Obituaries

Jul 21, 2020

Esther M. Matelli, age 86, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on July 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Elmer Watson and Martha Taylor and wife of the late Arthur F Matelli. Esther left Louisiana at an early age to be with her sisters, Hazel and Betty, in Rockaway Beach NY. She...

Jul 20, 2020

Deacon Richard John Stine, 85, of Kenosha, WI, joined the kingdom of Heaven on Monday, July 20, 2020, at his residence, with his loving family at his side. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 31, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph and Esther (Cohen) Stine. Richard served in the US Air Force and was honorably discharged. On...

Jul 20, 2020

Charles P. Ryan Sr., age 85, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on July 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Long Green, Maryland, he was the son of William and Mary (Cramer) Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Vietnam War. Following his military career working for the Department of Defense, he worked as...

Jul 20, 2020

S. Altaf Ali, age 89, of Belcamp, Maryland, passed away on July 20 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Calcutta, India, Altaf was the son of S. Shamsher Ali and Eleanor Saxby. After marrying Josephine K. (nee Widenmann) Ali in Calcutta in 1962, he immigrated to the U.S., settling in Harford County in 1964 (first...

Jul 20, 2020

Karl "Chuck" Bantum, age 63, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Germany, he was the son of Walter and Evelyn (Sampson) Bantum. A graduate of Baltimore City College in 1976, he retired from the Harford County Sheriff's Department where he worked as a Guard at the Harford County Detention Center. He was...

Jul 17, 2020

John Emil Hirsch, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 17, 2020 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Joseph and Mildred (Burns) Hirsch, stepson of John Wolfe, and husband of the late Marlene (Rebbert) Hirsch. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Jul 15, 2020

James Paul McLaughlin, age 98, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 15, 2020 at in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Joseph and Florence (Farmer) McLaughlin and husband of the late Gloria (Cirino) McLaughlin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division during World War...

Jul 15, 2020

Betty Lou Tucker, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2020 at her home in Naples, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 24, 1937 on Lowe Manor Farm in New Park, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Kennard High School, she went on to pursue an AA degree in Dental Hygiene from Baltimore Community College....

Jul 14, 2020

Harry David Smith, age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 14, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Henry Lewis and Dorothy Mae (Wheelan) Smith and husband of 63 years to Rosemary Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, proudly serving his country...

Jul 11, 2020

The Reverend James Eugene Hogan, age 77, of Belcamp, Maryland, passed away on July 11, 2020 at his home. Born in Durham, North Carolina, he was the son of Thurman Eugene Hogan and Flora Elizabeth (Pope) Teele and husband of Pamela Hogan. James served his country proudly for ten years: eight Navy and two Army including a 16-month deployment to...

Jul 11, 2020

Margaret Eleanor Sliver, age 91, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at her home. Born in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Priscilla Burkins and wife of the late Jessie James Sliver. She was a member of Level Volunteer Fire Company for 60 years and volunteered for Meals...

Jul 11, 2020

Michael Thomas Leyhe, age 61, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, he was the son of John Otto Leyhe and the late Rosemarie Ruth (Amrhein) Leyhe and husband of 35 years to JoAnn Leyhe. In addition to his wife, Michael is survived by his...

Jul 11, 2020

Richard "Dick" A. Kave, age 91, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on July 11, 2020 at Dacota Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MD. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of the late Alvin Lee Kave and Bessie Estell Kave (nee Davis). He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served our country for 21 years before...

Jul 10, 2020

Teddy E. Hall, age 85, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on July 10, 2020 at his home. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, he was the son of Joseph and Flora (Brooks) Hall and husband of the late Nancy (Cullum) Hall. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Teddy retired as a truck driver and then as a fabricator, at Aberdeen Proving...

Jul 9, 2020

Marjorie Ann Majerle, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 9, 2020 at Gilchrist Hospice @ GBMC in Towson, Maryland. Born in New York she was the daughter of John Edward and Margaret O'Hara. She enjoyed gardening as a hobby, and she followed the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles. She loved spending time with her family, especially...

Jul 9, 2020

Jul 8, 2020

Judy Marie Ramey, age 55, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on July 8, 2020 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Robert Rust Sr. and Ruth (Helmick) Rust. Judy is survived by her husband Harold Ramey, Jr; sons, Michael Alan Ramey and Robert Douglas Ramey;...

Jul 5, 2020

Lauren Marie Miller, age 40, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on July 5, 2020 at Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of Catherine Johanna (Dietrich) and the late Michael Robert Connor and wife of nine years to Matthew Joseph Miller Sr. Lauren loved her family, especially her children, and enjoyed helping her...

Jul 5, 2020

John Kenneth Elliott, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on July 5, 2020 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of William and Dorothy (Clunk) Elliott and husband of the late Patricia (Davis) Elliott. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as an Analyst/Programmer for...

Jul 3, 2020

Velma Joan Kelly, Joan, 89, died peacefully on July 3, 2020 in Churchville, MD at the home of her sister. She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in Raleigh, NC to Velma Asenath (Wheeler) and William R. Kelly, Sr. In her younger years she was very active sewing and making various craft projects. She is a member of University Baptist Church...