Obituaries

Sep 9, 2008

Melvin Claude Lewis, age 52, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 9, 2008 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Melvin Dewey and Bertha May Liddle Lewis. A lifelong resident of Bel Air, he dealt with antiques and was the owner and operator of his own business. Mr. Lewis is...

Sep 5, 2008

Sep 5, 2008

SANDRA LEE BISHOP, age 52, of Edgewood, MD died on September 5, 2008. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roland George Fifer Jr. and the late Nancy Estelle Sheets Myers. Mrs. Bishop is survived by her husband of 14 years, David Joseph Bishop Jr. of Edgewood, MD; two sons, Adam J. Gilland and Austin D....

Sep 3, 2008

Sep 2, 2008

Gary P. Warfield, age 58, of Edgewood, MD, died on September 2, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Catherine Louise Proctor Warfield of Bel Air, MD and the late Carroll Wilbur Warfield. He graduated from Towson State University, in 1973, with a Bachelors Degree in elementary education,...

Sep 2, 2008

ALPHA H. NICHOLSON, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 2, 2008 at Franklin Woods Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Franklin County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Connor Buren and Nannie Abigail Boyd Hall and wife, of 56 years, to the late Gerald B. Nicholson. Mrs. Nicholson is survived by a son, Brad Nicholson and...

Sep 2, 2008

Lorraine A. Walter (Welling), age 72, of Baltimore, MD, died on September 2, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD from a sudden illness, surrounded by friends and family. Born in Hannibal, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ward and Lucy Amanda Cooper Welling. A 1953 graduate of Bel Air High School, she had been employed as an...

Sep 1, 2008

Juanita Irwin Scarff, age 94, of Fallston, MD, died on September 1, 2008 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Galax, VA, she was the daughter of the late Felix Mac and Maye Hoppers Irwin and wife of the late Roland Ellsworth Scarff. Mrs. Scarff moved to Bel Air, MD with her parents as a very young child....

Sep 1, 2008

JAMES "NEWTY" BERRETT, age 89, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on September 1, 2008 at his home. Born in Relay, MD, he was the son of the late James Newton and Alice Margaret Byrne Berrett. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired as a tractor trailer driver from Tristate Trucking after 30 years and was a member of the Jarrettsville...

Aug 31, 2008

Noray Blackwell (Rae), age 75, died Sunday August 31, 2008 at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland. She was a Harford County native and long-time resident of Aberdeen and Bel Air.Rae Blackwell was born at Edgewood Arsenal on January 31, 1933, daughter of James R. and Blanche Sanders. Her father was a career soldier who had been Post Sergeant Major...

Aug 31, 2008

SEAN EUGENE MCGUFFIE, age 27, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 31, 2008. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, he was the son of James McGuffie of Edgewood, MD and the late Laura Lan Choi McGuffie. A resident of Harford County for 18 years, he was a graduate of Edgewood High School class of 1998. He worked as a computer programmer, enjoyed...

Aug 31, 2008

Robert Kemp Cole, age 81, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 31, 2008 at Genesis Health Care-Cromwell in Baltimore, MD. Born in Sparks, MD, he was the son of the late Amos Wesley and Nina Clifta Howard Cole. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, retiring after 20 years of...

Aug 31, 2008

Lisa M. Biedermann, age 41, of White Hall, MD, died on August 31, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Alexander Matthew Balcerak Sr. of White Hall, MD and Patricia Cecelia Sehnke of Bel Air, MD. She was a volunteer at Jarrettsville Elementary School and enjoyed spending time with her family. In addition to...

Aug 29, 2008

Roberta Kay Newnan, age 60, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 29, 2008 at her home. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of Kathleen Kay Knisley Blackburn of Perry Hall, MD and the late Robert S. Blackburn. She moved with her family to the Baltimore area in 1963. A graduate of Towson University and Loyola College, she...

Aug 28, 2008

Regis Mary Skorupski, age 76, of Joppa, MD, died on August 28, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Allen Wallace and Edith Marie Gallagher MacDonald. A resident of Joppatowne since 1978, she had worked for the U.S. Government as an administrative assistant. She was a...

Aug 26, 2008

Walter Preston Sills Sr., age 63, of Darlington, MD, died on August 26, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Emmorton, MD, he was the son of the late Jacob Henry Sills Sr. and Margaret May Lawson Sills. He was employed with Asplundh Tree Expert Company for 40 years where he was a tree trimmer....

Aug 25, 2008

Mark Steven Chatham Sr., age 50, of Joppa, MD, died on August 25, 2008. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Shirley Frances Hart Chatham and the late Robert Junior Chatham. A Harford County resident since 1976, he worked for Marine Basin of Middle River, Imperial Marine and Gunpowder Cove Marina-Marine Max. He bowled on several bowling leagues...

Aug 25, 2008

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Aug 24, 2008

LINDA ANN NALBONE, age 57, of Robbinsville, NJ, formerly of Darlington, MD, died on August 24, 2008 at her shore home in Seaside Park, NJ. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter Evelyn Stapleton Bennington of Darlington, MD and the late Americo Schiavi. A graduate of Bel Air High School class of 1969, she was also a volunteer of...

Aug 20, 2008

EVA H. OSBORNE, age 87, of Churchville, MD, died on August 20, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in West Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha Mae Roten Welch and wife of the late Harold A. Osborne. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church since 1955 and...