Obituaries

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

Bernardine Mary Franz

Bernardine Mary Franz

Jul 7, 2009

Bernardine Mary Franz, age 90 of Bel Air, MD, died on July 7, 2009 at Lorien, Bel Air, MD. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard John Callan and the late Ruth Cleveland Pike Wheeley and wife of 59 years to the late Lawrence Richard Franz Sr. A member of St. Margaret Catholic Church,...

Randall Leon Kitts

Randall Leon Kitts

Jul 7, 2009

Randall Leon Kitts, age 63, of Aberdeen, MD, died on July 7, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Pulaski, VA, he was the son of the late Roy Leon and Jessie Frances Safewright Kitts. A veteran of the Army and Marine Corps he served our country in Vietnam. A repairman for a heating and...

Cpt (R) Augustus ''Gus'' John Lacomb Iii

Cpt (R) Augustus ''Gus'' John Lacomb Iii

Jul 5, 2009

CPT(R) Augustus "Gus" John LaComb II, age 67, of Joppatowne, MD, died July 5, 2009. Born in Ogdensburg, NY, he was the son of Katherine Elizabeth Sharland and the late Augustus John LaComb II. He enlisted in the Army in 1960, married Winsome Humphrey on July 11, 1964, received direct commission in VietNam; graduated from Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, in...

Janice L. Johnson

Janice L. Johnson

Jul 5, 2009

Janice L. Johnson, age 66, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 5, 2009 at her daughter's home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Hallie Mae Neely Smith. A 1961 graduate of Bel Air High School, she worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground until her retirement in 2005. She loved her...

Michael D. Bayne

Michael D. Bayne

Jul 4, 2009

Michael D. Bayne, age 56, of Joppa, MD, died on July 4, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Harry Leonard Bayne Sr. and Rene Bayne. He was the co-owner, along with his brother Lennie, of Bayne Painting where they ran a successful business for almost...

Donald N. Ryan

Donald N. Ryan

Jul 3, 2009

Donald N. Ryan, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 3, 2009 at his home. Born in Fallston, MD, he was the son of the late John Orville and Olga Bier Wimmer Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army he had worked as a sales and service representative in the computer business. Mr. Ryan is survived by his...

John Anthony Giblin

John Anthony Giblin

Jul 3, 2009

John Anthony Giblin, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 3, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William and Ellen Flanagan Giblin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a Harford County resident for 37 years. He enjoyed computers and attended...

Dimas Trujillo

Dimas Trujillo

Jul 2, 2009

Dimas Trujillo, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Loiza, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Ricardo and Flora Morales Trujillo. A Harford County resident since 2001, he attended Senderos de la Cruz in Edgewood, MD. He enjoyed listening to music, bike riding and eating. Mr....

Franklin Hinegardner

Franklin Hinegardner

Jul 2, 2009

Franklin Hinegardner, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Renick, WV, he was the son of the late Earl Cameron and Nellie Bly Allen Hinegardner and husband of the late Bessie Hitchcock Hinegardner. A Harford County resident for 76 years, he worked for Corbin Fuel...

Lester Gilbert Coen

Lester Gilbert Coen

Jul 2, 2009

Lester Gilbert Coen, age 81, of Aberdeen, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Harford County, MD, he was the son of the late Wilton Rekord and Edith Lenora Gallion Coen and husband of the late Edna Vinson Coen. A life long resident of Aberdeen, MD, his joy in life was dairy...

Jerry F. Martin

Jerry F. Martin

Jun 28, 2009

Jerry F. Martin, age 60, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 28, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late James Granville and Bertha Gay Childers Martin. He was currently employed with Point Breeze Credit Union where he had been for 15 years. An avid...

Rita A. Brown

Rita A. Brown

Jun 27, 2009

Rita A. Brown, age 87, of Joppa, MD, died on June 27, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Cecelia Schuler Lange and wife of the late Russell Francis Brown, who she married on August 15, 1941 and who passed away on June 6, 1966. A huge Orioles fan, she...

Helen H. Herrin

Helen H. Herrin

Jun 27, 2009

Helen H. Herrin, age 91, of Joppa, MD, died on June 27, 2009, at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Norton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jonny Daniel and Ida Johnson Hopkins and wife of the late Paschal E. Herrin. She had worked for Continental Can Company where she was a double...

Emerson Vincent Clarke Jr.

Emerson Vincent Clarke Jr.

Jun 25, 2009

Emerson V. Clarke, Jr., long-time resident of Bel Air and physicist for the Ballistics Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, died on June 25 from complications of pneumonia at Upper Chesapeake Hospital. He was 85.Emerson Vincent Clarke, Jr., was born in Overlea on December 26, 1923, the second child of the late Emerson and Isabella (Hopps) Clarke. His family moved...

Catherine H. Dubois

Catherine H. Dubois

Jun 25, 2009

Catherine H. DuBois, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Perryman, MD, died on June 25, 2009 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Born in Holland Patent, NY, she was the daughter of the late Daniel George and Grace Miriam Bagg Humphrey and wife of the late Francis W. DuBois. A resident of Harford County for...

Earlena Taylor

Earlena Taylor

Jun 25, 2009

Earlena Taylor, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 25, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Jenkins, KY, she was the daughter of the late Milton Hibbert and Lillie Florence Mullins Hamilton and wife of the late Robert Taylor. An Edgewood resident for over 50 years, she had worked for Citizens Care...

Daniel V. Leftridge

Daniel V. Leftridge

Jun 24, 2009

Daniel V. Leftridge, age 65, of Street, MD, died on June 24, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late William Denton and Clara Hazel Reedy Leftridge. A lifetime resident of Harford County, he enjoyed working on the farm in Forest Hill, where he grew...

Jesse K. Coale Jr.

Jesse K. Coale Jr.

Jun 23, 2009

Jesse K. Coale Jr., age 54, of Aberdeen, MD, died on June 23, 2009 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Wanoll Weiss of Jonestown, PA and the late Jesse Kloman Coale Sr. He was the husband of the late Jodale Thompson Coale, who he married in 2003 and who passed...

Marshall Devere Smith

Marshall Devere Smith

Jun 22, 2009

Marshall DeVere Smith, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 22, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Reynoldsville, PA, he was the son of the late Edward James and Cora Lee Snyder Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he earned the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star while serving our country during WWII....

Adele Ellen Owens

Adele Ellen Owens

Jun 21, 2009

Adele Ellen Owens, age 55, of Ruskin, FL, died on June 21, 2009 at Sun City Hospice House in Ruskin, FL. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Eleanor Helen Parole Staniewicz of Joppa, MD and the late Melvin Anthony Staniewicz. As a child, she was the mascot for the Heart Fund. Growing up in Highlandtown, she lived...

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