Obituaries

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

Robert Frank Tankersley Sr.

Robert Frank Tankersley Sr.

Aug 3, 2015

Robert Frank Tankersley Sr., age 81, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 3, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Elroy and Helen Pauline (Becker) Tankersley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and had worked as a freight transport truck driver. Mr. Tankersley is survived...

Kaden Anthony Fanning

Kaden Anthony Fanning

Aug 3, 2015

Friends and family of Sarah and Shay Leigh who would like to attend the services for Kaden may come to McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in Bel Air, MD on Sunday, August 9, 2015 to visit with family from 2- 3 p.m. A service will be held at 3 p.m. Kaden Anthony Fanning, 6 years old, of Parkville, MD passed away...

 John Henry Crusse

John Henry Crusse

Aug 2, 2015

John Henry Crusse, 94, of Joppa, MD passed away on August 2, 2015 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William and Lillian (Vogel) Crusse and husband of the late Marie (Smith) Crusse. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving our country during WWII. He...

John M. Clayton Iii

John M. Clayton Iii

Aug 1, 2015

John M. Clayton III, 84, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on August 1, 2015 at Wilson Health Care Center in Gaithersburg, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Morgan Clayton Jr. and Olga Jester Clayton, and husband of the late Nancy M. Clayton. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict....

James Marvin Bauguess

James Marvin Bauguess

Aug 1, 2015

James Marvin Bauguess, 71, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 1, 2015 at Perry Point VA Hospital in Perry Point, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Tyra Marvin Bauguess and Lowa (DeBoard) Bauguess. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and an entrepreneur who enjoyed building several businesses from...

Charlotte Mae Cottrell

Charlotte Mae Cottrell

Aug 1, 2015

Charlotte Mae (Bennett) Cottrell passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family in Spring, TX on Saturday, August 1, 2015. She was born on August 30, 1928 to parents, John Augustus Bennett and Elizabeth Andrews Fennimore in Camden, NJ and raised by her stepmother, Lena Clay Bennett and stepbrother, Horace Patterson (Red). She is predeceased by husband, Wilbert...

Kay Chester

Kay Chester

Aug 1, 2015

Mary Katherine "Kay" Chester, 83, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on August 1, 2015 at home. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late James Edward Whelan and Mary Agatha (Doonan) Whelan and wife of the late Donald E. Chester. Mrs. Chester is survived by her sons, Donald M. Chester of Middle River, MD and Michael P....

Robert Wilson Jr.

Robert Wilson Jr.

Aug 1, 2015

Robert Wilson Jr., 79, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 1, 2015 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Wilson Sr. and Helen Virginia (Wheeley) Wilczynski. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife of 59 years, Kathleen L. (Becker) Wilson; sons, Robert Wilson III of Joppa and Chuck...

Debora Ann Posik

Debora Ann Posik

Jul 30, 2015

Debora "Debbie" Ann Posik, age 57; born in Tacoma, WA 1:14 am October 7, 1956, went to her heavenly home with Jesus after a long illness on July 30, 2015 at 2:15 am. She graduated from Baltimore University where she received a B.S. in Criminal Justice. She enjoyed her animals: horses, goats, dogs and cats. Debbie is mourned by her...

Willard E. "Willie" Caudill

Willard E. "Willie" Caudill

Jul 30, 2015

Willard E. "Willie" Caudill, 83, of Perryville, MD, passed away on July 30, 2015 at his home. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Walter Talmadge Caudill and Ora Elizabeth (Rhoads) Caudill, and husband of the late Nannie Mae (Fortner) Caudill. He was a SSGT in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, and...

Dorothy Irene Ross

Dorothy Irene Ross

Jul 29, 2015

Dorothy Irene Ross, 53, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away on July 29, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of Christa Maria (Persich) Fabian and the late Frederick Anthony Fabian. She grew up in Dundalk and had been a longtime resident of Harford County. She enjoyed motorcycling, skiing, gardening and animals, and had spent...

Niculina "Nicky" V. Carr

Niculina "Nicky" V. Carr

Jul 27, 2015

On July 27, 2015 Niculina Viorica Carr, 63, of Joppatowne, MD passed away. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Niculina Cunningham. Niculina "Nicky" as most of her friends knew her by, was in the Coast Guard in the early 1970's. From there on she always had the love for the water and boating....

Sandra Rose Chavis

Sandra Rose Chavis

Jul 27, 2015

Sandra Rose Chavis, age 63, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away on July 27, 2015 at her home. Born in Lumberton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willard Raeford Chavis and Lee Esther (Jones) Chavis. She had worked as a nurse's aide for Johns Hopkins in Pediatrics for 17 years. Ms. Chavis is survived by her daughter, Sabrina...

Marlene Smetana

Marlene Smetana

Jul 26, 2015

Marlene Smetana, 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away at home surrounded by her family on July 26, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Smith and Margaret Isabell Erdman Lynch. She loved her children and grandkids, her home and family. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Bel Air. Mrs....

Albert George Nickel Jr.

Albert George Nickel Jr.

Jul 26, 2015

Albert George Nickel Jr., age 77, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 26, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Albert George Nickel Sr. and Jeanette Esther (Weibley) Nickel. He started his employment at Bethlehem Steel as an intern machinist and then went to work for Grumman Aerospace....

James W. Kirk

James W. Kirk

Jul 26, 2015

James W. Kirk, 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 26, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Rochester, PA, he was the son of the late John Alfred Kirk and Genevieve Thelma (Umstead) Kirk. In 1936 he moved to Maryland where he grew up in the Ednor Gardens area of Baltimore....

Linda J. Miller

Linda J. Miller

Jul 24, 2015

Linda J. Miller, 57, of Street, MD, passed away on July 24, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she is the daughter of John W. Smith and Sheba Jane (Cleary) Smith of Street, MD. She had worked at Lowes Home Improvement and liked to sing Karaoke and bake. She loved...

Thomas Bodnar

Thomas Bodnar

Jul 23, 2015

Thomas Bodnar, 56, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 23, 2015 at Stella Maris in Timonium after a fierce fight against liver cancer. Born in Harmar, PA he was the son of Frances "Dolly" Bodnar and the late Albert J. Bodnar. He is survived by his extremely loving and devoted wife of 15 years, Heather Bodnar; and his...

George Stinchcomb Hanna Jr.

George Stinchcomb Hanna Jr.

Jul 21, 2015

On Tuesday July 21, 2015 George Stinchcomb Hanna, Jr. of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Son of the late George Stinchcomb Hanna, Sr., and the late Dorothy Virginia Bailey Hanna; father of Nancy L. Cox; George (Herb) Hanna; Cheryl Y. Hanna. Visitation Tuesday July 28, 2015 from 5-7 PM at First Presbyterian Church of Bel Air, 224 North Main Street,...

Ruth Wood

Ruth Wood

Jul 20, 2015

Ruth Wood, 82, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on July 20, 2015 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Grace, stepdaughter of the late Margaret Grace and wife of the late Vaudrie "Bud" Wood. She worked as a secretary at APG/ Edgewood. She also worked for the Harford County...

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