Obituaries

Feb 26, 2016

Carol Ann Deets Albert, age 77, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away peacefully on February 26, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born December 12, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Charles Deets and Ruth (James) Deets. Carol grew up on Harvey's Lake, PA where she developed a life-long love for nature, became...

Feb 26, 2016

On February 26, 2016, Kathryn "Bonnie" Lorraine Day, age 74, of Baltimore, Maryland "shuffled off this mortal coil" surrounded by her children and friends. Born in Baltimore, she was the beloved daughter of Anna Lorraine Day (nee Price) and the Honorable Stewart Oscar Day, Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Maryland. A 1959 graduate of the Bryn Mawr...

Feb 25, 2016

David Lee Strittmatter, 74 of Joppatowne, MD passed away Thursday, Feb 25, 2016 at Hart Heritage Home in Street, MD where he had been for the past 18 months suffering from Alzheimer's.David was born on April 21, 1941 in Altoona, PA., son of the late Martin J and Mary (Kaufman) Strittmatter. He attended Penn State University and graduated with a...

Feb 24, 2016

Minnie Virginia German, 96, of White Marsh, MD passed away on February 24, 2016 at Franklin Square Seasons Hospice. She was born in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of the late Roy Horton and Hazel Owens Horton. Minnie was preceded in death by husbands, Elmer Grove and Alvin German, as well as, by sons, Calvin L. Grove and E....

Feb 23, 2016

Anthony F. Durdock, age 66, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on February 23, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD he is the son of Dolores Antoinette (Bottari) Durdock of Dundalk and the late Anthony Matthew Durdock. He was a 1967 graduate of Patapsco High School and earned his Bachelors Degree from Towson University. He was most recently working...

Feb 23, 2016

Martha Elizabeth Hopkins, 87, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away on February 23, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House in Forest Hill. She was the daughter of the late Preston B. and Ella Mae Jordan Hilditch. Born in Mechanicsville, just north of Bel Air, she graduated from Dublin High School in 1947. After high school she was employed...

Feb 23, 2016

Mario Vincent Campanaro, age 94, of 3500 Garrett Court in Aberdeen, died on February 23, 2016. He was born on March 29, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, the youngest child of Italian immigrants, Antonio Palma Campanaro and Doralice DeBerardinis Campanaro. He graduated from high school in Brooklyn, NY and during WWII fought with the 66th Infantry. A survivor of the 1944...

Feb 23, 2016

Gladys Mae Harris, age 92, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 23, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she is the daughter of the late Frank Nelson Hawkins and Gertrude Mamie (Wooldridge) Hawkins and wife of the late George Curtis Harris. She enjoyed attending church, reading the Bible and being...

Feb 22, 2016

Mary Susan Ware, age 96, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 22, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Moorefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Philip Henry Vetter and Bell Pauline (Day) Vetter and wife of the late Richard Burton Ware. She attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Martinsburg,...

Feb 22, 2016

Ronald Clyde Gatewood, age 68, of Elkins, WV passed away on February 22, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born in Wheeling, WV, he was the son of the late Clyde Edward Gatewood and Laura Lee (Hupp) Gatewood. Mr. Gatewood was graduate of Bishop Donahue HS, McMechen, WV, and Marshall University, and a longtime resident of Glen Dale,...

Feb 21, 2016

Ronald Wayne Benfield, 54, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Ron is survived by his wife, Tania of 30 years. He was the loving and devoted father to Alexander and Blake Benfield. Ron was the son of the late Marvin Benfield and Sarah Ruth Benfield.Ron, a lifelong resident of Harford County, graduated from Towson University and...

Feb 21, 2016

Ruth R. Heaps, age 88, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 21, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Purdy, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Albert Radogna and Sarah Anne (Gregory) Radogna and wife of the late Charles William Heaps Sr. In 1982 she retired from the Harford County Public...

Feb 21, 2016

On Sunday February 21, 2016, Alice Jerome Parker Ober of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Raeburn H. Parker and the late Alice Richards Lawrence Parker. Wife of the late Frank B. Ober, Jr.; mother David G. Ober; Laurie Curtis and the late Philip L. Ober. She is also survived by 9 Grandchildren; 5 Great-Grandchildren and a Sister-...

Feb 20, 2016

Feb 19, 2016

Carrington Sullivan, age 91, of Abingdon, MD passed away on February 19, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Estel Arthur and Dovie Mae (Waddell) Eller and wife of the late John Ancil Sullivan.Mrs. Sullivan is survived by her sons, John H. Sullivan and wife, Cecilia, of...

Feb 17, 2016

Susan M. Matthews, age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 17, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD she is the daughter of Richard Jefferson Price of Jarrettsville, MD and the late Nancy Ann (Richardson) Price. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Kenneth L....

Feb 17, 2016

Alexander Oleska, age 53, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 17, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Stanley J. and Doris F. Oleska. A devout Catholic, he attended Prince of Peace Church in Edgewood and volunteered, for the last 26 years, at every church event including weekly Bingo. He considered the...

Feb 17, 2016

Theodore K. "Ted " Phelps, 97, died at his Parkville, MD home in the Erickson Oak Crest Retirement Community on February 17, 2016 surrounded by immediate family. Born in Ann Arbor, MI on March 10, 1918, he was the son of Benjamin Rice Phelps and Bertha King Phelps. His teen years in Michigan and New York City birthed his lifespan...

Feb 16, 2016

John Wayne Taylor, age 67, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on February 16, 2016 at Elkton Transitions Care and Rehabilitation in Elkton, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late George A. Taylor and Lillie Alice (Rose) Taylor. He worked for 36 ½ years as a dispatcher for the Maryland State Police. Mr. Taylor is...

Feb 15, 2016

Ray M. O'Brien, age 67, of Whiteford, MD passed away on February 15, 2016 at his home. Born in Miami, AZ, he was the son of the late Richard Roy O'Brien and Lorene Mary (Kennedy) O'Brien. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served our country during the Vietnam War. He retired, after 43 years, from Alban Caterpillar...