Obituaries

Oct 14, 2009

Wilbur Monroe Penley, age 77, of Forest Hill, MD, died on October 14, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air MD. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late Harold Clark Penley and Myrtle Mae Herrick Dunn. He had worked as an insurance adjuster, and recently worked for Bel Air Auto Auction. A 1951...

Oct 14, 2009

R. Pauline Crouse, age 91, of York, PA, died peacefully on October 14, 2009 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lester and Pearl Matilda Collins Edwards. Born and raised on a dairy farm in Forest Hill, she graduated from Bel Air High School in 1936. She was married for 44...

Oct 13, 2009

Betty Jane Hoffman, age 78, of Joppa, MD, died on October 13, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer Clyde and Marion Lavinia Tregoning Rippeon. She enjoyed playing cards, especially Pitch, duckpin bowling, and going to the casino and slots. She was also an excellent...

Oct 13, 2009

Roger E. Martin, age 63, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 13, 2009 at his home. Born in Chilhowie, VA, he was the son of the late James Wilson and Inis Luvine Testerman Martin. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served three tours in Vietnam. He worked as a security guard at Aberdeen Proving Ground for over 20 years,...

Oct 13, 2009

Oct 13, 2009

Richard "Rick" L. White, age 64, of Belcamp, MD, died on October 13, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in New Market, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Marshall and Bessie Virginia Kemp White. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was retired from the U.S. Government, and had worked at...

Oct 12, 2009

Phoebe L. Sewell, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 12, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Pylesville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Marshall and Hannah Ann Whiteford McFadden, and wife of the late Charles S. Sewell. A longtime member of Cokesbury Memorial United Methodist Church, she was Sunday school treasurer...

Oct 11, 2009

Carolyn Joan Frederick, age 71, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 11, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Christian and Lillie Annie Dunn Cosgrove and wife of the late Thomas Warrell Frederick. Mrs. Frederick worked as a school cafeteria worker, medical secretary, and bank...

Oct 10, 2009

Laverne Hoffman, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 10, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Swissvale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. V.A. Westin and Ruth Page Westin. An active member of Calvary Baptist Church, she enjoyed teaching Sunday school, was a former member of the choir, and at one...

Oct 9, 2009

D. Gail Roesinger, age 72, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 9, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Frank McJilton Jr. and Madelin Mary Albrecht Gatrell. A Harford County resident since 1962, she had worked for Equitable Trust Bank in Fallston, MD, as well as Bank of America in Forest...

Oct 9, 2009

Evelyn Virginia Henninger, age 84, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 9, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Irene Marine Hammabacher Henninger. She had worked as a sewing machine operator, loved going to Atlantic City, and enjoyed playing bingo. Ms. Henninger is survived...

Oct 9, 2009

Nesha Fortner, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 9, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Sardis, MS, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Aubrau Sczantula Ware Alford. Raised in Mississippi, she was a graduate of Batesville High School before earning her nursing degree at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN....

Oct 9, 2009

Eileen Kelly Riggin, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 9, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert Waterson Kelly Sr. and Marion Hill Kelly. A 10 year breast cancer survivor, she was a 43 year member of Bel Air United Methodist Church, as...

Oct 8, 2009

Elsie Mitchell Cullum, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 8, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Calvary, MD. She was the daughter of the late George Winfield and Margaret Katharine Bechtold Mitchell, and wife of the late Roland R. Cullum. She had worked for Harford County Public Schools for 30 years,...

Oct 7, 2009

Leroy H. Whitehead, age 78, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on October 7, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Herbert Leroy and Thelma Mary Laucht Whitehead, and husband of the late Merle Tydings Whitehead. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Acme...

Oct 7, 2009

Orlando "Val" Valanzola, age 83, of Aberdeen, MD, died on October 7, 2009 at Cromwell Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Albano and Angelina Tarara Valanzola. A resident of Massachusetts for over 60 years, he moved to Harford County in 2007, and had lived the past 17 years in Florida....

Oct 6, 2009

David "Dave" E. Emge, age 92, of Joppa, MD, died on October 6, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of the late George P. and Margaret Chenowith Emge, and husband, for 63 years, of the late Doris M. Chenoweth Emge. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He...

Oct 6, 2009

Doris D. Atchison, age 73, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Verdun Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Alexander and Gertrude Marie Laroche Duhaime, and wife of the late Joseph A. Atchison. From 1952-1978 she held the positions of stenographer, secretary, bookkeeper, and...

Oct 5, 2009

Helen T. Abbruscato, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 5, 2009 at her home. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine Marie Mariano Brienza, and wife of the late Frank Anthony Abbruscato Sr. A member of St. Margaret Catholic Church since 1960, she also belonged to the Leeswood Association,...

Oct 5, 2009

Edna C. Hanna, age 93, of Joppa, MD, died on October 5, 2009 at her home. Born in Hopewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Ada Alice Williams Fields, and wife of the late Robert A. Hanna. An active member of Franklinville Presbyterian Church, she served as a deacon and on the Women's Association. She...