Obituaries

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

Joann Riley

Joann Riley

May 30, 2016

JoAnn Riley, a resident of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 65 on May 30, 2016 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. JoAnn was born in New York, NY to John Riley and Evelyn Ann (White) Riley. JoAnn worked as a secretary for a printing company and was a member of Breath of God Christian Fellowship where she loved...

Elizabeth ''Betty'' R. Harter

Elizabeth ''Betty'' R. Harter

May 29, 2016

Elizabeth R. "Betty" Harter, a resident of Street, MD, died at the age of 99 on May 29, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Betty was born in New Jersey to Pietro Realmuto and Marie Antoinette (Calandra) Realmuto. A homemaker, she loved cooking and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband of...

Viola  F. Rogers

Viola F. Rogers

May 29, 2016

Viola F. Rogers died at the age of 89 on May 29, 2016 at her home in Abingdon, MD. She was born in Meadow Bluff, WV to William E. Fleshman and Lula E. (Holliday) Fleshman. Her husband, Carl Rogers, predeceased her. Her hobbies included gardening, painting and flowers which she loved. She was involved with various organizations which included the...

Robert Wagner Heflin

Robert Wagner Heflin

May 29, 2016

Robert Wagner Heflin, a resident of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 85 on May 29, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Robert, who was born in Grafton, WV to Robert Morgan Heflin and Ada Virginia (Wagner) Heflin, served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He later worked for a...

Charlotte Ringley ''Crickett''

Charlotte Ringley ''Crickett''

May 29, 2016

Charlotte "Crickett" Ringley a resident of Bel Air, died at the age of 79 on May 29, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. She was born in Bristol, TN to Ruby Lee (Milhorne) McCrickard. She was a homemaker and loved her family, reading, horses and turtles.Survivors include her children Gene Ringley of Aberdeen, James Ringley of Bel...

Jean Ayres Ross Cardwell

Jean Ayres Ross Cardwell

May 28, 2016

On Saturday May 28, 2016 Jean Ayres Ross Cardwell of Hunt Valley, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Arnold Ayres and the late Helen Calary Ayres. She was the wife of Robert E.L. Ross for 24 years; and wife of the late Claude Cardwell. Mother of Alison Ross Cook; grandmother of Brian Cook and Travis Cook; she is also...

Lottie Cumpston

Lottie Cumpston

May 28, 2016

On May 28th, Lottie Cumpston (Beblowski), went to be with the Lord. She was 84 years old, born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She was the daughter of the late John Beblowski and late Janina Przyborowski Beblowski-Kondzielaski and stepdaughter to the late John Kondzielaski. Her brother, Leo Beblowski, resides in Statesboro, Georgia and her brother Henry Beblowski,...

Frank Henderson

Frank Henderson

May 27, 2016

Frank Henderson, a resident of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away at the age of 73 on May 27, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Frank was born in Wilmington, DE to Frank Robert Henderson and Anna Lillian (Turner) Henderson. He was a graduate of the University of Delaware. His career was with the State of Maryland and...

Jeanette Joyce Richards Long

Jeanette Joyce Richards Long

May 25, 2016

Jeanette J. Long, 85, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on May 25, 2016. Born in New Martinsville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Edith Myers Richards and Jesse Jason Richards. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Eugene V. Long; her children Gene Long (Patti), Ron Long (Phyllis), Joseph Long (Trish), Edie Sommers (Joe); seven grandchildren, seven...

Sherry Fordyce

Sherry Fordyce

May 25, 2016

Sherry Fordyce passed away at the age of 69 on May 25, 2016 at her home in Churchville, MD. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA to William Patrick Morrissey and Ruth Audrey (Williams) Morrissey. Sherry moved to Harford County in 1971 where she earned her Nursing Degree from Harford Community College. She spent most of her career working at Father...

