Obituaries

Jan 24, 2013

Marie Crusse, 89, of Joppa, MD, passed away January 24, 2013 at Forest Hill Health and Rehab. Born in Munich, Germany, she was the daughter of Frank and Jenny Smith (Schmitt). She was three years old when she came to this country with her family.At a young age she helped out in her family's bakery. She later worked at the...

Jan 24, 2013

David E. Green, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 24, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late William J. Green and Helen F. Sporing Archambault. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a career electrical engineer, retiring from North Grumman. He was...

Jan 22, 2013

Elsie Madeline Lama, age 85, of Van Bibber, MD, passed away on January 22, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Tyaskin, MD, she was the daughter of the late Scott Ross and Bessie Cook. Wife, for 53 years, of the late Eugene F. Lama. Before retiring, she worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground as an Explosive...

Jan 21, 2013

On Monday, January 21, 2013, Irene Swift Bucklin of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of Glenn Bucklin, mother of Gail Claiborne and grandmother of Jennifer Dialinos, and Kimberly Denton and great-grandmother of Alexia Dialinos. Sister of Paul Swift. Visitation will beThursday, January 24, 2013 from 5-8 PMat the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral service will be...

Jan 21, 2013

Betty Jane Stolka, age 84, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on January 21, 2013 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Edgar and Evelyn Grace Eberly West and wife of the late Frank Joseph Stolka. She had been employed as a telephone operator and was...

Jan 21, 2013

Thomas Joseph Peter Michels, age 83, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on January 21, 2013 at his home. Born in Huntington, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Julia Concetta Biffulco Michels. He was a truck driver for 40 years and had coached Little League Baseball and Youth Football in Dundalk. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Jan 20, 2013

George (Bill) Dorsey, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 20, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Vera Jones Dorsey. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was employed as an electrician. He enjoyed playing golf but his passion was watching...

Jan 20, 2013

Joyce A. Edwards, age 79, of Street, MD, passed away on January 20, 2013 at her daughter's home. Born in Bluff City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Munroe Marion and Helen Tressie Caudill Lyon and wife of the late Robert "Bobby" Van Edwards. She had worked for the Board of Education for 15 years and as...

Jan 20, 2013

John (Jack) Egbert Lufburrow Sr., of Bel Air and Havre de Grace, MD, beloved husband of the late Iris Catherine Meyer Lufburrow, and son of the late Norman and Evelyn Lufburrow of Baltimore, passed away suddenly at the University of Maryland Medical Center on January 20, 2013. He was 87. Born on January 23, 1925 in Newark, NJ, he spent...

Jan 19, 2013

On Saturday, January 19, 2013, John (Jack) Thomas Duncan of Havre de Grace, Maryland. Father of Brian C. Duncan, Eric S. Duncan, Megan E. Seiser, and Joshua S. Duncan. Grandfather to 5 grandchildren, and also survived by his former wife, Sandie Duncan. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM-11:00 AM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin...

Jan 19, 2013

Lamar "Lou" M. Ware Jr., age 83, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on January 19, 2013 at his home. Born in Calhoun County, Alabama, he was the son of the late Lamar "Joe" Mayson Ware Sr. and Jennie Belle Woods Ware. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country as an MP in Korea during the Korean Conflict...

Jan 18, 2013

Ethel Elizabeth Zink, age 90, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on January 18, 2013 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman A. and Margaret Louise Taylor Young and wife of the late Charles Joseph Zink. She retired, after 20 years, from Grempler Real Estate Company where...

Jan 16, 2013

Jan 16, 2013

Ruby Ethel Haynes, 96, passed away on January 16, 2013 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Galax, VA on February 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Rush and Inez (Huff) Haynes and predeceased by sisters, Cora Pearl Roberson and Virginia Ruth Doran. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and retired...

Jan 16, 2013

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Hayward LeePutnam of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Marianna Street Putnam, father of Elizabeth Holt, and the late Edward Lee Putnam. Brother of Sandy Nefferdorf and Elaine Williams; also survived by 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Visitation will be Sunday, January 20, 2013 from 2-4 PM - 7-9 PM from the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 4135 Norrisville...

Jan 15, 2013

George E. Heckner, age 93, of Kingsville, MD, passed away on January 15, 2013 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late George Emil Heckner Sr. and Nora Kedian Heckner and husband of the late Ella Louise Poole Heckner. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII....

Jan 15, 2013

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Mary Regina Gowl of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Wade H. Gowl, mother of Wade, Michael, Kevin, Tim Gowl, Kathleen Gowl Almony, Patricia Gowl. Also survived by 10 granchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday, January 18, 2013 from 3-5 PM - 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road,...

Jan 15, 2013

Dorothy M. Tourangeau, age 96, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on January 15, 2013 at Brightview Assisted Living in White Marsh, MD. Born in Cranston, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis O'Neill and Anna Roy Tourangeau, and wife of the late Leo Joseph Tourangeau. She was a good cook and loved bowling, knitting, reading, puzzles and...

Jan 14, 2013

Sharon C. Kennard, age 51, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on January 14, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmore Richard and Sarah Jane Gibson Kennard.  A Harford County native, Sharon graduated from Bel Air High School...

Jan 13, 2013

Robert Raymond Raborg Jr., age 54, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 13, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Robert Raymond Raborg Sr. of Abingdon and the late Elizabeth Margaret Pasco Raborg. A resident of Harford County for 23 years, he was known as "Baltimore Bad Boy"....