Obituaries

Feb 13, 2018

Nancy Walker Smith, age 57, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 13, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Don Fred and Agnes Helen (Novakoski) Walker. She attended the University of Maryland Law School and graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in 1978 where...

Feb 13, 2018

Ruth Barnett, age 83, of Darlington, MD passed away on February 13, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Punxsutawney, PA, she was the daughter of Orie and Grace (Ellenberger) Biles and also predeceased by her former husband Herbert Curtis Barnett. She had worked as a seamstress and enjoyed going to yard sales and flea markets....

Feb 12, 2018

LTC John P. Bulger, USA Ret., age 79, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 12, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of Dr. Craig P. and Dr. Dorothy (Lang) Bulger. He graduated from the University of Vermont with his Bachelors and Master's Degree...

Feb 12, 2018

Elwood John Casperson, age 83, of Fallston, MD passed away on February 12, 2018 in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of Elwood and Annie (Montague) Casperson. Mr. Casperson is survived by his wife, Dorothy Wylie Casperson; two daughters, Cindy (Robert) P. Weinhold of Fallston and Sandra (Guy) A. Dupont of Ramsey, NJ; son, Paul...

Feb 11, 2018

Lawrence Edward Anderson, age 82, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on February 11, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Bel Air, MD he was the son of the late Deedie D. Anderson and the late Carrie Spencer Anderson. Lawrence was a dairy farmer his entire life and became a Harford County School Bus Contractor...

Feb 11, 2018

Donald Eccleshall, age 90, of Bel Air, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2018, at Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill. Born in Warrington, England, he was the son of Donald and Jane (Houghton) Eccleshall. From 1946 to 1948, Don served with the British Army in Palestine and in Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands of Greece. After fulfilling his Army...

Feb 11, 2018

Ann E. Freeman, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 11, 2018. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Russell Clyde and Mary Florence (Kohler) Fatzinger, and wife of the late Tom Wesley Freeman. Mrs. Freeman is survived by her children, Travis Jayson Freeman and his wife Vanessa, Stacie Ann Surowiec and her...

Feb 10, 2018

Dennis John Rosenthal, age 52, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 10, 2018 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Mary Joan (Raab) Creed of Bel Air and the late Walter Paul Rosenthal. He served his country in the US Army, and for most of his life was...

Feb 9, 2018

Mildred "Millie" G. Taylor, age 80, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 9, 2018 at her home. Born in Cumberland, KY, she was the daughter of Ralph and Lillian (Sloan) Edwards. Her and her husband lived Kentucky about 50 miles apart when they were kids and met each other later in life in Baltimore and then got married. She...

Feb 7, 2018

On Wednesday February 7, 2018 William Will Henry Reinecke Jr. of The Villages, Florida formerly of Fallston, Maryland passed away. Son of the late William Henry Reinecke Sr. and the late Katherine Loose Reinecke. Husband of Jenneth Janet Rossi Reinecke and the late Connie Irene Reinecke. Father of William Bud Henry Reinecke III and wife Stacy; and Randy Eugene Reinecke....

Feb 7, 2018

Sophia Maria Watson, age 94, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 7, 2018 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Saltlick, PA, Sophia was the daughter of Frank and Mary (Tarrs) Donitzen. She was an active member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Churchville Golden Agers, and she also enjoyed going to...

Feb 6, 2018

Susan Bly Sheridan (Halsey), age 52, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. She is the daughter of Alden Halsey and the late Ruth Halsey. She graduated from C. Milton Wright in 1983 where she excelled in athletics and enjoyed journalism. She went on to graduate from Towson University. She married Stanley A. Sheridan on August...

Feb 5, 2018

Marie Inez Portz, 95, native of Willoughby Beach, MD, passed away on February 5, 2018 in Denver, CO. Marie is survived by her son and daughter, four grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth Lamont Portz.

Feb 5, 2018

Feb 5, 2018

R. William "Bill" Roberts, age 65, of Edgewood, MD passed away after a short illness, on February 5, 2018 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of Joseph Richard Roberts and Lois Jene (Krohmer ) Roberts. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed watching them. He was an avid fisherman who loved...

Feb 4, 2018

Betty Meidinger passed peacefully on Sunday, February 4, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida. She was 88 years old. She lived her life with a love for her family, and she went to be with our Lord and savior surrounded by loving members of her immediate family. Betty was born in a rural area of Americus, Georgia, and...

Feb 4, 2018

Jeffrey Duane Artrip, Jr., age 15, of Bel Air, MD passed away suddenly on February 4, 2018 at his home. Born in Elkton, MD, he was the adopted son of Vern and Marilyn "Skip" Skinner. He was a 10th grade student at Patterson Mill High School. An accomplished musician, while in the 8th grade he made 1st chair, double bass...

Feb 4, 2018

Alma "Bea" Cromwell, age 81, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 4, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of Albert Carloman Lewis and Hattie Ellie (Kennard) Lewis, and was the wife, for 58 years, of the late William Henry Cromwell Sr. She was a Honor...

Feb 3, 2018

Carroll (Callie) Winstead Hinton, 82, of Bel Air, died on February 3, 2018 at his home. He is survived by his three children, Michael C. Hinton and wife Missy of Joppa, Katrine (Kitty) A. Bollinger and husband Michael of Fallston, and Diane H. Bishop and husband Michael of Bel Air; seven grandchildren, Stacey (Anthony) Tetteris, Joshua (Rebecca) Magness, Cherie Bishop,...

Feb 2, 2018

Julius F. Blum, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 2, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born on April 25, 1926 in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Paul Julius and Jean Louise (Treptow) Blum. He immigrated to Holland in 1937 and then to America. The Blum family arrived in New York...