Obituaries

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

James ''Jim'' W. Green

James ''Jim'' W. Green

Mar 18, 2019

James "Jim" W. Green, age 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 18, 2019 at Loch Raven Center in Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Paul and Winifred (Sheridan) Green and husband of Ruth Green. He was very close to the church, a devout Catholic, and an avid gardener. James retired from Western...

Daniel Allen Doran

Daniel Allen Doran

Mar 17, 2019

Daniel Allen Doran, age 41, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on March 17, 2019. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Nelson Keith Doran and Cheryl Ann (Davis) Doran of Edgewood. A veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, he was a longtime employee at Sparrows Point and a member of Local 37 Operating Engineers. He had...

Therese Delahunty-Brown

Therese Delahunty-Brown

Mar 17, 2019

Therese (Terry) Eileen Delahunty-Brown, age 67, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 17, 2019 at her home after courageously battling leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, for almost six years. Terry was a first generation American of English/Irish descent and a longtime resident of Harford County. Terry faithfully served her community as an exemplary and dedicated teacher of...

Keith Dean Spurlin Sr.

Keith Dean Spurlin Sr.

Mar 16, 2019

Keith Dean Spurlin, Sr., age 69, of Rising Sun, MD passed away on March 16, 2019 at his home. Born in Ennice, NC, he was the son of Elmer Ray and Nellie (Dancy) Spurlin and husband of Betty Ann (Miller) Spurlin. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He retired in 2011 after 38 years as a...

Dusty Smith

Dusty Smith

Mar 15, 2019

Dusty Smith, age 77, of Young, Arizona passed away on March 15, 2019 at his sister and brother-in law’s residence Roscrea, in Darlington, Maryland. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Donald Lee and Laura Martha (Garrettson) Smith. Survivors include two sons, Dustin Patrick Smith and Rick Elina-Smith; three sisters, Fern Smith Brown of...

Jewel Dean Hall

Jewel Dean Hall

Mar 15, 2019

Jewel Dean Hall of Aberdeen, MD died peacefully at home with her family by her side on March 15, 2019, due to complications from brain cancer. Jewel was 81 years young. Born on July 31, 1937, in Newport, Tennessee, Jewel was the daughter of the late Leonard and Pauline Crum of Newport, Tennessee. Jewel and J.M. Hall were married in...

Edward Michael Robinson

Edward Michael Robinson

Mar 14, 2019

Edward Michael Robinson, age 77, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on March 14, 2019 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Michael and Elizabeth Grace (Carr) Robinson and husband of Lois Ann (Bell) Robinson. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired Fire Captain from Baltimore...

George Carroll Mcginty

George Carroll Mcginty

Mar 14, 2019

George Carroll McGinty, age 85, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on March 14, 2019 at his home. Born in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the son of H.S. and Ruby (Carroll) McGinty and husband of 40 years to Victoria (Boss) McGinty of Jarrettsville. He grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and was a proud alumnus of UNC, graduating with a degree...

Dick Brown

Dick Brown

Mar 13, 2019

Dick Brown, age 84, of Dry Branch, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of George and Wilhelmine (Habicht) Brown. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he formerly owned and operated the family farm known as The Dry Branch Farm in Dry Branch,...

Marianne Geisler Fisher

Marianne Geisler Fisher

Mar 13, 2019

Marianne Geisler Fisher, age 54, of Littlestown, PA passed away on March 13, 2019 at her home. Born on Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, she was the daughter of Beverly (Snyder) Geisler and the late Maynard Geisler and wife of Kenneth R. Fisher. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Fisher is survived by her daughters, Jamie McArdle, and husband Michael, of...

David Michael Dolina

David Michael Dolina

Mar 13, 2019

David Michael Dolina, age 62, of Fallston, MD passed away on March 13, 2019. He was the loving brother of John E. Dolina (Marie) and Debra A. Buckless (Robert); uncle to Dawn, Danny, Peter, Micah, and Jenny; as well as many nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 11 am at Highview...

Ida D. Montanary

Ida D. Montanary

Mar 12, 2019

Ida Dougherty Montanary, age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away on March 12, 2019 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 21, 1925, daughter to Edward Daniel and Josephine Margaret (Porter) Dougherty. She was sister to Edward Daniel Dougherty II and Leo Thomas Dougherty, both of whom preceded her. She was the wife of the...

Helen Marie Frantum

Helen Marie Frantum

Mar 12, 2019

Helen Marie Frantum, 93, formerly of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 12, 2019 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, MD. She was born on July 3, 1925 in Edgewood, MD, to the late John Joshua Irwin and Elizabeth Catherine Bennett. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Louis Frantum in 2007, they were married in 1948....

Rene Bourgeois

Rene Bourgeois

Mar 12, 2019

Rene Bourgeois, age 57, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 12, 2019 at Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. Born in the City of New Orleans, LA, Orleans Parish. He was the son of Betty Ann (Michel) and the late John Gustave Bourgeois and husband of Jennifer Casper-Bourgeois. He was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church....

B. Lorraine Horton

B. Lorraine Horton

Mar 11, 2019

B. Lorraine Horton, age 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family and love. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Roland Clarence and Genevieve Willow (Barton) Wolff and wife of Donald V. Horton. She was a member of Dublin United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women’s...

Tripp Johnson

Tripp Johnson

Mar 11, 2019

Tripp Joseph Johnson, age 7, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 11, 2019. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Megan Eileen Fulleylove (Jeff Filburn) of Forest Hill and Travis Scott Johnson of Edgewood. He was a student of William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School and was a member of the Patriot Program. He enjoyed sports and...

Delia Grace Wyatt

Delia Grace Wyatt

Mar 11, 2019

Delia Grace Wyatt, age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 11, 2019 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Artie and Hazel (Idol) Wyatt. She was a Juvenile Counselor for the State of Maryland, was a long time active member of the Master Gardeners...

Herbert B. Cox

Herbert B. Cox

Mar 9, 2019

Herbert Booker Cox passed on March 9, 2019 at home surrounded by family. He was 101 and enjoyed great celebrations at 90 and 100. He was born in Grassy Creek, NC and was part of the great migration to Harford County at age 4, raised on the farm of his parents, Clay G. and Nellie (Phipps) Cox, as the oldest...

Christine  Marie Brocato-Elliott

Christine Marie Brocato-Elliott

Mar 9, 2019

Christine Marie Brocato-Elliott, age 51, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 9, 2019 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Kent) Brocato of Port Saint Lucie, FL and wife of William Oliver Elliott of Bel Air, MD. She was a passionate teacher and a very devout...

William Leo Northedge

William Leo Northedge

Mar 8, 2019

William Leo Northedge, age 85, of Belcamp, MD passed away on March 8, 2019 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Rose (Northedge) Neilson and husband of Catherine M. Robertson. A veteran of the Army, he worked as a plant manager for a can manufacturer. He was a past...