Obituaries

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

Virginia  Christian Ulm Mason

Virginia Christian Ulm Mason

May 27, 2017

Virginia Christian Ulm Mason, age 87, of Lutherville Timonium, MD passed away on May 27, 2017 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Andalusia, PA, she was the daughter of James J. and Rosella (Brady) Christian. She was a member and past president of the Glen Arm Garden Club and a former member of St. John the Evangelist...

Michele Nelson

Michele Nelson

May 27, 2017

Michele Nelson, age 70, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 27, 2017 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Robert Nicholas and Elizabeth Ann (Moore) Nelson. She was a graduate of University of Maryland and Fordham University and had worked in New York City as a social worker. She...

Marguerite B. Hinkel

Marguerite B. Hinkel

May 27, 2017

Marguerite B. Hinkel, 96, passed away at her home in Bel Air, Maryland on Saturday, May 27, 2017. She was born on January 27, 1921 in Wilderness, Missouri to Lon Miles Simpson and Maude (Oesch) Simpson, and was the second of seven children. In 1942, she graduated from the Burge School of Nursing in Springfield, Missouri and began her nursing...

Auleen L. Leister

Auleen L. Leister

May 26, 2017

Auleen L. Leister, age 96, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 26, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Mifflintown, PA, she was the daughter of George S. and Minnie E. (Copenhaver) Renno. She had worked as a registered nurse and was a member of Bel Air United Methodist Church where she served on...

Ann Sheehan Carven

Ann Sheehan Carven

May 26, 2017

Ann Veronica Carven (Sheehan) of Bel Air passed away on May 26, 2017. Ann was born May 30, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts the sixth child of Frank P. and Frances G. Sheehan's (Walsh) eight children.She graduated from Boston's Girls' High School in 1941. She graduated from the Felt and Tarrant Business School in 1942 and went to work for the...

Madeline "Cookie" Damiani

Madeline "Cookie" Damiani

May 26, 2017

Madeline "Cookie" Damiani, age 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 26, 2017 at Avondell Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Dominick and Madeline (Valinoto) Zinni and was the wife of the late Frederick J. Damiani. She graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia, PA. She was employed at Western...

Raymond Aldao

Raymond Aldao

May 25, 2017

Raymond J. Aldao JR, age 70, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on May 25, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Raymond John and Anna Celia (Norris) Aldao. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country from 1966-1970. His first deployment on the ship was to Guantanamo Bay for carrier training for...

Barbara Helen De Leonibus

Barbara Helen De Leonibus

May 24, 2017

Barbara Helen De Leonibus, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 24, 2017 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Antoine and Collette (Freeze) Schneider and was the wife of the late Joseph DeLeonibus. She had worked in administration at the National Bank of Washington and the University of Maryland,...

Samantha Nicole Petrusch

Samantha Nicole Petrusch

May 23, 2017

Samantha Nicole Petrusch, age 18, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on May 23, 2017 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Tamas Szabo of Frederick and Diane Lynn (Petrusch) Magill and of Aberdeen. She was a student of both Joppatowne and Aberdeen High Schools. Always smiling, she enjoyed spending time with her boyfriend...

Dorothy Louise Warfield

Dorothy Louise Warfield

May 22, 2017

Dorothy Louise Warfield, age 85, of Elkton, MD passed away on May 22, 2017 at her home. Born in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of Walter Curtis and Sara Elizabeth (Braitmaier) Roe and was the wife of the late Ballenger Day Warfield. A graduate of Bel Air High School, she was a member of Centre United Methodist Church....

William Russell Anderson

William Russell Anderson

May 22, 2017

William Russell Anderson, age 85, of Edgewood, MD passed away on May 22, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Raymond Desmond Anderson and Bessie Marie Thompson. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marines who served our country during the Korean War. He worked as an...

Mary Lou Mccleary

Mary Lou Mccleary

May 21, 2017

Mary Lou McCleary, age 72, of Belcamp, MD passed away on May 21, 2017 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of Thomas O. and Mary E. (Martz) Haber. She worked for Eastern Stainless Steel as a secretary, and had also worked as a secretary in the medical field. She...

Karl Kenneth Keithley Jr.

Karl Kenneth Keithley Jr.

May 21, 2017

Karl Kenneth Keithley Jr., age 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 21, 2017 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Karl Kenneth and Margaret Irene (Hoover) Keithley. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he attended Old Post Road High School. He dedicated his whole life to his family and...

Joseph P. Karevicius

Joseph P. Karevicius

May 18, 2017

Joseph P. Karevicius, age 63, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on May 18, 2017 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Saliomeja (Kudirka) Karevicius of Forest Hill and the late Antanas Karevicius. He enjoyed nature and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Karevicius is survived by...

Clara R. Wilson

Clara R. Wilson

May 18, 2017

Clara R. Wilson, age 97, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 18, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD with family by her side. Born in Wilkes County, NC, she was the daughter of William and Florence (Jones) Roberts and the wife of the late John William Wilson. She moved with her family to Harford...

Justin "Bus" Walter

Justin "Bus" Walter

May 18, 2017

Justin "Bus" Walter, age 35, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on May 18, 2017 at his home. Born in Rossville, Maryland, he was the son of Kathy Lisa Walter of Abingdon. He worked in sales for the automotive industry and enjoyed traveling and adventure. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sons, Anthony S. Walter and Ezekiel...

Alton H. Simmons

Alton H. Simmons

May 18, 2017

Alton H. Simmons, age 93, of Churchville, MD passed away on May 18, 2017 at his home. Born in Churchville he was the son of Major and Amelia (Cockerham) Simmons and husband of the late Laura Maxine Simmons. He worked for 30 years at APG as a refrigeration mechanic and retired on March 1, 1984. He was a lifetime member...

Bill Howard

Bill Howard

May 18, 2017

Bill Howard, age 87, of Newbury, NH passed away on May 18, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of Arthur Wall and Daisy Munning and the husband of the late Ann Marie Howard. He had also resided in Fallston, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Charles Albert St. Clair

Charles Albert St. Clair

May 18, 2017

On Thursday May 18, 2017 Charles Albert St. Clair of Glen Arm, Maryland formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Son of the late Charles Bailey St. Clair and the late Grace Geatty Standiford St. Clair. Husband of Jocelyn Frey St. Clair; father of C. Stephen St. Clair and wife Catherine; Col. Matthew G. St. Clair and wife Melissa; grandfather of Travis St....

Garry W. Morrison

Garry W. Morrison

May 17, 2017

Garry W. Morrison, age 70, of Joppa, MD passed away on May 17, 2017 peacefully at home. Born in Aberdeen, MD he was the son of James Leonard and Sally Belle (Crouse) Morrison and was a machinist at the Bata Shoe Company. He loved having family get-togethers, hosting family reunions and spending time with his granddaughter, Madelynn. He was an...