Obituaries

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

Sharon L. Mccamish

Sharon L. Mccamish

Apr 2, 2017

Sharon Lee McCamish passed away on April 2, 2017 after a struggle with breast and liver cancer. Born March 7, 1940 in Seattle, WA, Sharon and family moved to Harford County in 1983. Sharon was the owner and president of Interstate Canine Swim Center near Belcamp where for over 15 years she did what can only be described as a...

Annemarie Kroening

Annemarie Kroening

Apr 2, 2017

Annemarie Kroening, age 76, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on April 2, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of William Franklin and Helen Mae (Bateman) Smith. She had worked for C&P Telephone Company, Western Union Telegraph Company, and for Rosenburg, Prout and Greenburg where she was a legal secretary. She loved spending time at...

John Wilson Stump Sr.

John Wilson Stump Sr.

Apr 1, 2017

John Wilson Stump, Sr., age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 1, 2017. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of Dr. William Stump and Constance Mary Evelyn (Poor) Stump. He was raised in Emmorton, MD on a farm located near St. Mary's Church. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII...

Shirley Owens

Shirley Owens

Apr 1, 2017

Shirley Owens, age 69, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on April 1, 2017 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Sheldon and Evelyn Smith. She volunteered at the Harford County Library, Edgewood Senior Center, and The Lord of Life Lutheran Church's Food Pantry. Ms. Owens is survived by...

Richard  "Dick" G. Brauer

Richard "Dick" G. Brauer

Mar 31, 2017

Richard "Dick" G. Brauer, age 80, of Fallston, MD passed away on March 31, 2017 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Elmer and Oleda M. (O'Shea) Brauer. He started his career at Acme Markets and was employed for over 20 years with Kemp's Foods. He had been in the...

William Melvin Childers

William Melvin Childers

Mar 31, 2017

William Melvin Childers, age 84, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on March 31, 2017 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Abingdon, Virginia, he was the son of William Calvin and Ida Francis (Blevins) Childers and was the husband, for 60 years, of his dearly loved wife, the late Betty Pauline (Polly) Childers....

Palmira T. Gonzalez

Palmira T. Gonzalez

Mar 30, 2017

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:Alzheimer's Foundation of America322 Eighth Avenue7th FloorNew York, NY 10001

Basil Kent Kocher

Basil Kent Kocher

Mar 29, 2017

Basil Kent Kocher, age 67, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 29, 2017 at his home. Born in New Martinsville, WV, he was the son of Ray Edward and Louise (Kimble) Kocher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard and a graduate of West Virginia University. In his earlier years, he managed K-Mart stores in Ohio,...

C. Brian Jones

C. Brian Jones

Mar 29, 2017

C. Brian Jones, age 41, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 29, 2017. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Mary Lynn (Evans) Jones of Bel Air and the late Jack Dempsey Jones Jr. He enjoyed going to the casino, playing board games and making crafts. He was a huge fan of the Dukes...

Vester David Harris

Vester David Harris

Mar 28, 2017

Vester D. Harris of Bel Air, MD passed away March 28, 2017 at home. He was 81 years old. Born in Sylva, NC he was the son of the late Vernon Harris and Marie (Hall) Harris. He was predeceased by two sisters. He graduated from Sylva High School where he played football for the Sylva Golden Hurricanes. He served in...

Earnest H. Boyd

Earnest H. Boyd

Mar 27, 2017

Earnest Hardy Boyd was born in Syracuse, NY, the son of Susan Jones Boyd and Frederick Chester Boyd. The family moved to Baltimore when Earnie was a young child. He attended public elementary schools, and Baltimore City College High School. He graduated from Baltimore Junior College and Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College). After serving in the US Army, he...

Dawn Colletta Monclova

Dawn Colletta Monclova

Mar 27, 2017

Dawn Colletta Monclova, age 51, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on March 27, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, she was the daughter of Edward and Yvonne Harrison. She graduated from Maxwell High School in Brooklyn, NY and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and University of Maryland. She was a...

Patricia (Pat) A. Klein

Patricia (Pat) A. Klein

Mar 27, 2017

Patricia (Pat) A. Klein, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 27, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Alexander Joseph Thomas and Helen Adele (Ball) Boyton. She was resident of Harford County since 1968. Mrs. Klein is survived by her husband of 55 years, Dennis Klein; children, Karen D. Klein...

Robert  Wayne Brush

Robert Wayne Brush

Mar 26, 2017

Robert Wayne Brush, age 29, of Cockeysville, Maryland passed away on March 26, 2017. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Cyndi Anne Tarleton of Cockeysville and the late Christopher James Brush. He enjoyed traveling and playing video games. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, James (Rachel) W. Brush of Bel Air; and...

Vernon L. Gauss Jr.

Vernon L. Gauss Jr.

Mar 24, 2017

Vernon L. Gauss, Jr., age 67, of Kingsville, MD passed away on March 24, 2017 at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Vernon L. Gauss, Sr. and Mae (Hardesty) Gauss. Mr. Gauss is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Sharon (Fisher) Gauss; his two daughters, Michelle...

Doris Lorraine Weston

Doris Lorraine Weston

Mar 24, 2017

Doris Lorraine Weston, age 90, of Pasadena, MD passed away on March 24, 2017 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Jacob and Clara Naomia (Humbert) Myers and the devoted wife, for 67 years, of the late Pastor Lloyd Weston. She dedicated her life in supporting Pastor Lloyd...

Audrey Kathryn Miller

Audrey Kathryn Miller

Mar 24, 2017

Audrey Kathryn Miller, a resident of Abingdon, MD, died on March 24, 2017 at the age of 99. She was born to Clarence and Kathryn Compton in Pittsburgh, PA on December 5, 1917 and in 1934 graduated from Mifflinburg High School. Her husband, Miles G. Miller, died in 2002. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Lueem of Lenzburg, Switzerland;...

Dorothy May Martin

Dorothy May Martin

Mar 24, 2017

On Friday March 24, 2017, Dorothy May Martin of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. daughter of the late Charles Durand Michael and the late Anna Lucille Harkins Michael. Wife of the late Lama (L.S.) Martin Jr.; mother of Karen L. Martin and Leslie A. Martin. Visitation will be held Wednesday March 29, 2017 from 10:00 AM-12 Noon at the Kurtz...

Virginia Elizabeth Jackson

Virginia Elizabeth Jackson

Mar 23, 2017

Virginia Elizabeth Baskerville Jackson, age 93, of Abingdon, Maryland, passed away on March 30, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the youngest of four children, to Walter Lewis and Georgia Rebecca (Turner) Baskerville. She graduated from Cortez Peters Business School in Baltimore and began her working career at the...

Mary Jane Shafer

Mary Jane Shafer

Mar 23, 2017

Mary Jane Noll Shafer, of Belcamp, MD died March 23, 2017. She was born in Port Jervis, NY and grew up traveling the world with her family as her father served in the U.S. Air Force. She received her AA from Vernon Court in Rhode Island and went on to attend Florida State University.In 1961 at the age of 15...