Obituaries

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

Ruth M. Wissman

Ruth M. Wissman

Feb 6, 2003

RUTH M. WISSMAN, age 77, of Bel Air, died at her home on February 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Margaret R. Carolan Guthlein. She had worked as a secretary for over 25 years for the Bell Atlantic Telephone Company. She was active with the A.R.C. and the Bel Air Women’s...

Richard W. Endicott

Richard W. Endicott

Feb 5, 2003

RICHARD W. ENDICOTT, 49, of Aberdeen died at his home on February 5, 2003. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late George Robert and Eula Berthelda DeMasters Endicott. He had worked at the Maryland House and Denny’s Restaurant in Fallston. He had also worked at ARC for many years. He was a member of Evangelical Methodist...

Samuel Barranco, Sr.

Samuel Barranco, Sr.

Feb 3, 2003

SAMUEL BARRANCO, SR., age 86, of Whiteford, died at his home on February 3, 2003. Born in McComb, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Michael Vincent and Josephine Antoinette SaSone Barranco and the husband of 53 years of the late Sarah Lou Bishop Barranco. A resident of Harford County since 1928, he was owner operator of Sam’s Shoe...

Dorothy ''Dot'' D. Rogers

Dorothy ''Dot'' D. Rogers

Feb 2, 2003

DOROTHY “DOT” D. ROGERS, age 77, of Edgewood, died in Lorien of Riverside on February 2, 2003. Born in Drifton, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town, she was one of four children of the late Calvin Vincent and Frances Kopetz Krohn. Always the compassionate one, Dorothy had visions of becoming a nurse. After graduating from McAdoo High School in 1943, she...

Lawrence John Gabriel

Lawrence John Gabriel

Feb 1, 2003

Contributions: American Heart Association Maryland Affiliate, Inc. 415 N. Charles Street P.O. Box 17025 Baltimore, MD 21203

Lawrence John Gabriel

Lawrence John Gabriel

Feb 1, 2003

LAWRENCE JOHN GABRIEL, age 61, of Churchville, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on February 1, 2003. Born in Camden, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Stanley John and Laura Virginia Piela Gabriel. He worked as a management consultant. He attended St. Margaret Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Temple University, Rutgers University, and Century University where...

Jack Mccann, Sr.

Jack Mccann, Sr.

Jan 31, 2003

HOWARD J. McCANN, SR., age 79, of Fallston, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 31, 2003. Born November 13, 1923, he was the son of the late John Anderson and Emma Viola Harry McCann. A true Fallstonian, born, raised, and retired at the McCann family home on Pleasantville Road. As a youth, he arose at 5 A.M. on...

Jean Martin Lee

Jean Martin Lee

Jan 30, 2003

JEAN MARTIN LEE, age 85, of Edgewood, died at her home on January 30, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Bowman Christian and Anna Fitzpatrick Martin. Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband of 64 years, Samuel Lomas Lee; three sons, Samuel Lawrence Lee of Baltimore; David Martin Lee of Edgewood; Dennis W. Lee of...

E. Edwin Hanson

E. Edwin Hanson

Jan 30, 2003

E. EDWIN HANSON, 78, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 30, 2003. Born in Edgewood, he was the son of the late Emmord and Mary M. Gross Hanson. Retiring in 1977, he was the owner of a dairy farm on Trimble Road, Edgewood. A 1941 graduate of Bel Air High School, he was a private pilot...

Frank L. Schreiner

Frank L. Schreiner

Jan 29, 2003

FRANK L. SCHREINER of Bel Air, Maryland died January 29, 2003. He was 85. Born June 23, 1917 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Rose C. and John E. Schreiner. He attended Altoona Catholic High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania; Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania; Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania; and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. The...

