Obituaries

Aug 31, 2011

Raymond L. Stancill Jr., age 87, of Aberdeen, MD, died on August 31, 2011 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Greenville, NC, he was the son of the late Raymond Layfatte Stancill Sr. and Daisy Mae Lewis Stancill and husband, for 52 years at the time of her passing in 2000, of the late Melba T. Snyder...

Aug 30, 2011

Emma M. Carr (nee Mogg), age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 30, 2011 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Overlea, MD, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Maud Smith Mogg. She was Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of MD OES, and in 1974 was Worthy Matron of Harford Chapter...

Aug 28, 2011

Johnny Dean Alderson, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 28, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Kannapolis, NC, he was the son of the late John Bennett and Sarah Kathleen McGinnis Alderson. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was employed as a special police officer for the State of Maryland and...

Aug 27, 2011

Tracey N. Miller, age 45, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 27, 2011 at her home. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio and is survived by her parents: Nolan J. and Peggy D. Farmer of Seaford, DE. A 1984 graduate of Seaford High School in Delaware, she worked as a Master Planner for Lockheed Martin.Tracey will be remembered...

Aug 27, 2011

Dr. Paul Joseph Coyle, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 27, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Central Falls, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret O'Neill Coyle. He was a graduate of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, RI; received his undergraduate degree at Providence College;...

Aug 27, 2011

Pauline Brendel, age 72, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on August 27, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was raised in Guttenburg, NJ. She was a long time resident of the Harford County area. Mrs. Brendel is survived by her husband of 49 years, Fred Brendel of Abingdon, MD; daughters, Jenifer Tompkins and her husband,...

Aug 24, 2011

Gloria Frances Amoroso, age 51, of Conowingo, MD, died on August 24, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Norfolk, England, she is the daughter of Ronald Douglas and Betty Catherine Dawson Sohl of Bel Air, MD. A homemaker, she served our country in the military and was a devoted foster mother for Cecil County. In addition...

Aug 24, 2011

Carol Louise Siglow, age 67, of Conowingo, MD, died on August 24, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Fallston, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Brewer and Encilee Brewer Barker. A homemaker, she loved to make jewelry, sing gospel music with her beautiful voice, and was a member of Spirit...

Aug 24, 2011

On August 24, 2011, Margaret L. Klohr, age 75, of Edgewood, MD, passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Murray Klohr; devoted mother of Melissa Klohr and Roxanne Stegemeyer and husband, Phil; loving sister of Wilmer Jones. Also survived by grandchildren, Drew and Addison Stegemeyer, and her loving dog, Max. A homemaker, she loved gardening and...

Aug 22, 2011

On August 22, 2011, John Patrick Richards, beloved husband of Kathleen G. Richards; beloved father of Kathleen (Richards) Litinas, William J. Richards, Kevin P. Richards, and Patrick T. Richards; beloved father-in-law of Tim Litinas, Darlene Richards, and Deanna M. Richards; devoted brother of James Richards; loving grandfather of Joseph Smith, Tiffany Smith, Drew Litinas, Todd Litinas, Benjamin Richards, and Grace...

Aug 21, 2011

Melissa "Missy" R. Curlee, age 31, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 21, 2011. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of George Jennings Oakley Jr. and Bonnie Lee Siler Oakley, of Abingdon, MD. She was a 1997 graduate of Joppatowne High School where she was a cheerleader and also played lacrosse. She was employed as a hostess...

Aug 21, 2011

Aug 20, 2011

Robert L. Seibold, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Gilchrist Center. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Harry Cadwalter Seibold and Nora Corinne( Harkins) Seibold, and husband of the late Lillie Lou (Scott) Seibold. He worked as a truck driver for over 30 years, working for numerous companies,...

Aug 19, 2011

On August 19, 2011, William Adam Hess III, age 60, of Fallston, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Hospital. Brother of Donna Lynn Hess; uncle of Terri Ann Baur and father of 3 children. Visitation will be Tuesday August 23, 2011, from 2-4 PM - 7-9 PM at the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral Service...

Aug 18, 2011

Melrose M. Scarborough, age 95, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on August 18, 2011 at Sunshine Acres in White Hall, MD. Born in Stafford, MD, she was the daughter of the late Philip Farrell and Emily Forwood Holloway McGibney. Mrs. Scarborough was home schooled and then went on to complete two college degrees from Harford Community College....

Aug 17, 2011

On August 17, 2011, William Thomas Rutledge, age 85, following a lengthy illness died in hospice care. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Harvey Rutledge; son of the late James Bevard Rutledge, Sr. and Marian Wiley Rutledge; father of William Thomas Rutledge, Jr. Gail Spacco, and Carolyn Nabet; grandfather of Christie and Brandon Rutledge, Jessie and Gillian...

Aug 17, 2011

Charles Francis Dolan, age 91, of Brooklyn, NY, died on August 17, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Joseph Francis and Catherine Lyons Dolan and husband of the late Alice Dolan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served with Merrill's Marauders during WWII. He worked...

Aug 17, 2011

Mary Rose Christman, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 17, 2011 at Lorien of Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Raymond and Irene Virginia Hofmann Martin and wife of the late Armand F. Christman Sr. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air, as...

Aug 16, 2011

Virginia G. Owens, age 88, of Forest Hill, MD, died on August 16, 2011 at Madonna Heritage in Jarrettsville, MD. Born in Hoboken, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Galasso and Gertrude Shabuska Stork, and wife, for 18 years, of the late Edmund John Owens. She worked as an executive secretary in New York for over 20...

Aug 15, 2011

Ruth M. Davis Koester, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 15, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Goodman Davis and Catherine Elizabeth Wiegman Davis. In the 1950's, she ran the "Snack Bar" on Route 40, and the Davis tourist home at the "City Line" in Baltimore. She...