Obituaries

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

Elaine Z. Allen

Elaine Z. Allen

Jan 26, 2013

Elaine Zimmerman Allen passed away on January 26th at the age of 74 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community after a decade-long battle with Lewy Body Disease. Elaine was born October 2, 1938, 20 minutes after her twin sister, Marian in York, Pennsylvania. At the age of two, the family moved from York to Linthicum, Maryland where Elaine grew up. She...

Mary Regina Adams

Mary Regina Adams

Jan 26, 2013

Mary Regina Adams, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 26, 2013 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Preston Bernard and Ella Mae Jordan Hilditch and wife, for 50 years, of the late John Robert Adams. She was very active with St....

Shirley Scarff

Shirley Scarff

Jan 25, 2013

Shirley Scarff, age 78, of Belcamp, MD passed away on January 25, 2013 at her home. Born in Street, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl McKee and Lola Virginia Hash and wife of 50 years to the late Thomas W. Scarff. A homemaker, she was a member of Emory United Methodist Church, where she was very active...

Tommy David Roberts

Tommy David Roberts

Jan 25, 2013

Tommy David Roberts, age 67, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on January 25, 2013 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Born in Altus, OK at Altus Army Field, he was the son of the late Redell Melvin Roberts and Clairebelle Watland Roberts Meyer and husband, for 17 years, of the late Joan May Koehler Roberts. In addition to his parents...

Juan Carvajal

Juan Carvajal

Jan 25, 2013

Juan Carvajal, age 90, of Fallston, MD passed away on January 25, 2013 at his home. Born in El Caney, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, he was the son of the late Francisco and Mercedes Hernandez Carvajal. Juan came to the U.S. in 1968 and lived in Baltimore, MD for a time where he worked for Charcoal Hearth, then moved to...

Ruth Simmons

Ruth Simmons

Jan 24, 2013

Eleanor Ruth Simmons, age 73, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on January 24, 2013 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, Ruth was the daughter of the late Frederick M. and Marie M. Beavers Edwards. She worked as an Executive Assistant for the State of Maryland for 25 years. She enjoyed spending time...

Charles Edward Bradford Sr.

Charles Edward Bradford Sr.

Jan 24, 2013

A memorial service will be held at a later date.Charles Edward Bradford Sr., age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 24, 2013 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Argyle, ME, he was the son of the late Elmer and Alice Dow Bradford and husband of the late Marilyn Alice Bradford. A...

Genevieve  Bertha Thomas

Genevieve Bertha Thomas

Jan 24, 2013

Genevieve Bertha Thomas, age 82, Forest Hill, MD, passed away on January 24, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Street, MD, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Annie Elizabeth Brinkley Thomas. She was born and raised on farms in both Fallston and Street and had cared for her parents until...

Marie Crusse

Marie Crusse

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...

David E. Green

David E. Green

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...

Elsie Madeline Lama

Elsie Madeline Lama

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...

Irene Swift Bucklin

Irene Swift Bucklin

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...

Betty  Jane Stolka

Betty Jane Stolka

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...

Thomas Joseph Peter Michels

Thomas Joseph Peter Michels

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...

George ''Bill'' Dorsey

George ''Bill'' Dorsey

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...

Joyce A. Edwards

Joyce A. Edwards

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...

John ''Jack'' E. Lufburrow Sr.

John ''Jack'' E. Lufburrow Sr.

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...

John  (Jack) Thomas Duncan

John (Jack) Thomas Duncan

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...

Lamar ''Lou'' M. Ware Jr.

Lamar ''Lou'' M. Ware Jr.

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...

Ethel Elizabeth Zink

Ethel Elizabeth Zink

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...