Obituaries

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

Holly J. Affleck

Holly J. Affleck

Dec 31, 2003

HOLLY JEAN AFFLECK, of Birmingham, Alabama, died of cancer on December 31, 2003. She was 41.Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Robert and Fern Duncan and sister of Cathy Harrison.Holly and young son, Jason Greenwell, united with Karl Affleck on June 18, 1988. Karl and Jason were always the center of Holly' life and after...

Harold Lloyd Moore

Harold Lloyd Moore

Dec 30, 2003

HAROLD "POP" LLOYD MOORE, age 74, of Forest Hill, died at his home on December 30, 2003. Born in Wythe County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Joseph Alton and Evelyn Margaret Maxwell Moore. He had retired in 1981 from General Motors where he worked on the assembly line. He was involved in the bus ministry at Emmorton...

Barbara J. Wilson

Barbara J. Wilson

Dec 23, 2003

BARBARA J. WILSON, age 58, of Eagle Lake, Florida, died in Whiteford, MD on December 23, 2003. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Okie Marie Halsey Kennedy of Bel Air and the late Rex Lee Parsons. She had her CDL for 18 years and drove a tractor and trailer. She had two Shih Tzu’s named Muffin and Gizmo...

Mellie Leona Mccaslin

Mellie Leona Mccaslin

Dec 23, 2003

MELLIE LEONA McCASLIN, age 80, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, died in Chester County Hospital on December 23, 2003. Born in Bowdill, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Catherine Susan Wilson Longworth, and the wife of the late Ralph Walter McCaslin. She had retired from the U.S. Government where she worked as a secretary. She served...

Mildred Louise Boyle

Mildred Louise Boyle

Dec 23, 2003

MILDRED LOUISE BOYLE, age 88, of Clarksville, Tennessee died in Oak Crest Village in Clarksville, TN on December 23, 2003. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Anders Gustaf and Maria Ohlsson Hassel, and the wife of the late Joseph Douglas Boyle whom she married in 1939. She was active in church at Riverside before...

Claire Raub

Claire Raub

Dec 22, 2003

CLAIRE RAUB, age 83, of Bel Air, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bel Air on December 22, 2003. Born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John Howard and Hannah Florence Morris Griffith, and the wife of the late Harold Raub. She retired after 32 years as a teacher/ director of Tiny Tots Preschool...

Eva E. Ehrhardt

Eva E. Ehrhardt

Dec 20, 2003

EVA E. EHRHARDT, age 91, of Baldwin died at home on December 20, 2003. Born June 14, 1912 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert George and Agnes Edith Yetton James and the wife of the late Clarence E. Ehrhardt. She wasmarried 62 years, when her husband passed away in 1998. She enjoyed cooking for her family.Eva...

Benton Hope Gross, Jr.

Benton Hope Gross, Jr.

Dec 20, 2003

BENTON HOPE GROSS, JR. age 81, of Bel Air, died at his residence on December 20, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Benton Hope, Sr. and Lucile Wright Gross. He had retired after 44 years as a maritime pilot.Mr. Gross is survived by his wife, Almeda Pennington Gross; one son, Jeffrey Hope Gross of Whiteford,...

Benton Hope Gross, Jr.

Benton Hope Gross, Jr.

Dec 20, 2003

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:Thomas Run Foundation FundFarmers Bank of Bel Air37 S. Main StreetBel Air, Maryland 21014

James Patrick Collins

James Patrick Collins

Dec 20, 2003

JAMES PATRICK COLLINS, age 66, of Bel Air died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 20, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Inez Laberta Perry Harris of Edgewood and the late John Jerome Collins, Sr. He worked as a janitor at the State Police Barracks in Benson. In addition to his mother, Mr. Collins...

Josephine A. Smith

Josephine A. Smith

Dec 19, 2003

JOSEPHINE A. SMITH, 81, of Bel Air, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bel Air on December 19, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Barbara Hoffinagle Cicero and the wife of the late Eugene F. Smith. A resident of Ocean City for 20 years, she was an active member of the...

M. Ronald Creswell

M. Ronald Creswell

Dec 19, 2003

M. RONALD CRESWELL, age 75, of Towson, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died at Greater Baltimore Medical Center on December 19, 2003. Born in Joppa, he was the son of the late Milton Brown and Ruth Anna Wiggers Creswell. He was the owner and operator of Creswell Oil Company and retired after 20 years of service. He was a member...

Harriett Cooley Whitehurst

Harriett Cooley Whitehurst

Dec 18, 2003

HARRIETT COOLEY WHITEHURST, age 70, of Bel Air died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bel Air on December 18, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles Gilbert and Elsie Crowell Cooley. She was a graduate of the New Bel Air High School’s First Full Graduating Class and class Valedictorian. She graduated from Western...

Leslie E. Ryan

Leslie E. Ryan

Dec 18, 2003

LESLIE E. RYAN, age 62, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 18, 2003 Born in Merced, California, he was the son of the late Robert and Wiebka Marie Reimers Ryan. He served his country in the U.S. Navy for 9 years during the Vietnam Conflict. For 29 years he worked as police communications officer for the...

Haylee Jane Boniface

Haylee Jane Boniface

Dec 17, 2003

HAYLEE JANE BONIFACE, infant daughter of Paul Brian, Jr. and Atash Patricia Rafferty Boniface of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 17, 2003. Also survived by grandparents, Paul and Pat Boniface of Bel Air; and Tim and Lilith Rafferty of Fawn Grove, PA and many aunts and uncles.Those who desire may contribute to Upper Chesapeake Medical...

Charles Dayton Saffer

Charles Dayton Saffer

Dec 17, 2003

CHARLES D. SAFFER, of Edgewood died December 17, 2003 at his home in Edgewood, MD. He was 66. Born in Paoli, Indiana, and a resident of Harford County since 1977, he was the husband of Wanda B. Saffer.He retired from the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD as Sergeant First Class after 20 years of service. He received the...

Dorothy Elizabeth Watson

Dorothy Elizabeth Watson

Dec 17, 2003

DOROTHY ELIZABETH WATSON, age 70, of Joppa died in Union Hospital, Elkton on December 17, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Peter and Dorothy Elizabeth Belt Arigo and the wife of the late Ronald Emory Watson. She was very active in the Edgewood Senior Center. She enjoyed craft making, filling her house with self...

John E. Koch

John E. Koch

Dec 17, 2003

JOHN E. KOCH, age 80, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 17, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Henry and Mildred M. Bell Koch. He had retired after 20 years of service with the Continental Can Company where he worked as a lithographer. He was a lifetime and active member...

Sylvia Eccleshall

Sylvia Eccleshall

Dec 15, 2003

SYLVIA ECCLESHALL, 75, of Bel Air, died at her home on December 15, 2003. Born in Warrington, England, she was the daughter of the late Richard Alfred and Olive Mary Davenport Plant. She had attended University of Liverpool where she received her teaching degree. She had taught in Warrington and Pangbourne, England and for the Harford County Public Schools and...

Miriam L.B. Coale

Miriam L.B. Coale

Dec 15, 2003

MIRIAM L.B. COALE, age 77, of Fallston died in Franklin Square Hospital on December 15, 2003. Born in Fallston, she was the daughter of the late Oscar S. Beale and the late Mildred Harkins Beale Deets. Born, raised and a lifelong resident of Harford County. She was a lifelong member of Fallston United Methodist Church serving on many committees including...

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