Obituaries

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

Mary D. Heidler

Mary D. Heidler

Apr 1, 2014

Mary D. Heidler, age 92, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 1, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Shwaluk and wife of the late John J. Heidler Jr. Before she retired, she worked as a seamstress for a dry cleaning service...

Wilhelm  (Bill) Henry Engel, Iii

Wilhelm (Bill) Henry Engel, Iii

Mar 31, 2014

On Monday, March 31, 2014, Wilhelm (Bill) Henry Engel, III of Norrisville, Maryland passed away. Husband of Barbara Renfrow Engel, father of Wesley Paul Engel - wife Carol; and Michelle Marie Engel. Grandfather of Brooke and Levi Engel; step-grandfather of Kylee and Trinity Testerman; brother of Barbara Ann Chambers and Patricia Cleone Price. Predeceased by sister-Christina F. Friend and brother-Rocky...

Wilton H. Wann

Wilton H. Wann

Mar 31, 2014

Wilton H. Wann, age 86, of Churchville, MD, passed away on March 31, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bradshaw, MD, he was the son of the late Millard Jacob and Grace Addelle Clayton Wann. He was a career C&P Telephone Co. employee for over 37 years, Mr. Wann served in the Army in...

Raymond Lee Nicholson

Raymond Lee Nicholson

Mar 31, 2014

Raymond Lee Nicholson, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 31, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Henry Nicholson and Alma Mae Waters Smith. He had a long time career in advertising and was a sales manager for Comcast and had...

Marvin ''Jim'' James Kolch

Marvin ''Jim'' James Kolch

Mar 30, 2014

LTC Marvin James "Jim" Kolch, USA, Ret., age 74, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on March 30, 2014 at his home. Born in Saginaw, MI, he was the son of the late Marvin E. and Shirley Maxine Loibel Kolch. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving 25 years in the U.S. Army then, for 25 years, went on to...

Donald Perry Taylor

Donald Perry Taylor

Mar 29, 2014

Donald Perry Taylor, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 29, 2014. Born in Thomaston, GA, he was the son of the late Perry Lovett Taylor and Sophie Eudine Herrington Taylor. He was a Maryland resident for most of his life, and after working almost 40 years for the federal government, he retired in 2009 as a...

Raymond R.  Howell

Raymond R. Howell

Mar 29, 2014

Raymond R. Howell, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 29, 2014 at his Brightview Avondell residence. Born August 28, 1920 in Upton, NC, he was the son of the late Tyra Glenn and Sarah Madeline Ham Howell. His wife of 62 years, the late Rieta Mae Howell, predeceased him in 2008. Shortly after his birth, Raymond...

Elizabeth Ann Smith

Elizabeth Ann Smith

Mar 28, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Smith, age 85, of Churchville, MD passed away on March 28, 2014 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill. Born in Youngstown, OH, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Wetek Mischkulnig and wife of 60 years to the late James G. Smith Sr. A Harford county resident since 1950, she received her nursing degree, graduating...

Arthur ''Tex'' E. Schofield

Arthur ''Tex'' E. Schofield

Mar 28, 2014

Arthur "Tex" E. Schofield, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 28, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late William Russell and Lacey Cordelia Baldwin Schofield. He retired, after 25 years, from Edgewood Arsenal where he worked as a Program Analyst and had...

Dolores "Dede" T. Dolbow

Dolores "Dede" T. Dolbow

Mar 27, 2014

Dolores "Dede" T. Dolbow, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 27, 2014 at Lorien in Bel Air. She was born on September 24, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Howard Countess II and Beatrice Mynar Countess. She was the loving wife of the late Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Dolbow. Dolores attended...

Alice Louise Rumer

Alice Louise Rumer

Mar 27, 2014

Alice Louise Rumer, age 80, of Fallston, MD passed away on March 27, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Joseph and Blanche Ellen Saucer Wolf. A Fallston resident since 1964, she worked for Harford County Public Schools for 20 years as a cashier. She...

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson

Mar 27, 2014

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 27, 2014 at his home. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Clarence Lee and Mary Marlene Hicks Richardson. He worked as a construction foreman. Mr. Richardson is survived by his son, Scott David Richardson of Gaithersburg; daughter, Jennifer Richardson of Bel...

Lawrence Graham

Lawrence Graham

Mar 26, 2014

Lawrence Jenkins Graham, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Todd, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Samuel and Jennie Ada Lawrence Graham and husband of the late Frances Ennis Graham. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and...

Janet Lee Mezzadri

Janet Lee Mezzadri

Mar 26, 2014

Janet Lee Mezzadri, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at Lorien-Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nellie Atwell and wife of the late Joseph Mezzadri. A resident of Harford County for over 30 years, she had worked at Western Electric Phone Company, and...

Frances M. Werneke

Frances M. Werneke

Mar 26, 2014

Frances M. Werneke crossed over peacefully from this beautiful world on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Frances was surrounded in the last hours of her life with a large circle of love around her. Frances is preceded in death by her loving husband George Leo Werneke, Sr.; her parents, Clarence Leo Jones and Sarah E. Dalton Jones; and sisters, Gladys Francis...

Mary L. Craven

Mary L. Craven

Mar 26, 2014

Mary L. Craven, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dilworth, MN, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Ethel Stafford Crowley and wife of the late Arvel Haywood Craven. In her younger days, she was a member of the USO....

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman Sr.

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman Sr.

Mar 25, 2014

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman, age 89, of Baltimore, MD passed away on March 25, 2014 at Glen Burnie Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Tartu, Estonia, he was the son of the late Jorge and Alexandria Tolmoff Reimann and husband of the late Artie Mae (Smith) Reiman. He worked for American Can Company as a Tool and Die Maker. He loved photography...

Glady Cooper Gebhardt

Glady Cooper Gebhardt

Mar 25, 2014

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:Gilchrist Hospice CareAttn: Development Office11311 McCormick RoadSuite 350Hunt Valley, MD 21031

Hannah Wesley Mclaughlin

Hannah Wesley Mclaughlin

Mar 24, 2014

Hannah Wesley McLaughlin, age 19, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 24, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of The Rev. Craig A. and Lisa A. McLaughlin. A member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, she was involved in the children's and youth ministries and Silent...

Gwendolyn Delbrocco

Gwendolyn Delbrocco

Mar 24, 2014

On March 24, 2014, Gwendolyn DelBrocco, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Peroutka and Anthony DelBrocco; loving sister of Glenna Danz and husband, Edward, Linda Maguire and husband, James, and the late Earl Boone and Gladys Banaskiewicz. Also survived by sister-in-law, Catherine Saboy.In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Citizens...