Obituaries

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

Donald Hartley Kobler

Donald Hartley Kobler

Mar 12, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 Donald Hartley Kobler of Fallston, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Hartley Daniel Kobler and the late Gladys M. Weser Kobler. Husband of Barbara Navelle Kobler; father of Bonnie Hummer; Scott Kobler; Amy Dixon; Jeffrey Kobler. Grandfather of Sara Hummer; Owen Hummer; Paul Kobler; Keelan Kobler; Dakota Kobler; brother of Robert Kobler. Visitation will...

Ann Marie Pilkerton

Ann Marie Pilkerton

Mar 11, 2015

Ann Marie Pilkerton, 77, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 11, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Guy Emmit Dunham and Mary Rose Zekas Dunham and wife of the late Joseph Leroy Pilkerton. In 1977 she retired from Franklin Square Hospital where she was a...

Grant E. Thompson

Grant E. Thompson

Mar 10, 2015

Grant E. Thompson, 80, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 10, 2015 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Millard Hawkins Thompson and Rosa Adelaide Bradford Chapman. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and from the Bel Air Town Police Department where he...

Charles Thomas Rothwell

Charles Thomas Rothwell

Mar 10, 2015

Charles Thomas Rothwell, 65, of Darlington, MD passed away on March 10, 2015 following a brief illness.He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 45 years, Charla M. Graybill Rothwell, his devoted children Melissa A. Rothwell Pembrooke of Garnet Valley, PA, and Matthew C.B. Rothwell and wife, Cristin C. Kelleher Rothwell of Darlington, MD; the joys of his life...

Kennis Larue Cutlip

Kennis Larue Cutlip

Mar 9, 2015

Kennis Larue Cutlip, 93, of Hanover, PA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 9, 2015 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover. Born in Renick, WV, he was the son of the late Michael Kyle Cutlip and Florence Elizabeth Kennison Cutlip. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during WWII. Formerly of Harford County,...

Edith Bryant

Edith Bryant

Mar 9, 2015

Edith Bryant, 78, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 9, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Glen McClure and Eva Blevins Kessner. A longtime resident of Harford County, she was a caring person who enjoyed socializing with people and who had many friends. She was known...

Catherine Leah Maines

Catherine Leah Maines

Mar 8, 2015

Catherine Leah Maines, 63, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 8, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth John Herbert and Thelma Ruth McGuire Herbert and wife of the late Robert Maines. She was a kind and generous person who was particularly concerned with the welfare of homeless and...

Rick Patten

Rick Patten

Mar 7, 2015

Rick Patten, 62, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on March 7, 2015 at his home. Born in San Antonio, TX, he is the son of the late Melvin Andrew Patten and Barbara Louise Findley Mieczkowski. A tool maker for Middle River Aircraft Systems, he retired after 33 years of service. He was a former member of Bush River Yacht Club,...

William Mack Sullivan

William Mack Sullivan

Mar 7, 2015

William Mack Sullivan, 85, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 7, 2015 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Cedar Springs, VA, he was the son of the late Henry Lester Sullivan and Sina Caroline Pierce Sullivan and husband, for 59 years, of the late Edith Shepherd Sullivan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Gene Ross Caudill

Gene Ross Caudill

Mar 6, 2015

Gene Ross Caudill, 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Hart Heritage Estates, Forest Hill, Md. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Ross L. Caudill and Ethel Fletcher Caudill, and loving nephew of the late Walter T. Sr. & Lenora Rhodes Caudill. He is survived by his devoted...

Boyd Johnson Spicer

Boyd Johnson Spicer

Mar 6, 2015

Boyd Johnson Spicer, 87, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 6, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jenkin Jones, WV, he is the son of the late Luther Samuel and Ada Viola Anderson Spicer. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a munitions operator and worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground for about...

Stanley E. Standiford, Jr.

Stanley E. Standiford, Jr.

Mar 6, 2015

Stanley E. Standiford Jr., 89, passed away on March 6, 2015 at Caraway Manor Assisted Living in Elkton, MD. Born in Edgewood, he was the son of the late Stanley Elmer Standiford Sr. and Georgia Mayfiel Cage Standiford. Raised in Edgewood, he moved to Cecil County and farmed for almost forty years. He loved being outdoors in his garden and...

Pauline Nelson

Pauline Nelson

Mar 5, 2015

Pauline Nelson, 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 5, 2015 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the wife of the late Ernie Ray Nelson and the daughter of the late Preston Harrison VanHoy and Martha Ina Waddel VanHoy. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, making crafts and spending time with...

Barbara Hixene Petty

Barbara Hixene Petty

Mar 5, 2015

Barbara Hixene Petty, 79, of Churchville, MD, passed away on March 5, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wawa, PA, she is the daughter of the late Hicks Dale and Hattie Rose Funk Hash. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she had worked for 27 years for the Maryland State Police with most of...

A. Joseph Dudzinski

A. Joseph Dudzinski

Mar 5, 2015

A. Joseph Dudzinski, 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 5, 2015. Beloved husband of Patricia M. Dudzinski; devoted father of Joseph Dudzinski and wife, Laura, and Michele Tana; also survived by 3 grandchildren.In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to the charity of your choice.

Theresa Nelson

Theresa Nelson

Mar 4, 2015

Theresa Nelson, 92, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 4, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Ginsham Bavaria, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Johann and Maria Schwarm and wife of the late Ralph D. Nelson. Until the age of 83, she worked in the Commissary at both Edgewood...

Robert Ward O'Reilly

Robert Ward O'Reilly

Mar 4, 2015

Captain Robert W. O'Reilly USN (Ret.) died on March 4, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital.Bob was born on September 10, 1926 in Dallas Texas. The son of an Old Sea Dog he entered the US Naval Academy in 1944 graduating in 1948. He was commissioned as a gunnery officer and was assigned to the USS Missouri. In 1952, he entered...

Linda Kregar Kassay

Linda Kregar Kassay

Mar 4, 2015

Linda Carol Kregar-Kassay, 66, of Edgewood, MD went to meet and dance with her maker on March 4, 2015. She passed away with her family by her side at Forest Hill Rehabilitation Center where she was a resident for 22 years. She was born in Havre de Grace on August 1, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Raymond...

Charles Baxter Keller

Charles Baxter Keller

Mar 3, 2015

Charles Baxter Keller, 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 3, 2015 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Fleetwood, NC, he was the son of the late Leroy Nicholas Keller and Clementine Greer Keller. A veteran of the U.S. Army he served our country during WWII. Mr. Keller is survived by his wife...

John W. Unkart

John W. Unkart

Mar 3, 2015

John W. Unkart, 68, of Kingsville, MD, passed away on March 3, 2015 at his home. Born in Kingsville, he was the son of the late William Ernest and Emma A. Jasper Unkart. He worked in the automotive industry for over 40 years. He had a great appreciation for family and friends and a great love for farming.Mr. Unkart is...