Obituaries

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

Marjory Ann Watermeier

Marjory Ann Watermeier

Mar 16, 2018

Marjory Ann Watermeier, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed into God’s arms on March 16, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Taylorville, IL, she was the only daughter of Walter and Gladys (Duggan) Goodpasture. She attended and graduated from Blackburn University with a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and also found...

Dophny Verona Mcfarlane

Dophny Verona Mcfarlane

Mar 15, 2018

Dophny Verona McFarlane, age 82, of Joppa, MD passed away on March 15, 2018 at her home. Born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, she was the daughter of the late George McFarlane and Eulalie Isabel (Crooks) Graham. She loved to cook, travel and host family events. Dophny is survived by two daughters, Claudine Jones and Francine Whittington; two sons, Patrick Doyley and...

Philip Arthur Lange

Philip Arthur Lange

Mar 15, 2018

On Thursday March 15, 2018 Philip Arthur Lange of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Robert J. Lange and the late Martha Mills Lange. Brother of Cheryl and husband Ronald Bruce; Danita and husband Andrew Frederick; Donald Lange; and Steven and wife Winnie Lange. Also survived by neices and nephews- Scott Bruce; Stephanie Heagy; Robert Lange; Katie...

Hazel Virginia Harvey

Hazel Virginia Harvey

Mar 15, 2018

Hazel Virginia Harvey, age 89, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 15, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Frank Harrison Trout and Margaret Ann (Cochran) Trout and was the wife of the late William Redding Harvey. She loved the outdoors and was an animal...

Edna M. Alexander

Edna M. Alexander

Mar 14, 2018

Edna M. Alexander, age 92, of Parkville, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Towson, MD, she was the daughter of Harry and Marie Ellen (Scheafer) Werther, and the wife of the late Donald Alexander. Edna is survived by son, Dave B. Alexander (Laura) of Bel Air; daughter,...

Harold Gene Taylor

Harold Gene Taylor

Mar 14, 2018

Harold Gene Taylor, age 84, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Seco, KY, he was the son of Robert Luther and Virgie (Sexton) Taylor and was the husband of the late Mildred Grace Taylor. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked in the steel industry....

Mary Burrows Cole

Mary Burrows Cole

Mar 14, 2018

Mary Burrows Cole, age 83, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Dudley Ashael and Irene Elizabeth (Streett) Burrows. She liked doing word search books, loved donuts, and enjoyed Barber Shop Quartet music. Mrs. Cole is survived by her...

Antolen D. Marcus Sr.

Antolen D. Marcus Sr.

Mar 14, 2018

Antolen D. Marcus Sr., age 48, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at his home. Born in Wyoming, OH, he was the son of the late Howard Benjamin Jacobs and Sherry L. Marcus. He was a barber most of his life at Anthony's Barber Salon where he enjoyed his customers, networking, mentoring, joking and socializing. Antolen enjoyed...

Frances Marie Given

Frances Marie Given

Mar 14, 2018

Frances Marie Given, age 67, of Joppa, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Theodore S. and Frances Rita (Stone) Swieczkowski and was the wife of the late, Glen W. Given Jr. She was a member of the Stoney Creek Gun Club, Towne Baptist Church and the Essex...

William L. Styer

William L. Styer

Mar 14, 2018

William L. Styer, age 90, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on March 14, 2018 at Summit Park Rehab in Catonsville, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of Agustus Edgar and Charlotte Ann (McCardell) Styer and was the husband of the late Cora Evelyn Styer. Mr. Styer loved fishing and racing cars. He used to race at the...

Kenneth George James

Kenneth George James

Mar 13, 2018

Kenneth George James, age 71, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 13, 2018 at his home. Born in Baltimore City, MD, he was the son of George E. and Doretha (McCray) James and was the husband of the late Pang Cha James. He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War and worked for Bethlehem...

Marcella "Marcy" Gizinski

Marcella "Marcy" Gizinski

Mar 13, 2018

Marcella "Marcy" Gizinski, age 78, of White Hall, MD passed away peacefully on March 13, 2018 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of Alexander and Alexandra (Toczylowski) Saynuk and then later raised in Baltimore where she met and married her beloved husband, the late Leonard “Len” Joseph Gizinski,...

Patricia Lee Elliott

Patricia Lee Elliott

Mar 13, 2018

Patricia Lee Elliott, age 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 13, 2018 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Juliet Marie (Talbott) Elliott. She was a loving wife, mother, and aunt. She loved the beach and her Bassett Hounds. She enjoyed traveling, especially cruises. Patricia also loved family...

Francis J. Rufe

Francis J. Rufe

Mar 13, 2018

Francis J. Rufe, age 79, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on March 13, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John M. and Ellen (Keenan) Rufe. He was employed as a manufacturing engineer in the Aerospace Industry and had worked on the vertical launch system for the government....

Kathy Marie Hill

Kathy Marie Hill

Mar 13, 2018

Kathy Marie Hill, age 47, of Aberdeen, Maryland, passed away on March 13, 2018 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Nancy Hill of Bel Air and the late Percy Warfield Smith. A 1988 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School, she graduated from Harford Community College with...

Argil Monroe Lynch

Argil Monroe Lynch

Mar 12, 2018

Argil Monroe Lynch, age 86, of Street, MD passed away on March 12, 2018 at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bergoo, WV, he was the son of Sylvanus E. and Elzadie F. (Hamrick) Lynch. He loved God, the love of his life, his wife, and his grandkids. He enjoyed traveling to Lancaster, PA,...

Myron Smith

Myron Smith

Mar 12, 2018

Myron Smith, age 72, of Port Republic, VA passed away on March 12, 2018 at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, VA. Born in Rushton, England, he was the son of Richard and Elinor Rose (Short) Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a patrolman with the Baltimore County Police Department, worked at Vernon Foster’s Dairy...

Alex Harrison Cohen

Alex Harrison Cohen

Mar 11, 2018

Alex Harrison Cohen, age 26, of Ellicott City , MD, passed away on March 11, 2018. Born in Baltimore MD , he was the son of Steven S. and Sandra D, (Caldwell) Cohen of Havre de Grace, MD Alex graduated from Towson University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management. He was employed at Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital...

Reva N. Reedy

Reva N. Reedy

Mar 10, 2018

Reva N. Reedy, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 10, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Grayson County, VA, she was the daughter of Herman Timothy and Ola Mae (Reedy) Henderson and was the wife of the late Morgan Thomas Reedy. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she...