Obituaries

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

William J. Hucksoll

William J. Hucksoll

May 22, 2016

William J. Hucksoll of Abingdon, MD passed away at the age of 82 on May 22, 2016 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to William John Hucksoll Sr. and Ella Elizabeth (Knox) Hucksoll. William served our country in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. He worked as an electrician and liked...

Donald L. Crain Jr.

Donald L. Crain Jr.

May 21, 2016

Donald L. Crain Jr. of Darlington, MD passed away on May 21, 2016 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD at the age of 68. Born to Donald L. and Eleanor (Shemeley) Crain, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of Crossroads Bible Church and worked as a supervisor for the Maryland Transportation Authority where he retired with...

Lawrence Habera

Lawrence Habera

May 20, 2016

Lawrence Habera passed away at the age of 74 on May 20, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Smithton, PA to Frank Habera and Mary Katherine (Zomok) Habera. He had worked 42 years for both Westinghouse and Northrop Grumman.Survivors include his sons James and Lawrence Habera both of Tennessee; two granddaughters both of Tennessee;...

Marie Josephine Zeller

Marie Josephine Zeller

May 20, 2016

On Friday May 20, 2016 Marie Josephin Zeller of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Wife of Joseph G. Zeller and daughter of the late Howard Carl Neuhasuer and the late Hattie Marie Schnider Neuhauser. Sister of Marylin V. Bradford; also survived by 3 nephews- Carl Sadler; Michael Sadler; Joseph T. Bradford; one Great Nephew- Erick Sadler; one Great- Great Nephew-Emmett Sadler....

Catherine Gilmartin

Catherine Gilmartin

May 19, 2016

Catherine Gilmartin of Bel Air, MD passed away at the age of 81 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. She was born to Frank and Elizabeth Schimmel and has now been reunited with her greatest love of her life, Andy, who passed away in 1991 after 35 years of marriage. She will be greatly missed by...

Audrey Starr

Audrey Starr

May 17, 2016

Audrey Starr of Fallston, MD passed away at the age of 84 on May 17, 2016 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Mrs. Starr was born in Parkton, MD to Arthur Mitchell Bull and Ethel Mildred (Gerber) Bull and was the wife of the late Robert "Bob" Starr. A homemaker, she loved to sew and cook...

Joe Isch

Joe Isch

May 17, 2016

Joe Isch, a resident of Bel Air, MD, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the age of 86. He was born in Clifton, NJ to Joseph Francis Isch and Henrietta (Tiedeman) Isch. During the Korean War he served our country as an officer in the U.S. Marines. His career was in education where he held...

Mildred Anne Simms

Mildred Anne Simms

May 16, 2016

On Monday May 16, 2016 Mildred Anne Simms of Essex, Maryland passed away. Wife of the late Vernon Jordon and the late Jack Simms; daughter of the late Joseph Shimanek and the late Mary Niklova Shimanek. Mother of Lana M. Baker of Jarrettsville. No services will be held.

John Potter Archer Jr.

John Potter Archer Jr.

May 15, 2016

John Potter Archer Jr., son of the late John Potter Archer Sr. and Caroline Farish Dietrich, died peacefully at his home on May 15, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Mary Lyman Archer; his daughter Emily Garesche Archer and his sister, Caroline Archer Kearney. He is survived by his sister Yvonne Archer Pons. John was a...

Alice O. Lehr

Alice O. Lehr

May 15, 2016

Alice O. Lehr of Abingdon, MD passed away at the age of 96 on May 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Darlington, MD to Harry Hamilton Lee and Isabel Cornelia (Hamilton) Lee and was the wife of the late William J. Lehr Sr. Alice enjoyed canning, gardening, quilting and puzzles. She was a member of St. Francis...

Josephine M. Phelps

Josephine M. Phelps

May 15, 2016

Josephine M. "Jodie" Phelps, 96, died in her Parkville, MD home in the Erickson Oak Crest Retirement Community on May 15, 2016, companioned by her loving daughters and nourished by video calls with her son not long before. She survived her beloved husband of 73 years, Theodore K. Phelps by three months, bringing a 12 year residence in Maryland to...

Yvonne M. Crawford

Yvonne M. Crawford

May 12, 2016

Yvonne M. Crawford, of Bel Air, MD, passed away at the age of 77 on May 12, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore, MD to Paul J. Finke and Nadean V. (Winterling) Finke. She had been Head Coach of the Fallston Fins and had worked many years at Peerce's Plantation and...

Nellie R. Orsburn

Nellie R. Orsburn

May 11, 2016

Nellie R. Orsburn, of Bel Air, MD, passed away at the age of 93 on May 11, 2016 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. She was born in Whitehead, NC to the late Robert Glenn Richardson and Ella Mae (Edwards) Richardson. She worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" for the Glenn L. Martin Company and as a...

Dorothy ''Miss Dot'' Stuprich

Dorothy ''Miss Dot'' Stuprich

May 11, 2016

Dorothy "Miss Dot" Stuprich, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away at the age of 79 on May 11, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore to Edward Victor Berenbrok and Mildred Alberta (Rawlinson) Berenbrok and was wife of the late Michael F. Stuprich. Mrs. Stuprich is survived by her son Michael F. Stuprich...

Daniel Delmar Kilby

Daniel Delmar Kilby

May 11, 2016

Daniel Delmar Kilby passed away at the age of 84 on May 11, 2016 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he is the son of the late Delmas J. and Selma C. (Edwards) Kilby and husband of 38 years to the late Janet Kilby. He was the owner of Jarrettsville Hardware, delivered...

Michael L. Pace

Michael L. Pace

May 10, 2016

Michael L. Pace passed away at the age of 64 on May 10, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Pace was born in Norfolk, VA to Oscar Leon Pace and Regina Marie (Addison) Bogachinski. He served our country for 29 years in the U.S. Army and retired at the rank of Command Sergeant Major...

Thelma Peacher

Thelma Peacher

May 10, 2016

Thelma Peacher passed away on May 10, 2016 at the age of 91 at Awakenings Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Archie Leo Taylor and Florence Gertrude (Yakel) Taylor and was wife of the late George Edward Peacher. She had worked for a Podiatrist, Dr. Edward Orman, for 15 years. She...

William ''Snooter'' Vanarsdale Sr.

William ''Snooter'' Vanarsdale Sr.

May 9, 2016

William "Snooter" Vanarsdale Sr. passed away at the age of 68 on May 9, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in Trenton, NJ to Iva May (Stanford) Skillman of Joppa and the late Charles William Vanarsdale. William was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served our country in the Vietnam War. He later...

Cecil H. Stanley

Cecil H. Stanley

May 9, 2016

Cecil H. Stanley, also known as "Sonny" and "Uncle Sonny", age 79, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2016 at his home in Bel Air, MD. He was born in St. Ann, Jamaica to the late George Stanley and Ivy May (Balfour) Stanley. In Jamaica he worked as a carpenter, automobile painter and post man. He migrated to the US...

Philip N. Zaczek

Philip N. Zaczek

May 9, 2016

Philip N. Zaczek passed away suddenly at the age of 67 at his home in Abingdon, Md. He was born in Baltimore to the late Phillip Stanley Zaczek and Mildred Regina (Stankiewicz) Zaczek. He loved History, and taught it for 14 years to eighth graders before becoming a mail carrier in 1985, from which he retired after 28 years.Phil is...