Obituaries

Jul 15, 2015

Bill Douglas, 62, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on July 15, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Betty Ann (O'Neal) Douglas and the late William Thomas Douglas. From the age of 16, he worked in the construction business and had recently participated in two real estate rehabs and flips. A handyman to friends...

Jul 15, 2015

Kenneth Robert Keating of Belleair, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at his home. He was 75. Funeral Services will be held at St. Mark Catholic Church in Fallston, Maryland on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 12:00 pm. Kenneth will be laid to rest at Highview Memorial Gardens in Fallston, MD. Memorials may be made to the American...

Jul 15, 2015

Victoria Marie Ritmiller, 76, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 15, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Wakefield, MI, she was the daughter of the late Filmore Oscar Johnson and Fannie Carr. She had worked for the Harford County Board of Education at Harford VoTech High School. Mrs. Ritmiller is survived...

Jul 14, 2015

On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Wade Hampton Ellwood passed away. Son of the late Leo Ellwood and the late Gertrude Ellwood; father of Steven Wayne Ellwood and the late Wade H. Ellwood, Jr. Grandfather of Justin, Brent, and Josephine Ellwood. Brother of William; Francis; and Harry Ellwood. Visitation will be Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 5-7 PM at the Kurtz...

Jul 13, 2015

Georgia Lou Rogalski, 69, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 13, 2015 at her home. Born in Latrobe, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Emil Fabian and Rose Margaret (Riggs) Fabian. She was retired from the Harford County Circuit Court where she had worked as a legal assistant. She was a member of Lutheran Church...

Jul 12, 2015

Leo F. Matrangola "Chief", 62, had a strong finish after his brave battle with leukemia. He passed away on his terms surrounded by loved ones on July 12, 2015 at his home in Street, MD. Born in Cape May County, NJ, he was the son of the late Francis Joseph and Mary Ulicia (Souders) Matrangola who moved their young family...

Jul 11, 2015

Jim Pasqual, 84, of Joppatowne, Md. passed away on July 11, 2015. Born in Monongah, W.V., he was the son of the late John and Mary Pasqual, and husband of the late Rosemary Urse Pasqual. A graduate of Monongah High School, he attended Fairmont State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in education and started on the football team....

Jul 10, 2015

Lambert E. "Bud" Coakley, 90, of Oxford, Florida, formerly of Edgewood and Havre de Grace, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. Born July 20, 1924, he was the son of the late S. Carle and Julia Coakley. Bud grew up in Havre de Grace where he was a star athlete at Havre de Grace High School and Calvert Hall...

Jul 8, 2015

Sidney E. Moore, age 84, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on July 8, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Anawalt, WV, he was the son of the late Sidney and Nelva Florence Stiff Moore. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Korean War. After moving to Maryland in 1955, he...

Jul 8, 2015

Barbara Dixon, 99, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on July 8, 2015 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Causbey Rebecca (Little) Shatley and wife of the late James Alexander Dixon. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Primitive Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, sewing,...

Jul 7, 2015

Bette L. Richards, 91, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Pine City, NY, passed away peacefully on July 7 surrounded by loved ones. Born in Nanticoke, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Jenkin Thomas and Susan Mae (Crawford) Thomas and wife of the late D. Harry Richards Jr. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and...

Jul 6, 2015

On Monday, July 6, 2015 William Billy Greene, III of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Son of William E. Greene, Jr. and the late Barbara Ann Harris Greene. Life Partner of Amand Mumford; Brother of Brandon Greene; Grandson of Glenda Greene. Viewing will be Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 4-7 PM at the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road...

Jul 6, 2015

On Monday July 6, 2015, Patricia Pat L. Cross of Timonium, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late William L. Engle and the late Gertrude M. Rudroff Engle. Wife of George Fred A. Cross, Jr.; mother of Pamela A. Bond; Michelle L. Malin; Brian D. Cross. Grandmother of Kari Kent; Anna Banks; James Banks; Bradley Kent; Alyssa Kent; Aaron Malin;...

Jul 6, 2015

Claude J. Smith Jr., 83, of Perryville, MD passed away on July 6, 2015 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Claude Jennings Smith and Louise Fain Smith and husband of the late Sylvia (Johnson) Smith.He retired after 25 years from the Acme grocery store where he...

Jul 6, 2015

Rosalie N. Stacey, 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 6, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Joseph Columbia and Josephine Teresa (Barranco) Columbia, and wife, for 70 years, of the late Jesse B. Stacey Sr. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Fallston and...

Jul 6, 2015

Jul 4, 2015

Dixie D. Sullivan, 83, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on July 4, 2015 at Bel Air Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Preston Harrison VanHoy and Martha Ina (Waddell) VanHoy. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and loved Bluegrass music, country music and line dancing....

Jul 3, 2015

Donna Strasavich, age 65, of Bel Air, MD died on July 3, 2015 in Forest Hill, MD. Born in DuBois, PA, she is the daughter of Millie Radzavich of DuBois, PA and the late Dick Radzavich. Her husband, Tony, preceded her in death in 2010. She retired from Harford Community College after 24 years of service. She was a member...

Jul 3, 2015

Hazel Szatmary, 92, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Queens, NY, passed away on July 3, 2015 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William Christian Gehrhardt Sr. and Hazel Magdelin Berberich Gehrhardt, and was the wife of the late Henry Szatmary. She was a member of Smith's...

Jul 2, 2015

Rose Evon Anderson, 87, of Darlington, MD, passed away on July 2, 2015 at Manor Care in Dallastown, PA. Born in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ona Mac and Lilly Rose Edwards Crouse and wife, for 43 years, of the late Ray Anderson. She worked 20 years for Glen Eagles Sewing Factory where she was...