Obituaries

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

Helen S. Whiteman

Helen S. Whiteman

Apr 19, 2013

Helen S. Whiteman, age 90, of Baltimore, MD passed away on April 19, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher Reid and Annie Elizabeth Arnold Anderson and wife of the late Oscar Mack Whiteman. A lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the VFW, she was also...

Carolyn Lee Turner

Carolyn Lee Turner

Apr 18, 2013

Carolyn Lee Turner, age 65, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 18, 2013 at her home. Born in Sterling, VA she was the daughter of James Monroe Stamper Sr. and Virginia Lee Halkston Stamper and wife of the late Larry W. Turner Sr. She worked for McDonald's and enjoyed watching the Orioles and the Ravens, gardening and flowers. She...

Kathleen Irene Poole

Kathleen Irene Poole

Apr 18, 2013

Kathleen Irene Poole, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 18, 2013 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Estacada, OR, she was the daughter of the late David Madison and Molly Day Estes. She was a 1941 graduate of Bel Air High School and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church...

Hazel Belle Hodges

Hazel Belle Hodges

Apr 18, 2013

Hazel Belle Hodges, age 101, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Fallston, passed away on April 18, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Beal and Susie Hopkins Sisson and wife of the late William V. Hodges. She was a member of Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority, Epsilon Kappa...

Frederick Branstone Rosling Jr.

Frederick Branstone Rosling Jr.

Apr 16, 2013

Frederick Branstone Rosling Jr., age 74, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on April 16, 2013 at his home. Born in Dundalk, MD, he was the son of the late Frederick Branstone Rosling Sr. and Catherine Hartley Rosling. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked for IBM as a Mainframe Programmer. He collected model trains and was an avid bowler...

Carol English

Carol English

Apr 14, 2013

Carol English, age 85, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on April 14, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bennett Eberhard and Marguerite Latham Rose and wife of the late Isaac Thomas English. An avid reader, she was the Valedictorian of her high school class at...

Blane Watson

Blane Watson

Apr 14, 2013

Blane Watson, age 57, of Havre de Grace, MD peacefully made the journey from his home to Heaven on April 14, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Louden Archer and Doris Creswell Watson. After 37 years of dedicated service with the State of Maryland, he retired as an...

Mildred A. Mackley

Mildred A. Mackley

Apr 12, 2013

Mildred A. Mackley, age 98, of Whiteford, MD, formerly of Baltimore, passed away on April 12, 2013 at Dakota Broad Creek Assisted Living in Whiteford, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Marie Raborg and wife of the late Palmer "Bunk" C. Mackley. A resident of Harford County since 2001, she grew up...

Robert R. Mccasland

Robert R. Mccasland

Apr 12, 2013

Robert R. McCasland, age 74, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on April 12, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bristol, CT, he was the son of the late Raymond Efrem and Anna Root McCasland. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as an auto repair mechanic. He was a NASCAR fan who always...

Robert Charles Androsky

Robert Charles Androsky

Apr 12, 2013

Robert Charles Androsky, age 70, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on April 12, 2013 at his home. Born in Fort Bragg, NC, he was the son of the late Anthony Walter and Thelma Marie Reynolds Androsky. He served his country in the U.S. Army and retired from the U.S. Postal Service where he served as Postmaster in Fallston, MD. A...

Michael Ann Scarborough Kahoe

Michael Ann Scarborough Kahoe

Apr 11, 2013

Michael Ann Scarborough Kahoe, age 59, of Abingdon, MD passed away on April 11, 2013 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Michael Joseph and Charlene Dorothy Hackett Schumchyk and wife of the late William J. "Billy" Kahoe. A graduate of John Carroll High School, she attended Harford Community College and graduated from...

Violet T. Schreiner

Violet T. Schreiner

Apr 10, 2013

Violet Tilley Schreiner, age 90, longtime resident of Bel Air, MD passed away on April 10, 2013 at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, NJ. Born in Mt. Airy, NC she was the youngest daughter of popular Bel Air builder the late Millard Fillmore and Daisy Jane Seal Tilley and the wife of the late Frank L. Schreiner. A homemaker, she was...

Ina Fay Mills

Ina Fay Mills

Apr 9, 2013

On April 9, 2013, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Ina Fay Rhodes Mills, 86, went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was born on September 21, 1926 near Bel Air, MD, the daughter of the late Thomas Edgar Rhodes and Nannie L. Wood Rhodes. She was married...

Louis Brown Frock

Louis Brown Frock

Apr 8, 2013

On Monday, April 8, 2013, Louis BrownFrock of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife Erma Lyon Frock, father of Janet Frock Semerad, Paul W. Frock, Glenn D. Frock, Sr.also survived by 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandfather. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM at the Oak Grove Baptist Church, 2106 Churchville Road Bel Air Maryland 21015-4908. Funeral...

Philomena ''Pat'' Patricia Barry

Philomena ''Pat'' Patricia Barry

Apr 6, 2013

On Saturday, April 6, 2013, PHILOMENA PATRICIA (PAT) BARRY passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family at St. Joseph Hospital in Towson. She was 85 years old. She was born in Yorkshire, England and raised in Manchester. She was the youngest of eight children born to Ernest and Frances Fleming. She came to the US in 1953 and married an...

Jason ''Scoob'' Ham

Jason ''Scoob'' Ham

Apr 5, 2013

Jason "Scoob" Ham, age 31, of Delta, PA passed away on April 5, 2013 in Joppa, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Judy Lynn Ham Miller and James Miller of Delta, PA. Jason was an amazingly talented artist with a passion for drawing and tattoos. A foreman at a utility company, he enjoyed lifting...

Justin William Bennett

Justin William Bennett

Apr 4, 2013

Justin William Bennett, age 27, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on April 4, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD he is the son of Robert Donald Bennett Jr. and Kimberly Ann Bearsch Bennett of Forest Hill. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he graduated from North Harford High School in 2004. He worked alongside his father as...

Doris M. Roland (Coats)

Doris M. Roland (Coats)

Apr 2, 2013

On April 2, 2013, Doris M. Roland (Coats), age 91, of Bel Air, MD, passed away. Beloved wife of the late Basil M. Roland and Walter Coats; devoted mother of Basil Roland and wife, Julie, Melva Gwyer, Lynda Portaszkiewicz and husband, John, and the late Ronald Roland. Loving sister of John Flynn and wife, June. Also survived by daughter-in-law, Joyce...

Michael A. Hable

Michael A. Hable

Apr 2, 2013

Michael A. Hable, age 58, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on April 2, 2013 at his home. Born in Elmira, NY, he is the son of Caroline Marie Haight Hable and the late Claude Glenn Hable. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a chemist for the government. He enjoyed hunting, model airplanes, and fishing, for which he...