR fan, Ravens football and Orioles Baseball fan. He...

Gary Nordman

Gary Nordman

Feb 7, 2020

Gary Nordman, age 78, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 7, 2020. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York, he was the son of Emil and Rose (Desmond) Nordman and husband of 56 years to Karen (Beebe) Nordman. After graduating from New York University, he had a 32-year career with the US Department of...

Joe "Wookee" Russin

Joe "Wookee" Russin

Feb 6, 2020

Joe "Wookee" Russin of Joppa, Maryland passed suddenly on February 6, 2020 in his sleep at the age of 61. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Joseph and Elsie “Cyndee” (Spurry) Russin. He was the beloved husband of Marilee Russin, devoted father to Lauren Russin Stouten and Brittany Nichole Russin-Smith, father in law to Mark Stouten, grandfather...

Jackie T. Lare

Jackie T. Lare

Feb 6, 2020

Jackie T. Lare, age 90, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on February 6, 2020 at her home. Born in Kobe, Japan, she was the daughter of Kakutaro and Hana (Okamoto) Shimomura and wife of the late Edward G. Lare. She was a member of Aberdeen Proving Ground Chapel Church. She enjoyed shopping and she loved to sew in her younger...

James Robert Yeck

James Robert Yeck

Feb 6, 2020

James Robert Yeck, age 34, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on February 6, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, he was the son of Alan Frederick and Linda Ann (Sotiros) Yeck. He enjoyed computer gaming and building computers, spending time with his nephews and niece, and boating. James loved history and Devils...

Reida Edwards

Reida Edwards

Feb 6, 2020

Reida Edwards, age 57, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on February 6, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James Reid Edwards and Judy Sawdargs Doering . Reida was an animal lover just like her mother, she was a loving aunt and sister and...

Brenda Lynn Bevard

Brenda Lynn Bevard

Feb 5, 2020

Brenda Lynn Bevard, age 59, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on February 5, 2020 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Harry Franis Walstrom and Della Vernon Clayton. Brenda is survived by her three sons, Christopher James DeHaven and his wife, Chrissy, Timothy Ray Evans and his wife, Christina,...

Gerard "Jerry" F. Workinger

Gerard "Jerry" F. Workinger

Feb 5, 2020

Gerard “Jerry” Francis Workinger, age 78, of Edgewood, Maryland (MD) passed away peacefully on February 5, 2020 at Genesis-Corsica Hill Care Center in Centreville, MD. During that moment he was touched by love of his family and the compassion of his skilled caregivers. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), the son of John Elwood and Madeline Elizabeth (Nachreiner) Workinger....

Ralph M. Clay

Ralph M. Clay

Feb 4, 2020

Ralph M. Clay, 90, of Darlington, Maryland passed away peacefully on February 4, 2020 surrounded by family. He was born on February 3, 1930 in Banner, Virginia and proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Ralph was employed by Martin Marietta prior to his retirement. Ralph is the beloved husband of the late Naomi A. Clay. He...

William J. Foley

William J. Foley

Feb 4, 2020

William J. Foley, age 92, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 4, 2020 at Cadia Healthcare Renaissance in Millsboro, DE. Born in Pottsville, PA, he was the son of Charles Foley and Florence (Ginther) Reilly and husband of 66 years to the late Theresa Ann Foley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked as a...

Alvan Jay Hoffman

Alvan Jay Hoffman

Feb 4, 2020

Alvan Jay Hoffman, age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 4, 2020 at his home. Born in Walled Lake, Michigan, he was the son of Harold Guy and Jean Elizabeth (Avery) Hoffman and husband of Jeanette (Poole) Hoffman. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in World War II and later retired from the U.S. Navy...

Marie I. Mcgrady

Marie I. Mcgrady

Feb 3, 2020

Marie I. McGrady, age 76, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 3, 2020 at her home. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of James and Edna Matilda Cullum and wife of the late Jack McGrady Sr. She enjoyed gardening and flowers, especially her roses. Marie is survived by her sons, Michael Lee and Gary V....

R. Paul Ryan

R. Paul Ryan

Feb 2, 2020

R. Paul Ryan, age 71, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on February 2, 2020 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Robert James and Helen Marie (McFadden) Ryan. He was a graduate of Villanova University (B.S.) and Drexel University (M.S.) He retired in 2012 from the Department of Defense where he worked for...

Sandra J. Reardon

Sandra J. Reardon

Feb 2, 2020

Sandra J. Reardon, age 80, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 2, 2020 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Joseph and Harriett (Hamilton) Jameson and wife of the late Daniel Joseph Reardon Jr. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Group....

Chrystle Lynn Mccarter

Chrystle Lynn Mccarter

Feb 2, 2020

Chrystle Lynn McCarter, age 43, of Westminster, MD passed away on February 2, 2020. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Roy and Pamela (Mullens) Ross of Bel Air. Chrystle loved Ocean City Maryland, enjoyed butterflies and loved her cat, Harley. She was a hard worker and accomplished whatever she set her mind to and enjoyed...

Ann Marie Warren

Ann Marie Warren

Jan 31, 2020

Ann Marie Warren, age 90, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on January 31, 2020 at her home. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph E. and Theresa R. (Yacouzzi) Incutto and wife of the late CWO2 Robert Lee Warren While her late husband was serving in the military, she was president of the Officer's Wives Club. Ann...

Sanford Bane Ii

Sanford Bane Ii

Jan 30, 2020

.Sanford Bane II – known to family and friends as Sant - passed away on January 30, 2020 at Jacob’s Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Kirby, West Virginia, he was the son of Arlis and the late Elsie Florence (Layton) Bane. He was proud to be an athlete in the Special Olympics. He was a member...

Kristine Gilmour

Kristine Gilmour

Jan 30, 2020

Kristine Gilmour, age 41, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 30, 2020 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of Paul and Linda (Wilhide) Quick. Kristine graduated from Bel Air Senior High School in 1996 and was valedictorian in her graduating class of 2000 from the University of Hartford....

Patty Benfield

Patty Benfield

Jan 29, 2020

Patricia Elaine Benfield, age 78, of Marco Island, Florida went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2020 in Bel Air, Maryland. Patty was born May 5, 1941 in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Charles Nelson Lanehart and remained a proud Daddy's Girl all her life. After high school, Patty moved to Baltimore, MD and soon after, met and...

June P. Swann

June P. Swann

Jan 28, 2020

June P. Swann, age 89, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 28, 2020 at My Home Away from Home in Abingdon, Maryland. June was born in Berwind, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Clay and Georgia (Kincaid) Poe. June was windowed early in life, her husband Robert Swann passed in 1966. June had a very...