Obituaries

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

Raymond Nesbit White

Raymond Nesbit White

Apr 30, 2008

RAYMOND NESBIT WHITE, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 30, 2008 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Kennesaw, GA, he was the son of the late Henry McCoy and Annie Senger White and husband of the late Katherine Giess White. Formerly of Perry Hall, MD, he retired from Glenn L. Martin Company after 32...

Danny Wayne Christian

Danny Wayne Christian

Apr 28, 2008

DANNY WAYNE CHRISTIAN, age 43, of Elkton, MD, died on April 28, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Rose Carol Dillon Givens of Elkton, MD and the late Daniel Crockett Christian. He worked as a tree trimmer and liked hunting and working on cars. He played the guitar and was a talented musician...

Lorna Maria Schloer

Lorna Maria Schloer

Apr 27, 2008

LORNA MARIA BLIGH SCHLOER, age 75, of Aberdeen, MD, died on April 27, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Mallard and Ellanora Frederika Stein Bligh. The wife for 53 years, of the late Robert Joseph Schloer. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Francis de Sales...

Cecilia Sills

Cecilia Sills

Apr 26, 2008

CECILIA SILLS, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 26, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wytheville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Henry and Virginia Mary Freeman Johnson and wife of the late Charles L. Sills Jr. She lived most of her life in Harford County, and for...

Rose Cervin

Rose Cervin

Apr 26, 2008

ROSE CERVIN, age 95, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 26, 2008 at Citizens Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Jan Kortus and Rose Voldrich and wife of the late John Cervin. She lived 22 years in Chicago, for awhile in Berwyn, and at one time had seen...

Coralie Hill

Coralie Hill

Apr 26, 2008

CORALIE HILL, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 25, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Nathaniel Booth and Marion Louise Pearce Green and wife, for 28 years, of the late Kenneth P. Hill. She was a graduate of Edgewood...

Bruce N. Brown

Bruce N. Brown

Apr 25, 2008

BRUCE N. BROWN, age 87, of Joppa, MD, died on April 25, 2008 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Bruce J. and Ursula M. Wild Brown and husband, since 1947, of the late Isabelle Winning Kilgore Brown. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a Captain...

Michael David Smith

Michael David Smith

Apr 24, 2008

MICHAEL DAVID SMITH, age 25, of Red Lion, PA, died suddenly on April 24, 2008 in Red Lion, PA. Born in Denver, CO, he was the son of David Paul Smith of Menominee, MI and Theresa Elizabeth Cragg of Red Lion, PA. He worked as a plumber and enjoyed basketball and football. His family said he loved music.In addition to...

Bessie M. Hiltz

Bessie M. Hiltz

Apr 24, 2008

BESSIE M. HILTZ, age 94, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 24, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Owen and Bessie Merriam Phelps Benny and wife of the late Alfred Hiltz and her first husband, the late William M. Poulsen Sr....

Andre' L. Trepanier

Andre' L. Trepanier

Apr 23, 2008

ANDRE L. TREPANIER, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 23, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, he was the son of the late Lionel Trepanier and Lorett St. John. He grew up by himself in Montreal and worked as an International Iron Worker. Mr. Trepanier is survived...

Paul S. Lake Jr.

Paul S. Lake Jr.

Apr 21, 2008

PAUL SAUNDERS LAKE, JR., born on September 15, 1927, died at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, MD from Alzheimer's complications on Monday, April 21, 2008. A resident of Bel Air, he was 80. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Saunders Lake, Sr. and Margaret Catherine Hess Lake. Paul was an Eagle...

Genevieve ''Jan'' Zirk

Genevieve ''Jan'' Zirk

Apr 21, 2008

GENEVIEVE (JAN) ZIRK, age 83, of Joppa, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Lahmansville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Walter Clarence and Nellie Kathern Dettinburn Dayton and the wife of the late Charles Arthur Zirk. A resident of Harford County for 45 years, she was a member...

Betty Jane ''Bj'' Laven Engquist

Betty Jane ''Bj'' Laven Engquist

Apr 21, 2008

BETTY JANE "BJ" LAVEN ENGQUIST, age 86, of Chestertown, MD died of natural causes at Heron Point of Chestertown, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Anderson, IN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lester and Thelma Marguerite Rhoton Laven and wife of the late Elmer Howard Engquist. A resident of Harford County since 1950, she taught special...

Wilber ''Frank'' Wilson

Wilber ''Frank'' Wilson

Apr 21, 2008

WILBER "FRANK" WILSON, age 71, of Joppatowne, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Emory, GA, he was the son of the late Wilber Herman and Nancy Elizabeth Knight Wilson. He was co-owner of a home improvement business and served in the US Navy. He enjoyed golfing, going on cruises, his...

Florence Almeda Bowers

Florence Almeda Bowers

Apr 20, 2008

FLORENCE ALMEDA BOWERS joined her family in Heaven from the home of her caregiver, Bernadine Allen on April 20, 2008. Formerly of Bel Air, MD and Oak Crest Retirement Center, Baltimore, MD, her husband, Earl C. Bowers preceded her in death in 2000. Born in Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Cordelia Delephine Hayton...

Dorothy R. Faber

Dorothy R. Faber

Apr 18, 2008

DOROTHY R. FABER, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 18, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Caldwell, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Hershey and Dorothy Ashley Ross and wife of the late Dr. Richard F. Faber, D.V.M. She worked with Dr. Sheldon Leibowitz, an optometrist in Bel Air, for about...

Michael Daniel Talbard

Michael Daniel Talbard

Apr 17, 2008

MICHAEL DANIEL TALBARD, age 10 months, died on April 17, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Michael Vincent and Brenna Marie Murtaugh Talbard of Bel Air, MD. He was very much loved by his family. Michael is survived by a sister, Mary T. Talbard of Bel Air, MD;...

Bernard ''Ben'' Posluszny

Bernard ''Ben'' Posluszny

Apr 17, 2008

BERNARD "BEN" POSLUSZNY, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 17, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Bernard and Tillie Sass Posluszny. He worked for BGE where he was Head Appliance Technician. An avid fisherman, he was a member of the Baltimore County...

Clare L'Allemand Gallion

Clare L'Allemand Gallion

Apr 16, 2008

CLARE L'ALLEMAND GALLION, age 97, of Farmville, VA, died on April 16, 2008 at the Woodlands Nursing Home in Farmville, VA. Born December 16, 1910 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Loisa Adaline Hugg L'Allemand and wife, for 55 years, of the late Milbourne Clayton Gallion. Her family said she enjoyed painting, gardening...

Ruby F. Rockwell

Ruby F. Rockwell

Apr 16, 2008

RUBY F. ROCKWELL, age 70, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 16, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Booker Lee and Ann Lee DeBoard. She had worked in a plastics factory and enjoyed dancing, traveling, and writing short stories. She also...

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