Obituaries

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

Arvil Douglas Lyon

Arvil Douglas Lyon

Dec 29, 2010

Arvil Douglas Lyon, age 63, of Joppa, MD, died on December 29, 2010 at his home. Born in North East, MD, he was the son of the late Arvil and Elsie M. Watson Lyon. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country in the Vietnam War. A gun collector, he was a Civil War enthusiast and participated in...

John  ''Jack'' R. Kirk

John ''Jack'' R. Kirk

Dec 29, 2010

John "Jack" R. Kirk, age 82, of Pylesville, MD, died on December 29, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Theodore and Gladys Irene Frantz Kirk. A veteran of the Merchant Marines from 1942-1944, he served our country during WWII. A past member of...

Mary Anne Stemple

Mary Anne Stemple

Dec 28, 2010

Mrs. Mary Anne Stemple, 83, of Edgewood, MD passed on to be with the Lord on December 28, 2010, due to complications from a stroke following an operation on December 7th that disclosed stage four colon cancer. She had been in Gilchrist Hospice in Towson since December 14th. Her beloved husband of 62 years, Virgil Stemple, and her children, Philip...

Horace ''Buck'' Anderson

Horace ''Buck'' Anderson

Dec 28, 2010

Horace "Buck" Anderson, age 85, of Frederick, MD, died on December 28, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Horace Weber and Mary C. Fisher Anderson. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in WWII. A State Farm Independent Agent in Bethesda, MD, he also served...

Patricia A. Ozazewski

Patricia A. Ozazewski

Dec 27, 2010

Patricia A. Ozazewski, age 66, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 27, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Bingle and Elsie Hatley Motley. Mrs. Ozazewski is survived by her husband, Norman John Ozazewski Sr. of Abingdon, MD, sons, Christopher J. Ozazewski and wife, Beth,...

Mark R. Williams

Mark R. Williams

Dec 27, 2010

Mark R. Williams, age 49, of Fawn Grove, PA, died on December 27, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of C. Marie Stiffler Williams Vales of Fallston, MD, and the late Ashton Owen Williams. He worked eight years for GEICO where he was an Auto Damage Adjuster. An...

Carlos Aguilar Phillips

Carlos Aguilar Phillips

Dec 27, 2010

Carlos Aguilar Phillips, age 72, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 27, 2010 at his home. Born in Merida Yucatan, Mexico, he was the son of the late Carlos Aguilar Palma and Florence Lillian Phillips. An avid reader, he loved to paint and had a great sense of humor. He was a Command Master Chief in the U.S. Navy, and...

Thomas Ray Lockard

Thomas Ray Lockard

Dec 23, 2010

Thomas Ray Lockard, age 70, of Street, MD, died on December 23, 2010 at his home. Born in Salem, VA, he was the son of the late Warren and Frances Sturms, and husband, for 36 years, of the late Charlotte Lockard. He had been employed by an auto manufacturer as an assembly line worker. Mr. Lockard is survived by his...

Mary E.  Robinson

Mary E. Robinson

Dec 22, 2010

Mary E. Robinson, age 82, of Joppa, MD, died on December 22, 2010 at her home. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, she was the daughter of Ruth Viola Hall Turner of Forest Hill, MD and the late Raymond Austin Turner, and wife of the late Brinton Dennis Robinson Jr. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she worked for 10 years in...

John William Watters Sr.

John William Watters Sr.

Dec 21, 2010

John William Watters Sr., age 79, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on December 21, 2010 at his home. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Richard Wilson and Lillian Thomas Watters. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he worked for the town of Bel Air Public Works as a shop foreman. He was a longtime...

Salvatore Lopresti

Salvatore Lopresti

Dec 21, 2010

Salvatore (Sam) LoPresti was born in New York City, NY on August 1, 1926, the son of Bennedetta and Gaetano LoPresti. He grew up in Highland Falls, NY and married Margaret-Mary Graber in 1952. He moved to Cornwall, NY in 1959 and retired to Seven Lakes, NC in 1988, and then later moved to Churchville, MD. Sam attended Champlain College,...

Norman Ralph Edie

Norman Ralph Edie

Dec 20, 2010

On December 20, 2010, Norman Ralph Edie of Forest Hill, Maryland.  Husband of Ann Kefauver Edie, father of Eric Kefauver Edie and wife Wanda, Norma Edie Campbell and husband Patrick, and Diane Edie Waltimyer and husband Philip.  Grandfather of Shelly Lynn Waltimyer, Nicole Waltimyer Park, and husband Phil, Sarah Edie Spence and husband Brad, Matthew Hayes Edie, and James Edwin...

Floyd ''Tex'' Estes

Floyd ''Tex'' Estes

Dec 20, 2010

Floyd "Tex" Estes, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 20, 2010 at his home. Born in Byers, TX, he was the son of the late Frederick Albert and Esta Elizabeth Bigham Estes. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He retired from GM after 33 years of service as a supervisor and...

Marian J. Sweeney

Marian J. Sweeney

Dec 19, 2010

Marian Joyce Sweeney, local business woman, died peacefully on December 19, 2010 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Mr. James Patrick Sweeney, her daughter Dr. Dawn Lindsay, her grandson Mr. James Gregory Stonesifer and many nieces and nephews. Marian was born to Amos Raymond and Martha Estelle Hinkle in Hazelton,Pennsylvania. She was one...

Glennie ''Loraine'' Bell Nickols

Glennie ''Loraine'' Bell Nickols

Dec 19, 2010

Glennie "Loraine" Bell Nickols, age 83, of Churchville, MD, died on December 19, 2010 at her home. Born in Shouns, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Radford and Texie Estie May, and wife of the late Howard Monroe Nickols. Mrs. Nickols is survived by her son, William "Bill" H. Nickols and wife, Bertha, of Churchville, MD; daughter,...

Margaret White Mentzer

Margaret White Mentzer

Dec 18, 2010

Margaret White Mentzer, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 18, 2010 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Frances Adelaide Archer White. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was a 1935 graduate of Bel Air High School, and was a lifelong member of Bel Air United...

Carroll Lee Slade

Carroll Lee Slade

Dec 17, 2010

On December 17, 2010 Carroll Lee Slade of Street Maryland. Husband of Helen M. Fletcher Slade, father of Mark Slade and wife Lisa; grandfather of Amanda Slade and Jessica Slade. Brother of William Slade. Visitation will be Tuesday December 21, 2010 @ 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral...

Goldie E. Brown

Goldie E. Brown

Dec 16, 2010

Goldie E. Brown, age 75, of Street, MD, died on December 16, 2010 at Lorien, Riverside. Born in Troutdale, VA, she was the daughter of the late Van Buren and Lucy Belle Blevins Brown. She had worked in accounting where she was a record keeper. Ms. Brown is survived by her brother, Bernard Blaine Brown and his wife, Betty, of...

Robert ''Bobby'' Lee Pugh

Robert ''Bobby'' Lee Pugh

Dec 16, 2010

Robert "Bobby" Lee Pugh, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 16, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chestnut Hill, NC, he was the son of the late Ambrose Franklin and Sarah Cordelia Roupe Pugh. A resident of Harford County for most of his life, he worked for 19 years as a...

Lore H. Holt

Lore H. Holt

Dec 15, 2010

Lore H. Holt died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community of an extended illness. She was 87. Lore Hildegard Steinhofel was born in Heidenheim, Germany. She met and married William A, Holt during his Army assignment in Germany after WWII. He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and they elected to remain in Bel Air. Mrs. Holt...

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