Obituaries

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

Randy Balderson

Randy Balderson

Nov 20, 2016

Randy Balderson of Abingdon, MD died at the age of 45 on November 20, 2016. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Jean (Dezern) Balderson of Middle River and the late Charles Randolph Balderson. He had worked as an Information Security Specialist. Randy also worked as a Shop Steward at Bethlehem Steel where he worked for more than 15 years.In...

Emily Owens

Emily Owens

Nov 19, 2016

Those who desire may make a contribution to:The Senator Bob Hooper Housec/o Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation520 Upper Chesapeake Drive, Suite 405Bel Air, MD 21014orSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalP.O. Box 50Memphis, TN 38101 orThe Kaufman Cancer Centerc/o Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation520 Upper Chesapeake Drive, Suite 405Bel Air, MD 21014

Mary Ball London

Mary Ball London

Nov 19, 2016

Mary (Mildred) Ball London, of Joppa, MD, died after a brief illness on November 19, 2016. She was 81. The daughter of Joseph and Ella Ball, she was raised on a farm in Thomas Run Valley, in Bel Air. She attended the Thomas Run School House while growing up, and retired from Harford County Public Schools in 1997, where she...

Amber Lee Butt

Amber Lee Butt

Nov 19, 2016

On Saturday, November 19, 2016 Amber Lee Butt of Whiteford, Maryland. Daughter of Robert Sherman Bundy and Bobbie Jo Anderson Kozak, wife of Shane Butt, mother of Kadin, Lilly, Peirce, and Gauge. Stepsister- to Michael Kozak, and Amanda Meise, Stepdaughter of Tim Kozak. Also survived by Maternal grandfather- Ernie Anderson, Sr., and Pateran grandmother- Susan Bundy. Visitation will be held...

Lydia Annie Remines

Lydia Annie Remines

Nov 19, 2016

Lydia Annie Remines, age 77, of Linthicum Heights, MD, died on November 19, 2016 at her home. She was born in Joppa, MD to Roy David and Clittis Alberta (Sparks) Moxley and was the wife of the late Samuel F. Stuart. She was a procurement clerk for the U.S. Government and enjoyed spending time with her family. She was an...

Doris Audrey Wilson

Doris Audrey Wilson

Nov 17, 2016

Doris Audrey Wilson, of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 90 on November 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Robert Lee Sunderland Sr. and Loretta Eva (Eckert) Sunderland and was the wife of the late John L. Larkin. At the age of 16, she started work for C&P Telephone Company in Baltimore and...

Anne E. Mullis

Anne E. Mullis

Nov 17, 2016

Anne Elizabeth Mullis was born in Omaha, Nebraska on a very clear Wednesday evening, at 11 PM on May 5th, 1926 and passed away after 90 years of bliss at her daughter (Candy's) home on an unseasonably warm Thursday evening of November 17th, 2016. Anne, affectionately known as GG (Great Grandma) in her later years, retired from Montgomery County School...

Mabel Halsey Griffin

Mabel Halsey Griffin

Nov 17, 2016

Mabel Halsey Griffin, of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 96 on November 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Piney Creek, NC to Walter James and Lula Bina (Dixon) Halsey and was the wife of the late Robert O. Griffin, Sr. She retired from Greater Baltimore Medical Center in the late 1990's where she worked in...

Essie Holt Webster

Essie Holt Webster

Nov 16, 2016

Essie Salome Holt Webster died on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Forest Hill Heights Assisted Living. She was 98 years old. Born in Callaway, VA on May 4, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Jennie Green Holt and D.J. Holt. She was the widow of Carl G. Webster, to whom she was married for 65 years. A resident...

Michael Leroy Atwell Sr.

Michael Leroy Atwell Sr.

Nov 16, 2016

Michael Leroy Atwell Sr., of Abingdon, MD, passed at the age of 60 on November 16, 2016. Born on July 9, 1956 in Baltimore to Edward and Delores (Walters) Atwell. Husband of the late Clara Ann Atwell. Retired after 16 years of service as a mail carrier for Baltimore County Public Schools.Mr. Atwell leaves behind his son Michael Atwell Jr....

