Obituaries

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

Robert Sexton Sr.

Robert Sexton Sr.

Aug 12, 2022

Robert Gerald Sexton, Sr., age 79, of Edgewood, MD passed away on August 12, 2022, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Magnolia, MD, he was the son of Robert and Mary Louise (Timmons) Sexton. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years and retired from Bethlehem Steel after 45 years. Robert was active in...

Otis B. Irwin

Otis B. Irwin

Aug 12, 2022

Otis B. Irwin, age 88, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2022 at  his home. Born in Maryland, he was the son of John and Betty (Bennett) Irwin and husband of the late Bettylou (Fletcher) Irwin.

He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1986 where he worked in the Field Printing Office and also owned Ontario Printing Company...

Phillip Michael Wolfe, Iii

Phillip Michael Wolfe, Iii

Aug 12, 2022

Phillip Michael Wolfe, III, age 24, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Phillip Wolfe, Jr.  and Lisa Sheppard. He was a 2016 graduate of Edgewood High School where he was a member of the varsity baseball team playing pitcher and shortstop.

He loved “Shifting gears” in his 350Z while...

James Elijah Fulghum, Jr.

James Elijah Fulghum, Jr.

Aug 11, 2022

James (Jim) was born in Brooklyn, NY the son of Evelyn White and James Fulghum. He spent his young life in Louisburg, NC. His father was a physician, and his mother spent her later years in their home working at Louisburg Junior College. He went to Mars Hill College and Wake Forest University. He obtained his BA from Wake Forest...

Martin Whittier

Martin Whittier

Aug 11, 2022

Martin Whittier passed away at age 37 on August 11, 2022 near Newark, DE from injuries sustained in a tragic automobile accident. He passed away alongside his business associate and close friend, Nate Brubaker, as they were returning home from Philadelphia following an evening networking event.

Martin was born on November 24, 1984 in Havre de Grace, MD. He was an...

Gregory Paul Fleckenstein

Gregory Paul Fleckenstein

Aug 10, 2022

Gregory Paul Fleckenstein, age 54, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on August 10, 2022. Born on December 3, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland. Greg spent many years as a devoted employee of Allied Contracting. To this day, when passing a job site he would stop to introduce himself. Greg took great pride and joy with his involvement in the community. Greg...

Thomas "Pete" Reed

Thomas "Pete" Reed

Aug 10, 2022

Thomas Cothran “Pete” Reed, age 97, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on August 10, 2022 at Sterling Care Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. He was born in Ashe County, North Carolina and was the son of Arnold Reed and Pressie (Wagoner) Reed Jenkins and husband of Nancy Bracken Reed and the late Pearl Reed. He was married for almost 40...

Albert "Boots" Anthony Cossentino

Albert "Boots" Anthony Cossentino

Aug 10, 2022

Albert “Boots” Anthony Cossentino, age 80, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on August 10, 2022, at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Stepper) Cossentino. Fishing was his true passion, but he also loved crabbing and boating.     

Albert is survived by his children, Gina LeBrun and Tony Lebrun; granddaughter, Kinsey LeBrun;...

Keith A. Kratz

Keith A. Kratz

Aug 10, 2022

Keith A. Kratz, age 57, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on August 10, 2022, in White Hall, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Charles and Donna (Skean) Kratz. He graduated from Hereford High School and later graduated from Dundalk Community College with a degree in horticulture. Keith owned a successful landscaping business for over 30...

Richard H.  Streett, Jr.

Richard H. Streett, Jr.

Aug 9, 2022

Richard H. Streett Jr., age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on August 9, 2022, in Bel Air, Maryland. 

Born on October 25,1928 in Fallston, Maryland, he was the son of the late Richard and Ruby (Thomas) Streett. Also preceding him in death, a little over a month ago, is his wife of 65 years, Nancy (Keen) Streett. 

Dick worked...

Phyllis Fromille Neely

Phyllis Fromille Neely

Aug 9, 2022

Phyllis Fromille Neely, age 84, of Abingdon, MD passed away on August 9th, 2022. Born in Fallston, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine (Burkins) Snyder and wife of the late Samuel Salvadore Fromille, Jr.Phyllis’s life was filled with the love of her family, and spending time with friends and colleagues. She truly enjoyed the simple...

Frances "Honey" A.  Stepp

Frances "Honey" A. Stepp

Aug 9, 2022

"Honey" Frances A. Stepp, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2022, at Sterling Care in Forest Hill, MD. Raised in Margate, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Kathryn (Abrams) Olsen and wife of the late Paul James Stepp. She loved to crochet and donate her crocheted baby blankets to Trinity Lutheran...

V. Buddy E.  Hall

V. Buddy E. Hall

Aug 9, 2022

Vernal Edis Hall, age 79, of Street, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2022 at his home. Born in Grundy, Virginia, he was the son of Vernal and Polly (Keen) Hall. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and worked for Pepsi Cola as a fleet manager before becoming an owner/operator truck driver. He was very good at what...

John "Jack" Lane, Jr.

John "Jack" Lane, Jr.

Aug 8, 2022

John "Jack" Lane Jr., age 81, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away peacefully on August 8, 2022, surrounded by his family at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of John J Lane Sr. and Catherine (Kelleher) Lane. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served...

Sadegh Khademi Zanjani

Sadegh Khademi Zanjani

Aug 8, 2022

Mr. Sadegh Zanjani passed in peace the morning of Monday, August 8th, 2022 at the age of 72.

Sadegh was born in Gilan, Iran in 1950 to Ali and Shah Jahan . He met the love of his life Robabeh Velni in 1968. They welcomed son, Keyvan, in 1970 followed shortly by son, Mehdi in 1972 and their only daughter...

Patricia Wilbur Knight

Patricia Wilbur Knight

Aug 7, 2022

Patricia Wilbur Knight (nee Ghirardi), age 81, of Aberdeen, passed away from pancreatic cancer at her home surrounded by her family on August 7, 2022. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Austin and Evelyn (Neary) Ghirardi and wife of the late Hugh S. Knight Jr. 

She was a school bus driver in both Harford & Cecil County...

Jeremy M. Rausch

Jeremy M. Rausch

Aug 7, 2022

Jeremy M. Rausch, age 37, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 7, 2022 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Thomas and Katherine (Young) Rausch and husband of Irene (Mortales) Rausch. He worked as a commercial HVAC technician, was a hard-working family man and wonderful provider for his wife and kids always making...

Melody Jean Lambus

Melody Jean Lambus

Aug 7, 2022

Melody Jean Lambus was born on July 12, 1959, in Columbus, Mississippi. She was the seventh of 12 children to the union of the late Charlie and Annie (Fisher) Lambus. Melody departed this life at Upper Chesapeake Medical Canter in Bel Air, Maryland on August 7, 2022.   The family moved from Mississippi to Brooklyn, New York in 1968.  The...

Emily Powers

Emily Powers

Aug 6, 2022

Emily Earle Powers, a retired Registered Nurse who enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family, passed away on August 6, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was 88 years old and lived in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born Emily Earle Davidson on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Mitchell Davidson and Lula Beatrice (Jackson)...

Martha Kellner Haas

Martha Kellner Haas

Aug 5, 2022

Martha Vera Haas, originally of Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD, a 49-year resident of Joppatowne, MD, and most recently of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 5, 2022 at the age of 93.

Martha graduated from Patterson High School in 1946. Her varied career included general and legal secretary, substitute teacher, soloist singer, rental agent, office manager and development assistant.

She was actively...

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