Obituaries

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

Violet M. Flynn

Violet M. Flynn

Apr 9, 2011

Violet M. Flynn, age 100, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 9, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Margaret Violet Lazier Davidson and wife of the late John T. Flynn Sr. Violet was devoted to her family. She lived a life of love and service to others and...

John B. Christ

John B. Christ

Apr 7, 2011

John B. Christ, age 64, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 7, 2011 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph Christ Sr. and Mary Catherine Hoover Christ. A 1965 graduate of Archbishop Curley High School, he was a Harford County resident for 25 years and...

Hazel D. Wright

Hazel D. Wright

Apr 6, 2011

Hazel D. Wright, age 85, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 6, 2011 at her home. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Virginia Day Turner, and wife, for 66 years, of the late Paul W. Wright. A Harford county resident for 70 years, she was an active member of Antioch...

Carl Allen Stearn

Carl Allen Stearn

Apr 4, 2011

Carl Allen Stearn, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Level, MD, he was the son of the late Leonard Winfield Stearn Sr. and Annie May Hughes Stearn. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and participated in the Berlin Air Lift...

Hazel Nell Duncan

Hazel Nell Duncan

Apr 2, 2011

Hazel Nell Duncan, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 2, 2011 at her daughter's home in Denver, CO. Born in Piney Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Williams Vandyke and wife of 55 years to the late Jay D. Duncan.Mrs. Duncan is survived by a son, Jerry D. Duncan and wife,...

Herbert Wayne Smith

Herbert Wayne Smith

Apr 1, 2011

Herbert Wayne Smith, age 77, of Churchville, MD, died on April 1, 2011 at his home. Born in Galax, VA, he was the son of the late Hagar and Ethel Amburn Smith. A member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ, the American Legion Post in Bel Air, and the Moose Lodge in Hickory, he was a retiree from Baltimore Gas...

Joanne M. Sexton

Joanne M. Sexton

Mar 31, 2011

Joanne M. Sexton, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 31, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Stewart Mays and the late Carrie Caldwell Mays Tuck. An avid reader, she enjoyed cooking, canning apple butter, and had worked for the Federal...

Larry Eugene Stanley

Larry Eugene Stanley

Mar 30, 2011

Larry Eugene Stanley, age 62, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Bluefield, VA, he was the son of the late Elzy Durwood and Bertie Mae Royal Stanley. He was a fan of Ravens football. Mr. Stanley is survived by his brothers, Douglas W. Stanley Sr. and wife, Debbie, of...

Wanda Kate Harreld

Wanda Kate Harreld

Mar 30, 2011

Wanda Kate Harreld, age 77, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at her home. Born in Damascus, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Georgia Lee Cress Wilson. She loved her job as a Food Demonstrator at Costco in White Marsh where she had worked for almost 20 years. A member of Towne Baptist...

Mary L. Nawrocki

Mary L. Nawrocki

Mar 30, 2011

Mary L. Nawrocki, age 77, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 30, 2011 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Ft. Monroe, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Viola Mae Morse Goeb and wife of the late Joseph A. Nawrocki Sr. She worked as a nurse for 20 years and also was a school...

Virginia  Marie Charnock

Virginia Marie Charnock

Mar 30, 2011

Virginia Marie Charnock, age 64, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Stephen and Rose Elizabeth Scicchitano Johnson. She was a great conversationalist and loved sewing and crafts. Ms. Charnock is survived by her sisters, Judith Tepper of Joppa, MD and...

Joan M. Minton

Joan M. Minton

Mar 29, 2011

Joan M. Minton, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Nesquehoning, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Bernard and Ursula Helen Radusky Speshok. She completed her education in Pennsylvania where she earned her degree as a registered nurse and later in her career...

Jennifer Bartell Kincer

Jennifer Bartell Kincer

Mar 29, 2011

Jennifer Lynn Bartell Kincer, age 33, of Elkton, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of Robert Ford and Connie Jean Otradovec Bartell of Havre de Grace, MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Kimberly Jean Bartell of Elkton,...

Theodore Thatcher Belfit

Theodore Thatcher Belfit

Mar 28, 2011

Ted was born in Jacksonville, Florida on 7 August 1979. His father's federal career took the family to Arizona, Utah, Virginia and Maryland. Ted graduated from Bel Air High School in 1998.Ted was a certified arborist and worked climbing and trimming trees for several tree companies in Maryland and Florida.Recently Ted volunteered his time working with the US Department of...

Ethel V. Just

Ethel V. Just

Mar 28, 2011

Ethel V. Just, age 94, of Joppa, MD, died on March 28, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Wellington and Edna Virginia Wallace Smith, and wife of the late W. Frank Just. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa, she was an avid...

Robert A. Dibastiani

Robert A. Dibastiani

Mar 28, 2011

Robert A. DiBastiani, age 72, of Joppa, MD, died on March 28, 2011 at his home. Born in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of the late Domonick and Mary Louise Davis DiBastiani. He was superintendant for Giant Refrigeration Local 486 from which he retired after 30 years. An active member in Steamfitters Union # 486 in Baltimore, he enjoyed...

Albert F. Vitek

Albert F. Vitek

Mar 27, 2011

Albert F. Vitek, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on March 27, 2011 at Autumn Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Albert Wenceslaus and Lillian Brosh Vitek, and was devout husband for 55 years to the late Jane Catherine Consentino Vitek. Mr. Vitek, son of a Baltimore City beat...

Frances Barbara Hess

Frances Barbara Hess

Mar 26, 2011

Frances Barbara Hess, age 51, of Whiteford, MD, died on March 26, 2011 at her home. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of James Arthur Frank Sr. of Baldwin, MD and the late Frances Barbara Bosley Frank. A teacher, and longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, she attended Harford Community College where she studied interior design, and was...

Vince Turek

Vince Turek

Mar 26, 2011

Vince Turek, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 26, 2011 at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, VA. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Anthony Vincent and Anna Weronicki Turek and husband of the late Florence Turek. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country as a Paratrooper during WWII...