Obituaries

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

Henry Wade Edwards

Henry Wade Edwards

Feb 14, 2012

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Henry Wade Edwards of Middletown,Delaware, formerlyof White Hall, Maryland. Husband of Louise Lemmon Edwards. Father of Joan Jacoby, Gail Jones, JoBeth Tully, James Edwards, Jeffrey Edwards,Matthew Edwards. Step-Father of Brian and Leslie Bowers. Visitation will be Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 12:30 PM-2PM from Bethel Presbyterian Church, 4135 Norrisville Road, White Hall, Maryland 21161. Funeral...

Tom Pape

Tom Pape

Feb 14, 2012

Tom Pape, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on February 14, 2012 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late John Dedrick and Eleanor Louise Niner Pape. He retired, after 40 years, as a drywall contractor and was an avid gardener, fisherman and crabber. He enjoyed...

Tommy Neal

Tommy Neal

Feb 14, 2012

On February 14, 2012, Tommy Neal, age 48, of Forest Hill, MD passed away. He was the loving brother to Bill of Upland, CA, Jim of Oakland, CA, Michael of Milton, FL, Dennis of Forest Hill, MD, and Timothy of Alpharetta, GA, Sandra Sharp of Jefferson, GA, Patricia Gilley of Vernon, FL, Victoria Amoss of Panama City, FL and Deborah...

Andrew ''Drew'' Carl Miller

Andrew ''Drew'' Carl Miller

Feb 14, 2012

Andrew "Drew" Carl Miller, age 10, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 14, 2012. Born in Bel Air, he is the son of Steven Carl Miller and Mildred Beth Smith-Miller. A 5th grade student at Churchville Elementary School, he was a LegoManiac and enjoyed playing his favorite instruments, the drums and percussion. He was the best son and...

George Earl Wenzel

George Earl Wenzel

Feb 13, 2012

George Earl Wenzel, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 13, 2012 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joshua Hampden Wenzel and Nellie Virginia Musgrove and husband of the late Estelle Wenzel. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he attained the rank of...

Margie Virginia Deitz

Margie Virginia Deitz

Feb 13, 2012

Margie Virginia Deitz, age 86, of Fallston, MD, passed away on February 13, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Carney, MD, she was the daughter of the late Amos Henry Burton and Edna Viola Redifer Kershaw and wife of the late Lewis Mitchell Deitz. Mrs. Deitz is survived by her daughters, Margie Sebekos and...

Hugo J. Nyborg

Hugo J. Nyborg

Feb 12, 2012

Hugo J. Nyborg, age 77, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 12, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Svante Emil Hugo and Marie Frances Pawlik Nyborg. He retired, after 30 years, from General Motors where he was an electrician. An avid fisherman, he had...

Evelyn Burns Paulero

Evelyn Burns Paulero

Feb 12, 2012

Evelyn Burns Paulero, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 12, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Catherine Elizabeth Slee Burns and wife of the late Ralph Paulero. Prior to her diagnosis with Alzheimer's, she loved to volunteer at Mercy Hospital,...

Mark Ryan Summers

Mark Ryan Summers

Feb 12, 2012

Mark Ryan Summers, age 17, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 12, 2012 at his home. Born in Secaucus, NJ, he was the son of Susan Claudio Summers of Edgewood, MD and the late Mark Charlton Summers. A senior at Edgewood High School, he was an avid Jets fan, gamer, texter, collector and was an animal lover. His other...

Bryce E. Burton

Bryce E. Burton

Feb 12, 2012

Bryce E. Burton, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 12, 2012. Born in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late Mathias Elbert Wynn and Swanea Marie Akers Burton. A Harford County resident for most of his life, he worked for approximately five years at Wiley Manufacturing in Port Deposit, 21 years for Harford County...

Alma Louise Dixon

Alma Louise Dixon

Feb 10, 2012

On Friday, February 10, 2012, Alma Louise Dixon of Bel Air. Wife of the late Clifford Rush Dixon, and mother of Reginald and Richard Dixon. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2012 from 2-4 - 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Service will be Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @10 AM from...

Sarah ''Sally'' Leader

Sarah ''Sally'' Leader

Feb 10, 2012

Sarah "Sally" Leader, age 79, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 10, 2012 at her home. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Francis Edward Lynch Sr. and Cecelia Grace McGrath Lynch, and wife of the late Leo "Dick" W. Leader to whom she shared 38 years of marriage. Mrs. Leader is survived by her...

Alfred  John Stewart Jr.

Alfred John Stewart Jr.

Feb 9, 2012

Alfred John Stewart Jr., age 76, of Fallston, MD, passed away on February 9, 2012 at his home with his family around him. Born in Endicott, NY, he was the son of the late Alfred John Stewart Sr. and Gloria Lillibridge Stewart. A millwright for Western Electric for 30 years, he enjoyed his co-workers at the monthly luncheons and his...

Eleanor Elizabeth Jenkins

Eleanor Elizabeth Jenkins

Feb 7, 2012

On Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Eleanor Elizabeth Jenkins of Jarrettsville. Sister of Betty J. Fuller, aunt of Charles W. Fuller andwife Katherine, Donald J. Fuller and wife Alice, and the late Barry K. Fuller. Also survived by 4 great nieces - nephews and 7 great great nieces and nephews. Services will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 11 AM...

Mary Ruth Fortner Heim

Mary Ruth Fortner Heim

Feb 6, 2012

Mary Ruth Fortner Heim, age 62, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 6, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Burnsville, NC, she was the daughter of Virginia Dare Fortner Geisler of Middle River, MD and Dewitt Styles. She retired as a Clerical Supervisor from the State of Maryland where she had been...

Elizabeth Pack (Nee Franzello)

Elizabeth Pack (Nee Franzello)

Feb 5, 2012

Elizabeth Pack, age 80, of Parkville, MD, passed away on February 5, 2012 at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center in Rising Sun, MD. Born in East Rainelle, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Teresa Valorosa Franzello. She was active in St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Mrs. Pack is survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles C. Pack...

Chrystelle T. Brockmeyer

Chrystelle T. Brockmeyer

Feb 5, 2012

Chrystelle T. Brockmeyer (nee Brewer) 84, died February 5, 2012 at her home with her loving family at her side. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Christine and William Brewer Sr. She was the devoted wife of 65 years to Charles L. Brockmeyer Sr.; loving mother of daughters, Linda Nicodemus, Sue Dieter, and Chrystelle Rabenau; sons,...

Charles S.  Cantler

Charles S. Cantler

Feb 5, 2012

Charles S. Cantler, age 80, of Abingdon, MD passed away on February 5, 2012 at his home. Born in Whiteford, MD, he was the son of the late Paul Elmer and Nellie Elizabeth Beavers Cantler and husband, for 56 years, of the late Ruby Mae Cantler. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he served our country in the U.S. Air...

Evelyn M. Marzicola

Evelyn M. Marzicola

Feb 4, 2012

Evelyn M. Marzicola, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 4, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Ames, IA, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Minnie Dougherty Harvey. She worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground where she was as an Administrative Assistant and was a member of Presbury...

Albert  Easton Smith Jr.

Albert Easton Smith Jr.

Feb 4, 2012

Albert Easton Smith Jr., age 66, of Joppa, MD, died while on vacation in California on February 4, 2012 at Tehachapi Hospital. Born September 2, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Albert Easton Smith Sr. and Norma Lee Hissey Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Barbara Lynne Scott Smith of Joppa, MD; son,...