Obituaries

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

Bradley Meola Riley

Bradley Meola Riley

Jun 15, 2018

Bradley Meola Riley, age 83, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on June 15, 2018 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Fallston, MD, he was the son of Wilmer and Beatrice (Overmeyer) Riley. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was a retired meat cutter and helped maintain the St. George's Episcopal Church, in Perryman. He...

Patricia Mary Ward

Patricia Mary Ward

Jun 14, 2018

Patricia Mary Ward, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 14, 2018 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Owen and Frances Marie (Frydrych) McKenna. She was a longtime member of St. Margaret Catholic Church and loved her faith. She was a wonderful homemaker who liked to...

Natalie Elizabeth Wood

Natalie Elizabeth Wood

Jun 13, 2018

Natalie Elizabeth Wood, newborn, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 13, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of Brian Jude and Christina Maria (Shelton-Martinez) Wood, of Abingdon. Natalie is survived by her two brothers, Joshua Sean Wood and Gavin William Wood; Grandfathers, Harry George Wood and Ramon...

Robert Alan Foster

Robert Alan Foster

Jun 13, 2018

Robert Alan Foster, age 72, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 13, 2018 at his home. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Robert Cleo and Mildred Colene (Phillips) Foster and husband of the late Judith Foster and Joyce Foster. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, where he was very involved....

Rev. Wayne W. Swearingen

Rev. Wayne W. Swearingen

Jun 12, 2018

Reverend Wayne Webster Swearingen, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2018 at Brightview Assisted Living, Bel Air, MD. Born in Rising Sun, MD, he was the son of the late Edward Swearingen and Ruth Grapes. Wayne, a Navy veteran, served in World War II aboard the USS Strickland. He retired...

Eva Marie Weaver

Eva Marie Weaver

Jun 12, 2018

Eva Marie Weaver, age 90, of Churchville, MD passed away on June 12, 2018 at Lorien Bel Air in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bengies, MD, she was the daughter of George Charles and Marie (Fisher) Dehne and was the wife of the late Lawrence Weaver Jr. She was a member, for 50 years, of Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church,...

Debby Ann Sweatt

Debby Ann Sweatt

Jun 12, 2018

Debby Ann Sweatt, age 66, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on June 12, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of William Lewis and Cora Evelyn (Kelley) Styer. A devout Christian, she avidly studied the Bible and was a Sunday School Teacher at Carsins Run Baptist Church. She...

John ''Jd'' D. Stepp Sr.

John ''Jd'' D. Stepp Sr.

Jun 12, 2018

John "JD" D. Stepp, Sr., age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 12, 2018 at his home. Born in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of Albert and Bertha (Gibbs) Stepp and husband of the late Gladys M. Stepp. He owned and operated Johnny's Deli in Northeast Market on Monument Street in Baltimore where he worked his...

Danita R. Cornelison

Danita R. Cornelison

Jun 11, 2018

Danita R. Cornelison, age 69, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 11, 2018 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Sioux City, IA, she was the daughter of Dan Russell and Scharmel Gay (Sturtevant) Shaver. She was the Administrator of ACPR Gymnastics and served on the Churchville Recreation Council and its Board of Directors...

Edna Clayton Downey

Edna Clayton Downey

Jun 11, 2018

Edna Clayton Downey, age 81, of White Hall, MD passed away on June 11, 2018 at home. Born in High Point, MD, she was the daughter of Edward Thomas and Alice Pauline (Schmidt) Clayton. She worked for Baltimore County Government for 26 years She was a devoted wife, grandmother and great grandmother who loved to bird watch, sew, and complete...

Michael M. Gray

Michael M. Gray

Jun 10, 2018

Michael M. Gray, age 58, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 10, 2018 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Karyn Louise (Kotys) Gray of Bel Air and the late David Leslie Gray. He adored his children and was a very supportive person, who was very family oriented. He loved the beach, vacationing...

Evelyn Burch

Evelyn Burch

Jun 10, 2018

Evelyn Burch, age 90, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 10, 2018 at the Charlottesville Health & Rehabilitation Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph and Jeannette (Maltice) Durrett and was the wife of the late George Burch. She had a career in modeling and was an avid golfer. Mrs. Burch...

Frances E. Grant

Frances E. Grant

Jun 10, 2018

Frances E. Grant, age 71, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 10, 2018 at her home. Born in Richmond, CA, she was the daughter of William Lewis and Eileen Frances (Edgar) Shortt and was the wife of the late Stewart Wilson Grant. Mrs. Grant is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Dale Wilson Grant and Kim Renee Grant; daughter, Denise...

Howard Allison Holland

Howard Allison Holland

Jun 10, 2018

On Sunday June 10, 2018 Howard A. Holland 100, of Parkville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Catherine Elizabeth and James Allison Holland. Husband of the Carlyn L. Holland (Lynch); preceded in death by his brother Robert Arnold Holland and wife Dorothy, and his sister-inlaw Shirley Huber and husband Carroll. He is father of Howard W. Holland and wife...

Sheila Colleen Durst

Sheila Colleen Durst

Jun 9, 2018

Sheila Colleen Durst, age 66, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 9, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Owen and Helen (Honce) Spedden. She grew up in Dundalk and was the first female police officer of Baltimore City. She loved animals, traveling, laughing, and enjoyed trivia....

Richard Thomas Meinert

Richard Thomas Meinert

Jun 9, 2018

Richard Thomas Meinert, Sgt. U.S. Army, age 74, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018. He is the son of Richard Milton Meinert and Maurine Eva Meinert of Heyward, CA. From an early age his dream in life was to serve his country. Having enlisted in the early 1960’s, he went on to serve in the U.S....

Edith S. Smith

Edith S. Smith

Jun 9, 2018

Edith S. Smith, age 94, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 9, 2018 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George J. and Florence M. (Kelner) Scheid and wife of the late F. Phillip Smith. During World War II, she was a member of the USO...

Mark Henry Ward

Mark Henry Ward

Jun 8, 2018

Mark Henry Ward, age 63, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 8, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in New Jersey, he was the son of the late William and Beverly (Hyatt) Ward. Mark had a quirky personality that delighted many and a kind word for everyone. Survivors include his wife, Deborah Lynn...

Dorothy G. Dean

Dorothy G. Dean

Jun 7, 2018

Dorothy G. Dean, age 77, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 7, 2018 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Stanley John Dubiel and Frances Theresa (Franczowski) Lederer and her husband, Charles Lederer, and was the wife of the late James Dean. She loved gardening and...

Malcolm Davis Luther Voelcker

Malcolm Davis Luther Voelcker

Jun 7, 2018

On Thursday June 7, 2018 Malcolm Davis Luther Voelcker of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Fritz Voelcker and the late Margaret Raglan Voelcker. Husband of the late Norma Marilyn Voelcker. Father of Theodore D. Voelcker and Susan R. Voelcker. Visitation will be Wednesday June 13, 2018 from 1 PM until 2 PM at the Kurtz Funeral...