Obituaries

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

Joseph Woodrow Beckhardt

Joseph Woodrow Beckhardt

Mar 9, 2023

Joseph Woodrow Beckhardt, age 91, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on March 9, 2023 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Joseph and Helen Beckhardt and husband of the late Regina (Markiewicz) Beckhardt. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and served our country in the Korean War. He then went on to become...

Patricia Ann Malone

Patricia Ann Malone

Mar 9, 2023

Patricia Ann Bates Malone, 84, of Street MD, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023. Pat, as she was called, was born on December 19, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA. She was the eldest of five children born to Patrick and Margaret Bates in Northeast Philly. Pat attended the Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, where she received an award...

Carol Mcginnis Brown

Carol Mcginnis Brown

Mar 6, 2023

Carol McGinnis Brown, age 86, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on March 6, 2023. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of John and Mabel (Yeagar) McGinnis and wife of the late Gedney Bartlett Brown.

Carol is survived by her daughters, Sharon (Clint) Gardner and Kathryn (Brendan) Crowe; grandchildren, Steven Gardner, Aaron Gardner, Sarah Crowe and Anna Crowe.

The family will...

Patricia May

Patricia May

Mar 5, 2023

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Patricia May (nee Sullivan) of Abingdon, Maryland. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she passed away on March 5, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland at the age of 81.

She was predeceased by her parents, Martha Perry-Sullivan and James Sullivan; her daughter Maryanne Dittus,...

Lois Grayshan Hoffer

Lois Grayshan Hoffer

Mar 5, 2023

Lois Anne Grayshan Hoffer, 82, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 5, 2023. She was born on February 27, 1941, in Rutherford, NJ, to parents Alvin and Helen Grayshan. She graduated from Rutherford High School in 1959 before moving to Baltimore. Lois was preceded in death by her husband Richard (Rich) Hoffer (2002), son Matthew (Mack) Hoffer (1989)...

Etta Annabelle Nickles

Etta Annabelle Nickles

Mar 4, 2023

Etta Annabelle Nickles, age 81, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on March 4, 2023 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of John G. and Stella S. Richardson, wife of the late James Warren Nickles, sister of the late Priscilla Fletcher and Mary Bankert, and grandmother of the late Melissa Kay...

Charles Bauguess

Charles Bauguess

Mar 4, 2023

Charles Bauguess, age 60, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on March 4, 2023 at his residence in Aberdeen, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of George and Mary (Billings) Bowers and the late Charles Ray Bauguess. He loved his dog Gigi and loved cars.

In addition to his parents, Charles is survived by his two brothers,...

Robert "Bob" Charles Evans, Jr.

Robert "Bob" Charles Evans, Jr.

Mar 3, 2023

Robert C. Evans, Jr. (Bob), 41, of Coral Springs, Florida, and formerly of Bel Air, passed away on March 3, 2023 at Coral Springs Medical Center, surrounded by his loved ones.

Bob was born in Towson, Maryland on March 28, 1981, to Robert and Vicky Evans of Bel Air. He grew up in Bel Air and graduated from Fallston High School....

Jennifer Susan Sieracki

Jennifer Susan Sieracki

Mar 2, 2023

Jennifer, age 39, of Rising Sun, MD passed away at home on March 2, 2023. She was born and grew up in Joppatowne, Harford County. She leaves behind two little boys whom she loved with all her heart. Logan, 10 and Landon, 3 as well as her husband, Dan. Daniel and Jenn found each other as teenagers in 1997, and...

Louis J. Snowden

Louis J. Snowden

Mar 2, 2023

Louis J. Snowden, age 83, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on March 2, 2023 at his home. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Garrett and Lillie (Horn) Snowden and husband of the late Jacqueline Françoise (Gringuillard) Snowden. Louis was a military veteran who served on active duty in the United States Army for 29 years....

Audrey Jean Morrison

Audrey Jean Morrison

Mar 1, 2023

Audrey Jean Morrison, age 82, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on March 1, 2023 at her home of 50 years. Born in Street MD, she was the daughter of Jennings and Elsie (Webb) Scarborough and beloved wife of the late Maynard E. Morrison Jr. She graduated from North Harford high school and loved to go to the reunions and...

Rita Hall

Rita Hall

Mar 1, 2023

Rita Hall, age 93, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on March 1, 2023, in Aberdeen, Maryland. Born in Church Hill, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James and Georgianna (Minch) Kimble and wife of the late Charles Hall for 37 loving years. She was a member of the Red Hatters Club, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in...

John "Jack" Kendall

John "Jack" Kendall

Mar 1, 2023

John "Jack" Kendall, age 76, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on March 1, 2023, at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Virginia (Lowe) Kendall and husband of 53 years to Jackie (Miller) Kendall. Jack attended Morehead University in Kentucky and Towson State University where he received...

Doris H. Gullion

Doris H. Gullion

Mar 1, 2023

Doris H. Gullion, age 87, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on March 1, 2023 at her home. Born in Hopewell, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Gettle) Hannigan and wife of the late Delmar Robert Gullion. Doris drove busses for Dutton Bus Co. and Harford County Schools for 40 years before retiring. She...

Colleen Marie Teufel

Colleen Marie Teufel

Mar 1, 2023

Colleen Marie Teufel, age 41, of Lutherville Timonium, Maryland passed away on March 1, 2023 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she is the daughter of Richard Teufel and Laura (Hinkel) Bender. She worked as a settlement processor for a real estate company and operated a baking business on the side, "Colleen's Kitchen". She...

Deborah L. Marek

Deborah L. Marek

Feb 27, 2023

Deborah L. Marek, age 73, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on February 27, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of William and Marion (Ferry) Doering and wife of 52 years to her loving husband, the late Thomas Marek. She was a member of Prince of Peace Church and...

Celestine "Celeste" Williams

Celestine "Celeste" Williams

Feb 27, 2023

Celestine (Celeste) Barner-Williams passed away on February 27, 2023 at the age of 71 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital, Bel Air, MD. She was the middle child born to Felton Lee and Gertrude Maggie Lashley-Barner and the wife of Leonard Otis Williams and the mother of Leonard Corey Williams.

Celeste enjoyed being with family and friends. Before her decline in health, Celeste would...

Ronald Edward Norris

Ronald Edward Norris

Feb 27, 2023

Ronald Edward Norris, age 62, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 27, 2023 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Joan (Fleming) Norris and the late F. James Norris. Ron is a graduate of North Harford High School, and West Virginia Wesleyan. He retired from DNR, as a wildlife biologist and shifted his...

Wayne Richard Abrell

Wayne Richard Abrell

Feb 26, 2023

Wayne Richard Abrell, age 73, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on February 26, 2023 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Paul and Mary (Nicholson) Abrell. Wayne was a proud 1967 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute & received numerous credits through Johns Hopkins University. He was a United States Air Force veteran - retired after...