Obituaries

Feb 10, 2008

REVA JO SPRINGFIELD, age 71, a long-time resident of Joppa, Md., passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2008 in The Villages, Florida. She is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, George E. Springfield, her children Dewinda Knauer and her husband, Jimmy of Manchester, MD; Michael Springfield of Edgewood, MD.; Andy Springfield of Joppa, MD; Timothy Springfield and his...

Feb 10, 2008

FREDA E. LYONS, age 73, of Baltimore, MD, died on February 10, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. On the first day of March 1934, a new daughter was welcomed into the world of Joe and Nola Dodson. Freda Elizabeth was the second child of Joe and Nola. She had one elder sibling, a sister Francis and two...

Feb 10, 2008

HOWARD A. GROSS, age 83, of Joppa, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD, on February 10, 2008. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late John Henry and Ida Helen Gross. He retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1985 after 37 years of service. A member of Maple View Baptist Church, he enjoyed clock...

Feb 9, 2008

HETTIE M. CRAIG, age 97, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 9, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Copper Hill, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Marchel and Anne Cora Nichols Reed and wife of the late James A. Craig. During WWII she was employed at Martin Marietta in Middle River...

Feb 9, 2008

LINDA DORAINE NORMAN, age 46, of Perryville, MD, died on February 9, 2008 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Earl and Joanne Ruth Enders Jackson. She worked in retail as a manager, and was a collector of Charming Tails figurines. She loved to fish and enjoyed playing horseshoes. Mrs....

Feb 9, 2008

GRACE M. HUBBE, age 57, of Belcamp, MD, died on February 9, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Leonard and Clara Tenni Waters Nardone. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Hubbe is survived by her husband of 37 years, Vernon E. Hubbe of...

Feb 8, 2008

ANDREW JOSEPH BENTZ, age 15, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 8, 2008 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Gail Marie Drzymala of Edgewood, MD and Joseph Steven Bentz of Ft. Myers, FL. He was a student at Joppatowne High School where he played basketball, football and baseball. A member...

Feb 8, 2008

BARBARA CECILE PROSSER SKILLMAN, age 41, of Aberdeen, MD, died on February 8, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Houlton, ME, she was the daughter of Lawrence Elwood and Orrise Edith Farrington Prosser of Medway, ME. She grew up in Medway, ME, graduating from Schenck High School, East Millinocket, ME in the class of...

Feb 8, 2008

Feb 7, 2008

TINA MARIE ARIGO, age 40, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 7, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Michael Carmen and Patricia May Wooley Rotundo of Bowleys Quarters, MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 2 years, Mark D. Arigo of Edgewood, MD; three sons, Joseph, Shawn,...

Feb 7, 2008

FRANKLIN JOHN CATTERTON SR., age 75, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Towson, died on February 7, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Franklin Nathaniel and Josephine Theresa Travers Catterton. He was veteran of the U.S. Air Force. A self-employed independent sales representative for most...

Feb 5, 2008

REBA EDWARDS WACHTER of Joppa, MD, died February 5, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was 88. Born January 21, 1920, she was the daughter of Lester Higgins and Mae Bennet Higgins of Sparta, NC. She was an active member of the Harford Artist Association, and her paintings could be seen throughout Harford County. Her...

Feb 5, 2008

AUDREY I. FISCHER, age 85, of Baltimore, MD, died on February 5, 2008 at Nichols Senior Care in Edgewood, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Josiah Biddison and the late Emma M. Kipp Wolff and wife of the late Karl Richard Fischer. Mrs. Fischer is survived by a daughter, Jean Landau-Vogt of Baltimore, MD;...

Feb 5, 2008

WILLIAM "BILL" E. FOSTER SR., age 83, of Joppa, MD, died on February 5, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Edmund George and Stella M. Wiley Foster. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a prisoner of war during WWII. He retired from...

Feb 5, 2008

MARCIA ELIZABETH KEMP, age 73, of Joppa, MD, died on February 5, 2008, at her home. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Arthur William and Elizabeth Wilhelmina Warfel Kemp. She worked as an auditor for Holiday Inn and upon retiring, went to work for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland as an auditor. After...

Feb 5, 2008

DOROTHY LORRAINE CULLUM, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 5, 2008 at Quail Run Assisted Living in Perry Hall, MD. Born in Edgewood, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Carroll and Anna Augusta Benser Ryan and wife of the late Kenneth Raymond Cullum, whom she married in 1942. She retired on January 3, 1997...

Feb 3, 2008

NELLIE VIRGINIA SCOTTEN, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on February 3, 2008 at her home. Born in Fire Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Lillie Alice Rose Taylor and wife of the late James Archer Scotten Sr. She was a family person and enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was a long...

Feb 3, 2008

MICHAEL SCOTT LINCOLN, age 39, of Belcamp, MD, formerly of Lee, MA, died suddenly on February 3, 2008 in Aberdeen. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Richard Arnold Lincoln of Old Orchard Beach, ME and Judith Ann McFarlin McMahan of Rockland, ME. An avid golfer, he operated his own home improvement business for 5 years. A giving...

Feb 2, 2008

SHARON A. BEALL, age 61, of Joppa, MD, died on February 2, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Hubert and Icie Myrtle Boggs Beall. She attended Emmorton Special School until she was 21 years old and participated in the ARC Workshop Program. She loved...

Feb 2, 2008

WILLIAM HENRY CROMWELL SR., age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 2, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born March 11, 1930 in Abingdon, MD, he was the son of the late John Albert Harris Sr. and the late Hazel Cromwell. William, affectionately known as Billy, was a lifelong resident of Harford County. He...