Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
John C. Brazier
Dec 10, 2015
John C. Brazier, 79, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 10, 2015 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude Warda (Steel) Brazier. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served the majority of his tour in Germany. He...
Lawrence Cherneski Ii
Dec 9, 2015
Lawrence Cherneski II, newborn son of Lawrence Cherneski and Christina Ann Temple of Abingdon, MD was born at Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD on December 9, 2015 where he suddenly passed away. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Lillian Temple of Baltimore; grandmothers, Kimberly Savage and Shirley Cherneski; uncles, Leonard Cherneski and Daniel Temple;...
Marie R. Henley
Dec 8, 2015
Marie R. Henley, 87, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Manakin-Sabot, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Ruhl and Christine (Henley) Ruhl and wife of the late Forrest Lee Henley Sr. She had worked for Hutzler's Department Store in Towson from 1967 until their closing....
Charles Robert Rodefer
Dec 8, 2015
Charles Robert Rodefer, 76, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Charles Reginald Rodefer and Beulah Laura (May) Rodefer. A resident of Bel Air his whole life, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He...
James ''Jim'' Crawford Ivy Sr.
Dec 8, 2015
James "Jim" Crawford Ivy Sr., 66, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD after a brief illness. Born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Ellicott City, MD he was the son of the late James Crawford Ivy and Mary Jane (Lohrig) Meisel. He was a graduate of Cardinal...
Caroleen Bach
Dec 8, 2015
Caroleen Bach, 91, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at her home. Born in Auburn Center, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Raymond Keller and Lena Belle (Evans) Keller and wife of the late Earl D. Bach. She worked as a nurse in the health field and was a Hospice volunteer. She was...
Margaret "Peggy" A. Phillips
Dec 7, 2015
Margaret "Peggy" Elizabeth Anderson Phillips, formerly of Darlington MD and Fort Myers FL, died December 7th, 2015 at the Kingston Assisted Living Residence in Hickory, NC. She was 81.Born in Wilmington DE on July 3rd, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John Perce and Eleanor Shouck Anderson of Perryville, MD. She graduated from Perryville (MD) High School and...
Myra Williams
Dec 7, 2015
Myra Williams, 61, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 7, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD she is the daughter of Johnny George Vandevander and the late Ermaline Bella (Marcomin) Vandevander. She was employed at General Motors in Baltimore for five years before starting her own daycare, Sunshine's Teddy Bear Day Care in Bel Air, which...
The Reverend Henry Edward Schaefer Jr.
Dec 7, 2015
The Rev. Henry Edward Schaefer Jr., 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Edward Schaefer Sr. and Rosalee (Pitzinger) Schaefer and husband, for 49 years, of the late Ruth Schaefer. His calling for ministry began as a youth at St. John's...
Jon ''King'' Wittenburg
Dec 6, 2015
Jon "King" Wittenburg, 21, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 6, 2015. Born in Pine Bluff, AR, he is the son of Ann Marie (King) Wittenburg of Joppa, MD and David Dwayne Wittenburg of White Hall, AR. He had attended Aberdeen High School and formerly played football for Emmorton Rec. He loved to create and produce music, played the...
Richard C. Sexton
Dec 6, 2015
Richard C. Sexton, 71, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 6, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Clark Sexton and Ethel Irene (Seitz) Sexton. He was a 1962 graduate of North Harford High School and had attended Harford Junior College and the...
Almon ''Al'' A. Farrell
Dec 6, 2015
Almon "Al" A. Farrell, 95, of Churchville, MD passed away on December 6, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Sanford, NC, he was the son of the late Paul Thompson Farrell and Maggie Davis (Perry) Farrell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served from 1943 to 1946. He retired,...
Grace Elizabeth Kalaczynski
Dec 4, 2015
Grace Elizabeth Kalaczynski, 84, of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 4, 2015 at her home. Born in Wellsville, OH, she was the daughter of the late Francis Finley Connor and Brigetta Lea (Warner) Bafford. She worked in the health field as an oncology technician. A kind, caring and compassionate person, she always thought of others before herself. Mrs. Kalaczynski...
Barbara Swain Magness
Dec 4, 2015
Barbara Swain Magness, 76, long-time resident of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 4, 2015 at her home in Shrewsbury, PA . Born in Baltimore, MD, Barbara grew up in Kingsville, MD, where she was the daughter of the late George Bernard Swain and Catherine (Thompson) Swain. She was a devoted wife, mother of four and grandmother of seven, and...
E. Cole Nelson Sr.
Dec 2, 2015
E. Cole Nelson Sr., age 88, of Darlington, MD passed away on December 2, 2015 at his home. Born in Volney, VA, he was the son of the late Conley Irvin Nelson and Mamie Lea (Young) Nelson. He retired as a Lieutenant with 30 years of service with the Harford County Sheriff's Office and mentored many youths. He was an...
Edward Andrew ''Eddie'' Vanhoozier Jr.
Dec 2, 2015
Edward Andrew "Eddie" Van Hoozier Jr., 62, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on December 2, 2015 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD. Born in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Andrew Van Hoozier Sr. and Nellie Gray (Bowling) Van Hoozier Tullock. He worked as a mechanic and enjoyed antique cars and attending...
Helen Elli Minadakis Warkmeister
Nov 30, 2015
Helen Elli Minadakis Warkmeister, 72, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 30, 2015 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Doris (Karpouzie) Minadakis and wife of the late Carl G. Warkmeister. She retired after 10 years working at the Maryland State Penitentiary and was...
Charlotte Isabel ''Cookie'' Bitter
Nov 30, 2015
Charlotte Isabel "Cookie" Bitter, 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 30, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Mackabee and Ella Frances (Zink) Mackabee and wife of the late Charles G. Bitter Sr. She had worked for the Bell Atlantic...
C. Elaine Lutters
Nov 29, 2015
C. Elaine Lutters, 90, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on November 29, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Clara Fredericka (Schwarz) Schmidt and wife of the late William F. Lutters. She had worked as a secretary and was a very active member of both Fallston United Methodist Church and TOPS (Take...
Edith Constance Shelley
Nov 29, 2015
Edith Constance Shelley, age 83, of Edgewood, MD passed away on November 29, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Gunpowder, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry Turner and Edith Viola Turner and wife of the late Horace G. Shelley Sr. Mrs. Shelley, or Edy affectionately called by family and friends graduated from Bel Air...
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