Obituaries

Apr 26, 2020

Apr 24, 2020

Darlin Sue Rufenacht, age 68, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Swords Creek, Virginia, she was the daughter of Jesse Cleveland and Sadie Mae (Hubbard) Street and wife of 40 years to Michael J. Rufenacht. She was a member of Fork Christian Church. Darlin enjoyed...

Apr 24, 2020

Patrick "Mike" Brian McCloskey, age 53, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Constance (Conaway) Brown and the late Edward Francis McCloskey Sr. He owned Ink Slingers Tattoo Studio in Churchville and was an incredible artist who enjoyed painting, airbrush and welding. He was a skilled carpenter and was...

Apr 24, 2020

Charles "Dave" Coleman, age 79, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on April 24, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Charles Lovett and Anna Estelle (Rosier) Coleman and husband of 59 years to Gail (Meyls) Coleman. He worked for Bendix Field Engineering as a Aircraft Flight Engineer flying all over the world on NASA...

Apr 24, 2020

Charles (Chuck) Wayne Kyle, age 62, passed away on April 24, 2020 at his home in Street, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cheryl Kyle. In addition to his wife, Chuck is survived by his daughter, Stacey Kyle and son, Cody Kyle. Chuck is the son of Norma Mae (Mills) Kyle and...

Apr 23, 2020

Linda Louise Bushell-English, age 60, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on April 23, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Patricia Ann (Marowski) and the late John Allen Bushell and wife of Glenn English. She worked at Johns Hopkins for over 40 years. Linda received her BS in Business Administration from UMUC in...

Apr 22, 2020

Patricia Ann Barnaba, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 22, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Richard and Madeline (Meyd) Bittner. She was a founding member of Church of St. Thomas More in Baltimore. She loved to vacation and travel, going on cruises...

Apr 22, 2020

Vaughn Kidd, age 69, of Bel Air died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 22 at his home. Vaughn was born in Weymouth, MA, son of the late Richard Kidd and Charlotte (Beever) Kidd. He enjoyed a successful 38 year career in the insurance industry working for wonderful companies such as The Hartford and later Harford Mutual Insurance Company. He is survived by...

Apr 21, 2020

Michael Gerard Gunning, age 85, of Parkville, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2020 at Oak Crest Village Long Term Care Center in Parkville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 14, 1934, he was the son of Martin and Margaret (Newgirg) Gunning. Michael, known by his friends and family as Jerry, graduated from Mt. St. Joseph High School in...

Apr 21, 2020

Helen L. Shea Atkinson, age 89, of York, Pennsylvania passed away on April 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth (Pedan) Hershberger and wife of the late Samuel Atkinson. She retired in 1992 from CSX Railroad as an administrative assistant for the railroad police department after 40 years of service....

Apr 21, 2020

Kathryn Ann Trenery, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 21, 2020 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of James Joseph and Helen (Maloney) Herbert and wife of the late Raymond Edward Trenery. Kathryn, or “Miss Kitty” is survived by her daughter, Barbara "Bobbie"...

Apr 21, 2020

MAMMA!!! Mom, Molly, Nanny, Malta, Nanoosh, G-Nanny, Your parents, Grandpa William Gorman and Grandma Martha (Cash) Gorman gave you life in the Big Apple. You and Poppy (Theodore S. Hoffman Sr.) gave life to four beautiful and wonderful children; Kim Marie, Theodore Jr. (Ted), Lisa and Janine. With their spouses, Hassan, Karen, Fred and Charlie, they gave life to five...

Apr 20, 2020

Benjamin Westwood Smith Sr., age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Benjamin Westwood and Mae Cullum Smith. He enjoyed gardening with his brother and spending time with his family. He especially loved all the special moments...

Apr 20, 2020

Dr. Andrew M. Dietrich, age 77, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Andrew and Lillian (Bounds) Dietrich and husband of the late Priscilla (Lookingbill) Dietrich. He graduated from Westminster High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree and his PhD....

Apr 20, 2020

Rosemary A. Donaghy, age 86, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on April 20, 2020 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Louis and Jennie (Rago) Greco and wife of the late John F. Donaghy III. She retired from Verizon where she worked as a secretary and worked with an outreach program at St. Francis de...

Apr 19, 2020

Apr 19, 2020

William T Watson Jr. was born March 28, 1937 to William T. and Margaret H. Watson (Harkins). He spent his early years in Rogers Forge Maryland. His first job was at Anderson Florist beginning at the age of 14 in the greenhouse, where he developed a lifelong love of gardening. After graduating from Towson High School in 1955, He worked...

Apr 19, 2020

Alfred E. Bittner, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 19, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Richard and Madelyn (Meyd) Bittner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served our country in the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of...

Apr 18, 2020

Don Paul Hodge was born in Denver, Colorado in 1950 to Aaron and Virginia Hodge. His parents were in the Baptist Ministry, so he spent his childhood traveling around the United States. He attended Texas A&M for Aerospace Engineering and met his wife, Gennie, in Civil Air Patrol. After they were married, they settled in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he served...

Apr 18, 2020

Irene M. Cassidy (Harman), age 98, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away April 18, 2020 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born and raised in Harford County, she was the daughter of Edna and Daniel Harman. Mrs. Cassidy is survived by her son, Ronald Cassidy and daughter-in-law Sheila Cassidy of Jarrettsville, grandson Mark Cassidy and his wife Kimberly...