Obituaries

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

Frances Marcell Howell

Frances Marcell Howell

Dec 20, 2019

Frances Marcell Howell passed away on Friday, December 20,2019 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick, MD. She was the wife of the late Wylie Everett Howell. They were married for 52 years and resided in Bel Air. She was an instructional assistant at John Archer School for Harford County Public Schools. After her retirement, she was a member of...

Thelma Bailey Anderson

Thelma Bailey Anderson

Dec 19, 2019

Thelma Bailey Anderson, age 91, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 19, 2019 at Hart Heritage Estates - Forest Hill, MD. Thelma was born in Fountain Green, MD on May 8, 1928. She was the daughter of Willard Barnes and Margaret Ruth (Riley) Bailey and wife of the late Henry David Anderson Sr. She graduated from Bel Air High...

Janet Kozak

Janet Kozak

Dec 19, 2019

Janet Kozak, age 79, of Elkton, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2019 in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the loving daughter of the late Henry and Margaret (nee Allen) Ernst and devoted wife of Joseph Kozak. They have been sweetheart’s since she was 14 years old and then married him and remained married for 60 years....

George Charles Robinson

George Charles Robinson

Dec 19, 2019

George Charles Robinson, age 81, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of George Thomas Robinson and Bernadette M. (Ford) Moyer and husband of 55 years to Frances E. (Rennie) Robinson. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...

Clyde Russell Musick

Clyde Russell Musick

Dec 18, 2019

Clyde Russell Musick, age 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 18, 2019 at his home. Born in Cleveland, VA, he was the son of Cummings Musick and Leatha Edith (Hall Musick) Cantler and husband of the late Patricia A. (Ward) Musick. Clyde loved his family and was the best husband, father, and grandfather and he will be...

Michael Joseph Doonan Jr.

Michael Joseph Doonan Jr.

Dec 17, 2019

Michael Joseph Doonan, Jr., age 92, of White Hall, MD passed away on December 17, 2019 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Michael Joseph and Regina (Ford) Doonan. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He retired from BG&E as a TV Technician Supervisor...

Robert D. Pyle

Robert D. Pyle

Dec 17, 2019

Robert Delevett Pyle, 95, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his home in Norrisville, MD. Born in 1924 and raised in Forest Hill, MD, the son of the late H. Harlan Pyle, Sr. and Bessie Walbeck Pyle. He was predeceased by three brothers, H. Harlan Pyle, Jr., Edwin Rutledge Pyle, and Richard Lewis Pyle and sister, Janet P. McIntyre. Surviving...

Mary E. Jones

Mary E. Jones

Dec 17, 2019

Mary E. Jones, age 85, of Catonsville, MD passed away on December 17, 2019 in hospice care at Hart Heritage Assisted Living. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Katherine (Armsworthy) Prinz and wife of the late Robert Sidney Jones III. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland. She loved her flower garden, quilting,...

Kathy Patricia Mignini

Kathy Patricia Mignini

Dec 15, 2019

Kathleen Patricia Mignini, 73, of Naples, FL passed away on December 15, 2019. Kathleen was the loving spouse of Tony Mignini; mother of Anne (Don) Askey and Kathy (Andy) Walsh; grandmother of Maria, Olivia, Thomas, and Bella Askey, Abby and Sydney Walsh. The family will be hosting a Memorial Mass on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Saint Mary’s Seminary &...

Coral T. Wright

Coral T. Wright

Dec 15, 2019

Coral T. Wright, age 86, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on December 15, 2019 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph Israel and Helene Mable (Gingras) Dufresne and wife of the late Orville Wright. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked for over...

Joseph Francis Snee

Joseph Francis Snee

Dec 14, 2019

Joseph Francis Snee, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 14, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary "Mae" (MacAdara) Snee and husband of the late Rosemary Snee. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served his...

Ronnie Yates

Ronnie Yates

Dec 14, 2019

Ronnie Yates, age 81, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on December 14, 2019 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perry Point, MD. Born at home in Elbert, WV, he was the son of Garfield Yates and Mary (Boner) Martin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and for over 25 years, was the Dairy Manager and Assistant Manager...

Jane Schlehr

Jane Schlehr

Dec 14, 2019

Jane Proctor Schlehr, a Bel Air resident who was a charter member of the Chesapeake Cancer Alliance and one of the first employees of the HAR-CO Credit Union, died on December 14, 2019 of natural causes at Dacota Broad Creek Assisting Living. She was 96-years-old. The daughter of Cecil Wykes Proctor and Evelyn Plate Proctor, she was born in her...

Joan Jourdan Garrett

Joan Jourdan Garrett

Dec 13, 2019

Joan Jourdan Garrett, age 90, of Darlington, MD passed away on December 13, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gilpin and Sara (Laird) Jourdan. She was a retired teacher and librarian from Darlington Elementary School, a member of the Darlington Lions Club and the Darlington...

Brady Eugene Caudill Jr.

Brady Eugene Caudill Jr.

Dec 11, 2019

Brady Eugene Caudill, Jr., age 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 11, 2019 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Brady Eugene and Mamie (Hicks) Caudill and husband of over 20 years to Betty C. Caudill. He served his country in the U.S. Army during...

Anna Marie Wingate

Anna Marie Wingate

Dec 10, 2019

Anna Marie Wingate, age 94, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on December 10, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Leo Torigian Sr. and Marie (Sebald) Torigian and wife of 35 years to the late Paul Wingate Sr. She worked at Bata Shoe Company for over...

William G. Smith

William G. Smith

Dec 10, 2019

William G. Smith, age 50, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on December 10, 2019. Born in Tubmanburg, Liberia, he was the son of William Smith and his wife, Evangeline, of Monrovia, Liberia and Arda Thompson Collins and her husband, Thomas, of Edgewood. William served his country and received an honorable discharge after completion of required active service in the United...

Beatrice A. Russo

Beatrice A. Russo

Dec 9, 2019

Beatrice A. Russo, age 94, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 9, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of Alfonso and Carmela (Iannicelli) Barbieri and wife of 65 years to the late Vincent Joseph Russo. She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She...

Rosa Marie Kerner

Rosa Marie Kerner

Dec 7, 2019

Rose Marie Kerner (given name Rosa), age 94, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on December 7, 2019. Rose was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Pasquale Frate and Mary (Tacchetti) Frate. She was the wife of the late Charles Frederick Kerner. Rose valued her Italian heritage and loved to cook and bake. She spent hours every day in the kitchen making...