Obituaries

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

Ruth B. Brinegar

Ruth B. Brinegar

Oct 29, 2020

Ruth B. Brinegar, age 83, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2020. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Claude S. and Bessie (Whitt) Blevins and wife of 52 years to Roy James Brinegar, Sr. In addition to her husband, Ruth is survived by her daughter, Linda Ashcraft; son, Roy James Brinegar, Jr....

Carroll Mccomas

Carroll Mccomas

Oct 29, 2020

Carroll C. McComas, age 86, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2020 at his home. Born in Towson, Maryland, he was the son of William Alexander and Helen Elizabeth (Cooper) McComas and husband of 58 years to Carolyn (Burchard) McComas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served honorably in the Air Defense Command, 97th...

Mildred Magdalen Henning

Mildred Magdalen Henning

Oct 28, 2020

Mildred Magdalen Henning, age 94, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 28, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Fullerton, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Amelia (Raab) Kahl and wife of Richard Stephen Henning. She was a former member of the Golden Age Club and 2009 inductee for Harford County...

Elsie L. W. Kaste

Elsie L. W. Kaste

Oct 26, 2020

Elsie L. W. Kaste, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 26, 2020 in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Millers, Maryland, she was the daughter of George and Grace (Sandruck) Wagner and the wife of the late Orrin Charles Kaste. She attended Towson State Teachers College. One of her major passions was to do volunteer work visiting...

Edward George Ward

Edward George Ward

Oct 25, 2020

Edward George Ward, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 25, 2020 at Brightview Assisted Living Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Ambrose and Marie Catherine (Jaecksch) Ward. He was an active member of St. Margaret Catholic Church since 1958 when he moved to Bel Air. He loved his...

Thomas Richard Smith

Thomas Richard Smith

Oct 25, 2020

Thomas Richard Smith, age 73, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 25, 2020 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. He was the foster son of the late William and Anna Culler and husband of Rose Marie Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He loved the outdoors and hunting, was a fan of the Baltimore Ravens...

Gertrude Evelene Hubbard

Gertrude Evelene Hubbard

Oct 24, 2020

Gertrude Evelene Hubbard, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 24, 2020 at her home. Born in Galax, Virginia, she was the daughter of Luther D. and Edna May (Hanks) Shumate and wife of the late Rev. James Allen Hubbard who was a former pastor at Bel Forest Baptist Church. She was a member of Prince of...

William Ross Kelly Jr.

William Ross Kelly Jr.

Oct 24, 2020

William Ross (Bill) Kelly, Jr, age 82, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 24, 2020 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he was the son of William Ross and Velma Asenath (Wheeler) Kelly and husband of the late Joan Anne (McMahon) Kelly. Bill worked in the NASA, Aerospace...

Linda Kay Metz

Linda Kay Metz

Oct 22, 2020

Linda Kay Metz, age 66, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 22, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Mary Ann (Preston) and the late George G. Pyle. She was a graduate of Overlea High School and worked as an office manager. She loved her granddaughters dearly and attended everything she possibly could...

Treva F. Hall

Treva F. Hall

Oct 22, 2020

Treva F. Hall, age 88, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 22, 2020 at her home. Born in Mt. Airy, Maryland, she was the daughter of John Zacharias and Mary Ellen (Gartrell) Rippeon and wife of the late Patrick Hall. She enjoyed playing pitch and pinochle card games with her family, slots at the casinos, and watching the...

G. Marie Catalano

G. Marie Catalano

Oct 22, 2020

G. Marie Catalano, age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 22, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Marie was born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Alois Dominicus and Gladys Estelle (Greene) Sobotka and wife of 54 years to the late Leonard R. Catalano, Sr. She was a loving and caring...

Lois Ann Thompson

Lois Ann Thompson

Oct 20, 2020

Lois Ann Thompson, age 79, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on October 20, 2020 at Lorien Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Harve de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Louis W. and Evelyn (Sheldon) Brimey and beloved wife of 60 years to the late Rodger Greer Thompson. She enjoyed working with flowers, gardening, weekends with...

David Michael Horoschak

David Michael Horoschak

Oct 19, 2020

David Michael Horoschak, age 61, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on October 19, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Gabriel Harold and Rosaline Mary (Chambers) Horoschak. He was a member of Local Union #1 Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of Maryland, Virginia & DC for 20 years before...

Alice Marie Patterson

Alice Marie Patterson

Oct 19, 2020

Alice Marie Patterson, age 88, left this earth for the arms of her Savior on October 19, 2020 at her home in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Irish Creek, Virginia to Walter Lee and Beatrice Clark, she later married the late Harry Francis Patterson. A faithful member of McCutchen Presbyterian Church in Buena Vista, VA, Alice gladly served the church by...

Dennis Everett Binkley

Dennis Everett Binkley

Oct 18, 2020

Dennis Everett Binkley, age 66, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 18, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of Dale Everett Binkley and Ruby Denise (Martin) Binkley and husband of 46 years to Cynthia D. Binkley. He was a member of Grandview Christian Church. He enjoyed Christian...

Rita C. Dekowski

Rita C. Dekowski

Oct 16, 2020

On Friday October 16, 2020 Rita (Yurek) Dekowski loving wife and mother passed away at age 91. Rita was born January 6, 1929 to John J. and Anna (Krupinski) Yurek in Baltimore, Maryland. On April 13, 1947 she married Darnell I Dekowski. They raised 2 children, Diann and Don. Rita was a loving and open person who never met a...

James Paul Rutherford

James Paul Rutherford

Oct 15, 2020

James Paul Rutherford, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of the late Paul and Josephine (Buttery) Rutherford and husband of the late Virginia (Fouse) Rutherford. James (Jim) was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Street, MD. Mr. Rutherford was a retired Business...

Grayson Robert Dewitt

Grayson Robert Dewitt

Oct 15, 2020

Grayson Robert DeWitt, age 3, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Amy Riegger and the late Jason DeWitt. To know Grayson was to know that when you walked into the room you would be greeted with a bright smile and a repeated hello. His smile was both...

Michael Woodruff

Michael Woodruff

Oct 15, 2020

Michael Woodruff, age 59, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2020 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lizzie Mae (Johnson) Aker and his stepfather Ronald Glenn Aker and husband of Maryanne E. Woodruff (Kolodziejski). His passion and love in life was to fish, so much so he received his Captain’s...

Helen J. Strzepka

Helen J. Strzepka

Oct 14, 2020

Helen J. Strzepka, age 95, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on October 14, 2020 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles and Hedwig (Rulke) Grabner and wife of the late Stanley Strzepka. Helen worked as a Secretary in Real Estate and loved to garden and shop. Traveling was also a passion, including a total...