Obituaries

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

Ltc. Luis  Alvarez U.S. Army (Ret)

Ltc. Luis Alvarez U.S. Army (Ret)

Aug 2, 2009

LTC Luis Alvarez, U.S. Army (Ret), age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 2, 2009 at his home. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Luis Herminio Alvarez and Maria Luisa Garcia of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. His lifetime careers included active and reserve military service, including 20 months in Vietnam, civil service at...

Josephine Camino Mcmullin

Josephine Camino Mcmullin

Aug 1, 2009

Josephine C. McMullin, 94, passed away on Saturday, August 01, 2009, at the Bel Air home of her daughter, Patricia Miltenberger. Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1915, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Filomena Camino. She was married to the late Alexander J. McMullin for 52 years before his death in 1992. After moving to Bel Air...

Robert N. Cameron

Robert N. Cameron

Aug 1, 2009

Robert N. Cameron, age 70, of Joppatowne, MD, died on August 1, 2009 at his home. Born in Rising Sun, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Newton Cameron and Mary Elizabeth Davis Romans. He worked for GM from 1983 to 2004, retiring in January of 2005. Mr. Cameron is survived by his wife, who he married on...

William Arnold Bishop

William Arnold Bishop

Jul 31, 2009

William Arnold Bishop, age 75, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 31, 2009 at his home. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late William Samuel and Anna Melicent Archer Bishop. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. In civilian life, he worked as a personnel management specialist at Aberdeen Proving Ground. He was...

Betty Sue Russell

Betty Sue Russell

Jul 30, 2009

Betty Sue Russell, age 73, of Street, MD, died on July 30, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Traphill, NC, she was the daughter of the late Doyle Leeson and Nona Edith Waddell Crabb and wife of the late Robert Russell. A Harford County resident for over 50 years, she had worked...

Robert Darin Owens

Robert Darin Owens

Jul 28, 2009

Darin Owens, age 44, of Joppa, MD, died of heart failure on July 28, 2009 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of June Mildred Reddish Owens of Bel Air, MD, and the late William Robert Owens. The owner/operator of Elite Tile and Marble of Joppa, he was an avid Harley...

Michael Christopher Bissett

Michael Christopher Bissett

Jul 27, 2009

Michael Christopher Bissett, age 53, of Abingdon, MD, died on July 27, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late James and Kathleen Sweeney Bissett. He had worked as a superintendent in the baking industry and attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Abingdon, MD. Mr....

Bessie A. Tayson

Bessie A. Tayson

Jul 27, 2009

Bessie A. Tayson, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 27, 2009 at her daughter's home. Born in Cripple Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Albert and Lydia Belle Scott Fender and wife, for 38 years, of the late Leander Morris Tayson. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company for 12 years and Ames...

Helen T. Hudler

Helen T. Hudler

Jul 26, 2009

Helen T. Hudler, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 26, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Mechanicsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Margaret Mary Doyle Monahan and wife of the late William Ray Hudler Sr. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she worked for...

Loretta Thompson

Loretta Thompson

Jul 26, 2009

Loretta Thompson, age 71, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on July 26, 2009 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Delbert Romy and Janice Mary Rogers McCoy and wife, for 49 years, of the late Robert Louis Thompson Sr. who died in 2004. A lifelong resident...

Harry Judd Boniface

Harry Judd Boniface

Jul 26, 2009

Harry Judd Boniface, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Frederick, MD, died on July 26, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Fritz and Louise Judd Boniface and husband, for 60 years, of the late Kathryn Stifler Boniface. He lived, and raised horses,...

Phyllis Schabdach

Phyllis Schabdach

Jul 26, 2009

Phyllis Schabdach, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 26, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Macklin, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Adam Peter and Christine Biegler Diewold. She retired after 20 years from the Harford County Public School system where she was a cafeteria manager at Hickory...

Bernard H. Cook

Bernard H. Cook

Jul 26, 2009

Bernard H. Cook, age 88, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 26, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pineville, WV, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Nyanza Faye Belcher Cook. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country as a Sgt. during WWII. He had worked for...

Florence A. Jones

Florence A. Jones

Jul 25, 2009

Florence A. Jones, age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on July 25, 2009 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Riverside, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Peyton and Lillian Keller Fawcett and wife of the late Allen Junior Jones. Mrs. Jones is survived by her son, Joseph Clifford Harbeson of North Carolina; brothers,...

Mary G. Warga

Mary G. Warga

Jul 23, 2009

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Americal Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

Ronald Leroy Skillman Sr.

Ronald Leroy Skillman Sr.

Jul 23, 2009

Ronald L. Skillman Sr., age 69, of Perryman, MD, died suddenly on July 23, 2009. He was born on April 5, 1940. He was the son of the late Roy and Hilda Skillman of Joppa, MD, where his property joined theirs and he resided most of his life. He was a lifetime member of the Otter Point Yacht Club and...

John  'Joey' Fear Jr.

John 'Joey' Fear Jr.

Jul 23, 2009

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to:American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014ORSalvation ArmyP.O. Box 309Havre de Grace, MD 21078

Iryl D. Grafton

Iryl D. Grafton

Jul 21, 2009

Iryl D. Grafton, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 21, 2009 at her home. Born in Comers Rock, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Copeland. She was the owner/operator of the Twin Kiss in Bel Air, MD, as well as, Hamburger Junction with Jim Gentile in Parkville, MD. She had also worked for Harford...

Mildred Elizabeth Highland

Mildred Elizabeth Highland

Jul 21, 2009

Mildred Highland, 92, passed away Tuesday July 21, 2009 in Melbourne, FL. Mildred was born in Charlotte, NC in 1916, moved to Maryland in 1942 and has been a resident of Florida since 2007, living with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shipp.She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be deeply missed.Mildred was a bookkeeper...

Madeleine J.  Wirth

Madeleine J. Wirth

Jul 21, 2009

Madeleine J. Wirth, age 94, of Fallston, MD, died on July 21, 2009 at her home. Born in Darlington, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Fink Gallion and wife of the late Charles Phillip Wirth. She was a graduate from Church Home Hospital School of Nursing and Director of Volunteers at Montebello State Hospital. She...