Obituaries

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

Dale Kerr

Dale Kerr

Aug 15, 2012

Dale Kerr, age 65, of Joppatowne, MD, passed away on August 15, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Sophie Vragel Yanish of Baltimore and the late Herman Kerr. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked for Western Electric where he was a draftsman. He was a resident of Harford...

Helen Gerry Tharp

Helen Gerry Tharp

Aug 15, 2012

On Wednesday, August 15, 2012, Helen Gerry Tharp of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Roy Layton Tharp, mother of Nancy Troyer and Robert (Bob) Tharp. Also survived by 2 grand children and 5 great grand children. Visitation will be Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral...

Joseph Glinsky

Joseph Glinsky

Aug 14, 2012

On Tuesday, August 14, 2014, Joseph Glinsky of White Hall, Maryland. Husband of Annette FleischmannGlinsky, father of Jeann Cynthia Matthews, and Joseph C. Glinsky. Also survived by a granddaughter- Stephanie A. Glinsky, and brothers- Leon and George Glinsky.

Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Aug 13, 2012

Gary "Bubbie" Jones, age 60, of Essex, MD, passed away on August 13, 2012 at Northwest Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Max Jones Jr. and the late Idella Goldie Coupling Jones and husband of the late Gail Jones. He worked for Eastern Moving and Storage Company where he was a forklift operator. He...

Margaret Helen Lato

Margaret Helen Lato

Aug 13, 2012

Margaret Helen Lato, age 85, of Abingdon, MD passed away on August 13, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Franklin French and Mary Presinger Arnold. She enjoyed shopping, sewing and going on trips to Ocean City.Mrs. Lato is survived by her husband of 64 years, Michael...

Herbert ''Herb'' E. Smith

Herbert ''Herb'' E. Smith

Aug 11, 2012

Herbert E. Smith, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 11, 2012 surrounded by his family. Herb was born in West Terre Haute, IN to Herbert F. and Helen Long Smith. He is a graduate of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology where he graduated first in his class and received many academic honors. He earned his Masters...

Bryan Lee Heffner

Bryan Lee Heffner

Aug 11, 2012

Bryan Lee Heffner, age 29, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on August 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Lanny Ray Heffner of Laurens, SC and Michele Marie Sechrist Garrett of Forest Hill, MD. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Kaeden Lee Heffner; daughter, Morghan Renee Barnhardt;...

Patricia E. Smith

Patricia E. Smith

Aug 10, 2012

Patricia E. Smith, age 72, of Baltimore, MD passed away on August 10, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Leonard and Elizabeth Catherine Jones Sears. She was a supervisor for Liberty Mutual, retiring after 16 years of service. She was very compassionate, giving and generous and went...

Mary Gnall

Mary Gnall

Aug 9, 2012

Mary Gnall, age 91, formerly of Montdale, PA passed away on August 9, 2012 at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center in Rising Sun, MD. Born in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Estock Popovich and wife, for 58 years, of the late Michael Gnall. A resident of Montdale for 85 years, she graduated from Scott...

June G.  Fries

June G. Fries

Aug 8, 2012

June G. Fries, age 80, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on August 8, 2012 at Perry Point VA Hospital in Perryville, MD. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was raised by his stepfather the late Mr. Luther Bond and his mother the late Alberta Fries Bond. Raised in a family of nine children he had three brothers Thermond Bond, William Lloyd...

Barbara Catherine Davies

Barbara Catherine Davies

Aug 7, 2012

Barbara C. Davies died August 7, 2012, at the age of 93. She was the widow of Colonel Walter J. Davies, retired. She and Walter were residents of Bel Air, Maryland for 40 years. Barbara was the oldest of the six children of Howard and Elsie Gribler of Dowagiac, Michigan. Barbara and Walter graduated in the same high school class...

Ralph G. Coale

Ralph G. Coale

Aug 7, 2012

Ralph Granville Coale, 83, of Bel Air, MD went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 7, 2012. The son of the late Graham and Cynthia Coale, Ralph was born in Elk Creek, VA on November 15, 1928. As a young man, he trusted in Jesus for salvation. In 1954, he married his bride, Edith Dixon Coale,...

Beth Christine Ketterman

Beth Christine Ketterman

Aug 6, 2012

On August 6, 2012, Beth Christine Ketterman, 37, passed away as the result of a stroke. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Alexandra Kimberly (14), her parents, Marian Repetti of Aberdeen and Sam Ketterman (Leigh) of Timonium; her loving brother and sister Christopher Ketterman (Margaret) and Kimberly Gilpatrick (Clancy); nieces Abbey, Hayden and Ryan; uncles Charles Ketterman (Ruth), Gary...

Anna ''Mickey'' Jeannette O'Neal

Anna ''Mickey'' Jeannette O'Neal

Aug 6, 2012

Anna Jeannette O'Neal "Mickey", age 64, of Edgewood, MD passed away on August 6, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she is the daughter of Pauline Daisy Hargett Riggleman of Westminster, MD and the late Samuel Bernard Ports Jr. A Harford County resident for 30 years, she was a daycare provider for many years as...

Ross Thompson Monks

Ross Thompson Monks

Aug 6, 2012

Ross Thompson Monks, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 6, 2012 at Madonna Heritage in Jarrettsville, MD. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late John William and Hazel Irene Thompson Monks, and husband of the late Doris P. Adams Monks. He worked for many years at Hollander's on Main Street in Bel...

Martha E. Hogan

Martha E. Hogan

Aug 6, 2012

Martha E. Hogan, age 95, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 6, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Joseph and Iva Day Watson Kernan and wife of the late William Michael Hogan. A resident of Harford County since 1989, she worked for the State of Maryland for over...

Lewis E. Espey

Lewis E. Espey

Aug 5, 2012

Lewis E. Espey, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 5, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Lewis Ernest Espey and Catherine Elizabeth MacNeal and husband of the late Frances Pricilla Espey. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired after 25 years from Edgewood Arsenal where he...

Major John A. Richardson Usa (Ret.)

Major John A. Richardson Usa (Ret.)

Aug 2, 2012

Major John Alden Richardson, USA (Ret), of Havre de Grace, MD, a ninth generation direct descendant of Pilgrims John Alden, Priscilla Mullens and Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower, died 2 August 2012 of cancer at his home. He was 85 years old.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 7 April 1927, Major Richardson was the son of the late Harry Alden and Anna...

Ernest Sharff

Ernest Sharff

Aug 1, 2012

Ernest Sharff, age 70, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 1, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Heber Ernest and Bertha Gertrude Gunther Sharff. Mr. Sharff is survived by his wife of 26 years, Tina Sharff of Joppa, MD; sons, Tim Sharff of VA, Steve Sharff of Georgetown, DE, Matthew...

Lee Koch

Lee Koch

Jul 31, 2012

Lee Koch, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 31, 2012 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Anna Franholtz Dauer and wife, for seven years, of the late Hans Erich Koch. A resident of Maryland most of...