Obituaries

Jan 3, 2017

Martha Ellen Gross, age 62, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 3, 2017 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of William Brierly and Kathryn Lucille (Maddox) Gross. She was a 1972 graduate of Bel Air High School and received her AA Degree from Harford Community College. She attended the University...

Jan 2, 2017

Kathleen G. Richards, 84, passed away peacefully on January 2nd, 2017, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband John Richards, and is survived by her children: Kathy Richards-Litinas, and her husband Tim; Bill Richards, and his wife Darlene; Kevin Richards; and Patrick Richards, and his wife Deanna. Kathleen's life will also be celebrated by her six...

Jan 2, 2017

Leta "Boots" Maines, age 84, of Fallston, MD passed away on January 2, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of Frederick C. and Virgie Lucille (McGrady) Melber and was the wife of the late Roy Eugene Maines Sr. She was a member of Maple View Baptist Church...

Jan 2, 2017

On Monday January 2, 2017 Jamie Thomas Kraus of Ocean City, Maryland formerly Jarrettsville, Maryland. Son of Monford Charles Kraus Jr., and Mary Louise Spokus Kraus; brother of Jason Kraus and Kristin Kraus. No services to be held

Jan 2, 2017

Ruth Ann Venzke Einhorn, age 69 of Bel Air, Md. passed away on January 2, 2017 at her home in English Country Manor. Born in Havre de Grace, Md. she was the daughter of Ellen Jean (Thompson) Sherman and the late John Venzke. A 1966 graduate of Bel Air High School, she was a Deacon, a Stephen Minister and a...

Jan 1, 2017

Janice Carico Scarff, born on a beautiful farm in Harford County, MD, died in Massachusetts on Jan. 1, 2017. She was 90.Janice was the only child of Walter Herbert Carico and Eva Louise Bechtold Carico. She graduated from Bel Air High School. She was an airplane spotter during World War II. Janice earned a teaching degree in 1947 from The...

Jan 1, 2017

Stephen George Pleva, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his home. He was employed as a chemist for the government. Mr. Pleva is survived by his wife of 41 years, Marion McCarron Pleva; his children, Richard Edward McCarron of Chicago, IL and Christina Pleva Tompkins and husband, Matthew, of Fallston; grandchildren, Nicholas...

Jan 1, 2017

William Marshall Edwards III, age 37, of Middle River, MD passed away on January 1, 2017. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of William M. Edwards Jr. of Abingdon, MD and the late Linda Jane (Smith) Miller. He worked in home construction and loved family gatherings, Sunday dinners and spending time with his daughter, Cece. He...

Jan 1, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Frankie L. Rose, of Phoenix, AZ, went home to the Lord on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Forest Hill Health and Rehab Center. Frankie was an author, freelance writer, storyteller, singer, world traveler, and prayer warrior. She was 86. She wrote blogs for newspapers and magazines long before anyone labeled them so. After the death of her beloved husband, Otis,...

Dec 31, 2016

Mollie Lee Maslin, age 82, of Perryman, Maryland passed away on December 31, 2016 at home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Norman and Ruth (Walsh) Lee and was the wife of the late Captain Charles A. "Dick" Maslin Jr. She was involved in many organizations including as a Judge & Steward for Maryland Horse Show Association,...

Dec 31, 2016

Rose Ann Custer, age 91, of Joppa, MD, passed away on December 31, 2016 at Lorien in Bel Air. She was born in Garrett, PA to Wasco Charles and Catherine (Minko) Nider and was the wife of the late Robert Perry Custer Sr. She had worked as an electronic technician and was a volunteer at Forest Hill Health and Rehab...

Dec 30, 2016

Stephen Vito Silva of Belcamp, MD passed peacefully on Friday December 30, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend.Stephen is the son of Manuel (late) and Pauline Silva of Brockton, MA. Steve was born on June 28, 1962. He grew up in Brockton, MA where, in high school, he met the love of...

Dec 29, 2016

Wendy M. Koegel Carver, age 48, of Easley, SC passed away on December 29, 2016 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Doris Pauline (Raab) Koegel of Forest Hill, MD and the late William Arthur Koegel Jr. She was employed as a Dealer Services Supervisor in financing and loved horses and baking. In addition to...

Dec 28, 2016

Ruth C. Hash, age 91, was a resident of Shrewsbury, PA for over 13 years. She went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2016 at her residence. Born in Fountain Green, MD, she was the daughter of John Robert and Lula Mae (Sparks) Coomes and was the wife, for 32 years, of the late Rev. Mont Wilson Hash....

Dec 28, 2016

Gregory Hood Bowman, age 60, of Pylesville, MD passed away on December 28, 2016 surrounded by family and friends at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Dewey Hood and Geraldine L. (Troyer) Bowman. He always had an interest in horses and eventually went into horse training where it...

Dec 28, 2016

Andrea Kipp, 76, of Joppa, Md., formerly of Scotch Plains, died Wednesday, Dec. 28 at her home after a brief illness.Born in Freeport, N.Y., she grew up in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and later lived in Killeen, Texas; Newark, N.J.; Fanwood, N.J.; Scotch Plains, N.J.; Barefoot Bay, Fla.; Viera, Fla.; and Maryland, where she lived the last 11 years.She attended Pratt...

Dec 28, 2016

Margie Karen Fender, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 28, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Lansing, NC, she was the daughter of Walter Gray and Martha Cornelius Powers, and was the wife of the late Rufus Ray Fender. She was a longtime member of Oak Grove Baptist Church...

Dec 27, 2016

Mary Lewis Silling, of Joppa, Maryland, was called from this life on December 27, 2016, fifty-eight days after her one-hundredth birthday.The third of four children born to Joseph Horace Lewis, a Jerusalem Village farmer, and his wife Edna McCourtney Lewis, she grew up on the family farm adjacent to the general store owned by her grandfather, Samuel Oliver McCourtney. In...

Dec 27, 2016

Jane Frances Bowling, age 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 27, 2016 at the Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Frederick William and Frances (Sauer) Brocklander. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church and a past member of the Dundalk Jaycee's. Jane is survived by her husband,...