Obituaries

Jun 30, 2014

Jun 29, 2014

Kathleen Marie Hess, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Columbus, OH, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Marie Loar Lane. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and great friend to many. Ms. Hess is survived by her son, Kevin Hess;...

Jun 29, 2014

Wayne Walker Brown, age 59, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Hershel George Brown and Elizabeth Walker Brown. He was born and raised in Greenville, SC. Lived in MA and CA and moved to Bel...

Jun 29, 2014

David Leon Tanenbaum, resident of Bel Air for nearly 60 years, died on June 29, 2014. Mr. Tanenbaum was born in New York City in 1930, the son of the late Alexander Tanenbaum and Esther Lozovitsky Tanenbaum. He grew up in Providence and was graduated from the University of Rhode Island. In the Army during the Korean War Mr. Tanenbaum...

Jun 29, 2014

Craig Whitenack, age 41, of Churchville, MD passed away on June 29, 2014 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Susan Marlene Scruggs Whitenack of Abingdon, MD and the late Gary Marvin Whitenack. He was employed for Leonard Paper where he was a truck driver and enjoyed working out and...

Jun 28, 2014

Hilda Louise Sweeting, age 90, of Belcamp, MD passed away on June 28, 2014 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Gerrardstown, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Holmes and Ruth Agusta Briscoe Myers and wife of the late Harry Charles Sweeting, who was the love of her life and passed away in 1988. She retired an Assistant...

Jun 27, 2014

Dorothy "Dot" K. Reed, age 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 27, 2014 at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Edna Johnson Hartman and wife of the late Elmer E. Reed. A member of Chestnut Grove AME Church in Rocks, MD, she was very outgoing and always sat on...

Jun 26, 2014

Barbara K. Hunt, age 76, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 26, 2014 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Harry August Smith and Katherine Birkmire. A 1955 graduate of Bel Air High School, she retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground as an Administrative Assistant after 30...

Jun 26, 2014

Donna J. Champ, age 64, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 26, 2014 at Lorien Riverside where she resided for 17 years. Born in Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of Rose Marie Winters Mansfield of Forest Hill and the late Roberts Barnard Wilt, and wife of the late James William Champ. A Harford County resident for 53 years,...

Jun 25, 2014

Clara O. Crytser, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 25, 2014 at her home. Born in Fountain Green, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Winfield Mitchell and Katherine Bechtold and wife of the late Robert J. Crytser Sr. She retired, after 14 years, from Harford County Public Schools and Harford Junior College where...

Jun 24, 2014

Charles Robert Frederick, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 24, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William W. Frederick and Antoinette DeBoisse and husband of the late Elizabeth Nagle Frederick. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the...

Jun 22, 2014

Michael P. Flanigan, age 67, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 22, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Felix Joseph and Lillian Kasak Flanigan. A Special Education Teacher, he received his B.S. from Friends University in Wichita, KS and his Masters of Education from...

Jun 21, 2014

Ralph Everett (Pete) Peacock, age 95, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 21, 2014 at Manorcare South in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Kennedy Peacock and Ruby Elizabeth Strand Peacock, and husband, for 49 years, of the late L. Maurita (Fish) Peacock. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Jun 20, 2014

David A. Bell, age 66, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 20, 2014 at his home. Born in Fountain Green, he was the son of the late Conright and Dolly Bell (nee: Muller). He had just retired in January after working for DMI (Diversified Machining Inc.) for 45 years. He always kept busy and enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing golf,...

Jun 20, 2014

Joan B. Noha, age 79, of Fallston, MD, passed away on June 20, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Harry and Rhea Suhr Sevick. Joan was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She loved being outdoors; enjoying...

Jun 19, 2014

Elizabeth Margaret Dolan, age 77, of Joppa, MD, passed away after a brief illness on June 19, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late James Francis and Elizabeth Margaret (Mannix) Dolan. Elizabeth is survived by her cousins, Lawrence P. O'Connor of Thiells, NY, Mary A. (O'Connor)...

Jun 18, 2014

William Troy Baisden Jr., age 73, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 18, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Williamson, WV, he is the son of Shirley Marie Baisden and the late William Troy Baisden Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked as an engineer for AT&T.In addition to...

Jun 16, 2014

On Monday, June 16, 2014 Charles Mickey Kenneth Martin of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Son of Lewis L. Martin and Helen E. Holmes. Husband of Karen Humphreys Martin; father of Christopher Martin; Brad Martin; and late Todd Martin. Stepfather of Dawn Munion. Grandfather of five grandchildren. Graveside service will be held June 21, 2014 at 11 AM at Jareetsville Cemetery, 3737 Federal...

Jun 16, 2014

Margaret Ulsch Boles, 87, passed away on Monday, June 16th, 2014, at Levindale of natural causes. Mrs. Boles was born on Anglesea Street in Canton in 1926 to Mary Bresnick Ulsch and Joseph Ulsch, a long-time brakeman for the B and O Railroad. One of Mrs. Boles' earliest memories was of her mother inviting out-of-work men into their home for...

Jun 16, 2014

Vernon J. Jones, 88, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at home on June 16, 2014. A loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, friend and community member, Vernon leaves a legacy of business smarts, generosity, humor, family and love. Born August 22, 1925 to Columbus McVey Jones and Fannie Mae (Boyd) Jones in Fig, North Carolina, Vernon moved...