Obituaries

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

Harriet R. Brown

Harriet R. Brown

Apr 3, 2015

Harriet R. Brown, 95, died on Friday April 3, 2015 at The Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson, where she has lived since 2004. Born on October 22, 1919 in Havre de Grace, MD, Harriet was the daughter of Augustus Freeborn Brown and Mary J. Busch. She attended Harford County Public Schools graduating from Havre de Grace High School in 1936....

Nannie Mae Caudill

Nannie Mae Caudill

Apr 2, 2015

Nannie Mae Caudill, 81, of Perryville, MD passed away on April 2, 2015 at her home. Born in Galax, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Oscar Fortner and Bessie Lee (Roberts) Fortner. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also liked to fish, cook and travel down South. She was a member of American...

Mary Ann K. Mcdermott

Mary Ann K. Mcdermott

Apr 2, 2015

Mary Ann K. McDermott, 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 2, 2015 at her home. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Anthony Hund Jr. and Dorothy Catherine (Geier) Hund. It was there that she attended Catholic grade schools and graduated from a Catholic High School. Before she married the...

Michael Andrew Kramer

Michael Andrew Kramer

Apr 1, 2015

On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Michael Andrew Kramer of Forest Hill, Maryland. Wife of Lesley Thiel Kramer, son of Martin F. Kramer and the late Mary Jane Staab Kramer. Father of Michael A. Kramer Jr. and wife Jennifer Hood; Laura Marie Kramer and husband Justin Weible; Andrew M. Kramer and wife Kimberly Shelley. Grandfather of Alex and MaKenzie; also survived...

Harry Lee Roark

Harry Lee Roark

Apr 1, 2015

Harry Lee Roark, 64, of Abingdon, MD passed away on April 1, 2015 at his home. Born in Bristol, VA, he is the son of Fred Calvin Roark of Baltimore, MD and the late Stella Marie (Poe) Roark. A 1969 graduate of Kenwood High School, he attended Christian Bible School in Texas for one year and had worked for Sephora...

Mildred E. Parks

Mildred E. Parks

Apr 1, 2015

Mildred E. Parks, 90, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on April 1, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chicago, IL, she is the daughter of the late William Clark Tracey and Marie Spitchak. Mrs. Parks is survived by her husband of 55 years, Edward Parks; son, Alan Jeffrey Parks of Cecil County; step children,...

Charlie C. Young

Charlie C. Young

Mar 29, 2015

Charlie C. Young, age 56, of Whiteford, MD, passed away on March 29, 2015 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Loyd Ralph Young and Virginia Olene (Ross) Young. He worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Pyrotechnic Engineering Technician. He loved his Harley Davidson Motorcycle and was an avid football...

Ernest Mullett

Ernest Mullett

Mar 29, 2015

Ernest Mullett, 81, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 29, 2015 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Thomas, OK, he was the son of the late Benedict B. and Fannie (Mast) Mullett. He grew up a farmer in Western Maryland and spent fifteen years on the Delmarva Peninsula as a logger where he...

Helen S. Pieper

Helen S. Pieper

Mar 28, 2015

Helen S. Pieper, age 84, of White Hall, MD, died on March 28, 2015. She is survived by her fiancé, Benson Kline, four children; Charles L. Pieper, Jr. (Skip), Stephen T. Pieper, Beverly V. Pieper and Sandra P. Frank. She also has seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to; H. S. Pieper Culinary...

William "Bill" H. Keller

William "Bill" H. Keller

Mar 27, 2015

William "Bill" H. Keller, 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 27, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Leo Keller and Elizabeth Katherine (Miller) Adams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had resided in Harford County since 1985. He worked at Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point...

Barbara Helen Yeakle

Barbara Helen Yeakle

Mar 27, 2015

Barbara Helen Yeakle, 64, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 27, 2015 at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wheeler Yeakle and Helen (Hampton) Yeakle. During the years of 1974 to 1983 she taught in the Catholic School System and was in The Order...

Guelda Ann ''Penny'' Glen

Guelda Ann ''Penny'' Glen

Mar 26, 2015

Guelda Ann "Penny" Glen, 66, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 26, 2015 at her home. Born in Essequibo Coast, Guyana, South America, she is the daughter of Edwin Ignatius Glen of Guyana and the late Irene Mehitabel Cameron Glen. She worked in the health field as a Medical Technician. She helped found three churches and was a member...

Charlotte M. Gaugh

Charlotte M. Gaugh

Mar 26, 2015

Charlotte M. Gaugh, 81, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2015 at Manor Care-Dulaney Valley in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Eva Cochran Moeser. A homemaker, she liked to read and talk to friends on the phone. She was a member of Bel Air United Methodist...

Marian P. Marine

Marian P. Marine

Mar 24, 2015

Marian P. Marine, 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 24, 2015 at her home. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Abbie Paulsgrove and wife of the late Robert J. Marine Sr. She had worked as a secretary for Three Little Bakers Dinner Theater and was a great Orioles and Ravens...

Frances A. Kahl

Frances A. Kahl

Mar 24, 2015

Frances A. Kahl, 96, of Perry Hall, MD passed away on March 24, 2015 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Upper Falls, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry Stanley Bartkowiak and Frances Mary (Budzynski) Bartkowiak, and wife, for 57 years, of the late George A. Kahl. Born and raised on a farm, she was a...

David L. Kraus

David L. Kraus

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...

Barbara Ann Davis

Barbara Ann Davis

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...

Troy Clinton Deboard Sr.

Troy Clinton Deboard Sr.

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,...

Nancy Fitzpatrick

Nancy Fitzpatrick

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....

Joanne Spicer

Joanne Spicer

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...