Obituaries

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

Linda Joan Winskowski

Linda Joan Winskowski

Sep 20, 2018

Linda Joan Winskowski, age 66, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 20, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Carl Edwin Winskowski and Esther Anna (Beyer) Winskowski. She was a 1970 graduate of Bel Air High School and a graduate of...

Charles Wallace Burrell

Charles Wallace Burrell

Sep 16, 2018

In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital P.O. Box 50 Memphis, TN 38101

Gay Elaine Whitely

Gay Elaine Whitely

Sep 16, 2018

Gay Elaine Whitely, age 86, of Joppa, MD passed away on September 16, 2018 at Dominion Senior Living in Hixson, Tennessee. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Acel Duncan Epperly and Norma (Clark) Epperly and was the wife of the late Billy Gerald Whitely. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Port Deposit,...

Raya M. Cook

Raya M. Cook

Sep 15, 2018

Raya M. Cook, age 73, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on September 15, 2018 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Jackson, Michigan, she was the daughter of Leslie Irving and Orma Fern (Weber) Steinbach. She majored in nursing at the University of Michigan prior to transferring to Western Michigan University, where she earned her...

Ronald Joseph Richardson

Ronald Joseph Richardson

Sep 14, 2018

Ronald Joseph Richardson, age 58, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on September 14, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Roger C. and Josephine Ann (Rigatuso) Thompson. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served his country from 1978-1984. He was self-employed in the appliance service industry....

Edwin M. Hibbs

Edwin M. Hibbs

Sep 14, 2018

Edwin M. Hibbs, age 68, of Belcamp, MD passed away on September 14, 2018 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Lee and Mary Jeanette (Walters) Hibbs. He is a US Army Veteran, having served during the Vietnam Era, and was also a boxer in the...

Dinah Daugherty

Dinah Daugherty

Sep 14, 2018

Dinah Daugherty, age 58, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on September 14, 2018 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Port Clinton, OH, she was the daughter of Ralph Dorell Druyor and Dorothy (Knachael) Druyor. She was the matriarch of her family in many ways, dedicating her life to those she loved. Dinah loved her children,...

Ira  L. Kitts

Ira L. Kitts

Sep 12, 2018

Ira L. Kitts, age 90, of Port Orange, FL passed away on September 12, 2018 at his home. Born in Ceres, VA, he was the son of Ernest and Lola (Tickle) Kitts and husband of the late Ruth Irene Kitts whom he married in 1948. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was the owner and operator of...

Della Virginia  Mink

Della Virginia Mink

Sep 11, 2018

Della Virginia Mink, age 90, of Easton, MD passed away on September 11, 2018 at her home. Born in Baynesville, MD, she was the daughter of Franklin G. and Margaret V. (Traband) Howard. Mrs. Mink was very artistic. She loved to draw, paint, crochet, photograph nature, was an avid reader, a formidable Gizmo player, and even performed in musical theater...

Conrad Michael Brown

Conrad Michael Brown

Sep 10, 2018

Conrad Michael Brown, age 81, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on September 10, 2018 at his home. Born in Frakes, KY, he was the son of Cecil and Ethel (Bowlin) Brown and was the husband of the late Priscilla (Sidwell) Brown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked at Bethlehem Steel where he retired after 30...

Carmella Ferrara

Carmella Ferrara

Sep 10, 2018

Carmella Ferrara, age 98, of Phoenixville, PA passed away on September 10, 2018 at Genesis Sanatoga Center in Pottstown, PA. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of Camillo and Angelina (Conte) DiGiovanni and was the wife of the late Vito Ferrara. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Mrs. Ferrara is survived by daughter, Linda...

David  P. Herpel

David P. Herpel

Sep 10, 2018

David P. Herpel, age 62, of Edgewood, MD passed away on September 10, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Mildred (Hoefler) Herpel and the late Michael O. Herpel. He retired from the Maryland Air National Guard in 2014 as Flightline Superintendent, concluding his military career at the rank of Senior...

Shirley Mae Hooper

Shirley Mae Hooper

Sep 8, 2018

Shirley Mae Hooper, age 69, of Street, MD passed away on September 8, 2018 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Beatrice (Cooper) Vaught and the wife, for 47 years, of the late Ronnie Cecil Hooper. In the 1980’s she worked at “Remembering You”. She was a loving Mom who raised four children. Growing up,...

James A. Poole Sr.

James A. Poole Sr.

Sep 7, 2018

James A Poole Sr., age 86, of Joppa, MD passed away on September 7, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born and raised in Sparta, NC, he was the son of William Beale Poole and Bina Elizabeth (Edwards) Poole and husband of 62 years to the late Anna Sue (Osborne) Poole until her death in 2012. When...

David Noel Kappus

David Noel Kappus

Sep 7, 2018

David Noel Kappus, age 90, of Fallston, MD passed away on September 7, 2018 at Madonna Heritage in Jarrettsville, MD. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of Joseph Edward Kappus and Antoinette Catherine (Meyer) Kappus and was the husband of the late Jacklyn D. Kappus. Mr. Kappus is survived by four sons, David Michael Kappus and wife, Elizabeth,...

Evelyn F. Abbott

Evelyn F. Abbott

Sep 5, 2018

Evelyn F. Abbott, age 101, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 5, 2018 at home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Parker W. and Grace C. (O'Brien) Gross. Mrs. Abbott is survived by daughter, Patricia Abbott of Bel Air; four grandchildren, Brooke (Jonathan) Talbot, Holly Sneeringer, Parker Tieperman and Lance Tieperman; five great-grandsons, Jonathan Talbot,...

James  R.  Hawks

James R. Hawks

Sep 5, 2018

James R. Hawks, age 94, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on September 5, 2018 at his home. Born in Darlington, Maryland, he was the son of Coy Houston Hawks and Mae (Thomas) Hawks. A veteran of the Army Air Force, he served his country during WW2. He was employed as a mechanical engineering technician at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Mr. Hawks...

Gene "Butch" Dawson Ii

Gene "Butch" Dawson Ii

Sep 5, 2018

Gene "Butch" Dawson II, age 49, of Colora, MD passed away on September 5, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Charlotte Louise (Howell) Dawson and the late Gene Erwin Dawson. He worked at A.C.M. Technologies in Forest Hill, loved his music, enjoyed his Club 66...

Rita  Mary  Baranoski

Rita Mary Baranoski

Sep 5, 2018

Rita Mary Baranoski, age 95, passed away on September 5, 2018. Born on July 30, 1923, she was a Retiree of Wyeth Labs in 1985, after 30 years of service ; Loving daughter of the late Frank and Matilda Baranoski (nee Kolasinski); Cherished sister of the late Veronica Baranoski, the late Barbara Ebey and her late husband Herman, the late...

Irene Janet Wolfe

Irene Janet Wolfe

Sep 4, 2018

Irene Janet Wolfe, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 4, 2018 at her home. She was born and raised in Baltimore, MD and was one of six children. Irene moved to Harford County 42 years ago and was the wife of the late Elmer Wolfe. She attended St. Matthews Lutheran Church for many years, was a...