Obituaries

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

Emma Lou Chambers

Emma Lou Chambers

Sep 19, 2012

Emma Lou Chambers, age 90, passed away in her home in Havre de Grace, MD on September 19, 2012. She was born in Alleghany County, NC on September 16, 1922, to the late William and Blanche Bedsaul. Originally from Forest Hill, MD, she was the wife of the late Rothales B. Chambers and Robert G. Dowell. She was a homemaker,...

Kenneth Lee Mcallister, Sr.

Kenneth Lee Mcallister, Sr.

Sep 19, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Kenneth Lee McAllister, Sr of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Cora Lee McAllister, father of Kenneth Lee McAllister, Jr. and wife Christine, Debra Lee Hagan and husband Kevin, William Joseph McAllister and wife Carey. Grandfather of David and Victoria Hagan and Ian and Ryan McAllister. Also survived by a brother, Robert McAllister and sister, Margaret McAllister,...

Charles W. Hebrank

Charles W. Hebrank

Sep 17, 2012

Charles W. Hebrank, age 83, of Perryville, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Richard Hebrank Sr. and Muriel Cecelia Harr Lind. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a resident of Harford County for 25 years and was...

Mary Virginia Ward

Mary Virginia Ward

Sep 17, 2012

Mary Virginia Ward, age 90, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Carroll and Pearl Alithea Day Murphy and wife of the late Roy Ward and the late John Gilpin Ward. She was a member of Christ...

Theodore ''Ted'' S. Moyer

Theodore ''Ted'' S. Moyer

Sep 17, 2012

Theodore "Ted" S. Moyer, age 83, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at his home. Born in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Theodore Shoemaker Moyer and Helen Kahler Moyer. He retired as a Major with the Maryland State Police and was the former Sheriff of Harford County. He was a member of the...

Joyce ''Louise'' Hall

Joyce ''Louise'' Hall

Sep 16, 2012

Joyce "Louise" Hall, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 16, 2012 at her home. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lincoln and Annie Irene Tibbs Gullion and wife of the late Orear "Smokey" G. Hall, and first husband, the late Paul Johnson. She started working at BATA Shoe Company in...

Cecil Ellis Squires, Jr.

Cecil Ellis Squires, Jr.

Sep 15, 2012

On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Cecil Ellis Squires, Jr. of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of the late Anna Lucille Fenton Squires. Father of Anne, Kathi, Mike, Mona, Mel Squires, Peggy Smilko and Barb Ellis. Beloved grandfather of Sonja Squires, Michael Squires, Claire, Emily and Dana Smilko, and Haley and Paige Ellis. He was a past president and active member of the...

Elizabeth L. Skowronski

Elizabeth L. Skowronski

Sep 14, 2012

On September 14, 2012, Elizabeth (Betty) L. Marcin Skowronski passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital having been transferred from Upper Chesapeake Hospital after a ten day illness. Born on January 8, 1926 she was a native of Swoyerville, Pennsylvania. She attended Holy Trinity Elementary School where she spoke both English and Slovak. At Swoyerville High School she was a member...

Ian Adam Loughran

Ian Adam Loughran

Sep 13, 2012

Sgt. Ian Adam Loughran, age 43, of Pylesville, MD passed away suddenly on September 13, 2012 at his home. Born in Buffalo, NY, he is the son of Donna Marie MacLeod Loughran of Wilmington, DE and the late Walter Thomas Loughran Jr. He was employed with the Harford County Sheriff's Office for 16 years. Sgt. Loughran # 463 was most...

Michael Daniel  Karr Jr.

Michael Daniel Karr Jr.

Sep 13, 2012

KARR, Jr., Michael Daniel "Dan", age 42, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away at home on September 13, 2012 after a courageous battle with brain cancer (gliomablastoma multiforme).Dan is survived by his loving wife, Gina (nee Bracaglia), two sons, Carson (5) and Tyler (3); his parents, Nancy Lou Karr of Perry Hall, MD and Michael Daniel Karr Sr. of...

Chuong H. Nguyen

Chuong H. Nguyen

Sep 11, 2012

Chuong H. Nguyen, age 63, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 11, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, he was the son of Thuc and Bich Thi Nguyen. He was employed as an X-ray Technician for St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Nguyen is survived by his wife of 29 years, KimTuyen...

Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler

Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler

Sep 11, 2012

Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Leonard B. and Clara B. Fuller Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler retired, after 32 years, from the public school system. He earned his BS degree from Coppin State University, his master's from...

Ellen Ruth Spedden

Ellen Ruth Spedden

Sep 10, 2012

On Monday, September 10, 2012, Ellen Ruth Spedden of Oak Crest Village and fomerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Vernon P. Spedden, mother of Sharon Spedden Brown, Stephen Spedden, and Michael Spedden. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, September 13, 2012, from 10:30 AM- 11:00 AM from the Oak Crest Village Chapel,...

Thomas  A. Tyler

Thomas A. Tyler

Sep 10, 2012

Thomas A. Tyler, age 82, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 10, 2012 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean War. A 1949 graduate of Bel Air High School, he worked for Walter Tharp Plumbing in Harford County and later for Baltimore Gas and...

Brinton Dennis Robinson Iii

Brinton Dennis Robinson Iii

Sep 10, 2012

Brinton Dennis Robinson III, age 66, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 10, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Brinton Dennis Robinson Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Turner Robinson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a truck driver for...

Ronald Cecil Petty

Ronald Cecil Petty

Sep 9, 2012

Ronald Cecil Petty, age 62, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on September 9, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice after a lengthy battle with Multiple Myeloma. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Cecil Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Smithson Petty. A 1968 graduate of Bel Air High School, he retired after 30 years with the...

Kay Penn

Kay Penn

Sep 9, 2012

Kay Penn, age 72, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 9, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Dail Blanchard. She enjoyed arranging flowers and had worked at Giant Food Store in Edgewood as a florist, retiring after 31 years. She was a very...

Mary Frances Galbreath

Mary Frances Galbreath

Sep 8, 2012

On Saturday, September 8, 2012, Mary Frances Galbreath of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Samuel Galbreath, Sr. Mother of Samuel Galbreath, Jr. grandmother of Elizabeth and her husband Andy. A Celebration of Life, will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 10:30 AM from the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 4135 Norrisville Road, White Hall, Maryland,...

Lucy B. Long

Lucy B. Long

Sep 8, 2012

Lucy B. Long, age 74, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on September 8, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George William and Grace Mae Founds Singleton and wife of the late Frederick Wesley Long. She worked for Bata Shoe Company for two years and then...