Obituaries

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

Joseph G. Boegner Ii

Joseph G. Boegner Ii

Apr 9, 2015

Joseph G. Boegner II, 70, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 9, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph G. Boegner and Ruth E. (Sadler) Boegner. He retired from Bethlehem Steel where he was a welder and enjoyed fishing.Mr. Boegner is survived by his daughter, Renee Bures; son, Joseph G....

Hazel Combs

Hazel Combs

Apr 7, 2015

Hazel Combs, 94, of Darlington, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Elk Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Emory Gleaves Copeland and Laura Elizabeth Hall Copeland and wife of the late Lewis H. Combs. During WWII she worked at BATA and later, along with her husband, she owned...

Mark A. Hawkins

Mark A. Hawkins

Apr 7, 2015

Mark A. Hawkins, 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on April 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Elmyra, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick Guy Hawkins and Juanita Dawn Merrick Hawkins. He was employed in the automotive industry for over 30 years. He had a love of cars and people and had built and raced...

Patricia A. Vela

Patricia A. Vela

Apr 7, 2015

Patricia A. Vela, 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alma Robinson Cooney and wife, for 39 years, of the late Dr. Cristobal Vela. Early in her career, she was employed by Maryland General Hospital as a...

Dolores Kathryn Barker

Dolores Kathryn Barker

Apr 7, 2015

Dolores K. Barker (nee Merriken), 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Little Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, MD where she received loving care during her last few months before going home to the Lord. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy B. Merriken Sr. and Marie Anna...

James L. Reedy

James L. Reedy

Apr 7, 2015

James L. Reedy, 67, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Tower Hill, IL, he was the son of the late Jack Stanley Reedy and Alta Kathryn Ireland Reedy. He retired from the U.S. Navy and, for 15 years, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was looked upon as...

Clara Mae Warner

Clara Mae Warner

Apr 4, 2015

Clara Mae Warner, 61, of Joppa, MD passed away on April 4, 2015 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in LaVale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Victor Kisselovich and Evelyn Elizabeth (Fike) Kisselovich and wife of the late Larry William Warner Sr. She received her Masters Degree from the University of Maryland and in...

Jim Cage

Jim Cage

Apr 4, 2015

Jim Cage, 83, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away on April 4, 2015 at his home. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Harvey Franklin Cage and Laura Belle (Durham) Cage. He was a musician and had his own band for several years named Sugar Creek. In Nashville he played backup to several singers which included...

Ruth  Magness Vaught

Ruth Magness Vaught

Apr 4, 2015

Helen Ruth Magness Vaught, age 86, of Bel Air, MD died on April 4, 2015 at home. Born in Emmorton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen Everitt Magness and wife, for 54 years, of the late Thomas C. Vaught, Sr. She graduated from Bel Air High School in 1945. She worked as a teller for...

Nancy Josephine Schaub

Nancy Josephine Schaub

Apr 3, 2015

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Gary Wayne Siler

Gary Wayne Siler

Apr 3, 2015

Gary Wayne Siler, 58, of Street, MD, passed away suddenly on April 3, 2015 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of James Darrion Siler of Street and the late Phyllis Jean Walden Siler. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he began his teaching and coaching career in 1988 at Harford Technical High School....

Nancy Josephine Schaub

Nancy Josephine Schaub

Apr 3, 2015

Nancy Josephine Schaub, 80, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on April 3, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Neponset, IL, she was the daughter of the late David and Mabel Lyle Crockett and wife of the late Clarence Milton Schaub. Mrs. Schaub is survived by her sons, Kenneth Schaub of Abingdon and William Schaub...

Brandon Michael French

Brandon Michael French

Apr 3, 2015

Brandon Michael French, 18, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 3, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Elizabeth Lynn Haines French and Daniel Wayne French, both of Edgewood. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he loved his family and was always ready to help others. He enjoyed the beach and the outdoors and loved his...

Harriet R. Brown

Harriet R. Brown

Apr 3, 2015

Harriet R. Brown, 95, died on Friday April 3, 2015 at The Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson, where she has lived since 2004. Born on October 22, 1919 in Havre de Grace, MD, Harriet was the daughter of Augustus Freeborn Brown and Mary J. Busch. She attended Harford County Public Schools graduating from Havre de Grace High School in 1936....

Nannie Mae Caudill

Nannie Mae Caudill

Apr 2, 2015

Nannie Mae Caudill, 81, of Perryville, MD passed away on April 2, 2015 at her home. Born in Galax, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Oscar Fortner and Bessie Lee (Roberts) Fortner. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also liked to fish, cook and travel down South. She was a member of American...

Mary Ann K. Mcdermott

Mary Ann K. Mcdermott

Apr 2, 2015

Mary Ann K. McDermott, 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 2, 2015 at her home. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Anthony Hund Jr. and Dorothy Catherine (Geier) Hund. It was there that she attended Catholic grade schools and graduated from a Catholic High School. Before she married the...

Michael Andrew Kramer

Michael Andrew Kramer

Apr 1, 2015

On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Michael Andrew Kramer of Forest Hill, Maryland. Wife of Lesley Thiel Kramer, son of Martin F. Kramer and the late Mary Jane Staab Kramer. Father of Michael A. Kramer Jr. and wife Jennifer Hood; Laura Marie Kramer and husband Justin Weible; Andrew M. Kramer and wife Kimberly Shelley. Grandfather of Alex and MaKenzie; also survived...

Harry Lee Roark

Harry Lee Roark

Apr 1, 2015

Harry Lee Roark, 64, of Abingdon, MD passed away on April 1, 2015 at his home. Born in Bristol, VA, he is the son of Fred Calvin Roark of Baltimore, MD and the late Stella Marie (Poe) Roark. A 1969 graduate of Kenwood High School, he attended Christian Bible School in Texas for one year and had worked for Sephora...

Mildred E. Parks

Mildred E. Parks

Apr 1, 2015

Mildred E. Parks, 90, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on April 1, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chicago, IL, she is the daughter of the late William Clark Tracey and Marie Spitchak. Mrs. Parks is survived by her husband of 55 years, Edward Parks; son, Alan Jeffrey Parks of Cecil County; step children,...

Charlie C. Young

Charlie C. Young

Mar 29, 2015

Charlie C. Young, age 56, of Whiteford, MD, passed away on March 29, 2015 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Loyd Ralph Young and Virginia Olene (Ross) Young. He worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Pyrotechnic Engineering Technician. He loved his Harley Davidson Motorcycle and was an avid football...