Obituaries

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

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...

William Karl Bauer

William Karl Bauer

Mar 23, 2017

On Thursday March 23, 2017 William Karl Bauer of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Charles Henry Bauer and the late Emma Marie Bauer. Husband of Eva Betty Bell Bauer; father of Richard K. Bauer and wife Sharon L.; Charles S. Bauer and wife Ann A.; Sharon L. Nix and husband Daniel C.; Keith W. Bauer and wife...

Geraldine Ann Francis

Geraldine Ann Francis

Mar 22, 2017

Geraldine Ann Francis, age 74, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on March 22, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of George W. and Daisy C. Ringrose and was the wife of the late William Keith Francis Sr. She loved her dog Daisy, enjoyed reading, and also spending time at the beach where she collected...

Imogene ''Jean'' Mullins

Imogene ''Jean'' Mullins

Mar 22, 2017

Imogene "Jean" Mullins, age 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 22, 2017 at her home. Born in Cowen, WV, she was the daughter of Ray and Dora (Jarvis) Hinkle and was the wife of the late Randle Ervin Mullins. She attended Glenville State College and was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse for Webster County Public...

Kent Over Butler

Kent Over Butler

Mar 22, 2017

Kent Over Butler, age 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 22, 2017 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Roaring Spring, PA, he was the son of Charles S. and Mary Elizabeth (Over) Butler. He liked to play golf, was an avid reader and enjoyed working crossword puzzles. He was also a...

Virginia ''Ginny'' Roper

Virginia ''Ginny'' Roper

Mar 22, 2017

Virginia "Ginny" Roper, age 80, of Hamilton, MD passed away on March 22, 2017 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Cowen, WV, she was the daughter of Foster S. Miller and Whyrl Salisbury and was the wife of the late John F. Roper. She worked as a receptionist for H & R Block...

Robert E. Haskin

Robert E. Haskin

Mar 22, 2017

Robert E. Haskin, age 86, of Glen Rock, PA passed away on March 22, 2017. Born in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Abbott Choate and Charlotte (Nye) Haskin. He graduated from Mountain Home High School in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was a 1953 graduate of the US Naval Academy and had served our country during the Korean...

H. Blaine Linkous

H. Blaine Linkous

Mar 21, 2017

H. Blaine Linkous, age 83, of Fallston, MD passed away at his home on March 21, 2017. Born in Pylesville, MD he was the son of Thomas Pryor Linkous and Henrietta (Badders) Linkous. He was married to his best friend, Shirley Maines Linkous, for over 50 years. He was the owner of Harford Insulation and was prominent in the Maryland...

Ottmar Arthur Scheffler

Ottmar Arthur Scheffler

Mar 21, 2017

Ottmar Arthur Scheffler, age 83, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 21, 2017 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of Leo Stephanus Scheffler and Martha Ida (Kiefer) Scheffler and was the husband of the late Lucia Anna Scheffler, his true love whom he married on August 8,...

Cris M. Teague

Cris M. Teague

Mar 20, 2017

Cris M. Teague, age 61, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on March 20, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Frederick Christian and Joyce Ramona (Owensby) Laubach. She enjoyed camping and making flower arrangements. She also enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter and planning get-togethers with friends and family. She had worked at...

Cora "Evelyn" Styer

Cora "Evelyn" Styer

Mar 20, 2017

Cora "Evelyn" Styer, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on March 20, 2017 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Ruffin, NC, she was the daughter of John Glen and Isabell D. (Cunningham) Kelley. She worked in the banking industry and had also worked for Harford County as a school bus driver attendant. She liked...

Joseph Charles Sangermano Sr.

Joseph Charles Sangermano Sr.

Mar 19, 2017

Joseph Sangermano passed away on March 19, 2017, at the age of 94. He was born in Ambridge, PA. He is survived by his daughter Maria Gallippi; his son Joe, Jr. and his wife Trinidad; three grandchildren, Anthony Joseph Gallippi, Concetta Maria Gallippi, and Cassandra Leilani Sangermano; and a great grandson Nicholas Ramirez. He is also survived by many nieces...

Joan Lee  Pardo

Joan Lee Pardo

Mar 19, 2017

Joan Lee Pardo, age 80, of Melbourne, FL passed away suddenly on March 19, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Joseph C. and Selma (Hubbert) Pardo. She was in charge of mergers and acquisitions for new buildings at the University of Maryland (UMBC). While living in Florida, she worked for Frances M. Stewart,...

Michael D'Emilio

Michael D'Emilio

Mar 18, 2017

Michael D'Emilio, age 35, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on March 18, 2017 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Diane (Zimbalardi) Kromm of Aberdeen and the late Michael David D'Emilio. He was a caring person who loved his family and had many friends. He enjoyed helping others. In addition to his mother, Mr. D'Emilio...

James Leroy Rupert

James Leroy Rupert

Mar 18, 2017

James Leroy Rupert, age 90, of Naples, FL passed away on March 18, 2017. Born in Renovo, PA, he was the son of James McKem Rupert and Martha (Kelley) Rupert and was the husband, for 60 years, of the late Gladys Rupert. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII as a gunners mate on the...

Norman Andrew Brown

Norman Andrew Brown

Mar 17, 2017

Norman Andrew Brown, 93, found peace on March 17, 2017. Norman was born in Baltimore, MD on November 8, 1923. He was the son of the late Andrew Thomas Brown and Hazel Emma (Nix) Ball and was a resident of Mechanicsville for over 20 years. He was a retired steamfitter, a member of Mt. Ararat Masonic Lodge #44 AF&AM, a...

Mary Jo Bergstrom

Mary Jo Bergstrom

Mar 17, 2017

Mary Jo Bergstrom, age 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 17, 2017 at Awakenings Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Lowville, NY, she was the daughter of Clyde Henry and Ardean (Van Arendonk) Geerlings and was the wife of the late Robert Loyal Bergstrom. In 1953, she earned a BA degree from Hope College. She was...