Obituaries

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

Rev. Wilbur Thomas Schuessler

Rev. Wilbur Thomas Schuessler

Oct 15, 2016

Reverend Wilbur Thomas Schuessler crossed Heaven's Finish Line in victory on October 15, 2016 from the earthly location of Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, FL where he had been living for the last nine months.Born March 3, 1932 in Chicago, IL where he lived until departing for Bible College. Son of the late Emil and Lillian Schuessler and predeceased by...

Dorothy Ella Hoffman

Dorothy Ella Hoffman

Oct 15, 2016

Our dearly beloved mother, Dorothy Ella Coomes Hoffman (also lovingly known as Dot), passed away quietly in her home, to be with her Heavenly Father on October 15, 2016 in Santa Fe, Texas. She was 89 years old. She was born in Harford County, Bel Air, Maryland, May 6, 1927 to J.R. and Lula Coomes. She had four sisters, one...

Robert John Meninger

Robert John Meninger

Oct 13, 2016

Robert John Meninger, of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 74 on October 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Robert Adam and Audrey Marie (Plantholt) Meninger. He was a Vietnam War Veteran serving our country in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, being at the beach and telling stories. In 2002, he...

Melvin J. Ewing

Melvin J. Ewing

Oct 13, 2016

Melvin J. Ewing, of Edgewood, MD, passed at the age of 91 on October 13, 2016 at his home with his wife and family by his side. He was born in Emmorton, MD to Melburn Filmore and Edna Mae (Baker) Ewing. He served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII and worked as a Librarian Technician for the government....

Margaret Marie Lesch

Margaret Marie Lesch

Oct 12, 2016

Margaret Marie Lesch, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 83 on October 12, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. She was born in Newark, NJ to Gregory and Margaret (Malone) Corres and was the wife of the late Warren Robert Lesch. She loved playing the piano and organ, and as a teenager,...

Rachel Lynn Goette

Rachel Lynn Goette

Oct 11, 2016

Rachel Lynn Goette, of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 23 on October 11, 2016. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Sandra Lynn (Hogan) Haught of Joppa and Wayne Herman Goette of White Hall. She had attended North Harford High School where she participated in the Drama Club and was a former member of the youth group at...

Norman Clifford Knopp

Norman Clifford Knopp

Oct 11, 2016

On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Norman Clifford Knopp of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Clifford Henry Knopp and the Laura Jane Knopp. Husband of Doris Iley Knopp; father of Barbara Norris and Jeffery Knopp; grandfather of Thomas Norris; Michael Norris; BrittanKnopp and 4 great grandchildren Joshua Norris; Jacob Norris; Talon Norris ;Cameron Norris also survived by a...

William Martin Corbin Jr.

William Martin Corbin Jr.

Oct 11, 2016

William Martin Corbin Jr., a resident of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 71 on October 11, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. He was born in Atlantic City, NJ to William Martin and Pearl (Butler) Corbin. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War and was a member of...

Webster Lamar Hopkins Jr.

Webster Lamar Hopkins Jr.

Oct 11, 2016

Webster Lamar Hopkins Jr., a resident of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 89 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Long Island, NY to Webster Lamar Hopkins Sr. and Alice (Greenland) Hopkins and was the husband, for 62 years, of the late Betty Ann Hopkins. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he...

Jean Eloise Lovegrove

Jean Eloise Lovegrove

Oct 10, 2016

On Monday October 10, 2016 Jean Eloise Lovegrove of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late James C. Jakson and the late Flossie Viola Lipscomb Jackson. Wife of the late Richard Henry Lovegrove; mother of Richard J. Lovegrove and Michael P. Lovegrove. Also survived by a brother- Jack B. Jackson and sister Linda K. MacGill. Visitation will be...

Darrell ''Shammah'' Walter Hopkins

Darrell ''Shammah'' Walter Hopkins

Oct 9, 2016

Darrell "Shammah" Walter Hopkins, of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 28 on October 9, 2016. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Angela Marie Hopkins of Edgewood. He worked as a salesperson in the automotive industry. Darrell loved music. He mastered many instruments, including the guitar, and played in an alternative rock band for several years. He was...

Olive Caponic Yale

Olive Caponic Yale

Oct 8, 2016

Olive Caponic Yale, age 92, of Bel Air, MD died on October 8, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD to Arthur and Laura (Marison) Caponic, she was a secretary for the U.S. Government and enjoyed traveling all over the country with her family and friends. She especially enjoyed going...

John A. Kelly

John A. Kelly

Oct 8, 2016

John A. Kelly (age 88), a "true gentleman and scholar", of Bel Air, MD died on October 8, 2016 with his beloved wife, Kathleen, by his side.John was born and raised in Union City, NJ. He served in the US Army at the end of World War II. Afterward, he worked his way through night school, eventually earning his Accounting...

Wayne William Rice

Wayne William Rice

Oct 7, 2016

Wayne William Rice, age 66, passed peacefully, Friday 10/7/2016, at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD after a short-term battle with colon cancer. Born in Lewisburg, PA on 9/27/1950 to Nellie Stahley Rice and William Floyd Rice, he grew up in the area. Following in the footsteps of his father, Wayne was active in scouting, earning the Eagle Scout award....

Tavy Combs Hein

Tavy Combs Hein

Oct 6, 2016

Tavy C Hein, 97, of Churchville (formally Bel Air) MD, died peacefully in her sleep on October 6, 2016 at the Hooper Hospice in Forest Hill.Tavy was born in Sparta, North Carolina on June 29, 1919. After having worked on the family farm, she came to Maryland where she met and married her husband, George. They were married for sixty-five...

Mary Beth Walker Johnson

Mary Beth Walker Johnson

Oct 5, 2016

Mary Beth Walker Johnson (Beth), 64, beloved wife of the late Owen L. Johnson, died after a brief illness on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Sunrise of Annapolis Assisted Living Facility surrounded by family. Born and raised in Harford County, Beth was the daughter of Charles H. and Kathleen C. Walker of Forest Hill. She resided in Annapolis where she...

Joan M. Lewald

Joan M. Lewald

Oct 5, 2016

Joan M. Lewald, age 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 5, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore to Edward and Margaret (Knorr) Fitzgerald, she was the wife of the late Thomas W. Lewald Sr. A homemaker, she was a devoted mother and loved spending time with friends and family, especially...

Stacey Crowl

Stacey Crowl

Oct 5, 2016

Stacey Crowl, of Jarrettsville, MD, died at the age of 48 on October 5, 2016 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Elaine (McCubbin) Ryan and the late Burton Schafer. She taught in the Baltimore County Public Schools for 25 years, and helped create and run the American Racing Mower Association (ARMA). She was a very caring...

Thomas J. Mitchell

Thomas J. Mitchell

Oct 4, 2016

Thomas J. Mitchell, of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 79 on October 4, 2016 at his home. He was born in Pottsville, PA to Benjamin Joseph and Mary Veronica (Daily) Mitchell and was the husband of the late Joan H. Mitchell. He was a veteran who served our country during the Korean War and was a retired Staff...

Elaine O'Neill

Elaine O'Neill

Oct 3, 2016

Elaine O'Neill, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 92 on October 3, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. She was born in Stirling, Ontario, Canada to John Henry and Almeda Beatrice (Miller) Gehan, and was the wife, for 59 years, of the late John Leo O'Neill. The marriage ceremony was...