Obituaries

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

Catherine Ranocchia Kidd

Catherine Ranocchia Kidd

Nov 23, 2014

Catherine Ranocchia Kidd, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 23, 2014 at Four Seasons Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Willamena Lang and wife for over 35 years of the late Anthony Ranocchia Sr. After his death she was remarried to Edward Kidd who...

Marie A. Pychinka

Marie A. Pychinka

Nov 23, 2014

Marie A. Pychinka, age 92, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 23, 2014 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Emma Lind Purcell. She was the devoted wife of the late Walter Pychinka for 67 years. During WW2 she worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground. She...

Mark Andrew Mcginnity

Mark Andrew Mcginnity

Nov 22, 2014

Mark Andrew McGinnity, age 44, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 22, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Dorothy Frances Chojnowski McGinnity and the late Henry Joseph McGinnity. He was a 1988 graduate of Parkville High School, a 1992 graduate of Towson State University where in 2011 he received his Masters. He worked for...

Doris Theresa Oleska

Doris Theresa Oleska

Nov 20, 2014

On November 20, 2014, Doris Theresa Oleska, age 81, of Hodgenville, KY, formerly of Edgewood, MD, passed away. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Joseph Oleska; devoted mother of Gerard, Joseph, Stanislaw and Alexander Oleska, Marian Bollinger, Diane Ronkainen and the late Millicent Anderson and Theresa Oleska. Also survived by 20 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations...

James "Wayland" Hinton

James "Wayland" Hinton

Nov 20, 2014

James "Wayland" Hinton, 58, of Harford County passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, November 20, 2014. Born on March 10, 1956 in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late James Wayland Hinton Sr. and Ruth (Steinmetz) Hinton. He was known best as Wayland by friends, WayWay by family and Pop-Pop by his beloved grandchildren. He loved his...

Edith Rose Leydig

Edith Rose Leydig

Nov 19, 2014

Edith Rose Leydig, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on November 19, 2014 at her home. Born in Cresaptown, MD, she is the daughter of the late Trubadour and Bertie Elizabeth Porter Lewis and wife of 60 years to the late Glenn Allen Leydig. A proud graduate of Allegany High School, she had worked as a secretary for...

Bruce M. Crawford

Bruce M. Crawford

Nov 18, 2014

Bruce M. Crawford, age 67, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on November 18, 2014 at his home. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Robert and Ruth Keogh Crawford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked for Collins & Aikman where he was a warehouse manager. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren,...

Arthur J. King, Sr.

Arthur J. King, Sr.

Nov 18, 2014

Arthur J. King, Sr., US Air Force (Ret.), age 78, of Havre de Grace, MD, formerly of Waipahu, Hawaii, passed away on November 18, 2014 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perry Point, MD. Born in Albany, GA, he was the son of the late Arthur R. King, Sr. and Bertha Lee Isler King. A veteran of the U.S....

Cheyenne Lee

Cheyenne Lee

Nov 17, 2014

Cheyenne Lee, age 55, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 17, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Eugenia Lee of Bel Air and the late Richard Irvin Flichman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked at Price Brothers where he was a truck...

Patricia A. Mcclung

Patricia A. Mcclung

Nov 16, 2014

Patricia A. McClung, age 78, passed away on November 16, 2014, at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Anthony William and Mary Kathryn Skruch Majchrzak. She worked at TRADES Council for 32 years and was involved in animal rescue groups which included the MD Line Animal Rescue and the ASPCA....

Norma Clough

Norma Clough

Nov 16, 2014

Norma Clough, age 87, of Middle River, MD, passed away on November 16, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Ruby Mason Spence Taylor and wife of the late Roland C. Clough Jr. For most of her life she worked at a shoe factory on Eastern...

Bill Grossarth

Bill Grossarth

Nov 16, 2014

Bill Grossarth, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on November 16, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Glendale, CA, he was the son of the late Wayne Barton and Ila Lorene Denman Grossarth. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked for UPS and Next Day Express as a courier. An avid sports...

David Redford

David Redford

Nov 16, 2014

David Redford, age 62, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 16, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Richmond, VA, he is the son of Dorothy Ann Sanderson Redford of Parkville and the late Bobby Stuart Redford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired, in July 2013 after 20 years...

Robert G. ''Bob'' Nelson

Robert G. ''Bob'' Nelson

Nov 14, 2014

Robert G. "Bob" Nelson, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Claude Vincent and Genevieve Katherine Jones Nelson and husband of 37 years to the late Helen Janice Gies Nelson. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served our country during the...

Clinton C. Waddell

Clinton C. Waddell

Nov 13, 2014

Clinton C. Waddell, age 76, of Edgewood, MD passed away on November 13, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Dublin, MD, he is the son of the late Click Ambrose and Myrtle Blevins Waddell. A lifelong Harford County resident, he was one of nine children and worked at Bata Shoe Company in the milling room...

Renee Suzanne Main

Renee Suzanne Main

Nov 13, 2014

Renee Suzanne Main, age 59, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 13, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Long Beach, CA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Russell and Lois Mae Sergeant Des Jardins. She worked for Aberdeen Proving Ground in Youth Services where she directed Before and After School Care...

Lillian  Mae Krahn

Lillian Mae Krahn

Nov 12, 2014

L. Mae Krahn, age 91, of Greer, SC, was called home to be with the Lord on November 12, 2014. She will be reunited in heaven with her beloved husband, Ferd C. Krahn. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of the late Emma and John Trader, and sister of the late E. Leona Stevens and the late Jack...

Emily Joyce Blackburn

Emily Joyce Blackburn

Nov 11, 2014

Emily Joyce Blackburn, age 86, of Reading, PA, formerly of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 11, 2014 at Berkshire Center Nursing Home in Reading, PA. Born in Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Edna Abernathy Wilson and wife of the late Harrison Jonathan Blackburn. She retired from Edgewood Arsenal where she had worked for...

Mark L. Stancill

Mark L. Stancill

Nov 11, 2014

Mark L. Stancill, age 54, of Kingsville, MD, passed away on November 11, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of the late Alfred Lee and Mae Irene Caudill Stancill. He was a truck driver. Mr. Stancill is survived by his sister, Sharon K. Stancill of Bel Air. In lieu...

Patricia Virginia Buchanan

Patricia Virginia Buchanan

Nov 11, 2014

Patricia Virginia Buchanan, age 71, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on November 11, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, she is the daughter of the late James Archer Scotten Sr. and Nellie Virginia Taylor Scotten and wife of 42 years to the late Robert Buchanan. She was a nurse at Harford Memorial...