Obituaries

Oct 12, 2015

William "Bill" Frank, 42, of Belcamp, MD passed away on October 12, 2015 at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Joseph Cleveland Frank and Gail Ann (Yoder) Frank. Mr. Frank is survived by his wife, Renee Frank; son, Christopher James Frank; daughter, Kaitlyn Cheyenne Frank; and brother, Derek...

Oct 12, 2015

William Paul Smallwood, 75, of Harford County, passed away October 12, 2015 at his family home. He was born to the late Mr. Stanley Elliott and Pauline Bruce Smallwood in Joppa, MD. He was a retiree, after 35 years of service, from Harford County Highways where he worked most of his adult life. He is survived by his wife of...

Oct 11, 2015

Charles W. Smith Sr., 61, of Abingdon, MD passed away on October 11, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph and Letha Belle (Smarr) Smith. He liked to spend time with his family, ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle and watch Ravens football. Mr. Smith is survived by his sons, Charles W....

Oct 10, 2015

Sylvia Ann Thomas, 57, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 10, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she is the daughter of Joyce Janelle (Dunnick) Church and the late Amos E. Anderson. She worked for the Harford County Public Schools as a school bus attendant. She loved her family...

Oct 10, 2015

Jaroslav "Jerry" Adam, 83, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2015 at home with his family by his bedside. Born in Moravia Slezia, (Czech Republic) he was the son of the late Josef and Marie Adam. Mr. Adam was a devoted husband and best friend to his wife of 57 years, Sandra; loving father to his...

Oct 9, 2015

Christine Archer Tipton, 68, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 9, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in South Bend, IN, she was the daughter of the late Richard Frank Archer and Rita Marie (Dunn) Archer. In her 35 years as an educator, she spent 17 years teaching in Tucson, AZ, following the...

Oct 9, 2015

Timothy Jon Amos, 51, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 9, 2015. Born in Havre de Grace, MD he is the son of Robert E. Amos Sr. and Patricia Margaret (Hufnagle) Amos of Bel Air. He worked for Mercedes Benz as an Operations Manager and was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. He loved spending time with...

Oct 7, 2015

Emily Lee Baroch, 78, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on October 7, 2015 at her home. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles Kriegel and Margaret (Key) Erikson. She had worked as a cashier in grocery retail and loved her dogs. Mrs. Baroch is survived by her husband of 60 years, James W. Baroch Sr.;...

Oct 7, 2015

Ronald P. Merkey, 83, of Joppa Magnolia, MD, passed away on October 7, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pine Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Thomas Merkey and Mada Mae (Miller) Merkey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was retired from Edgewood Arsenal/APG where he was...

Oct 5, 2015

Paul E. Welch Jr., 75, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on October 5, 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Eugene Welch Sr. and Ruth Ann (Anstadt) Welch. He retired after 34 years of service from the Harford County Public Schools where he was Director of...

Oct 5, 2015

Carrie S. McCusker, 25, of Stewartstown, PA passed away on October 5, 2015 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD she is the daughter of Hugh Alexander McCusker and Joyce Marie (Seling) McCusker. She was a graduate of Bel Air High School and the Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts. She enjoyed writing poems and song lyrics,...

Oct 4, 2015

Brad Michael Siptroth, 40, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 4, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD he is the son of Michael R. and Bernice M. (Kowalick) Siptroth. A graduate of Fallston High School, he attended West Virginia University and was employed at Arundel Manor Golf Course as an assistant manager. He enjoyed playing music, golfing and his...

Oct 4, 2015

Barbara Catherine Grail, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 4, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of the late Joseph John and Catherine (Galonis) Salino and wife of the late John Theadore Grail. She was born and raised in Baltimore all her life except for 6 years she spent in...

Oct 3, 2015

Oct 2, 2015

On Friday October 2, 2015 Henry Alfred Gonzalez of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Luis Edwardo Gonzalez and Nell Ianthy Garvin Gonzalez. Husband of Janet Blevins Gonzalez; father of Darren Gonzalez; Lisa Kridenoff; Nicole Klein; Matthew Gonzalez; Lauren Gonzalez; Gregory Gonzalez; step-father of of Sherri Doll and Crystal Doll; grandfather of 6 grandchildren; brothers James Gonzalez and...

Oct 2, 2015

Florence J. Morrows, 91, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on October 2, 2015, at Bel Air Health and Rehab Center, Bel Air. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Wilson Machette and Catherine (Crowell) Machette and wife of the late Walter L. Morrows. She was a Eucharist Minister at St. Columbkille, Ft. Myers, Florida, and...

Oct 2, 2015

Margaret Agnes Koch, 96 of Forest Hill, MD passed away on October 2, 2015 at Hart Heritage Estate in Forest Hill. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Louis Phillip Kotmair and Catherine Agnes Murray Kotmair and wife of the late William Hobart Koch Jr. Mrs. Koch is survived by her son William H. Koch III...

Oct 2, 2015

Robert "Brian" Nelson, 44, of Joppa, MD passed away on October 2, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Nancy Louise (Shumate) Nelson of Havre de Grace and the late William Robert Nelson. A 1989 graduate of Harford VoTech High School, he worked for Harford Machine...

Oct 1, 2015

On October 1, 2015, Nancy Turner-Fedoruk, passed away after a very lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She was preceded in death by both of her husbands (Edward B. Turner, Jr. and Eugene Fedoruk).She is survived by her four daughters, Diane L. Mick, Cynthia D. Vojtech, Karen J. Bryant and Nichole Fothergill. She is also survived by her nine (9) grandchildren...

Sep 30, 2015

Chris Doan, age 50, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 30, 2015 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Terre Haute, IN, he is the son of Jeri Ann (Walters) Dean and the late John Doan. He had worked as a painter and chef in numerous restaurants in Albuquerque for over 20 years and...