Obituaries

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

Mary Torre Reynolds

Mary Torre Reynolds

Jun 16, 2017

Mary Torre (Bradford) Reynolds, age 95, of Joppatowne, MD died peacefully on June 16, 2017. The daughter of Joseph and Angela Torre, Mary was born in Baltimore, on March 13, 1922 and was one of 8 children. She was employed at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and retired in 1976 after 20 years. It was during this time that she met...

George Bearch

George Bearch

Jun 15, 2017

George Bearch, age 78, of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on June 15, 2017 at his home. Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of Charles Burch and Catherine (Burkholder) Dufour. He served in the National Guard and was retired from Lockheed Martin where he was a manufacturing engineer. He enjoyed traveling, outdoor sports including hunting and fishing, spending...

Douglas Mark Cerasoli

Douglas Mark Cerasoli

Jun 15, 2017

Dr. Douglas Mark Cerasoli, age 50, died on June 15, 2017 at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland.Douglas, born in Arlington, Massachusetts, grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was enrolled in Westtown Friends School along with his brothers and future wife, Nina. Following undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Dr. Cerasoli completed his graduate studies at the...

Doris Margaret Hines

Doris Margaret Hines

Jun 14, 2017

Doris Margaret Hines, age 86, of Street, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at the Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Spoerer) Lyston and wife of the late Robert E. Hines Sr.Mrs. Hines is survived by two daughters, Patricia Janssen of Street and...

Elmer Elgert

Elmer Elgert

Jun 14, 2017

Elmer Elgert, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Elmer and Marie (Furst) Elgert. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a steel fabricator and worked in construction. He enjoyed watching baseball, John Wayne movies, movies about WWII, Frank Sinatra music, fishing,...

Michelle Denise Richardson

Michelle Denise Richardson

Jun 14, 2017

Michelle Denise Richardson, age 52, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 14, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Green Cove Springs, Florida, she was the daughter of Richard and Barbara (Shanaway) Zimmerman. A member of Edgewood Post Chapel, she enjoyed being active in her children's events. She loved camping, hiking, was a...

Herman Kahl

Herman Kahl

Jun 14, 2017

Herman Kahl, age 90, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on June 14, 2017 at his home. Born in Fullerton, Maryland, he was the son of John P. and Catherine G. (Trewper) Kahl. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during World War II aboard the USS Denver CL-58. He retired from CJ Langerfelder and was a proud...

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong

Jun 11, 2017

Elizabeth Nelles Armstrong, age 61, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 11, 2017 at her home. Born in Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of Kenneth Corbett Armstrong and Frances Munger (Leakey) Armstrong Clemons, and was the wife of the late Charles "Chuck" Walter Leatherman. She worked at the Harford County Airport in Aldino where she managed the...

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon

Jun 10, 2017

Christiane Wilhelmine Simon, age 86, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 10, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. A German, born in Brux, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Maria (Pflaum) Wessely and wife of the late Winston J. Simon. She worked most of her life as a school bus...

Elva Scalf

Elva Scalf

Jun 10, 2017

Elva Scalf, age 88, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 10, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was one of thirteen children of Frank W. and Lena C. (Shipley) Koester and wife, for 16 years, of the late Irby Scalf. Her family meant everything to her, and she gave...

James Leonard

James Leonard

Jun 9, 2017

James R. Leonard, age 72, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on June 9, 2017 at his home. Born in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Harold Clifford and Lola Ethel (Anderson) Leonard and was the husband of the late Virginia Kathryn Leonard. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Vietnam War....

Dorothy Howard

Dorothy Howard

Jun 8, 2017

Dorothy Howard, age 84, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 8, 2017 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of John Cromwell Popple and Helen (Popple) Mansfield. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the C&P Pioneers which is now Verizon. She enjoyed going to yard sales, bazaars, and...

Vivian Hamilton

Vivian Hamilton

Jun 7, 2017

Vivian Hamilton, age 86, of Fallston, MD passed away on June 7, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Theodore and Mildred (Savage) Carrow. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, flowers and time spent with her family. Mrs. Hamilton is survived by her husband of 66 years, Charles Robert Hamilton...

John Bosley Mccomas Jr.

John Bosley Mccomas Jr.

Jun 7, 2017

On Wednesday June 7, 2017 John Bosley McComas Jr. of Glen Arm, Maryland passed away. Son of the late John Bosley McComas Sr., and the late Nellie Blanche Bayne McComas. Husband of the late Evelyn Wood McComas; father of John B. McComas III; and Deborah lee McComas Carroll. Grandfather of Brian McComas; Cameron Ingool; Erin Carroll; Amanda McClure; also survived...

Ronald H. Twitty

Ronald H. Twitty

Jun 6, 2017

Ronald H. Twitty, age 71, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on June 6, 2017 at his home. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, he was the son of Kirby Leon and Martha Harriett (Schutte) Twitty and was the husband, for 44 years, of the late Judith Ann Twitty. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he loved his job as an engineer...

William Wheeler

William Wheeler

Jun 6, 2017

William Wheeler, age 81, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on June 6, 2017 at Bel Air Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Harry Lee and Anna (Trabert) Wheeler. A veteran of the National Guard, he retired from Bethlehem Steel after 43 years. He enjoyed bowling for many years at Forest Hill...

Karen Marie Sampson

Karen Marie Sampson

Jun 5, 2017

Karen Marie Sampson, age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 5, 2017 at her home. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of William Anthony and Jean (Heffernan) Clemons. She had retired from St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in 2015 as the technology teacher and was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She enjoyed...

Shannon N. Kozar

Shannon N. Kozar

Jun 5, 2017

Shannon N. Kozar, age 43, of White Hall, Maryland passed away on June 5, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles R. Duley and Linda A. (Grue) Bunce. Mrs. Kozar is survived by her husband John D. Kozar; daughter, Hannah B. Kozar; and brother, Todd M. DuleyIn lieu of flowers, donations may be...

Lore Chenoweth

Lore Chenoweth

Jun 4, 2017

Lore Chenoweth, age 87, of Colora, MD, formerly of Bel Air, peacefully passed away on June 4, 2017 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of Aloys and Johanna (Bingeman) Schwerdt and was the wife of the late Howard Grayson Chenoweth. She liked to cook, read, shop, and entertain family and friends....

Eric John Snyder

Eric John Snyder

Jun 3, 2017

On Saturday June 3, 2017 Eric John Snyder of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Lawrence Nelson Snyder and the Marie Louise Wright Snyder. Brother of Ronald Nelson Snyder of Hagerstown, Maryland; Carol Lee Cable of Jarrettsville, Maryland predeceased by sister Beverly Breen and brother William Snyder. A private memorial service will be held.