Obituaries

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

Michael Edward Guido

Michael Edward Guido

Dec 3, 2006

MICHAEL EDWARD GUIDO, age 50, of Montgomery, TX, formerly of Joppa, MD, died on December 3, 2006. Mike is survived by his wife JoAnn, and his daughter Jaclyn. Friends may call in McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in Abingdon, MD, on Friday, December 8, 2006, from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December...

Lessie L. Michael Mullins

Lessie L. Michael Mullins

Dec 2, 2006

LESSIE L. MICHAEL MULLINS, age 80, of Street, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on December 2, 2006 at home. Born in Purlear, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McKenley and Estella Leola Watson Michael and wife of the late Ernest Edmond Mullins. She loved everyone and loved to take care of people. Her Southern hospitality meant...

J.B. Parsons

J.B. Parsons

Dec 2, 2006

J. B. PARSONS, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 2, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Volney, VA, he was the son of the late James Todd and Rose Anna Vaught Parsons. He married his wife, Ada, in 1939, and moved to Harford County in 1942. In 1946, he became a member of Mt. Zion...

James Robert Smith Jr.

James Robert Smith Jr.

Nov 28, 2006

JAMES ROBERT SMITH, JR., age 40, of Middle River, MD, died on November 28, 2006, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Linda Lee Whichard Smith and the late James Robert Smith, Sr. He was a carpenter who started working in the construction industry at a very young age with his father....

William Beebe Jr.

William Beebe Jr.

Nov 28, 2006

WILLIAM “BEEBE” H. BEEBE, JR., age 28, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 28, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Harry Beebe, Sr. and Debra Dorothy Pasko Beebe. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1996 and was a Deputy Sheriff for two years for Harford...

Mary Wright Barnes

Mary Wright Barnes

Nov 28, 2006

MARY WRIGHT BARNES died on November 28, 2006. She was 91. Born April 9, 1915, in Aberdeen, she was the daughter of the late C. Milton and Bertha Martin Wright. As a toddler, she moved to Bel Air when her father was appointed Superintendent of Schools for Harford County. She was a graduate of Bel Air High School, Towson State...

Di Ann Dasher

Di Ann Dasher

Nov 28, 2006

DI ANN (DEE DEE) DASHER, age 66, died on November 28, 2006 at the Levindale Nursing Home in Baltimore, where she had been a patient since 2002. She was born November 16, 1940 in Warren, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mary E. Dahringer. Ms. Dasher was employed by Packard Electric prior to relocating to Georgia where...

Anthony J. Cosentino Sr.

Anthony J. Cosentino Sr.

Nov 27, 2006

ANTHONY JOSEPH COSENTINO SR., age 84, of Bridgeville, DE, formerly of Kingsville, MD, died November 27, 2006 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD. He was the son of the late Alessio and Vincenza LaCotti Cosentino. He honorably served in the Army and the Coast Guard Reserve. Mr. Cosentino moved to Kingsville in 1952, where he built and operated Kingsville...

Ann V. Bauer

Ann V. Bauer

Nov 27, 2006

ANN V. BAUER, age 34, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 27, 2006, at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Maryann K. Keck Bauer of Edgewood and the late Theodore Robert Bauer. She was a dental assistant. She was loved by her niece, nephew, and many cousins. In addition to her mother, Ms. Bauer is...

Antonia F. Morkosky

Antonia F. Morkosky

Nov 26, 2006

ANTONIA F. “TONI” MORKOSKY, age 66, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Abingdon, died on November 26, 2006, at Genesis Elder Care, Towson, MD. Born in Van Bibber, MD, she was the daughter of the late Bohus Joseph and Emily Frances Chovjan Morkosky. She retired from the State of Maryland as a toll collector on the Hatem Bridge and I-95 and...

Helen Elizabeth Mueller

Helen Elizabeth Mueller

Nov 26, 2006

HELEN ELIZABETH MUELLER, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 26, 2006, at Rineholt Assisted Living, Rising Sun, MD. Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Bruss Koegler and the wife for 41 years of the late Richard L. Mueller. She volunteered at Good Samaritan Hospital and was a member of...

Helen Westcott Baker

Helen Westcott Baker

Nov 23, 2006

HELEN WESTCOTT BAKER, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 23, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Rock Hall, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Blanchard and Nellie Charlotte Schneider Westcott and wife of the late Tevis Ridgely Baker. An Aberdeen resident, she and her husband were the owners of Baker...

Myrtle Ester Einhorn

Myrtle Ester Einhorn

Nov 22, 2006

Myrtle Einhorn first became involved as a public activist and community leader in the early sixties when she advocated for, and established a new play yard for the children in the neighborhood in an inner city community in Baltimore. The children needed a “clean, safe place to play,” so Mrs. Einhorn organized the people of the neighborhood, who helped clear...

Velma Mae Johnson

Velma Mae Johnson

Nov 22, 2006

VELMA MAE JOHNSON, age 95, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 22, 2006, at her daughter’s home. Born in Madonna, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Winfield and Adella Amanda Alloway Preston and the wife of the late James Oakley Johnson. She was a long time resident of Harford County, born, raised, and was employed at Edgewood...

Gerald James Kreiner

Gerald James Kreiner

Nov 21, 2006

GERALD JAMES KREINER, age 82, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 20, 2006, at the Gilchrist Center, Towson, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD, and was the son of the late Harry J. Kreiner and Anna Marie (Leonard) Kreiner. He worked for the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company for 35 years as a chauffeur and a splicer. After...

Helen Louise Roe

Helen Louise Roe

Nov 21, 2006

HELEN LOUISE WEIR ROE, March 21, 1924 to November 21, 2006. She was the wife of the late Elbert Edward Roe Sr whom she was married to for 60 years before he passed in 2000. Helen was at home with loved ones as she wished when she passed as peacefully and gently as she lived. Survived by children; Roy A....

Gary Michael Cowan

Gary Michael Cowan

Nov 20, 2006

GARY MICHAEL COWAN, age 49, of Darlington, MD, died on November 20, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medial Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Sally Juanita Weber Cowan of Bel Air, MD and the late Cecil Alexander Cowan. He was a Harford County Deputy Sheriff. He served his country in the U.S. Navy in the Gulf War...

Rosalie Sheppe

Rosalie Sheppe

Nov 20, 2006

ROSALIE H.SHEPPE, age 82, of Joppa, MD, died on November 20, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Beaverdam, VA, she was the daughter of the late Alice Ruby Henely Harlow and Clarence Newton Harlow and the wife of the late Ernest Irving Sheppe, Jr. She was an office manager in the retail industry. She was...

Charles Cullum

Charles Cullum

Nov 20, 2006

CHARLES CULLUM, age 60, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 20, 2006, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Hobart Brinegar and the late Dora Ellen Hensley Cullum, and step-father Herbert Constance Cullum. He was a descendant of the founders of the Hensley Settlement in Kentucky....