Obituaries

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

Dr. Paul R. Hart Sr.

Dr. Paul R. Hart Sr.

May 26, 2012

Dr. Paul R. Hart Sr., age 76, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on May 26, 2012 at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, CO. Born in Branchdale, PA, he was the son of the late Leo James and Rose Veronica Connely Hart. After serving in the U.S. Army, he entered the Baltimore City Police Academy and worked as...

Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson

May 25, 2012

Ted Johnson, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on May 25, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Carl Eric and Mildred Grace Collin Johnson. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he grew up in Atlanta, GA where he graduated from Georgia Tech University and also...

Pat Stansburge

Pat Stansburge

May 25, 2012

Pat Stansburge, age 70, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on May 25, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward Dale and Madeline Rose Memmel Workley. She had worked as an Administrative Assistant, was an avid reader and loved to garden and crochet. She enjoyed holidays spent with her family and time...

Dorothy G. Goheen

Dorothy G. Goheen

May 25, 2012

Dorothy G. Goheen, age 95, formerly of Joppa, Md., passed away on May 25, 2012, at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, Md. Born in Devon, Penn., she was the daughter of the late John Wilson Greenberger and Martha E. Latch, and wife, for 50 years, of the late James W. Goheen. She served on active duty for 10 years as...

R. Bruce Allen

R. Bruce Allen

May 24, 2012

R. Bruce Allen, age 81, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on May 24, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Raised in an orphanage near Frederick, Maryland, Mr. Allen was adopted by the late Luther Emory Allen in his teenage years. At 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent 18 months on the front lines in the...

George Shephard Morgan

George Shephard Morgan

May 22, 2012

George Shephard Morgan, 89, formerly of Abingdon died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Raleigh, NC. George was born in Torrington, CT August 29, 1922 to Thomas Curtis Morgan and Augustus Rosier Morgan. George served his country during WWII under the 14th Armored Division "Liberators" and after his discharge from the Army continued to travel the world working with the Department...

Edna Catherine Leahey

Edna Catherine Leahey

May 21, 2012

On Monday, May 21, 2012, Edna Catherine (nee Howard) Leahey of Beverly Hills, Florida, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland.  Wife of Gerald (Jerry)  A. Leahey and mother of Christina (Tina) Ferrandi and husband Ed. Visitation will be held Monday, May 28, 2012 from 7-9 PM and Tuesday, May 29, 2012 from 10 -11 AM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road,...

Troy  Lamawr Edwards  ''Butter''

Troy Lamawr Edwards ''Butter''

May 19, 2012

Troy Lamawr "Butter" Edwards, age 34, of Churchville, MD passed away on May 19, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Henry C. Edwards Sr. of Edgewood, MD and Helen Belinda Peaker Edwards of Bel Air, MD. A 1995 graduate of Joppatowne High School, he was currently working...

William Mads Poulsen  Jr.

William Mads Poulsen Jr.

May 18, 2012

William Mads Poulsen Jr., of York, PA, formerly of Joppa, MD, was born on February 9, 1935 and left us on May 18, 2012 to reach his final journey home and was greeted by the Lord Jesus Christ along with his Grandmother and Grandfather, Bessie and Elmer Benny and other family and friends. He graduated from Dundalk High School in...

David Montague Lockette

David Montague Lockette

May 17, 2012

David Montague Lockette, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on May 17, 2012 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bowie, MD, he was the son of the late Henry and Annie E. Downs Lockette. He served our country in World War II as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. A resident of...

Grover ''Moose'' Kershner

Grover ''Moose'' Kershner

May 17, 2012

Grover "Moose" Kershner, age 83, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on May 17, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Spice, WV, he was the son of the late William Snowden Kershner and Virginia Elizabeth Good Scotten. He worked for Baltimore Gas and Electric Company as a Crew Leader for 37 years before retiring....

George F. Rhoads ''Bud''

George F. Rhoads ''Bud''

May 15, 2012

George F. Rhoads "Bud", age 80, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on May 15, 2012 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late George and Dorothy Mae McComsey Rhoads. A resident of Harford County for 58 years, he retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground as the Chief of...

Alice Freida Acerno

Alice Freida Acerno

May 15, 2012

Alice Freida Acerno, age 66, of Joppa, MD, passed away on May 15, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bella Gottschalk. A true New Yorker, it wasn't until her grandchildren were born that she moved to Maryland. She was fiercely devoted to her family and...

Martha  J. Coale

Martha J. Coale

May 15, 2012

Martha Jane Coale, 86, of Scranton, PA, died peacefully at the home of her daughter, Deborah, surrounded by her family. Born in Harford County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Grace Hornberger Coleman. Prior to her retirement she was an office manager for the U.S. Government at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Jane was a very outgoing person and...

Jeanne M. Cross

Jeanne M. Cross

May 14, 2012

Jeanne M. Cross, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Bel Air, passed away on May 14, 2012 at ManorCare in Towson, MD. Born in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer T. and Frances Large Matthews and wife of the late Gregory Cross. Originally from St. Mary's County, she resided in Harford County for over 20...

Johnnie Miller

Johnnie Miller

May 11, 2012

Johnnie Miller, age 80, of Joppa, MD, passed away on May 11, 2012 at her home. Born in West Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Fields and Mary Lyons Craven and wife, for 58 years, of the late Patton Miller. She had worked for 25 years at Alco Standard and was a member of Franklinville Presbyterian...

Mildred T. Lanahan

Mildred T. Lanahan

May 9, 2012

Mildred T. Lanahan, age 93, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on May 9, 2012 at Overlea Health and Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late George Riehl and Theresa Elizabeth Kroener Miller and wife of the late Lawrence S. Lanahan Sr. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church and...

Lovella Compton

Lovella Compton

May 9, 2012

Lovella Compton, age 74, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on May 9, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Tazewell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Giles Eli and Stella Edna Street Compton. A resident of Harford County for 38 years, she was a member of Porters Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She loved spending time...

Don Ermine Jones Jr.

Don Ermine Jones Jr.

May 8, 2012

Don Ermine Jones Jr., age 59, of Bel Air, MD passed away suddenly on May 8, 2012. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Don Ermine Jones Sr. and Mary Virginia Baldwin Jones. He worked for Harford County Public Schools for 31 years and was a member of Mountain Christian Church in Joppa. He enjoyed camping...

John W. Sadler

John W. Sadler

May 7, 2012

John W. Sadler, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on May 7, 2012 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Elmer Francis and Agnes Mary Horak Sadler. He was self employed and loved to fish, shoot pool, visit casinos and bet on the horses....

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