Obituaries

Apr 16, 2007

Richard Curlett Emerson, better known as “Tricky Dickie” of Bel Air died from a year long battle with cancer April 16 in his home at the age of 70. Born in Baltimore he was the son of the late Roy D. and Edith M. Emerson. He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Carol Emerson. After retiring from...

Apr 15, 2007

MARIO “MACK” ROSSILLI, age 71, of Joppa, MD, died on April 15, 2007, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Caesar and Rose Helen DeBenedictus Rossilli. He was the owner and operator of Caesar’s Garage in Edgewood, MD and was also an auto appraiser for Erie Insurance...

Apr 15, 2007

CHRISTINE E. CESSNA, age 49, of Gypsum, CO, died on April 15, 2007 in Carbondale, CO. Born Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Thelma Ruth McGuire Herbert of Bel Air, MD and the late Kenneth John Herbert. She graduated from John Carroll High School and graduated from Towson State University. She then moved to Gypsum, CO, where she taught...

Apr 15, 2007

CHARLES “CHARLIE” E. HUGHES, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 15, 2007, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James Russell and Gladys Viola Rodgers Hughes. He served the U.S. government at Aberdeen Proving Ground for thirty years, retiring as systems manager in 1994. He was a...

Apr 15, 2007

GABRIELE “GABY” NICKLE, age 55, of Aberdeen, MD, died on April 15, 2007, at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Badkõnigshofen, Germany, she was the daughter of Gene Allen and Hilde Werner Sonnenburg of Lake Wales, FL. For 25 years, she owned Celebration’s Salon in Aberdeen, MD. She loved shopping and enjoyed traveling and vacationing with her family. In...

Apr 14, 2007

PRISCILLA SMITH, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 14, 2007, at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Monkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Effie Ray Badders Busler and wife of the late Donald H. Smith, Sr. She worked as a presser for a clothing manufacturer. She...

Apr 14, 2007

MASTER SERGEANT HARRY WILLIS COPELAND (RET.), formerly of Edgewood, died April 14, 2007 at Madonna Heritage in Jarrettsville. He was 86. He was a career soldier, serving in the Army for almost 30 years. His area of expertise included munitions, ordnance and military vehicles. In that regard, he served as a mechanic, inspector, instructor and supervisor at military bases around...

Apr 14, 2007

HELEN VERISH, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 13, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Portage, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Fannie Coffee Polk and wife of the late Edward P. Verish Sr. She worked more than thirty years as a secretary/bookkeeper in New Jersey. She loved...

Apr 13, 2007

INA RUTH BARKER, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 13, 2007, at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation, Bel Air, MD. Born in Helton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur David and Margaret Heath Testerman and wife, of 68 years, to the late Ovid Lester Barker. She was a member of Baptist View Church, Forest...

Apr 13, 2007

JOHN FOUTZ JOESTING, JR, age 64, of Churchville, MD, died on April 13, 2007, at his home. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late John Foutz Joesting, Sr., and the late Mary Emmert Kaylor Joesting. Born and raised in Harford County, he lived his entire life on the family farm in Churchville. He was a self...

Apr 12, 2007

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:John Hopkins Children's Centerc/o The Office of Development100 N. Charles St., Suite 200Baltimore, MD 21201Please include the following information so acknowledgements can be made:Child's name, Parent's names, Donor's name, or if a group, the contact person, donor or contact person's address.

Apr 12, 2007

JEANETTE REGINA DeBARDI, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 12, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Anna Palumbo DeBardi. Formerly of Carney, she worked in the cosmetology industry as a beautician. Ms. DeBardi is survived by her son, Donald...

Apr 12, 2007

GRETA ANDREA JONES WILLIS, age 38, of Lititz, PA, died on April 12, 2007 at Heart of Lancaster Medical Center, Lititz, PA. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, May 11, 1968 to Walter Kemp Jones, Jr. and Margaret Jean Bennett Jones of Street, MD. She lived in Harford County for 36 years. She graduated from North Harford High School in...

Apr 9, 2007

Apr 9, 2007

Thomas Rucker Trafton, Jr., Major, U.S. Army retired, of Fallston died April 9, 2007 at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Bel Air. He was 86 years old. He was born October 11, 1920 in Henderson, Kentucky, the son of the late Thomas Rucker Trafton, Sr. and Lula Miriam Clay Trafton. He was the husband of Doris Annie Macklin Trafton...

Apr 9, 2007

LEONA MAE SMITH, age 88, of Belcamp, MD, died on April 9, 2007, at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Maysville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Charlotte Herchfelt Phillips and wife of the late Joseph F. Smith. She was an avid flower gardener, an animal lover, and enjoyed cooking and...

Apr 8, 2007

MARILOU DELL BROOKS, age 59, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2007, at Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Marion Lorish Brooks of Edgewood, MD, and the late William McKinley Brooks. She worked for Harford County Public Schools, where she was a teacher at Edgewood High. She worked for...

Apr 7, 2007

PAUL DONALD SONNER, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Buffalo, NY, died on April 7, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Paul and Mary Krajcer Sovinsky. He retired in 1980 from a printing company where he was a proofreader. Mr. Sonner is survived by...

Apr 7, 2007

ESTHER JULIA ROSENBERGER, age 88, of Monkton, MD, died on April 7, 2007 at Madonna Heritage Inc., Jarrettsville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Soloman and Julia A. Rauber Langlotz and wife of the late William Arnold Rosenberger. A Harford County resident for ten years, she worked for Gaxton’s Clothing Store in Baltimore...

Apr 7, 2007

THELMA M. ANDROSKY, age 89, of Edgewood, Md., died on April 7, 2007 at Victorian Villa, Dallastown, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur R. and Sara Marie Thomas Reynolds. She was also the devoted military wife of 55 years, to the late Anthony Walter Androsky and loving mother to her 4 “boys” who...