Obituaries

Jan 5, 2021

Barbara Jo Diotte, age 52, of Essex, Maryland passed away on January 5, 2021 at University of Maryland Shock Trauma. She was the wife of David D. Diotte. They shared 28 years of marriage together and two children, Katie and Kyle. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Robert E. Marley Sr. and Carolyn I. (Parker) Marley. She...

Jan 5, 2021

David Paul Kowalewski, age 64, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 5, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Anthony J. and Dorothy M. (Koening) Kowalewski and husband of 38 years to Anna Marie (Mazzella) Kowalewski. Formerly of Baltimore County, he has lived with his wife...

Jan 5, 2021

Margaret "Sigrid" Benson, of Forest Hill, Maryland was born December 6, 1941, passed away on January 5, 2021 at her home. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Harry and Margretta Benson. Sigrid retired from Johnson Control group, where she was a contract worker since 1998. She used her earnings to indulge in her passion for travelling. She has...

Jan 4, 2021

Robert Rogers Cassilly, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 4, 2021 at his home. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of Robert R. Cassilly Sr. and Vera (Swart) Cassilly. Robert was raised in Harford County. He graduated in 1943 from Mount Saint Joseph High School. He served his country in WWII in the U....

Jan 4, 2021

1STSGT James F. O'Brien USMC Retired, age 81, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on January 4, 2021 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perry Point, Maryland. Born in Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Joseph Patrick O'Brien and Jeannette Cleland (Snyder) Lewis and husband of 60 years to Patricia R. (Shoemaker) O'Brien. He was a veteran of the...

Jan 4, 2021

Tom Spielman, age 54, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 4, 2021. Born on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, he was the son of the late James Edward and Lois Edith (Shaw) Spielman and beloved husband to Dale (Riddell) Spielman. He was employed by Diversified Machine, Inc., working there for almost 30 years. Tom loved boating. Being on the...

Jan 2, 2021

Joseph F. Rogers, age 82, of Sparrows Point, Maryland passed away on January 2, 2021 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John Rogers Sr. and Marie (nee Gibson) Rogers. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he worked for the Sparrows Point Police Force and retired as Chief of...

Dec 29, 2020

On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Lucy Coale Heckman of Churchville, MD, passed away at age 83. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, William (Bill) Heckman. Lucy was a resident at Hart Heritage Estates, and passed away at UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late H. Edward and Evelyn Dukehart Coale. Lucy is...

Dec 27, 2020

Dec 27, 2020

Paul E. Bedsaul, age 58, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 27, 2020 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Patricia (Dayhoof) Bedsaul and the late Dean Gilbert Bedsaul Jr. He worked at BAE Systems in York, PA and at Martin Marietta in Middle River. He enjoyed collecting AMC antique cars....

Dec 27, 2020

How to celebrate the long and well-lived life of Hazel V. Osborne in a few paragraphs? Impossible, but here goes... words like kindness and generosity come immediately to mind, but so do calm and thoughtful and even mischievous, and, very, very occasionally, cantankerous. She loved listening to the music of Garland and Crosby and watching dancers like Astaire and Rogers...

Dec 27, 2020

Bill Moore, age 92, formerly of Hedgesville, WV, passed away on December 27, 2020 at Brightview Assisted Living of Bel Air in Bel Air, Maryland from complications of the coronavirus. Born in Craig Township, Arkansas, he was the son of Dye and Mary (Webster) Moore and husband of the late Shirley Marie Moore. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Dec 27, 2020

Elaine Michael Dombrowski, age 82, and Andrew Dombrowski, age 89, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on December 27, 2020 and December 20, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Elaine and Andrew were married for 30 years. Elaine was born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Alphonse Michael and Antoinette Klimovitz. Andrew was born in Pittsburgh,...

Dec 26, 2020

Michael Erin King, age 46, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on December 26, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Towson, Maryland, he is the son of Raymond and Dorcas (Pierce) King. He had a very big kind heart and was selfless. He was an athlete in high school and college and enjoyed working on...

Dec 26, 2020

Denny Merle Stam, age 89, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 26, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Jamestown, New York, he was the son of Harry James Stam and Edna (Lake) Stam. Denny is survived by his beautiful, loving wife of 70 years, Barbara Joyce Stam; daughters, DeeAnna Marie Stehl (John Wilson...

Dec 26, 2020

Marilyn Bending, age 88, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 26, 2020 at her home. Born in Newark, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Elaine Patchen and wife of the late Bruce Bending. She lived in Harford County for 50 years. Marilyn loved animals and rescued many over her lifetime. For more than 40...

Dec 26, 2020

Joyce Elaine Ward, age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 26, 2020 at her home. Born in Sacramento, California, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Virga (Moore) Jones and wife of the late Francis X. Ward. She was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. She enjoyed walking, swimming, gardening, baking, and being a...

Dec 26, 2020

John Bradley Robinson, age 58, of Greensboro, North Carolina passed away on December 26, 2020 at his home in NC. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he is the son of George and Jean (Rutherford) Robinson of Street, MD. Brad worked in construction and loved motorcycles. He loved nature and animals, especially his chickens. He could turn any animal into...

Dec 25, 2020

The family will be hosting a memorial service for John Dickie III at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, MD. The service will celebrate the life of John, who passed away at age 84 on December 25, 2020. He was for several years a resident at Oak Crest Senior Community in Parkville,...

Dec 24, 2020

Christopher Xavier Boyd, age 19, of Darlington, Maryland passed away suddenly on December 24, 2020. Born in Towson, Maryland, he was the son of Christopher Jonathan and Melissa (Nelson) Boyd. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his brother, Ayden Boyd; two aunts, Michele Nelson and Kim Harrell; four uncles, Jack Harrell, Roy Boyd, Jr., James Tremper and...