Obituaries

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

Patricia Joan Yeager

Patricia Joan Yeager

Sep 18, 2016

On Sunday September 18, 2016 Patricia Joan Yeager of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late Arvene M. Yeager and the lateFlorence Reilly Yeager. Sister of Arvene Yeager; John Yeager and Maureen Gargano. Private services family will do at a later date.

Georgia F. Hodsdon

Georgia F. Hodsdon

Sep 18, 2016

Georgia F. Hodsdon, of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 75 on September 18, 2016. She was born in Portage, PA to Edward Paul and Helen (Polk) Verish and was the wife, for 52 years, of the late Waldron Price Hodsdon. She was an amazingly strong woman with a sarcastic sense of humor. Her strength allowed her to take...

Marie A. Saunders

Marie A. Saunders

Sep 17, 2016

Marie A. Saunders, of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 76 on September 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Edward and Eva (Stamborska) Degutis, and was the wife of the late James Larkin Saunders Sr. She enjoyed bowling, bingo and loved aerobics. She also loved gardening and traveling. She was a parishioner at...

Roberta Lee Haven

Roberta Lee Haven

Sep 16, 2016

On September 16, 2016, Roberta Lee Haven, of Catonsville, MD, died at the age of 76. Beloved wife of the late James Harry Haven; devoted mother of James Patrick Haven Sr. and Ellery Lane Eskelin; loving sister of Lee Dale Blankenship. Also survived by grandchildren, Rami Eskelin, James P. Haven Jr. and Findlay Haven. Condolences may be left on the...

Carolyn May Hovel

Carolyn May Hovel

Sep 14, 2016

Carolyn May Hovel, died at the age of 88 on September 14, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Harry and Carrie (Biggins) Trautman and was the wife of the late Karl H. Hovel. She was a member of the Essex Elks.Survivors include her children, David K. Hovel (Linda), Patricia...

Dorothea  Louise Hedrick

Dorothea Louise Hedrick

Sep 13, 2016

Dorothea Vannoy Hedrick, of Ellicott City, MD, died at the age of 89 on September 13, 2016 at her home. She was born in Wheeling, WV to Homer and Laura (Oesterle) Vannoy. She retired from the Federal Government after 31 years and five months of service. An avid reader and lottery participant, she loved her 1998 Ford Thunderbird.Survivors include her...

Matthew Robert Tallman

Matthew Robert Tallman

Sep 11, 2016

Matthew R. Tallman, of Bel Air, MD, suddenly departed this life in September 2016 at the young age of 39 from complications of diabetes. He was born in Baltimore to James E. Tallman of Colora, MD, and Joy E. (Tallman) Bacastow of Bel Air. He is survived by his son, Kyle R. Tallman, of Forest Hill, MD; his sisters, Jeanette...

Carlyse Ruth Bell

Carlyse Ruth Bell

Sep 11, 2016

On September 11, 2016 at the age of 96 Carlyse Ruth Bell ( nee Marshall) belove wife of the late Samuel Bradley Bell Jr. went home to be with her Lord. She is survive by her loving family: Daughters and sons in law; Lois and Edward Robinson and Almea and Timothy Eder, Grandchildren; Randy Sr. and wife Leslie Robinson, Amy...

Turner Wilson

Turner Wilson

Sep 11, 2016

Turner Wilson, of Joppa, MD died at the age of 84 on September 11, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD. He was born in Burnsville, NC to David Garrett Wilson and Florence (McCurry) Wilson. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of service where he worked as a carpenter, and was a member of...

Lucile Kathryn Hamby

Lucile Kathryn Hamby

Sep 11, 2016

Lucile Kathryn (Dalton) Hamby died September 11, 2016 at Avondell in Bel Air, MD. She was 85. She was born in Harford County, Maryland. She grew up in Baldwin, Maryland and was raised on a farm that is now a Maryland State Park on the Dalton-Bevard Road. She graduated from Bel Air High School in 1948 and first worked for...

Edward David Dorn

Edward David Dorn

Sep 11, 2016

On Sunday September 11, 2016, Edward David Dorn of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Husband of Lorna Beck Dorn; son of the late Howard Benjamin Dorn and the late Myrtle Virgina Whittle Dorn.Father of Debbie Schimming; Mike Dorn; Nancy Rathbun; Tom Dorn; Ken Dorn. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. Viewing will be Thursday September 15, 2016...

Harry J. Fina

Harry J. Fina

Sep 10, 2016

Harry J. Fina, of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 90 on September 10, 2016 at Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill. He was born in Philadelphia, PA to Harry John and Anna Onycshulk Fina and was the husband of the late Lillian Josephine Simpson Fina. He served our country in the U.S. Army during WWII and was...

Mamie Naomi Maple

Mamie Naomi Maple

Sep 7, 2016

Mamie Naomi Maple, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 97 on September 7, 2016 at Dacota Broad Creek Assisted Living in Whiteford, MD. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Theodore Ellsworth and Elsie May (DeBaufre) Mann and was the wife of the late Harry Dunnell Maple. For a few years, she worked as a...

William A. Miller

William A. Miller

Sep 6, 2016

William A. Miller, of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 89 on September 6, 2016 at his home. He was born in Whiteford, MD to Delmar Thomas and Mary Elizabeth (Daughton) Miller and was the husband of the late Dora Alice (Seymour) Miller. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII and worked as a...

Keir Ulysses Thompson

Keir Ulysses Thompson

Sep 6, 2016

Keir Ulysses Thompson, son of Claude W. and Lanella W. Rowser Thompson, was born on September 2, 1975 in Baltimore, MD. He was the grandson of the late Raymond and Geneva Thompson, and Wilbert and Ella Rowser. Keir departed this life on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 after a lengthy illness. He was christened as an infant in September 1975 at...

Elva O. O. Lowery

Elva O. O. Lowery

Sep 5, 2016

Elva O. O. Lowery, a resident of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 85 on September 5, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Elva was born in Romney, WV to Oscar Roosevelt and Ivey Pearl Lowery (both predeceased) as one of three children, Gerald Lowery (predeceased) and Garland Lowery. Elva was a veteran, serving...

Julian A. Eccleshall

Julian A. Eccleshall

Sep 4, 2016

Julian A. Eccleshall passed away at the age of 57 on September 4, 2016, peacefully at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Wokingham, England, to Donald Eccleshall of Bel Air and the late Sylvia M. (Plant) Eccleshall. He was a graduate of Gilman School and the University of Maryland, College Park. Julian was an avid reader...

Charles Wesley Bland

Charles Wesley Bland

Sep 4, 2016

Charles Wesley Bland, a resident of Joppa, MD, died at the age of 71 on September 4, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He was born in Pensacola, Florida to Marshall and Hope (Clatterbuck) Bland. For over 40 years, he owned and operated Wes Bland's Back Door Auto Shop in Middle River. He enjoyed motorcycles...

Christopher Heslin

Christopher Heslin

Sep 3, 2016

On September 3, 2016 Christopher Heslin of Baldwin, Maryland. Son of Robert Francis Heslin Sr., and the late Joan Marie Pettingill Heslin. Father of Zaccari Heslin; and brother Robert F. Heslin Jr., and Mark Heslin. Services will be private.

William ''Bill'' Russell Bieber Jr.

William ''Bill'' Russell Bieber Jr.

Sep 2, 2016

William "Bill" Russell Bieber, Jr., of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 79 on September 2, 2016 at Seasons Hospice@Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. He was born in Ft. Dodge, IA to William R. Bieber and Izetta M. (Read) Hansen and was the husband of the late Betty Ann Bieber. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...