Obituaries

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

Audrey M. Bell

Audrey M. Bell

Dec 23, 2022

Audrey M. Bell, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 23, 2022 at her Daughters home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, where she resided most of her life, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Irving and Violet Elizabeth (Hess) Smith, and wife of the late Nelson Finney Bell. Audrey and her husband loved to serve the...

Armella "Mel" Irene Laukin

Armella "Mel" Irene Laukin

Dec 22, 2022

Armella "Mel" Irene Laukin, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the wife of 33 years to the late Anthony Laukin. She was a longtime member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church and very proud of her Czech ancestry. Mel was...

Carlos William Rhea

Carlos William Rhea

Dec 22, 2022

Carlos William Rhea, age 96, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2022 at his home. Born in Russell County, Virginia, he was the son of Dorcey and Fanny (Rasnake) Rhea and husband of 65 years to the late Betty Rhea. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked as a tool and die specialist. He had...

Doris Ann Digiacinto

Doris Ann Digiacinto

Dec 22, 2022

Doris Ann DiGiacinto (Dodie), age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2022 at Lorien in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dodie was the eldest daughter of Clarence and Doris (Landreville) Zwiesler.

After enjoying a happy childhood with her five sisters in Dayton, Dodie met her future husband Joe DiGiacinto in 1954 at a dance. She...

Katherine Ann Vonderhaar

Katherine Ann Vonderhaar

Dec 22, 2022

Katherine Ann Vonderhaar, age 49, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Smith) Knowland and the late Thomas Joseph Vonderhaar. Katherine was a teacher at the Community College of Baltimore County where she enjoyed working with special needs...

Joseph Vincent Roberts

Joseph Vincent Roberts

Dec 21, 2022

Joseph Vincent Roberts, age 83, of Bel Air Maryland, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022. Born in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of John and Alma (Cornell) Roberts. He worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for over 50 years, as well as being a self-taught tree-man well known across Bel Air and Baltimore.

Joseph is...

Mary Barbara Monahan

Mary Barbara Monahan

Dec 21, 2022

Mary Barbara Monahan passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 21, 2022 at the age of 82. Preceded in death by her husband James (Jim) Monahan, she is survived by her daughters Debbie Egerland, Deanna Richards, Jennifer Caramanico and Jill Monahan; sons in laws Jens Egerland, Pat Richards and Chris Caramanico, grandchildren Ben Richards, Grace Richards, Sam Egerland, James Caramanico and...

William H. Rigsby, Sr.

William H. Rigsby, Sr.

Dec 21, 2022

William H. Rigsby Sr., age 92, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on December 21, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in West Virginia, he was the husband of 56 years to the late Bettie Rigsby. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a transportation officer for the government. William enjoyed being...

Elizabeth Smelas Simpson

Elizabeth Smelas Simpson

Dec 20, 2022

Elizabeth Smelas Simpson, age 59, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 20, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Marianne Smelas and the late William Smelas. Elizabeth graduated from Palmerton High School in 1981, continued her education at Widener University (‘85) with a BS in Nursing, followed by graduating from University...

Richard Elwood Webster, Jr.

Richard Elwood Webster, Jr.

Dec 17, 2022

Richard Elwood Webster, Jr., age 74, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 17, 2022 at his home. Born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Richard Webster Sr. and Helen (Koch) Koester. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and served his country in the Vietnam Era. He retired from Zepp Chemicals in 2015 where...

Lois F. Shabe

Lois F. Shabe

Dec 17, 2022

Lois F. Shabe, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 17, 2022 in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Louis and Julia Forand and wife of 58 years to the late Gerard Shabe, Sr. Lois retired from Fairfax Co. Public Schools after working there as an executive secretary for many years....

Robert W. Schemm

Robert W. Schemm

Dec 16, 2022

Robert W. Schemm, age 63, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on December 16, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Betty (Riley) and the late Roland Schemm and husband to Mary (Neff) Schemm for 35 loving years. Robert was the president of Harford County Electrical Apprentice Association and previously worked for Schemm Electric. For the last...

Robert E. Mioduski

Robert E. Mioduski

Dec 16, 2022

Robert E. Mioduski, age 90, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 16, 2022. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph and Sophia (Stryczynski) Mioduski. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. Following his military service, he attended college and graduated with a Bachelor of...

Nae O. Welch

Nae O. Welch

Dec 16, 2022

Nae O. Welch, age 87, of Towson, Maryland passed away on December 16, 2022 at Manor Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Towson, Maryland. Born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Charles and Blanche (Johnson) Billings. Nae lived in Maryland most of her life until 1972 when she moved to Georgia for several years. Nae moved...

Ulrich "Rick" W. Schubert

Ulrich "Rick" W. Schubert

Dec 15, 2022

Ulrich "Rick" W. Schubert, age 70, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 15, 2022 at Commonwealth Care (formerly Greenfields) in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Goslar, Germany, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Hanna (Michel) Schubert and husband to Ann P. Schubert for 39 loving years. Rick was the Manager of multiple vehicle preparation centers...

William E. Bankert

William E. Bankert

Dec 15, 2022

William E. Bankert (Bill) of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 15, 2022. He was born on April 29, 1934 and was the son of the late Marie & Ellis Bankert. Bill is survived by his wife of 68 years, Doris Jean Skillman. As a lifelong resident of Harford County, he was a member of many community organizations including the...

Alva Mary Rose Amoss Mcmullen

Alva Mary Rose Amoss Mcmullen

Dec 14, 2022

Alva Mary Rose Amoss McMullen of Fallston, MD and Naples, FL, passed away on December 14, 2022. Born at Johns Hopkins Hospital by cesarean, August 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late David H. Amoss and Rose B. Famous Amoss of Fallston, MD. Alva Mary lived all her life on the same road, Pleasantville Road in Fallston, MD....

Aaron James Naworol

Aaron James Naworol

Dec 13, 2022

Aaron James Naworol, age 43, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 13, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Deborah (Kazik) Naworol and the late Edward Naworol. Aaron enjoyed watching college and professional football and was an avid Ravens fan.

In addition to his mother, Aaron is survived by his son, Sebastian and his sister, Amanda.

Robert S.  Abbott, (Ret. Csm Usarmy)

Robert S. Abbott, (Ret. Csm Usarmy)

Dec 13, 2022

Robert S. Abbott, (Ret. CSM US Army), age 81, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 13, 2022 at his home. Born in Waukon, Iowa, he was the son of John and Dorothy (Carter) Abbott and husband of the late Ursula (Hauff) Abbott. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired after 30 years of service in 1988...

Helen Elizabeth Lanchak

Helen Elizabeth Lanchak

Dec 13, 2022

Helen Elizabeth “Beth” Lanchak passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 86 years of age, at Upper Chesapeake Hospital due to complications from a stroke.

Beth was born May 1, 1936 in Baltimore, MD to the late David W. and Helen F. Hines. She was the oldest of four children; two preceded her in death, Pauline Hines and Anne Stower. Beth...