Obituaries

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

Usherboad Jajistar

Usherboad Jajistar

Nov 6, 2013

Usherboad Jajistar, age 47, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on November 6, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Guyana, he is the son of Deohuti Tulsi Shivbarat of Baltimore and the late Jajistar Shivbarat. He owned and operated his own cabinet making business and enjoyed biking. Mr. Jajistar is survived by his sons, Joseph Michael...

Master Chief Gerald James  Smith

Master Chief Gerald James Smith

Nov 6, 2013

Gerald J. Smith, Master Chief Petty Officer, US Navy (Retired) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) (Retired), age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 6, 2013 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dorchester, MA, he was the son of the late Frank Anthony and Catherine Mary Cullen Smith. Mr. Smith was a veteran of...

Lourdes Salvador  Cacho

Lourdes Salvador Cacho

Nov 4, 2013

Lourdes Salvador Cacho, age 81, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on November 4, 2013 at her home. Born in Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Emilio Salvador and Ganya Baoidang. She attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Abingdon and was a member of the Filipino American Association of Upper Chesapeake. She enjoyed gardening,...

Hugh ''Bud'' Alexander

Hugh ''Bud'' Alexander

Nov 3, 2013

Hugh "Bud" Alexander, age 74, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 3, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Robert Ignatius and Margaret Agnes Tahaney Alexander. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country in the Vietnam War. He was a truck driver for...

Alice Longley Couch

Alice Longley Couch

Nov 2, 2013

Alice Longley Couch, age 86, of Abingdon, MD passed away on November 2, 2013 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William B. and Alice Aileen Gallagher Longley and wife of the late Franklin Lindley Couch Sr. Mrs. Couch is survived by her son, Franklin L. Couch III of Abingdon; daughters,...

Mary Elizabeth Stoddard

Mary Elizabeth Stoddard

Nov 1, 2013

On Friday, November 1, 2013, Mary Elizabeth Stoddard of Parkville, Maryland passed away. Wife of the late Louis Allen Stoddard. Survived by daughter Melody E. Karbley and her husband Russel and son Michael A. Stoddard, grandmother of Lonny B. Adams and Laura B. Garn. Sister of Leo Slesinski and also survived by 5 great grandchildren. Private memorial service will be...

Robert "Robby" Donald Arrison

Robert "Robby" Donald Arrison

Oct 31, 2013

Robert "Robby" Donald Arrison, age 43, of Conowingo, MD, passed away on October 31, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Linda Mae Bradley Arrison and the late James Robert Arrison. He worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator. In addition to his mother, Mr. Arrison is survived...

Doris E. Scholl

Doris E. Scholl

Oct 31, 2013

Doris E. Scholl, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 31, 2013 at her home. Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Maynard and Mabel May Hedrick Grant and wife of the late Ray Edward Scholl. She was a member of Bel Air United Methodist Church since 1956 and was their financial...

Patricia Dolan Sandford

Patricia Dolan Sandford

Oct 31, 2013

Patricia Dolan Sandford, age 64, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on October 31, 2013 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles Francis and Alice Dolan. A resident of Harford County for 12 years, she loved to spend time with her grandchildren and enjoyed Sunday visits with family at...

Carol Annette Kwiatkowski

Carol Annette Kwiatkowski

Oct 31, 2013

On Thursday, October 31, 2013, Carol Annette Kwiatkowski of Street, Maryland, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Wife of Anthony Kwiatkowski, daughter of the late Boyd B. Sampson and Gwendolyn Fletcher. Mother of Michael Kwiatkowski and wife Angie, Mark Kwiatkowski and fiance Mandy. Grandmother of Mason Kwiatkowski, sister of Barbara, Sharon and Sandy. Visitation will be Sunday, November 3, 2013...

Richard Law Sr.

Richard Law Sr.

Oct 31, 2013

Richard Law Sr., age 72, of Belcamp, MD passed away on October 31, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Law Sr. and Mary Virginia Henderson Law. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War and Persian Gulf. He worked...

Earl Schell

Earl Schell

Oct 30, 2013

Earl L. Schell, age 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 30, 2013 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born in Reading, PA he is the son of the late Arlene Hosler, Earl L. Schell Sr. and stepfather John Hosler. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Ann; sons, Raymond, David and...

Kathryn E. Snyder

Kathryn E. Snyder

Oct 30, 2013

Kathryn E. Snyder, age 88, of Dundalk, MD, passed away on October 30, 2013 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Leili Valeria Marsh Findley and wife of the late Robert Edward Snyder. She owned and operated her own day care business where she...

Edward Basil Countryman

Edward Basil Countryman

Oct 30, 2013

Edward Basil Countryman, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 30, 2013 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel Edward and Marie Agness Murphy Countryman. He worked as a paint chemist throughout his career. He was a Secular Franciscan who was very active in his church. An avid sports...

Mary Adalyn Simons

Mary Adalyn Simons

Oct 30, 2013

Mary Adalyn Simons, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 30, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in West Branch, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Georgia Curran Fell and wife of the late Rial E. Simons. She had worked as a gift store manager and kept on...

Umberto Donato Berardelli

Umberto Donato Berardelli

Oct 29, 2013

Umberto Donato Berardelli, age 72, of Benson, VT, passed away on October 29, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Dandolo Oscar and Frances Maldari Berardelli. He was employed as an Operations Manager for Caldor Department Store and was on both the Planning and Zoning Board...

Eula June Weeks

Eula June Weeks

Oct 28, 2013

On Monday, October 28, 2013, Eula June Weeks of White Hall, Maryland, passed away. Wife of the late Roy L. Weeks, mother of Peggy Bates and husband Terry, Sharon Weeks Davis, Frances Fulton, Roy R. Weeks and wife Mona, Jerry L. Weeks and companion Dawn Banister, sister of Vesta Alderman and Uldine Duncan, and predeceased by a son, the late...

Elizabeth ''Bettie'' Panos

Elizabeth ''Bettie'' Panos

Oct 28, 2013

Elizabeth "Bettie" Panos, age 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 28, 2013 at her home. Born in Glen Cove, NY she was the daughter of the late Victor Harold and Mary Cameron Gray Barrow and the wife of the late Augustus "Gus" Panos. She grew up on a horse farm in Monkton and loved horses and all...

Margie Ann Harris

Margie Ann Harris

Oct 27, 2013

Margie Ann Harris, 53, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 27, 2013 at John Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, she is the daughter of Robert William Harris and the late Mary Catherine Harris (nee Owen) of Bel Air. A 1978 graduate of Catholic High, she worked for Acme Supermarket in North East, Maryland for over 10...

Sara R. Comer

Sara R. Comer

Oct 27, 2013

Sara Rebecca "Heaton" Comer, 89, of Bel Air, Maryland, died peacefully on October 27, 2013 at Pear Tree Manor, Colora, MD. She was the wife of the late Wiley "Cleve" Comer. Sara was born May 28, 1924 in Fawn Grove, PA. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Anna May "McKinsey" Heaton. Mrs. Comer is survived by...