Obituaries

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

Steve Meadowcroft

Steve Meadowcroft

Feb 20, 2017

Steve Meadowcroft, age 60, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on February 20, 2017 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Gloria Barbara (Speciale) Meadowcroft of Forest Hill, MD and the late Hugh Bernard Meadowcroft. He was a member St. Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air and the Knights...

Janice Lee Ryan

Janice Lee Ryan

Feb 20, 2017

Janice Lee Ryan, age 78, of Fallston, MD passed away on February 20, 2017 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD. Born in Hazard, KY, she was the daughter of Andy Terry and Rebecca (Young) Holcomb. She was a National Guard Service Medic and Fallston Volunteer Fire Dept. EMT.Ms. Ryan is survived by her daughter, Terry Grimm and husband, Ernest,...

Betty Jane Lewis

Betty Jane Lewis

Feb 19, 2017

Betty Jane "Elizabeth" Lewis, age 87, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on February 19, 2017 at her home. Born in Aberdeen, she was the daughter of Randall Cirell and Matilda Ann (Spies) Long and was the wife of the late George Wilburn Lewis. She created the Stoney Forest Riding Club and was a member of the Chesapeake Trail Riders Association,...

Dave Sugden

Dave Sugden

Feb 19, 2017

Dave Sugden, age 67, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 19, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Seattle, WA, he was the son of Wilfred and Herdis Norma (Hanson) Sugden. In 2001, he moved to Bel Air from Alaska where he had worked with the Anchorage Police Department and was a...

Mirella Dicasagrande

Mirella Dicasagrande

Feb 19, 2017

Mirella DiCasagrande, age 74, of Churchville, MD passed away on February 19, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Born in Cartosio, Italy, she was the daughter of Massimiliano and Olimpia (Pettinati) Pasini and was the wife of the late Captain Emanuele Lorenzo DiCasagrande. She was an adored wife, mother, teacher, and humanitarian, and never stopped giving the best of herself to those...

Ruben Dean Elliott

Ruben Dean Elliott

Feb 19, 2017

Ruben Dean Elliott, age 92, of Darlington, MD passed away on February 19, 2017 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Glenville, MD, he was the son of Other Clarence and Georgie Belle (Mabes) Elliott and was the husband, for 62 years, of the late Nellie Mae Elliott. He enjoyed horseback riding and spending time outdoors. Mr. Elliott...

Marylu Downey

Marylu Downey

Feb 17, 2017

Marylu Downey, age 52, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 17, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Louis Mangione and the late Ruth (Henderson) Mangione. In addition to her father, Mrs. Downey is survived by her husband, Gary Downey; daughter, Jennifer McGuire; step son, T....

Margaret R. King

Margaret R. King

Feb 16, 2017

Margaret R. King, age 71, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on February 16, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Veronica G. Paulson. She enjoyed music, dancing, and playing games with her family. She was an avid reader and especially liked...

George Alexander Levis

George Alexander Levis

Feb 16, 2017

George Alexander Levis, age 107, of Belcamp, MD passed away February 16, 2017 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of the late Robert Ellis and Anne (Austen) Levis, and was the husband of the late Betsy Ann Levis. Aviation was his passion and airplanes were in his blood. At the age of...

Sadie Catherine Saylor

Sadie Catherine Saylor

Feb 16, 2017

Sadie Catherine Saylor, age 68, of Leander, TX passed away on February 16, 2017. Born in Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of Lonzie Cleveland and Lillian Darlene (Adams) Champ and the wife of the late Joseph G. Barcase, Sr. and Thomas Saylor. She retired from the Harford County Board of Education as a teachers assistant and had taught last...

Thomas Alexander Borkowski

Thomas Alexander Borkowski

Feb 15, 2017

On February 15, 2017, Thomas Alexander Borkowski passed away at his home in Forest Hill surrounded by family. Born in Baltimore, son of Adolf and Anna (Krupinski) Borkowski, he was a graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and University of Maryland. He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Alaska. He retired as a high school teacher in Baltimore County and...

Verna Kirby Lashley

Verna Kirby Lashley

Feb 15, 2017

Verna Kirby Lashley, age 75, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on February 15, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Vernon Jerome and Elsie Roberta (Sewell) Kirby. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She retired from the Harford County Public Library in 2014. Mrs. Lashley is survived by her husband...

Woodrow Lewis

Woodrow Lewis

Feb 14, 2017

Woodrow Lewis, age 75, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on February 14, 2017. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, he was the son of Wade and Luverta Lewis. He worked as a painting contractor in the construction field. He liked to be called Sweet Daddy. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Mary Sue Lewis; daughter, Tammy Sue Balser; two sons,...

Rose Marie Mansfield

Rose Marie Mansfield

Feb 14, 2017

Rose Marie Mansfield, age 90, of Joppa, MD passed away on February 14, 2017 at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Midland, MD, she was the daughter of James William and Theresa Helena (Trapp) Winters, and was the wife of the late Patrick V. Mansfield and Robert B. Wilt. She was a 1944 graduate of Beall High...

Mary Kahoe Lynch

Mary Kahoe Lynch

Feb 13, 2017

Mary Kahoe Lynch passed away at Avondell Assisted Living Facility on Monday, February 13, 2017 at age 93. Born in Forest Hill she was the daughter of the late Stephen Michael Kahoe and Vivian Dare (Colgan) Kahoe. Mrs. Lynch attended St. Margaret's Elementary School, graduated from Bel Air High School in 1941 and attended Strayer Business School in Baltimore. She...

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock"

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock"

Feb 13, 2017

Elizabeth Katherine Amrein "Sock", age 87, of Hubbard, Ohio passed away on February 13, 2017. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of James Felix and Margaret Mae (Leftridge) Testerman. She had worked for the Hub, Walker's and C-Mart until she retired. Mrs. Amrein is survived by her husband of 67 years, Paul F. Amrein; son, Kenneth Paul...

Claudene  Allen

Claudene Allen

Feb 13, 2017

Claudene Allen, age 92, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on February 13, 2017 at the Seeds of Compassion Assisted Living in Aberdeen. Born in Christiansburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of Willie T. and Buelah Iris (Creasey) Bland and was the wife, for 57 years, of the late Fred Wiley Allen Sr. Mrs. Allen is survived by her children, Fred...

Elaine Tucker Moyer

Elaine Tucker Moyer

Feb 13, 2017

Elaine Tucker Moyer, age 83, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 13, 2017 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of Roger Grey and Mary Susan (Campbell) Tucker and was the wife of the late Theodore "Ted" Moyer. She was in the first graduating class of the old Bel Air High...

Gary Allen Mcmillan

Gary Allen Mcmillan

Feb 13, 2017

Gary Allen McMillan, age 72, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on February 13, 2017 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Dewey Stanton McMillan and Nancy Catherine (Blevins) Clancy. He was a 1962 graduate of Bel Air High School, attended Harford Community College and received his B.S. in 1972 from Towson University....