Obituaries

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

George Carroll Mcginty

George Carroll Mcginty

Mar 14, 2019

George Carroll McGinty, age 85, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on March 14, 2019 at his home. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of H.S. and Ruby (Carroll) McGinty and husband of 40 years to Victoria (Boss) McGinty of Jarrettsville. He grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and was a proud alumnus of UNC, graduating with a degree...

Dick Brown

Dick Brown

Mar 13, 2019

Dick Brown, age 84, of Dry Branch, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of George and Wilhelmine (Habicht) Brown. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he formerly owned and operated the family farm known as The Dry Branch Farm in Dry Branch,...

Marianne Geisler Fisher

Marianne Geisler Fisher

Mar 13, 2019

Marianne Geisler Fisher, age 54, of Littlestown, PA passed away on March 13, 2019 at her home. Born on Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, she was the daughter of Beverly (Snyder) Geisler and the late Maynard Geisler and wife of Kenneth R. Fisher. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Fisher is survived by her daughters, Jamie McArdle, and husband Michael, of...

David Michael Dolina

David Michael Dolina

Mar 13, 2019

David Michael Dolina, age 62, of Fallston, MD passed away on March 13, 2019. He was the loving brother of John E. Dolina (Marie) and Debra A. Buckless (Robert); uncle to Dawn, Danny, Peter, Micah, and Jenny; as well as many nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 11 am at Highview...

Ida D. Montanary

Ida D. Montanary

Mar 12, 2019

Ida Dougherty Montanary, age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away on March 12, 2019 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 21, 1925, daughter to Edward Daniel and Josephine Margaret (Porter) Dougherty. She was sister to Edward Daniel Dougherty II and Leo Thomas Dougherty, both of whom preceded her. She was the wife of the...

Helen Marie Frantum

Helen Marie Frantum

Mar 12, 2019

Helen Marie Frantum, 93, formerly of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 12, 2019 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, MD. She was born on July 3, 1925 in Edgewood, MD, to the late John Joshua Irwin and Elizabeth Catherine Bennett. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Louis Frantum in 2007, they were married in 1948....

Rene Bourgeois

Rene Bourgeois

Mar 12, 2019

Rene Bourgeois, age 57, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 12, 2019 at Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. Born in the City of New Orleans, LA, Orleans Parish. He was the son of Betty Ann (Michel) and the late John Gustave Bourgeois and husband of Jennifer Casper-Bourgeois. He was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church....

B. Lorraine Horton

B. Lorraine Horton

Mar 11, 2019

B. Lorraine Horton, age 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family and love. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Roland Clarence and Genevieve Willow (Barton) Wolff and wife of Donald V. Horton. She was a member of Dublin United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women’s...

Tripp Johnson

Tripp Johnson

Mar 11, 2019

Tripp Joseph Johnson, age 7, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 11, 2019. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Megan Eileen Fulleylove (Jeff Filburn) of Forest Hill and Travis Scott Johnson of Edgewood. He was a student of William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School and was a member of the Patriot Program. He enjoyed sports and...

Delia Grace Wyatt

Delia Grace Wyatt

Mar 11, 2019

Delia Grace Wyatt, age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 11, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Artie and Hazel (Idol) Wyatt. She was a Juvenile Counselor for the State of Maryland, was a long time active member of the Master Gardeners...

Herbert B. Cox

Herbert B. Cox

Mar 9, 2019

Herbert Booker Cox passed on March 9, 2019 at home surrounded by family. He was 101 and enjoyed great celebrations at 90 and 100. He was born in Grassy Creek, NC and was part of the great migration to Harford County at age 4, raised on the farm of his parents, Clay G. and Nellie (Phipps) Cox, as the oldest...

Christine  Marie Brocato-Elliott

Christine Marie Brocato-Elliott

Mar 9, 2019

Christine Marie Brocato-Elliott, age 51, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 9, 2019 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Kent) Brocato of Port Saint Lucie, FL and wife of William Oliver Elliott of Bel Air, MD. She was a passionate teacher and a very devout...

William Leo Northedge

William Leo Northedge

Mar 8, 2019

William Leo Northedge, age 85, of Belcamp, MD passed away on March 8, 2019 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Rose (Northedge) Neilson and husband of Catherine M. Robertson. A veteran of the Army, he worked as a plant manager for a can manufacturer. He was a past...

Edward  J. Kennedy Iii

Edward J. Kennedy Iii

Mar 6, 2019

Edward J. Kennedy, III, age 83, of Churchville, MD passed away on March 6, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in North Tonawanda, NY, he was the son of Edward John and Clementine Elizabeth (Cramer) Kennedy and husband of Alma E. (Bromwell) Kennedy. Edward attended St. Mary's of Govans Elementary School in Baltimore, MD, and...

Erin Kathleen Gefre

Erin Kathleen Gefre

Mar 6, 2019

Erin Kathleen Gefre, age 54, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 6, 2019 at her home. Born in Tucson, AZ, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alzalee (Barkley) Martin and wife of Lawrence Gefre. She enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles with her husband. She was passionate about her art, poetry and music, but most of all she loved...

Nicholas Andrew Johnson

Nicholas Andrew Johnson

Mar 6, 2019

Nicholas Andrew Johnson, age 36, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on March 6, 2019 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Donald Johnson and the late Julia Bowman. A 2001 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air, Andrew was a master butcher at Bowman's Butcher Shop in Aberdeen,...

Elmer Scaggs

Elmer Scaggs

Mar 4, 2019

Elmer Scaggs - Faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Beloved husband of 70 years. Caring father of 2 grateful daughters. Cherished Paw Paw... The role he filled with great delight!

Earl Robert Rumsey

Earl Robert Rumsey

Mar 4, 2019

Earl Robert Rumsey, age 49, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 4, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Howard and Mary (Peaker) Johnson and the late Earl Rumsey. A graduate of Edgewood High School in 1987, he was the manager at the Edgewood McDonald’s...

Samuel "Mark" Maranto Jr.

Samuel "Mark" Maranto Jr.

Mar 4, 2019

Samuel "Mark" Maranto Jr., age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 4, 2019 in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Pricilla White and the late Samuel Maranto Sr. and was husband of the late Mary (Elliott) Maranto. He was a Retired Chief of Police with the Port Deposit Police Department and was...

Hazel M. Bobbitt

Hazel M. Bobbitt

Mar 3, 2019

Hazel M. Bobbitt, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 3, 2019 at her home. Born in Trout, WV, she was the daughter of Samuel D. and Salena Marie (Johnson) Woods and wife of the late Charles L. Bobbitt. In 1981 Hazel went to work for the Baltimore Orioles, co-managing the Press Lounge for 22 years. She...

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