Obituaries

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

Carolyn L. Burger

Carolyn L. Burger

Dec 12, 2015

Carolyn Louise Burger, 72, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 12, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. After being born in Baltimore, MD, Carolyn grew up in White Hall, MD and graduated from Hereford High School. After graduating from Towson (State) University, Carolyn dedicated her professional life to being an elementary school teacher...

Danny Jones

Danny Jones

Dec 11, 2015

Danny Jones, 77, of Wytheville, VA, formerly of Edgewood, passed away on December 11, 2015. Born in Austinville, VA, he was the son of the late Frank and Lena (Sisk) Jones. A logger for 35 years, he worked for F. Nelson Smith & Sons, CD Miller Saw Mill and Sturgill Saw Mill. He also worked, 15 years, for Aberdeen Proving...

Douglas M. Zeller

Douglas M. Zeller

Dec 11, 2015

Douglas M. Zeller, age 59, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 11, 2015 at Greenfield Senior Living in Cockeysville, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Howard Edward and Dorothy Ruth (Vogelsang) Zeller. He was a Maryland State Trooper for 33 years. Mr. Zeller is survived by his wife, Janet A. Zeller; son, Brian...

Annadora Oakley

Annadora Oakley

Dec 11, 2015

Annadora Oakley, 79, of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 11, 2015 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Portsmouth, OH, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Annadora (Gonzalez) Hewitt. She worked at The White Coffee Pot Corporation for over 30 years. She was a great cook and a hard worker, and lived...

William H. Upp Sr.

William H. Upp Sr.

Dec 11, 2015

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George Edward Heddy Jr.

George Edward Heddy Jr.

Dec 10, 2015

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am". John 14:1-3.George Edward Heddy Jr., age 89, passed away in Bel Air, Maryland on Thursday, Dec. 10,...

Mary Doris Schindler

Mary Doris Schindler

Dec 10, 2015

Mary Doris Schindler, 92, of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 10, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late James J. Butta and Catherine (McGinnis) Butta and wife of the late Francis Leo Schindler Sr. A homemaker, she was an excellent mother and incredible wife, and loved animals, especially birds. She helped...

John C. Brazier

John C. Brazier

Dec 10, 2015

John C. Brazier, 79, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 10, 2015 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude Warda (Steel) Brazier. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served the majority of his tour in Germany. He...

Lawrence Cherneski Ii

Lawrence Cherneski Ii

Dec 9, 2015

Lawrence Cherneski II, newborn son of Lawrence Cherneski and Christina Ann Temple of Abingdon, MD was born at Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale, MD on December 9, 2015 where he suddenly passed away. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Lillian Temple of Baltimore; grandmothers, Kimberly Savage and Shirley Cherneski; uncles, Leonard Cherneski and Daniel Temple;...

Marie R. Henley

Marie R. Henley

Dec 8, 2015

Marie R. Henley, 87, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Manakin-Sabot, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Ruhl and Christine (Henley) Ruhl and wife of the late Forrest Lee Henley Sr. She had worked for Hutzler's Department Store in Towson from 1967 until their closing....

Charles Robert Rodefer

Charles Robert Rodefer

Dec 8, 2015

Charles Robert Rodefer, 76, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Charles Reginald Rodefer and Beulah Laura (May) Rodefer. A resident of Bel Air his whole life, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He...

James ''Jim'' Crawford Ivy Sr.

James ''Jim'' Crawford Ivy Sr.

Dec 8, 2015

James "Jim" Crawford Ivy Sr., 66, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD after a brief illness. Born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Ellicott City, MD he was the son of the late James Crawford Ivy and Mary Jane (Lohrig) Meisel. He was a graduate of Cardinal...

Caroleen Bach

Caroleen Bach

Dec 8, 2015

Caroleen Bach, 91, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on December 8, 2015 at her home. Born in Auburn Center, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Raymond Keller and Lena Belle (Evans) Keller and wife of the late Earl D. Bach. She worked as a nurse in the health field and was a Hospice volunteer. She was...

Margaret "Peggy" A. Phillips

Margaret "Peggy" A. Phillips

Dec 7, 2015

Margaret "Peggy" Elizabeth Anderson Phillips, formerly of Darlington MD and Fort Myers FL, died December 7th, 2015 at the Kingston Assisted Living Residence in Hickory, NC. She was 81.Born in Wilmington DE on July 3rd, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John Perce and Eleanor Shouck Anderson of Perryville, MD. She graduated from Perryville (MD) High School and...

Myra Williams

Myra Williams

Dec 7, 2015

Myra Williams, 61, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 7, 2015 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD she is the daughter of Johnny George Vandevander and the late Ermaline Bella (Marcomin) Vandevander. She was employed at General Motors in Baltimore for five years before starting her own daycare, Sunshine's Teddy Bear Day Care in Bel Air, which...

The Reverend Henry Edward Schaefer Jr.

The Reverend Henry Edward Schaefer Jr.

Dec 7, 2015

The Rev. Henry Edward Schaefer Jr., 77, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Edward Schaefer Sr. and Rosalee (Pitzinger) Schaefer and husband, for 49 years, of the late Ruth Schaefer. His calling for ministry began as a youth at St. John's...

Jon ''King'' Wittenburg

Jon ''King'' Wittenburg

Dec 6, 2015

Jon "King" Wittenburg, 21, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 6, 2015. Born in Pine Bluff, AR, he is the son of Ann Marie (King) Wittenburg of Joppa, MD and David Dwayne Wittenburg of White Hall, AR. He had attended Aberdeen High School and formerly played football for Emmorton Rec. He loved to create and produce music, played the...

Richard C. Sexton

Richard C. Sexton

Dec 6, 2015

Richard C. Sexton, 71, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 6, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Clark Sexton and Ethel Irene (Seitz) Sexton. He was a 1962 graduate of North Harford High School and had attended Harford Junior College and the...

Almon ''Al'' A. Farrell

Almon ''Al'' A. Farrell

Dec 6, 2015

Almon "Al" A. Farrell, 95, of Churchville, MD passed away on December 6, 2015 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Sanford, NC, he was the son of the late Paul Thompson Farrell and Maggie Davis (Perry) Farrell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served from 1943 to 1946. He retired,...

Grace Elizabeth Kalaczynski

Grace Elizabeth Kalaczynski

Dec 4, 2015

Grace Elizabeth Kalaczynski, 84, of Abingdon, MD passed away on December 4, 2015 at her home. Born in Wellsville, OH, she was the daughter of the late Francis Finley Connor and Brigetta Lea (Warner) Bafford. She worked in the health field as an oncology technician. A kind, caring and compassionate person, she always thought of others before herself. Mrs. Kalaczynski...