Obituaries

Dec 20, 2005

RUTH V. HASH, age 89, of Abingdon, died on December 20, 2005 at her home. Born in Fairwood, VA to the late Arthur Lee Testerman and Laura Elle Anderson Testerman, she was a homemaker who worked for a while for Black & Decker and the Danneker Clock Company. A Harford County resident since 1949, Mrs. Hash was an avid cook...

Dec 19, 2005

DAVID E. FOLEY, JR., age 70, of Edgewood, died on Monday, December 19, 2005 at Lorien Riverside. Born in Mt. Jackson, VA, he was the son of the late David Edward Foley, Sr., and Carrie E. Stauerdman Ritchie. He was married for 30 years to Ruth P. Beeman Foley of Edgewood. Mr. Foley retired after 27 years as an insurance...

Dec 19, 2005

WYNALD “DEAN” SMITH, SR., age 69, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 19, 2005. Born in Piney Creek, North Carolina, he was the son of Dornie McMillan Smith of Piney Creek, N. C. and the late Odell Smith. He worked for Bata Shoe Co. from 1954-1984. He also worked for Monarch Manufacturing from 1984 until January...

Dec 19, 2005

LUCILE ROBINSON CLOSE, age 88, of Bel Air died on December 19, 2005. She was born Mary Lucile Robinson on February 10, 1917, the daughter of the late Judge John A. Robinson and Mary Lucile Robinson. Her mother died shortly after her birth and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Thomas H. and Clara C. Robinson. Her grandfather was...

Dec 17, 2005

CARROLL “BUD” LEROY KIEBLER, JR., age 67, of Abingdon, died on December 17, 2005 at his home. . Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Katherine Virginia Chester Kiebler of Churchville and the late Carroll Leroy Kiebler, Sr. and the husband of June Brown Kiebler of Abingdon. He was an automobile body and fender mechanic for Fork Body and...

Dec 16, 2005

ALFRED EDWARD WARREN, age 72, of Abingdon, died on December 16, 2005 at Mariner Health of Bel Air. Born in Baltimore to the late Leon Carl Warren, and Nora Sproll Warren, he was married for 47 years to Margaret A. Dobbs Warren of Bel Air. He retired as a Manufacturing Engineer for Westinghouse Aerospace Technology, and then worked at Klein’s...

Dec 16, 2005

LAURA F. MINNICK, age 89, of Fountain Green, died on December 16, 2005 at Mariner Health of Forest Hill. Born in Lancaster County, PA to the late Andrew Leroy Reynolds and Mary Marjorie Heaps Reynolds, she was the wife of the late Arthur “Bill” Xenophon Minnick. She had been an inspector at the Edgewood Arsenal, and was a line worker...

Dec 16, 2005

MARIA NOEMI MUNOZ RUDOLPH, age 44, of Bel Air, passed on to our heavenly Father on December 16, 2005 at her home. Born in Molina, Chile, she was a homemaker and the beloved wife and best buddy for 13 years of Mark K. Rudolph of Bel Air. Maria was a member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ. She was an...

Dec 15, 2005

Dec 14, 2005

CARL MATTHEW SULLIVAN, age 33, of Edgewood, died on December 14, 2005 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of William Allen Sullivan, Sr., and Dorothy Ann Blevins Sullivan of Edgewood. He was a resident of Harford County all of his life. He enjoyed playing music, watching television and being outdoors.In addition to his parents, Mr. Sullivan...

Dec 13, 2005

JILL MARTIN, age 37, of Bel Air, died on December 13, 2005 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of Jim Martin and Judy Martin of Columbia, TN. She graduated from Bel Air High School in 1986, Millersville University in Millersville, PA in 1990, and earned a Master’s Degree at Towson University. Ms....

Dec 12, 2005

ROY LEE YON, age 79, of Abingdon, died on December 12, 2005 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center-Bayview. Born in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late James Arthur Yon and Obie Carlton Yon. He was a test engineer for the US Government and served in the US Army. Mr. Yon is survived by his wife, Madeline Louise Chalone...

Dec 9, 2005

FRANCES E. NARUTOWICZ, age 98, of Bel Air, died on December 9, 2005 at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Stephan Wesolowski and Maryanna Jakabiak Wesolowski. She was the wife of the late Michael Joseph Narutowicz, with whom she started Micky’s Liquors on North Point Road, which is now in it’s 3rd generation....

Dec 6, 2005

CLARENCE EDWARD BARTON, age 69, of Churchville, died on December 6, 2005 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Russell County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Marion Barton and Laura Griffit Barton. He was a truck driver for 30 years who worked for Parks Moving and Storage. He enjoyed relaxing in his easy chair watching baseball and football...

Dec 6, 2005

PRECIOUS NORMAN CALDWELL, age 89, of Joppa, died on December 6, 2005 at his home. Born in Concord, NC to the late George Caldwell and Mary Hill Caldwell, he was an auto and marine mechanic. He was known as a person who was extremely creative with metal, who also built his own house and was the neighborhood mechanic. He enjoyed...

Dec 6, 2005

PHILLIP GEORGE DARDEN, age 55, of Edgewood, died on December 6, 2005 at his home after an illness of over 20 years. Born on August 2, 1950 in Courtland, VA, he was the son of the late Bernard George Darden and Cora Bell Claude Darden. He graduated in 1970 from Riverview High School in Virginia and moved to Maryland in...

Dec 5, 2005

William Alexander Hulmes, Jr., of Bel Air died suddenly on December 5, 2005. He was 84 years old. Born in Philadelphia he lived in Alexandria, VA before moving to Bel Air in 1969.Prior to his enlisting in the Army in 1942 he had attended the University of Virginia. He served as a Paratrooper in WWII with the 11th Airborne Division...

Dec 5, 2005

BILL BAIR, age 83, of Bel Air, died on December 6, 2005 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Clora, Maryland, he was the son of the late Al Bair and Blanche Harris Bair. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Thomas Bair.Mr. Bair worked for 30 years in television sales and service as the owner of Bair’s TV in...

Dec 4, 2005

MARY ANN RICKETTS, age 60, of Edgewood, died on December 4, 2005 at her home. Born in Overlea, she was the daughter of Ida Latka Greene of Edgewood and the late James Murray Greene. She retired after 24 years with the US Government as an Industrial Base Planning Specialist. She was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis de Sales Catholic...

Dec 4, 2005

ROBERT C. HODGES, age 83, of Port Deposit, died on December 4, 2005 at the Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Clifton Hodges, Sr., and Cora Lillian Petty Hodges. He retired from Martin-Marietta after 47 years as a bonding developer. He served in the US Army during WWII.Mr. Hodges is survived by...