Obituaries

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

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Collins

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Collins

Feb 21, 2015

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Collins, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away February 21, 2015 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. The oldest of six children, Elizabeth was born January 24, 1924 to John T. and Elizabeth Fahey Fitzpatrick of Belcamp, Maryland. She attended St. Margaret's School in Bel Air; and graduated from St. Stephen's High School in Bradshaw. She...

Jerome D. Heathcott Jr.

Jerome D. Heathcott Jr.

Feb 20, 2015

Jerome D. Heathcott, Jr. died suddenly on February 20, 2015. He was born on August 7, 1969 in Havre de Grace, MD. Jerome graduated from C. Milton Wright High School in 1987. He was an outstanding pitcher for the baseball team. He was an avid sports fan. Jerome is survived by his father, Jerome D. Heathcott and wife Sandy, of...

Rita Joyce Falanga

Rita Joyce Falanga

Feb 20, 2015

Rita Joyce Falanga (nee Eckley), 72, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on February 20, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brooklyn, MD, she was the daughter of the late Kayle Eckley and Gladys Hymiller Selph. She worked as the Secretary to the Vice President of Maryland General Hospital. She also ran, along with her...

Doris Ann Ranneberger

Doris Ann Ranneberger

Feb 19, 2015

Doris Ann Wagner Ranneberger, 95, a long-time resident of Bel Air, died peacefully in her sleep February 19 with her son George, his wife Mary and granddaughter Megan at her side. She had been a resident at Glen Meadows Retirement Community for the last 8 years of her life. She was born in 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was predeceased...

Granville "Mr. Christmas" Gilbert

Granville "Mr. Christmas" Gilbert

Feb 19, 2015

Granville "Mr. Christmas" Gilbert, 78, of Linthicum, MD passed away on February 19, 2015 at his home. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late Tredwell and Annie Gilbert. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served his country during the Korean War and retired from NSA where he was a Research Analyst. His joy was his...

Stanley Elliott "Pop Pop" Smallwood Sr.

Stanley Elliott "Pop Pop" Smallwood Sr.

Feb 19, 2015

Stanley Elliott Smallwood Sr. "Pop Pop", 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 19, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Joppa, MD, he is the son of the late Stanley Elliott Smallwood and Pauline Virginia Bruce Chisholm and husband of the late Patricia Grace Doss Smallwood. He started his working life with Keithley...

Mary D. Kalmbacher

Mary D. Kalmbacher

Feb 18, 2015

Mary D. Kalmbacher, 86, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on February 18, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Bernardo and Frances Casimo Cianelli and wife of the late Edgar Lynn Kalmbacher. Mrs. Kalmbacher is survived by her daughter, Shirley Zahm of Aberdeen; brothers,...

Angelina Stella Souders

Angelina Stella Souders

Feb 16, 2015

Angelina Stella Souders, 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 16, 2015 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Brookhaven, MS, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Michael and Josephine Antoinette Sassone Barranco. She attended St. Margaret Catholic Church and was a member of the Auxiliary for the American Legion Post in Bel Air. In...

Brenda Carol Leizear

Brenda Carol Leizear

Feb 16, 2015

Brenda Carol Leizear, 67, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 16, 2015 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of Walter McKinley Powers and Jessie Melinda Reedy Powers of Bel Air, MD. She taught for Harford County Public Schools for 38 years and was an avid church attendee of Calvary...

Erma Gibson

Erma Gibson

Feb 16, 2015

Erma was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina on July 14, 1926 to Solomon Kelly and Audrey Holder Edwards. She attended Sparta High School in Sparta. She married William (Bill) A. Gibson in 1942 and they were married for over 72 years. They moved to Harford County, Maryland in February 1943. Erma had two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Sherman (deceased) and...

Erna Gerhardt Stoermer

Erna Gerhardt Stoermer

Feb 16, 2015

On Monday, February 16, 2015 Erna Gerhardt Stoermer of Fallston, Maryland passed away. Wife of the late Ralph T. Stoermer, Jr.; daughter of the late Christian Edward Naumann and Erna Grundman Naumann. Mother of Ralph Theo Stoermer, III; Roger William Stoermer, Sr.; grandmother of Joshua Stoermer; Sarah Petrosky; Roger Stoermer, Jr.; Rebecca Golightly; Ashley Stoermer; also survived by 4 great-grandchildren....

Sharon Ann Powell

Sharon Ann Powell

Feb 16, 2015

Sharon Ann Powell, 68, of Fallston, MD, passed away on February 16, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Osborne and Charlean Osborne. She worked as a secretary for a physician's office and was the former Choir Director at Towne Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Virginia Duvall Miller

Virginia Duvall Miller

Feb 15, 2015

On Sunday, February 15, 2015, Virginia Duvall Miller of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Frank - Lillian Nichols; wife of the late Elson B. Duvall and the late Frank Miller. Mother of Virgina Christina Scarlett; grandmother of John Benjamin Scarlett; Joshua Elson Scarlett. Also survived by a brother- John C. Nichols. Visitation will be Saturday, February...

Lottie Christensen

Lottie Christensen

Feb 15, 2015

Lottie Christensen, 86, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on February 15, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Munich, Germany, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Berthold and wife of the late Robert Christensen. A homemaker, she loved her family, especially caring for her great-grandson, Jordan. Mrs. Christensen is survived by...

Ernestine Marie Garner

Ernestine Marie Garner

Feb 15, 2015

Ernestine Marie Garner, 87 of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 15, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of Andrew Elihu Garner and Viola Curry Garner White. She retired from Harford County Government and was a member of Ames United Methodist Church.Ms. Garner is survived by...

Robert Lee Shewell

Robert Lee Shewell

Feb 15, 2015

Robert Lee Shewell, 68, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 15, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Robert Edward and Evelyn Ruth Rexroth Shewell. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was retired from the State of Maryland Department of the Environment as a Waste Water Management Supervisor. He was...

Ray Grant Scholl

Ray Grant Scholl

Feb 15, 2015

Ray Grant Scholl, 67, of Delta, PA, passed away on February 15, 2015 at his home. Born in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Ray Edward and Doris Elizabeth Grant Scholl. He retired, after 25 years, from Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a machinist. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Scholl is survived by...

Billy S. Thomas

Billy S. Thomas

Feb 14, 2015

Billy S. Thomas, 78, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on February 14, 2015 at his home. Born in Bald Knob, WV, he was the son of the late Orville Thomas and Tina Vance Brady. An avid hunter, gardener and camper, he was a life member of the Delta Peach Bottom Fish and Game Association, as well as, the Maryland Crossbow...

Eugene Erford Secord, Jr.

Eugene Erford Secord, Jr.

Feb 13, 2015

On Friday, February 13, 2015, Eugene Erford Secord, Jr. of Winterstown, Pennsylvania, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of Eugene Secord Sr. and Aileen Gregory Nuth. Stepson of Raymon Nuth; brother of Debbie Bell; and Suze Crowley; uncle of Christina Bell; Ryan Bell; Valerie Bell. Services will be held at a later date in North Carolina.

Henry R. Hein

Henry R. Hein

Feb 13, 2015

Henry R. Hein, 78, of Fallston, MD, passed away on February 13, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Edgewood, MD, he was the son of the late Henry and Katherine Augustisi Leach Hein. He retired, after 45 years, from Acme Supermarkets where he was the manager of the Edgewood store. A member of...