Obituaries

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

Nancy C. Dye

Nancy C. Dye

Jun 23, 2010

Nancy C. Dye, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Fielden Patrick Boone and Lily Pauline Richardson Stahler. Mrs. Dye is survived by her husband, Travis Dye of Abingdon, MD; son, Shawn Andrew Rakes of Bridgeville, DE, stepsons,...

Eleanor Kathleen Jones

Eleanor Kathleen Jones

Jun 23, 2010

Eleanor Kathleen Jones, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Kelsie and Martha Hall Perkins and wife, for 51 years, of the late Ray Jones. A resident of Edgewood for 41 years, she worked as a medical...

Rose Pennington Sellers

Rose Pennington Sellers

Jun 20, 2010

Rose Pennington Sellers was born on April 12, 1914, and died on June 20, 2010 in Wilmington, DE, where she resided since 1992. As a 1937 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, she practiced public health nursing in both Harford and Baltimore Counties in Maryland for many years. After her retirement in 1979, she traveled extensively to...

Helen M. Pezzica

Helen M. Pezzica

Jun 20, 2010

On June 20, 2010, Helen M. (Mroczka) Pezzica, age 91, passed away while under hospice care at the Madonna Heritage elder care facility. She was born in Baltimore, the only child of Joseph Mroczka and Josephine Kramer Mroczka. She attended St. Casimer Elementary School, Seton High School, and St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg. In 1946 she married Peter F. Pezzica...

Senia Ruth Phillips

Senia Ruth Phillips

Jun 20, 2010

Senia Ruth Phillips, wife of R. Edward Phillips, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 20, 2010 at her home. She was born September 16, 1929 to the late Earl and Hassie Adams of Jarettsville, MD. Senia was a loving wife, devoted and caring mother, doting grandmother, and loyal sister. She will be fondly remembered...

John  Alfred Parsons

John Alfred Parsons

Jun 20, 2010

John Alfred Parsons, age 85, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 20, 2010, at his home. Born in Purlear, NC, he was the son of the late Rev. James Arthur Parsons and Tessie Mae Parsons. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he received medals for serving in the American, Asiatic, Pacific, European, and African Theatre's, and Victory WWII. He was...

John W. Turner

John W. Turner

Jun 19, 2010

John W. Turner, age 58, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 19, 2010 at his home. Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of John Frank and Dorothea Katherine Graf Turner of Mount Airy, MD. He graduated from Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County. MD, and University of Maryland in College Park. He was a member...

Charles Wesley ''Wes'' Houff Jr.

Charles Wesley ''Wes'' Houff Jr.

Jun 19, 2010

Charles Wesley "Wes" Houff Jr., age 64, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 19, 2010 at the Maryland VA Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Charlottesville, VA, he was the son of Mary Anna Vandevender Houff of Forest Hill, MD and the late Charles Wesley Houff Sr. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served as a White...

Larry Alan Cross

Larry Alan Cross

Jun 17, 2010

Larry Alan Cross, age 56, of Joppatowne, MD, died on June 17, 2010 at his home. Born in East Derry, NH, he was the son of David Hurley and Alice Marie Haggett Cross. He was Vice President at the J. Gibson McIlvain Company in White Marsh, MD for 18 years, purchasing and selling high end and exotic woods. Per owner,...

Mary Merrick Bliss

Mary Merrick Bliss

Jun 16, 2010

Mary Merrick Bliss, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 16, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Scotia, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert W. and Katherine Walker Merrick, and wife, for 57 years, of the late John Franklin Bliss. A resident of Bel Air for 36 years, she...

Joseph S. Sweet Jr.

Joseph S. Sweet Jr.

Jun 16, 2010

Joseph S. Sweet Jr., age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Stephen Sweet Sr. and Rita Grabowski Sweet. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked, for 25 years, at Verizon International in Washington, DC where he was a...

Dennis M. Mcgrail

Dennis M. Mcgrail

Jun 14, 2010

Dennis M. McGrail, age 67, of Sterling, VA, died on June 14, 2010 at his home in Abingdon, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Gerard Basil and Eugenia Joan Coffin McGrail. He was a retired Vietnam Veteran who served 20 years in the military, 14 years in the U.S. Air Force, and 6...

Benjamin Thomas Moose

Benjamin Thomas Moose

Jun 14, 2010

Benjamin Thomas Moose, age 55, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 14, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Raymond Moose and Catherine Siford Moose. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of Local 16. A Harford County resident for 4 years, he loved history...

Jimmie Lee Mcneal

Jimmie Lee Mcneal

Jun 14, 2010

On Monday June 14, 2010, Jimmie Lee McNeal of Jarrettsville. Husband of Mildred Williams McNeal, and father of Charisse Monay McNeal and Isaac James McNeal. Services will be held Monday June 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the St. James United Methodist Church 4080 Federal Hill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Viewing from 10:00AMuntil service time. Interment in Garrison Forest Veterans...

John E.  Scheno

John E. Scheno

Jun 13, 2010

On June 13, 2010, John E. Scheno, age 48, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away unexpectedly. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the devoted son of Jeanne Evelyn Charles Scheno of Freeland, MD and the late Vincent James Scheno. He was a sports fanatic and a true animal and car enthusiast, never meeting an animal he didn't want to take home....

Thomas J. Flaherty

Thomas J. Flaherty

Jun 13, 2010

Thomas "Tom" John Flaherty, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 13, 2010 at his home. Tom was born April 24, 1946, in Bryn Mawr, PA, but raised in Hagerstown, MD. He was the son of the late William Flaherty and Helen Shank Flaherty Bricker. Tom graduated from North Hagerstown High School in 1965 and did a stint as...

Tina Marie Cosner

Tina Marie Cosner

Jun 12, 2010

Tina Marie Cosner, age 48, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 12, 2010 at her home. Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of Justina Rosemary Defarari Katan of Laconia, NH and the late Grover William Katan. She worked for over 10 years as a Home Health Aid for Richcroft Inc. in Hunt Valley, where she was well liked...

Garland N. Hoover

Garland N. Hoover

Jun 11, 2010

Garland N. Hoover, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on June 11, 2010 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Edgar, NE, he was the son of the late Doyle L. and Myrtle Viola Taylor Hoover. Formerly of Ventura, CA, he retired from the L.A. City Fire Department in California after 30 years of service. He was a veteran...

Helen Elizabeth Cochran

Helen Elizabeth Cochran

Jun 10, 2010

Helen Elizabeth Cochran, age 80, of Churchville, MD, died on June 10, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Creswell, MD, she was one of five children of the late William Henry and Marion Rebecca Litzinger Hutson, and wife of the late Ted Cochran. She was a member of Presbury United Methodist Church in Edgewood, MD. Mrs....

Bettie May Eney

Bettie May Eney

Jun 9, 2010

On June9, 2010, Bettie May Eney of Delta, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pylesville, Maryland. wife of the last Clarence Llewellyn Eney, mother of Charles Allen Eney, A. George Eney and wife Carolynand Lisa Clare Eney Robinson and husband Alex; also survived by 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be at the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville,...