Obituaries

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

Charles H. Sibley Jr.

Charles H. Sibley Jr.

May 17, 2008

CHARLES H. SIBLEY JR., age 91, of Churchville, MD, died on May 17, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Howard and Carrie Louisville Bowen Sibley and husband of the late Anna Rachel Stone Sibley. He retired 23 years ago from Grinnell Sprinkler Company where...

Joan A. Cave

Joan A. Cave

May 17, 2008

JOAN A. CAVE, age 74, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 17, 2008 at her home. Born in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Helen M. Burnett Bennett and wife of the late Harry G. Cave Jr. She had worked at Sav A Lot, Peoples, and Rite Aid Drug Store in Edgewood. She was an...

Dorothy Josephine Haas

Dorothy Josephine Haas

May 15, 2008

DOROTHY JOSEPHINE HAAS, age 78, of Joppa, MD, died on May 15, 2008 at Riverview Health Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Spadaro and Theresa Mary Hodizk, and wife of the late Melvin G. Haas. Mrs. Haas is survived by a son, Bruce T. Haas of Joppa, MD; a daughter,...

Calvin C. Hartung

Calvin C. Hartung

May 15, 2008

CALVIN C. HARTUNG, age 89, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on May 15, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late John Henry and Ethel S. Fogwell Hartung. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during WWII in the 29th Division, participated in D Day, and was awarded a Purple Heart for...

Paul Woodrow Wright

Paul Woodrow Wright

May 14, 2008

PAUL WOODROW WRIGHT, age 86, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on May 14, 2008 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Independence, VA, he was the son of the late Fred and Mazy Combs Wright. A Harford County resident for 70 years, he worked at Mitchell Pontiac and Cadillac in Havre de Grace, MD for...

Rosemary J. Gaffney

Rosemary J. Gaffney

May 11, 2008

ROSEMARY J. GAFFNEY, age 64, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 11, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Tonopah, NV, she was the daughter of the late Francis Joseph Gaffney Jr. and Doris Rita Funk Gaffney. A chemist, she worked for the U.S. Army cleaning up the environment for approximately 20 years, as...

Alvaro Rodriguez

Alvaro Rodriguez

May 11, 2008

ALVARO RODRIGUEZ, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 11, 2008 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Lima, Peru, he was the son of the late Maximo Alvaro and Isabella Leon-Valardi Rodriguez. He was a mathematician working in operations research and had received two Masters Degrees and a Bachelors Degree from Johns...

Phleet Hartley

Phleet Hartley

May 9, 2008

PHLEET HARTLEY, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 9, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Melville, MT, he was the son of the late Louis David and Callie Hash Hartley. He worked 42 years with Hartley's Painting and Decorating in Harford County, which was his brother's business. An avid gardener, he...

Frederick G. Dameron

Frederick G. Dameron

May 9, 2008

FREDERICK G. DAMERON, age 87, of Joppa, MD, died on May 9, 2008 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Hague, VA, he was the son of the late Edward G. and Della Nethery Dameron. A Harford county resident since 1960, he was employed with Bethlehem Steel for 38 years as a furnace operator. A veteran of...

Richard L. Palardy Sr.

Richard L. Palardy Sr.

May 8, 2008

RICHARD L. PALARDY SR., age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 8, 2008 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Howard Joseph and Frances Ann Mueller Palardy. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. While in the Pacific...

Irvin ''Irv'' C. Stobie Jr.

Irvin ''Irv'' C. Stobie Jr.

May 7, 2008

IRVIN "IRV" C. STOBIE, JR., age 66, of Joppatowne, MD, died at his home on May 7, 2008. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Irvin Clem Stobie, Sr. and the late Edith Johanna Schaum Stobie. He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD after 33 years of service where he worked at the Ballistics Research...

Ernest ''Ernie'' Rizzuti

Ernest ''Ernie'' Rizzuti

May 7, 2008

ERNEST "ERNIE" RIZZUTI, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD on May 7, 2008. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Santo Ernest and Rosa Theresa Costa Rizzuti. An assistant director in health care, he moved from the Poconos to Harford County in 2005 and enjoyed fishing, boating, and reading....

Terry Ellen Bedard

Terry Ellen Bedard

May 6, 2008

TERRY ELLEN BEDARD, age 74, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 6, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Cuddy, PA, she was the daughter of the late Malachi David and Lucy Elizabeth Trigg Boldon. She lived in Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Maryland. An avid bowler, she was the secretary for many leagues. She loved...

Tessie Dimarino

Tessie Dimarino

May 5, 2008

TESSIE DiMARINO, age 93, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 5, 2008 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and AnnaMarie Anorino Guercio and wife of the late Joseph Paul DiMarino. She had worked as a seamtress and sales representative at Epsteins Department Store for over 45 years. She...

Virginia W. Norris

Virginia W. Norris

May 5, 2008

VIRGINIA W. NORRIS, age 94, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on May 5, 2008 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Pattie Nelson Williams Watson and wife of the late Rev. Alden F. Norris. An avid reader, she loved the Orioles and the Ravens,...

Rieta E. Howell

Rieta E. Howell

May 5, 2008

RIETA E. HOWELL, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 5, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Upton, NC, she was the daughter of the late David Madison and Mollie Day Estes. She retired from Edgewood Arsenal in 1974 where she was a Post Publication Control Officer. She was a hardworker and...

Gabe Kovac

Gabe Kovac

May 4, 2008

GABE KOVAC, age 86, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 4, 2008 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the oldest of seven children of the late Charles and Anna Kovac and husband of the late Oonagh Kovac. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp serving during WWII in the Pacific Theater,...

Alvie E. Hodge

Alvie E. Hodge

May 4, 2008

Alvie Eugene Hodge, 85, slipped away from this life on Sunday, May 4, 2008. He was born August 14, 1922, in Hinton, West Virginia, to Minor Crayton Hodge and Cora Belle Pitzer Hodge. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Mabel Gautier Hodge.Also preceding him in death were his brothers George, John, Joe, Ted, Tommy, and...

Doris Emge

Doris Emge

May 3, 2008

DORIS EMGE, age 86, of Joppa, MD, died on May 3, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Henry and Eva Reese Chenoweth and the wife of David E. Emge of Joppa, MD, who she married on January 1, 1945. Her family said she was...

Gustav C. Biedermann

Gustav C. Biedermann

May 2, 2008

GUSTAV C. BIEDERMANN, age 69, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on May 2, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Gustav Buehler Biedermann and Catherine Mary Coster Biedermann. He began teaching at Eastern Vocational Technical High School as an automotive teacher and finished his career 25 years...

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