Obituaries

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

John Carroll Drexel

John Carroll Drexel

Mar 7, 2010

John Carroll Drexel (Jack) died March 7th,,, 2010 at Silverado Senior Living in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Faye, who passed in 1984.Jack was born November 16, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland to Richard and Agnes Drexel, and grew up with his three siblings; Peggy, Richard and Lorraine. On November...

James Clarence Smith

James Clarence Smith

Mar 7, 2010

James Clarence Smith, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 7, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late James Clyde and Bessie Mae Choate Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he retired after 20 years, from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he was a...

Richard M. Nickens

Richard M. Nickens

Mar 5, 2010

Richard M. Nickens, age 82, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on March 5, 2010 at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown, MD. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Theodore Jesse Nickens Sr. and Louise Dennis Nickens, and husband of the late Edwina Young Nickens. He retired from the U.S. Army and had worked for the Harford...

Ruth P. Foley

Ruth P. Foley

Mar 5, 2010

Ruth P. Foley, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 5, 2010 at the home of her son. Born in Nikep, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Hammers and Carrie Elizabeth Kifer Beeman and wife, for 29 years, of the late David E. Foley. She retired, after 31 years, from Harford County Public Schools where...

Jerry Casciero

Jerry Casciero

Mar 5, 2010

Jerry Casciero, age 54, (owner of PJ Body & Paint in Bel Air, MD), died of cancer related complications on March 5, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Jerry was the husband of Nancy Spence-Casciero of Bel Air, MD and father of Dasha Casciero of Bel Air, MD. He is also survived by his parents, Jerry,...

Pat Whitson Palardy

Pat Whitson Palardy

Mar 4, 2010

Pat Whitson Palardy, age 87, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 4, 2010 at Lorien-Bel Air. Born in Bakersville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Dona Peterson Whitson and wife of the late Richard L. Palardy Sr. She had worked for Glenn L. Martin in the plant during WWII, and had also been a dental assistant,...

Margaret Archer Rutledge

Margaret Archer Rutledge

Mar 4, 2010

Margaret "Sis" Archer Rutledge, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 4, 2010 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Francis Trainor and Alice Elizabeth Monks Archer, and wife of the late Wilbur Thomas Rutledge. Mrs. Rutledge is survived by her sisters,...

Eleanor  H. Martin

Eleanor H. Martin

Mar 3, 2010

Eleanor H. Martin, age 89, of Creswell, died March 3, 2010 in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Fountain Green; she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Eleanor Gross Hamby. She was a longtime member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of Harford County. Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, Paul J....

Mary Osborne Harkins

Mary Osborne Harkins

Mar 3, 2010

Mary Osborne Harkins, age 94, of Parkville, MD, died on March 3, 2010 at Oak Crest Village in Baltimore, MD. Born on Cool Spring Farm in Harford County, she was one of eleven children of the late Muncie and Delray Graybeal Osborne, and wife of the late Walter B. Harkins. Growing up on the Osborne Farm in Forest Hill, she...

Jan Delano Keeling

Jan Delano Keeling

Mar 3, 2010

Jan Delano Keeling, age 73, of Darlington, MD, died on March 3, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Knoxville, TN, he was the son of the late Albert William and Mamie Beatrise Foster Keeling. A resident of Harford County for 45 years, he enjoyed all sports, especially baseball. A member of Trinity Freewill Baptist...

Steven Douglas Sturgill

Steven Douglas Sturgill

Mar 2, 2010

Steven Douglas Sturgill, age 33, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on March 2, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ronald and Connie Marie Hanks Sturgill of Jarrettsville, MD. A 1994 graduate of North Harford High School, he enjoyed fishing and hiking. In addition to his parents, he is...

Robert ''Bob'' W. Callahan

Robert ''Bob'' W. Callahan

Mar 2, 2010

Robert "Bob" W. Callahan, age 69, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 2, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Neil and Emma Grace Mohr Callahan. Currently he resided in Chincoteague Island, VA in summer and Punta Gorda, FL in...

Frances Amrein Smith

Frances Amrein Smith

Mar 1, 2010

On Monday March 1, 2010 Frances Amrein Smithof White Hall, Maryland. wife of Harold Hap E. Smith, mother of Joan Garvin, and husband Ron, Susie Necker, and husband Joe, Kathy Fowler, and husband Lee, Nancy Rose, and husband, David, Debbie Reed, and husband Steve. Visitation will be Friday, March 5, 2010 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM from the Bethel...

Bartly John Mcdougall Iii

Bartly John Mcdougall Iii

Feb 27, 2010

Those who desire may contribute to:American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

Gary Gordon Kiefert

Gary Gordon Kiefert

Feb 27, 2010

Gary Gordon Kiefert, age 60, of Joppa, MD, died on February 27, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Green Bay, WI, he was the son of Hope Eugenia Fitch Kiefert of Green Bay, WI and the late Gordon Frederick Kiefert. A resident of Harford County for 16 years, he had served our country in the U.S....

Randall Edward Sachs

Randall Edward Sachs

Feb 26, 2010

On February 26, 2010 Randall Edward Sachs of Jarrettsville. Husband of Sharon O'Keefe Sachs, father of Kate Polek, husband Steve, Christian Sachs and wife Theresa, and grandfather of Keeghan Sachs, son of Charlotte Sachs. Visitation will be at the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Tuesday March 2, 2010 from 2-4 PMand 7-9 PM. Funeral Service...

Charles T. ''Tom'' Suehle

Charles T. ''Tom'' Suehle

Feb 26, 2010

On February 26, 2010, Charles T. "Tom" Suehle of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of Barbara A. Long Suehle. Devoted father of Michael Zellhofer and wife, Laurie, Veronica Lowry and husband, Charles Lowry Sr. Dear brother of Robert Suehle, Richard Suehle and wife, Marcy, and Susan Bledsoe and husband, Steven. Loving grandfather "BeBop" of Daniel, Margaret and Evan Strader, Derrick,...

Oakie Marie Kennedy

Oakie Marie Kennedy

Feb 24, 2010

Oakie Marie Kennedy, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 24, 2010 at her home. Born in Sparta, NC, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Lola Mae Anderson Halsey. A resident of Harford County for most of her life, she had worked at Bata Shoe Company where she was an assembler and at Whiteford, Reeves,...

Shirley M. Geurts

Shirley M. Geurts

Feb 23, 2010

Shirley Mary Wolfgram Geurts was born to Herman and Florence Wolfgram in Appleton, WI on June 8, 1934. Shirley is survived by two daughters, Pamela Jean Warren and husband, Michael, of Yuma, AZ and Kathy Geurts Tosh of Havre de Grace, MD; and three grandchildren, Courtney, Kyle, and Garrett Tosh, all of Rising Sun, MD. Shirley met Army Lieutenant Jerome...

Irvin J. Clancy

Irvin J. Clancy

Feb 22, 2010

Irvin Jerome Clancy, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 22, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Virgil and Ruth Estelle Rambo Clancy, and husband of the late Marjorie Ann Clancy and Nancy Catherine Clancy. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the 29th Infantry Division, 175...