Obituaries

Aug 31, 2009

Vernon L. Coale, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 31, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the devoted son of the late Roy Smith and Lily Bayless Coale and loving husband of the late Evelyn Hyne Coale. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country...

Aug 31, 2009

Erma J. Deisroth, age 77, of Joppatown, MD, died on August 31, 2009 at her home. Born in Belsano, PA, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Della Jane Folckemer Bracken. She provided child care in her home for many years in addition to being a full-time homemaker. She was a faithful volunteer at the Bel Air...

Aug 30, 2009

On Sunday, August 30, 2009, Charles J. DiPaula, age 71, died at his home in Forest Hill, MD following a two year struggle with ALS. Charles is survived by his wife, Mary Carol; mother, Catherine DiPaula; children, Denise and Carl Shultz, Debbie and Tom Dickson, Chuck DiPaula and fiancée, Rebecca Smith; six grandchildren, Eric Shultz, Patrick Shultz, Robbie Dickson, Danielle...

Aug 29, 2009

Services will be private.

Aug 29, 2009

Norm A. Smith III, age 19, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 29, 2009 at home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Sherre Lynn McCarty Fulton of Bel Air, MD and the late Norman Anthony Smith Jr. A 2007 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School, he worked as an electrician in residential and commercial business....

Aug 28, 2009

Virgie Marie Shunk, age 75, of Laurel, MD, died on August 28, 2009 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD. Born in Canebrake, WV, she was the daughter of the late George Emmitt and Margie Lee Lockhart Wilson and wife of the late Carl Harry Shunk Jr. A Harford County resident for 37 years, she had worked for Bel...

Aug 27, 2009

Aug 25, 2009

Ella Louise Ward, age 88, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on August 25, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD. Born in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Rolland Augusta and Lula Marie Caudill Page, and wife of the late Albert Leo Ward. Mrs. Ward is survived by her sons, James Albert Ward of Forest Hill, MD,...

Aug 25, 2009

) Robert L. Rinker, age 68, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 25, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Stella Myrle Murray Rinker of Dundalk, MD, and the late Lee Preston Rinker. He retired from Bethlehem Steel, where he worked for over 33 years. A Harford County school bus driver since 2005, he...

Aug 25, 2009

Catherine P. Warfield, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 25, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was born in Fallston, MD, the daughter of the late George Elwood and Bessie Irene Daughton Proctor and wife of the late Carroll W. Warfield and first husband, Robert C....

Aug 23, 2009

Charles Terre Weber, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 23, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Charles and Mae Elizabeth Holland Weber. He retired, after 36 years, from the State of Maryland Highway Administration where he was a draftsman. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his...

Aug 23, 2009

Keith E. Simpkins Sr., age 52, of Belcamp, MD, died on August 23, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Helen Agnes Henn Simpkins of Levels, WV and the late Douglas Ray Simpkins Sr. A resident of Harford County for seven years, he worked at UPS for over...

Aug 22, 2009

William "Bill" Felder Mullis of Damascus, MD, was born on September 17, 1919 in Eastman, Georgia, son of William Henry Mullis and Odie Estelle Parkerson Mullis, is survived by Wife- Anne Elizabeth Mullis; Daughter -Sharon Wehling and her children Kevin Pellow, Kim Spence, Kirk Pellow, and Kit Pellow; Daughter- Diana Sanderson and her children Devon and Laine Sanderson; Son- Lyndon...

Aug 22, 2009

Howard N. Brooks, age 80, of Aberdeen, MD, died on August 22, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Burlington, VT, he was the son of the late Stanley Ernest and Vera Newton Brooks. He was a member of Bel Air Church of the Nazarene and a former Sunday school teacher. He loved jigsaw puzzles...

Aug 21, 2009

Joseph A. Bucci, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 21, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Luciano and Jennie Marie Bianca Bucci. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he enjoyed playing cards at the American Legion. A dedicated employee of Churchill Ltd., for...

Aug 21, 2009

David M. Silling, age 51, of Joppa, MD, died on August 21, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Grayson Oliver and Carolyn Morgan Duncan Silling. A past member of 4-H, he worked for Harford County Parks and Recreation as a park attendant. He enjoyed collecting post cards and Orioles memorabilia. He...

Aug 21, 2009

Mary Catherine Epperley, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 21, 2009 at Lancaster General in Lancaster, PA. Born in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Beulah Virginia Fristoe Boggs and wife of the late P. Everett Epperley. A member of the Bel Air Church of the Nazarene, she was a...

Aug 21, 2009

George C. Harrington, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, died on August 21, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ralph O. Harrington and the late Alice Deaver. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a truck mechanic with B.G.E. He enjoyed classic cars, especially mustangs, and spending time...

Aug 19, 2009

Diana Mae Wright Bailey, age 59, of Aberdeen, MD, died on August 19, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Betty Jane Stamper Wright of Bel Air, MD and the late Verlon Cleveland Wright of Aldino, MD, and wife of the late John W. Bailey Jr....

Aug 19, 2009

Howard A. Buecker, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 19, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, he was the son of the late Andrew Benjamin and Ida Mae Dunken Buecker. He worked as a security officer in the retail business. He loved to watch football and enjoyed playing...