Obituaries

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

Charles (Billy) William Heaps, Sr.

Charles (Billy) William Heaps, Sr.

Nov 24, 2007

CHARLES WILLIAM “BILLY” HEAPS, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 24, 2007 at his home. Born in Pylesville, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Augustus Heaps and the late Ruby Hill Lewis Graybeal. A life long resident of Harford County, he was raised on Five Forks Farm, located at the site where five roads...

Marjorie M. Anderson

Marjorie M. Anderson

Nov 23, 2007

MARJORIE M. ANDERSON, age 92, of Columbus, OH, died on November 23, 2007 in Columbus, OH. Born in White Marsh, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Scott and Elizabeth Smith Moore and wife of the late Rev. Aaron Alfred Anderson. Formerly of Preble County, OH, she married Rev. Anderson in 1938 after graduating from Goucher College in...

Joann P. Jordan

Joann P. Jordan

Nov 23, 2007

JoANN P. JORDAN, age 82, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 23, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Peter and Anna N. Stroehla Trott and wife of the late Earl Charles Jordan. She had worked for the State of Maryland in their Economic and Development...

Duane Edward Allen

Duane Edward Allen

Nov 23, 2007

DUANE EDWARD ALLEN, age 37, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 23, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Raymond Eugene Allen of Edgewood, MD and Doreen Lynn Dorn Allen of Aberdeen, MD. He was a former member of Joppa Magnolia Fire Company where he was an Emergency...

Donald C. Calder

Donald C. Calder

Nov 22, 2007

DONALD C. CALDER, age 69, of Port Deposit, MD, died on November 22, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he is the son of Hazel Wildason Wells of Bel Air, MD and the late William E. Calder. He retired in 1997 from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he worked for many years....

Timothy H. Whitehurst

Timothy H. Whitehurst

Nov 21, 2007

TIMOTHY H. WHITEHURST, age 49, of Churchville, MD, died on November 21, 2007 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Donald Hugh and Della Bernadette McHale Whitehurst of Churchville, MD. He worked in residential construction and enjoyed music and playing drums. He loved going to Ocean City and fishing, and spending time with his family....

Ruth C. Kerlin

Ruth C. Kerlin

Nov 21, 2007

RUTH C. KERLIN, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 21, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Hightstown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edward Taylor and Maude Helen Doane Cunningham and wife of the late Albert Harold Kerlin Jr. She had worked in retail banking where she was a...

Mary Eva Szrom

Mary Eva Szrom

Nov 20, 2007

MARY EVA SZROM, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, died at her home on November 20, 2007. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Vito and Josephine G. Rossi Giorgio and the wife of the late John Frank Szrom. She was retired from the US Postal Service where she was a rural letter carrier. She...

David ''Dave'' L. Bedsaul

David ''Dave'' L. Bedsaul

Nov 19, 2007

DAVID “DAVE” L. BEDSAUL, age 49, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 19, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Dean Gilbert Bedsaul Jr. and Patricia Ann Dayhoof Bedsaul of Bel Air, MD. He worked for BTR Realty at the Harford Mall for 26 years...

Christopher Allen Marcomin, Usn

Christopher Allen Marcomin, Usn

Nov 19, 2007

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN MARCOMIN, age 24, of San Diego, CA, formerly of Cecil County, died on November 19, 2007 at Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of David C. and Sandra L. Marcomin of Northeast, MD. A Navy veteran, he served his final tour on the aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald...

Margaret  ''Peggy'' L. Hollar

Margaret ''Peggy'' L. Hollar

Nov 19, 2007

MARGARET “PEGGY” L. HOLLAR, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 19, 2007 at Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Wilson and the late Daisy Marie Smithson Wilson. She retired, after 38 years from Deco signs where she was a shipping clerk. She enjoyed spending time...

Ruby Kathleen Workman

Ruby Kathleen Workman

Nov 19, 2007

RUBY KATHLEEN WORKMAN, age 92, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Joppa, MD and Union, WV, died on November 19, 2007 at Jacob’s Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Premier, WV, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Jefferson Guy. Mrs. Workman is survived by her husband, John William Workman of Union, WV; a...

Florio N. Franetovich

Florio N. Franetovich

Nov 19, 2007

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Doris Estelle Bulette

Doris Estelle Bulette

Nov 18, 2007

DORIS ESTELLE BULETTE, age 76, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 18, 2007 at Citizen’s Care Nursing Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Henry and Mildred Elizabeth Nickle Wood. She worked as a secretary at Aberdeen Proving Ground and was a member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority. She...

Victor Paul Willnecker

Victor Paul Willnecker

Nov 18, 2007

VICTOR PAUL WILLNECKER, age 88, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 18, 2007 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Ludwig and Marie Fronauer Willnecker. He retired from Maryland Cup, where he was a machinist, and had also worked for Martins/Bendix. A very simple man, he loved gardening and being...

George E. Maeby

George E. Maeby

Nov 17, 2007

GEORGE E. MAEBY, age 82, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 17, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Eugene Maeby Sr. and the late Mary Ellen Gist Hartman, and husband of the late Katherine E. Kellner Maeby. A veteran of the U.S. Navy,...

Dorothy F. Driscoll

Dorothy F. Driscoll

Nov 15, 2007

DOROTHY F. DRISCOLL, age 88, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 15, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam Albert and Frances Sarah Watson Kleiber and wife of the late Elbert Alan Driscoll. An abstract artist all of her life, she enjoyed traveling...

Kenneth Roden

Kenneth Roden

Nov 15, 2007

KENNETH RODEN, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 15, 2007 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Clifton Malbert and Rose Anne Bizek Roden. He was a veteran who served our country in the U.S. Army. A supervisor in telecommunications, he was very involved in the...

Edward T. Dickson Jr.

Edward T. Dickson Jr.

Nov 14, 2007

EDWARD T. DICKSON JR., age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 14, 2007 at his home. Born in Fieldsboro, NJ, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas Dickson Sr. and the late Alva Rebecca Howe Dickson. He was the owner and operator of East/West Corrugated Service. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Bush...

Warren Gans Blosser

Warren Gans Blosser

Nov 14, 2007

WARREN GANS BLOSSER, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD on November 14, 2007. He was born in Smithfield, PA. He was an insurance agent for State Farm Insurance. He served in the Navy during WWII. A 32nd Degree Mason, he was a member of Mt. Ararat Lodge #44 AF&AM in Bel Air and...