Juanita G. Garten

Juanita G. Garten

Nov 16, 2016

On November 16, 2016, Juanita Grain Garten of Timonium, MD; daughter of the late Edwin E. Grain and Viola S. Grain; beloved wife of the late Dr.William Garten; beloved and devoted mother of Steven M. Sengstacke and Christopher F. Sengstacke; dear mother-in-law of Diane Henning Sengstacke; Devoted sister of the late Janet Unger, Doris Cox and Edwin E. Grain. Also...

Charles C. Royal

Charles C. Royal

Nov 16, 2016

Charles C. Royal, of Havre de Grace, MD, died at the age of 83 on November 16, 2016 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace. He was born in Elkton, NC to Thomas Levi and Vera Mae (Hatcher) Royal and was the husband, for 56 years, of the late Ruby Norlene Royal.Survivors include his daughter, Barbara Davis...

Milton E. "Mick" Absher

Milton E. "Mick" Absher

Nov 15, 2016

Milton E. "Mick" Absher, of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 70 on November 15, 2016 at his home. He was born in Darlington, MD to William Walter and Martha Elvira (Barker) Absher. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War. For over 20 years, he owned his own construction business. He...

Joan S. Knapton

Joan S. Knapton

Nov 15, 2016

Joan S. Knapton, of Churchville, MD, died at the age of 78 on November 15, 2016, at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. She was born in Quincy, MA, to Jacob Edwin and Anna Ebba (Johnson) Jacobson. She grew up in Weymouth and Quincy, MA, where, riding the bus to work one day, she caught the eye...

Lama Sewall (L.S.) Martin Jr.

Lama Sewall (L.S.) Martin Jr.

Nov 14, 2016

On Monday, November 14, 2016 Lama Sewall (L.S.) Martin, Jr. of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Lama Sewall Martin, Sr. and the late Etta Grimes Martin. Husband of Dorothy Michael Martin; father of Karen L. Martin; Leslie A. Martin; brother of Lucy Puleio; Barbara Chamberlain; Dean Martin; Charles Martin. Visitiation will be Friday, November 18, 2016...

Gene R. Wood

Gene R. Wood

Nov 14, 2016

Gene R. Wood, of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 79 on November 14, 2016 at his home. He was born in Aberdeen, MD to Bayes Franklin and Inez Rachel (Irwin) Wood. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed, for 34 years, with Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. He enjoyed bowling, traveling, all outdoor...

Barbara Ann Ball Lentini

Barbara Ann Ball Lentini

Nov 14, 2016

Barbara Ann Ball Lentini, age 72, of Abingdon, MD passed away at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 14, 2016. Born in Edgewood, MD on April 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Dallas Wayne and Agnes Wampler Ball of Harford County.The day after graduating from Edgewood High School, Barbara began what was supposed to be a summer...

Arthur William Kretzschmar

Arthur William Kretzschmar

Nov 13, 2016

Arthur William Kretzschmar, of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 87 on November 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA to Arthur Elis and Sara Helen (Sanderson) Kretzschmar and was the husband of the late Connie Ann Kretzschmar. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a world traveler and had visited six continents....

Lillian Anna Molter

Lillian Anna Molter

Nov 13, 2016

On Sunday November 13, 2016 Lillian Anna Molter of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Albert E. Lock and Ann Rose Maier Lock. Wife of the late Norman H. Molter; mother of John Molter; Norman Molter; Paul Molter; Ruth Molter; also survived by 4 Great Grandsons. She was predeceased by a brother George Lock. Services and burial...

Janette Leanne Gable

Janette Leanne Gable

Nov 13, 2016

Janette Leanne Gable, of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 18 on November 13, 2016 at her home. She was born in Baltimore to John A. Gable of Abingdon and Margaret A. (Arzate) Gable of Bel Air. She attended Bel Air High School where she was a senior, and enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved animals...