Obituaries

Mar 20, 2015

David L. Kraus, 64, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 20, 2015 at his home. Born in Trenton, NJ, he is the son of the late Jacob Joseph and Elizabeth Marie Wiessmann Kraus. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Vietnam Conflict. He served as a police officer on the Lawrence...

Mar 20, 2015

Barbara Ann Davis, age 74, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 20th, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Benjamin and Frances Elizabeth Wright and wife of the late William Henry Davis. She was a long-term member of Grandview Christian Church, loved teaching Sunday...

Mar 20, 2015

Troy Clinton DeBoard, Sr., age 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 20, 2015 at his home. Born in Darlington, MD, he is the son of the late Regia and Cynthia Loggins DeBoard. Mr. DeBoard is survived by his children Roy C. DeBoard of Abingdon, MD, John P. Gillson-DeBoard of Baltimore, MD, Troy C. DeBoard, Jr. of Abingdon,...

Mar 19, 2015

Nancy Fitzpatrick, 91, of Bel Air, MD, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of the late Merrill John Grafton and Bessie Lee Bailey Grafton. Nancy was a beloved wife and devoted mother who spent her life in the service of others....

Mar 18, 2015

Joanne Spicer, 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 18, 2015 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Z. and Velma Naomie (McCommons) Wolney. A resident of Bel Air all of her life, she was the first female telephone linewoman and had worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a...

Mar 18, 2015

On Wednesday evening, March 18, 2015, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Ronald Lee Thomas transitioned from labor to reward, to walk the streets of glory with our heavenly father.Ronald Thomas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 26, 1956. Ron was the third child from the union of the late William James Thomas and Monzero (Williams)...

Mar 17, 2015

Noel Harold Ethridge, 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 17, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Plains, GA, he was the son of the late George Paul Ethridge Sr. and Willie Mae Blackshear Ethridge and husband of the late Gloria Elaine (Malone) Ethridge. A 1948 graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology,...

Mar 17, 2015

Mar 17, 2015

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Mar 15, 2015

Robert A. Mazur, 76, of Edgewood, MD, went to be with Jesus on March 15, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew Charles Mazur and Harriet (Majkowski) Mazur. He began serving his country in the Marines and continued his service...

Mar 12, 2015

Regina I. Mauro, 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 12, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Hunter Franklin Blackburn and Regina Philamina Meushaw Blackburn and wife of the late Mario John Mauro. Mrs. Mauro is survived by her daughters, Carmela Mauro of Perryville, Merrie Mauro-Freas of Lacey Springs,...

Mar 12, 2015

Ruby Frances Taylor, 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 12, 2015 at her home. Born in West Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Alpha Mae Lewis Rash. She was a former member of both Three Top Church in Three Top, NC and Baptist View Church in Bel Air. She was an active...

Mar 12, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 Donald Hartley Kobler of Fallston, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Hartley Daniel Kobler and the late Gladys M. Weser Kobler. Husband of Barbara Navelle Kobler; father of Bonnie Hummer; Scott Kobler; Amy Dixon; Jeffrey Kobler. Grandfather of Sara Hummer; Owen Hummer; Paul Kobler; Keelan Kobler; Dakota Kobler; brother of Robert Kobler. Visitation will...

Mar 11, 2015

Ann Marie Pilkerton, 77, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 11, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Guy Emmit Dunham and Mary Rose Zekas Dunham and wife of the late Joseph Leroy Pilkerton. In 1977 she retired from Franklin Square Hospital where she was a...

Mar 10, 2015

Grant E. Thompson, 80, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 10, 2015 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Millard Hawkins Thompson and Rosa Adelaide Bradford Chapman. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and from the Bel Air Town Police Department where he...

Mar 10, 2015

Charles Thomas Rothwell, 65, of Darlington, MD passed away on March 10, 2015 following a brief illness.He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 45 years, Charla M. Graybill Rothwell, his devoted children Melissa A. Rothwell Pembrooke of Garnet Valley, PA, and Matthew C.B. Rothwell and wife, Cristin C. Kelleher Rothwell of Darlington, MD; the joys of his life...

Mar 9, 2015

Kennis Larue Cutlip, 93, of Hanover, PA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 9, 2015 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover. Born in Renick, WV, he was the son of the late Michael Kyle Cutlip and Florence Elizabeth Kennison Cutlip. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during WWII. Formerly of Harford County,...

Mar 9, 2015

Edith Bryant, 78, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 9, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Glen McClure and Eva Blevins Kessner. A longtime resident of Harford County, she was a caring person who enjoyed socializing with people and who had many friends. She was known...

Mar 8, 2015

Catherine Leah Maines, 63, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 8, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth John Herbert and Thelma Ruth McGuire Herbert and wife of the late Robert Maines. She was a kind and generous person who was particularly concerned with the welfare of homeless and...

Mar 7, 2015

Rick Patten, 62, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on March 7, 2015 at his home. Born in San Antonio, TX, he is the son of the late Melvin Andrew Patten and Barbara Louise Findley Mieczkowski. A tool maker for Middle River Aircraft Systems, he retired after 33 years of service. He was a former member of Bush River Yacht Club,...