Obituaries

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

Robert Luke Francis

Robert Luke Francis

Oct 8, 2013

On Tuesday, October 8, 2013, Robert Luke Francis of Bel Air, Maryland. Father of Caroline Ford and husband Chris of Sydney Australia, Annalee Francis of Aberdeen, Maryland, Melinda Heckrotte and her husband Michael,of Tamworth N.S.W., Australia, Julie Francis of Bel Air, Maryland, Scott Francis and his wifeJonrak, of Hobart,Tasmania, Jarrett Francis and his wife Christine of Smyrna, Delaware and Robert...

Charles Hessell Myers

Charles Hessell Myers

Oct 8, 2013

Charles Hessell Myers, age 101, of Darlington, MD, passed away on October 8, 2013 at his home. Born in New Martinsville, WV, he was the son of the late Beverly A. and Cora White Myers and husband of the late Mary Helen Myers. He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1972 where he worked for 31 years as a crane...

C. Melvin Heimbach

C. Melvin Heimbach

Oct 8, 2013

C. Melvin Heimbach, age 92, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 8, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George and Amelia Schnitzger Heimbach. A 1938 graduate of Calvert Hall High School, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving our country during WWII. He spent two years in...

Bertha Ann Dubree

Bertha Ann Dubree

Oct 7, 2013

Bertha Ann DuBree, age 62, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on October 7, 2013 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Bluefield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Carson Fuller and Mary Ellen Hess Breeden. She retired, after 15 years, from State Farm Insurance where she was a secretary. She enjoyed spending time...

Wilbur E. Ice

Wilbur E. Ice

Oct 7, 2013

Those who desire may contribute to:Alzheimer's Disease Association1850 York Rd, Suite DTimonium, Maryland 21093-5142

Kaleb Campbell Townsend

Kaleb Campbell Townsend

Oct 6, 2013

Kaleb Campbell Townsend, age 10, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 6, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Kevin Wayne Townsend and Kristy Elaine Nowinsky Townsend. Kaleb's smile would light up the room and for the challenges he had in life, he was a true warrior. He taught everyone he met the...

Florene Boyer

Florene Boyer

Oct 5, 2013

Florene Boyer, age 81, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 5, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Dupont, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie Wiancek and wife of the late John W. Boyer. She was a Harford County resident for 10 years, a past member of Christian Mothers at...

Walter J. Borys Jr.

Walter J. Borys Jr.

Oct 5, 2013

Walter J. Borys Jr., age 85, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on October 5, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Shade Township, PA he was the son of the late Walter Joseph Borys Sr. and Josephine Jakubowski Borys. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country in the Korean War and was...

Sylvia Moats

Sylvia Moats

Oct 1, 2013

Sylvia Moats, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on October 1, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Cherry Grove, WV, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Katie Bennett Arbogast and wife of the late Rembert "Pop" C. Moats. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Moats is survived...

Hubert Archer ''Pop'' Anderson Sr.

Hubert Archer ''Pop'' Anderson Sr.

Sep 29, 2013

Hubert Archer "Pop" Anderson Sr., age 89, of Darlington, MD, passed away on September 29, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Street, MD, he was the son of the late William Burton and Nellie Corine Duff Anderson and husband, for 54 years, of the late Margaret Romaine Perry Anderson. A veteran of the U.S....

Harry Naumann

Harry Naumann

Sep 29, 2013

Harry Naumann, age 84, passed away peacefully with his family on September 29, 2013 at his home in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry J. and Ella Doerer Naumann. When he was sixteen years old, he began working for the C&P Telephone Company, now Verizon, as a temporary frame hop. That...

Cecil W. Parrigan

Cecil W. Parrigan

Sep 28, 2013

Cecil W. Parrigan, age 96, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 28, 2013 at Top of the Hill Manor Assisted Living in Street, MD. Born in Clintwood, VA, he was the son of the late Columbus and Pricy Jane Fuller Parrigan and husband of the late Eula M. Parrigan. He was a veteran who served our country during...

Herbert Setzer

Herbert Setzer

Sep 28, 2013

Herbert Setzer, age 81, formerly of Weatherly, PA, passed away on September 28, 2013 at his home. Born in Weatherly, PA, he was the son of the late Michael Orlando and Mable Setzer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a Cost Analyst for a steel manufacturer. Mr. Setzer is survived by his wife, Effie...

Kathryn Alice Nichols

Kathryn Alice Nichols

Sep 27, 2013

Kathryn Alice Nichols, age 95, of Edgewood, MD passed away on September 27, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Bridgeton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John Gottlieb and Anna M. Ayres Scheyhing and wife of the late Howard S. Nichols. She was currently a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bridgeton,...

Susan Sobus Labarre

Susan Sobus Labarre

Sep 26, 2013

Susan Sobus LaBarre, age 78, of Conowingo, MD, passed away on September 26, 2013 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Frances Nowak Sobus. She served her country as a U.S. Marine where she was an Equestrian Instructor and then became one of the first police women in Baltimore City. A...

Mary Alice Reed

Mary Alice Reed

Sep 26, 2013

Mary Alice Reed, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 26, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Street, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Ann Martin Lowe and wife, for 58 years, of the late Alvis H. Reed Sr. She was a member of Long Green...

Nancy Cecelia Eaby

Nancy Cecelia Eaby

Sep 25, 2013

Nancy Cecelia Eaby, age 81, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 25, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Nathan and Isabel Laura Kerns Rachanow. She had worked in the health care field as an LPN and was a member of Towne Baptist Church in Joppa. Mrs....

Darlene Staffer

Darlene Staffer

Sep 23, 2013

Darlene Staffer, age 74, of Abingdon, MD passed away on September 23, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Doris Eaton Reedy and wife of the late Joseph Bernard Staffer. A resident of Harford County for 20 years, she was a wonderful mother, and...

Anna Beatrice Brooks

Anna Beatrice Brooks

Sep 21, 2013

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to:Mt. Zion United Methodist ChurchChildren of Zion, Inc.1643 Churchville RoadBel Air, Maryland 21015