Peggy Verna Joan Lashley

Peggy Verna Joan Lashley

Jan 29, 2003

PEGGY VERNA JOAN LASHLEY, age 69, of Lutherville, died at her home on January 29, 2003. Born in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George Lawrence and Esta Almyra Hendershot Buterbaugh. She enjoyed a distinguished 45 year career as a registered nurse. She enjoyed her family, loved church and participating in church activities. Mrs. Lashley is survived...

Irene Louise Glassman

Irene Louise Glassman

Jan 29, 2003

IRENE LOUISE GLASSMAN, age 64, of Bel Air, died at her home on January 29, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Charles William Glassman and Josephine Burchett Glassman. Miss Glassman worked for Bata Shoe Company in her younger years as an inspector. She retired from Bel Air Convalescent and Nursing Home after twenty-five...

Frank Garrity

Frank Garrity

Jan 28, 2003

FRANK M. GARRITY, SR. , of Joppatowne, MD, died on January 29, 2003 at Stella Maris Nursing Home in Timonium, MD. The former McKeesport resident was 85. Born in McKeesport, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond Garrity and Sara Dietrich Garrity. Mr. Garrity was a more that 40 year member of the Steelworkers International and was retired...

Robyn Pam Brooks

Robyn Pam Brooks

Jan 28, 2003

ROBYN PAM BROOKS, age 50, of Otter Creek, died at her home on January 28, 2003. Born in Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward Arnold and Thelma Sylvia Kraus. A graduate of Pikesville High School, Robyn attended the University of Maryland. She was an independent insurance agent and was Vice President of Delta Insurance Brokers....

Anna L. Brinegar

Anna L. Brinegar

Jan 28, 2003

ANNA L. BRINEGAR, age 84, of Bel Air, died at her home on January 28, 2003. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Franklyn and Ada Lou Blevins Brinegar. She had worked at the Bata Shoe Co. for 30 years as a shoe inspector. A Harford County resident for 50 years, she accepted Jesus...

Stephen Theodore Spear, Jr.

Stephen Theodore Spear, Jr.

Jan 28, 2003

STEPHEN THEODORE SPEAR, JR., age 88, of Joppa, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 28, 2003. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stephen Theodore, Sr. and Marie Leheka Spear, and the husband of the late Anna Marie Heil Spear. He worked as a mechanical maintenance foreman for Bethlehem Steel. A Harford County resident...

Oneta Cheek Lochary

Oneta Cheek Lochary

Jan 27, 2003

ONETA CHEEK LOCHARY, age 78, of Forest Hill, died at Stella Maris on January 27, 2003. Born in Emmorton, she was the daughter of the late Reid Dewey and Tressie Hazel Edwards Cheek. She was a branch officer for First National Bank of Maryland at several locations in Harford County. She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She...

Katherine K. Jones

Katherine K. Jones

Jan 27, 2003

KATHERINE KELLY JONES (PICTURE) Katherine Kelly Jones of Fallston, died at her home on January 27, 2003. She was 80. Born on February 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William Tell Kelly and Grace Elizabeth Thomas and the wife of the late Gilbert B. Jones. A housewife, she was a member of Aberdeen Homemakers. Mrs. Jones is...

Barbara Jean Warfield

Barbara Jean Warfield

Jan 27, 2003

BARBARA JEAN WARFIELD, age 60, of Edgewood, died in Franklin Square Hospital on January 27, 2003. Born in Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Peter, Sr.and Mildred Thompson Bush, and the wife of the late Charles Lee Warfield. Mrs. Warfield is survived by one son, Michael E. Hughes of Michigan; three daughters, Marianne Scobee of Kansas; Karen M....

Victor Vincent Wisniewski

Victor Vincent Wisniewski

Jan 26, 2003

VICTOR VINCENT WISNIEWSKI, age 78, of Baltimore, died at Johns Hopkins Bayview on January 26, 2003. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, he was the son of the late Adam and Anna Monik Wisniewski, and the husband of the late Elizabeth Leatrice Abell Wisniewski. He worked as a computer repairman. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Mr....

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