Obituaries

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

Richard  Carroll Christ

Richard Carroll Christ

Dec 24, 2020

Richard Carroll Christ, age 75, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on December 24, 2020 at Hart Heritage Estates - Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Viola (Pinkerton) Christ. Rick was an alumni of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, University of Maryland at College Park, and the University of Baltimore. Rick proudly...

Reginald Lee Davis Jr.

Reginald Lee Davis Jr.

Dec 24, 2020

Reginald Lee Davis Jr., age 41, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 24, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he is the son of Reginald Davis, Sr. and Vera (Harris) Davis. He worked in road construction, enjoyed riding motorcycles and belonged to a motorcycle club. He enjoyed his video games and always enjoyed being with his...

T. Bruce Bair

T. Bruce Bair

Dec 24, 2020

T. Bruce Bair, age 76, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 24, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Roger Bair Sr. and Irene Tomms. Bruce graduated from Woodlawn High school in 1963 and joined the family business, Lincoln Ladder Manufacturing Company in Westminster, MD, where he was Vice President of Sales....

Patricia L. Maranto

Patricia L. Maranto

Dec 24, 2020

Patricia L. Maranto, age 65, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away peacefully on December 24, 2020 with her Daughter by her side. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of William F. Schutz and Eileen (Bond) Willoughby. Before she retired, she worked as a Helpdesk Support Specialist for the Harford County Board of Education. Pat loved spending time...

Jack S. Berka

Jack S. Berka

Dec 24, 2020

Jack Stair Berka of Bel Air, Maryland passed on December 24, 2020 at the age of 96. Born September 5, 1924 in Nevada, Iowa, Jack was the son of Milo and Lorraine (Stair) Berka and the devoted husband of the late Shirley (Holthaus) Berka. In 1942, while attending Iowa State University (ISU), Jack enlisted in the 636th Army Air Force...

Carmelita "Bootsie"  Cubbage

Carmelita "Bootsie" Cubbage

Dec 22, 2020

Carmelita “Bootsie” Cubbage, age 89, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on December 22, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Coleen (Harris) Humphries and wife of the late Enoch Emmanual Cubbage. Carmelita is survived by her loving daughters, Deborah Ann Nakayama and her husband Jimmy, and Donna Lee Cubbage;...

W. Cuddy Wolf

W. Cuddy Wolf

Dec 21, 2020

W. Cuddy Wolf, age 69, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on December 21, 2020 at his home. Born in Towson, Maryland, he was the son of Wilmer and Anna (Bassler) Wolf. Wilmer is survived by his wife Tracey Strittmatter Wolf of Abingdon; daughter Heather Wolf Shulski and husband Brian; son Brandon Wolf and Jessica Zerhusen; brothers Gary, Kevin, Mark and...

Mary Ruth Rogers

Mary Ruth Rogers

Dec 21, 2020

Mary “Ruth” Rogers, age 88, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 21, 2020. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Loy and Mary (Fink) Holler and wife of the late Kenneth M. Rogers. Ruth is survived by her beloved sons, Anthony Rogers and his wife Christine, David Rogers and his wife Karen, and Timothy...

Betty Jane Locaso

Betty Jane Locaso

Dec 20, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Betty Jane Locaso, age 75, of Downsville, New York announces her passing away due to complications related to cancer on December 20, 2020, Bel Air, Maryland. She was born in Walton, New York and attended Walton High School. In her early years she worked at the County Shopper selling ads and...

Julia Helen Nowakowski

Julia Helen Nowakowski

Dec 19, 2020

Julia Helen Nowakowski, age 92, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Sauer Sr. and Louise (Knott) Sauer and wife of the late John Frank Nowakowski, Sr. She enjoyed her Forest Hill bowling league, her card club "Club 11", flowers and bird...

Deborah C. Maskell

Deborah C. Maskell

Dec 19, 2020

Deborah C. Maskell, age 65, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2020 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of John and Shirley Crawford. She was employed in the IT department of Benefit Mall for the past 3 years. She enjoyed doing cross stitch and puzzles, traveling...

Jean Brenda O'Donnell

Jean Brenda O'Donnell

Dec 19, 2020

Jean Brenda O'Donnell, age 72, of Rising Sun, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2020 at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Sewaren, New Jersey, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Caroline (Wolbert) Rodney and wife of the late Raymond James O'Donnell. She enjoyed painting ceramics, sewing, crocheting, collecting figurines, writing, working in the garden, playing...

Rosalie Ann Kirby

Rosalie Ann Kirby

Dec 19, 2020

Rosalie Ann Kirby, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2020. Born in Federalsburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Henry Todd Sr. and Bessie (nee Breeding) Todd. She enjoyed family, crocheting and traveling throughout the country with her husband in their motorhome. She dearly loved her seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren and especially...

Gregory Earl  Carr

Gregory Earl Carr

Dec 18, 2020

Gregory Earl Carr, age 52, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 18, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, he was the son of Willard Earl and Dorothy Elizabeth (Roberts) Carr. He graduated from Bel Air High School and Harford Community College with an AA degree. He grew up in...

Carolyn E. Koerber

Carolyn E. Koerber

Dec 18, 2020

Carolyn E. Koerber, age 85, of Phoenix, Maryland passed away on December 18, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Wilford C. and Catherine E. Baldwin nee Ellenberger and wife of the late Wesley G. Koerber. She was an active member of St John's Catholic Church. Carolyn enjoyed spending time with her family and...

Claudia Claudette Zadroga

Claudia Claudette Zadroga

Dec 18, 2020

Claudia Claudette Zadroga (née Sayre) of Bel Air, passed away on December 18th at the age of 73. Given the nickname “Penny” at young age, she was raised by her maternal grandparents in Fairmont, West Virginia. Penny graduated from Fairmont State University with a BA in Education and went on to receive her Master’s Degree from John’s Hopkins University. She...

John R. Spielberger Sr.

John R. Spielberger Sr.

Dec 18, 2020

John R. Spielberger, Sr., age 64, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 18, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the beloved son of John Jacob and Margaret (Hasuly) Spielberger and adored husband of 20 years to Gail (Donovan) Spielberger. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving...

John David Cox

John David Cox

Dec 18, 2020

John David Cox, age 81, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on December 18, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, he was the son of Robert and Hester (Shores) Cox. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a barber, was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was...

Robin Bruce Knight Karr

Robin Bruce Knight Karr

Dec 16, 2020

Robin Karr, age 75, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on December 16, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Washington, DC she was the daughter of Ervin and Anne (Moore) Knight. A graduate of St Mary's South Bend Indiana, she retired after 25 years at Kaiser Permanente as a medical technologist. She was...

Virginia Dianne Scott

Virginia Dianne Scott

Dec 15, 2020

Virginia Dianne Scott, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 15, 2020 at her daughter's residence in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Crisfield, Maryland, she was the daughter of Lawson and Marie (Nelson) Daugherty. After graduating from Eastern High School, Virginia and David were married on March 27, 1960. Virginia enjoyed spending weekends at the beach with...