Obituaries

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

Sandra Ewing Depkin

Sandra Ewing Depkin

Jan 24, 2014

Sandra Ewing Depkin, age 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 24, 2014 at her daughter's home. Born in Shamokin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Marian Williams Kuebler. A 1962 graduate of Loch Haven University, she was an elementary teacher for Harford County Public Schools for 23 years before retiring in 1999....

Leva M. Dixon

Leva M. Dixon

Jan 24, 2014

Leva Mae (Miller) Dixon, 93, of Bel Air, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 24, 2014. Mrs. Dixon was born on March 23, 1920 to Charlie and Myrtle Miller in Annwalt, West Virginia. She married her husband, the late Reverend Willard Dixon, when she was fifteen and stood by his side for 71 years at the...

Iva Irene Matteson

Iva Irene Matteson

Jan 23, 2014

Iva Irene Matteson, age 69, of Street, MD, passed away on January 23, 2014 at her home. Born in Rome, NY, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Edgar and Pearl Nora Snyder Porter. She had worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Calibration Assistant, was a former member of Grandview Christian Church, loved to babysit her grandchildren and...

Osborn ''Ozzie'' Aquilla Rawlings Jr.

Osborn ''Ozzie'' Aquilla Rawlings Jr.

Jan 23, 2014

Osborn "Ozzie" Aquilla Rawlings Jr., age 57, of Joppa, MD passed away on January 23, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Osborn Aquilla Rawlings Sr. and Naomi Edna Smith Rawlings. He loved his job as a long time truck driver for CJ Miller LLC in Carroll County,...

Julia Elizabeth Vanrossum

Julia Elizabeth Vanrossum

Jan 22, 2014

Julia Elizabeth VanRossum, age 82, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 22, 2014 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jim Berardino and Christina Guerrasio Berardino and wife of the late John VanRossum Sr. She had worked as a nursing aide and liked crocheting, coin collecting and yard sales. She also enjoyed...

Thomas Horne Voss

Thomas Horne Voss

Jan 21, 2014

On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Thomas Horne Voss of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Husband of Mary Fraticelli Voss, father of Samuel Thomas Voss, Elizabeth Voss Murray and step-father to Matthew Turney McKnight. Grandfather to Genevieve and Thomas. Funeral service will be be held Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 AM from the St. James Episcopal Church (My Ladys Manor) 3100...

Ralph Linwood Jewell

Ralph Linwood Jewell

Jan 21, 2014

Ralph Linwood Jewell, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 21, 2014 at his home. Born in Winchester, VA, he was the son of the late William Keller Jewell and Lillian Mae Smeltzer Jewell. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Korean War. He grew up in Luray, Virginia were he worked in his...

Catherine Lynn Stice

Catherine Lynn Stice

Jan 21, 2014

Catherine Fay Stice, age 60, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on January 21, 2014 at home. Born in Panama, she was the daughter of the late Dean Warren and Peggy Jo Nunn Fay. A 1971 graduate of Bel Air High School, she attended Towson State College and had worked for BJ's for seven years at their location in Royal...

Marian Connolly

Marian Connolly

Jan 21, 2014

Marian Connolly, age 78, of Joppa, MD, passed away on January 21, 2014 at her home. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DiFalco and Catherine Tinnerella DiFalco, and wife of the late Raymond Bernard Connolly Jr. While in Trenton, she had worked as a secretary for the local telephone company. Mrs. Connolly is survived...

Walter Duffy Miller

Walter Duffy Miller

Jan 18, 2014

RESCHEDULED Walter Duffy Miller, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 18, 2014 at his home. Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late James Harold and Anna Elizabeth Duffy Miller and husband of the late Helen McKiernan Miller. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He retired...

Linda Mae Nuckoles

Linda Mae Nuckoles

Jan 17, 2014

On Friday, January 17, 2014, Linda Mae Nuckoles of Joppa, Maryland passed away. Visitation will be Friday, January 24, 2014 from 11-11:30 AM at the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral service will be Friday at the funeral home at 11:30 AM. Interment will be in Jarrettsville Cemetery, 3737 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084.

Robert Henry Harvey Iii

Robert Henry Harvey Iii

Jan 16, 2014

Robert Henry Harvey III, age 60, of Joppa, MD, passed away on January 16, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Henry Harvey Jr. and Elizabeth Verna Wheeler Harvey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving our country during the Vietnam War. He...

Mary Martha Powell

Mary Martha Powell

Jan 15, 2014

On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Mary Martha Powell of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Harvey Housley Powell; mother of John E. Powell, Sharon Powell Thoner, Debra Powell Coleman, William H. Powell, Angela McArthur Roe, and the late Jerry L. McArthur; also survived by 19 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014 @ 1:00...

Thomas "Tom" Edward Dannettel

Thomas "Tom" Edward Dannettel

Jan 15, 2014

Thomas "Tom" Edward Dannettel, age 76, of Street, MD, passed away on January 15, 2014 at Top of the Hill Manor in Street. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Edwin Geller Dannettel and Elma Maria Hays Dannettel. A 1955 graduate of Kenwood High School, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard. He...

Dewey David Sitzes Jr.

Dewey David Sitzes Jr.

Jan 14, 2014

Dewey David Sitzes Jr., age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 14, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Dewey David and Frederika Mercelet Reimler Sitzes. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He worked for American...

Pastor Lloyd A. Weston

Pastor Lloyd A. Weston

Jan 14, 2014

Pastor Lloyd A. Weston, age 89, of Pasadena, MD, was called home to be with the Lord on January 14, 2014 at Glen Burnie Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glen Burnie, MD. Born in Hastings, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel Steiner Weston and Mary (May) Chapman Weston. He was a veteran of WWII in the U.S....

Andrew John Stockson

Andrew John Stockson

Jan 13, 2014

Andrew John Stockson, two months old, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 13, 2014 at his home. Born in Towson, MD, he is the son of Richard Ryan and Erika McLaughlin Stockson of Abingdon, MD. Andrew was adored by his brother and sisters who could not get enough of him and was cherished by his entire family. In addition...

Ruth Gross Ward

Ruth Gross Ward

Jan 12, 2014

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 Ruth Gross Ward of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Wife of the late James A. Ward, mother of James R. Ward of Street, Maryland, and Stephen J. Ward of Airville, Pennsylvania. Grandmother of James R. Ward, Jr.; Justin Z. Ward; Joshua A. Ward. Great-grandmother of Sean P. Ward; Aiden T. Ward and Levi A. Ward....

George  Samuel ''Sammy'' Crouse

George Samuel ''Sammy'' Crouse

Jan 12, 2014

George Samuel "Sammy" Crouse, age 36, of Edgewood, MD, passed away suddenly on January 12, 2014 in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, he is the son of Norma Jean Hensley Crouse of Bel Air and the late George Edward Crouse. He worked in construction and enjoyed his family and going to Cecil County Dragway. Mr. Crouse...

Francis ''Bill'' Leo Struben

Francis ''Bill'' Leo Struben

Jan 11, 2014

Francis "Bill" Leo Struben, devoted husband, father, grandfather and father-n-law; passionate artist, inventor, builder, sportsman and traveler died on January 11 at the age of 93 after a years-long decline to Alzheimer's.Born in 1920, Bill grew up in the Overlea area, in a house without plumbing, and through the generosity of others, attended St. Michaels's School in Overlea. An industrious...