Obituaries

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

Andrew Stitchalk

Andrew Stitchalk

Sep 17, 2003

ANDREW STITCHALK, 78, of Abingdon, died at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, on September 17, 2003. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Steve and Anna Stitchalk. He was retired from the U. S. Army after 23 years of service where he had obtained the rank of Master Sergeant. He served during WWII. He had also worked for...

Bobby Joe Roberts

Bobby Joe Roberts

Sep 15, 2003

BOBBY JOE ROBERTS, age 67, of Williamsburg, VA went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 15, 2003. He passed away at his home . Born in Fountain Green, MD on December 12, 1935 and raised on a farm in Churchville. He was the son of Mark A. and Bersie A. Roberts, and was preceded in death by...

James Lester Reedy

James Lester Reedy

Sep 13, 2003

Those who desire may contribute to:American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

James L. Reedy

James L. Reedy

Sep 13, 2003

JAMES L. REEDY, age 58, of Port Deposit, MD, formerly of Havre de Grace and Colora, MD, died in University of Maryland Hospital on September 13, 2003. Born in Baltimore he was the son of the late Victor Cruce and Dolores Cornelia Dobrzycki Reedy. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a life long member of the...

Marty Borst

Marty Borst

Sep 11, 2003

Contributions may be made to:Disabled American Veterans1300 E. North Ave.Baltimore, MD 21213

Oda Rose Steelman

Oda Rose Steelman

Sep 10, 2003

ODA R. STEELMAN, age 86, of Havre de Grace, died at her home on September 10, 2003. Born in Baywood, Freese County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Felix Monroe and Stella Jane Cox Edwards, and the wife of the late Eugene F. Steelman. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Level Volunteer Fire Company...

Catherine Sue Edwards

Catherine Sue Edwards

Sep 9, 2003

CATHERINE S. EDWARDS, age 55, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly of Havre de Grace, passed away on September 9, 2003 at her home in Philadelphia. Born in Oelwein, Iowa, she was the daughter of Chrystal Alberta Thornberry Edwards of Susquehanna River Hills in Havre de Grace and the late Phillip Mabry Edwards. Ms. Edwards had been employed for several years as...

Douglas Mcarthur Sutton, Sr.

Douglas Mcarthur Sutton, Sr.

Sep 9, 2003

DOUGLAS McARTHUR SUTTON, SR., age 61, of Darlington, died at his home on September 9, 2003. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was the son of Loretta Elouise Helmick Sutton of Essex and the late George Thomas Sutton. He worked as superintendent of construction for Trionfo Builders. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He served his country in the U.S. Navy.In...

Virginia Lacy Farrington

Virginia Lacy Farrington

Sep 9, 2003

GINGER FARRINGTON, 61, of Edgewood, formerly of Richmond, Virginia, died at her daughter’s home in Rising Sun, on September 9, 2003. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Luther David and Mary Lee Leadbetter Lacy. She had worked for 11 years as a teacher’s aide in special education. She was active in Towne Baptist Church, Joppa....

Henry Szatmary

Henry Szatmary

Sep 7, 2003

HENRY SZATMARY, 81, of Bel Air died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 7, 2003. Born in New York, New York, he was the son of the late Leon and Matilda Kaehler Szatmary. A draftsman, his last job was in the World Trade Center. He served his country in the Navy during WWII where he was with the Sea...

Olga Valeska Hoffman

Olga Valeska Hoffman

Sep 6, 2003

VALESKA HOFFMANN, age 83, of Bel Air, died at her home on September 6, 2003. Born in Berlin, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Irwin and Charlotte Newmann Respondek and the wife of the late Dr. Friedrich W. Hoffmann. She worked as a registered nurse in a pediatric hospital. She loved her home and family. She enjoyed gardening...

Willard Bryant Brown

Willard Bryant Brown

Sep 5, 2003

Contributions may be made toAmerican Heart AssociationMaryland Affiliate, Inc.415 N. Charles StreetP.O. Box 17025Baltimore, MD 21203 or American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

Helen M. Nicholas

Helen M. Nicholas

Sep 4, 2003

HELEN M. NICHOLAS, age 75, of Abingdon, died at the home of her daughter on September 4, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John Bernard and Georgina M. Heaton Spangler, and the wife of the late Franklin F. Nicholas. She had retired from the U.S. Government after 30 years of service as an Administrative Assistant...

Robert W. Pease

Robert W. Pease

Sep 3, 2003

ROBERT W. PEASE, age 69, of Bel Air, died at an assisted living facility in Street, MD on September 3, 2003. Born in Pasadena, California, he was the son of the late Dr. Willard Phelps and Edith Quinby Pease, and the husband of the late Brenda Mathis Pease. A field botanist, he earned his masters degree in biology from Whittier...

Jane E. Spahn

Jane E. Spahn

Sep 2, 2003

JANE E. SPAHN, age 79, of Joppa, died at her home on September 2, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Frank Smith and Rebecca Pauline Compton McDermot and the wife of the late Charles Paul Spahn. She had been a resident of Harford County for 20 years and a charter member of the Pilgrim Presbyterian...

Elda L. Laabs

Elda L. Laabs

Sep 1, 2003

ELDA L. LAABS, age 89, of Abingdon, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on September 15, 2003. Born in Chickasaw County, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William and Caroline Tank Laabs. Ms. Laabs began working at Edgewood Arsenal in 1948 and continued there as a clerical worker and secretary until her retirement in 1978. She...

Harvey E. Keyes, Jr.

Harvey E. Keyes, Jr.

Aug 30, 2003

HARVEY E. KEYES, JR., age 59, of Abingdon, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 30, 2003. Born in Street, he was the son of the late Harvey Edward, Sr. and Viola Grace Goheen Keyes. He had worked for the Harford County Highway Department for over 29 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, crabbing, and gardening. As a hobby he...

Vernie Beatrice Kirk

Vernie Beatrice Kirk

Aug 30, 2003

VERNIE BEATRICE FORD KIRK, age 78, of Edgewood, died at her residence on Saturday, August 30, 2003. Born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on February 14, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Paschel Hinton Ford and Eula Beatrice Milton Brown. She had worked in Harford County Public Schools cafeterias for 20 years Gardening was her hobby.Mrs. Kirk is survived...

Harry Wesley Borchers

Harry Wesley Borchers

Aug 30, 2003

HARRY WESLEY BORCHERS, age 91, of Bel Air, formerly of Baltimore, died of respiratory failure in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on August 30, 2003. Born in Baltimore on May 10, 1912, he was the son of the late Harry Jordan and Mary Edna Wehrman Borchers. He married Delma Irene Warr in 1940. During WW II he served in the...

Dr. Channing R. Kao

Dr. Channing R. Kao

Aug 28, 2003

DR. CHANNING RWEN KAO, age 93, of Baltimore, died at his residence in Oak Crest Village, Parkville, MD, on August 28, 2003. Born in Jiang Su, China, he received his B.A. in political science from the University of Nanking and then served as the general secretary of the College of Science at the University. In 1943, the Department of Education...

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