Obituaries

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

Gertrude Ward

Gertrude Ward

Feb 27, 2006

GERTRUDE WARD, age 94, of Aberdeen, died at her home on February 27, 2006. Born in Wooster, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Oscar David and Beulah Independence Houser Kaufman and the wife of the late Dwight M. Ward. Formerly of Wooster, Ohio where she lived for 81 years, she moved to Harford County in 1993. She enjoyed...

Harold Clayton Shelton

Harold Clayton Shelton

Feb 26, 2006

HAROLD CLAYTON SHELTON, age 83, of Bel Air, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on February 26, 2006. Born in Red Ash, Virginia, he was the son the late George Washington and Cara Mae Vance Shelton and the husband of 32 years of the late Jettie Marie Shelton. He was retired from Price Brothers where he was a maintenance mechanic. He...

Dorothy Antoinette Callanan

Dorothy Antoinette Callanan

Feb 26, 2006

DOROTHY ANTOINETTE CALLANAN, age 88, of Port Deposit, died at Calvert Manor Nursing Home, Rising Sun, on February 26, 2006. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Mary Jackson Barber Davis and the wife of the late Thomas D. Callanan. A resident of Cecil County since 1990, she moved to Baltimore from Alabama in...

Mary D. Barber

Mary D. Barber

Feb 26, 2006

MARY D. BARBER, age 86, of Havre de Grace, died at her home on February 26, 2006. Born in Galax, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rennie Franklin and Vicie Belle Dillon Carrico. She retired from Glen Eagles Sewing Factor, Bel Air, after 20 years of service where she was a seamstress. A loving mother and grandmother, her...

George (Jack) M. Cox

George (Jack) M. Cox

Feb 25, 2006

GEORGE “JACK” M. COX, age 56, of Havre de Grace, died at his home on February 25, 2006. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late William Franklin and Clara Nevada Tibbs Cox. He was employed by the State of Maryland, Havre de Grace, as a trim carpenter. He was a member of the Stepney Faith...

John E. Van Rossum, Sr.

John E. Van Rossum, Sr.

Feb 25, 2006

JOHN E. VAN ROSSUM, SR., age 78, of Joppa, died at his home, on February 25, 2006. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry Ernest Van Rossum and the late Lena Pury Taylor. He was retired from APG where he was a sheet metal mechanic. He was a member of American Post 17, Edgewood and enjoyed...

A. Lillian Mears

A. Lillian Mears

Feb 25, 2006

A. LILLIAN MEARS, age 96, of Parkton, died at Gilchrist Center at GBMC on February 25, 2006. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Parsons and the late Helen Winfield French Gwynne and the wife of the late William H. Mears whom she married in 1928 and who died in 2003. She was retired from...

Dorothy M. Garry

Dorothy M. Garry

Feb 22, 2006

DOROTHY MAY GARRY, age 91, of Port Orange, Florida, died at Judy’s Place Assisted Living in Edgewater, Florida, on February 22, 2006. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tokes Schmidt. Mrs. Garry, prior to moving to Florida with her son, lived briefly in Bel Air, Maryland with her son and daughter-in-law...

Gorman Elbert Trice

Gorman Elbert Trice

Feb 22, 2006

GORMAN “HANK” TRICE, age 83, of Abingdon, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on February 22, 2006. Born in St. Michaels, Maryland, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Trice and the late Nola Marshall Deknatal and the husband of the late Mary Knight Trice. He worked at Bethlehem Steel for 35 years where he was...

Teresa Ann Walden

Teresa Ann Walden

Feb 22, 2006

TERESA ANN WALDEN, age 44, of Street, died at her home on February 22, 2006. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Richard Mathew and Arlene Margaret Korngiebel Norman of Street. She was employed at Pleasantville Press, Bel Air, as a graphic artist. She was a talented artist and wonderful mother.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Walden...

Gilbert L. Rhoades

Gilbert L. Rhoades

Feb 22, 2006

GILBERT L. RHOADES, age 86, of Bel Air, died at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, on February 22, 2006. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Edward W. and Carrie Meyer Rhoades. He was the last of 11 brothers and sisters. He worked at American Standard for 27 ½ years as a second seiver making bath...

Ellsworth Lee Cunningham

Ellsworth Lee Cunningham

Feb 21, 2006

Ellsworth Lee Cunningham, of Bel Air, died February 21 at his home of 50 years, surrounded by family members following a battle with cancer. He was 70.Born April 15, 1935 in Forest Hill, he was one of three children born to the late Ellsworth Preston and Mary Ruth Crouse Cunningham. After attending Chesnut Hill School and Dublin Elementary School, Mr....

Karen (Kari) Eileen Beims

Karen (Kari) Eileen Beims

Feb 21, 2006

Karen Eileen Beims, 45, died unexpectedly at her home in Baltimore City on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Born and raised in Harford County, she attended John Carroll High School and received degrees from University of Virginia and University of North Carolina-Charlotte.In her early career she worked as a graphic designer and marketing director for Lightnet and Maximus, Inc. She returned...

Lillian D. Champ

Lillian D. Champ

Feb 20, 2006

Contributions may be made to:Edgewood Assembly of God803 Edgewood RoadEdgewood, Maryland 21040orGilchrist Center at GBMC6601 N Charles StreetTowson, Maryland 21204

Violet Gertrude Wilson

Violet Gertrude Wilson

Feb 20, 2006

VIOLET GERTRUDE WILSON, age 99, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Baltimore City, died on February 20, 2006 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for seven years. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Thadeus and Alice Mary Wilson Craft, and the wife of the late Frederick Charles...

Lillian D. Champ

Lillian D. Champ

Feb 20, 2006

LILLIAN D. CHAMP, age 75, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 20, 2006 at the Gilchrist Center at GBMC in Towson, MD. Born in Carlos, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Catherine Morgan Adams and the wife of the late Lonzie Cleveland Champ. She was a wire wrap technician who worked at Bendix Radio in...

Lorraine Menges Columbia

Lorraine Menges Columbia

Feb 19, 2006

LORRAINE MENGES COLUMBIA, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 19, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late David Clyde and Margaret Klaiss Menges. She was a homemaker who lived in Harford County for 42 years. She loved poodles and enjoyed sewing and gardening.Mrs. Columbia is survived...

Helen D. Garrigan

Helen D. Garrigan

Feb 18, 2006

HELEN D. GARRIGAN, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 18, 2006 at her home. Born in Wilburton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Barney Linetty and Mary Agnes Washko Linetty. Mrs. Garrigan was the wife of the late Edward Joseph Garrigan. She was a registered nurse who graduated from the Ashland (PA) State Hospital School...

Samuel S. Jenkins

Samuel S. Jenkins

Feb 18, 2006

SAMUEL S. JENKINS, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 18, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Montclair, NJ, he was the son of the late Michael Oswald and Isabelle Sloan Jenkins. He served in the US Army during WWII and later worked in the clerical field.Mr. Jenkins is survived by one sister, Mary Stensberger...

Ltc Jonathan Mechen Weaver, Jr.

Ltc Jonathan Mechen Weaver, Jr.

Feb 18, 2006

LTC JONATHAN MECHEN WEAVER, JR. (USA Retired), age 77, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on February 18, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Glenside, PA, he was the son of the late Jonathan Mechen Weaver, Sr. and Pearl Matthews Weaver. He retired from the US Army after 24 years. He was a 26-year resident of Harford County who...