Obituaries

Feb 21, 2016

Ronald Wayne Benfield, 54, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Ron is survived by his wife, Tania of 30 years. He was the loving and devoted father to Alexander and Blake Benfield. Ron was the son of the late Marvin Benfield and Sarah Ruth Benfield.Ron, a lifelong resident of Harford County, graduated from Towson University and...

Feb 21, 2016

Ruth R. Heaps, age 88, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 21, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Purdy, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Albert Radogna and Sarah Anne (Gregory) Radogna and wife of the late Charles William Heaps Sr. In 1982 she retired from the Harford County Public...

Feb 21, 2016

On Sunday February 21, 2016, Alice Jerome Parker Ober of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Raeburn H. Parker and the late Alice Richards Lawrence Parker. Wife of the late Frank B. Ober, Jr.; mother David G. Ober; Laurie Curtis and the late Philip L. Ober. She is also survived by 9 Grandchildren; 5 Great-Grandchildren and a Sister-...

Feb 20, 2016

Feb 19, 2016

Carrington Sullivan, age 91, of Abingdon, MD passed away on February 19, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Estel Arthur and Dovie Mae (Waddell) Eller and wife of the late John Ancil Sullivan.Mrs. Sullivan is survived by her sons, John H. Sullivan and wife, Cecilia, of...

Feb 17, 2016

Susan M. Matthews, age 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 17, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD she is the daughter of Richard Jefferson Price of Jarrettsville, MD and the late Nancy Ann (Richardson) Price. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Kenneth L....

Feb 17, 2016

Alexander Oleska, age 53, of Edgewood, MD passed away on February 17, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Stanley J. and Doris F. Oleska. A devout Catholic, he attended Prince of Peace Church in Edgewood and volunteered, for the last 26 years, at every church event including weekly Bingo. He considered the...

Feb 17, 2016

Theodore K. "Ted " Phelps, 97, died at his Parkville, MD home in the Erickson Oak Crest Retirement Community on February 17, 2016 surrounded by immediate family. Born in Ann Arbor, MI on March 10, 1918, he was the son of Benjamin Rice Phelps and Bertha King Phelps. His teen years in Michigan and New York City birthed his lifespan...

Feb 16, 2016

John Wayne Taylor, age 67, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on February 16, 2016 at Elkton Transitions Care and Rehabilitation in Elkton, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late George A. Taylor and Lillie Alice (Rose) Taylor. He worked for 36 ½ years as a dispatcher for the Maryland State Police. Mr. Taylor is...

Feb 15, 2016

Ray M. O'Brien, age 67, of Whiteford, MD passed away on February 15, 2016 at his home. Born in Miami, AZ, he was the son of the late Richard Roy O'Brien and Lorene Mary (Kennedy) O'Brien. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served our country during the Vietnam War. He retired, after 43 years, from Alban Caterpillar...

Feb 14, 2016

Terry Solomon, age 49, of Parkville, MD passed away on February 14, 2016 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Dee and Sylvia Solomon of Parkville. A 1984 graduate of Perry Hall High School, he attended Rankin County Community College in Jackson, MS. He had worked for several years at Genco Auto Body in Joppa....

Feb 13, 2016

A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It's only open to friends and family members. It will be followed by a private burial. Condolences may be left on the Guestbook.

Feb 13, 2016

Those who desire may make a donation to the:Leukemia & Lymphoma Society100 Painters Mill RoadSuite 800Owings Mills, MD 21117

Feb 13, 2016

Thomas H. Adams Sr. (Tom Adams), age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 13, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late Harold J. Adams and Hilda (Wheatley) Adams. He attended Cambridge High School and in the 1940's, he moved to his uncle's Fairview Farm in...

Feb 13, 2016

Arlene Bendos, age 90, of Bel Air, MD passed away peacefully at her daughter's home on February 13, 2016. Born in Beckley, WV, she was the devoted daughter of the late Jesse R. Crosier and Leta (Arthur) Crosier and beloved wife of the late Walter George Bendos. She enjoyed living at Taylor Ridge Condominiums for the last 20 years, and...

Feb 13, 2016

David "Davey" Rash, 51, of Chase, MD, passed away on February 13, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He was the son of the late Bert Talmage Rash and Eura Jane (Ferren) Rash. He was a devout Christian and attended Harmony Freewill Baptist Church. He loved spending time with his family, being a truck driver, reading...

Feb 12, 2016

Eunice Geraldine Johnston, age 87, of Fallston, MD passed away on February 12, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dunn, NC, she was one of eleven siblings born to the late Jasper D. Tart and Eunice (West) Tart, and wife of the late Raymond S. Johnston. A homemaker, she was a member of Oak...

Feb 12, 2016

On February 12, 2016, Betty York of Bel Air passed away. She was the daughter of the late Price and Lilly Adams. She enjoyed caring for her granddaughters, roller skating, watching the Orioles and Maryland basketball, and especially enjoyed volunteering at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation. She is survived by her husband Donald, daughters Lisa and Tammy, son Jeff, and...

Feb 12, 2016

Charles E. Wilson, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on February 12, 2016 at Dakota Paradise Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MD. Born in Sparrows Point, MD he was the son of the late George William Wilson and Margaret Irene (Lambert) Wilson and husband of the late Bonnie L. (South) Wilson. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he...

Feb 11, 2016

Elsie "Sis" Lorraine Burns, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 11, 2016 at her home and was surrounded by her loving sons (Clarence N. Burns Jr. and Ronald L. Burns) and daughter (Sherri Burns Comer). Sis was the loving, faithful wife of 52 years to Clarence N. Burns Sr., who preceded her in death in 2008.Born...