Obituaries

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

Rex Woodie

Rex Woodie

Apr 27, 2010

Rex Woodie, age 83, of Princess Anne, MD, died on April 27, 2010 at his sister-in-law and brother-in-law's home. Born in Piney Creek, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lucie Andrews Woodie and husband, since 1956, of the late Thelma Skillman Woodie. A welder for Bethlehem Steel, he was an excellent carpenter and had built several...

Willard Mcclure Sprouse

Willard Mcclure Sprouse

Apr 26, 2010

Willard Butch McClure Sprouse, 60 of Mountville, Pa., formerly of Jarrettsville, died Monday April 26, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy, Pa. He was born April 17, 1950 at Marlinton, West Virginia, son of Thadis Pee Wee Gibson Sprouse of Jarrettsville and the Elvin H. Sprouse. He is husband of Mary Bosoey Sprouse. Butch is also survived...

Frances Mary Young

Frances Mary Young

Apr 25, 2010

Frances Mary Young, age 82, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 25, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brookhaven, MS, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Michael and Josephine Antoinette Sassone Barranco, and wife of the late Robert Lee Young. A resident of Harford County for most of her life, she attended...

Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr.

Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr.

Apr 25, 2010

On April 25, 2010, Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr. of Street, Maryland. Husband of the late Gail Elaine Goodrich and father of Harry E. Goodrich Jr. and Christina Gail Goodrich of Street, Maryland; also the late Michael Christopher Goodrich. Visitation will be held Tuesday April 27, 2010 from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084, from 6-9...

Alfred L. Cawthorne

Alfred L. Cawthorne

Apr 24, 2010

Alfred L. Cawthorne, age 59, of Belcamp, MD, died on April 24, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Julia Cawthorne of Baltimore, MD and the late Norman Edward Cawthorne. Growing up in Baltimore, he was a 1970 graduate of Northwestern High School and a 1975 graduate of Coppin State University, where he earned...

Yuba  Jane Tharp

Yuba Jane Tharp

Apr 24, 2010

Yuba Jane Tharp, our mother, best friend, and family mentor has gone to be with Jesus on April 24, 2010. Born in Greenbriar, WV, she was the daughter of the late Romey and Margaret Jane Morrison McMillion, and wife of the late Clyde Roberson Tharp. She moved to Harford County in 1950 and resided in Darlington until 2005 at which...

Florence J.  Turek

Florence J. Turek

Apr 24, 2010

Florence J. Turek, 87, of Bel Air, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 24, 2010. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Peter and Katheryn Banach Janczewski. A resident of Harford County for 46 years, she worked as a hair stylist in Edgewood. As a past member of Prince of Peace...

Kenneth M. Smith Sr.

Kenneth M. Smith Sr.

Apr 23, 2010

Kenneth Melvin Smith, Sr.February 9, 1923 – April 23, 2010Kenneth M. Smith, Sr. passed away peacefully April 23, 2010 in Brandon, Florida, following a long series of illnesses. He has resided in Dover, FL, for the past several years with his wife Ellen. The couple has been married 38 years. Originally from Baltimore Maryland, Ken ran his own auto repair...

Claude Edward Atwell

Claude Edward Atwell

Apr 23, 2010

Claude Edward Atwell, age 79, of Elizabethtown, KY, died on April 23, 2010 at his home. Born in Pocahontas, VA, he was the son of the late Joseph Alex and Nannie Belle Ashford Atwell and husband of the late Helen Atwell. A Harford County resident for over 30 years and a Cecil County resident for over 5 years, he had...

Virginia Lee Stiles

Virginia Lee Stiles

Apr 23, 2010

Virginia Lee Stiles, age 85, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 23, 2010 at Hart Heritage Home in Street, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Donald T. and Alice M. Ridgely Zimmerman and wife of 42 years to the late Robert Leslie Stiles Sr. She had worked as an office clerk for 38...

Specialist Karl M. Kunze

Specialist Karl M. Kunze

Apr 23, 2010

Karl M. Kunze, age 20, of Sound Beach, NY, died on April 23, 2010 in Joppa, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Keith Robert Kunze Sr. and Karen Lynn Kunze of Sound Beach, NY. A 2007 graduate of Joppatowne High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he completed basic training at Ft. Benning, GA....

Mary Eileen Adelhardt

Mary Eileen Adelhardt

Apr 21, 2010

On April 21, 2010, Mary Eileen nee Kerner Adelhardt, wife of Gilbert P. Adelhardt, mother of Sharon A. Dalton, Brian J. Adelhardt and wife Patricia, and the late Gilbert P. Adelhardt Jr. Grandmother of Sean Dalton and wife Heather, Bryce Adelhardt, great grandmother of Cameron Dalton, Mason Adelhardt. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday April 27, 2010 @...

Lois Lee Crews Stinchcomb

Lois Lee Crews Stinchcomb

Apr 20, 2010

My wife, Lois Lee Crews Stinchcomb, who was born May 7, 1930, went to meet Jesus April 20, 2010 at 11:08 a.m. Lois was a dedicated housewife who loved taking care of our house and our children and grandchildren. She did work as a service representative for the telephone company when we first married and helped start our family business...

Betty Ann Bieber

Betty Ann Bieber

Apr 19, 2010

Betty Ann Bieber, age 58, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 19, 2010 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Benjamin and Lena Pearl Wiseman Fuller. She retired from the State of Maryland, after 30 years, where she worked as a legal secretary. A member of Emmorton...

Jean L. Langville

Jean L. Langville

Apr 18, 2010

Jean L. Langville, age 65, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 18, 2010 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Mildred S. Elliott Grieninger of Havre de Grace, MD and the late Lyell Grieninger. She worked for Prudential Life Insurance Company in Towson, MD and had owned and enjoyed antique cars. She loved...

Billie Madge Davis

Billie Madge Davis

Apr 18, 2010

Billie Madge Davis, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 18, 2010 at her home. Born in Wagoner, NC, she was the daughter of the late J. Thomas and Etta Frances Bare Wyatt and wife of the late Harvey W. Davis. A resident of Harford County for most of her life, she worked for 30 years at Glen...

Pablo J. Diaz

Pablo J. Diaz

Apr 17, 2010

Pablo J. Diaz, age 69, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on April 17, 2010, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Madrid, Spain on February 4, 1941, and came to this country in his late twenties. He worked as a Master Welder for 27 years at Crown, Cork and Seal in Baltimore, MD. Thereafter,...

Sarah Jane Holland

Sarah Jane Holland

Apr 17, 2010

Sarah Jane Holland, age 101, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 17, 2010 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Sicily, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Mondello Muscara and wife of the late Theodore Holland. During WWII she worked at the Steel Mill in Weirton, WV as...

Penelope Alice Thresher

Penelope Alice Thresher

Apr 16, 2010

Penelope Alice DeNure Thresher, a longtime volunteer involved in the establishment of Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace, died Friday (April 16) in Churchville. She was 81. Mrs. Thresher lived nearly a half-century in Harford County, residing at her "Rock Bottom" home, which she and her late husband Richard G. Thresher Sr. built in Churchville. She was active in Christian...

Betty J. Hanks Davis Zeitler

Betty J. Hanks Davis Zeitler

Apr 15, 2010

Betty Hanks Davis Zeitler, age 62, of Colora, MD, died on April 15, 2010 at her home. Born in Abingdon, MD, she was the daughter of Frances Marie Nickols Hanks of Abingdon, MD and the late Walter Scott Hanks Sr. She was employed, for 20 years, as a supervisor for Liqui-Box Corporation in Elkton, MD. Mrs. Zeitler is survived by...

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