Obituaries

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

Edmund Thomas

Edmund Thomas

Jun 10, 2016

Edmund Thomas, 95, of Joppa, MD formerly of Dundalk, passed away peacefully at his home in Joppa on June 10, 2016. He was born and raised in Buckingham County, VA the son of a tobacco farmer. He was the last in his family of 12. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, enlisting in 1939, and was a...

Agatha Scarito Damico

Agatha Scarito Damico

Jun 10, 2016

Agatha Damico, a devoted wife, mother, grand and great-grandmother, died Friday at Gilcrist Hospice Care. She was 96. Agatha was one of six children born to Mary and Sorow Scarito in Bayonne, New Jersey. Agatha loved learning from an early age, studying shorthand and typing in high school. At the age of 17, Agatha began working at Macy's Department Store...

Charles Reed Dowell Sr.

Charles Reed Dowell Sr.

Jun 9, 2016

Charles Reed Dowell Sr., a resident of Aberdeen, MD, died at the age of 80 on June 9, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Sparta, NC to Mack Dowell and Izetta Rose (Burchett) Dowell. He worked at Glenangus Farm for 63 years and liked fishing, hunting, woodworking and working on old cars.Survivors...

H. Arthur Brown

H. Arthur Brown

Jun 9, 2016

H. Arthur Brown, Jr. a resident of Fallston, MD, died at the age of 84 on June 9, 2016 at Elkton Transitional Care Center in Elkton, MD. He was born October 2, 1931 in Lebanon, PA to Harry Arthur Brown, Sr. and June Geraldine (Baver) Brown. After graduating high school, Mr. Brown enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during...

Janie Mae Foard

Janie Mae Foard

Jun 7, 2016

Janie M. Foard of Dover, DE passed away at the age of 85 on June 7, 2016 at Bayhealth Milford Hospital in Milford, DE. She was born in Chocowinity, NC, daughter of the late James A. Smith and Lillie Chauncey Smith.Mrs. Foard was the wife of the late James E. Foard, Jr. to whom she was married for 56 years....

William Paul O'Brien

William Paul O'Brien

Jun 7, 2016

William Paul O'Brien died at the age of 61 on June 7, 2016. He was born in Newburyport, MA to William Francis O'Brien and Doris (Trombly) O'Brien. As a Merchant Marine his job took him all over the world. He participated in support during the Gulf War from which he received Campaign Service Medals. He held an Engineering Certificate from...

Jordan Anthony  Hall

Jordan Anthony Hall

Jun 6, 2016

Jordan Anthony Hall of Abingdon, MD died at the age of 23 on June 6, 2016. His parents are Eva Mae Hall and Sascha Arthur Ayala and was born to Eva Mae Hall and Anthony Shawn Ross in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the husband of Branikka Olivia Hall. He was an outstanding and loving father. In addition to his parents,...

Herman Luther Johnson

Herman Luther Johnson

Jun 5, 2016

Herman Luther Johnson of Baltimore, MD died on June 5, 2016 at the age of 83 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD to Herman L. and Lillian A. (Jackson) Johnson, he was a 20 year retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served our country during the Vietnam War. He was a...

Leo Y C Leung

Leo Y C Leung

Jun 5, 2016

Leo Y C Leung of Monkton, MD died on June 5, 2016 at the age of 82 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Hong Kong to Chi Lam Leung and Siu May (Ho) Leung, he was in sales for a jewelry company and was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Forest Hill.Survivors include his wife...

Hans Hillebrenner

Hans Hillebrenner

Jun 3, 2016

Hans Hillebrenner died at the age of 89 on June 3, 2016 at his home in Churchville, MD. He was born in Coney Island, NY to Rudolph August Hillebrenner and Minnie (Hansen) Hillebrenner. He served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Seaman First Class. He was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Bel Air...

Arthur Graustein Jr.

Arthur Graustein Jr.

Jun 3, 2016

Arthur F. Graustein Jr. died at the age of 70 on June 3, 2016 at his home in Forest Hill, MD. He was born in Wilmington, DE to Arthur F. Graustein, Sr. and Harriett Evans (Lackey) Graustein and was a graduate of John Dickinson High School in Wilmington. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the...

Ann Mcnamara

Ann Mcnamara

Jun 3, 2016

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Robert ''Bob'' E. Brower

Robert ''Bob'' E. Brower

Jun 2, 2016

Robert "Bob" E. Brower of Abingdon, MD, died on June 2, 2016 at the age of 91 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Waynesboro, VA to David Earl and Ruth McCoy (Hiner) Brower, he served our country in the U.S. Army in WWII. A warehouse and rigging foreman for the U.S. Government, he was also...

Mary Ellen Kam

Mary Ellen Kam

Jun 2, 2016

Mary Ellen Kam of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully on June 2, 2016 at the age of 73 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Buffalo, NY to John Joseph and Dorothy Josephine (Healy) Connolly, she retired as the Assistant Director of the Harford County Community Action Agency where she worked for over 20 years...

Gary Wayne Holcomb

Gary Wayne Holcomb

Jun 2, 2016

Gary Wayne Holcomb of Edgewood, MD died on June 2, 2016 at the age of 54 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was born to Louis Holcomb and the late Charlotte Holcomb in McCready Hospital in Crisfield, MD and worked as a manager in a clothing store.In addition to his father, he is survived by his...

Gladys ''Sue'' Holston Page

Gladys ''Sue'' Holston Page

Jun 1, 2016

Gladys "Sue" Holston Page a resident of Baldwin, MD died at the age of 89 on June 1, 2016 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD. Born in Speedwell, VA, she was one of 17 children. Her parents were William Patrick Whalen and Lelia E. (Arney) Whalen and she was the wife of the late Lee V. Page. She was...

Joann Riley

Joann Riley

May 30, 2016

JoAnn Riley, a resident of Abingdon, MD, died at the age of 65 on May 30, 2016 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. JoAnn was born in New York, NY to John Riley and Evelyn Ann (White) Riley. JoAnn worked as a secretary for a printing company and was a member of Breath of God Christian Fellowship where she loved...

Elizabeth ''Betty'' R. Harter

Elizabeth ''Betty'' R. Harter

May 29, 2016

Elizabeth R. "Betty" Harter, a resident of Street, MD, died at the age of 99 on May 29, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Betty was born in New Jersey to Pietro Realmuto and Marie Antoinette (Calandra) Realmuto. A homemaker, she loved cooking and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband of...

Viola  F. Rogers

Viola F. Rogers

May 29, 2016

Viola F. Rogers died at the age of 89 on May 29, 2016 at her home in Abingdon, MD. She was born in Meadow Bluff, WV to William E. Fleshman and Lula E. (Holliday) Fleshman. Her husband, Carl Rogers, predeceased her. Her hobbies included gardening, painting and flowers which she loved. She was involved with various organizations which included the...

Robert Wagner Heflin

Robert Wagner Heflin

May 29, 2016

Robert Wagner Heflin, a resident of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 85 on May 29, 2016 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Robert, who was born in Grafton, WV to Robert Morgan Heflin and Ada Virginia (Wagner) Heflin, served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He later worked for a...