Obituaries

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

E. Joan Kress

E. Joan Kress

Jan 8, 2018

E. Joan Kress, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2018 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John Francis Duerr and Ethel (Waters) Duerr and was the wife of the late Edwin Morris Kress. Joan was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother...

Thelma May Robinson

Thelma May Robinson

Jan 8, 2018

Thelma May Robinson, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2018 at her home. Thelma was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She worked at the Bata Shoe Factory, Safeway, and was a bus driver for Harford County Public Schools for more than 30 years. Thelma devoted her life to her children and grandchildren and was known for...

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter

Jan 7, 2018

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter, age 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 7, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Harold Porter and Gladys Naomi (Dawson) Hruby. He served his country in the Army National Guard for 38 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant. After...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Jan 6, 2018

Betty Jane Smith, age 78, of Churchville, MD passed away on January 6, 2018 at her home. Born in Grayson County, VA, she was the daughter of DeWitt and Jincy (Sheets) Billings and was the wife of the late Herbert Wayne Smith. She came to Maryland when she was seventeen years old where she worked at Phil’s Restaurant on Main...

Elva Betty Grisson

Elva Betty Grisson

Jan 6, 2018

Elva Betty Grisson, age 73, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on January 6, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of John and Caroline A. (Dedder) Getz. She retired in November of 2005 as a property manager for Kenilworth Equities Limited and Drumcastle Apartments in Baltimore. She enjoyed gardening, cooking,...

John Joseph Bernacki

John Joseph Bernacki

Jan 5, 2018

John Joseph Bernacki, age 70, of Abingdon, Maryland, formerly of Parkville, passed away on January 5, 2018 at his home. Born in Haren Ems, Germany, he was the son of Michael and Stefania (Stankewicz) Bernacki. He served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed going to flea markets and getting a good deal. Mr....

Robert John Quinn

Robert John Quinn

Jan 4, 2018

Robert John Quinn, age 79, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 4, 2018 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Joseph Quinn and Ann Margaret (Hall) Quinn. A graduate of Calvert Hall High School, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked 43 years at Bethlehem Steel as a millwright...

Stuart J. Ruzi Jr.

Stuart J. Ruzi Jr.

Jan 4, 2018

Stuart J. Ruzi Jr., age 91, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 4, 2018 at his home. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Stuart Joseph Ruzi and Lucretia Catherine (Draguiescu) Ruzi. He was a veteran of the US Navy where he served in WWII. He retired from Boeing where he worked as an engineer, and was...

Audrey Odell Miller

Audrey Odell Miller

Jan 4, 2018

Audrey Odell Miller, age 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 4, 2018 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Leonard Wardell Green and Bertha Elizabeth (Smallwood) Green and was the wife of the late Harry Lester Miller. Mrs. Miller is survived by her son, Steve (Debra) Miller; daughter, Wendy (Scott) Roberts; grandchildren,...

Reba Elizabeth Blackburn

Reba Elizabeth Blackburn

Jan 3, 2018

Reba Elizabeth Blackburn, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 3, 2018 at Lorien Bel Air in Bel Air. Born in Furches, NC, she was the daughter of Floyd Everett Rose and Sallie (Williams) Rose. She is the wife of the deceased Harford County Home Builder, Charles E. Blackburn and a longtime resident of Churchville. Prior to...

Patricia A. Cline

Patricia A. Cline

Jan 3, 2018

Patricia Adele McNutt Cline of Forest Greens in Perryman died on January 3, 2018 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD She was 90. Born near Aberdeen at Boothby Hill (now part of Aberdeen Proving Ground), she was the daughter of the late Adele Denham McNutt Courtney of Perryman and the late William Gover McNutt of Darlington...

Rosie Osborn

Rosie Osborn

Jan 3, 2018

Rosie Osborn, age 81, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on January 2, 2018 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Marion, Virginia, she was the daughter of Elsie (West) Stein and wife of the late Jackie Eugene Osborn. She enjoyed playing bingo and taking care of all her children. Mrs. Osborn is survived by three sons,...

Edgar Allan Christy

Edgar Allan Christy

Jan 2, 2018

Edgar Allan Christy, age 77, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on January 2, 2018 at Lorien Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Iowa, he was the son of Allen James Christy and Faye Eleanor (Oswald) Christy. He loved music and collected albums. He also enjoyed playing Bingo, and liked to attend church services and read...

Elaine Crowe

Elaine Crowe

Jan 2, 2018

Elaine Crowe, age 97, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on January 2, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wilna, MD, she was the daughter of Milton Raymond Walker and Frances Eleanor (Daughton) Walker and was the wife of the late Raymond M. Crowe. She attended one, two and three room schools in Harford...

Harry B. Frazier Jr.

Harry B. Frazier Jr.

Jan 1, 2018

Harry B. Frazier, Jr., age 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 1, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Harry Boston Frazier and Josephine (Trabert) Frazier. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked in the insurance industry as a claims adjustor. He loved...

Edward Arthur Bollman

Edward Arthur Bollman

Jan 1, 2018

Edward Arthur Bollman, age 79, of Edgewood, MD passed away on January 1, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of Dennis Franklin Bollman and Florence Loretta (Mellott) Bollman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in the transportation industry. He was a Lay Minister at...

Marie Vales

Marie Vales

Dec 31, 2017

Marie Vales, age 83, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on December 31, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rayville, MD, she was the daughter of Mark Richard and Ruth May (Krebs) Stiffler and was the wife of the late Russell Vales. She drove a school bus for Harford County Schools for 14 years...

Robert N. Turner Jr.

Robert N. Turner Jr.

Dec 30, 2017

Robert N. Turner Jr., age 70, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 30, 2017 at Gilchrist Hospice @ GBMC in Towson, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Robert Nixon Turner Sr. and Mary Anita (Freter) Turner. He was a 1965 graduate of Bel Air High School and attended St Mary’s College of Maryland. He was...

Barbara A. Perry

Barbara A. Perry

Dec 29, 2017

Barbara A. Perry, age 76, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 29, 2017 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in North Fork, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Pate Jones and Esther Blanch (Bell) Brinegar. She liked to play Bingo and loved animals. Mrs. Perry is survived by her husband of 59...

Cathy Lynn Hamm

Cathy Lynn Hamm

Dec 28, 2017

Cathy Lynn Hamm, age 55, of Street, MD passed away on December 28, 2017 at her home in Street, MD. Born July 4, 1962 in Wytheville, VA, she was the daughter of late Ertie Garvie Hamm and late Nancy Elvira (Osborne) Hamm. She is survived by two brothers, Dewey Wayne Hamm and wife Brenda K., of Darlington, MD and Joseph...

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