Obituaries

Dec 5, 2002

MARY O’BRIEN WHITE, age 87, of Joppa, Maryland, formerly of West Chester, Pennsylvania, died at her residence on December 5, 2002. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph O’Brien and the late Elizabeth Margaret Wall Sheehan, and the wife of the late Thomas J. White, Jr. She had worked as the Registrar at Immaculata...

Dec 4, 2002

NORMAN S. KABINA, age 65, of Carrollton, Georgia, formerly of Bel Air, died in Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Austell, Georgia on December 4, 2002. Born in Berlin, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Steve and Martha Kabina, and the husband of the late M. Ellen Blevins Kabina. He worked as a security officer for the Tanner Villa Rica Hospital,...

Dec 3, 2002

CHARLES M. FLORA, age 67, of Bel Air, died at his home on December 3, 2002. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, he was the son of Martha Helen Crumpacker Flory of Montgomery, Illinois and the late Quentin J. Flora. He had retired after 35 years of service with G.M. working as a mechanical engineer. As a youth he was active in...

Dec 2, 2002

JOSEPH ANTHONY ATCHISON, age 68, of Abingdon, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on December 2, 2002. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Julius Ignatius and Mary Josephine McMullen Atchison. A resident of Harford County since 1977, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean and the Vietnam Conflict. He earned the Meritorious...

Dec 2, 2002

PAULINE SHUMATE, age 61, of Joppa, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belcamp on December 2, 2002. Born in Edgewood, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Effie Billings Shumate. She was a life long resident of Harford County. Ms. Shumate is survived by two brothers, Jimmy Howard Shumate of Forest Hill; Robert Edward...

Dec 2, 2002

KILROY JOHN (SCHMUCK) GEISLER, age 56, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 2, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John and Annetta Geisler. He worked as a stevedore on a tugboat. He was a resident of Harford County for 23 years. Mr. Geisler is survived by two sons, Ronnie Geisler;...

Dec 2, 2002

DOROTHY I. WILLIAMS, age 72, of Bel Air, died in Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home, Crisfield, Maryland on December 2, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Forrest Hudson and Mabel A. Tilley Boggs and the wife of the late Elroy Williams, who died in 1984. She was a bank teller at Forest Hill Bank in...

Dec 1, 2002

ANTHONY “AGGIE” F. AGNELLO, age 54, of Belcamp, died at his home on December 1, 2002. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Raymond John and Michielina C. Panaro Agnello of Queens, New York. A jockey since 1966, he had retired from horse racing in 1993. With 3000 winning races in his career, purses of over ...

Nov 27, 2002

KATHY J. DAUGHERTY, 67, of Kilmarnock, Virginia, formerly of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 27, 2002. Born in Irvington, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lamuel Franklin Jett and the late Mable Elizabeth Luckham Burner. Mrs. Daugherty is survived by her husband of 50 years as of August 17, 2002, Edward L. Daugherty,...

Nov 27, 2002

ROBERT JOHN GRAY, age 43, of Havre de Grace, died at his home on November 27, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Karyn Louise Kotys Gray of Bel Air and the late David Leslie Gray. He worked as an event manager in automotive marketing. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1976. In addition to his...

Nov 26, 2002

Nov 22, 2002

Gertrude “Trudy” M. Copeland of Edgewood died of malignant melanoma November 22 at Upper Chesapeake in Bel Air. She was 78. Born in Vienna, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Viktoria Mucha. A resident of Harford County since 1968, she was a member of the Edgewood Arsenal Chapel where she enjoyed singing in the choir for...

Nov 21, 2002

C. GENE HOHNER, age 65, of Delta, Pennsylvania, died at his residence on November 21, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Carl and Goldie Pansey Johnson Hohner. He worked as a concrete construction superintendent with Percision Concrete Construction Co. of White Marsh. He was dedicated to his work and his family. Mr. Hohner is survived...

Nov 21, 2002

On November 21, 2002, Maurine W. Carter, lately of Catonsville, died at the Charlestown Care Center, Catonsville where she had lived the last eight years of her life. Her home was Aberdeen, Maryland. Born in Bowie, she was the daughter of the late Linwood and Mabel Binick Williams. She grew up in Prince Georges’ County, Maryland and Washington, D.C. She...

Nov 19, 2002

CLIFFORD WILLIAM HARROLD, 71, of Joppatowne died at his home on November 19, 2002. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Charles Anthony and Anne Rose McGowan Harrold. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked for the Baltimore Metropolitan Council of Transportation as a transportation planning retiring in July 2002 after...

Nov 19, 2002

DR. LEON T. KATCHMAR, 77, of Churchville, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 19, 2002. Born in Watervliet, New York, he was the son of the late Joachim and Agatha Kycey Katchmar. He was retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground after 30 years of service where he was a research psychologist. He served in the Navy during WWII. He...

Nov 18, 2002

JOHN LAWRENCE CONWAY, SR., 88, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, formerly of Baltimore City, Abingdon and Bel Air died at St. Catherine’s Nursing Center, Emmitsburg on November 18, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Lawrence and Stella Cecilia Buckingham Conway and the husband of the late Mary Dolores Schrier Conway. Mr. Conway is survived by three...

Nov 18, 2002

MARY MARGARET NARDI, 88, of Aberdeen, died at Sun Bridge Care Center, Elkton on November 18, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marianna LaMartina and the wife of the late Joseph M. Nardi. She was a past member of Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Nardi is survived by four children,...

Nov 16, 2002

QUENTIN FREDERICK HEAPS, SR. age 83, of Edgewood, died in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, on November 16, 2002. Born in Jarrettsville, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley and Ozella Marie Richardson Heaps. He retired from Edgewood Arsenal after 30 years of service where he was a painter. He was a member of the American Legion. He...

Nov 16, 2002

LOUISE MAHAN WILSON, age 95, of Forest Hill, died at her home on November 16, 2002. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Louisa Poole Mahan. She was a life long resident of Forest Hill and a life long member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church where she was a sachristant. Mrs. Wilson is...