Obituaries

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

Woodrow Lewis

Woodrow Lewis

Feb 14, 2017

Woodrow Lewis, age 75, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on February 14, 2017. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, he was the son of Wade and Luverta Lewis. He worked as a painting contractor in the construction field. He liked to be called Sweet Daddy. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Mary Sue Lewis; daughter, Tammy Sue Balser; two sons,...

Rose Marie Mansfield

Rose Marie Mansfield

Feb 14, 2017

Rose Marie Mansfield, age 90, of Joppa, MD passed away on February 14, 2017 at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Midland, MD, she was the daughter of James William and Theresa Helena (Trapp) Winters, and was the wife of the late Patrick V. Mansfield and Robert B. Wilt. She was a 1944 graduate of Beall High...

Mary Kahoe Lynch

Mary Kahoe Lynch

Feb 13, 2017

Mary Kahoe Lynch passed away at Avondell Assisted Living Facility on Monday, February 13, 2017 at age 93. Born in Forest Hill she was the daughter of the late Stephen Michael Kahoe and Vivian Dare (Colgan) Kahoe. Mrs. Lynch attended St. Margaret's Elementary School, graduated from Bel Air High School in 1941 and attended Strayer Business School in Baltimore. She...

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock"

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock"

Feb 13, 2017

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock", age 87, of Hubbard, Ohio passed away on February 13, 2017. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of James Felix and Margaret Mae (Leftridge) Testerman. She had worked for the Hub, Walker's and C-Mart until she retired. Mrs. Amrein is survived by her husband of 67 years, Paul F. Amrein; son, Kenneth Paul...

Claudene  Allen

Claudene Allen

Feb 13, 2017

Claudene Allen, age 92, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on February 13, 2017 at the Seeds of Compassion Assisted Living in Aberdeen. Born in Christiansburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of Willie T. and Buelah Iris (Creasey) Bland and was the wife, for 57 years, of the late Fred Wiley Allen Sr. Mrs. Allen is survived by her children, Fred...

Elaine Tucker Moyer

Elaine Tucker Moyer

Feb 13, 2017

Elaine Tucker Moyer, age 83, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 13, 2017 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of Roger Grey and Mary Susan (Campbell) Tucker and was the wife of the late Theodore "Ted" Moyer. She was in the first graduating class of the old Bel Air High...

Gary Allen Mcmillan

Gary Allen Mcmillan

Feb 13, 2017

Gary Allen McMillan, age 72, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 13, 2017 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Dewey Stanton McMillan and Nancy Catherine (Blevins) Clancy. He was a 1962 graduate of Bel Air High School, attended Harford Community College and received his B.S. in 1972 from Towson University....

Betty Jane Leedy

Betty Jane Leedy

Feb 11, 2017

Betty Jane Leedy, age 90, of Kingsville, MD passed away on February 11, 2017 in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of Glenn Newton and Alma E. (Litke) Hudson and wife of the late Harold S. Leedy. A homemaker, she was involved at Franklinville Presbyterian Church as a deacon, treasurer and with the women's organization....

Janet G. Marshall

Janet G. Marshall

Feb 10, 2017

Janet G. Marshall, age 95, of Parkville, MD passed away on February 10, 2017 at the Oak Crest Village in Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of John William and Lucy (Cronhardt) Gray and was the wife of the late P. Howard Marshall. She had worked for Harford County as the Register of Wills. She lived...

Joe Ann Appleby

Joe Ann Appleby

Feb 9, 2017

Joe Ann Appleby, age 74, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on February 9, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Joseph and Carrie (Courtney) Cropsey and the wife of the late Charles "Buck" Joseph Appleby. She enjoyed playing Bingo, bowling, golfing, Karaoke and spending time with her...

Karl Lee Knouse

Karl Lee Knouse

Feb 8, 2017

On Wednesday February 8, 2017 Karl Lee Knouse of Frostburg, Maryland formerly of Harford County, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Marlin Elwood Knouse and the late Bille Marie Bemiller Knouse. Husband of Dorothea Selander Knouse; father of Blair Knouse; grandfather of Logan, Ryley and Amelia Knouse; brother of Carolyn LeDuc and Kim Gordan Visitation will be Wednesday February...

Gina Marie Laverdiere

Gina Marie Laverdiere

Feb 8, 2017

Gina Marie Laverdiere, 46, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away while surrounded by her family and loved ones on February 8, 2017. She is survived by her two children, Ashley E. Baxter and Zachary E. Laverdiere, both of Bel Air, MD and significant other David Peterson of Harve de Grace, MD.Gina was born October 15, 1970, in Towson, MD,...

Randolph "Reds" Edwards

Randolph "Reds" Edwards

Feb 7, 2017

Randolph "Reds" Edwards, age 76, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on February 7, 2017 at his home. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John Bilford and Virginia May (Keiper) Edwards. A retired truck driver, he had worked for Schmidt Bakery and Camz Trucking. He put in over a million cross country driving miles and was a member...

John Hugh Tilley

John Hugh Tilley

Feb 7, 2017

John Hugh Tilley, age 84, of Perry Hall, MD passed away on February 7, 2017 at the Gilchrist Hospice @ GBMC in Towson, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Glenn Edwin and Bettie Mae (Early) Tilley. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a graduate of Bel Air High School, earned a BSEE degree...

Joseph Walter Alston

Joseph Walter Alston

Feb 7, 2017

Joseph Walter Alston, age 80, of Belcamp, MD passed away on February 7, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Walter Elexander and Hettie Elizabeth (Jones) Alston. He had worked for the U.S. Postal Service and was a past member of the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity. He enjoyed literature on automobiles, airplanes, naval...

Doris Pauline Koegel

Doris Pauline Koegel

Feb 6, 2017

Doris Pauline Koegel, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on February 6, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of John Peter and Lula (Christ) Raab and was the wife of the late William Arthur Koegel Jr. She was a former member of St. Johns Sodality and enjoyed traveling, especially to Germany and...

Raymond "Randy" L. Watts

Raymond "Randy" L. Watts

Feb 6, 2017

Raymond "Randy" L. Watts, age 81, of Abingdon, MD passed away on February 6, 2017. Born in Emmorton, MD, he was the son of Raymond Sylvester and Pearl Vivian (Rogers) Watts. He grew up in the Otter Point area of Abingdon. Mr. Watts a retired Master Barber on APG, was an avid hunter, fisherman and crabber. He loved watching NASCAR...

Lucille O. Powers

Lucille O. Powers

Feb 5, 2017

Lucille O. Powers, age 90, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on February 5, 2017 at the Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Ashland, KY, she was the daughter of Dennie and Catherine (Bays) Osborne and wife of the late Robert Hiram Powers. She had worked as a secretary for the Harford County Public Schools including...

George Wilson Cairnes

George Wilson Cairnes

Feb 4, 2017

On Saturday February 4, 2017 George Wilson Cairnes of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of late Walter Herbert Cairnes and the late Anna Louise Galbreath Cairnes. Husband of Evelyn Hess Cairnes; father of John W. Cairnes; grandfather of John W. Cairnes II; Mary Cairnes McLaughlin; great-grandfather of Benjamin B. Sullivan; Hamilton B. Sullivan. Memorial Service will be held Saturday February...

Mary Doris Dailing

Mary Doris Dailing

Feb 3, 2017

Mary Doris Dailing, age 94, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on February 3, 2017 at Lorien Elkridge. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Louis James and Grace Gertrude (Murray) Zinser and was the wife of the late Curtis Dailing. She enjoyed cooking and her children and her grandchildren were her life. Mrs. Dailing is survived by...