Obituaries

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

Ruth B.  Benfield

Ruth B. Benfield

Feb 24, 2013

Ruth B. Benfield, age 89, of Ocean City, MD, passed away on February 24, 2013 at Berlin Nursing Home in Berlin, MD. Born in Todd, NC, she was the daughter of the late Solomon Coy and Mary Bena Ross Blackburn and wife of the late Charles Van Benfield. She retired from Aberdeen Proving Grounds after 30 years of service where...

Alvin E. Steelman

Alvin E. Steelman

Feb 24, 2013

Alvin E. Steelman, age 77, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on February 24, 2013 at his home. Born in Yadkinville, NC, he was the son of the late Eugene Fletcher and Oda Rose Edwards Steelman. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was employed with JM Huber Chemical Corporation over 40 years as a research analyst. Mr. Steelman...

Diana  L. Hudler

Diana L. Hudler

Feb 22, 2013

Diana L. Hudler, age 52, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 22, 2013 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. Born in Tazewell, VA, she is the daughter of Ruby Lane Crabtree Parker of Bel Air and the late Harold Merrill Parker. A Harford County resident for most of her life, she had worked at the Bata Shoe Company,...

1Sg Garret Paul Doering (Usa Retired)

1Sg Garret Paul Doering (Usa Retired)

Feb 22, 2013

1SG Garret Paul Doering (USA Retired), age 73, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 22, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Paul Henry and Mary Doering. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a drill sergeant and served his country in the Vietnam...

J. Roland Phipps

J. Roland Phipps

Feb 22, 2013

J. Roland Phipps, age 84, of Ocean City, MD, passed away on February 22, 2013 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD. Born in Tracy, MD, he was the son of the late Ernest William and Hazel Lucille Wade Phipps. He worked in the auto parts supply business all of his life and in 1968, started East Coast Inventory, which...

Joseph Michael Umerley

Joseph Michael Umerley

Feb 21, 2013

Joseph Michael Umerley, age 21, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 21, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Gerard Ignatius Umerley Jr. and Grace Lorraine Jones Umerley of Bel Air. A 2011 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School, he enjoyed watching movies and was always very generous and outgoing. In addition...

Les Coulson

Les Coulson

Feb 21, 2013

Leslie Keith Coulson, age 54, son of Marjorie Coulson Pope and the late B. Reid Coulson, died at the family home in Edgewood on February 21, 2013. Les graduated from Edgewood High School in 1977. He is a descendant of the Coulson's who settled in Carroll County Virginia area in the early 1780's and is listed as being in the...

Elizabeth  ''Betty'' Goetze

Elizabeth ''Betty'' Goetze

Feb 20, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" Goetze, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 20, 2013 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Henry Goetze Sr. and Elizabeth Schwab Goetze. She retired from both Commercial Credit and Catholic Charities where she had worked as a secretary. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting, knitting...

Ruth K. Morlok

Ruth K. Morlok

Feb 20, 2013

Ruth K. Morlok, age 90, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on February 20, 2013 at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edward Valentine Kern and Lena Wolfe Kern and wife of the late Christian F. Morlok Sr. She retired in 1985 from Sherwin Williams Paint Store in Bel Air after 22 years of service,...

Irene Matilda Mcnamee

Irene Matilda Mcnamee

Feb 19, 2013

Irene Matilda McNamee, age 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 19, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Francis Marion and Barbara Matilda Frankowski and wife of the late Michael Neal McNamee Sr. She had worked as the librarian for Harford Memorial Hospital in their...

Carrie Lynn Kalinski (Nee Bratton)

Carrie Lynn Kalinski (Nee Bratton)

Feb 19, 2013

Carrie Lynn Kalinski (nee Bratton), age 33, of Bel Air, MD, born in Dover, DE, passed away on February 19, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Survived by her husband, Steven Joseph Kalinski. She is the daughter of Deborah Lee Hill Bratton and the late George Henry Bratton. She received her Bachelors Degree in Accounting at Goldey-Beacom...

Wade Knight Walter

Wade Knight Walter

Feb 17, 2013

Wade Knight Walter, age 38, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 17, 2013. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of John Coale Walter and Cheryl Anne Akerson Walter of Bel Air. He had been a member of the National Guard and was self-employed as a heavy equipment technician operating Pro Active Equipment Solutions. He was also...

Joseph Anthony Depasquale

Joseph Anthony Depasquale

Feb 17, 2013

On February 17, 2013, Joseph Anthony DePasquale, age 71, passed away. He is the devoted father of Joseph DePasquale Jr., Michael DePasquale, Thomas Acree Jr. and Gloria Crothers, and daughters-in-law, Kelly Acree, Sara DePasquale and Patti DePasquale. Loving grandfather of the late USMC Sgt. Michael Heede Jr., Kristyn DePasquale, Samantha DePasquale, Cory DePasquale, Damien Crothers, Ryan DePasquale and Thomas Acree...

Amy Leigh Caudill

Amy Leigh Caudill

Feb 16, 2013

Amy Leigh Caudill, age 42, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 16, 2013 at her home. Born in Springfield, VT, she is the daughter of Robert Neil Willey of Charlestown, NH and Judy Ann Brown Topolski of Ascutney, VT. A graduate of Bellows Falls High School in Vermont and Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, she worked for Home Depot...

Milton Michael Kaminski

Milton Michael Kaminski

Feb 15, 2013

On Friday, February 15, 2013, Milton Michael Kaminski of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of the late Ann Puglese Kaminski, father of Michael Kaminski, and grandfather of Candice Hofmann, and Brian Kaminski. Graveside service is private.

Dolores Winskowski Almony

Dolores Winskowski Almony

Feb 15, 2013

Dolores M. Almony (nee Winskowski), departed this world to be with her Lord on Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born in Rutledge, MD the eldest daughter of Edward and Gladys Hammond Winskowski. She was predeceased by her husband of 29 years, Upton "Bus" F. Almony and her brother, Stanley Winskowski. She is survived by three sisters; Alma Gilbert of...

Patrick Todd Martin

Patrick Todd Martin

Feb 15, 2013

On Friday, February 15, 2013,Patrick ToddMartin of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Son of Mickey and the late Janet Martin. Step-son of Karen Martin. Brother of Christopher Martin, step-brother of Dawn Munion, half-brother of Brad Martin. Graveside Service will be Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM from the Jarrettsville Cemetery, 3737 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084.

Genevieve ''Doll'' Dyson

Genevieve ''Doll'' Dyson

Feb 15, 2013

Genevieve "Doll" Dyson, age 82, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on February 15, 2013. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Henry McWilliams II and Gertrude Marie Murphy McWilliams. A homemaker, she was proud of her Irish heritage and was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church...

Thomas "Tommy" G. Spies Sr.

Thomas "Tommy" G. Spies Sr.

Feb 14, 2013

Thomas "Tommy" G. Spies Sr., age 71, of North East, MD, passed away on February 14, 2013 at his home. Born in Abingdon, MD, he was the son of the late Frederick Joseph Spies Sr. and Winifred Augustus Morgan Spies. He was a retiree of the U.S. Navy and the Maryland Army National Guard where he was an environmentalist. An...

Vincent J. Russo

Vincent J. Russo

Feb 14, 2013

Vincent J. Russo of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 14, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Carlo and Catherine Rossetti Russo. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a contract negotiator for APG Edgewood Area, where he retired after 37 years....

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