Obituaries

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

Sidney Elizabeth Debow

Sidney Elizabeth Debow

Apr 28, 2004

SIDNEY ELIZABETH DeBOW, 97, of Glen Arm, died at Glen Meadows Retirement Community on April 28, 2004. Born in Van Bibber, she was the daughter of the late Levin Oler and Anna Chapman Harward Gallion and the wife of 55 years of the late Archer Kirk DeBow. A resident of Harford County all her life, she was a member of...

Edward P. O'Shaughnessy

Edward P. O'Shaughnessy

Apr 27, 2004

EDWARD P. O’SHAUGHNESSY, 75, of Jarrettsville, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on April 27, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph and Della Duffy O’Shaughnessy. He was owner and operator of E&E Contractors in Jarrettsville. He raised and showed schnauzers and enjoyed gardening and raising fruit from his trees.Mr. O’Shaughnessy is survived...

Catherine Geist

Catherine Geist

Apr 23, 2004

CATHERINE GEIST, age 91, of Pylesville, Maryland, formerly of Hegins, PA, died at her residence on April 23, 2004. Born in Hegins, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James Irvin and Mary Celeste Ressler Kuntz, and the wife of the late Lloyd W. Geist. She was a member of the Fallston Presbyterian Church, Fallston, Maryland. Mrs. Geist is...

G. Evelyn Vaughn

G. Evelyn Vaughn

Apr 22, 2004

G. EVELYN VAUGHN, 88, of Forest Hill, died at her home on April 22, 2004. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Melvin and Gertrude Estelle Ely Clark. A life long resident of Harford County, she worked at the Forest Hill Post Office for 42 years as a postal clerk. She enjoyed ceramics and loved...

Charles Francis Myers, Jr.

Charles Francis Myers, Jr.

Apr 21, 2004

CHARLES FRANCIS MYERS, JR., 78, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 21, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles Francis, Sr. and Phillipina C. Neun Myers. He retired from Genstar after 44 years of service as District Manager of the Northeastern Section. He served in the Navy during WWII in...

James Edward Centineo

James Edward Centineo

Apr 20, 2004

JAMES EDWARD CENTINEO, age 70, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on April 20, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Nicholas and Cecilia Marie Barry Centineo. He worked as a pit boss for the Prince George’s County Casinos. He umpired minor league baseball and Baltimore City Parks and Recreation baseball....

Jane R. Dierdorff

Jane R. Dierdorff

Apr 20, 2004

JANE R. DIERDORFF, age 72, of Abingdon, died in Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, on April 20, 2004. Born in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Paul Irwin and Marjorie Frances Haliburton Robinson, and the wife of the late H. Beecher Dierdorff, Jr. She had retired as a medical scientific technical illustrator at Aberdeen Proving Ground,...

America E. Martin

America E. Martin

Apr 19, 2004

AMERICA E. MARTIN, age 82, of Abingdon, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on April 19, 2004. Born in Warm Springs, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Lawrence, Sr. and Hattie Mae Cassell Rimel, and the wife of the late Clinton D. Martin. She had worked as an assembly line worker at the Bata Shoe Company....

Harry O. Beard

Harry O. Beard

Apr 19, 2004

Contributions may be made to:Shriners Childrens Hospital3551 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19140

Harry O. Beard

Harry O. Beard

Apr 19, 2004

HARRY O. BEARD, age 86, of Bel Air, died at his residence on April 19, 2004. Born in Flintville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry James and Hannah Mary Norris Beard and the husband of the late Elsie T. Schellhas Beard. He had retired after 17 years of service with Mohawk Contracting where he worked as a...

Robert Edward Brown

Robert Edward Brown

Apr 18, 2004

ROBERT EDWARD BROWN, age 80, of Edgewood, died at his residence on April 18, 2004. Born in Tazwell, Virginia, he was the son of the late Edward and Ida Mae Sargent Brown and the husband for 49 years of the late N. Ruth Matthews Brown. He had worked for 30 years as a mechanic for the Belco Rubber Factory in...

Leona Cummings

Leona Cummings

Apr 16, 2004

LEONA CUMMINGS, age 86, of Bel Air, died in Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, on April 16, 2004. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Eloi and Ambrosine Babin and the wife of the late Manly J. Cummings, LTC, (USA Retired). As a military wife, she traveled the world. Her grandchildren were the joy...

Alma Helton

Alma Helton

Apr 15, 2004

Those who desire may contribute to: American Parkinson DiseaseJohns Hopkins Outpatient Center600 N Caroline St.Suite 5064Baltimore, MD 21287

Beatrice E. Tyszko

Beatrice E. Tyszko

Apr 15, 2004

Contributions may be made to:Macular Degeneration FoundationP.O. Box 531313Henderson, New York 89053

Howard Albert Hartley

Howard Albert Hartley

Apr 14, 2004

HOWARD ALBERT HARTLEY, age 94, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on April 14, 2004. Born in Galax, Virginia, he was the son of the late Louis David and Callie Hash Hartley, and the husband of the late Catherine Virginia Rierson Hartley. He had retired after 29 years of service at Aberdeen Proving Ground where he...

Mary Ellen Coldiron

Mary Ellen Coldiron

Apr 14, 2004

MARY ELLEN COLDIRON, age 91, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on April 14, 2004. Born in Chilhowie, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Benjamin and Lena Densmore Smith, and the wife of 66 ½ years of the late Cleve Grover Coldiron. She had lived in Harford County for about 63 years and...

Elizabeth Ann Nelson

Elizabeth Ann Nelson

Apr 14, 2004

ELIZABETH ANN NELSON, age 79, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on April 14, 2004. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Cornelius and Elizabeth Honoria Fitzpatrick Moore. She had retired in 1998 from her job with Harford County Public Defenders Office, where she worked as a clerk. Born and raised...

Connee Hopkins Grimes

Connee Hopkins Grimes

Apr 14, 2004

CONNEE HOPKINS GRIMES, age 48, of Aberdeen, died at her home on April 14, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Archie Bradford and Anna Sally Wheaton Hopkins of Bel Air. She worked as a nurses aid at Bel Air Nursing Home. She participated in ARC activities and Special Olympics. She attended the Bible Truth Apostolic...

Earl Myers

Earl Myers

Apr 13, 2004

EARL MYERS, age 97, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 13, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Frederick Martin and Mary Seacrest Myers, and the husband of the late Agnes Hales Myers. A graduate of Strayers Business School in Baltimore, he was employed for 50 years at the Baltimore City Chamber...

Carl M. Woolford

Carl M. Woolford

Apr 12, 2004

CARL “WOLF” M. WOOLFORD, age 53, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 12, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leon Mace Woolford and Hannelore Woolford Schroeder. He worked as a real estate developer.Mr. Woolford is survived by his wife, Sandra Woolford; one daughter, Rachel Woolford of Bel Air; two brothers,...

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