Obituaries

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

Joan M. Minton

Joan M. Minton

Mar 29, 2011

Joan M. Minton, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Nesquehoning, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Bernard and Ursula Helen Radusky Speshok. She completed her education in Pennsylvania where she earned her degree as a registered nurse and later in her career...

Jennifer Bartell Kincer

Jennifer Bartell Kincer

Mar 29, 2011

Jennifer Lynn Bartell Kincer, age 33, of Elkton, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of Robert Ford and Connie Jean Otradovec Bartell of Havre de Grace, MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Kimberly Jean Bartell of Elkton,...

Theodore Thatcher Belfit

Theodore Thatcher Belfit

Mar 28, 2011

Ted was born in Jacksonville, Florida on 7 August 1979. His father's federal career took the family to Arizona, Utah, Virginia and Maryland. Ted graduated from Bel Air High School in 1998.Ted was a certified arborist and worked climbing and trimming trees for several tree companies in Maryland and Florida.Recently Ted volunteered his time working with the US Department of...

Ethel V. Just

Ethel V. Just

Mar 28, 2011

Ethel V. Just, age 94, of Joppa, MD, died on March 28, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Wellington and Edna Virginia Wallace Smith, and wife of the late W. Frank Just. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa, she was an avid...

Robert A. Dibastiani

Robert A. Dibastiani

Mar 28, 2011

Robert A. DiBastiani, age 72, of Joppa, MD, died on March 28, 2011 at his home. Born in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of the late Domonick and Mary Louise Davis DiBastiani. He was superintendant for Giant Refrigeration Local 486 from which he retired after 30 years. An active member in Steamfitters Union # 486 in Baltimore, he enjoyed...

Albert F. Vitek

Albert F. Vitek

Mar 27, 2011

Albert F. Vitek, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on March 27, 2011 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Albert Wenceslaus and Lillian Brosh Vitek, and was devout husband for 55 years to the late Jane Catherine Consentino Vitek. Mr. Vitek, son of a Baltimore City beat...

Frances Barbara Hess

Frances Barbara Hess

Mar 26, 2011

Frances Barbara Hess, age 51, of Whiteford, MD, died on March 26, 2011 at her home. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of James Arthur Frank Sr. of Baldwin, MD and the late Frances Barbara Bosley Frank. A teacher, and longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, she attended Harford Community College where she studied interior design, and was...

Vince Turek

Vince Turek

Mar 26, 2011

Vince Turek, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 26, 2011 at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, VA. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Anthony Vincent and Anna Weronicki Turek and husband of the late Florence Turek. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country as a Paratrooper during WWII...

Shannon Darnell Canami

Shannon Darnell Canami

Mar 26, 2011

Shannon Darnell Canami, age 31, of Baltimore, MD, died on March 26, 2011 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she is the daughter of James Louis and Mary Angalene Adkins Canami of Bel Air, MD. From the age of 6-18, she was a gymnast with the ACPR Gymnastics in Churchville, and was a State Floor Champion and...

William J. Spies

William J. Spies

Mar 25, 2011

William J. Spies, age 89, of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 25, 2011 at his home. Born on a small farm in Harford Furnace in Harford County, he attended St. Stephens High School in Bradshaw. The fifth child born in a family of eight children, he was the first to graduate from High School. He enlisted in the Marine Corps...

James Edgar White Jr.

James Edgar White Jr.

Mar 25, 2011

James Edgar White Jr., age 71, of Street, MD, died on March 25, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James Edgar White Sr. and Margaret Mary Fitch White. He worked for a property management company where he was the Operations Supervisor. Mr. White is survived by his wife of 44 years,...

Melvin Raymond Kulis

Melvin Raymond Kulis

Mar 25, 2011

Melvin Raymond Kulis, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 25, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Stanley and Magdalena Pospychala Kulis and husband of the late Ann Kulis. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served as a Ship's Service Man (L)3/C at NTC Bainbridge, MD, NTS Newport,...

Marlene G. Kegley

Marlene G. Kegley

Mar 24, 2011

On March 24, 2011, Marlene G. Kegley of Jarrettsville. wife of George L. Kegley, mother of Susan M. Stevenson, and Diane L. Gabriel, sister of Fred Gross, also survived by 7 grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday March 27, 2011 from 2-4 PM - 7-9 PM from the Jarrettsville United Methodist Church, 1733 West Jarrettsville Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Service will...

Marie Juanita Benson

Marie Juanita Benson

Mar 24, 2011

Marie Juanita Benson, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 24, 2011 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Cecilia E. Meyer Kirby and wife of the late Wilton A. Benson. Mrs. Benson is survived by her daughters, Joanne Kucharek of Aberdeen, MD...

Mary Elizabeth Caughill

Mary Elizabeth Caughill

Mar 23, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Caughill of Bel Air, MD, died on March 23, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Tamaqua, PA, she was the daughter of late John F. and Elizabeth Horan Matthews. A homemaker, she enjoyed cooking, loved to play cards and belonged to various women's clubs. Mrs. Caughill is survived by her husband of...

Karl Leroy "Larry" Ay, Sr.

Karl Leroy "Larry" Ay, Sr.

Mar 22, 2011

On March 22, 2011 Karl LeRoy "Larry" Ay, Sr of Jarrettsville.  Husband of Sylvia Ay and father of Amy Ay Verzi, Cynthia Ay Scarborough and the late Karl LeRoy "Larry" Ay, Jr. stepfather of Kirsten and Arne Lindquist.  Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Visitation will be Friday March 25, 2011 from 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM from...

Deborah Ann Couch

Deborah Ann Couch

Mar 22, 2011

Deborah Ann Couch, age 55, of Olney, MD, died on March 22, 2011 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. Born in Wyandotte, MI, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond and Ruth Mae Krotz Topping. She will be remembered as a dear friend to many, and to those whose lives she touched through her illness. Mrs....

Florence G. Bryant

Florence G. Bryant

Mar 22, 2011

Florence G. Bryant, age 85, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 22, 2011 at her home. Born in Bad Axe, MI, she was the daughter of the late Charles Fredrick and Norma Flora Reidel McLean and wife of the late William Lee Bryant. She had worked for Michigan Bell as a lead telephone operator for over 10 years after high...

Larry Magee

Larry Magee

Mar 21, 2011

Larry Magee, age 62, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 21, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Lawrence Elmer and Catherine Elizabeth Billing Magee. He retired from General Motors after 38 years, where he was in management. The founder of PHI Gamma Fraternity in...

Glen Deel

Glen Deel

Mar 21, 2011

Glen Deel, age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 21, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Killow Harden and Theresa Kilmurray Deel of Bel Air, MD. He made his career in sales and loved to play golf, garden, and cook. He also loved...

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