Obituaries

Aug 9, 2017

Vinod Modi, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2017 at his home. Born in Tanzania, Africa, he was the son of Mohanlal and Radha Modi. He attended college in India and London, England where he moved to in 1968. He lived there until 1977, and then lived in New York and New Jersey. In 2004,...

Aug 9, 2017

Connie Maners, age 75, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 9, 2017. Born in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of Clarence and Lois (Lambert) Jones and the wife of the late Robert Morris Maners. She was a seamstress at the Gleneagle Plant in Bel Air, took classes for decorating cakes and enjoyed sewing. She cherished spending time...

Aug 8, 2017

Bernard Allen Hayes, age 52, of Street, Maryland passed away on August 8, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of William Edward Hayes and Mary Frances (Brittain) Forbes. He worked in law enforcement. Mr. Hayes is survived by his wife, Dawn R. Hayes; daughters, Meghan A. Denhard (Chris)...

Aug 7, 2017

James Thomas DeCourcey, age 64, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 7, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Bernard James and Gloria Ann (Sigismondi) DeCourcey. He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He enjoyed music and playing the guitar and keyboard. Mr. DeCourcey is survived by...

Aug 7, 2017

Judy Scott, age 70, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 7, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Herman George and Ethel H. (Bergman) Schmidt. She worked as a registrar at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore for 45 years. She loved her grandchildren, going to Ocean City, MD,...

Aug 5, 2017

Betty E. Rasin, age 84, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 5, 2017 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth (Gorman) Dibbern, and was the wife of the late Charles L. Rasin Sr. She loved to crochet, play Bingo and be around children. Mrs. Rasin is survived...

Aug 5, 2017

Robert W. Smith, a partner in a Harford County family logging business and a decorated World War II veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day, died of heart failure Saturday at his Bel Air home. He was 97.Born in Baltimore and raised on a family farm in Creswell in Harford County, he was the son of Frederick Nelson Smith and...

Aug 3, 2017

Aug 3, 2017

Ott Lee Todd Jr., age 78, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on August 3, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ott Lee Todd Sr. and Berta (Amoss) Todd. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the American Legion Post 39 in Bel Air. He retired as an auto body...

Aug 2, 2017

Berdell Mae Founds, age 86, of Joppa, MD passed away on August 3, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Joseph Thomas and Katherine Elizabeth (Huber) Wood. She worked for Harford County Public Schools as a nurse at Joppatowne Elementary, Norrisville Elementary and Riverside Elementary Schools. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...

Jul 31, 2017

On Monday July 31, 2017 John Thomas Canova of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Vito Canova and Margaret Walsh Canova. Husband of Noreen Alessi Canova; father of Susan Michelle Slattery; Lisa Ann Fulco and Thomas James Neary. Grandfather of Aaron Slattery; Anthony Fulco; Andrew Fulco; Maya Neary and Megan Neary. He is also survived by a brother...

Jul 31, 2017

Thomas G. Welsh, age 68, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 31, 2017 at his home. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of Thomas Gerard and Doris Madeline (Trust) Welsh. He enjoyed traveling, camping and boating, and also loved music and art. Mr. Welsh is survived by his wife, Helen A. (Williams) Welsh; sons, Thomas D....

Jul 31, 2017

Henry Lenz Sr., age 86, of Abingdon, MD passed away on July 31, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Alfred Henry and Marie L. (Vohs) Lenz and was the husband of the late Carol Lenz for 30 years. He worked 43 years for Bethlehem Steel Corporation and...

Jul 30, 2017

Elmer John Morkovsky Sr., age 82, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 30, 2017 at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Hunt Valley, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Emil and Agnes (May) Morkovsky and husband of the late Jessie "Lenora" Morkovsky. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed crabbing, boating, hunting and...

Jul 29, 2017

Brigitte "Kitty" Felts, age 82, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on July 29, 2017 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of Erwin Nelson and Barbara Josephine (Burger) Sokol. Kitty Felts was married to Richard H. Felts Sr., SGM U.S. Army Retired, for 48 yrs. She was a dedicated Army Wife...

Jul 29, 2017

Hazel "Cat" B. Perry , age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on July 29, 2017 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Rugby, VA, she was the daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Pierce) Sage and was the wife of the late Floyd Dale Perry. She was a member of Harford Furnace Baptist...

Jul 27, 2017

On Thursday July 27, 2017 Betty Ann Gardner of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Henry Augustus Gardner and the late Mary Margaret Cromwell Gardner. Mother of Louis A. (Jackie) Thomas; God-Mother of Jason; Joy and JoJo Haskins; Grandmother of Marquis; Marque and Jayla; sister to Lewis Gardner and wife Brenda Gardner. Memorial service will be held at...

Jul 27, 2017

Vada Berniece Locklear, age 77, of Bear, DE passed away on July 27, 2017 at Christiana Health System in Newark, DE. Born in Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of John Henry and Myrtle Clyde (Miller) Pierce and was the wife of the late Bill E. Locklear. She was a school teacher who enjoyed poetry and loved spending time with...

Jul 27, 2017

Edward Franklin Wilsey, age 91, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on July 27, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Elizabeth (Betsy) Merriken Wilsey; devoted father of Edward (Naoko Ogawa) Franklin Wilsey, III, William (Hillary Hutchison) Lee Merriken Wilsey and Ruth Elizabeth (Christopher) Wilsey Eisenhour; loving grandfather of Jaira Summers Wilsey, McKinder Lee Wilsey and Austin Christopher Eisenhour. Ed...

Jul 26, 2017

Richard J. Cole, age 86, of Street, MD passed away on July 26, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Elk Creek, VA, he was the son of Graham Lewis and Pearl Cynthia (Hodge) Cole. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean War. He retired after 31 years from...