Obituaries

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

David T. Kading

David T. Kading

Apr 13, 2009

David T. Kading, age 61, of Darlington, MD, died on April 13, 2009 at his home surrounded by family and close friends. Born in Madison, WI, he was the son of the late Violet E. Olsen Kading. A 23 year veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple...

Frances S. Graham

Frances S. Graham

Apr 13, 2009

Frances S. Graham, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 13, 2009 at her home. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the oldest of nine children of the late Joseph Spencer and Eula Ann Jackson Stephens. She worked for The Harford Mutual Insurance Company for 32 years as a stenographer. Frances enjoyed activities with her Just Friends...

Joseph J. Ochs

Joseph J. Ochs

Apr 12, 2009

Joseph J. Ochs, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late John Charles and Helen Veil Ochs and husband of the late Dorothy T. Ochs. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country...

Michael John Whalen

Michael John Whalen

Apr 12, 2009

Michael John Whalen, age 66, of Charlestown, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Ottumwa, IA, he was the son of the late John Francis and Marion Ruth O'Meara Whalen. A veteran of the U.S. Army, from which he retired, he served our country during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Veteran's...

Anne H. Mcneal

Anne H. Mcneal

Apr 12, 2009

Anne H. McNeal, age 78, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at her home. Born in Speonk, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stewart Lennox and Dorothy Halsey Fordham Harris and wife of the late Charles D. McNeal. She had earned a four year degree in Elementary Education and enjoyed teaching art. She was very creative...

Jay Brooks

Jay Brooks

Apr 10, 2009

Jay Brooks, age 26, of Perryville, MD, died on April 10, 2009. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Douglas J. Brooks of Florida, and Sharon Lynn Broad Brooks of Perryville, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, he worked in construction as an equipment operator. He enjoyed skateboarding, surfing, and snow boarding, as well...

Hazel Elizabeth Henry

Hazel Elizabeth Henry

Apr 9, 2009

Hazel Elizabeth Henry, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 9, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. A lifetime resident of Harford County, she was a devoted congregate of First Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, MD. Ms. Henry is survived by nieces and nephews, Eugene Henry, Russell Hardesty, Judith Repass, and Sandra Burch. In...

John ''Jack'' T. Brosseau Sr.

John ''Jack'' T. Brosseau Sr.

Apr 9, 2009

John "Jack" T. Brosseau Sr., age 74, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 9, 2009 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Harvey Leon and Gertrude Marie Boisvert Brosseau. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Air Force, he was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church....

Ruth Mae Peak

Ruth Mae Peak

Apr 9, 2009

Ruth Mae Grafton Peak of Forest Hill passed on April 9, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital in Bel Air, MD at age 89. She was born July 24, 1919 in Forest Hill, MD, daughter of Tony and Esther Grafton. Her late sisters were Dorothy Simmons of Forest Hill and Virginia Sena of Arizona. She graduated from Bel Air High School...

Janie Marie Strader

Janie Marie Strader

Apr 8, 2009

Janie Marie Strader, age 50, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Mt. Clemens, MI, she was the daughter of the late Robert Darrell and Ethel Marie Bigelow Strader. A veteran of the U.S. Army, she had worked as a controls supervisor for the Department of Social Services...

Aaron Michael Fox

Aaron Michael Fox

Apr 8, 2009

Aaron Michael Fox, age 11, died on April 8, 2009. Born in St. Paul, MN, he was the son of Marvin Vincent and Indhira Xerona Fox of Bel Air, MD. A sixth grade student at Southhampton Middle School in Bel Air, his nickname was "The Assistant". He wanted to be a marine biologist, loved to go to the Bahamas, and...

Cotton Osborn

Cotton Osborn

Apr 8, 2009

Cotton Osborn, age 84, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bloomington, IL, he was the son of the late Albert and Rachel Moon Osborn. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served for 20 years before retiring in 1965. He was an avid fisherman, boater, and...

David Harding Forney

David Harding Forney

Apr 7, 2009

David Harding Forney, age 88, died on April 7, 2009. A native of Davidsville, PA, he was a former resident of Edgewood, MD, having made Augusta, GA his home for the past 12 years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa and was husband of the late Lucille Peters Forney. Mr. Forney was a U.S. Army veteran...

Nancy Stifler

Nancy Stifler

Apr 6, 2009

Nancy Stifler, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 6, 2009 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Cardiff Norris McComas and Mary Alice Magness Kropff and wife of the late William C. Stifler Jr. She was born and raised on a farm not far from her home in Bel...

Ruby M. Acree

Ruby M. Acree

Apr 4, 2009

Ruby May Acree, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 4, 2009 at her daughter's home in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late N. Marie Nault and Robert G. Geesey and wife of the late Edward E. Acree. She worked for many years at Bendix Radio. She enjoyed many activities...

Million Elliott Daneker

Million Elliott Daneker

Apr 3, 2009

Million Elliott Daneker, age 94, of Fallston, MD, died on April 3, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Rutherford Daneker Sr. and Anna Mae Elliott Daneker. A past president of the Bel Air Rotary Club, he had owned and operated, along with his brother Brod Daneker, the Million Rutherford Company,...

Jane Patricia Guy

Jane Patricia Guy

Apr 1, 2009

Jane Patricia Guy, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 1, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was blessed to have spent the last part of her life in loving care of her family, Lisa, Pete, Gianna, Petey, and Alex. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Augustin...

Elinor  Louise Holter

Elinor Louise Holter

Apr 1, 2009

Elinor Louise Holter, age 97, originally of Abingdon, MD, died on April 1, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born June 18, 1911 in Abingdon (Sewell), MD to the late Joseph Mark and Lenora Claiborne Harward Moulsdale, she grew up on her parent's farm near the intersection of Rt. 40 and Abingdon Road. The Joseph...

Frederick Yates Ward

Frederick Yates Ward

Apr 1, 2009

Frederick Yates Ward, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 1, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was 81. Born in Boone, NC in 1928, he was the son of the late Walter Lucky Ward and Eliza Yates Ward and husband of the late Joan Eccles Ward. He moved to Harford County in 1930 and was valedictorian and...

David Michael Ruszkiewicz

David Michael Ruszkiewicz

Apr 1, 2009

David Michael Ruszkiewicz, age 47, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 1, 2009 at his home after a two year battle with ALS-Lou Gehrigs Disease. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Marion John and Mary Marie DiDominicus Ruszkiewicz of Essex, MD. He owned and operated A&J Concrete and Asphalt Service in Harford and Baltimore counties. A...

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