Obituaries

Oct 19, 2010

Luke Michael Dowell, age 2, died on October 19, 2010 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Michael David Dowell of Bel Air, MD and Tracie Ann D'Antoni of Cockeysville, MD. In addition to his parents, Luke is survived by his sister, Sarah Starling Dowell of Bel Air, MD; grandparents,...

Oct 19, 2010

Shirley O. Fruhling, age 74, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 19, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Howard and Ernestena Louise Kammerer Pierce, and wife of the late Charles O. Fruhling. She had worked at Kmart in Joppa, and in the...

Oct 18, 2010

Lewis Douglas Jordan, age 76, of Joppa, MD, died on October 18, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Edward R. and Alberta Gwynn Jordan. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during the Korean...

Oct 18, 2010

David Henry Rodefer, age 63, of Joppa, MD, died on October 18, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Beulah Laura May Rodefer of Bel Air, MD and the late Charles Reginald Rodefer. He served our country in the U.S. Air Force, where he was an air traffic...

Oct 17, 2010

Charles E. Anderson Sr., age 87, of Capon Bridge, WV, went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2010 from complications of Parkinson Disease. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Stephen Haven Anderson Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Leonard Anderson. Many knew him as "Ed" from his childhood in Harford County, MD, and "Andy" from...

Oct 17, 2010

David W. Sewell, age 82, of Fallston, MD died on October 17, 2010, at his home. Born in Pueblo, CO, he was the son of the late David Joyce and Ellen Lucille Cottingham Sewell, and husband, for 45 years, of the late Ruth Sewell. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He had worked as...

Oct 16, 2010

Henry Llewellyn ("Llew") Merritt died on October 16, 2010 at home. He was 85 years old. He was the youngest of the four children of James Black Merritt III, M.D. and Ella Maude Townsend Merritt of Easton, MD. After graduating from Easton High School he attended Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and...

Oct 15, 2010

Harold Owen Holzapfel, a retired Army Command Sergeant Major and decorated veteran of the Korean and Vietnam eras, died on October 15, 2010 at his home. He was 79 years old. He held the top enlisted position of the U.S. Army Ordnance Center & School at Aberdeen Proving Ground from 1973 through 1976, when he retired with over 28 years...

Oct 15, 2010

Donna Marie Weber, age 75, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on October 15, 2010 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Tonawanda, NY, she served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1965. A graduate of UCLA, she was a long time Health and Physical Education teacher, and coach, at Havre de...

Oct 14, 2010

Oct 12, 2010

Richard H. Sward, age 90, of Whiteford, MD, died on October 12, 2010 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD. Born in 1920 in Hälsingland, Sweden, he was the son of the late Richard L. and Margaret F. Sward, and husband of the late Gene Bergquist Sward. Mr. Sward is survived by his son, Richard K. Sward and wife, Andrea,...

Oct 12, 2010

Ruth C. Green, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 12, 2010 at her home. Born in Silverton, Oregon, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Simeral and Cecelia Brotkin Simeral. She had retired in 1995 where she had been employed as a school bus driver for Baltimore County. Mrs. Green is survived by her husband, James...

Oct 11, 2010

Carol Ann Chase, 69 of Bel Air, MD died on October 11, 2010 at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. Born in New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Robert Parks Chase and Beverly Anne Bodet Chase. Ms. Chase was a long time resident of Harford County, and was particularly fond of the Darlington community where she resided...

Oct 10, 2010

Suddenly on October 10, 2010 Frank W. Hughes, Jr.; Loving son of Sandra (nee Donald) Hughes and Frank Hughes, Sr., loving brother of Jennifer Hughes Daughton, uncle to Malcolm Daughton as well as many aunts and uncles and cousins Frank graduated from North Harford High School class of 2000. He was attending classes at Harford Community College to become an...

Oct 8, 2010

On October 8, 2010, Mary nee Patterson, Morrison Bailey of Florida, New York. Wife of Robert Scott Bailey of Florida, New York. Children, Patricia Ann Moffett of Forest Hill, Md., James Samuel and his wife,Grace Ann Morrisonof Street, Md., Willard Dixon Morrison of Florida, New York. Also survived by 9 great grandchildren 2 step grandchildren. In addition 3 step children-...

Oct 8, 2010

On October 8, 2010, Norma Marilyn Voelcker of Forest Hill, Maryland. Wife of Malcolm D. Voelcker, mother of Theodore D. Voelcker of Forest Hill, and Susan R. Voelcker. Also survived by two sisters and 2 brothers. Viewing will be Monday, October 11, 2010 at 12 Noon from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1116 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Service will...

Oct 7, 2010

Michael J. Kilburn, age 53, of Colora, MD, died on October 7, 2010 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Ernest J. Kilburn and Madeline Thomas Knight Wheaton. An HVAC mechanic, he enjoyed playing guitar, was an avid fisherman and loved to cook. Mr. Kilburn is...

Oct 5, 2010

Teresa Adams Hamilton, age 42, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 5, 2010 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Florence Ann Moll Adams of Bel Air, MD and the late David Clair Adams. She had worked as a paralegal for Harford County State's Attorney's Office and loved gardening, arts and crafts, and animals,...

Oct 5, 2010

Sharon L. Lee, age 54, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 5, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Henri Kenneth and Gladys Marie Linck Arnold of Salisbury, MD and wife of the late Leonard Gary Lee. An executive assistant for Northrop Grumman for over 10 years, she enjoyed cooking, gardening,...

Oct 4, 2010

Renate Anna Bensley, age 70, of Edgewood, MD, died after a long illness on October 4, 2010. Born in Regensburg, Germany, she is survived by her husband of 50 years, SGM (Ret) Dennis M. Bensley Sr.; son, Dennis M. Bensley Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Mt. Airy, MD; son, Glenn R. Bensley and his wife, Dawn, of Abingdon, MD;...