Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Bob Martin, Sr.
Aug 24, 2003
J. Robert (Bob) Martin, Sr., 64, of Forest Hill, Md., died Sunday, Aug. 24, when his Czechoslovakian L-39 military fighter jet crashed a few miles from his home. The president of Forest Hill Construction Company, Inc., Martin owned the Forest Hill Industrial Airpark and was an avid pilot and aircraft owner, collector, and enthusiast.Martin grew up on a farm in...
H. Clayton Bower
Aug 21, 2003
H. CLAYTON BOWER, age 95, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 21, 2003. Born in Floyde County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Phillip Henry, Sr. and Lida V. Bower, and the husband of the late Libby Hall Bower. He had retired after 49 years of service as a fabricator for Bethlehem Steel. Mr....
Albert Bland
Aug 20, 2003
ALBERT “AL” J. BLAND, age 87, of Bel Air, died at the Perry Point VA Hospital, Perry Point, MD on August 20, 2003. Born in Toronto, Canada, he was the son of the late John and Grace Helen Boxall Bland. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during WW II and retired as a Master Sergeant. He was...
Sophie Carnes
Aug 20, 2003
SOPHIE CARNES, 75, of Bel Air died at her daughter’s home in Bel Air on August 20, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Jenkins. Her favorite hobbies were housekeeping, playing cards, dancing and traveling. She was the last surviving family member of 19 children. She was the most caring and loving wife...
Stanley J. Craig
Aug 20, 2003
STANLEY J. CRAIG, age 70, of Edgewood, died in Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Belcamp, MD on August 20, 2003. Born in Rosendale, New York, he was the son of the late Luther and Hazel Simmons Craig, and the husband of the late Sarah M. Frasier Craig. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the...
Michael Eugene Reeve
Aug 20, 2003
MICHAEL EUGENE REEVE, 56, of Edgewood died in Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center, Baltimore, on August 20, 2003. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Walter Eugene and Betty Eileen Hecker Reeve. He was retired from General Motors after 32 years of service where he was a personnel representative for Human Resources. He served his country in...
Pete James Ladas
Aug 19, 2003
PETE JAMES LADAS, age 74, of Colora, MD, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died at his residence on August 19, 2003. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 15, 1928, he was the son of the late James Pete and Athena Argentos Ladas. He graduated from Tulsa University and Oklahoma State University and taught in the public school system for 52...
James Hartsock
Aug 17, 2003
JAMES “JIMMY” R. HARTSOCK, 66, of Edgewood died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 17, 2003. Born in Baynesville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Elihu Joseph and Margaret Ann Patrick Hartsock. He was retired from Homewood Realty, Baltimore where he was a carpenter. He enjoyed NASCAR races and Ravens football and enjoyed playing horseshoes.Mr....
Rena Marie Pennington
Aug 17, 2003
RENA MARIE PENNINGTON, 82, of Bel Air, Maryland, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland, on August 17, 2003. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lee Ander and Lannie Victoria Brooks Combs and the wife of the late Wilson Jackson Pennington. Before she was married, she had worked at her family’s print shop in...
Charles Joseph Shunk
Aug 15, 2003
CHARLES JOSEPH SHUNK, age 50, of Fallston, died at his residence on August 15, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son the late Carl Harry and Marcella Elizabeth Pearce Shunk. He served his country in the Army and had retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after 20 years of service. He loved hunting and fishing.Mr. Shunk is...
James Thomas Swisher, Sr.
Aug 15, 2003
JAMES THOMAS SWISHER, SR. , 76, of Essex, died at Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville, MD on August 15, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Spiddle and Margaret M. Weitzel Swisher. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. Upon completion of duty he went to law school under the G.I. Bill....
Charles Joseph Shunk
Aug 15, 2003
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Mark William Larsen
Aug 13, 2003
MARK WILLIAM LARSEN, 46, of Belcamp, died at his home on August 13, 2003. Born in Fairview Park, Ohio, he was the son of Louis Martin, Jr. and Nancy Marie Burkhart Larsen of Fairview Park, Ohio. He was a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. A Harford County resident for 23 years, he was employed as a general...
Joseph Ostrowski
Aug 12, 2003
JOSEPH OSTROWSKI, 71, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 12, 2003. Born in Albany, New York, he was the son of the late Frank and Bernice Ostrowski, and the husband of the late Barbara A. Nelson Ostrowski. He had retired from Bethlehem Steel after 33 years of service where he worked as an accountant. He...
Ellen Jane Brashear
Aug 11, 2003
ELLENJANE BRASHEAR, of Bel Air died on August 11, 2003 at Calvert Manor Nursing Home. She was 83.Born April 29, 1920 in Sparrows Point, she was the daughter of the late Helen Mengle Bamford and George F. Bamford, Sr.She graduated from Sparrows Point High School and from Towson State Teachers College. During WW II, she volunteered for the American Red...
Edna Gay Gullett
Aug 11, 2003
EDNA GAY GULLETT, age 75, of Perryman, died at her home on August 11, 2003. Born in Princeton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rum Clem and Myrtle Whidker Rumburg. She had retired from Bata Shoe Company where she worked as a seamstress. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a graduate of...
Kathryn (Bunny) Moxley
Aug 9, 2003
KATHRYN (BUNNY) MOXLEY, age 66, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 9, 2003. Born May 10, 1937 in Bel Air, she was the daughter of Lillie Mae Brooks Crouse of Delta and the late Coy W. Crouse. She and her husband, Mack Coy Moxley recently celebrated their 48th anniversary at a party given by their...
Brian Lee Sewell
Aug 9, 2003
BRIAN LEE SEWELL, 33, of Bel Air, died at Andrews Air Force Base on August 9, 2003. Born in Needles, California, he was the son of Winfield E. and Margaret Ann Gilliam Sewell of Bel Air. A life long resident of Harford County, he was a graduate of Bel Air High School where he was a state champion gymnast and...
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