Obituaries

Jan 14, 2008

NORRELL “LANTZ” EUGENE LANTZER, age 55, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 14, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Akron, CO, he was the son of the late Samuel Stanley and Bertha May McMullen Lantzer. He retired from the U.S. Army where he served as a Ranger and a Special Weapons Officer. He was...

Jan 13, 2008

Jan 13, 2008

BERNARD CALVIN HARKINS, age 76, of Forest Hill, MD, died on January 13, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born December 5, 1931 in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Paul Wilson and Olla Kirk Harkins. After graduating from Bel Air High School in 1948, he worked at Mt. Airy Farm in...

Jan 12, 2008

MARGARET WESSEL, age 75, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 12, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Frankfort, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Fritz and Rosa Preisser and wife of the late Kenneth E. Wessel. She owned and operated the Crown Beauty Salon, retiring after 20 years. She enjoyed reading about...

Jan 11, 2008

JENNICE J. WOOD, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Fallston, MD, died on January 11, 2008 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Deltaville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Morgan and Lillie May Mears Jackson and wife of the late Ralph W. Wood. She was a Girl Scout leader for...

Jan 11, 2008

REBECCA JEAN WOODS, age 50, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 11, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Robert Kenneth and Connie Combs Smith of Edgewood, MD. She was the assistant manager at Smith’s Care for the Elderly in Edgewood and was the owner and operator of Becks Transporting which professionalized the transport...

Jan 10, 2008

ROBERT L. KEESLING, age 76, of Glen Arm, MD, died on January 10, 2008 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Harold Dale and Willie Bolton Pierce Keesling. Formerly of Joppatowne and Bel Air, he grew up in Louisville, KY. He retired from Clarke-American printing company after...

Jan 10, 2008

BETTY LOUISE HARDEN, age 62, of Joppa, MD, died on January 10, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of Agnes Viola Corns Harden of Joppa, MD and the late Paul Francis Harden. She worked 25 years at Aberdeen Proving Ground and sang in the choir at Mountain Christian...

Jan 10, 2008

MICHAEL GORDON BAUER, age 24, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 10, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Martha Christine Wood Munk and her husband, Raymond, of Edgewood, MD and Dennis Michael Bauer of Jarrettsville, MD. He worked at the Harford County library on Singer Road and was a math tutor at Harford...

Jan 8, 2008

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Jan 8, 2008

HOWARD W. HOLLOWAY, age 66, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 8, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, he was the son of the late Roy McKinley and Texie Holloway. He retired after 25 years from the Harford County Public Schools where he was a custodian. He worked at Fallston General Hospital...

Jan 8, 2008

WILLIAM J. RYAN, age 87, of Perry Point, MD, died on January 8, 2008 at Perry Point VA Medical Center. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late William Charles and Genevieve Ryan and husband of the late Helen Elizabeth Cavey Ryan. Formerly of Harford County, he was raised by his loving grandmother, Rose Blunt in Baltimore....

Jan 5, 2008

Jan 5, 2008

LONNIE LEE EDWARDS, age 47, of Darlington, MD, died on January 5, 2008 at Haven Nursing Home in Baltimore, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Edwards and the late Anna Ruth Lucas. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Mr. Edwards is survived by three half...

Jan 4, 2008

ANNE MARIE “DIXIE” ELLIS, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, died on January, 4, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air after a valiant struggle against cancer. Born in Bristol, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Hugh and Bridget Sweeney Dugan. She began her career at U.S. Steel in Fairless Hills, PA, before marrying and...

Jan 3, 2008

HEATHER LEIGH HURD, age 26, of Davenport, FL, died on January 3, 2008 in Florida. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of W. Russell Hurd III and Kimberly Anne Burke Hurd of Abingdon, MD. A Harford county resident for 15 years, she was a 1999 graduate of Edgewood High School. She graduated from Harford Community College and went...

Jan 3, 2008

DOROTHY GERTRUDE HERTH FISCHER, age 93, of Baltimore, MD, died on January 3, 2008 at Ma Maison Senior Assisted Living in Baltimore. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis William and Anna Marie Walrath Herth and wife of the late E. Clifford Fischer. Formerly of Philadelphia, she was a member of Presberry United Methodist Church...

Jan 1, 2008

LANG VIET NGUYEN, age 63, of Philadelphia, PA, died on January 1, 2008 at his home. Born in Quang Tri, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Dang Viet Nguyen and the late Hai Thi Phan. He was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam Air Force. A resident of the United States since 1979, he lived in Garden Grove,...

Jan 1, 2008

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to:American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

Dec 31, 2007

BRENDA CAROL GRAY, age 55, of Havre de Grace, MD, died at her home on December 31, 2007. Born in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Troy and Frances Evon Cook Thomas. A homemaker, she enjoyed playing slot machines, cooking, and cleaning. Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband, Buzzy E. Gray; two sons, Mark A....