Obituaries

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

Paul S. Jones

Paul S. Jones

Mar 22, 2016

Paul Sherwood Jones, age 43, of North East, MD passed away on March 22, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD he is the son of Sherwood Leonard Jones and Joan Marie (Landes) Jones. He attended St. Dominic Elementary in Hamilton and was a 1990 graduate of Archbishop Curley High School. He enjoyed being outside, landscaping and cooking outdoors...

Carolyn Reynolds Husemann

Carolyn Reynolds Husemann

Mar 22, 2016

Carolyn Reynolds Husemann, age 39, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 22, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fletcher, NC, she is the daughter of Jimmie Arden (Case) McClune of Bel Air and the late Richard Mark Holdredge. A resident of Harford County since 1984, she graduated from Bel Air High School in...

Eva May Dilworth

Eva May Dilworth

Mar 21, 2016

On Monday March 21, 2016, Eva May Dilworth of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Daughter of James Earl Preston and Eva Ann Wardwick Preston. Wife of James Patterson Dilworth; mother of James Patterson Dilworth Jr. and wife Lori; and sister of Donald Earl Preston and wife Beverly. Visitation will be Wednesday March 23, 2016, from 5-7 PM at the Kurtz Funeral...

Barbara Elizabeth Sparr

Barbara Elizabeth Sparr

Mar 21, 2016

Barbara Elizabeth Sparr, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 21, 2016 at her home. Born in Fullerton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Christine (Keil) Sparr. She had worked in a machine shop, enjoyed gardening and was known to be the "hugger" of the family.Ms. Sparr was the beloved sister to Anna...

Beth Clor

Beth Clor

Mar 20, 2016

Beth Clor, age 92, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 20, 2016 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Harbor Beach, MI, she was the daughter of the late James Ross Toppin and Beatrice (Harwood) Toppin and wife, for 59 years, of the late Nelson James Clor. She lived in Harbor Beach for 34 years...

Joyce M. Hooker

Joyce M. Hooker

Mar 19, 2016

Joyce M. Hooker, age 68, of Darlington, MD passed away on March 19, 2016 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raby James and Elsie Stella (Smith) Bratton. Joyce enjoyed baking and cooking. Everyone looked forward to her cooking. She enjoyed gardening with flowers and fruits and vegetables. She loved to...

Len Gizinski

Len Gizinski

Mar 19, 2016

Len Gizinski, age 78, of White Hall, MD passed away on March 19, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Adam and Helen Filipiak Gizinski. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was an administrator for Healthcare Finance for over 30 years before retiring. He was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic...

Carroll G. Wilkerson

Carroll G. Wilkerson

Mar 17, 2016

Carroll Gordon Wilkerson, age 88, of Street, MD passed away on March 17, 2016 at home. Born in Parkville, MD he was the son of the late Carroll W. and Lillian Uber Wilkerson. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Lorraine M. (Slater) Wilkerson and daughter, Sandra K. Wilkerson. In addition to his parents he was predeceased...

Jeane Marie Vaught

Jeane Marie Vaught

Mar 17, 2016

Jeane Marie Vaught, age 78, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD passed away on March 17, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Mildred Elizabeth Nichols Harkness and wife of the late Robert N. Vaught Sr. A homemaker, she was known by her...

Ed Tausendschoen

Ed Tausendschoen

Mar 16, 2016

Ed Tausendschoen, age 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 16, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late William Frederick Tausendschoen and Wilhelmina (Blunkey) Huth. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked in public safety for 36 years as a supervisor for the Division of Corrections. Mr....

Harold E. Bloyer

Harold E. Bloyer

Mar 15, 2016

Harold Edgar Bloyer, 86, died on March 15, 2016 in Bel Air, Maryland. He was born in 1929 in Clay Lick, Pennsylvania, and was raised in nearby Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He maintained a love for this rural region of Pennsylvania for all of his life. His parents were John Earl and Nancy May (Carbaugh) Bloyer. He was predeceased by five siblings,...

Mary  Archer Phillips

Mary Archer Phillips

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Archer Phillips, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 15, 2016 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD on April 26, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Francis Trainor Archer and Alice Elizabeth (Monks) Archer. She was a homemaker and enjoyed time spent with her family. A woman of extraordinary faith, she was...

John Edward Whitehead

John Edward Whitehead

Mar 15, 2016

John Edward Whitehead, age 66, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on March 15, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Columbus, OH, he is the son of Joan (Bowers) Whitehead of Wexford, PA and the late James Edward Whitehead. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Kathleen Glesner Whitehead;...

Clinton M. Frank

Clinton M. Frank

Mar 13, 2016

Clinton M. Frank, age 86, of Churchville, MD passed away on March 13, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of the late George Adam Frank and Helen May (Jones) Frank. He was a graduate of Penn State University and a veteran of the U.S. Army. After retiring from...

Frances Marguerite Stagnoli

Frances Marguerite Stagnoli

Mar 13, 2016

Frances Marguerite Jenkins Stagnoli (Marg), 77, of Bel Air, MD, passed away after a ten year fight with cancer on March 13, 2016 at home with her family by her side. Marg's life was an example to all of her love for her family. This was demonstrated in her 58 year marriage to her husband, Arnold, and the raising of...

Helen Rose

Helen Rose

Mar 11, 2016

Helen Rose, age 90, of Dundalk, MD passed away on March 11, 2016 at her home. Born in Garrett County, MD she was the daughter of the late George Edward Sebold and Lavina Agnes (Megettigan) Sebold and wife of the late Thomas Lee Rose. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing Bingo. > Mrs. Rose is survived by her daughter-in-law,...

Paul Raymond Rigney Sr.

Paul Raymond Rigney Sr.

Mar 11, 2016

On Friday March 11, 2016 Paul Raymond Rigney Sr. of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Edgar Newton Rigney and the late Beulah P. Shannon Rigney. Husband of Glenys Parker Rigney; father of Paul R. Rigney Jr.; Brian Michael Rigney Sr. and wife Christina; Julie L. Montomery and husband Jim. Also survived by 7 grandchildren. Visitation will be...

Vito ''Victor'' Ferrara

Vito ''Victor'' Ferrara

Mar 11, 2016

Vito "Victor" Ferrara, age 93, of Phoenixville, PA, passed away on March 11, 2016 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Concetta (Scotti) Ferrara. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corp and had worked as a Methods Analyst for an employment consultant. A member of the Sons...

Charles H. Thomas Sr.

Charles H. Thomas Sr.

Mar 11, 2016

Charles H. Thomas, Sr., age 73, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 11, 2016 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bellevue, MD he was the son of the late Morris Alpheus Thomas and Etta Serina (White) Thomas and husband, for 37 years, to the late Marlene Bertha (Hoes) Thomas. Mr. Thomas attended Moton High School in Talbot...

Rita P. Boone

Rita P. Boone

Mar 10, 2016

Rita P. Boone, age 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 10, 2016 at her daughter's home in Bel Air. Born in Charleston, WVa, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Poffenbarger and Bessie Poffenbarger DeMoss. Sixty-one years of her life were spent in marriage and partnership with the late Joseph D. Boone. Together, along with their...