Obituaries

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

Frances  A. Barr

Frances A. Barr

Dec 15, 2010

Frances A. Barr, age 82, of Havre de Grace, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died on December 15, 2010 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Barnaby and Ethel May Parks Gross. She retired in 1993, after 25 years, from the Harford County Board of Education...

Irene Monty Gonsalves

Irene Monty Gonsalves

Dec 15, 2010

Those who desire may make a donation to a charity of their choice.Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford, MA in the spring.

Jesse E. Bandy

Jesse E. Bandy

Dec 13, 2010

Jesse E. Bandy, age 80, of Port Deposit, MD, died on December 13, 2010 at his home. Born in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late George Thomas and Elisa Matilda Mitchell Bandy. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean War. He worked six years for Glenn L. Martin, and 35 years...

Bertha Ella Davis

Bertha Ella Davis

Dec 13, 2010

Bertha Ella Davis, age 94, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 13, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Mouth of Wilson, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Thomas and Myrtle Lee DeBord Phipps, and wife of the late John L. Davis. She retired after 20 years, from Aberdeen Proving Ground,...

Burl Wagner

Burl Wagner

Dec 13, 2010

Burl Wagner, age 89, of Elkton, MD, died on December 13, 2010 at Abby Manor Assisted Living in Elkton, MD. Born in Baldwin, MD, he was the son of the late Hade Sherrill and Etta Elizabeth Greene Wagner, and husband, for 69 years, of the late Jessie Reedy Wagner. Born and raised on a dairy farm in Baldwin, MD, he...

Mary B. Labelle

Mary B. Labelle

Dec 12, 2010

Mary B. LaBelle, age 84, of Whiteford, MD, died on December 12, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Robert Elliott and Ann Marie Blevins Lane, and wife of the late Paul U. LaBelle. She had worked for NAPA Auto Parts in Aberdeen where she...

Dorothy Ellen Harkins

Dorothy Ellen Harkins

Dec 12, 2010

Dorothy Ellen Harkins, age 78, Bel Air, MD, died on December 12, 2010 at her home. Born in Dublin, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Oliver and Sarah Jane Walker Knight, and wife of the late James Donald Harkins Sr. She retired after many years as a hairdresser, where she owned and operated Dottie's Beauty Shop, and...

Edna Marie Jordan

Edna Marie Jordan

Dec 11, 2010

On December 11, 2010 Edna Marie Jordan of Fallston Maryland. Husband of the late James B. Jordan, Sr. , mother of Peggy Fuchs, Sonny Ford, Bobby Ford, Ben Ford, James Jordan, Jr. also survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great- grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson; brother- Beauford Boyd. Visitation will be Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the...

Robert Lee Hertzog

Robert Lee Hertzog

Dec 10, 2010

Robert Lee Hertzog, age 102, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on December 10, 2010, at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Penns Grove, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert Samuel and Florence Hughes Hertzog, and husband of the late Thelma Isabelle McKean and Mary Ellen Downey. A resident...

Helen Louise Webb

Helen Louise Webb

Dec 10, 2010

On December 10, 2010, Helen Louise Webb of Street, Maryland. Wife of the late J. Thomas Webb, mother of Charles T. Webb, David J. Webb, Steven C. Webb, Douglas G. Webb. Visitation will be Tuesday December 14, 2010 from2-4 PM -7-9 PMat the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Funeral Service will beWednesday, December 15, 2010...

John  Nagle Meenan

John Nagle Meenan

Dec 9, 2010

John Nagle Meenan died at his home in Bel Air, MD on Thursday, December 9. Born on February 5, 1927, he was the son of Thomasine and James Abbott Meenan of Larchmont, NY. "Jack" attended Blessed Sacrament High School in New Rochelle, NY, before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II. For 40 years, he was an employee...

Michael St. Clair Hess

Michael St. Clair Hess

Dec 9, 2010

Michael St. Clair Hess, of Tampa, FL, died on Thursday, December 9, 2010. He was 29. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Philip Maxwell Hess, of Bradenton, FL, and Joyce Sistek Hess, of Fallston, MD. He was a Baltimore Ravens fan who loved to read. He was also an avid artist and attended culinary school. Mr. Hess...

Craig Warfield Wood Sr.

Craig Warfield Wood Sr.

Dec 9, 2010

On December 9, 2010, Craig Warfield Wood Sr. of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband, for 50 years, of Janet M. Kerner Wood. Beloved father of Carter B. Wood Sr., Colleen M. Groncki, and Craig W. Wood Jr. Loving brother of Stanley M. Wood Sr. and Howard A. Wood. Also survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers,...

Frank John Smith

Frank John Smith

Dec 8, 2010

Frank John Smith, age 87, of Forest Hill, MD, died on December 8, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Warren, PA, he was the son of the late Frank John Smith Sr. and Cecelia Marie McGuire Smith. He was a combat veteran of the United States Navy, serving our country during World War II...

Patricia ''Vlasta'' Beatrice Hirshauer

Patricia ''Vlasta'' Beatrice Hirshauer

Dec 7, 2010

Patricia "Vlasta" Beatrice Hirshauer, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 7, 2010 at her home. Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna Klecka Pouska, and wife of the late Joseph E. Hirshauer. She had worked at Bata Shoe Company for 18 years, where she was on the sewing line. A member...

Ruth M. Naumann

Ruth M. Naumann

Dec 7, 2010

On Tuesday December 7, 2010 Ruth M. nee Wurzbacher Naumann of Jarrettsville. Wife of the late Richard A. Naumann and mother of Joen M. Evans and Ruth A. Phoebus; also survived by 7 grandchildren, 14 great granchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday December 9, 2010 from 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin...

Virginia M. Clayton

Virginia M. Clayton

Dec 6, 2010

Virginia M. Clayton, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 6, 2010 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Royal and Susan Meta Poehler Schmidt and wife, for 52 years, of the late Kenneth L. Clayton. Mrs. Clayton is survived by her daughter, Mary...

Frank Anthony Pellegrini

Frank Anthony Pellegrini

Dec 6, 2010

Frank Anthony Pellegrini, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 6, 2010 at Somerford Place Nursing Home in Columbia, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose Garbo Pellegrini, and husband of the late Laura Elizabeth Lanks Pellegrini who he married on April 12, 1969, and who passed away on December...

Marian M. Scott

Marian M. Scott

Dec 5, 2010

Marian M. Scott, 85, a resident of West Ocean City for the past twenty years, and previously of Edgewood, Md., passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Bicknell, Indiana on September 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Henry Morley and Hilda Ethel Greenbeck.She worked for the Federal Government...

Harriette  Herrman

Harriette Herrman

Dec 5, 2010

Harriette Herrman, age 101, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2010 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. She was a homemaker who attracted a multitude of friends everywhere she went. She was born Harriette Minson in Washington, DC in 1909. Only a week old when her mother died, her aunt, Harriette and her...

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