Obituaries

Jun 16, 2008

MATTHEW F. WACHTER, JR., age 52, of Baltimore, MD, died at his home on June 16, 2008. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Carol Cecelia Sandru Wachter of Bel Air, MD and the late Matthew Francis Wachter, Sr. He owned and operated the Harbor Inn in Baltimore, MD and was a longshoreman for the Port of Baltimore....

Jun 16, 2008

ELVA CATHERINE KEENE, age 92, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 16, 2008 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Belcamp, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late Christopher Frederick and Jennie Akerley Hoffman and wife of the late Clinton Leroy Keene. She lived most of her life on Mountain Road in Joppa and was...

Jun 15, 2008

KENNETH THERRES, age 75, of Joppa, MD, died on June 15, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Beno and Mary Emma Murphy Therres. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 25 years, where he was a letter carrier in Dundalk, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served...

Jun 15, 2008

SADIE MADELEINE STORATH, age 96, of Davidsonville, MD, died on June 15, 2008 at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Frederick and Lenora Mae Fadeley Laye and wife of the late Joseph L. Storath. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was a member...

Jun 14, 2008

Henry Joseph Butler entered into rest on June 14, 2008, in Arnold, Maryland. He was born in 1910 in Jessup, Maryland, the son of Sigmund and Loretta Butler. He was raised in Baltimore, attended Corpus Christi Church, and graduated from Loyola High School. During the Second World War, his aptitude in electronics earned him a position as an engineer with...

Jun 14, 2008

JANE D. BUHRMAN, age 80, of Joppatowne, MD, died on June 14, 2008 at her home. Born in Ashland, KY, she was the daughter of the late Martin Henry and Ethel Lunsford Darnell. As a pioneer of the pet industry, she opened up one of the first franchises of the Docktor Pet Center, where the industry was "cleaned up" and...

Jun 14, 2008

Jun 14, 2008

MICHAEL JOHN KOZUB, age 78, of Chestertown, MD, formerly of Abingdon, MD, died on June 14, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Cecelia Stec Kozub. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served our country during the Korean War. He worked at...

Jun 13, 2008

EVELYN "MOM" M. SMITH, age 90, of Fallston, MD, formerly of Baltimore, MD, died on June 13, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William James and Clara Pauline Kaunitz Walker and wife of the late Alfred G. R. Smith. An avid bingo player, she also...

Jun 13, 2008

G. STEWART SILLING SR., age 67, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 13, 2008 while on a fishing trip to Canada. He was born in Baltimore, MD, and was the son of the late George and Ruth Silling of Joppa, MD. As a life long resident of Harford County, he was a lifetime member of Franklinville Presbyterian Church where he...

Jun 12, 2008

ELIZABETH ANNE "BETSY" BRANDT, age 61, recently of Edgewood, MD, died on June 12, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, Betsy was the daughter of the late Charles "Buck" Henry Alexander Sr. and Thelma "Elly" Eleanor Gilbart Alexander. An outgoing, compassionate person, she was employed caring for children and the elderly. She loved classical music, having played the...

Jun 11, 2008

EDNA MAE COLVIN, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on June 11, 2008 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Salisbury, NC, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Agnes Miller Turner. She retired from International Paper in 1980, where she had worked for many years as a supervisor. She loved her dogs,...

Jun 11, 2008

JOHN T. PRYOR, age 29, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 11, 2008 in Churchville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Thomas George Pryor of Catonsville, MD and Alice Marie Burgan DeMonte of Bel Air, MD. He worked for several years at Emerson Plumbing in Aberdeen. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed target shooting....

Jun 9, 2008

WALTER ALHIMOOK, age 79, of Joppa, MD, died on June 9, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Peter and Helen Rusinek Alhimook. A lifelong resident of Joppa, he worked at C. Curtis Morgan Company and was shop foreman, for 20 years, at Saco Supply. He...

Jun 8, 2008

DONALD KELLY MINER SR., age 48, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 8, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Dolores Marie Miner (nee Haney) of Dundalk, MD and the late John Ambrose Miner. A resident of Harford County since 1984, he worked 27 years for the State of Maryland Toll Facilities which...

Jun 8, 2008

EVERETTE WAYNE NOEL, age 65, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 8, 2008 at his home. Born in Norton, VA, he was the son of Geraldine Kennedy Noel of Abingdon, MD and the late William Jack Noel. A resident of Harford County for forty years, he worked for JSI Automotive in Kingsville, MD where he was the service manager. He...

Jun 8, 2008

JO ANN P. LONG, age 76, of Joppa, MD, beloved wife and mother, died on June 8, 2008 at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore, MD. Born in Franklin, IN, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Allen and Georgia Good Pritchard. She was an educator for over 30 years, teaching in both Indiana and Baltimore County Public schools. After...

Jun 7, 2008

DOLORES CATHERINE MARY ALTVATER VROHOVAC, age 91, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 7, 2008 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William LJ and Ellanora Legg Altvater and wife of the late John Vrhovac. A native of Baltimore City and Catonsville, she moved to Dundalk when...

Jun 7, 2008

EDWARD DONALD JEHNERT SR., age 74, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 7, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Parkville, MD, he was the son of the late Walter Edward and Alva Wilkinson Jehnert. He retired after 43 years at Koppers/United Manufactured Machines where he was a machinist and was a member of...

Jun 7, 2008

RAYMOND JOSEPH MILLER, age 80, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 7, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Ambridge, PA, he was the son of the late Jozef Pal Molnar and Margaret Leginy Kircher. An Edgewood resident since 1964, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served for 20 years, and...