Roland James Black

Roland James Black

May 24, 2016

Early Saturday morning, December 18, 1982, at Booth Memorial Hospital in Queens, New York, baby boy Black was born. His parents, Roland Black and Elizabeth (Bazemore) Black were overjoyed with his arrival. Weighing in at over eight pounds, he grew to stand tall at 6'5" and had a huge loving heart to fill his large stature.33…was the number of years...

Ruth Ann Osborne

Ruth Ann Osborne

May 24, 2016

Ruth Ann Osborne passed away at the age of 65 on May 24, 2016 at her home in Aberdeen, MD. She was born in Havre de Grace to Jacob Henry Sills and Margaret May (Lawson) Sills. Ruth was a homemaker and some of the things she enjoyed were cooking, baking and listening to music.Survivors include her husband David A. Osborne;...

Elfriede R. ''Elfie'' Starkey

Elfriede R. ''Elfie'' Starkey

May 23, 2016

Elfriede R. "Elfie" Starkey of Joppa, MD passed away at the age of 86 on May 23, 2016 at her home. Elfie was born in Heidenheim, Germany to Johann Friederich Albert Reuss and Klara Majer. She graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor's Degree and was employed as a Translator with the Social Security Administration Headquarters. She loved doing home...

Mary Evelyn Mccomas

Mary Evelyn Mccomas

May 23, 2016

On Monday May 23, 2016 Mary Evelyn nee Wood McComas of Sunnybrook, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Charles Norman Wood and the late Helen Louise Ruhl Wood. Wife of John B. McComas, Jr.; mother of John B. McComas, III; Deborah Lee McComas Carroll; also survived bygrandchildren- Brian McComas; Cameron Ingool; Erin Sutton; Amanda McClure; and also 7 great-...

William J. Hucksoll

William J. Hucksoll

May 22, 2016

William J. Hucksoll of Abingdon, MD passed away at the age of 82 on May 22, 2016 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to William John Hucksoll Sr. and Ella Elizabeth (Knox) Hucksoll. William served our country in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. He worked as an electrician and liked...

Donald L. Crain Jr.

Donald L. Crain Jr.

May 21, 2016

Donald L. Crain Jr. of Darlington, MD passed away on May 21, 2016 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD at the age of 68. Born to Donald L. and Eleanor (Shemeley) Crain, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of Crossroads Bible Church and worked as a supervisor for the Maryland Transportation Authority where he retired with...

Lawrence Habera

Lawrence Habera

May 20, 2016

Lawrence Habera passed away at the age of 74 on May 20, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Smithton, PA to Frank Habera and Mary Katherine (Zomok) Habera. He had worked 42 years for both Westinghouse and Northrop Grumman.Survivors include his sons James and Lawrence Habera both of Tennessee; two granddaughters both of Tennessee;...

Marie Josephine Zeller

Marie Josephine Zeller

May 20, 2016

On Friday May 20, 2016 Marie Josephin Zeller of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Wife of Joseph G. Zeller and daughter of the late Howard Carl Neuhasuer and the late Hattie Marie Schnider Neuhauser. Sister of Marylin V. Bradford; also survived by 3 nephews- Carl Sadler; Michael Sadler; Joseph T. Bradford; one Great Nephew- Erick Sadler; one Great- Great Nephew-Emmett Sadler....

Catherine Gilmartin

Catherine Gilmartin

May 19, 2016

Catherine Gilmartin of Bel Air, MD passed away at the age of 81 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. She was born to Frank and Elizabeth Schimmel and has now been reunited with her greatest love of her life, Andy, who passed away in 1991 after 35 years of marriage. She will be greatly missed by...

Audrey Starr

Audrey Starr

May 17, 2016

Audrey Starr of Fallston, MD passed away at the age of 84 on May 17, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Mrs. Starr was born in Parkton, MD to Arthur Mitchell Bull and Ethel Mildred (Gerber) Bull and was the wife of the late Robert "Bob" Starr. A homemaker, she loved to sew and cook...