Obituaries

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

Richard Allan Crosby

Richard Allan Crosby

Jul 14, 2021

Richard Allan Crosby, age 39 of Abingdon, MD passed away on July 14, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of Raymond Crosby and the late Denise (Grimm) Crosby. Richard enjoyed spending his weekends with his family and friends. He was either at the track where he enjoyed running his own car or hanging out with his nieces...

Larry James Brant

Larry James Brant

Jul 13, 2021

Larry James Brant, 74, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2021 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Larry was born on September 1, 1946 to Melda and Roy Brant in Meyersdale, PA. He received a PhD in biostatistics from the Johns Hopkins University, after also attending Penn State University and Frostburg State University for earlier degrees. He retired from...

Susan Kenia Ciavolino

Susan Kenia Ciavolino

Jul 13, 2021

Susan K. Ciavolino, 86, passed away July 13, 2021. She was born in Queens, NY on September 11, 1934 to Nathan and Rebecca Schwartz. Susan is survived by her children Marco, Gina, and Laura, and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister Joan and former husband Michael. Susan had a BA in Humanities from Thomas A. Edison...

Deborah L. Richardson

Deborah L. Richardson

Jul 12, 2021

Deborah L. Richardson, age 55, of Rising Sun, Maryland passed away on July 12, 2021 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square in Rosedale, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Roger Richardson and Peggy (Anders) Coleman. She was a 1984 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School and was employed for over 10 years as...

Christopher Michael Boscia

Christopher Michael Boscia

Jul 12, 2021

Christopher Michael Boscia, age 31, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 12, 2021. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Robert C. and Cathy Ann (Kiefer) Boscia. He was a gifted artist, with many of his pieces listed for sale on the web site: www.redbubble.com/people/bcboscia410. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his brother,...

Marguerite E. Kossakowski

Marguerite E. Kossakowski

Jul 12, 2021

Marguerite E. Kossakowski, age 88, of Westminster, Maryland passed away on July 12, 2021 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John and Eva (Gruntowicz) Ettner and wife of the late Stanley Kossakowski, Sr. She worked as a grocery clerk and was a member of the Golden Agers in Joppatown. Marguerite is survived by her...

Wilma Mckinney

Wilma Mckinney

Jul 11, 2021

Wilma McKinney, age 92, of Street, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2021 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Independence, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Ross and Mildred (Sinclair) Lyons and wife of the late Glen McKinney. My mother, Wilma, had lived in Baltimore since her elopement with Glen in 1949. She was born in WV and raised...

Valeria Mary Provenzano

Valeria Mary Provenzano

Jul 11, 2021

Valeria Mary Provenzano, age 80, of Parkville, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2021 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Victoria and Michael Pleszkoch and wife of the late James Anthony Litsch, Sr. and her late second husband, Robert Francis Provenzano. A graduate of the Misericordia...

Donna Gunning

Donna Gunning

Jul 11, 2021

Donna Lee Gunning, age 80, passed away on July 11, 2021 at Oak Crest Village Long Term Care Center in Parkville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 26, 1941 she was the daughter of Donald Griffin and Dorothea (Leinweber) Maurer. Donna graduated from Eastern High School in 1959 and enrolled at Union Memorial School of Nursing from where she...

Aruna Pandya

Aruna Pandya

Jul 9, 2021

Aruna Pandya, wife of Jagdish Pandya left us on Friday, July 9, 2021 at her son's home in Fallston, MD at approximately 9:00 AM after more than a five year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). PSP is an uncommon brain disorder that causes serious problems with walking, balance and eye movements, and later with talking and swallowing. She was...

James Wesley Ulishney

James Wesley Ulishney

Jul 9, 2021

James Wesley Ulishney, age 24, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 9, 2021 at his home. Born in Rossville, Maryland, he was the son of Scott and Sheryl Ulishney. James lived in Harford County all of his life and was nearing the completion of his AA Degree at Harford Community College, and was set to begin a BA...

Jerry Bruce Mcintyre

Jerry Bruce Mcintyre

Jul 8, 2021

Jerry Bruce McIntyre, age 73, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on July 8, 2021 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Ernest Earl and the late Eula Joan (LaPenotiere) McIntyre and husband of Alice Louise McIntyre. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He then went...

Sharon Ann Kontrabecki

Sharon Ann Kontrabecki

Jul 6, 2021

Sharon Ann Kontrabecki, 74, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away at home, surrounded by her family, on July 6, 2021. Born on February 12, 1947 in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie (Wojton) Szczepanski. After graduating from high school, she attended cosmetology school and subsequently opened her own beauty salon. After moving...

Joann Sprowls Klein

Joann Sprowls Klein

Jul 3, 2021

Joann Sprowls Klein, age 89, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 3, 2021, at her home. Born in Claysville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Wylie and Pearl (Logue) Sprowls. She worked at Harford County Public Library for nearly 30 years. She loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren with all her heart and was happiest...

Vivian Marie Webb

Vivian Marie Webb

Jul 2, 2021

Vivian Marie (Rogers) Webb, 89, of Abingdon, Maryland was called into the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 2, 2021 after a lengthy decline through Alzheimer’s and a short battle against cancer. She was born on July 2, 1932 to the late Reverend Lowell R. Rogers and Rhoda (McDowell) Rogers of Burlington, West Virginia. Vivian was married to...

Ilias K. Kostaras

Ilias K. Kostaras

Jul 2, 2021

Ilias K. Kostaras, age 72, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on July 2, 2021, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Egypt, he was the son of the late Kostantinos and Despina (Angelis) Kostaras and husband of Georgia Kostaras. In addition to his wife, Ilias is survived by his daughter Despina Roros of Jarrettsville, MD; son,...

Bob Magri

Bob Magri

Jul 1, 2021

Robert E. Magri, 84, of Street, passed away on July 1 at home under the care of Gilchrist Hospice, with his wife of 56 years, Darlene (Phillips) Magri by his side. Born May 12, 1937 in Baltimore City, Bob was the oldest of six children born to the late Samuel and Mildred Magri. In addition to his parents, he was...

John "Jack" Lacy Burns

John "Jack" Lacy Burns

Jul 1, 2021

John "Jack" Lacy Burns, age 73, of Conowingo, Maryland passed away on July 1, 2021 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, he was the son of John Lacy Burns Sr. and Dorothy (Hopkins) Burns. John did masonry construction from 1967-1998 and was a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Joppa. Jack...

Raymond Koermer

Raymond Koermer

Jun 28, 2021

Raymond Koermer, age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 28, 2021 at his home in Bel Air. Born in Essex, Maryland, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Edna (Koerner) Everett and husband of Donna Lynn Koermer. He was the owner of Koermer painting and paper hanging for over 50 years until he retired...

Marjorie Spies Hiob

Marjorie Spies Hiob

Jun 27, 2021

Marjorie Spies Hiob, age 84, formerly of Aberdeen, MD, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Bel Air. Born in Stepney, MD, she was the daughter of Richard and Cora (Hopkins) Spies. She was married for 64 years to George Casper Hiob, who predeceased her by a few weeks. A full-time wife and homemaker, Marjorie...