Obituaries

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

Captain Emanuele Lorenzo Dicasagrande

Captain Emanuele Lorenzo Dicasagrande

May 21, 2010

Captain Emanuele Lorenzo DiCasagrande, age 69, of Churchville, MD, died on May 21, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Genova, Italy, he was the son of the late Nicolo Angelo DiCasagrande and Chiara Rita Bergamaschi. A sea captain of oil and gas tankers for 15 years, he was Vice President of Mediterranean...

Melba J. Burnett

Melba J. Burnett

May 20, 2010

Melba J. Burnett, age 69, of Joppa, MD, died on May 20, 2010 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Michael and Catherine Ruth Wells Blackburn. A receptionist for the Catholic Review Newspaper, she was also an active member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church and loved going to breakfast with her...

Stephen M. Wright

Stephen M. Wright

May 20, 2010

Stephen M. Wright, age 50, of Churchville, MD, died on May 20, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Eleanor Catherine White Wright of Aberdeen, MD and the late William Patrick Wright Sr. A graduate of Harford Christian High School and Elon University, he was a...

Gloria Jean Palm

Gloria Jean Palm

May 20, 2010

Gloria Jean Palm (nee Minton), age 65, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 20, 2010 at her home. Born January 3, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Vernon and Elizabeth Katherine Huddleston Minton. Gloria loved to shop, especially on Highway 54 in Delaware. She was a bowler of duck and ten pins for...

Charlotte May Leftwich

Charlotte May Leftwich

May 18, 2010

Charlotte M. Leftwich, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 18, 2010 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late George Edward and Minnie Stucke Ewing and wife of the late Raymond C. Leftwich Sr. She worked for over 23 years for Hollander's Automotive Store/Joe the...

Rosemary S. Page-Askew

Rosemary S. Page-Askew

May 18, 2010

Rosemary S. Page-Askew, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 18, 2010 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Earle Saxton. She graduated from Pleasantville High School in New York where she was Valedictorian, Fisk University in Nashville, TN, and Howard University Law School in Washington,...

Norma Roseman Kirsch

Norma Roseman Kirsch

May 17, 2010

Norma Roseman Kirsch, age 56, of Bartlesville, OK, died on May 17, 2010. Born in Homestead, PA, she lived in Bel Air, MD from 1983-2007. During that time she was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air and enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom. She was very creative, enjoyed writing, and loved her daughters very much. She is...

Martin A. Marzicola

Martin A. Marzicola

May 17, 2010

My beloved husband, Martin A. Marzicola passed peacefully from his earthly journey on the beautiful morning of May 17, 2010. Although he has left my sight, he continues to be by my side just as he has been for the past 55 years. Martin grew up in the same house that he was born in on August 9th, 1928 in...

Elizabeth  Rosario Williams

Elizabeth Rosario Williams

May 16, 2010

Elizabeth "Liz" Marie Rosario Williams from Edgewood, MD died at the age of 41 on May 16, 2010. She was born in Presidio, San Francisco, CA on July 22, 1968, the daughter of Jesus (Jess) and Annie Rosario of Edgewood, MD. Liz volunteered her time as a Girl Scout Leader, with the Civil Air Patrol Harford Wing, the Guam Society...

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...