Obituaries

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

Geneva Reed Stancill

Geneva Reed Stancill

Jun 15, 2015

Geneva Reed Stancill, 88, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 15, 2015 at her home. Born in Nathans Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Reed and Pressie Wagoner Jenkins. She had worked as a bookkeeper and enjoyed lunch dates with her friends. She loved Ballroom Dancing and in her younger years, would travel to dances...

Catherine E. Bildstein

Catherine E. Bildstein

Jun 15, 2015

Catherine E. Bildstein, 74, of Fallston, MD, passed away on June 15, 2015 at Genesis Health Care in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lawrence Jordan and Adeline Catherine Schmidt Jordan. A member of Bethel Presbyterian Church, she had worked as a bank manager and for the Bel Air Auto Auction.Mrs. Bildstein...

Gordon L. Ely

Gordon L. Ely

Jun 14, 2015

Gordon L. Ely, 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 14, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Francis Xavier Ely and Elizabeth Frances Reider Ely. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the Rosedale VFW. He worked as a Property Evaluator for...

Terry Lee Thurman

Terry Lee Thurman

Jun 14, 2015

Terry Lee Thurman, 68, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on June 14, 2015 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Howard Thurman Sr. and Henrietta Violet Bush Thurman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for over 40 years for the U.S. Government....

William  "Bill" Norman Fletcher

William "Bill" Norman Fletcher

Jun 9, 2015

On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Willaim Bill Norman Fletcher of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Emory Charles Fletcher and the late Viola Coe Fletcher. Brother of late C. Emory Fletcher and step-brother of Cora Lee McAllister. Visitation will be Friday, June 12, 2015 from 9:30-11:00 AM at the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville,...

Walter Oley

Walter Oley

Jun 7, 2015

Walter Oley, 98, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Somerville, MA, he was the son of the late Peter and Barbara Mlynarska Oley. A U.S. Army veteran, he served our country during WWII. He retired, after 30 years, from Nabisco/Kraft where he worked as a sales representative. He was a member...

Michel Carole Pilachowski

Michel Carole Pilachowski

Jun 6, 2015

Michel Carole Pilachowski, age 29, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 6, 2015 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, she is the daughter of Michael Joseph Pilachowski of North East and Linda Carole Offutt Napfel of Bel Air. She graduated from Harford Tech in 2003 and attended Harford Community College before transferring...

Stephen Lee Piper

Stephen Lee Piper

Jun 6, 2015

Stephen Lee Piper, 27, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on June 6, 2015. "Lil Piper" was the son of Walter Stevenson Piper and Janet Lee Milton Piper of Aberdeen. He worked as an electrician and was loved by his many friends who will be part of him until they all see him again. He had three Labrador dogs that slept...

Anthony Matthew Imes

Anthony Matthew Imes

Jun 6, 2015

Anthony Matthew Imes, age 4, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on June 6, 2015 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Dustin Dereck Imes of Baltimore and Lori Ann Rose of Perry Hall, and foster child of Lauren C. and Bradley K. Hayden of Forest Hill. Anthony was a happy and easy...

Dorothy Jeanette Thompson

Dorothy Jeanette Thompson

Jun 6, 2015

Dorothy Jeanette Thompson, 78, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on June 6, 2015 at her home. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Paul Howard and Sophie Kolkot Skalniak. An Air Force wife and homemaker, she was an avid square dancer and cat and dog lover. She was an independent, sweet and caring person,...

Don Schott

Don Schott

Jun 5, 2015

Don Schott, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 5, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of the late Charles Frederick and Marjorie Katherine Yost Schott. He worked at Edgewood Arsenal for 11 years at the Medical Research Facility and later for 31 years as a consultant on occupational health and...

R. Sewell Matthews

R. Sewell Matthews

Jun 4, 2015

R. Sewell Matthews, 81, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on June 4, 2015 at his home. Born in Benson, MD, he was the son of the late William F. and Sarah Agnes Bull Matthews. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean War. He was a postal carrier for 30 years, drove a school...

Mary "Jill" Florence Foulke

Mary "Jill" Florence Foulke

Jun 3, 2015

Mary "Jill" Florence Foulke, 76, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 3, 2015 at her home. Born in Harlan, KY, she was the daughter of the late Warren Barton Thacker and Margaret Zephra Ditty Thacker. She was a retired Human Resources Director, a graduate of the Citizens on Patrol Academy and a Board Member of the Woodbridge II Condominium...

Lisa Babb

Lisa Babb

Jun 3, 2015

Lisa Babb, age 43, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on June 3, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of Harry John Babb Jr. and Ruth Anne Pencek Babb of Aberdeen. A graduate of John Archer School, she loved riding the bus to Active Day. She loved everyone and gave...

Wilfred "Willie" Santiago

Wilfred "Willie" Santiago

Jun 3, 2015

Wilfred "Willie" Santiago, 74, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 3, 2015 at his home. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late John Santiago and Irma Saldana Lopez. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War. Mr. Santiago is survived by his wife, Colette J. Santiago; daughters,...

Peggy Lazzara

Peggy Lazzara

Jun 2, 2015

Peggy Lazzara, 73, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on June 2, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Evelyn M. Edmondson Garrison. She worked for Northeastern Plumbing Supply and liked to read, sew, watch movies and play video games. Ms. Lazzara is survived by her sons, Charles...

Albert Lloyd "Nick" Nickerson

Albert Lloyd "Nick" Nickerson

Jun 2, 2015

Albert Lloyd "Nick" Nickerson, 79, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 2, 2015 while surrounded by his loving family at his home. Born in Wheeling, WV, he was the son of the late Harry Nickerson and Madeline Paxton Miller. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was employed as an electrician working for Glen L. Martin...

Ann Pearce

Ann Pearce

Jun 1, 2015

Ann Pearce, 94, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 1, 2015 at her home. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Felix Royston Stifler and Catharine Rebecca Heuer Stifler and wife of the late William Edward Pearce III. She retired, after 22 years, as a Registered Nurse. A member of Christ Episcopal Church, she...

Carroll G. Barnes

Carroll G. Barnes

May 31, 2015

Carroll G. Barnes, 77, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on May 31, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Reeves Barnes and Velma Marie Nelson Barnes. He was employed at BGE for 46 years and was a member of the Bel Air Kiwanis and a past member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire...

Michael J. Demartino

Michael J. Demartino

May 31, 2015

Michael J. DeMartino, 68, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 31, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air after a six month battle with lung cancer. Born in Albany, NY he was the son of the late Emmit and Phyllis Horne DeMartino. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during the Vietnam...