Obituaries

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

Ronald "Bunky" G. Neff Sr.

Ronald "Bunky" G. Neff Sr.

Feb 21, 2018

Ronald "Bunky" G. Neff, Sr, age 82, of Joppa, MD passed away on February 21, 2018 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Francis Giles and Agnes Albertis (Johnson) Neff. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Vietnam War. He retired after 27 years with the...

Evelyn  Bell Riley-Hess

Evelyn Bell Riley-Hess

Feb 21, 2018

Evelyn Bell Riley-Hess, age 89, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 21, 2018 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of James Earle and Evelyn Irene Worthington. She was a dedicated employee of APG for 52 years. She last served as the Public Affairs Officer at the US...

Katharina Jablonski

Katharina Jablonski

Feb 20, 2018

Katharina “Katie” Jablonski, age 92, passed away on February 20, 2018 at Lorien Bel Air in Bel Air, MD. Katie was born in Brasov, Romania and immigrated to the United States in 1956. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in August 1965. On February 23, 1958 she was united in marriage to Erhard Jablonski in New York City. After their...

Evelyn Marie French

Evelyn Marie French

Feb 20, 2018

On February 20, 2018, Evelyn Marie French, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, went to be with the Lord at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD, surrounded by her family. Born in Tannersville, VA, she was the daughter of Solon Jesse Wyatt and Mattie Mae (Shawver) Wyatt, and was the wife of the late Robert Maynard French,...

Robert E. Comes

Robert E. Comes

Feb 19, 2018

Robert E. Comes, age 85, of Churchville, MD passed away on February 19, 2018 at his home. Born in Fullerton, MD, he was the son of John T. and Rose (Streb) Comes. He worked for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office where he served as the Sheriff from 1990-1994. He enjoyed gardening and stained glass. Mr. Comes is survived by his...

Sterling (Bud) James Lytle

Sterling (Bud) James Lytle

Feb 19, 2018

On Monday February 19, 2018 Sterling (Bud) James Lytle of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Husband of Doris Berwager Lytle; father of Tristan St.Clair; step-father of Michael Dixon and wife Debra; Gregory Dixon and wife Paula. Also survived by grandchildren- Elaine; Drew; Derek; Sarah; Aaron; great-grandfather to Avery and Grayson. A memorial service to be held Tuesday February 27, 2018 at...

Gary William Baldwin Sr.

Gary William Baldwin Sr.

Feb 19, 2018

Gary William Baldwin, Sr., age 70, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on February 19, 2018 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Raymond Lee and Viola Baldwin. He enjoyed fishing, crabbing, camping, and spending time outdoors. He also loved gardening and collecting plants. Mr. Baldwin is survived by two sons, Gary...

Rebecca R. Watson

Rebecca R. Watson

Feb 18, 2018

Rebecca R. Watson, age 58, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 18, 2018 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of Robert Louis Pullman and Margaret Joyce (Henry) Haker. She loved baking and decorating, particularly cakes. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, and she loved and collected...

Robert A. Storke Sr.

Robert A. Storke Sr.

Feb 18, 2018

On February 18, 2018, Robert A. Storke Sr., age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away. Loving and devoted husband for 63 years to Mary (Crist) Storke; caring father to children, June Lease, Robert Jr. (Maria) and Nancy (Gail); doting Pop to grandchildren Julie Wieczorkowski (Eric), Anthony Lease, Ben Storke, Corey Filbert and PJ Hayward, and great-grandchildren Ella and Aubrey...

Janice Carole Bryant

Janice Carole Bryant

Feb 17, 2018

Janice Carole Bryant, age 80, of Joppa, MD passed away on February 17, 2018 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of Alvah Rodney and Florence May (Hoskins) Mellhuish and was the wife of the late Lowell K. Bryant. She was a homemaker who loved her family. Mrs. Bryant is survived by her children, Susan O'Grady...

James Everett Zarpentine

James Everett Zarpentine

Feb 16, 2018

On Friday February 16, 2018 James Everett Zapentine of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Clifford Zarpentine and the late Laure Larsen Zarpentine. Husband of the late Beatrice Hart Zarpentine; father of Linda Myers and husband Charles H. Myers Jr.; Richard Zarpentine and wife Peggy Sue Zarpentine. Grandfather of Charles Myers III; Matthew Myers; David Myers; Great-Grandfather...

Lela Mae Grove

Lela Mae Grove

Feb 14, 2018

On February 14, 2018 Lela Mae Grove (nee Noonkester) passed away of Dallastown, Pennsylvania, formerly of Shawsville, Maryland. Daughter of the late James Fred Noonkester and the late Fay Perkins Noonkester. Wife of the late J. Donald Grove; mother of Barbara Broussard, and husband Lou; William Grove; Lorrie Sweeney and husband Mike; Larry Grove and wife Christine; Karen Jones; the...

Gloria Mae Lane

Gloria Mae Lane

Feb 14, 2018

Gloria Mae Lane, age 90, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on February 14, 2018 at Hart Heritage of Forest Hill. Born in Glen White, WV, she was the daughter of Omer and Lula (Cochran) Snuffer and was the wife of the late Melvin Lane. She had worked as a deli clerk and enjoyed line dancing, traveling, walking the mall...

Nancy Walker Smith

Nancy Walker Smith

Feb 13, 2018

Nancy Walker Smith, age 57, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 13, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Don Fred and Agnes Helen (Novakoski) Walker. She attended the University of Maryland Law School and graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in 1978 where...

Ruth Barnett

Ruth Barnett

Feb 13, 2018

Ruth Barnett, age 83, of Darlington, MD passed away on February 13, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Punxsutawney, PA, she was the daughter of Orie and Grace (Ellenberger) Biles and also predeceased by her former husband Herbert Curtis Barnett. She had worked as a seamstress and enjoyed going to yard sales and flea markets....

Ltc John  P. Bulger, Usa Ret.

Ltc John P. Bulger, Usa Ret.

Feb 12, 2018

LTC John P. Bulger, USA Ret., age 79, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 12, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of Dr. Craig P. and Dr. Dorothy (Lang) Bulger. He graduated from the University of Vermont with his Bachelors and Master's Degree...

Elwood J. Casperson

Elwood J. Casperson

Feb 12, 2018

Elwood John Casperson, age 83, of Fallston, MD passed away on February 12, 2018 in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of Elwood and Annie (Montague) Casperson. Mr. Casperson is survived by his wife, Dorothy Wylie Casperson; two daughters, Cindy (Robert) P. Weinhold of Fallston and Sandra (Guy) A. Dupont of Ramsey, NJ; son, Paul...

Lawrence E. Anderson

Lawrence E. Anderson

Feb 11, 2018

Lawrence Edward Anderson, age 82, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on February 11, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Bel Air, MD he was the son of the late Deedie D. Anderson and the late Carrie Spencer Anderson. Lawrence was a dairy farmer his entire life and became a Harford County School Bus Contractor...

Donald  Eccleshall

Donald Eccleshall

Feb 11, 2018

Donald Eccleshall, age 90, of Bel Air, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2018, at Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill. Born in Warrington, England, he was the son of Donald and Jane (Houghton) Eccleshall. From 1946 to 1948, Don served with the British Army in Palestine and in Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands of Greece. After fulfilling his Army...

Ann E. Freeman

Ann E. Freeman

Feb 11, 2018

Ann E. Freeman, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 11, 2018. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Russell Clyde and Mary Florence (Kohler) Fatzinger, and wife of the late Tom Wesley Freeman. Mrs. Freeman is survived by her children, Travis Jayson Freeman and his wife Vanessa, Stacie Ann Surowiec and her...

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