Obituaries

Feb 5, 2009

John Edward Ward Jr., age 76, of Belcamp, MD, died on February 5, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Winchester, VA, he was the son of the late John Edward Ward Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Fravel Ward. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country, from 1952 to 1955, during the...

Feb 5, 2009

Eleanor L. Balcerak, age 86, of Margate, FL, died on February 5, 2009 at Northwest Medical Center in Margate, FL. Born in Dundalk, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard William and Lillian M. Wilmont Brown and wife of the late Alexander Joseph Balcerak. Mrs. Balcerak is survived by her son, Alexander Matthew Balcerak Sr. and wife, Pamela,...

Feb 5, 2009

Feb 4, 2009

Fred Robert Mills, age 85, of Fallston, MD, died on February 4, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bingham, WV, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley and Chloe Jane Hamrick Mills and husband of the late Mildred Elberna Haag Mills. A lifetime resident and farmer in Harford County, he was...

Feb 4, 2009

Edward L. Decker died on February 4, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD, after a long illness of lung cancer. He was 81. Born December 30, 1927 in Hudson, NY, to Edward L. Decker and Irene (Skinion) Decker, he is survived by his wife Elaine (Gardiner) Decker; a daughter, Kathleen Elaine Dorsett and husband, John, of Annapolis, MD;...

Feb 3, 2009

Sidney Edward Alley, age 81, formerly of Dublin, VA, died on February 3, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Carroll County, VA, he was the son of the late Sebert and Leanna Shockley Alley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Military. Mr....

Feb 1, 2009

Georgianna Mae Peters was born in Dembytown, Maryland on October 17, 1917 to Hannah Irene Gilbert and Theordore Edward Peters. She was the fourth of seven children. Georgianna knew the Lord from an early age and attended church regularly at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Joppa, Maryland. Leaving home during her formative years, Georgianna's secondary education took place in Baltimore, Maryland...

Jan 31, 2009

Thomas Morris Price Jr., age 75, of Churchville, MD, died on January 31, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Morris Price Sr. and Emma Elizabeth Carson Price. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Korean War. A resident...

Jan 31, 2009

Robert William Bechtold, age 78, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on January 31, 2009 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Robert and Nellie Bechtold. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he was a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country in the Korean...

Jan 31, 2009

Ronald Wayne Saunders Sr., "PeeWee", age 64, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 31, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born January 12, 1945 in Danville, VA, he was the son of Jewell A. Saunders, age 81 of Edgewood, MD, formerly of Pelham, NC, and the late Charlie Lee Saunders Sr. He was a painting contractor for over...

Jan 29, 2009

Constance Mary Nelson, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 29, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jeremia and Philomena Vitello Mariano and wife of the late August Nelson. Mrs. Nelson is survived by a host of loving family and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was...

Jan 27, 2009

Harry Alexander Chavez Sr., age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 27, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Madison, WI, he was the son of the late Alexander Ferdinand and Erika Elsa Gottschalk Chavez. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as an MP. A Harford County resident for 30 years,...

Jan 27, 2009

Enola A. Harrington, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 27, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Trout Dale, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Monroe and Letty Esther Dunnavant Harrington. She had worked for Wilmington Medical Center as a medical records technician. An avid reader of the Bible, she...

Jan 26, 2009

Hazel Marie Choate (nee Lundy), age 98, of Mayo, MD, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at her son's home. Born in Ennice, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Garfield and Josie Lorinda Williams Lundy and wife of the late William Posey Choate. A resident of Harford County since 1920, she had owned...

Jan 26, 2009

James A. Morehead, age 78, of Joppa, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at his home. Born in Urichsville, OH, he was the son of the late Chester Allison Arthur and Lillie Wade Echard Morehead. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired in 1968. He had worked as an electrician for Aberdeen Proving Grounds from 1972-1985. He...

Jan 26, 2009

Dorothy Loomis Ryan, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wilson, PA, and a resident of Bel Air for 73 years, she was the daughter of the late George R. and Elizabeth "Betty" M. Loomis and wife of the late Kenneth L. Ryan. She was...

Jan 26, 2009

Lester J. Drabik, age 83, of Joppa, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew and Pauline Pulasko Drabik. A veteran of the U.S. Army he served our country in WWII. He worked at the GM plant, traffic department, on Broening Highway until...

Jan 26, 2009

Mable Brown, age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Benson, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joshua and Janie Britton and wife of the late Harvey L. Brown. She was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church for over 70 years. She enjoyed sewing,...

Jan 26, 2009

Judith Mary Preston, age 73, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Southborough, Kent, England, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Wilfred and Millicent Beryl Stapley Poile and wife, of 30 years, of the late Earl Eugene Preston Sr. She came to the United States answering a...

Jan 25, 2009

Katianna "Kati" Colburn Hastings, age 10, of Bel Air, MD, died on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Patrick Francis Hastings of Timonium, MD and Kimberly Ann Sterbak of Bel Air, MD. She is survived by three siblings, Cavan Vance Hastings, Kayla Shay Janette Sterbak and Jesse Lee...