Obituaries

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

John William Brooks

John William Brooks

Apr 22, 2022

John William Brooks, age 64, of Joppatowne, Maryland passed away on April 22, 2022 at his home. Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, he was the son of William and Joan (Bryant) Brooks. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS John F. Kennedy as a Plane Captain with VF-14 Top Hatters. After his Navy career, he...

Sidney S. Lewis

Sidney S. Lewis

Apr 22, 2022

Sidney Samuel Lewis, age 93, of Fallston, passed away on April 22, 2022 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Irwin and Mildred (Wolf) Lewis and husband of Janet (Jarvis) Lewis. 

Sid was joyfully married to Jan for 65 years. He loved spending time with Jan, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren....

Won Deok Kim

Won Deok Kim

Apr 21, 2022

Won Deok Kim, age 76, of Abingdon, Maryland (formally of Baltimore, Maryland) passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Originally from South Korea, he was the son of Deuk-Chung Kim and Chae-Ang Moon. He was a faithful husband of Young Kim for 45 years. He was a Jehovah's Witness and belonged to the Lutherville...

Beatrice "Bea" Ann Kapple

Beatrice "Bea" Ann Kapple

Apr 21, 2022

Beatrice “Bea” Ann Kapple, age 77, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2022 with her daughters by her side. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of James Shenk and Florence (Hoffman) Kelly and wife of the late Kenneth Franklin Kapple. She retired from the Maryland Air National Guard after serving 22 years as a photographer. She...

Sharon Jeannette Schaeffer

Sharon Jeannette Schaeffer

Apr 21, 2022

Sharon Jeannette Schaeffer, age 82, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Jeannette (Walters) Baldwin and wife of the late Robert Schaeffer Jr. When she was 18, she was baptized and became a member of the Church of...

Steven D. Narup

Steven D. Narup

Apr 20, 2022

Steven D. Narup, age 35, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2022. Born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, he was the son of Mark and Cindy (Homola) Narup. His work ethic was undeniable; he took pride in everything he set his mind to, especially becoming a Journeyman Electrician. He also took pride in his vehicles, whether that...

William "Bill" Roberts

William "Bill" Roberts

Apr 20, 2022

William "Bill" Roberts, age 89, of Sebring, Florida and formally of Churchville, MD passed away on April 20, 2022. Born in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, was the son of Mack and Bersie (Dickens) Roberts. He graduated from Bel Air High School class of 1949. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a founding member of Havre De Grace Decoy...

Ida-Mae Jane Pierce

Ida-Mae Jane Pierce

Apr 20, 2022

Ida-Mae Jane Pierce, age 81, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2022. Born in Rochdale, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Herve and Eva (Filion) Forest and wife of 41 years to the late Harold Pierce before his passing in 2002. She was a longtime member, church secretary and “Jack of all trades” at Evangel Assembly of God...

Otto Weber Sr.

Otto Weber Sr.

Apr 19, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 of Major Otto Weber, husband of Betsy Lee Weber, father of Otto jr., Virginia, Ronald, Gerard, Christopher, Mary and David, grandfather to 14 and great-grandfather to four.Born in northern Bavaria, Germany on April 21, 1939, a few months prior to the onset of the...

Timothy Stuart Anderson

Timothy Stuart Anderson

Apr 17, 2022

Timothy Stuart Anderson of Jarrettsville, Maryland, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air.  He was 75.   

Born June 17, 1946 in Jarrettsville, he was the son of the late George and Zella Anderson and the youngest of 6 children.  A lifelong resident of Jarrettsville, he graduated from North Harford High School in 1965...

Charles H. Snyder

Charles H. Snyder

Apr 17, 2022

Charles H. Snyder, age 82, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 17, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles and Amalia (Correa) Snyder and devoted husband to Anna Mae (Bright) Snyder. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on May 9, 2021. He retired as...

Martha Sharon Juras

Martha Sharon Juras

Apr 17, 2022

Martha Sharon Juras, age 80, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 17, 2022 at Lorien in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Frostburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of Ralph and Irene (Margroff) Huff. She loved her cats Night Fury, Candace, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Cinder. She enjoyed counted cross stitch, doing word puzzles, going to the Dollar Store...

Dorothea "Dora Lee" Archer Woelper

Dorothea "Dora Lee" Archer Woelper

Apr 16, 2022

Woelper, Dorothea Lee Archer “Dora Lee”, passed away on April 16th.  Born on January 27, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland to Helen Barbara Kunkel and Carvil Reid “Boots” Archer, she was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Elizabeth Archer Sheehan; and her brother John Carvil Reid Archer. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, John Thomas...

Douglas Holmes Arnold

Douglas Holmes Arnold

Apr 16, 2022

Douglas Holmes Arnold, 63, of Street Maryland passed away on April 16, 2022 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill Maryland. He was the son of Harold Henry and June Kathleen (Holmes) Arnold of Harford County, Md.

Doug is survived by two children.  His son Chad Douglas Arnold of Street Maryland and his girlfriend Stephanie Lynn Salvo and grandchildren...

Robert Anthony Juliano

Robert Anthony Juliano

Apr 15, 2022

Robert Anthony Juliano, age 78, of Abingdon, MD passed away on April 15, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Anthony and Clara (Aiello) Juliano and loving husband of Carmen Juliano. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and received several medals such as one...

Tad Mahoney

Tad Mahoney

Apr 15, 2022

Tad James Mahoney, age 73, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 15, 2022 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Potsdam, New York, he was the son of the late James and Norma (Bennett) Mahoney and husband to Joan (Clark) Mahoney for 50 years.  Tad served his country in the U.S. Army as a...

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr.

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr.

Apr 15, 2022

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr., age 90, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on April 15, 2022 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, Maryland. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late James and Elsie (Sirovy) Bohdel, and husband of Shirley Bohdel. 

Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked for Western...

John Francis Bochnowicz

John Francis Bochnowicz

Apr 14, 2022

John Francis Bochnowicz, age 74, of Baltimore, Maryland passed away on April 14, 2022 at his sister’s home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John and Helen (Petrysak) Bochnowicz. Many people knew him as "Cowboy John". He loved music, Country was his favorite, but he also enjoyed rock, blue grass, and any oldies. John liked to follow...

Alasdair William White

Alasdair William White

Apr 13, 2022

Alasdair William White, age 77, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of William and Margaret (McKennon) White and husband of Judith Smith-White, Alasdair moved to the US from Scotland and married Judith 23 years ago.  He enjoyed playing golf...

Virgie Lee Elliott

Virgie Lee Elliott

Apr 13, 2022

Virgie Lee Elliott, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2022 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Hydes, Maryland, she was the daughter of William and Luna (Little) McMillan. She worked as a telephone operator for almost 40 years and was a lifetime member of Mt. Carmel Primitive Baptist Church (on...