Obituaries

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

Henry Nash Keese

Henry Nash Keese

Jan 27, 2005

HENRY NASH KEESE, age 85, of Bel Air, died at Perry Point Veteran’s Medical Center on January 27, 2005. Born in Whiteford, he was the son of the late Harry and Mable Virginia Rodgers Keese. He worked for the U.S. Government as a test engineer. A resident of Harford County for his entire life, he was a member of the...

Paul L. Martin

Paul L. Martin

Jan 27, 2005

Paul L. Martin Paul L. Martin of Abingdon died Jan. 27 at his residence. He was 61. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Hollis and Helen Naomi Zealor Martin. He had worked as a plant facilities worker at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. A lifelong resident of Harford County, Mr. Martin was a member of the Bel...

Ronald Andrew Zurawski

Ronald Andrew Zurawski

Jan 26, 2005

RONALD ANDREW ZURAWSKI, age 62, of Edgewood, died in University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore on January 26, 2005. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Jeanette Madajczyk Zurawski and the late Walter Zurawski. He worked as a design engineer for machine manufacturing. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Joppa. He loved gardening, highly...

Irving Wallace Senesac, Jr.

Irving Wallace Senesac, Jr.

Jan 26, 2005

IRVING W. SENESAC, of Joppatowne, died at his residence on January 26, 2005. He was the son of the late Irving W., Sr. and Louise Dorothy Edwall Senesac.Mr. Senesac is survived by one sister, Karen L. Dowcett of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

James Beck

James Beck

Jan 25, 2005

JAMES (JIM) P. BECK, age 82, of Aberdeen, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on January 25, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James J. Beck and the late Mary Magdeline McMillan Beck Robinson and the husband of the Mildred Hodges Beck. He was retired from the US Government where he was a research...

Bessie Simmons

Bessie Simmons

Jan 24, 2005

BESSIE “BETTY” FRANCES SIMMONS, age 82, of Aberdeen, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on January 24, 2005. Born in Churchville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie Cerny Chalone. A 1941 graduate of Havre de Grace High School, she enjoyed camping and the Eastern Shore. She served in the US Marines during WWII.Mrs. Simmons is survived by...

John J. Byrnes

John J. Byrnes

Jan 24, 2005

JOHN J. BYRNES, age 70, of Aberdeen, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on January 24, 2005. Born in New York, New York, he was the son of the late John Byrnes and the late Mary Cecelia Keneally Galiazzo. He had retired from Bethlehem Steel where he was a supervisor. He loved horses and loved to shoot skeet, work on crafts,...

Don Ilioff

Don Ilioff

Jan 24, 2005

DON ILIOFF, age 53, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 24, 2005. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Alexander Boge and Helen Matilda Melon Ilioff of White Marsh. He was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 currently at the J. G. Martin Co. He graduated from a Perdue University...

David Richard Brady

David Richard Brady

Jan 23, 2005

DAVID RICHARD BRADY, age 59, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died in Lancaster General Hospital on January 23, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Evan Hugh and Mary Evelyn Smith Brady. He had retired from Bell Atlantic where he worked as an engineer. A graduate of Essex Community College, he earned his B.A. Degree, graduating with honors....

Mathieu J. Haslbeck

Mathieu J. Haslbeck

Jan 22, 2005

MATHIEU J. HASLBECK, age 82, of Bel Air, formerly of Baltimore, died after a long illness with congestive heart failure in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 22, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Mathieu Joseph, Sr. and Della Ellen Duval Haslbeck. He had retired after 30 years of service as an assemblyman with Western...

Marie L. Betsworth

Marie L. Betsworth

Jan 22, 2005

MARIE L. BETSWORTH, age 83, of Edgewood, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on January 22, 2005. Born in Valdez, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Earl, Sr. and Dena Trujillo Bargas. A resident of Edgewood since 1966, she was very active in the Prince of Peace Senior Group.Mrs. Betsworth is survived by her husband of 48 years,...

James W. Clark

James W. Clark

Jan 21, 2005

LT. COL. JAMES W. CLARK, (USA Retired), age 85, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on January 21, 2005. Born in Davenport, Iowa, he was the son of the late Cyril Balfour, Jr. and Harriett Mable Lawyer Clark. He was an artillery officer in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. A resident of...

Luther Gibson Blackiston, Jr.

Luther Gibson Blackiston, Jr.

Jan 18, 2005

LUTHER GIBSON BLACKISTON, JR., age 58, of Fallston, died at his home on January 18, 2005. Born in Maryland, he was the son of the late Luther Gibson, Sr. and Frances Benton Blackiston. He was an attorney for the Legal Aid Bureau for over 30 years. He graduated from St. Johns College in Annapolis and was a continuing member of...

Sarah Louise Pugh

Sarah Louise Pugh

Jan 17, 2005

SARAH LOUISE PUGH of Bel Air died on January 17, 2005 at her home. She was 90. Born on April 28, 1914 in Rock Hall, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Edwin and Harriet Stewart Davis Joyner.Mrs. Pugh is survived by her husband, Paul M. Pugh; her daughter, Deborah Lynn Pugh of Bel Air; a sister, Edna...

Peter Paul Lochary

Peter Paul Lochary

Jan 17, 2005

PETER PAUL LOCHARY, age 87, of Forest Hill, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on January 17, 2005. Born in Kalmia, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas Wilson Lochary and the late Mary Roberta Harkins Davis. He was the husband of the late Oneta Cheek Lochary. He had retired from the state of Maryland where he worked as...

Alda V. Caudill

Alda V. Caudill

Jan 17, 2005

ALDA V. CAUDILL, age 86, of Baltimore, died in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on January 17, 2005. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Barnett and Margie Mae Johnson Osborne, and the wife of the late Talmadge Joseph Caudill. She had retired from Glenn L. Martin where she worked in the cafeteria. She...

Michael D. Gnau

Michael D. Gnau

Jan 16, 2005

MICHAEL D.GNAU, age 51, of Joppa, died at his home on January 16, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Betty Alice Macha Gnau of Joppa, and the late Henry John Gnau. A graduate of Edgewood High School, he was an arborist foreman with Asplundh. He loved bowling, softball, baseball, and fishing. He especially loved spending time with...

Jeanette Weitzel

Jeanette Weitzel

Jan 16, 2005

JEANETTE WEITZEL, age 88, of Middle Rive, formerly of Abingdon, died at the home of her daughter in Street on January 16, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Klee Noto, and the wife of the late Frank A. Weitzel. She had retired after 25 years of service with the state of Maryland...

Sara Weymouth Brumfield Polk

Sara Weymouth Brumfield Polk

Jan 14, 2005

Sara Snowden Weymouth Brumfield Polk, 88, of Darlington, died at Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, on January 14, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Born in Baltimore on September 7, 1916, she was the daughter of Harrison Weymouth and Sara English Snowden Weymouth. She attended Calvert School and The Bryn Mawr School and went on to graduate from The Maryland...

William Darran Jarriel

William Darran Jarriel

Jan 14, 2005

WILLIAM DARRAN JARRIEL, age 39, of Abingdon, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 14, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Velma Mae Fogus Jarriel of Bel Air and the late William Alfred Jarriel. He worked for Comcast as a communications technician. He had grown up and lived in Dundalk for 18 years. He was a...

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