Obituaries

Apr 29, 2009

Born in Baltimore on August 21, 1918, he passed away on April 29, 2009 of heart failure while shad fishing on the Susquehanna River. He attended the Blue Bird School in Baltimore County, Boys Latin School, Gilman School and graduated from City College in Baltimore City. He matriculated at St. John's College, Annapolis, where he not only learned the classics,...

Apr 29, 2009

Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Atkinson Sr., age 71, died on April 29, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD after a long illness. Born in Baltimore, MD on December 13, 1937 he was the son of the late James W. and Helen Atkinson and husband of the late Nancy Atkinson. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he...

Apr 25, 2009

Apr 22, 2009

Tom LePore, age 38 , of Abingdon, MD, died on April 22, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of Thomas Francis and Katherine Louise McGovern LePore. A veteran of the U.S. Navy he served our country in Desert Storm. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle. In addition to his parents, Mr. LePore is survived by...

Apr 22, 2009

Raymond John Travis, age 72, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 22, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Robert and Anna Elizabeth Dippel Travis. A resident of Harford County for 37 years, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was instrumental with the development of the...

Apr 22, 2009

Robert W. Heinlein, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 22, 2009 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John J. and Agnes Lillian Melke Heinlein. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he worked as a computer operation specialist for a steel manufacturer. He was...

Apr 21, 2009

Rose "Auntie" Hornack, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Highland Town, Baltimore, died on April 21, 2009 at Manor Care Rossville in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Mary Stefan Holewinski and wife of the late Joseph Hornack. She was devoted to her church, and throughout her life,...

Apr 20, 2009

William Conrad Hafer, age 61, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 20, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Hafer Jr. and Blanche Elaine Fuller Hafer. A resident of Harford County for 50 years, he was an Army veteran serving our country during the Vietnam War. He worked as a mortgage...

Apr 20, 2009

Hazel I. Little, age 87, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on April 20, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ida Mae Hickman and wife of the late Robert Woodrow Little who she married in 1936. A resident of Harford County all of her...

Apr 20, 2009

On April 20, 2009, Robert Gamble James, 76, of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband, for 45 years, of Ellen M. Sabo James. Devoted father of Janet C. James and husband Thomas Benzing, Stephen R. James and wife Kathleen Tobin-James, and Christine M. Bruns and husband David Bruns. Loving brother of Isabel Bath, and husband Clifford. Also survived by grandchildren Catherine...

Apr 20, 2009

Dane Paul Kornick, age 61, of Joppa, MD, died on April 20, 2009 at his home. Born in Waynesburg, PA on September 24, 1947, he moved to Parkville at the age of two. He lived with his Aunt Ann for two years until his home was built on Edgedale Road. Growing up in Loch Raven Village, he made his first...

Apr 20, 2009

William David Stone, Sr., age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 20, 2009 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late James Frank and Mary Elizabeth Cross Stone and husband of the late Dorothy E. Stone. He was the owner and operator of Stones Groceries in...

Apr 20, 2009

Dorothy Anne Clements, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 20, 2009 at her home. Born in Westminster, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward Gorsuch and Margaret Miller Duncan and wife of the late Russell R. Clements. An avid flower gardener, she loved making jewelry and enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved animals,...

Apr 19, 2009

Apr 18, 2009

Harold (Bunky) William Schafer of Abingdon, MD, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital in Bel Air, surrounded by his loving family. He was 81 years old.Mr. Schafer was born in Bel Air, Maryland, the son of the late Peter Joseph Schafer and Mary Elizabeth Wiker Schafer. He was a lifelong resident...

Apr 16, 2009

Mary Helen Peters Porcher Tucker, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 16, 2009 at her home. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Edward and Hannah Irene Gilbert Peters. She was a teacher's aid for both Halls Cross Roads and Magnolia Elementary Schools for over 20 years. She was a Christian...

Apr 15, 2009

Alice Carter Dumouchel, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 15, 2009 at Citizens Nursing Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Eastport, ME, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Eben and Phoebe Helen Hunt Carter and wife of the late Francis J. Dumouchel. Mrs. Dumouchel is survived by daughters, Marilyn J. Sawyer of Bel...

Apr 15, 2009

Andrew Matthew Andrews Jr., age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 18, 2009 at his home. Born in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew Matthew Andrews Sr. and Margaret Palincik-Palinsky Andrews. A veteran of the U.S. Army 101 Airborne Rangers, he was a Seargant 1st class serving with Pattons 3rd army. He was a...

Apr 14, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Blosser Preston, daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and wonderful friend died restfully April 14, 2009. She was 91 years old, born February 15, 1918 to the Rev. Floyd A. Blosser and Ida Printz Blosser in Lynchburg, Va. She resided in her early years in Bedford and Luray, Virginia, graduating from Luray High School with honors. At seventeen,...

Apr 14, 2009

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