Obituaries

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

Mary Louise Farooq

Mary Louise Farooq

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....

Mary Ellen Wilson

Mary Ellen Wilson

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...

Jacqueline Mae Hammacher

Jacqueline Mae Hammacher

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...

Frederick Henry Buettner

Frederick Henry Buettner

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...

Mark Edward Van Valkenburg

Mark Edward Van Valkenburg

Jun 22, 2017

Mark Edward Van Valkenburg, age 54, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on June 22, 2017 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, son of Mary Gertrude "Trudy" (Buxbaum) Van Valkenburg of Jarrettsville and the late Wayne Philip Van Valkenburg. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he worked in the security alarm industry for many years...

Dorothy Virginia Bay

Dorothy Virginia Bay

Jun 22, 2017

On June 22, 2017 Dorothy(Dottie) nee Thompson of Jarrettsville, Md. wife of late Robert C. Bay, mother of Patty Bryant(Bill), Donna Bay(Carroll), Shellie Knotts(Jeff) and late Cindy Buschman(Scott) and sister of Howard, Ottis, Harry, Jimmy Thompson and Grace Dritt. Predeceased by seven brothers and sisters also survived by six grandchildren Jessica Stinebaugh(Eric); Kristen Wolfe(Greg); Stacey Buschman; Bobby Buschman; Tara Knotts;...

Angela Stavrou Moore

Angela Stavrou Moore

Jun 20, 2017

Angela Stavrou Moore, age 67 of Bel Air, MD, warrior, food lover and selfless human passed away on June 20, 2017. She will always be known to her children and grandchildren as the world's greatest Yia Yia. Angie could never let a great pun or a great opportunity to cook an amazing meal for her family (whether they were hungry...

Stephen Paul Siebert

Stephen Paul Siebert

Jun 20, 2017

Stephen Paul Siebert, age 51, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on June 20, 2017. Born in Springfield, Illinois, he was the son of Edward and Norma Siebert . Mr. Siebert is survived by his wife, Mylinh Dang Phan Siebert.

William Byers

William Byers

Jun 20, 2017

William Phillip 'Phil' Byers of Forest Hill, MD passed away on June 20, 2017 due to complications from lymphoma, he was 88 years old.Mr. Byers was born on December 17, 1928 in Coalport, PA the son of the late William Gary Byers and Kathryn Bridget (Montgomery) Byers. Phil is survived by his wife of 59 years, Genevieve Dodd Byers, daughters...

Nellie Mae Welch

Nellie Mae Welch

Jun 17, 2017

Nellie Mae Welch, age 89, of Darlington, MD passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 17, 2017. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Citizens Care Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. Nellie was retired from Bata Shoe Manufacturing Company where she was a supervisor.She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Berry of Darlington and Kathy...

Mary Torre Reynolds

Mary Torre Reynolds

Jun 16, 2017

Mary Torre (Bradford) Reynolds, age 95, of Joppatowne, MD died peacefully on June 16, 2017. The daughter of Joseph and Angela Torre, Mary was born in Baltimore, on March 13, 1922 and was one of 8 children. She was employed at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and retired in 1976 after 20 years. It was during this time that she met...

George Bearch

George Bearch

Jun 15, 2017

George Bearch, age 78, of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on June 15, 2017 at his home. Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of Charles Burch and Catherine (Burkholder) Dufour. He served in the National Guard and was retired from Lockheed Martin where he was a manufacturing engineer. He enjoyed traveling, outdoor sports including hunting and fishing, spending...

Douglas Mark Cerasoli

Douglas Mark Cerasoli

Jun 15, 2017

Dr. Douglas Mark Cerasoli, age 50, died on June 15, 2017 at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland.Douglas, born in Arlington, Massachusetts, grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was enrolled in Westtown Friends School along with his brothers and future wife, Nina. Following undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Dr. Cerasoli completed his graduate studies at the...

Doris Margaret Hines

Doris Margaret Hines

Jun 14, 2017

Doris Margaret Hines, age 86, of Street, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at the Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Spoerer) Lyston and wife of the late Robert E. Hines Sr.Mrs. Hines is survived by two daughters, Patricia Janssen of Street and...

Elmer Elgert

Elmer Elgert

Jun 14, 2017

Elmer Elgert, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Elmer and Marie (Furst) Elgert. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a steel fabricator and worked in construction. He enjoyed watching baseball, John Wayne movies, movies about WWII, Frank Sinatra music, fishing,...

Michelle Denise Richardson

Michelle Denise Richardson

Jun 14, 2017

Michelle Denise Richardson, age 52, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Green Cove Springs, Florida, she was the daughter of Richard and Barbara (Shanaway) Zimmerman. A member of Edgewood Post Chapel, she enjoyed being active in her children's events. She loved camping, hiking, was a...

Herman Kahl

Herman Kahl

Jun 14, 2017

Herman Kahl, age 90, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on June 14, 2017 at his home. Born in Fullerton, Maryland, he was the son of John P. and Catherine G. (Trewper) Kahl. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during World War II aboard the USS Denver CL-58. He retired from CJ Langerfelder and was a proud...

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong

Jun 11, 2017

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong, age 61, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 11, 2017 at her home. Born in Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of Kenneth Corbett Armstrong and Frances Munger (Leakey) Armstrong Clemons, and was the wife of the late Charles "Chuck" Walter Leatherman. She worked at the Harford County Airport in Aldino where she managed the...

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon

Jun 10, 2017

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon, age 86, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 10, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. A German, born in Brux, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Maria (Pflaum) Wessely and wife of the late Winston J. Simon. She worked most of her life as a school bus...

Elva Scalf

Elva Scalf

Jun 10, 2017

Elva Scalf, age 88, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 10, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was one of thirteen children of Frank W. and Lena C. (Shipley) Koester and wife, for 16 years, of the late Irby Scalf. Her family meant everything to her, and she gave...