Obituaries

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

Kebo Landrum

Kebo Landrum

May 16, 2010

Kebo Landrum, age 63, of Fallston, MD, died peacefully in his sleep on May 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Richwood, WV, he was the son of the late Leonard Moore and Vinnie Ellen Cockran Landrum. A resident of Harford County all his life, he worked at Aldino Sod Farm. He was a member, since 1988, of the Moose...

Dorothy N. Winfield

Dorothy N. Winfield

May 15, 2010

Dorothy N. Winfield, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died May 15, 2010, at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late James Johns and Helen Stinchcomb Johns, and wife of the late McKinley C. Winfield. She volunteered at Franklin Square Hospital, belonged to a professional secretary association, at...

Bruce Walton Masland

Bruce Walton Masland

May 14, 2010

On May 14, 2010, Bruce Walton Masland, loving husband of Linda Callahan Masland and father of the late Kevin Masland, passed away after a series of health issues complicated by his long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 79 years old. Bruce graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Electrical Engineering and received two Masters from Johns Hopkins...

Altha Iola Gragg

Altha Iola Gragg

May 14, 2010

Altha Iola Gragg, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 14, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bristol, TN, she was the daughter of the late Hillary McDougle and Mary Rebecca Brown Edmondson, and wife of the late Robert A. Gragg. In 1945, she was employed by the War Department, Aberdeen Proving...

Francis A. Monks

Francis A. Monks

May 13, 2010

Francis A. Monks, age 82, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 13, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Glen Arm, MD, he was the son of the late John Monks Sr. and Helen Monks, and husband of the late Patricia A. Monks. He worked in maintenance at Harford Community College and enjoyed visiting with his friends...

Marguerite Ann Sines

Marguerite Ann Sines

May 12, 2010

Marguerite Ann Sines, age 67, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 12, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late George Albert and Dorothy Francis Brown Dorenkott. An Edgewood resident since 1974, she was a longtime member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and currently attended St....

Irena Wolosiuk

Irena Wolosiuk

May 12, 2010

Irena Wolosiuk, age 56, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 12, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Mieczyslaw and Helena Julia Kozlowski Chrabolowski. A resident of Harford County for 21 years, she worked as a receiving clerk and was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church....

Lee H. Lewis

Lee H. Lewis

May 12, 2010

Lee Lewis, age 74, died peacefully in his Delta, PA home, after a long illness, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Henry Smith and Gladys Rachel Widner Lewis. He obtained his pilot's license at the age of 16 and flew his own plane. He was...

Russell Lee Spurlin

Russell Lee Spurlin

May 12, 2010

Russell Lee Spurlin, age 60, of York, PA, died on May 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in York. Born in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Jesse Gene and Gladys Catron Spurlin. Formerly of Harford County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Department...

Eldon Leroy Budnick Jr.

Eldon Leroy Budnick Jr.

May 9, 2010

Eldon Budnick Jr., a longtime resident of Aberdeen, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the age of 76. He was born in Aberdeen to the late Eldon L. and Thelma K. Budnick. Beloved husband of Nancy Budnick, he is survived by his three children: Dale and his wife, Kellie, Keith and his wife, Dollie, and...

George C. Laubach

George C. Laubach

May 8, 2010

George C. Laubach, age 21, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 8, 2010 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of John David Laubach Jr. and Connie Lynn Cullum Laubach of Aberdeen, MD. He was employed as an electrician and was at the top of his class as a 3rd year...

Donald F. Merritt

Donald F. Merritt

May 7, 2010

Donald F. Merritt, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 7, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Upland, PA, he was the son of the late Harold Forrest and Dorothy Nickle Merritt. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served his country in the Vietnam War. He graduated from Drexel University in 1964...

Emma  Addie Davis Underwood

Emma Addie Davis Underwood

May 6, 2010

Emma Addie Davis Underwood, age 93, of Conway, SC, formerly of Bel Air and Aberdeen, MD, died on May 6, 2010 in Conway, SC. Born in Pine Swamp, NC, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Laura B. Parsons Howell and wife of the late Dean W. Davis and William C. Underwood. A homemaker and one of...

Johnny James Battle Jr.

Johnny James Battle Jr.

May 6, 2010

Johnny James Battle Jr., age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 6, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore, MD. Born in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of Johnny James Battle Sr. and Helen Jones Battle of Odenton, MD. A 22 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a 1972 graduate of Morgan State University...

Priscilla Anne Corbett

Priscilla Anne Corbett

May 5, 2010

Priscilla Anne Corbett, age 67, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 5, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Tress Weller Sr. and Margaret Cleo Kaine Buchanan. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, she enjoyed walking the Ma and Pa Trail. She was a...

Rosaria ''Sadie'' Barbera

Rosaria ''Sadie'' Barbera

May 2, 2010

Rosaria "Sadie" Barbera, age 86, of Belcamp, MD, died on May 2, 2010 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Concetta D'Angelo D'Anna, and wife of the late Salvatore John Barbera Sr. A member of Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary Post 1841, she volunteered at Union...

Rita Rybicki Augustyniak

Rita Rybicki Augustyniak

May 1, 2010

On May 1, 2010, Rita Rybicki Augustyniak of Conway, SC. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Albert Augustyniak. Devoted mother of Connie Majka. Loving sister of Jenny Sokal. Also survived by grandchildren, Kevin Majka and wife, Cathy, and Nicole Przybylski and husband, Kevin, and great-grandchildren, Carley, Kevin Jr., Nicklaus, and Joseph. She and her husband owned and operated Auguies Colonial...

Michael Stephen Laubach

Michael Stephen Laubach

Apr 30, 2010

Michael Stephen Laubach, age 26, of Street, MD, died on April 30, 2010 in Abingdon, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Charles William Laubach of Joppatowne, MD and Constance Darlene Wheat Puleio of Street, MD. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he owned his own business "Mike's Complete Auto Repair". He loved his children and enjoyed...

Carl Michael Leftridge

Carl Michael Leftridge

Apr 29, 2010

Carl Michael Leftridge, age 52, of Aberdeen, MD, died on April 29, 2010 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Frank C. Leftridge of Delta, PA and the late Claire Elizabeth Hamilton Leftridge. He worked at White Marsh Mall for 20 years and later at Clorox where he was a security guard. A...

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