Obituaries

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

Robert R. Stewart

Robert R. Stewart

Aug 24, 2016

Robert R. Stewart, age 92, of Churchville, MD died on August 24, 2106 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Creston, NC to Robert Lee and Rosa Danford (Goodman) Stewart, he was the husband of the late Bonnie R. (Stuart) Stewart. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII and was a supply officer for...

Shirley F. Hinckle

Shirley F. Hinckle

Aug 24, 2016

Shirley F. Hinckle, age 79, of Bel Air, MD died on August 24, 2016 at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson, MD. Born to William Frank and Helen Frances (Busick) Meadows, she was a homemaker and avid collector of coins, dolls and calendars. She enjoyed cooking, old movies (Shirley Temple movies in particular), tending to her flowers, and...

Margaret Noyes Hopkins

Margaret Noyes Hopkins

Aug 22, 2016

Margaret Noyes Hopkins, age 86, of Darlington, MD died on August 22, 2016 at Avondell Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore to Victor P. and Adelaide V. (Newcomer) Noyes, she was the wife of the late Harry Gover Hopkins. She was a graduate of the Women's Hospital Nursing School where she received her RN degree and was a...

Virginia "Ginny" Irene Andrysiak Senes

Virginia "Ginny" Irene Andrysiak Senes

Aug 22, 2016

Virginia "Ginny" Irene Andrysiak Senes, 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 22, 2016 at Hart Heritage Assisted Living in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Galax, VA, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Eva (Sheets) Lundy. She was a member and Past President of the American Legion Auxiliary Harford Unit 39 in Bel Air and...

Mildred Maudie Claiborne

Mildred Maudie Claiborne

Aug 21, 2016

On Sunday August 21, 2016 Mildred Maudie Claiborne of Suprise, Arizona and formally from New Park, Pa passed away. Daughter of Claude and Nettie Thomas Price; wife of the late John C. Claiborne. Mother of John (Larry) Claiborne; Terry Lee Claiborne; amd Mark Anthony Claiborne. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 great- grandchildren. Visitation will be held...

Clara Atwell

Clara Atwell

Aug 20, 2016

Clara Atwell, a resident of Abingdon, MD, passed away peacefully at the age of 60 on August 20, 2016. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Joseph Cody and Sara (Grogg) Cody. In addition to her mother, survivors include her husband, Michael Atwell Sr.; her son Mike and his fiancée, Tracy Rosenbalm; her sisters Joyce Uttenreither and Mary Borzmyowski; her...

Patricia A. Smith

Patricia A. Smith

Aug 18, 2016

Patricia Ann Parks was born in Baltimore City on January 22, 1945 to W. Carroll and Edna Frey Parks of Hamilton, MD. "Pat" earned her Baccalaureate degree from the University of Baltimore and went on to earn her Masters from Morgan State University. Pat served as a high school English teacher in Baltimore City and in Frederick County, MD. In...

Blandena Carter

Blandena Carter

Aug 18, 2016

Blandena Carter, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 18, 2016 at the age of 85 at her home. Born January 8, 1931 in Piney Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Emory Smith and Polly Jane Dowell Smith. She had worked as a seamstress at Bel Air Sewing Factory. A devoted gardener, she took great pride in...

Gloria "Babe" Farace

Gloria "Babe" Farace

Aug 17, 2016

Gloria Ann Farace, 71, born November 3, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, passed away on August 17, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Vincent, her children, Antoinette and Michael, his wife Juliet, and her grandchildren, Marleigh, Jesse, Ian and Cahlin. She was the owner/publisher of Women's I Magazine but prided herself on her family...

Marge Pearce

Marge Pearce

Aug 17, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PARKING FOR SERVICE:Please park ONLY in the designated areas (Yellow). All violators run the risk of being towed or ticketed by the campus. (Please see parking map at bottom of page) Although it's a very short walk, the shuttle service will be picking up and dropping off from those designated areas. Thank you for your cooperation and...

Judy I. Henson

Judy I. Henson

Aug 17, 2016

Judy I. Henson died at the age of 73 on August 17, 2016 at her home in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Honaker, VA to Russell R. Sykes and Nancy Katherine (Dye) Sykes and was the wife of the late Earl Henson. She loved to read and sewed at a boatyard and for her family where she made...

Konrad Steck

Konrad Steck

Aug 17, 2016

Konrad Steck, a resident of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 74 on August 17, 2016 at Manor Care-Rossville in Rosedale, MD. He was born in Augsburg, Germany to Konrad Steck and Anna (Schonegg) Steck and was the husband of the late Jean Carol Steck. From 1972 to 2002, he owned and operated Lakeside Motel and the Super 8...

Dorothy P. Del Prete

Dorothy P. Del Prete

Aug 16, 2016

Dorothy Del Prete, a resident of Belcamp, MD, died at the age of 85 on August 16, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. She was born in Jersey City, NJ to Arthur John Del Prete and Frances Louise (Vigliani) Del Prete. She had been employed as a bookkeeper and was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Survivors...

Louis N. Manly

Louis N. Manly

Aug 16, 2016

Louis N. Manly of Forest Hill, MD died at the age of 89 on August 16, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Louis Pernell Manly and Pearl (Burkhead) Manly and was the husband of the late Nancy Lee Manly. He served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII and had worked...

William Mccarthy Jr.

William Mccarthy Jr.

Aug 16, 2016

William McCarthy Jr. died at the age of 74 on August 16, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Washington, DC to William Joseph McCarthy and Helen Cathryn (Sheehan) McCarthy. He was a graduate of Loyola College and proudly served as a Maryland State Trooper for 25 years. He enjoyed traveling to Ireland, was a...

Hiram Scott Jr.

Hiram Scott Jr.

Aug 16, 2016

Hiram Scott Jr., a resident of Forest Hill, MD, died at the age of 93 on August 16, 2016 at Lorien Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, MD. He was born in Pardee, VA to Hiram P. Scott Sr. and Missouri Ellen (Mullins) Scott and was the husband, for 45 years, of the late Irene Graham Scott. He had worked...

Kenneth E. Grace

Kenneth E. Grace

Aug 15, 2016

Kenneth E. Grace, a resident of Aberdeen, MD, died at the age of 68 on August 15, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. He was born in Aberdeen to David Lewis Grace and Margaret Belle (Bodt) Grace. He worked at an automotive paint technician and loved to fish, hunt and garden.Survivors include his wife of 46...

Faye Marqueen Pyle

Faye Marqueen Pyle

Aug 14, 2016

Faye Marqueen Pyle, 94, of Forest Hill, passed away peacefully at home on August 14, 2016 with her loving family by her side. Born and raised in Berwick, PA, she was the daughter of John H. and Thelma E. (Pollock) Shultz. After graduating from Berwick High School in 1941, she began working at Western Union and was quickly promoted to...

Walter "Buddy" W.  Preston

Walter "Buddy" W. Preston

Aug 14, 2016

Walter "Buddy" W. Preston, of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 77 on August 14, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. He was born in Lutherville, MD to William Walter Preston and Evelyn Franklin (Heaton) Preston. He owned and operated his own painting business from which he retired and enjoyed working on antique cars and...