Obituaries

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

Grace Elizabeth Farrington

Grace Elizabeth Farrington

Nov 16, 2009

Grace Elizabeth Farrington, age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 16, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Washington County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Morris Lane and Roxanne Brewer Doss and wife of the late Wayne M. Farrington. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and loved to iron. An avid reader,...

Mark Kronman

Mark Kronman

Nov 16, 2009

Mark Kronman, age 52, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 16, 2009, at his home. Born in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late Seymour and Marie Pauline Casagrande Kronman. Mr. Kronman is survived by his sister, Cindy Kronman, and her husband, Robert von Tersch, of Severna Park, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to...

Edward John Reilley

Edward John Reilley

Nov 16, 2009

Edward John Reilley, age 93, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 16, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Asharoken, NY, he was the son of the late Harry Atwood and Mary Ella Relyea Reilley and husband of the late Georgette Alberta Reiff Reilley. A U.S. veteran, he served our country during WWII in the...

John Morgan

John Morgan

Nov 15, 2009

John Morgan, age 84, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 15, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Wilna, MD, he was the son of the late John Ware and Marie Augusta Sallmann Morgan. He was employed at the Bel Air Armory for 27 years and was a member of Union Chapel Methodist...

Mary J. Dickey

Mary J. Dickey

Nov 15, 2009

Mary J. Dickey, age 78, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 15, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman Aloisius and Violet Josephine Scanlin Johnson, and wife, for 30 years, of the late Dean Monroe Dickey. A graduate of Seton High School, she was married in 1951, and as an...

Rev. Lester W. Turner

Rev. Lester W. Turner

Nov 14, 2009

Rev. Lester Winton Turner went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2009, in his home in Bel Air, MD. He was 89 years old. Rev. Turner was born on May 14, 1920, in Warrensville, NC. He was a charter member of Emmorton Baptist Church and was instrumental in the establishment of the original church on Wheel Road in...

Emma Rosina Langston

Emma Rosina Langston

Nov 14, 2009

Emma Rosina Langston, age 91, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 14, 2009 at her home. Born in Gundelshausen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Johannes and Elisabeth Vogt Beck and wife of the late Augustus B. Langston. She had worked in telecommunications as a clerk. Mrs. Langston is survived by her sisters, Frida B. Cordova of Glen...

Gladys M. Crouse

Gladys M. Crouse

Nov 13, 2009

Gladys M. Crouse, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 13, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Grant, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ellis Leonadis and Gincy Alverta Tucker Anderson. A resident of Harford County for over 60 years, she worked in food service for over 20 years,...

Anna E. Kelly

Anna E. Kelly

Nov 13, 2009

Anna E. Kelly (nee Coe), age 92, of Fallston, MD, died on November 13, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Elijah and Ida Elizabeth Bachman Coe, and wife of the late Howard A. Kelly. She worked for Harford County Board of Education as a...

Dominic Manuel Osorio

Dominic Manuel Osorio

Nov 13, 2009

Dominic Manuel Osorio, age 7, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 13, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Nicole M. Spagna and Chris Thomas Osorio, both of Bel Air, MD. He loved life, family and friends, and going to school. In addition to his parents, he is...

Vernon W.  Brown Iii

Vernon W. Brown Iii

Nov 13, 2009

Vernon W. Brown III, age 37, of Abingdon, MD, departed this life on November 13, 2009, at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Vernon was born in Havre de Grace, MD to Vernon Washington Brown, Jr. and Mary Jane Ringgold of Woodstock, MD. Vernon spent the majority of his life in the Harford County community. After earning his Bachelor of Arts...

Norma P. Dean

Norma P. Dean

Nov 13, 2009

Norma P. Dean, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 13, 2009 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Millsboro, DE, she was the daughter of the late Foster Bernard and Sadie Lavenia Matthews Powell, and wife of the late Alton Dean. Mrs. Dean is survived by her son, Donald P. Dean of Bel Air,...

J. Almeta ''Meta'' Morgan

J. Almeta ''Meta'' Morgan

Nov 12, 2009

J. Almeta "Meta" Morgan, age 94, of Fallston, MD, died on November 12, 2009 at House of Jubilee Assisted Living in Fallston, MD. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late George Lengle and Mary Barry Lengle Unger, and wife, for 57 years, of the late Marlin Wilbur Morgan. Both she and her husband grew up in...

Lola B. Alkire

Lola B. Alkire

Nov 12, 2009

On November 12, 2009, Lola B. Remines Alkire (nee Lockhart) of Baltimore, MD. Beloved wife of the late Luther Junior Remines and Daniel Carl Alkire. Devoted mother of Willard R. Remines, Larry J. Remines, and Betty Kraus. Also survived by nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease Association, 1850 York...

Larry Wayne Hagy

Larry Wayne Hagy

Nov 11, 2009

Larry Wayne Hagy, age 63, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 11, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Kelly and Margie Ann Matthews Hagy. He worked in construction and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Hagy is survived by his brother, Dewey A....

William  ''Bill'' Roosevelt Billings

William ''Bill'' Roosevelt Billings

Nov 11, 2009

William "Bill" Roosevelt Billings, age 65, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 11, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in North Wilkesboro, NC, he was the son of the late Charles Roosevelt and Blanche Ann Johnson Billings. A resident of Harford County for 57 years, he was employed in construction as a concrete foreman....

Scott Russell Fleischer

Scott Russell Fleischer

Nov 10, 2009

Scott Russell Fleischer, age 37, of Jarrettsville, died on November 10, 2009 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of James Russell and Mary Linda Fleischer, and brother of Damien James Fleischer of Jarrettsville, MD. Those who desire may make a contribution to the Harford County Drug Abuse Services.

Daris Clark Jones

Daris Clark Jones

Nov 7, 2009

On November 7, 2009, Daris Clark Jones, 48 years old of Joppatowne, loving father to Ryan Jones of Joppatowne and Alexander and Austin Jones of Bel Air, loving son to Herman C. and June A. Jones of Joppatowne, loving husband of Sherri Jones of Joppatowne, brother to Bryant K. Jones, uncle to Bryant Jr., Matthew, Clarissa & Kyle Jones. Daris...

Novella Plummer

Novella Plummer

Nov 7, 2009

Novella Plummer, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 7, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late John William and Gladys Marcenia Hylton Thomas. She spent most of her life at Hirsch's Men's Clothing Store on Main Street in Bel Air, where she...