Obituaries

Aug 8, 2007

DORIS V. STEMLER, age 89, of Towson, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on August 8, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Jennie Gettier Unglaub and wife of the late Gordon H. Stemler. She came to Harford County in 1951 and lived in Wakefield...

Aug 7, 2007

VIOLET VIVIAN LEE, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, formerly of Street, died on August 7, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Flatridge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harlow Lester and Hattie Testerman Anderson and wife of the late Lawrence Merton Lee. She was a member of Flat Ridge Baptist Union Church in...

Aug 4, 2007

RUTH HARRISON, age 87, of Rosedale, MD, died on August 4, 2007 at Franklin Woods, Baltimore, MD. Born in Salisbury, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Harry and Mezzile Allen Harrison and wife of the late Frank Harrison Jr. Her life’s passion was her children and her grandchildren. Mrs. Harrison is survived by three sons, Peter A....

Aug 4, 2007

MYRTLE MAE BEAMAN, age 86, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on August 4, 2007 at her home. Born in Sparta, NC, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Elsie Mae Crouse Edwards and wife of the late Ted Roosevelt Beaman. She had previously worked at a nursing home in Yadkinville, NC and enjoyed making quilts, gardening, and feeding birds....

Aug 2, 2007

ANNIE B. MITCHELL, age 58, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 2, 2007 at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Claxton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Willie Hudson and Rosa Bell Broome West. For seventeen years, she worked for the Treasury Department in New Orleans and in Baltimore and was an independent Pampered Chef consultant along...

Jul 31, 2007

HOWARD JAMES YOUNGER JR., age 87, a longtime resident of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 31, 2007 at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Howard James and Alvena Rezac Younger and husband of the late Kathryn Monks Younger. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during...

Jul 29, 2007

WILLIAM GALE DUNIVANT, age 73, of Street, MD, died on July 29, 2007 at his home. Born in Sparta, NC on January 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Fielder Ray and Mary Ellen Billings Dunivant. Mr. Dunivant had a passion and love for antique automobiles. His last years of employment were spent restoring and refurbishing antique automobiles....

Jul 29, 2007

ROLAND RICHARD QUINN SR., age 74, of Rising Sun, MD, died on July 29, 2007 at Gilchrist Center, Towson, MD. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Aldege Joseph Quinn and Blanche Anita Descheneau Picard. He served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1960 and later served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves from 1972-1993....

Jul 26, 2007

JOE DiSETA, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 26, 2007 at Forest Hill Mariner, Forest Hill, MD. One of four children, he was born and raised in Little Italy, MD, the son of the late Phillip and Fannie Barone DiSeta. He was a member of St. Leo the Great parish where he also attended grade school. He...

Jul 25, 2007

HAZEL VIRGINIA SPARKS, age 89, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 25, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born in Ceres, VA, she was the daughter of the late Allen Clarence and Ina Gertrude Waddell and wife of the late Beura Akers Sparks. For over 30 years she was a real estate broker/developer and recently received the...

Jul 24, 2007

BERNARD “BERNIE” F. DiANGELO JR., age 53, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 24, 2007 at Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville, MD. Born in Charleroi, PA, he was the son of Bernard Frank DiAngelo Sr. and Jean Peshok DiAngelo of Bel Air, MD. He worked for Becton Dickinson where he was an incinerator operator. For 25 years he attended Mt....

Jul 24, 2007

STEVEN LAYLON BERK, age 21, of Joppa, MD, died on July 24, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Rossville, MD, he was the son of William Preston and Annette Louise Laylon Berk of Joppa, MD. He worked for Berk’s Lawn Care and enjoyed working on cars and motorcycles. In addition to his parents, Mr. Berk...

Jul 22, 2007

Jul 21, 2007

L. JANE RABER, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 21, 2007 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD. Born in Roaring Springs, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chalmer William Smith Sr. and the late Dorothy Pearl Miller Smith. A 1956 graduate of Northeast High School, she retired, after 25 years, from Safeway Food Stores, where...

Jul 20, 2007

RUTH M. BONIFACE, age 92, of Churchville, MD, died on July 20, 2007 at her home. Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lanson William and Marion Ella Coon Mosher and wife, for 54 years, of the late Sydney F. Boniface. She graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S in Mathematics and was later employed...

Jul 19, 2007

STANLEY MITCHELL THOMAS, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 19, 2007 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Edward and Josephine Litzsinger Thomas and husband of the late Dorothy Thomson Thomas. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country from 1941 to 1945. He worked for Scott McLean...

Jul 18, 2007

R. GUS MILLER, age 65, of Elkton, MD, died on July 18, 2007 at Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in New Kensington, PA, he was the son of Luella Jean Lingenfelter Miller of Pittsford, NY, and the late Robert James Miller Sr. A Harford county resident for 52 years, he was the owner/operator of Fallston Motorcycle. He worked on cars,...

Jul 17, 2007

LUCILLE VIOLA BUCHANAN, age 80, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at Mariner Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Abingdon, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard “Nap” Arthur and Viola Serina Hollingsworth Norton and wife of the late Granville Anthony Buchanan. She loved to cook and entertain and enjoyed bingo and reading....

Jul 17, 2007

ROBERT C. LeBRUN, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Carroll and Mary Violet Martel LeBrun. He served in the Army Reserves from February 1964 until November 1970 and retired from the State of Maryland as...

Jul 17, 2007

NORMA “NINNY” JEAN PRITT, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at her home. Born in Walkersville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Sherman and Minnie Mealey Vankirk and wife of the late Bobby Ward Pritt Sr. Formerly of Walkersville, WV, she was a clerical worker in the automotive industry. She enjoyed crocheting and...