Obituaries

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

Donald Kevin Sexton

Donald Kevin Sexton

Feb 3, 2016

Donald Kevin Sexton, age 42, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 3rd, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he is the son of Jerry M. Sexton and To Sung (Penny) Sexton. He grew up in Seattle, Washington and attended Aberdeen High School. It was at Aberdeen High that he met many of his closest friends. Donald was funny and...

Ronald  M. Stearns

Ronald M. Stearns

Feb 2, 2016

On February 2, 2016 devoted son of the late Willy Lou Stearns and the late C. Courtney Stearns; dear brother of John David Stearns and wife Dottie, Cameron C. Stearns and wife Hazel; adored uncle of Christine Potts and husband Bernd, Jennifer Gleeson and husband David, John David Stearns, III and wife Stacy, Cameron C. Stearns III, Christine Siegel and...

Arthur Radford ''Rad'' Baker

Arthur Radford ''Rad'' Baker

Feb 2, 2016

Arthur Radford "Rad" Baker, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away unexpectedly from complications from Alzheimer's Disease on February 2, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Washington, DC, and raised in Edgewood, Maryland, he was the son of the late Arthur Baker and Elma Juanita (Perry) Baker.Mr. Baker graduated from Bel Air High School...

Albert Francis Exner

Albert Francis Exner

Feb 1, 2016

Albert Francis Exner, age 87, passed away peacefully on February 1 at his daughter's home in Bel Air, MD. Al was born July 10, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Albert Michael Exner and Cathryne Barbara (Koob) Exner. Al missed the WWII draft by 10 days, but enlisted in the Army Reserve, where he proudly served until he was...

Bruce Bancroft White

Bruce Bancroft White

Feb 1, 2016

Bruce Bancroft White, age 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 1, 2016 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. He was the devoted husband for 45 years to the late Jean Unverzagt White.Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Wilbur Rouser White and Virginia Elizabeth (Beach) White. He served as a Corporal in the U.S....

James ''Jim'' W. Davidson

James ''Jim'' W. Davidson

Jan 31, 2016

James "Jim" W. Davidson, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 31, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Finksburg, MD, he was the son of the late William Preston Davidson and Lena Katherine (Sites) Davidson. A 1955 graduate of Hereford High School and he attended Towson State College. For 40 years...

Arlene Burcham Schafer

Arlene Burcham Schafer

Jan 31, 2016

Arlene Burcham Schafer, age 85, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 31, 2016 at Christiana Medical Center in Newark, DE. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late Pervis Blake Burcham and Helen Norine (Osborne) Burcham and wife of the late Harold William Schafer. She retired from APG where she had worked as an Executive...

Della Gay Kidwell

Della Gay Kidwell

Jan 31, 2016

Della Gay Kidwell, age 71, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 31, 2016 at home. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lester T. Haire and Helen R. (Bumgardner) Haire. She worked in retail at Woolworths and loved NASCAR and bowling.Mrs. Kidwell is survived by her husband of 55 years, Theodore Reed Kidwell Sr.;...

Patricia Taylor Stigliani

Patricia Taylor Stigliani

Jan 30, 2016

Patricia Taylor Stigliani, age 76, of Rosedale, MD passed away on January 30, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Cumberland, KY, she was the daughter of the late Roger Curtis Taylor and Pauline (Brewer) Taylor. She loved music, traveling, gardening, and reading. She also enjoyed creative arts and crafts, painting, and riding roller coasters with her husband...

Barbara Joan Dodd

Barbara Joan Dodd

Jan 30, 2016

Barbara would like you to know that her work here is done. She got an offer she couldn't refuse, for an appointment she will not be returning. Her job comes with a huge bonus, a reunion with family and friends she hasn't seen in a long time. Her new job is in a wonderful place where she will be talking,...

Robert ''Bob'' Landis

Robert ''Bob'' Landis

Jan 30, 2016

Robert "Bob" Landis, age 74, of Edgewood, MD passed away on January 30, 2016 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD. Born in Mansfield, OH, he was the son of the late Ralph Estell Landis and Glada Mae (Green) Landis. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country for 23 years. He loved working on...

Gay Joyce Smithson

Gay Joyce Smithson

Jan 30, 2016

Gay Joyce Smithson, age 61, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 30, 2016 at Season's Hospice @ Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she is the daughter of John Robert Zindel and the late Betty Joyce (Hughes) Zindel, and wife of the late James Edward Smithson. She retired from Harford County Public Schools in 2013...

Beatrice "Bea" Benson

Beatrice "Bea" Benson

Jan 29, 2016

Beatrice "Bea" Benson, age 80, of Fallston, Maryland, who formerly resided in Joppatowne and Towson, passed away suddenly on January 29, 2016, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Winchester, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ethil Miller; beloved wife of the late James "Ben" Benson; Bea grew up on an...

Mae Buettner

Mae Buettner

Jan 27, 2016

Edna Mae Buettner was born to the late Elvira (Kauffman) and Elder Vincent Kreis on November 19, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. She passed away on January 27, 2016 from a stroke/heart attack. She was 96 years old.Edna retired from her business, University Opticians of Delaware, of over 30 years.She is survived by her siblings Neil Kreis, Jane Wollen, and Jean...

Donald Alexander

Donald Alexander

Jan 27, 2016

Donald David Alexander, age 89, of Parkville, MD passed away on January 27, 2016 at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Walter Spurrier Alexander and Gladys Romaine (Cooper) Smith. Later his family moved to Glen Arm in 1966. He loved his family, was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy...

Elizabeth ''Libby'' Gogoll Garland

Elizabeth ''Libby'' Gogoll Garland

Jan 26, 2016

Elizabeth "Libby" Gogoll Garland, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 26, 2016 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Cockeysville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Austin Hale and Myrl Beatrice (Cofiell) Hale and wife of the late Thornton H. Gogoll and Charles W. Garland. For years, she worked as the...

Mildred E. Mclane

Mildred E. Mclane

Jan 26, 2016

Mildred E. McLane, age 83, of Conowingo, MD passed away on January 26, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Firman Homer "Fred" Humme and Margaret (Gittings) Humme, and wife of the late John Richard McLane. Formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and Edgewood, MD, she was...

Margie R. Campbell

Margie R. Campbell

Jan 25, 2016

In Loving Memory of Margie R. Campbell, age 70, of Joppa, MD peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 25, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD while surrounded by her family.Margie was the fourth of twelve children born to Elmer Lawrence Francis and Betty Pearl (Cole) Beall in Bristol, TN on...

Dennis Michael Bensley Sr.

Dennis Michael Bensley Sr.

Jan 24, 2016

SGM (Ret.) Dennis "Mike" Bensley, Sr., age 80, of Edgewood, MD, died after a short illness on January 24, 2016, at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. He is predeceased by his wife, Renate, of 50 years. Born in Medina, NY, he is survived by his son Dennis M. Bensley, Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Mt....

Helen M. Lynch

Helen M. Lynch

Jan 24, 2016

Helen M. Lynch, age 95, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 24, 2016 at home. Born in California, and raised in Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Schlager and Alma (Bodtke) Munson, and wife of the late Orville M. Lynch. She had worked in food service for the Montgomery County Public Schools and as a secretary...

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