Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Mildred Anne Simms
May 16, 2016
On Monday May 16, 2016 Mildred Anne Simms of Essex, Maryland passed away. Wife of the late Vernon Jordon and the late Jack Simms; daughter of the late Joseph Shimanek and the late Mary Niklova Shimanek. Mother of Lana M. Baker of Jarrettsville. No services will be held.
John Potter Archer Jr.
May 15, 2016
John Potter Archer Jr., son of the late John Potter Archer Sr. and Caroline Farish Dietrich, died peacefully at his home on May 15, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Mary Lyman Archer; his daughter Emily Garesche Archer and his sister, Caroline Archer Kearney. He is survived by his sister Yvonne Archer Pons. John was a...
Alice O. Lehr
May 15, 2016
Alice O. Lehr of Abingdon, MD passed away at the age of 96 on May 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Darlington, MD to Harry Hamilton Lee and Isabel Cornelia (Hamilton) Lee and was the wife of the late William J. Lehr Sr. Alice enjoyed canning, gardening, quilting and puzzles. She was a member of St. Francis...
Josephine M. Phelps
May 15, 2016
Josephine M. "Jodie" Phelps, 96, died in her Parkville, MD home in the Erickson Oak Crest Retirement Community on May 15, 2016, companioned by her loving daughters and nourished by video calls with her son not long before. She survived her beloved husband of 73 years, Theodore K. Phelps by three months, bringing a 12 year residence in Maryland to...
Yvonne M. Crawford
May 12, 2016
Yvonne M. Crawford, of Bel Air, MD, passed away at the age of 77 on May 12, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Paul J. Finke and Nadean V. (Winterling) Finke. She had been Head Coach of the Fallston Fins and had worked many years at Peerce's Plantation and...
Nellie R. Orsburn
May 11, 2016
Nellie R. Orsburn, of Bel Air, MD, passed away at the age of 93 on May 11, 2016 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. She was born in Whitehead, NC to the late Robert Glenn Richardson and Ella Mae (Edwards) Richardson. She worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" for the Glenn L. Martin Company and as a...
Dorothy ''Miss Dot'' Stuprich
May 11, 2016
Dorothy "Miss Dot" Stuprich, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away at the age of 79 on May 11, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore to Edward Victor Berenbrok and Mildred Alberta (Rawlinson) Berenbrok and was wife of the late Michael F. Stuprich. Mrs. Stuprich is survived by her son Michael F. Stuprich...
Daniel Delmar Kilby
May 11, 2016
Daniel Delmar Kilby passed away at the age of 84 on May 11, 2016 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he is the son of the late Delmas J. and Selma C. (Edwards) Kilby and husband of 38 years to the late Janet Kilby. He was the owner of Jarrettsville Hardware, delivered...
Michael L. Pace
May 10, 2016
Michael L. Pace passed away at the age of 64 on May 10, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Pace was born in Norfolk, VA to Oscar Leon Pace and Regina Marie (Addison) Bogachinski. He served our country for 29 years in the U.S. Army and retired at the rank of Command Sergeant Major...
Thelma Peacher
May 10, 2016
Thelma Peacher passed away on May 10, 2016 at the age of 91 at Awakenings Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Archie Leo Taylor and Florence Gertrude (Yakel) Taylor and was wife of the late George Edward Peacher. She had worked for a Podiatrist, Dr. Edward Orman, for 15 years. She...
William ''Snooter'' Vanarsdale Sr.
May 9, 2016
William "Snooter" Vanarsdale Sr. passed away at the age of 68 on May 9, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Trenton, NJ to Iva May (Stanford) Skillman of Joppa and the late Charles William Vanarsdale. William was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served our country in the Vietnam War. He later...
Cecil H. Stanley
May 9, 2016
Cecil H. Stanley, also known as "Sonny" and "Uncle Sonny", age 79, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in St. Ann, Jamaica to the late George Stanley and Ivy May (Balfour) Stanley. In Jamaica he worked as a carpenter, automobile painter and post man. He migrated to the US...
Philip N. Zaczek
May 9, 2016
Philip N. Zaczek passed away suddenly at the age of 67 at his home in Abingdon, Md. He was born in Baltimore to the late Phillip Stanley Zaczek and Mildred Regina (Stankiewicz) Zaczek. He loved History, and taught it for 14 years to eighth graders before becoming a mail carrier in 1985, from which he retired after 28 years.Phil is...
Edwin Russell Prather
May 8, 2016
Edwin Russell Prather passed away at the age of 87 on May 8, 2016 at his home in Edgewood, MD. He was born and raised in New Jersey to the late Norman Mundy Prather and Ruth (Russell) Prather. He loved to drive and because of his truck driving experience at his job that he very much enjoyed, he knew his...
Kathleen L. Foley
May 8, 2016
Kathleen L. Foley of Abingdon, MD, passed at Season's Hospice in Franklin Square on May 8, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born in Preston County, WV to the late Clarence Nelson and Nellie Jane (Cline) Knotts and was the wife of 47 years to the late Ellsworth L. "Buzz" Foley. She was a homemaker and a member...
Janet M. Anders
May 7, 2016
Janet M. Anders passed away at the age of 71 on May 7, 2016 at Dacota Broad Creek Assisted Living in Whiteford, MD. She was born in Beckley, WV to the late Tracey Ray Shepard and Gladys Ines (Kise) Shepard and was the wife of the late Jimmy D. Anders. She had worked as a secretary at Aberdeen Proving Ground...
Benjamin Walker Denton
May 6, 2016
In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made in honor of Benjamin W. Denton to:University of Maryland System Foundation110 South Paca Street9th FloorBaltimore, MD 21201Please specify donation is for the NICU or PICU
Dorothy D. Austin
May 6, 2016
Dorothy D. Austin passed away at the age of 97 on May 6, 2016 at Awakenings of Bel Air. She was born in Dennison, OH to George W. Huber and Abbie B. (Wilson) Huber and was the wife of the late Albert Austin.Mrs. Austin is survived by her son Albert G. Austin and his wife, Joyce, of Fallston; sister, Jean...
Virginia R. Scarlett
May 5, 2016
Virginia R. Scarlett passed away at the age of 90 on May 5, 2016 at her home in Churchville, MD with her family by her side. She was born in Pottsville, PA to Joseph and Stella (Machonis) Pacenta. She was a pioneer in her field as one of the first Nurse Anesthetists, and worked in medicine for over 50 years.Mrs....
Bertha Proffit
May 5, 2016
Bertha Proffit of Joppa, MD passed away on May 5, 2016 at the age of 95 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Morehead, KY, she was the wife of the late Glenmore Proffit. She enjoyed being a homemaker, working in the garden, going to church and cooking. She enjoyed family time, Sunday dinners, Gospel music including "Old Rugged...
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