Obituaries

Nov 7, 2009

Hoyie Ellis, age 88, of Darlington, MD, died on November 7, 2009 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Wilkes County, NC, he was the son of the late Richard Samuel and Nora Alice Haynes Ellis, and husband, for 65 years, of the late Edna V. Ellis. He worked for Frank Garrett as an electrician and plumber,...

Nov 7, 2009

Ralph G. Daniel, age 67, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 7, 2009 at home after a long fight with cancer. Born in South Boston, VA, he was the son of the late William Jackson "Jack" Daniel and Sally Dockery Daniel. He will be greatly missed by his children, friends, and relatives. He was a graduate of Halifax County...

Nov 6, 2009

Barbara Steedman, age 85, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 6, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Bergen Thomas and Margaret Gill Brown and wife of the late Joseph Edward Steedman. A Harford County resident for 45 years, she was a long time mail carrier for...

Nov 6, 2009

Raymond S. Johnston, age 84, of Fallston, MD, died on November 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Idlewild, NC, he was the son of Rosa Lee Hartzog Johnston of Bel Air, MD, and the late Raymond Fletcher Johnston. A resident of Harford County for 45 years, he worked at Bethlehem Steel for 38...

Nov 6, 2009

Roland Talmadge Talton Jr., age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pocomoke City, MD, he was the son of the late Roland Talmadge Talton, Sr. and Anna Louise Crockett Talton, and husband of the late Hilda Leonard Talton. A 1937 graduate of Pocomoke High School,...

Nov 6, 2009

Betty Ann Crenshaw, age 71, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 6, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late Herman Gaines and Ada Gillenwater Woodward. A Harford County resident for 42 years, she was also a member of Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, MD. She loved her grandchildren...

Nov 5, 2009

Gerard "Jerry" C. Sauer, age 61, of Joppatowne, MD, died on November 5, 2009 at his residence. He was the son of the late Edward Walter and Frances Catherine Frank Sauer. He was an assistant sales manager at Bill's Carpet Fair in Glen Burnie, MD, a member of the American Legion in Edgewood and a blood and Apheresis donor. He...

Nov 4, 2009

Pamela Ann Litz, age 55, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 4, 2009 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward Antoine and Gertrude Thorwesten Nordell. She worked for several banks in the area including, Equitable Trust, Maryland National and Nations Bank, and retired, after 29 years, from Bank...

Nov 4, 2009

John L. Edler, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 4, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Al and Ann Edler. A 1957 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Mr. Edler received a degree in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and was both...

Nov 1, 2009

Oct 31, 2009

Dr. James E. Palmer, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 31, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Mathias and Marian Frances Laroe Palmer, and husband of the late Dorothy Ann Palmer. From 1949 to 1950, he attended Baltimore Community College, Julliard Music...

Oct 31, 2009

Oct 30, 2009

Robert Beauleau, age 46, of Aberdeen, MD, died on October 30, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Vernon Junior Beauleau of Alexandria, VA, and the late Elizabeth Ferrara Beauleau. He was also the brother of his late sister, Mary Ellen Beauleau. He worked as an auditor and...

Oct 30, 2009

Henry H. Bennett Jr., age 59, of Fawn Grove, PA, died on October 30, 2009 at York Hospital, York, PA. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Herbert Bennett Sr. and Jeanette Hines Bennett. He retired after 32 years from Ironworkers Local #16. His passion was his grandchildren and his horses. Mr. Bennett is...

Oct 30, 2009

Ruth Veronica Cooper, age 90, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 30, 2009 at her home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lillian McCoy Duncan. She was the owner and operator of a luncheonette. Mrs. Cooper is survived by her daughter, Lillian Cohen of Abingdon, MD, who expressed "My mother was everything...

Oct 28, 2009

Jerry Cunningham, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on October 28, 2009 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Apollo, PA, he was the son of the late George Elmer and Rose Cunningham. A veteran of the U.S. Airforce, he was a member of the American Legions, and had worked for the U.S. Government in Helicopter...

Oct 27, 2009

John Paul Leard, age 88, of Joppa, MD, formerly of Remington, MD, died on October 27, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Russell Leard and Alice V. Baker Leppert. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in Patrol Squadron 74 during WWII, and was a member of the Edgewood...

Oct 27, 2009

Peacefully on October 27, 2009, Clara Blair (nee Cumberland) of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Highlandtown; devoted mother of Phillip Lana Jr. and wife, Andrea, Barbara Bledsoe and her husband, Darrell Sr., Robin Gaines and her husband, Robert Sr., and cherished grandmother of Stephen and Phillip Lana, Darrell Jr., and Michael Bledsoe, Robert Jr., Elizabeth and Matthew Gaines, and beloved great-grandmother...

Oct 25, 2009

Joshua Shane Woolmer, age 13, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 25, 2009, after being involved in an automobile accident in Charlottesville, VA. He was with his best friend and soul mate, Destiney Greene, who also passed away. An 8th grade student at Magnolia Middle School, he was a member of Boy Scout Troop #810 at St. Francis de Sales...

Oct 24, 2009

Ronald Wayne Smith Sr., age 63, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 24, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Willards, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence and Hilda Louise Lewis Smith. A resident of Harford County for 23 years, he started his employment with the Maryland State Police in Salisbury, and retired, after...