Obituaries

Oct 9, 2023

Heather Anne Sopher, age 57, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on October 9, 2023. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Martin and Claire (Cornblatt) Sopher. As a child she loved playing with her dolls and playing dress-up. She was a fashionista that enjoyed clothing, shoes, and jewelry. She developed her own fashion sense and had a style...

Oct 8, 2023

Oct 8, 2023

Sarah Holley Hall, age 87, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away peacefully on October 8, 2023 surrounded by family at her home. Born in Harford County on October 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Holley.  Sarah was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother with a kind and caring spirit and she will be deeply...

Oct 8, 2023

Rayford D. Taylor, age 86, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 8, 2023, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Duty, Virginia, he was the son of the late William and Mary (McFadden) Taylor and husband of the late Betty Lou (Parsons) Taylor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Maryland National...

Oct 8, 2023

Charles "Bud" Harris, age 90, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 8, 2023, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles and Eva (Vulker) Harris and husband to Marge Harris. He was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church, was a devoted and truthful family man...

Oct 6, 2023

Daphne Marjorie Joyce Vanderburgh of Nottingham, MD passed away on October 6, 2023 at the age of 93. Born and raised in Porton, Wiltshire, England, she was the daughter of Gwendoline and Osmund Palmer, the eldest of 4 sisters. A real red-headed beauty, her dad affectionately called her Ginger.

In her early twenties while working as a secretary at Porton...

Oct 6, 2023

G. Howard Reith, age 78, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on October 6, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of Earl William and Marie (Howard) Reith. Howard was a member of the Maryland State Police Alumni Association and Calvary Baptist Church. He retired from the Maryland State Police...

Oct 6, 2023

Norman Reid Spencer, age 78, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 6, 2023 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John Walter Spencer Sr. and Mabel Virginia (Edwards) Spencer. Norman enjoyed his corvettes, boating, and his house on the river.  He loved his family and was very mischievous. He loved his toys, Pete’s Cycle...

Oct 4, 2023

Thomas John Ganley, age 76, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 4, 2023, at Union Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Florence (Schmidtman) Ganley. He was a proud graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1964 and Maryland Institute of Art, School of Drafting Class of 1969. Thomas spent over...

Oct 4, 2023

Marlene M. Magness, age 91, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 4, 2023. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Lena (Hoch) Shissler and wife of the late Lee (Smith) Magness. She continued to run the family farm, Duncale, after the death of her husband. She was a member of the Union Chapel United...

Oct 1, 2023

Stephen Emm of Jarrettsville, Maryland, passed away on October 1st, 2023 at the age of 66. After a year-long battle with an undetermined type of aggressive cancer and multiple sessions of various chemotherapy treatments, his battle with cancer finally ended in a draw.

Steve was born on September 8, 1957 to Joseph and Margaret Emm (née Quigley) in Towson, MD....

Oct 1, 2023

H. Robert (Bob) Feinberg, of Bel Air, Md passed away on October 1, 2023, surrounded with the love of his family. Born in Dover, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Herman and Anne (Leek) Feinberg and husband of 60 years to Gloria Feinberg. He attended Dover High School where he played basketball and ran track and field....

Oct 1, 2023

Eric Kefauver Edie, age 70, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on October 1, 2023.  Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Ann Kefauver Edie, and the late Norman Ralph Edie.

Eric, better known as Rick to friends and customers, enjoyed working at Kefauver Lumber Company, the family owned and operated business located in Jarrettsville. He most enjoyed...

Sep 29, 2023

Thelma L (Timi) Kaukeinen passed away on Friday September 29, 2023, at Upper Chesapeake Hospital, surrounded by a loving family. She was born March 12, 1940, in Jersey Shore, PA to Melvin and Helen (Huling) Blackwell. She married the love of her life, Melvin T. Kaukeinen, Jr on August 23, 1958. She was predeceased by her husband and her parents. 

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Sep 29, 2023

William Joseph Myers, age 59, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on September 29, 2023. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Walter and Rose Ann (Stevens) Myers and husband of the late Patricia (Merrill) Myers. William loved cars the beach and traveling he loved shooting, bowling and most of all he loved Dawn and her...

Sep 28, 2023

Courtnie Jeanette Cowan, known affectionately to her friends as Cleo, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at the age of 29. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had been residing in Harford County for the past several years. She was working at Wawa in Bel Air, where she had just been promoted to manager. Courtnie was a graduate...

Sep 28, 2023

Jeannette Anna Nesbit, age 85, of Kingsville, Maryland passed away on September 28, 2023, at Riverview Care Center in Essex, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Otremba and Marie (Krause) Kehring and wife of 56 years to the late Donald Holmes Nesbit. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. She had worked...

Sep 27, 2023

Kerri Heineman, age 56, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 27, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Plainview, NY, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ellen (Daly) Heineman. She worked at McDonalds for over 20 years and worked for 8 years at Regal Cinemas.  Kerri loved attending Oak Grove Baptist...

Sep 26, 2023

William Wolfkill III, age 73, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland passed away on September 26, 2023, at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Madeleine (Lengrand) Wolfkill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Edgemere Moose Lodge, #537....

Sep 25, 2023

Christopher James Gaither, age 47, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on September 25, 2023. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of James and Juanita (Green) Gaither. Chris worked as a Master Plumber for Advanced Indoor Resources, LLC.. He loved fishing, crabbing, and going out on his boat. He also enjoyed music very much and loved to make the...