Obituaries

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

Robert Cyril Leach

Robert Cyril Leach

Dec 28, 2007

ROBERT CYRIL LEACH, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 28, 2007 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Rathmel, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Meade and Mary Ethel Morrison Leach and husband of the late Sarah-Clarke Smith. A Captain in the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He was...

Mary Ellen Lewis

Mary Ellen Lewis

Dec 27, 2007

MARY ELLEN LEWIS, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 27, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born in Falling Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel David and Priscilla Workman Lane and wife of the late John Woodrow Lewis. She worked at Bata Shoe Company as a sewing machine operator where...

Miriam Hathaway

Miriam Hathaway

Dec 25, 2007

MIRIAM HATHAWAY, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 25, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harley Guy and Margaret Ellen Harmon Fink. She had worked as a telephone operator and was a member of the C&P Pioneers. A very charitable...

Angelo Grossi

Angelo Grossi

Dec 25, 2007

Angelo Grossi of Bel Air died Dec. 25 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 90.Born in Villalago, Abruzzo, Italy, Mr. Grossi emigrated to the United States in 1934. He was the son of the late Antonio and Lucia Grossi. Mr. Grossi spent his early years working on his family’s farm in the mountains above Villalago and told stories of...

Hazel T. White

Hazel T. White

Dec 25, 2007

Hazel T. White, 82, of Edgewood, MD died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at her daughter’s home in Crystal Lake, IL. She was born July 8, 1925 in Cardiff, Maryland to Robert and Catherine (Quickel) Tarbert.She was a retiree from the U.S. Government. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and friends and was a fantastic dancer. She was...

Jeannette Langville

Jeannette Langville

Dec 24, 2007

JEANNETTE LANGVILLE, age 97, of Forest Hill, MD, died on December 24, 2007 at Forest Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Ruck and the late Bertha Dudeck Lewis and wife of the late Charles L. Langville. In her younger years, she was a factory worker...

S. Jean Grace

S. Jean Grace

Dec 22, 2007

SHELVA JEAN GRACE, age 66, of Port Deposit, MD, died on December 22, 2007 at her home. Born in Fork, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roy Ross and Helen Spicer Stout and wife of the late Donald Gene Grace. An Aberdeen resident from 1971 to 1980, she and her husband were previous owners of Duck�s restaurant in...

Ruth E. Glassman

Ruth E. Glassman

Dec 22, 2007

RUTH E. GLASSMAN, a life-long resident of Harford County, died December 22, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 87 years old. Born in Pylesville, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lucy Chamberlain Scarborough and the wife of the late Edward T. Glassman. Mrs. Glassman retired from a long career with the Bel Air...

Thelma Jean Edwards

Thelma Jean Edwards

Dec 20, 2007

THELMA JEAN EDWARDS, age 82, of Ponca, AK, died on December 20, 2007 at her home. Born in Eltrick, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Charles and Ida May Snelling Morse and wife of the late Jasper P. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards is survived by two sons, Jack E. Edwards and his wife, Vicki, of Waldorf, MD and...

Robert L. Elliott

Robert L. Elliott

Dec 20, 2007

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made toLord of Life Lutheran ChurchP.O. Box 832Edgewood, MD 21040

Annie May Neville

Annie May Neville

Dec 20, 2007

ANNIE MAY NEVILLE, age 49, of Aberdeen, MD, died on December 20, 2007 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Bernadette Mary Wade Warland of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and the late Duane Morris Warland. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she graduated from Edgewood High School in 1976. She was a self employed landscaper and...

Sharon Hutson

Sharon Hutson

Dec 20, 2007

SHARON “GRANNA” HUTSON, age 59, of APG, MD, died on December 20, 2007 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC. Born in Wendell, ID, she was the daughter of the late Howard Ray Hansen Sr. and the late Ella Edith Johnson Hansen. A resident of Highland, IN for 27 years, she worked in accounting and loved scrapbooking, crafts, ceramics,...

Leonora ''Noni'' Priscilla Tracy Fritts

Leonora ''Noni'' Priscilla Tracy Fritts

Dec 19, 2007

LEONORA “NONI” PRISCILLA TARLETON TRACY FRITTS, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 19, 2007 at Lorien in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Joseph Tarleton Sr. and the late Katherine Anne Stansbury Tarleton, and wife of the late Walter R. Fritts. A secretary at GBMC Hospital, she retired...

Diane Lorraine Williams

Diane Lorraine Williams

Dec 19, 2007

DIANE LORRAINE WILLIAMS, age 60, of Joppa, MD, died on December 19, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she is the daughter of Edith Constance Shelley Turner of Edgewood, MD and the late Kenneth Norton, and wife of the late Bernard Charles Williams. She worked 25 years at the Maryland State...

George Kramer

George Kramer

Dec 18, 2007

GEORGE KRAMER, age 76, of Belcamp, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on December 18, 2007. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Herbert and Isabelle Turtletaub Kramer and the husband of the late Sylvia Cohen Kramer. An electronics salesman, he liked to laugh, enjoyed fishing, and loved to read. He loved...

Charles ''Charlie'' L. Cockerham

Charles ''Charlie'' L. Cockerham

Dec 18, 2007

CHARLES “CHARLIE” L. COCKERHAM, age 66 of Ocala, FL, formerly of Bel Air, died on December 18, 2007 at Legacy Hospice House in Ocala, FL. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late Roy Bohnson and Evelyn Elizabeth Castelow Cockerham. He worked as a parts manager for Village Volvo. An avid fisherman and hunter, he was a...

Kim Diffendall Wines

Kim Diffendall Wines

Dec 17, 2007

KIM DIFFENDALL WINES, age 56, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 17, 2007, at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of Charlotte Helen Letke Diffendall of Middle River and the late Charles Alexander Diffendall. She was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wines is survived by her husband, Michael Charles Wines of Bel...

Chris Barts

Chris Barts

Dec 15, 2007

CHRIS BARTS, age 36, of Laurel, DE, died on December 15, 2007 in Joppa, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of David E. and Irene Lyal Mical Cubbage of Laurel, DE. He worked in civil engineering as a computer assisted draftsman. A 1989 graduate of Joppatowne High School, he enjoyed fishing, crabbing, and going camping....

Dorothea ''Dottie'' A. Slawski ''Nana''

Dorothea ''Dottie'' A. Slawski ''Nana''

Dec 11, 2007

DOROTHEA “DOTTIE” A. SLAWSKI “NANA”, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 11, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Cooke Sr. and the late Catherine Martin Cooke and wife of the late Edward J. Slawski. She worked for Johns Hopkins where...