Obituaries

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

Christopher Allen Barnholth-Kerr

Christopher Allen Barnholth-Kerr

Jun 20, 2015

Christopher Allen Barnholth-Kerr, 24, of Nottingham, MD passed away on June 20, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Darren Christopher Kerr of Nottingham and Laura Lynn (Barnholth) Roberts of Glen Burnie. A 2009 graduate of Overlea High School, he enjoyed spending time with his son, Cayden. He also enjoyed playing Blackjack with his best friend, John...

Margaret ''Margie'' Maguire

Margaret ''Margie'' Maguire

Jun 20, 2015

Margaret "Margie" Maguire, 86, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 20, 2015 at her home. Born in Ely, MN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Snyder Startz and wife of the late Frank Patrick Maguire. Mrs. Maguire is survived by her son, Michael Patrick Maguire and wife, Lynn, of Carnegie, PA; daughter, Catherine A. Johnson...

Larry Lee Whipple

Larry Lee Whipple

Jun 20, 2015

Larry Lee Whipple, 79, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 20, 2015 at his home. Born in Belden, NE, he was the son of the late Theodore and Dorothy Hanson Whipple. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was retired from the Social Security Administration where he was a claims adjuster, and had worked for 22 years for ARC...

Betty Betzing

Betty Betzing

Jun 19, 2015

Betty Betzing, age 90, of Forest Hill, Md., passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015, in Bel Air, Md.Betty was born on February 11, 1925 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Theodore Schatzberg and Delina Dulong Schatberg. She was the sister of Charles Schatzberg and Theodore Schatzberg.Betty is pre-deceased by her husband, Robert Betzing. Betty and Bob met...

Louis Allen Bandy Sr.

Louis Allen Bandy Sr.

Jun 18, 2015

Louis Allen Bandy Sr., 77, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on June 18, 2015 at his home. Born in Valls Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Elias Bandy and Gertrude Annie Tipton Bandy. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had worked, for 42 years, at Price Brothers Company where he was...

Janet A. Fraley

Janet A. Fraley

Jun 17, 2015

Janet A. Fraley, 64, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 17, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Orlando William Altimont and Diane Gay Grimaldi Altimont. She enjoyed spending time with family, entertaining family and neighbors in her home, reading the Bible, and attending church....

Dorothy Marie Zeller

Dorothy Marie Zeller

Jun 17, 2015

On June 17, 2015, Dorothy Marie Zeller, 91, of Bel Air, MD, passed away. Devoted mother of Linda Harkins and JoAnn Zeller; loving sister of Helen Wagner and the late Nancy Benassi. Also survived by grandchildren, Timothy I. Harkins, Karen G. Harkins, Alison H. Howell, Christine H. Jack, Renee H. Custis; and great-grandchildren, Elijah Jack, Parker, Abigayle and Emma Howell,...

Scott Schabdach

Scott Schabdach

Jun 17, 2015

Scott Schabdach, 25, of Baldwin, MD passed away suddenly on June 17, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Bruce and Mary Schabdach of Baldwin, MD. A graduate of Fallston High School, he attended Frostburg State University and was employed as a Screen Printer at Tidewater Promotions. He loved music, animals and watching movies. In addition to...

Tom W. Freeman

Tom W. Freeman

Jun 16, 2015

Underlying all the ideals he held dear – foremost among them strong faith, family first, love of country, generosity, concern for his fellow man – Tom W. Freeman, 62 of Forest Hill, Maryland went to glory on June 16, 2015. Tom, a naval historical artist was known in artistic circles for his stunning use of watercolors and detail to accuracy....

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...