Obituaries

Apr 11, 2006

HARRY “NICK” E. NICHOLS, age 67, of Edgewood, died at his home on April 11, 2006. Born in Oneida, New York, he was the son of the late Robert Harry and Lola Belle Kelley Nichols. He was a heavy equipment operator and truck driver. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed fishing, crabbing, bird watching, camping, traveling,...

Apr 11, 2006

CHARLES CLIFFORD DEEL, of Edgewood, died at his home on April 11, 2006. He was 79 years old.Born in Putnam, Virginia, he was the son of the late Bryan and Millie Mae Duty Deel and the husband of the late Lillian Stacer Deel. He moved to Maryland in 1943.He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1984 as facilities manager. During...

Apr 10, 2006

BESSIE MAXINE JARVIS, age 79, of Forest Hill, died at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center on April 10, 2006. Born in High Point, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Solomon Bruce and Bessie Edwards Jarvis. She graduated from the Maryland State School for the Deaf on May 29, 1947. She worked as a seamstress for Glen...

Apr 9, 2006

DEBBIE ANN PILLSBURY, age 51, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 9, 2006 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD after losing her battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was born in Wilmington, DE on May 10, 1954 to the late Wayne Delbert and Joan Elizabeth Barber Bennett. She was a parent liaison at Magnolia Elementary School for several...

Apr 9, 2006

Apr 9, 2006

WILLIAM CHALONE, age 75, of Sarasota, Florida, died in Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida on April 9, 2006. Born in Churchville, he was the son of the late Frank and Bessie Cerny Chalone and the husband of the late Zenith K. Chalone. He had served his country in the U.S. Army for 26 years having obtained the rank of Chief...

Apr 8, 2006

KERRY ALEXIS SMITH, age 52, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 8, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Montgomery County, MD, she was the daughter of Albert Alexander and Ruth Marie Lussenhop Gibson of Gaithersburg, MD. She was a registered nurse for several regional hospitals and organizations including Franklin Square Hospital, the St. Joseph Medical Center,...

Apr 8, 2006

SGM. JOHN “SARGE” SAMS (US ARMY RET.), age 61, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2006 at his home. Born in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of the late Lloyd Walker and the late Emma England Anderson. He was a 24-year veteran of the US Army and the recipient of a Bronze Star for his service in the...

Apr 8, 2006

Apr 7, 2006

ROSIE SNEE, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 7, 2006 at the Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and Kathleen Toole Hannon. She worked as a librarian for the Harford County Public Schools for 25 years. A Harford County resident since 1957, she graduated from Marywood College...

Apr 7, 2006

JAMES G. COLES, age 54, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 7, 2006 at the Gilchrest Center for Hospice Care at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late George Washington and Elizabeth Hendricks Coles. He served in the US Air Force and was a manager for Radio Shack....

Apr 7, 2006

WILLIAM “HAT RACK” HENRY LEE, SR., age 79, of Street, MD, died on April 7, 2006 at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Street, MD, he was the son of the late Walter Earnest and Anna McMillian Lee. He retired from Edgewood Arsenal in 1975 where he was a Post Engineer. He was a veteran...

Apr 6, 2006

RAYMOND E. HERD, Ph.D., age 70, of Joppa, MD, died on April 6, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Gas City, IN, he was the son of the late Thomas Wesley and Mary Grace Crawford Herd. He was an analytical chemist for the Department of Defense, and a veteran. Known as a great supporter of youth sports,...

Apr 6, 2006

EDWARD BARSAM, age 92, of Aberdeen, MD died on April 6, 2006 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late Barsam and Miriam Chuldjian Barsamian, and the husband of the late Priscilla A. Duda Barsam. Mr. Barsam grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City and...

Apr 6, 2006

LAMBERT H. BABEC, age 80, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 6, 2006 at the Citizens Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Peter and Veronica Pincher Babec. He was a maintenance mechanic at the Perry Point VA Hospital, from which he retired, as well...

Apr 5, 2006

UNA HASH BURTON, age 101, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 5, 2006 at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Grayson, County, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Ander and Sarah Catherine Long Hash, and the wife of the late Mathus Henderson Burton. She was a homemaker who lived most of her life...

Apr 2, 2006

STELLA JOHNSTON, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 2, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born and raised in Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Caroline Parsons, and the wife for 42 years of the late Glen David Johnston. She was a homemaker who lived in the United States for...

Mar 30, 2006

JOHN EDWARD “BUD” KAUFMAN, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD, died on March 30, 2006 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and a recent fall and broken hip. He was born to the late Frank and Florence Harrington Kaufman on May 3, 1919 in the Hamilton section of Baltimore City, in what was...

Mar 29, 2006

KAY HESS, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on March 29, 2006 at the Hart Heritage Home in Street, MD. Born in Benton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Mary Yost, and the wife of the late E.Z. McHenry and the late Charles Hess. She was a procurement specialist for the US Department of Defense. Her...

Mar 28, 2006

DARRELL CARVER CALDWELL, age 76, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 28, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Crumpler, NC, he was the son of the late Robert and Lura Bell Caldwell. He was a steamfitter for Power and Combustion, Inc. and a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 486 for 36 years. He had...