Obituaries

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

Dorothy Marie Hess

Dorothy Marie Hess

Apr 14, 2010

Dorothy Marie Adams Hess died on April 14, 2010 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. She was 85. She was born December 4, 1924, the fifth child of James Isaac and Regina Edith Adams. She was the first child to be born at the family's new home in Darlington, MD, after the couple moved from Piney Creek, NC. A close,...

James Larkin Saunders Sr.

James Larkin Saunders Sr.

Apr 14, 2010

James Larkin Saunders Sr., age 72, of Joppa, MD, died on April 14, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James Britton and Julia Agnes Kogut Saunders. He worked in Marine Construction as a pile driver. Mr. Saunders is survived by his wife of 51 years,...

Manuel Laureano Gã³Mez Rico

Manuel Laureano Gã³Mez Rico

Apr 14, 2010

Manuel Laureano Gómez Rico, age 66, of White Marsh, MD, died on April 14, 2010 in Kingsville, MD. Born in Fomeque, Cundinamarca, he was the son of the late Cayo Cerbulo Gómez Jimenez and Rosa Tulia Rico Rodriguez. The oldest of seven children, he was born and raised in Colombia, South America where he enjoyed exporting goods to the U.S....

Evelyn Elliott

Evelyn Elliott

Apr 12, 2010

Evelyn Elliott, age 90, of Joppa, MD, passed away on April 12, 2010 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Bertha Hohrein Spath and wife of the late Howard Owst Elliott. Mrs. Elliott, married on December 1, 1940, was preceded in death by her...

Ben Cochran

Ben Cochran

Apr 11, 2010

Ben Cochran, age 80, of Joppa, MD, died on April 11, 2010 at his home. Born in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late Lloyd Elmer and Rita Myrtle Shaw Cochran and husband of the late Betty Naomi Harrison Cochran. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean Conflict where he earned two...

Robert ''Bobby'' Edwards

Robert ''Bobby'' Edwards

Apr 10, 2010

Robert "Bobby" Edwards, age 79, of Street, MD, died on April 10, 2010 at his home. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late Berry Emmett and Sally Ray Sheppard Edwards. He retired from AAI in 1991 where he worked as a supervisor in research and development. He was very involved with the Masons and was a...

Anthony J. ''Tony'' Strasavich

Anthony J. ''Tony'' Strasavich

Apr 9, 2010

Anthony J. "Tony" Strasavich, age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 9, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in DuBois, PA, he is the son of Dora Strasavich of Sykesville, PA, and the late Anthony Strasavich. He served our country in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the...

Ben Ertwine

Ben Ertwine

Apr 9, 2010

Ben Ertwine, age 61, of Fawn Grove, PA, died on April 9, 2010 at Perry Point VA Hospital in Perryville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harold William and Gladys Ellen Shrader Ertwine. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked in automotive body and fender repair and loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle,...

Mark Earl Jones

Mark Earl Jones

Apr 9, 2010

On Friday April 10, 2010 Mark Earl Jones, husband of Kathleen Cahill Jones, father of Travis Jones and Cole Ecret, Casey Workman, grandfather of Clayton Workman and the late Kaleigh Price. Brother of Eric Jones and David Jones. Visitation will be held Wednesday April 14, 2010 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill...

Joanne Miller Kilby

Joanne Miller Kilby

Apr 9, 2010

JoAnne Miller Kilby, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 9, 2010 at her home. Born in Laurel Springs, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Horton and Pauline Woody Miller and wife of the late Robert Donald Kilby. Mrs. Kilby graduated from Sparta High School and then attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina....

Pat M. Miller

Pat M. Miller

Apr 9, 2010

Pat M. Miller, age 70, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 9, 2010 at her home. Born in Des Moines, IA, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Mary Virginia Ferguson Phillips and wife of the late Walter Miller, who she married in 1957. A graduate of Ft. Knox High School, for seven years she caught the biggest...

Linda Lee Mcnamara

Linda Lee Mcnamara

Apr 7, 2010

Linda Lee McNamara, age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 7, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late Grant Anderson and Nannie Mae Clinton Eller and wife of the late Alfred T. McNamara. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was also a member...

Clarence Burton Silverthorne

Clarence Burton Silverthorne

Apr 7, 2010

Clarence Burton Silverthorne, formerly of Bel Air, MD, passed away peacefully on April 7th at home in Cary, NC. He was born Dec. 18, 1928 in Ironton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters. He served in the Air Force and received honorable discharge in 1950. He worked at Edgewood Arsenal in Edgewood, MD for...

Margaret Leona Snyder

Margaret Leona Snyder

Apr 6, 2010

Margaret Leona Snyder, age 88, of Street, MD, died on April 6, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Ambrose and Clara Regina Alkire Diggs and wife, for almost 50 years, of the late Albert Earl Snyder. She worked in manufacturing as an assembly line...

Vera Louise Carroll

Vera Louise Carroll

Apr 6, 2010

Vera L. Carroll, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 6, 2010 at home. She was the daughter of the late Albert Ray Musselman and Arlene Gertrude Weaver Musselman, and wife of the late Walter Earl Carroll. She was a devoted mother and friend to many people. She went to Peabody; taught piano and organ for over 40...

Philip A. Anderson

Philip A. Anderson

Apr 5, 2010

Philip A. Anderson, age 44, of Aberdeen, MD, died on April 5, 2010 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Troy, OH, he was the son of Ronald Ellsworth Anderson of Leesburg, FL and Lida Mae Scott Anderson of Abingdon, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he had worked as a Plating Supervisor for Modular Components Manufactured...

Dorothy Barczak

Dorothy Barczak

Apr 4, 2010

Dorothy Barczak, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 4, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late George and Katherine Thaivodna Markiewicz and wife of the late Peter Paul Barczak. Mrs. Barczak is survived by her daughter, Corinne C. Michocki and husband, Robert; and...

Richard Vito Genna, Jr.

Richard Vito Genna, Jr.

Apr 4, 2010

Richard Vito Genna, Jr., age 22, of Abingdon, MD, died suddenly on Sunday, April 4, 2010. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Donna Rae Shivery Genna-Walters of Abingdon, MD and the late Richard Vito Genna Sr. A 2005 graduate of Edgewood High School, he worked as an installation mechanic in the heating and air conditioning business. He...

Joanne L. Bauerle

Joanne L. Bauerle

Apr 4, 2010

Joanne L. Bauerle, age 77, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 4, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late Harry Miller and Margaret Winifred Buscher Peterson. She retired after 10 years with the U.S. Government where she worked as an administrative assistant. An avid bowler,...

Alphus H. ''Jack'' Sherman

Alphus H. ''Jack'' Sherman

Apr 1, 2010

Alphus H. "Jack" Sherman, age 78, of Baldwin, MD, died on April 1, 2010 at his home. Born in Sparks, MD, he was the son of the late Alphus Omega and Anna Lillian Smith Sherman. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean Conflict. He retired, after 22 years, with the Maryland State Police and...

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