Obituaries

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

Marvin L. Johnson, Sr.

Marvin L. Johnson, Sr.

Jul 27, 2006

MARVIN LEONARD JOHNSON, SR., age 91, of Fallston, MD, died on July 27, 2006 at his home. He was born in Garrington, Alberta, Canada on November 9, 1914. He was the son of the late Louis Oscar Johnson and Zula Arvada Kessinger Johnson. He was predeceased by brothers Lorin, Martin, James, and sister Rosella McNee.The family moved to Harford County...

Rita ''Nan'' Zubrowski

Rita ''Nan'' Zubrowski

Jul 26, 2006

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:The American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

Grace E. Yates

Grace E. Yates

Jul 26, 2006

GRACE E. YATES, age 71, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 26, 2006 at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Tazewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edward Kelly and Margerie Lynn Lucille Matthews Hagy. She was a machine operator for the Bata Shoe Company. She attended Rosedale Baptist Church. Her family said that she...

Ruth Vivian Dow

Ruth Vivian Dow

Jul 22, 2006

RUTH VIVIAN DOW, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 22, 2006 at her home. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith Mae DeBettencourt Costa and the wife for 50 years of the late Cyril J. Dow. She was a homemaker and a Harford County resident for 37 years. Her...

William Robert Owens

William Robert Owens

Jul 21, 2006

WILLIAM ROBERT OWENS, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 21, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Morley, TN, he was the son of the late George Owens and the late Nora Austin Moses. He was a resident of Harford County since 1963, and a millwright at Thompson Wire for 31 years. He served his...

Walter William Kaminski, Iv

Walter William Kaminski, Iv

Jul 18, 2006

WALTER WILLIAM KAMINSKI IV, age 35, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 18, 2006 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Maryland, he was the son of Walter William Kaminski III of Edgewood, MD and Brenda Jean Walthall Weaver of Fallston, MD. He was a supervisor at the Rite Aid Distribution Center, where he worked for six...

Helen Booth

Helen Booth

Jul 18, 2006

HELEN BOOTH, age 81, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 18, 2006 at her home. Born in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Hayes and Nora McFadden Harris, and the wife of the late Henry E. Booth. She was a homemaker and a member of Living Hope Ministries, Jacksonville Church of God. She enjoyed sewing...

Erma R. Brooks

Erma R. Brooks

Jul 16, 2006

ERMA R. BROOKS, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on July 16, 2006 at the Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bellwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Paul and Dessie Jane Parson Johnson, and the wife of the late Melvin R. Brooks. She was formerly a resident of Altoona, PA where she was a past-member...

Alice Laura Caudle

Alice Laura Caudle

Jul 15, 2006

ALICE LAURA CAUDLE, age 94, of Cockeysville, MD, formerly of Harford County, died on July 15, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Crockett, VA, she was the daughter of the late Oran and Esther Wood Snow, and the wife for 48 years of the late Garnett “Reds” Caudle. She worked as a civil...

Emma L. Moore

Emma L. Moore

Jul 14, 2006

EMMA L. MOORE, age 87, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Perry Hall, MD, died on July 14, 2006 at the Oak Crest Village in Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Wilamina Dorthea Solomon Jahnke, and the wife of the late Paul Moore. She was a secretary for an insurance company....

William C. Riordan

William C. Riordan

Jul 14, 2006

WILLIAM C. RIORDAN died at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on July 14, 2006. He was 83.A retired real estate appraiser, and a member of the Maryland Association of Appraisers, Mr. Riordan was a long-time resident of Fallston. He was a graduate of the McDonough School, a WWII veteran serving in the Pacific in the K-9 unit, and a...

Mary B. Reiher

Mary B. Reiher

Jul 13, 2006

MARY B. REIHER, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 13, 2006 at the Hospice of Baltimore-Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson, MD. Born in Minneota, MN, she was the daughter of the late Issac and Ginnie Steenhoven. She was the youngest of a family of six children that included two boys and four girls. Mrs. Reiher...

Mike Bell, Sr.

Mike Bell, Sr.

Jul 10, 2006

MIKE” BELL, SR., age 49, of Abingdon, Maryland, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died at his home on July 10, 2006. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Howard Mitchell, Sr. and Mary Ann Alexander Bell. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, using his computer, food shopping and making sure everyone was fed well. He loved to help people and...

Flora May Neutze

Flora May Neutze

Jul 9, 2006

FLORA MAY NEUTZE, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 9, 2006 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Angela Marengo Profili, and the wife of the late Melvin Albert Neutze. She had been a teller for the old Equitable Trust Company.Mrs. Neutze is...

Peter M. Fedas

Peter M. Fedas

Jul 3, 2006

PETER M. FEDAS, age 78, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Aberdeen, MD, died at Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, Maryland on July 3, 2006. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John and Elissa Busick Fedas and the husband of the late Marion R. Fedas. He was retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he...

Doris Frances Norton

Doris Frances Norton

Jul 2, 2006

DORIS FRANCES NORTON, age 77, of Aberdeen, MD, died at her home on July 2, 2006. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Chambers and Eunice Maxwell Clark and the wife of the late Robert James Norton, Sr. who died on August 22, 1998. She had worked at Raleigh’s Restaurant, White Marsh...

David Rhodes

David Rhodes

Jul 2, 2006

DAVID RHODES, age 53, of Forest Hill, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on July 2, 2006. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Jean Janet Heaps Rhodes of Forest Hill, MD and the late Keith Vester Rhodes, Sr. A resident of Harford County all his life, he graduated from Bel Air High School in...

Ida Ruth Claycomb

Ida Ruth Claycomb

Jun 30, 2006

IDA RUTH CLAYCOMB, age 90, of Abingdon, Maryland, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on June 30, 2006. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Clinton and Stella Maude Boyer Hutchison and the wife of the late Richard Clarence Claycomb. A homemaker, she enjoyed reading, crocheting, and gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs....

Robert S. Neskow

Robert S. Neskow

Jun 30, 2006

ROBERT S. NESKOW, age 84, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 30, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Niksich, Yugoslavia, he was the son of the late Samuel and Melina Neskow. A dentist, Dr. Neskow owned and operated his own office in Tequesta, FL. He was a retired officer in the U. S. Navy. He was an...

Worth Lee Ashley

Worth Lee Ashley

Jun 29, 2006

WORTH LEE ASHLEY, age 74, of Palm Bay, Florida, formerly of Bel Air, Maryland passed away at his home on June 29, 2006 after a long battle with lung cancer. Worth, as he was known to all his friends, was born February 3, 1931 in Smithport, North Carolina. He was one of eleven children born to the late Rev. Arthur...