Obituaries

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

Joseph Carl Whitaker, Jr.

Joseph Carl Whitaker, Jr.

Jan 24, 2006

JOSEPH CARL WHITAKER, JR., age 47, of Churchville, MD, died on January 24, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Joseph Carl Sr., and Jane Arlene Wilfong Whitaker of Churchville. He was a lab technician for Cytec Industries of Havre de Grace. Mr. Whitaker was an avid boater and Oakland Raiders...

Ruth M. Meritis

Ruth M. Meritis

Jan 24, 2006

RUTH M. MERITIS, age 64, of Joppa, MD, died on January 24, 2006 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Robert and Anna May Bliven of Glen Burnie, MD. She was a cosmetology teacher for the past five years at the International Beauty School in Bel Air. For many years, she owned the Golden Curl...

Robert (Bob) A. German, Sr.

Robert (Bob) A. German, Sr.

Jan 24, 2006

ROBERT “BOB” A. GERMAN, SR. age 43, of Forest Hill, MD, died on January 24, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Raymond Otis German of Forest Hill, MD and the late Patricia Bernice Forwood German. He was a mechanic who worked on heavy equipment and a life-long resident...

Madge L. Plummer

Madge L. Plummer

Jan 23, 2006

MADGE L. PLUMMER, age 96, of Forest Hill, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on January 23, 2006. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Albert Mitchell and Flora Almeda Anderson Plummer. She was retired from Bell Telephone after 25 years of service where she was a telephone operator. She had also retired from...

Margaret C. (Peggy) Reece

Margaret C. (Peggy) Reece

Jan 23, 2006

MARGARET C. “PEGGY” REECE, 86, of Indianapolis, died January 23, 2006 at the Indiana Heart Hospital. Peggy was born November 11, 1919 in New York, New York to the late Patrick and Nora Donahue Creedon. She married the late John H. Reece in May of 1945. Peggy worked as an Executive Secretary for Martin-Marietta in Baltimore for 44 years, retiring...

Renate Schwinzer

Renate Schwinzer

Jan 21, 2006

RENATE SCHWINZER, age 68, of Joppa, MD, dies on January 21, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Weissenfels, East Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hugo and Gertrud Erna Henske Weber, and the wife for 38 years of the late Edward Gordon Schwinzer. She had worked as a waitress.Mrs. Schwinzer is survived by one...

Thomas Rollins Chambers, Jr.

Thomas Rollins Chambers, Jr.

Jan 19, 2006

THOMAS ROLLINS CHAMBERS, JR., age 61, of Fallston, MD, died on January 19, 2006 at his residence. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Rollins Sr., and Margaret Lee Smith Chambers. He was a member of the Harford County Poetry Society, The Historical Society of Harford County, as well as a member of Bel Air...

Clara Elizabeth Bradley

Clara Elizabeth Bradley

Jan 17, 2006

CLARA ELIZABETH BRADLEY, age 89 of Bel Air, MD, died on January 17, 2006 at Lorien Bel Air. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Parker and Hannah Ellen George Everitt, and the wife of the late Bernard A. Milway and the late Walter R. Bradley. She was a secretary for Standard Equipment in...

Robert Hamilton Bauer

Robert Hamilton Bauer

Jan 15, 2006

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Harold Smith

Harold Smith

Jan 15, 2006

HAROLD SMITH, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 15, 2006 at his home. Born in Creswell, MD, he was the son of the late Harold Edgar Smith and Helen Honore Tredwell Story. He was a dairy farmer all of his life who owned and operated the family farm at Creswell. Mr. Smith was also Chairman of the...

R. Wilson Johnson, Sr.

R. Wilson Johnson, Sr.

Jan 14, 2006

R. WILSON JOHNSON, SR., age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 14, 2006 at the Hart Heritage Home in Street, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late John Raymond and Mary Frances Wilson Johnson. He was an employee of The Aegis since age 18, and retired from the paper as an assistant...

Luke S. Siwinski

Luke S. Siwinski

Jan 14, 2006

On January 14th, 2006 we lost a loving son, brother, and friend. Luke Siwinski was an exceptional drummer and artist, whose talent far exceeded his 17 years. He grew up in Bel Air and was a senior at Bel Air High School.Luke and his two brothers, Philip and Chad, were very close and shared many friends between the three of...

Charles Tony Hopkins

Charles Tony Hopkins

Jan 13, 2006

CHARLES TONY HOPKINS, age 48, of South Carolina, formerly of Bel Air, died January 13, 2006 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of George S. and Frances M. Hilditch Hopkins of Bel Air.

Ruby I. Cales

Ruby I. Cales

Jan 13, 2006

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Richard D. Reel

Richard D. Reel

Jan 12, 2006

RICHARD D. REEL, age 90, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 12, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Dewitt and Frances Chesney Reel, and he was the husband of the late Mary Eunice Wilderson Reel. Mr. Reel was an aircraft assembler who served his country in...

John David Copenhaver, Sr.

John David Copenhaver, Sr.

Jan 12, 2006

JOHN DAVID COPENHAVER, SR., age 80, of Joppa, MD, died on January 12, 2005 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was born in Roanoke, VA. He was a supervisor for Bethlehem Steel for 37 years, and a Harford County resident for 38 years. He enjoyed gardening and maintaining his fish ponds. He served his country in the U. S....

John Neal Packard

John Neal Packard

Jan 11, 2006

JOHN NEAL PACKARD, age 70, of Fallston, died on January 11, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Bangor, Maine, he was the son of the late Charles Earl Sr. and Lillian Catherina Woodbury Packard. He was a resident of Fallston for 38 years. He graduated in 1957 from Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, with a Bachelors Degree in...

Denise Faith Horner

Denise Faith Horner

Jan 9, 2006

DENISE FAITH BLOOM HORNER, age 50, of White Hall, died on January 9, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital. Born in Aberdeen Proving Ground, she was the daughter of Erna Vitousek Bloom of Forest Hill and the late Mahlon Edward Bloom. She was retired from Verizon where she was one of the first women cable splicers. A motorcycle enthusiast, Ms. Horner...

Nan M. Lane

Nan M. Lane

Jan 8, 2006

NAN M. LANE, age 97, of Aberdeen, died on January 8, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Crumpler, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Franklin and Marthia Frances Gambill Blevins and the wife of the late John Robert Elliott. She had served as a foster parent and was recognized for her care of foster children. She...

Hester Fisher

Hester Fisher

Jan 8, 2006

HESTER FISHER, age 81, of Bel Air, died on January 8, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Alfred and Sarah Mabel Smith Jackson and the wife of 54 years of the late Joshua Eugene Fisher, Jr. A homemaker, she was a lifelong resident of Harford County whose...