Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Mary Elizabeth Swords
Jul 5, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Swords, age 85, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on July 5, 2018 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John William and Bertha Richardson Lydon and was the wife of the late Reuben Swords Jr. She had worked at Bata Shoe Company and was a member of VFW Post #5337 and American Legion...
Mel Kissner
Jul 4, 2018
Mel Kissner, age 76, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on July 4, 2018 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Joseph and Ursula (Seivers) Kissner and husband of the late Bonnie Lee Kissner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and enjoyed golfing, cars, and bowling. He was a beloved husband and...
Elizabeth "Binkie" Claiborne Motley Lentz
Jul 3, 2018
Elizabeth “Binkie” Claiborne Motley Lentz of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 3, 2018 at her home. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Motley and Ola Estelle Brandon Motley. After graduating from Longwood College and before retirement, she taught fourth grade for the Harford County Public School system for 30 years. She...
Betty Jean Heil
Jul 3, 2018
Betty Jean Heil, age 64, of Edgewood, MD passed away on July 3, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Helen V. (Weber) Merryweather and the late John T. Merryweather. Betty enjoyed scuba diving, skydiving, and knitting. She loved to play guitar and sing, she even sang the...
Leroy Leonard Pierce
Jul 2, 2018
LeRoy Leonard Pierce, age 80, of Edgewood, MD passed away on July 2, 2018 at his home. Born in Carrington, ND, he was the son of Leonard Leroy and Violet (Schmidt) Pierce, and the husband of the late Jacquelene Roberta Pierce. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Equifax for 32 years until his retirement in...
Barbara Theresa Shlikas
Jul 2, 2018
On Monday July 2, 2018 Barbara Theresa Shlikas of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Eric Karl Kuhnke and the late Barbara Oronson Kuhnke. Husband of the late Edward George Shlikas; mother of Edward George Shlikas, Gregory Mark Shlikas; grandmother of Gabrielle and Jamie Shlikas; sister of Margaret Pindell and Helen Rogers and the late Eric Kuhnke. Interment...
Joseph Louis Haber
Jul 2, 2018
Joseph Louis Haber, age 52, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 2, 2018. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Louis Frederick Haber of Bel Air and the late Olivia V. (Morin) Haber. He was a hike leader for the Mid-Atlantic Hiking Group and Gunpowder Falls State Park Nature Program. He enjoyed hiking and biking. Mr....
Bonnie Lee Farley
Jul 1, 2018
Bonnie Lee Farley, age 60, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on July 1, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in the District of Columbia, she was the daughter of George and Evelyn Handy and wife of the late James Robert Farley Jr. She was a long time Girl Scout Troop Leader, a great mom and...
Elizabeth Sue Evans
Jun 30, 2018
Elizabeth Sue Evans known as Sue, age 73, of Forest Hill, MD passed away quietly on June 30, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born in Peoria, IL on September 25, 1944, she was the daughter of Herbert and Margaret Ann (Harker) Bleull. She spent 27 years working as an Operating Room nurse at hospitals in St....
Frank Andrew Dagostin
Jun 29, 2018
Frank Andrew Dagostin, age 78, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2018, surrounded by family and friends in his home in Bel Air. Born in Conyngham Township PA., May 24, 1940 to Frank and Anna Dagostin, he spent his early years working on a dairy farm. At 19, Frank met the love of his life, Shirley Brugger, and they were...
Jenifer "Robin" Mitzel Hartman
Jun 29, 2018
Jenifer "Robin" Mitzel Hartman, age 59, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 29, 2018 at Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of Paul Charles and Priscilla Eloise (Pulse) Mitzel. Jenifer was a humble and gentle soul who loved everybody, especially children, and was a beautiful witness to the Gospel. She...
Joann Goeb
Jun 29, 2018
Joann Goeb, age 65, of Bel Air, MD passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of Ottis Odell and Ruby Ethel (Brown) Osborne. Throughout her adult life, Joann battled lupus and its complications, but she never dwelled on her illness or let it dictate her creative and...
Rita Regina Di Iorio
Jun 28, 2018
Rita Regina Di Iorio, age 82, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 28, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Filippa (Sparacino) Brusio and was the wife of the late Carmine Di Iorio. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, sewing, photography, and gardening at which she...
George T. Watson
Jun 28, 2018
George T. Watson, Sr. (Tom), age 91, passed away on June 28, 2018, at his home in Bel Air, MD. Born in Sparta, NC, on June 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Robert Cleveland and Delia Mae (Irwin) Watson and was the husband for 66 years to the late Anna Christine (Elliott) Watson. He was a U.S....
Dewey C. Simmons Sr.
Jun 28, 2018
Dewey Clinton Simmons, Sr., 97, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away June 27, 2018, after a brief illness. He was a Navy Veteran who served aboard the USS Amsterdam as a Fire Controlman Third Class during World War II and received the Pacific Theatre Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, and a Victory Medal. Dewey was born in Bailey, Iowa, to Coy...
Earsel Dean Grayson
Jun 27, 2018
On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Earsel “Dean” Grayson passed after a brief illness, at the age of 78. He is preceded in death by his first wife Grace Ryskewich Grayson with whom he has two children Bonnie S. Ware of Greensboro, NC and Deana G. Snyder (Paul) from Bel Air, MD. He is survived by four grandchildren Brock Ware, Sharon...
Nicholas Paulis
Jun 27, 2018
Nicholas Paulis, age 104, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 27, 2018 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of Apostolos and Georgia (Karagas) Papulias and husband of the late Alexandra Paulis. He retired from the US Army after 26 years of service. During his...
Pauline B. Justice
Jun 26, 2018
Pauline B. Justice, age 79, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 26, 2018 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Portsmouth, NH, she was the daughter of Paul Stanley and Margaret (Gallagher) Van Stickles and was the wife of the late Bud Justice Jr. She was a former member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church where she was...
Audrey A. Steelman
Jun 26, 2018
Audrey A. Steelman, age 78, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on June 26, 2018 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, she was the daughter of Elvin Verl and Audrey Faye (Brown) Good and wife of the late Alvin Steelman. Mrs. Steelman is survived by three sons, Chris E. Steelman of Aberdeen,...
Herbert Pennington
Jun 23, 2018
Herbert Cicero Pennington age 97 of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 23, 2018. He was the son of Charles Bradley Pennington and Emily Littlewood Pennington and the husband of the late June Eades Pennington. Herb was a 1938 graduate of Bel Air High School. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II as a B-17...
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