Obituaries

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

Francis "Frank" Anthony Sobieski

Francis "Frank" Anthony Sobieski

Dec 31, 2014

On Wednesday, December 31, 2014, Francis Frank Anthony Sobieski of Street, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Anthony Frank Sobieski and the late Margaret Minnie McElwee. Father of Barbara Anne DeRose and husband William; Michele Lynne Sobieski; Elizabeth Mae Bailey and husband Wilson; Lisa Marie Barrett-Hardy and husband Lee. Grandfather to Gregory Paul Sobieski; Claire DeRose Ring; Benjamin Kahl...

Constance E. Martin Brown

Constance E. Martin Brown

Dec 31, 2014

Constance E. Martin Brown, 91, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 31, 2014 at her home. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Sloan and Rena Beatrice Portmess Duvall. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Kenneth F. Martin. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family.Mrs. Brown...

Bob Pennington

Bob Pennington

Dec 30, 2014

Bob Pennington, 78, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Smyth County, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Dewey Pennington and Roxie Mae Blevins. Following 20 years of service in the US Air Force, Bob then worked for and retired from EMR Service in...

Richard Garry Blades

Richard Garry Blades

Dec 30, 2014

Richard Garry Blades, 63, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Elbert Allie Blades. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and owned and operated, since 1980, his own countertop and cabinet making business, A Touch of...

Don Bittinger

Don Bittinger

Dec 30, 2014

Don Bittinger, 82, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in McHenry, MD, he was the son of the late Walter Edward and Bernadette Rosell Seabold Bittinger, and was the husband, for 32 years, of the late Willavenne "Beanie" Ashby. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air...

Frank B. Whelan Jr.

Frank B. Whelan Jr.

Dec 30, 2014

Francis Bernard Whelan Jr. of Joppatowne, MD, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 50 years, Carolyn; his children, Rebecca Seipp and husband Steve, Francis Bernard Whelan III and his wife, Christy, Sarah Walsh and husband, James. He is also the grandfather of Kevin, Eric, Natalie, Luke, Julia,...

Ronald W. Goetze

Ronald W. Goetze

Dec 30, 2014

Ronald W. Goetze, 68, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Walter Henry Goetze Jr. and Naomi Ruth Seekford Goetze. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War. He was a resident of Harford County...

Mark D. Pacione

Mark D. Pacione

Dec 29, 2014

Mark D. Pacione, 60, of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Mary Louise (Cellitto) Pacione-Schulmeyer and the late Primo Angelo Pacione. Mark worked in Youth Ministry and eventually in planning and research for the Archdiocese. He was the producer of...

David E. Dill

David E. Dill

Dec 29, 2014

David E. Dill, age 64, of Pylesville, MD, passed away on December 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Roy Dill of Sykesville, MD and the late Onita Gary Dill. He worked as a service manager for 20 years at Village Volvo. He enjoyed working with his...

Ronald ''Chief'' Gary Mcbee Sr.

Ronald ''Chief'' Gary Mcbee Sr.

Dec 28, 2014

Ronald "Chief" Gary McBee Sr., age 67, of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 28, 2014 at his home. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph C. "Mac" McBee and Isabelle Nellie Barnes McBee. A 1965 graduate of Mergenthaler Technical Institute, he became a Master Plumber in 1984 which led to the beginning...

Dolores J. Zandarski

Dolores J. Zandarski

Dec 28, 2014

On Sunday, December 28, 2014, Dolores J. Lolly Zandarski age 77 of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. She was the beloved wife of Matthew Zandarski; mother of George Amend Jr., Denise Niner and Jennifer Z. Urand. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-granchild and countless nieces and nephews as well her brothers and sisters. A...

Leonard Pieper

Leonard Pieper

Dec 27, 2014

Leonard Pieper, age 90, of Monkton, MD, passed away on December 27, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Emmorton, MD, he was the son of the late Evans Leonard and Nellie Margaret Gross Pieper. He was a farmer his whole life and was also a horseman who participated in fox hunts. Mr. Pieper is...

John Donald Mellor

John Donald Mellor

Dec 27, 2014

On Saturday, December 27, 2014, John Donald Mellor of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Son of the late John Mellor and the late Claire V. Zondeerwyk Mellor. Former husband of Margaret C. Mellor; father of John R. Mellor and wife Sharon M. Mellor and the late Donald W. Mellor; brother of Geraldine Eighner and Gary Zonderwyk. Grandfather of the late Robert...

Mary Josephine "Jo" Connolly

Mary Josephine "Jo" Connolly

Dec 26, 2014

Mary Josephine "Jo" Connolly, 82, of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 26, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Buffalo, NY, she is the daughter of the late Kenneth Frederick and Ida Sullivan Baur and wife of the late Francis Michael Connolly Sr. Mrs. Connolly is survived by her sons, Francis Michael "Mike" Connolly...

Trudy B. Ryan

Trudy B. Ryan

Dec 26, 2014

Trudy B. Ryan, age 58, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 26, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Hans and Marion Wenzel Kutzberger. She graduated from Seton Keough High School in 1974, worked as a wire operator at Alex Brown in Towson for...

Lucille B. Daneker

Lucille B. Daneker

Dec 24, 2014

Lucille B. Daneker, 95, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on December 24, 2014 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Baltimore. Born in Fallston, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Leonard and Anna M. Johnson Bachman and wife of the late Million E. Daneker Sr. Mrs. Daneker is survived by her son, Million E. Daneker Jr. and wife,...

Velma "Babes" Jones

Velma "Babes" Jones

Dec 23, 2014

Velma "Babes" Jones, age 78, of Street, MD, passed away on December 23, 2014 at her home. Born in Perry Hall, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman Parlett Sr. and Sabina Summer Burton Parlett. A graduate of Kenwood High School, she worked for 40 years at Mercantile Bank where she was a Vice President. She was a...

Keith Michael Gear

Keith Michael Gear

Dec 23, 2014

Keith Michael Gear, 26, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 23, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Dave Andrew Gear and Amey Denise Churby Ouadda. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he attended Joppatowne High School and was employed, for ten years, at the Jiffy Lube in Edgewood. He loved sports, especially the Orioles, as...

Derrick Lloyd

Derrick Lloyd

Dec 22, 2014

Derrick Lloyd, age 45, of Joppa, MD, passed away on December 22, 2014 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Steven Lloyd and Janice Carman Prather. A 1988 graduate of Joppatowne High School, he worked 12 years for the federal government at Kaseman International where he was an Operations Specialist....

Brandon Paulick

Brandon Paulick

Dec 21, 2014

Brandon Paulick, age 26, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on December 21, 2014. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Kenneth Louis Paulick of Abingdon and the late Jean Anne Schutz. He worked as a carpenter in home construction and was an avid Ravens fan. He was very active at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and...