Obituaries

Jul 5, 2017

Maxine Jane Leach, age 90, former resident of Laurel, Delaware passed away on July 5, 2017 at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Green Briar County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of John and Annie (Farley) Harris and was the wife, for 62 years, of the late Leslie A. Leach. She had worked for the Department...

Jul 4, 2017

Rev. Jack Wood, was born on 31 December 1934 in Bel Air, Maryland. He went home to be with the Lord at the age of 82. He was born to Hurdle T. Wood and Thelma L. (Smith) Grogan. He attended the original Bel Air High School that was built in 1949 and was in the graduating class of 1953. A...

Jul 4, 2017

John Edward Welsh, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 4, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air surrounded by his loving family. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of John B. and Rose M. (Yori) Welsh. He was a graduate of King's College and Loyola University's Graduate School. He taught and coached...

Jul 1, 2017

Elmer Coy Fritts Jr., age 77, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 1, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Elmer Coy and Antoinette Veronica (DiClementi) Fritts. Elmer was often described as a gentle giant. He was a down-to-earth man who was loved by neighbors and lived a simple life. His passions were...

Jul 1, 2017

John William Jones, age 79, of Joppa, MD passed away on July 1, 2017 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Williamsport, MD, he was the son of Rev. J.C. and Dorothy Marie (Chaney) Jones. He was a member of Edgewood Assembly of God. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Barbara J. Jones...

Jul 1, 2017

Bernice L. Golya, age 88, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 1, 2017 at Dacota Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MD. Born in Moosic, PA, she was the daughter of Frank and Anna (Grudzinski) Lasak, and wife, for 67 years, of the late Stephen Golya Jr. She was a former resident of Chambersburg, PA where she had resided at...

Jun 30, 2017

Carolyn Jane Goins, age 73, of Rising Sun, MD passed away on June 30, 2017 at her home with family. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of Dallas Lore and Leota (McBumey) Kuhn and wife of the late Cecil L. Goins. She was a member of Elks Lodge in Abingdon and Havre de Grace and worked for the...

Jun 30, 2017

Jun 30, 2017

Thelma G. Hill, age 92, of Churchville, MD passed away on June 30, 2017 at her home. Born in Galax, VA, she was the daughter of Alex and Lelia (Bowers) Ayers and wife of the late Raymond A. Hill. She was a switch board operator at C&P and had also worked at Edgewood Arsenal assembling grenades during WW2. An avid...

Jun 29, 2017

Ruthann T. Linscott, age 70, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 29, 2017 at her home. Born in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of John and Rita (Gleason) Buchanan. A homemaker, she was also registered as a Naturopath, an avid practitioner of Holistic medicine and spiritual awareness. Mrs. Linscott is survived by her husband of 49 years,...

Jun 28, 2017

Timothy Jackson, age 59, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on June 28, 2017 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Carol Lea (Wilson) Jackson of Edgewood and the late Emory Garl Jackson. He enjoyed watching movies and playing video games. He had previously worked for the Comfort Inn in Edgewood as a custodian....

Jun 28, 2017

Jane F. Nohe, age 96, of Fallston, MD passed away on June 28, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of William Ernest and Mary Frances (Gorman) Anderson and was the wife of the late Edward James Nohe. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church since 1958 where she had the distinction of...

Jun 28, 2017

Walter M. Smith, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 28, 2017 at his home. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of Walter and Sarah (Blades) Smith. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1973 after serving in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. After retirement, he worked for the Crownsville State Hospital and the University of...

Jun 26, 2017

Shirley Ann Dowell, age 79, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on June 26, 2017 at her home. Born in Whiteford, MD, she was the daughter of Edgell William and Eva Ruth (Hale) Seymour and was the wife, for 60 years, of the late Charles Reed Dowell Sr. She had worked as a nursing assistant and was a devoted mother and...

Jun 26, 2017

Eleanor Bradley (Grier) Lee, Age 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Avondell Assisted Living in Bel Air surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of William Humes Grier and Mary Bradley Grier of Darlington. Eleanor was born in Jarrettsville, MD. She was a homemaker with many talents, including helping 'Big Joe' with all his business...

Jun 25, 2017

Robert "Bob" E. Wells, age 82, of Fallston, MD passed away on June 25, 2017 at his home. Born in Norton, VA, he was the son of Emanuel Robert and Myrtle E. (Carter) Wells. An avid NASCAR fan, he enjoyed race cars and was a former dirt track racer. He enjoyed going to local car cruises and car shows. He...

Jun 24, 2017

Mary Louise Farooq, age 78, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 24, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John and Mary (Posinski) Schruefer. She worked as a bookkeeper in the publishing industry for 25 years, was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church and was a loving wife and mother. Mrs....

Jun 24, 2017

Mary Ellen Wilson (nee Fuller) passed from this life at the age of 99 on June 24, 2017. She was born on October 1, 1917 in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania to James and Evelyn Fuller. She was married to her life's love, Joseph L. Wilson on November 20, 1934. He preceded her in death in 1996. They enjoyed more than 60 years...

Jun 24, 2017

Jacqueline Mae Hammacher, age 54, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 24, 2017 at her home. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of Catherine Mae Robertson of Cumberland, MD and William Northedge, step-father, and the late Edward M. Sirbaugh. She worked for Harford County Public Schools and was a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Hammacher is survived...

Jun 24, 2017

Frederick Henry Buettner Sr., age 99, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 24, 2017 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Frederick Maxmillion Buettner and Alma Louise (Simms) Buettner and was the husband of the late Eleanor Buettner and Edna Mae (Kries) Buettner. He had worked in the aerospace...