Obituaries

Jul 31, 2016

Ruth L. Crouse, a resident of Bel Air, MD, passed away at the age of 87 on July 31, 2016 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air. She was born in Renick, WV to Thomas and Rena (Hankins) Whitaker and was the wife of the late Wade T. Crouse. A homemaker, she enjoyed time with family and friends. She...

Jul 30, 2016

Clarence "Ray" Ashford of Abingdon, Md died on July 30, 2016, surrounded by loved ones, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born to William F. and Callie E. (Shrader) Ashford, he was the husband of the late Alice Lillian Ashford. He had worked for Harford County Public Schools at both Edgewood and Havre de Grace High Schools...

Jul 28, 2016

Joseph Francis Ball, Sr. "Pappy Joe", died at the age of 96 on July 28, 2016 at Greenfield Senior Living in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Jethro and Catherine (Dominici) Ball and was the husband of the late Eloise Allegra (Lutz) Ball. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during WWII in...

Jul 26, 2016

Louis H. Moeller of Edgewood, MD died on July 26, 2016 at the age of 88 at his home. Born in Baltimore to Joseph and Martha B. (Hampson) Moeller, he was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and an electrical engineer at Aberdeen Proving Ground. He was a member of the Elks BPO, American Legion in Edgewood and enjoyed...

Jul 25, 2016

Edward Roy James of Aberdeen, MD died on July 25, 2016 at the age of 92 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD. Born in Aberdeen to Jacob Gilbert and Emma Louisa (Leighton) James, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in WWII. He was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, a member of Oak...

Jul 25, 2016

Margie (Granny) L. Lowe passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91 on July 25, 2016 at her home in Forest Hill, MD. She was born on January 17, 1925 in Delhart-Galax, VA to Nadine Chappell and moved to Bel Air during WWII where she went to work at Edgewood Arsenal. She later worked for Acme Markets until...

Jul 24, 2016

Mary Cordell Brinkley of Bel Air, MD passed suddenly on July 24, 2016 at the age of 74 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hixon, TN to James Burnice and Una Marie (VonRohr) Cordell, she was an army wife and homemaker who enjoyed scuba diving, sailing with her brothers and gardening, especially Bonsai trees. She...

Jul 22, 2016

Emily Theresa Fiorucci, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 94 on July 22, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to John Zakrowski and Emily Zakrowski and was the wife of the late Herman J. Fiorucci. Survivors include her son Armand J. Fiorucci and wife, Beverly,...

Jul 22, 2016

Eleanor Ruth Dillon, a resident of Aberdeen, MD, died at the age of 74 on July 22, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. She was born in Perry Hall, MD to Norman Edison Parlett and Sabina Summers (Burton) Parlett and was the wife of the late Oscar Lee Dillon Sr. She had worked for the Independent...

Jul 22, 2016

George Addison Harkins, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 81 on July 22, 2016 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Addison Norman Harkins and Effie Viola (Gunther) Harkins and was predeceased by his first wife Anne Rutledge Harkins. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Jul 21, 2016

James Wilford Brushe Sr., a resident of White Marsh, MD, died at the age of 84 on July 21, 2016 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perryville, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to William Hyatte Brushe and Marie Louise (Dehn) Brushe and was the husband of the late Ruth Elizabeth (Holden) Brushe. He served our country in...

Jul 20, 2016

Charles "Bennie" Miller, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 68 on July 20, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. He was born in Johnson City, TN to Monroe Blaine Miller and Pauline Marie (Milsaps) Miller. He was employed by Harford Systems for 39 years where he was a truck driver and...

Jul 19, 2016

On Tuesday July 19, 2016 Glenn Oran Lesley of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Son of the late John Oran Lesley and the late Beulah M. (Fuquay) Lesley. husband of Joan Estelle Lesley and father of Glenn A. Lesley and Elizabeth Lesley and also survived by 2 grandchildren Dalton and Savannah Lesley. Visitation will be held Friday July 22, 2016...

Jul 19, 2016

Dorothy Lee Blevins a resident of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 71 on July 19, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Emmorton, MD to Jacob Henry Sills and Margaret May (Lawson) Sills and was the wife of the late James Douglas Blevins Sr. She had worked at Belco Corporation for...

Jul 19, 2016

John G. deBey of Whiteford, MD died at the age of 74 on July 19, 2016 at Dacota Broadcreek Assisted Living in Whiteford. He was born in Orange City, IA to Albert Lee Gerard deBey and Clarice Victoria (Brown) deBey. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a Computer Analyst for the government.Survivors include his sons Michael G....

Jul 18, 2016

Fay M. Gorsuch of Abingdon, MD died on July 18, 2016 at the age of 89 at Awakenings of Bel Air. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the wife of the late Thomas Stuard Gorsuch. A homemaker, she was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Baltimore, loved drinking coffee, reading, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.Survivors...

Jul 18, 2016

Patience Mable Harrison died at the age of 93 on July 18, 2016 at her home in Rosedale, MD. She was born in Oglethorpe, GA to Frank Henen Harrison and Eppie (Harris) Harrison and was the wife, for 56 years, of the late Leonard Harrison. She was a homemaker who loved her family and was a member of the Eastern...

Jul 17, 2016

Paul E. Snidow died at the age of 74 on July 17, 2016 at his home in Joppa, MD. He was born in Elizabeth City County, VA to Paul Forrest Snidow and Margaret Louise (Wooldridge) Snidow. He served in the U.S. Marines, was a member of the United Auto Workers and for nine years, worked for Dillon Bus Service. He...

Jul 15, 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Robert Seaman of Aberdeen, MD died on July 12, 2016 at the age of 75 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD to Charles H and Clara S. (Scarff) Seaman, he was a Master Plummer and member of the Master Plumbers Association. He was a trustee at Tabernacle Baptist Church and a Maryland Waterman who loved reading.Mr. Seaman...