Obituaries

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

Helen Elizabeth Fouse

Helen Elizabeth Fouse

May 8, 2011

Helen Elizabeth Fouse, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 8, 2011 at her daughter's home. Born in Rocks, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank John Fletcher and Lottie Irene Griffin Scarborough, and wife of the late Henry Patterson Fouse. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she worked at Bata Shoe Company for many years...

William Dinka

William Dinka

May 7, 2011

William Dinka, age 85, of Port Deposit, MD, died on May 7, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late John and Megdelena Machlica Dinka and husband, for 48 years, of the late Mary Dinka. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served in the Pacific during...

Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr.

Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr.

May 6, 2011

On Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr. of Manchester, Maryland. wife of Madelyn Raub Swanson , son of late Carl S. Swanson, Sr. and late Benice A. Hunt Swanson A memorial service will be held at future date.

Jessie Gwynn Morrison

Jessie Gwynn Morrison

May 6, 2011

Jessie Gwynn Morrison, age 67, of Darlington, MD, died on May 6, 2011 at her daughters home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Martha Adeline Billings Dowell and wife of the late Avis Wilburn Morrison. A Harford County resident for most of her life, she was a pastor's wife and loved...

Ruth Esther Schaefer

Ruth Esther Schaefer

May 6, 2011

Ruth Esther Schaefer, age 72, of Bel Air, MD died on May 6, 2011 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Sloan and Gertrude Beuerle Richardson. A graduate of St. John's Episcopal School of Nursing in 1959, she served as an OR nurse in multiple hospitals. Ruth later worked...

Penny R. Lewis

Penny R. Lewis

May 5, 2011

Penny R. Lewis, age 54, of Joppa, MD, died on May 5, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Syracuse, NY, she is the daughter of Harold David Millson of Waynesboro, VA and the late Patricia Lois Gifford Millson. An electronics assembler, she was born in New York and moved to Maryland when she was...

Alma  Eleene Cutlip Hannah

Alma Eleene Cutlip Hannah

May 5, 2011

Alma Eleene Cutlip Hannah, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 5, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Lobelia, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Colbert and Hanora Mae Kennis Cutlip and wife of the late George Allen Hannah, who she married in 1954. A Bel Air resident for...

Josephine  Phoebie Dorsey

Josephine Phoebie Dorsey

May 4, 2011

Josephine Phoebie (Young) Dorsey, of Copperas Cove, Texas, died on May 4, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was 84.The daughter of Arch and Mittie Young, she was born in Henderson, Texas. She was a longtime member of Robertson Avenue Baptist Church of Copperas Cove, Texas. She moved to Abingdon in 2004. Most recently, she was a resident of...

Ruby Virginia Bennett

Ruby Virginia Bennett

May 3, 2011

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to:St. Johns Evangelical Church of Sweet Air3911 Sweet Air RoadPhoenix, MD 21131-1815

Arthur F. Kunes

Arthur F. Kunes

May 3, 2011

Arthur Frank Kunes, 92, died on May 3, 2011 at the Monkton home of daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Bill Randall. Husband of his beloved wife, the late Dorothy M. Kunes (nee Wolff), he is also survived by daughter Kathy Kimes and her husband Brian, of Rockville, Md., son Arthur Kunes, III, of Baltimore, son David Kunes and his wife...

Edward D. Litzinger Jr.

Edward D. Litzinger Jr.

May 2, 2011

Edward D. Litzinger Jr., age 62, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 2, 2011 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Dorothy Virginia Ruby Litzinger and the late Edward Dulaney Litzinger Sr. He retired, after 25 years, from the Aberdeen Police Department where he was a police officer. He loved to fish and...

John William Brewster Sr.

John William Brewster Sr.

May 2, 2011

John William Brewster Sr., age 65, of Joppa, MD, died on May 2, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Tazewell County, VA, he was the son of the late John Andrew and Stella Virginia Price Brewster. He enjoyed his long time career in glass work, and continued with it as a hobby. He loved...

Daniel F. Mullen

Daniel F. Mullen

Apr 30, 2011

Daniel F. Mullen, age 71, of Joppa, MD, died on April 30, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Anna "Nancy" Mullen. A veteran of the U.S. Navy he had owned and operated his own delicatessen business in Yonkers, NY for 21 years. He was...

Jacqueline Teresa Nolte

Jacqueline Teresa Nolte

Apr 30, 2011

Jacqueline Teresa Nolte, age 66, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 30, 2011 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Lucia Freda Egli Gerwig of Abingdon, MD and the late Jacob Fredrick Gerwig Jr. A born again Christian, she loved spending time with her family and being on her computer. In...

Otto Julius Olsson

Otto Julius Olsson

Apr 26, 2011

Otto J. Olsson, age 86, of Tucson, AZ and Bel Air, MD, died of natural causes on April 26, 2011 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Jamaica, NY, he was the son of the late John Olaf and Margit Ellertsen Morbekk Olsson. As an architect, builder, real estate developer and entrepreneur, he owned and operated his own...

Gilbert ''Gib'' Grayson Owen Sr.

Gilbert ''Gib'' Grayson Owen Sr.

Apr 26, 2011

Gilbert "Gib" Grayson Owen Sr., age 85, of Joppa, MD, died on April 26, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rugby, VA, he was the son of the late Grover Marvin Owen and Celia Jane Reedy. Mr. Owen was a disabled veteran of WWII when he became an amputee at the age of 18....

Linda Paige Morris

Linda Paige Morris

Apr 25, 2011

Linda Paige Morris, age 62, of New Port Richey, FL, died on April 25, 2011 at Gulfside Regional Hospice Center at Bayonet Point Health and Rehabilitation in Hudson, FL. Born in Dayton, OH on July 7, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Ronald John Benke Jr. and Mae Marie Brodt Benke. She grew up in Maryland and was...

Marion Andersen

Marion Andersen

Apr 25, 2011

On April 25, 2011, Marion Andersen , age 81, of Bel Air, MD, passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Andersen; devoted mother of Susan Elaine Moore and husband, Nathan, and Sandra Louise May and husband, Jay. She is also survived by grandchildren, Erica Susan Miller and Kathryn Whitfield Strupp; and great-grandchildren, Peyton Whitfield Strupp and...

Dorothy Nelson Amoss Kee

Dorothy Nelson Amoss Kee

Apr 25, 2011

Dorothy Nelson Amoss Kee, of Joppa, MD, died on April 25, 2011 at the age of 92 at her home. Born on November 27, 1918 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James and Nellie Burton Amoss and wife of the late Leland M. Kee. She enjoyed sewing and making dolls, and in her later years, traveling...

Mildred O. Riley

Mildred O. Riley

Apr 25, 2011

Mildred O. Riley, age 90, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 25, 2011 at her home. Born in Kewanee, IL, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Vernon and Laura Bell Waddel Tibbs. A lifelong resident of Harford County she worked for 60 years at Atlanta Hall Farms which is owned and operated by the Voss family of...