Obituaries

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

Laurie K. Neeper

Laurie K. Neeper

Oct 1, 2017

Laurie K. Neeper, age 72, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 1, 2017 at John's Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Warren Harrison Gift and Mary Jean (Stone) Gift and was the beloved wife of the late Dale Hudson Neeper. She was a graduate of Bucks County Schools in...

Lenna Yow

Lenna Yow

Sep 29, 2017

Lenna Yow, 90, of Joppa, MD passed away on September 29, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in La Follette, TN, she was the daughter of George Washington Williams and Lula Amelia Owens, and was the wife of the late Charles Shannon Yow Sr. She had been employed by the Harford County Sheriff's Department...

William Hash Jr.

William Hash Jr.

Sep 28, 2017

William Hash Jr., 72, of Edgewood, MD passed away on September 28, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William James Hash Sr. and Viola Mae (Waters) Hash. He retired from Precision Concrete Construction and was a member of the Carpenters Union. Mr. Hash is survived by...

Jacob Philip Ketner Sr.

Jacob Philip Ketner Sr.

Sep 27, 2017

Jacob Philip Ketner Sr., 87, of Joppa, MD passed away on September 27, 2017 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square in Baltimore, MD. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of Jacob Bill and Annie Ketner and husband of the late Barbara Anne Nester Ketner. Mr. Ketner is survived by his children, Sandra Lee, Barbara Ann, Jacob Philip and...

Reba Goodman Cox

Reba Goodman Cox

Sep 27, 2017

Reba Goodman Cox, age 80, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on September 27, 2017 at her home. Born in West Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of Paul Richard and Ruth Allen (Hardin) Goodman. After the death of her mother when Reba was a toddler, she was raised by her second mother Rosalie Goodman. She was a 1956...

Theresa Ann Orfanidis

Theresa Ann Orfanidis

Sep 25, 2017

Theresa Ann Orfanidis, 54, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 25, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Sam DiPasquale of Baltimore and the late Theresa Jenny (Ludwig) DiPasquale. She was very devoted to her family and was charitable in her work. She helped organize blood drives for the Red Cross and...

Zachary Arthur Harry

Zachary Arthur Harry

Sep 24, 2017

Zachary Arthur Harry, 20, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on September 24, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Todd Arthur Harry of Jarrettsville and Tina Marie Grimm of East Petersburg, PA. He was a 2015 graduate of Penn Foster High School and had worked in Frederick at the Aldi Food Market Warehouse, as...

Mary Patricia Young

Mary Patricia Young

Sep 23, 2017

Mary Patricia Young, 67, of Monkton, MD passed away on September 23, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Robert Boone Tunney and Marjorie (Kreuzer) Tunney. She retired in 2014 from Franklin Square Hospital where she worked as a nurse for 7 years. She was an avid horseback rider and won numerous awards. She...

Arthur Bevans "Otts" Marsh Jr.

Arthur Bevans "Otts" Marsh Jr.

Sep 23, 2017

Arthur Bevans "Otts" Marsh Jr., 74, of White Hall, MD passed away on September 23, 2017 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of Arthur Bevans Marsh Sr. and Naomi Virginia (Scroggs) Marsh. He graduated from Kenwood High School in 1963, and worked as a custodian at Essex Elementary School for 36 years....

Therese "Terri" F. Johnson

Therese "Terri" F. Johnson

Sep 22, 2017

Therese "Terri" F. Johnson, 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 22, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of Frank Van Der Werken and Eva Marie Van Der Werken and wife of the late Robert H. Johnson. She was a teacher at Homestead Wakefield Elementary School for...

Joseph Richard Carper

Joseph Richard Carper

Sep 21, 2017

Joseph Richard Carper, 84, of Seaford, DE passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at his home. Joe was born on August 19, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, the son of the late Lewis Walter Carper and Mary Scarantino Carper. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Geraldine Adams Carper, a daughter, LuAnn Carper Marzicola and her husband...

Evelyn M. Greenfield

Evelyn M. Greenfield

Sep 20, 2017

Evelyn M. Greenfield, 96, of Severn, MD, passed away on September 20, 2017 at the Rebecca Fortney Care Center in Pasadena, MD. Born in Abingdon, MD, she was the daughter of Harrison and Elizabeth Susannah (Anderson) Gross and was the wife of the late Clarence H. Greenfield. Formerly of Joppa, she moved to Severn nine years ago to live with...

Frances Eloise Nuttle

Frances Eloise Nuttle

Sep 20, 2017

Frances Eloise Nuttle, 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 20, 2017 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Joseph Macaluso Sr. and Angelina (Scarpello) Macaluso and was the wife, for 44 years, of the late Melvin T. Nuttle. She grew up in Curtis Bay and lived...

Shirley Jo Appel

Shirley Jo Appel

Sep 20, 2017

Shirley Jo Appel, 76, of Street, MD passed away on September 20, 2017 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Brandy, VA, she was the daughter of William Arch and Anna Lois (Hall) Mitchell and was the wife of the late Luther Purnell Appel. She was a seamstress for 15 years, and worked for Line Plastics...

Rosa F. Crocker

Rosa F. Crocker

Sep 20, 2017

Rosa Tucker Fletcher Crocker, 96, an arts education advocate and longtime resident of Harford County, Maryland, died peacefully September 20, 2017 at Fairhaven, a retirement community. Rosa F. Crocker was born in Lexington, Va., to Forest Fletcher and Laura Powell Tucker Fletcher. Her father, an Olympic athlete, was an athletic director and track coach at Washington & Lee University, and...

James D. Siler

James D. Siler

Sep 20, 2017

James D. Siler, 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 20, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jellico, KY, he was the son of Darrion and Della Siler and was the husband of the late Phyllis Jean Siler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked for Black &...

Ruth Diana Burrell

Ruth Diana Burrell

Sep 19, 2017

Ruth Diana Burrell, 71, of Edgewood, MD passed away on September 19, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Edwin Leroy and Myrtle Charlotte (Sparks) Smith. She started employment with the MVA as a clerk typist and then retired as manager after 38 years of service. After retirement she enjoyed her family and traveling...

Charles B. Matthews

Charles B. Matthews

Sep 18, 2017

Charles B. Matthews, age 80, of Noblesville, IN passed away on September 18, 2017 at the Brookdale Carmel Nursing Home in Carmel, IN. Born in Hillsboro, WV, he was the son of Billie Hiawatha and Mary Irene (Bruffey) Matthews and was the husband of the late Stella Carol Matthews. He retired from APG in 1993 where he worked as an...

Lillie Coffman Augenstein

Lillie Coffman Augenstein

Sep 18, 2017

On Monday September 18, 2017 Lillie Coffman Augenstein of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Tyrenus Robison and the late Della Mae Coffman Robison. Wife of the late Arthur L. Augenstein; mother of Donita A. Dietz; Darryl Augenstein and wife Rhonda. Grandmother of Samantha Struve; Sean Dietz, Derek Stiefel; Lauren Rothgeb; Hailey Augenstein; Reiley Augenstein; also survived by...

Duane Simmons

Duane Simmons

Sep 16, 2017

Duane Simmons, 81, of Fallston, MD passed away on September 16, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Thurmond, NC, he was the son of Cecil Leff and Margaret (Wagoner) Simmons. He was a member of the National Guard and had worked for Aberdeen Proving Grounds for 42 years from where he retired. He was...