Obituaries

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

Mary Catherine Wilson

Mary Catherine Wilson

Nov 7, 2003

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William "Bill" F. Rose

William "Bill" F. Rose

Nov 6, 2003

Contributions may be made to:The Harford County LibraryIn your area.Donations go for Large Print Books.

William Frederick Rose

William Frederick Rose

Nov 6, 2003

WILLIAM “BILL” F. ROSE, age 87, of Havre de Grace, died at his home on November 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William C. and Ann Elizabeth Tierney Rose. He had worked as an automotive parts salesman. Upon retirement, he became involved in volunteer activities as a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society, when...

George W. Beaty

George W. Beaty

Nov 6, 2003

GEORGE W. BEATY, 76, of Joppa, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Henry Charles and Mary Elizabeth Stephen Beaty and the husband of 50 years of Virginia Mary Smith Beaty. For over 55 years, he owned and operated The Central Sign Company. During this time...

Wade T. Crouse

Wade T. Crouse

Nov 6, 2003

WADE T. CROUSE, age 77, of Bel Air, died at his home on November 6, 2003. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Ona Mack and Lillie Rose Edwards Crouse. He had retired after 22 years with the American Cyanide Company in Havre de Grace where he worked as a machinist. He had also worked at...

Ruth Anne Preston

Ruth Anne Preston

Nov 5, 2003

RUTH ANNE PRESTON, age 78, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 5, 2003. Born in Radford, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Russell Ballard Stewart and Pansy Mae Piercey Smith. She was a Harford County Board of Election Judge and a county 4-H leader of the Helping Hands Club in Churchville. She enjoyed...

Lollie A. Adkins

Lollie A. Adkins

Nov 5, 2003

LOLLIE A. ADKINS, 79, of Belcamp, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 5, 2003. Born in Bristol, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel and Dollie Victoria Anderson Jones, and the wife of the late Harold Glen Adkins. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company as an assembly line worker. She was a member of...

Grace Elizabeth Schnelle

Grace Elizabeth Schnelle

Nov 3, 2003

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Irvin Henry Ropka

Irvin Henry Ropka

Nov 2, 2003

IRVIN HENRY ROPKA, age 89, of Voorhees, New Jersey, formerly of Joppa, died in Voorhees, New Jersey on November 2, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Arthur Irvin and Grace M. Ropka, and the husband of the late Lois E. Melton Ropka. He had retired after 18 years of service from Westinghouse where he worked...

Roberta Henderson Standiford

Roberta Henderson Standiford

Nov 2, 2003

ROBERTA HENDERSON STANDIFORD, of Havre de Grace, died November 2, 2003 in Aberdeen at her daughter’s home. She was 86.Born September 6, 1917 at High Point in Jarrettsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of Myrtle and Harry Henderson, both deceased. She is predeceased by a brother, H. Curtis Henderson, Jr. of Fallston and a sister, Laura Henderson Walker of Baldwin,...

Donovan Joseph Ragan

Donovan Joseph Ragan

Nov 1, 2003

DONOVAN JOSEPH RAGAN, infant son of Joseph Wilson Ragan, Jr. and Heather Elaine Chisholm of Perryville died at Harford Memorial Hospital on November 8, 2003. He was just one month old. Baby Donovan is also survived by grandparents, Steve Chrisholm of Belcamp; Vicki Chisholm of Abingdon; Deborah Emerson of Perryville; and Joseph Ragan, Sr. of Cecil County.

Stephen Lee Fears

Stephen Lee Fears

Nov 1, 2003

STEPHEN LEE FEARS, age 30, of Baltimore, died at his residence on November 5, 2003. Born in Frankford, Germany, he was the son of William Edwin and Kim Yang Sun Fears of Edgewood. He worked as a photographer for the Capitol Newspaper in Annapolis. He served his country in the Army Reserve where he was assigned to the signal unit...

Augustine B. Gilley

Augustine B. Gilley

Nov 1, 2003

AUGUSTINE B. GILLEY, age 79, of Edgewood, MD died in Young at Heart Assisted Living, Joppa, MD on November 1, 2003. Born in Pikeville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Minnie Jackson Bevins, and the wife of the late Grant J. Gilley. She was a member of Spedden Methodist Church in Cambridge, MD. During WW II...

Joseph S. Warzala

Joseph S. Warzala

Oct 31, 2003

JOSEPH S. WARZALA, age 87, of Bel Air, MD died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill, MD on October 31, 2003. Born in Utica, New York, he was the son of the late John and Mary Litwora Warzala, and the husband for 39 years of the late Claire T. Hepel Warzala. Formerly of Utica, NY for 75 years, he had...

Daniel Kirby Martin

Daniel Kirby Martin

Oct 31, 2003

DANIEL KIRBY MARTIN, age 46, of Aberdeen, died in Joppatowne on October 31, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Raymond Martin and Maxine Sherman Dyer. He was the owner and operator of a truck tire repair service. He enjoyed his pet Rottweiler dogs and target shooting. He also enjoyed Rock State Park.Mr. Martin is survived...

Joyce Roberta Clingroth

Joyce Roberta Clingroth

Oct 30, 2003

JOYCE ROBERTA CLINGROTH, age 69, of Fallston, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 30, 2003. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Helen Trout Clark Delcamp. She was an associate professor and taught math at Harford Community College. She was also a member of the Towson State University Faculty. She graduated...

Rev. John R. Cooper

Rev. John R. Cooper

Oct 30, 2003

REV. JOHN R. COOPERThe Reverend John R. Cooper of Bel Air died October 30 at University Hospital in Baltimore at the age of 90. He had suffered injuries in a car accident on October 26.Born in Baltimore on May 26, 1913, he was the son of Alti Brooks Cooper and Raymond Earle Cooper.Educated at Boys Latin School, St. John's College...

Robert J. Smith

Robert J. Smith

Oct 29, 2003

ROBERT J. SMITH, age 63, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 29, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George and Lida Catherine Drane Smith. He worked for the Mass Transit Administration of Baltimore as a money vault puller. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Edgewood.Mr. Smith...

Josephine Comer

Josephine Comer

Oct 28, 2003

JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” COMER, age 65, of Abingdon, died in Dundalk on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Valentine Vincent and Madeline DiMarino Monaco and the wife of the late Howard G. Comer, Sr. A homemaker and a mom, she loved to play Bingo. She had worked for 9 years for the Sofa Shoe...

John H. Klingler

John H. Klingler

Oct 28, 2003

JOHN H. KLINGLER, age 83, of Abingdon, died at his home on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Klingler and the late Margaret Foye Thompson, and the husband of the late Helen C. Thompson Klingler. He had retired after 37 years of service at Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a line...

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