Obituaries

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

Bob Comeau

Bob Comeau

Jan 3, 2015

Bob Comeau, 79, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 3, 2015 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Archibald and Violet Dunns Comeau and husband of the late Mary M. Taylor Comeau. He retired from Bethlehem Steel after 38 years of service where he was a Class A Welder and was a...

Erma Lois Frock

Erma Lois Frock

Jan 1, 2015

Erma Lois Lyon Frock, widow of Louis B. Frock, died on January 1, 2015. She was the eighth of ten children and is survived by sisters Stella Lyon, Chapel Hill, NC; Shirley Wolfe, Forest Hill, MD; and Barbara Franklin, Greenville, SC and 16 nieces and nephews. In addition there are three stepchildren: Paul Frock, Glenn Frock and Janet Frock Semerand...

Lottie L. Rawlings

Lottie L. Rawlings

Jan 1, 2015

Lottie L. Rawlings, 101, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Abingdon, passed away on January 1, 2015 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Saukko and wife of the late Harold W. Rawlings Sr. She enjoyed living at Avondell, playing bingo and attending her grandchildren...

Carlita Mae Whitlock

Carlita Mae Whitlock

Jan 1, 2015

Carlita Mae Whitlock, 85, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on January 1, 2015 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl Frank and Oramae Frances Williams Hudson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and playing Yahtzee. Ms. Whitlock is survived by her sons, Donald Henry Lovejoy...

Marta Klatil

Marta Klatil

Jan 1, 2015

Marta Klatil, 99, of Abingdon, Maryland, passed away on January 1, 2015 at Top of the Hill Manor in Street. Born in Holesov, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Misurec and Maria Wachtar Misurcova, wife of the late Oldrich Klatil, and loving mother to the late Ivan Klatil. Marta loved to bake and entertain. Marta was a...

Barbara L. Baker

Barbara L. Baker

Dec 31, 2014

Barbara L. Baker, 79, of Joppatowne, MD, passed away on December 31, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born on Falls Road in Hamden Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edgar William and Charlotte Elizabeth Woodcock Jones. She grew up in the 40's as an original Hamden girl with many of her friends from...

Edwin G. House

Edwin G. House

Dec 31, 2014

Edwin G. House, 97, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 31, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Bernard and Marie Carolyn Duggie House and husband of the late Katherine Anne House. He was an accountant and had worked for Gillette and Doyle Liquor Distributors for four years, Henry O. Berman Company for...

Joshua David Mentzer

Joshua David Mentzer

Dec 31, 2014

Joshua David Mentzer, 27, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 31, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Jeffrey Scott Mentzer of Middle River and Barbie Layne Pross Mentzer of Edgewood. A 2006 graduate of Edgewood High School, he had earned his CDL license and for seven years was employed with Maryland Deli...

Francis "Frank" Anthony Sobieski

Francis "Frank" Anthony Sobieski

Dec 31, 2014

On Wednesday, December 31, 2014, Francis Frank Anthony Sobieski of Street, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Anthony Frank Sobieski and the late Margaret Minnie McElwee. Father of Barbara Anne DeRose and husband William; Michele Lynne Sobieski; Elizabeth Mae Bailey and husband Wilson; Lisa Marie Barrett-Hardy and husband Lee. Grandfather to Gregory Paul Sobieski; Claire DeRose Ring; Benjamin Kahl...

Constance E. Martin Brown

Constance E. Martin Brown

Dec 31, 2014

Constance E. Martin Brown, 91, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 31, 2014 at her home. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Sloan and Rena Beatrice Portmess Duvall. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Kenneth F. Martin. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family.Mrs. Brown...

Bob Pennington

Bob Pennington

Dec 30, 2014

Bob Pennington, 78, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Smyth County, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Dewey Pennington and Roxie Mae Blevins. Following 20 years of service in the US Air Force, Bob then worked for and retired from EMR Service in...

Richard Garry Blades

Richard Garry Blades

Dec 30, 2014

Richard Garry Blades, 63, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Elbert Allie Blades. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and owned and operated, since 1980, his own countertop and cabinet making business, A Touch of...

Don Bittinger

Don Bittinger

Dec 30, 2014

Don Bittinger, 82, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in McHenry, MD, he was the son of the late Walter Edward and Bernadette Rosell Seabold Bittinger, and was the husband, for 32 years, of the late Willavenne "Beanie" Ashby. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air...

Frank B. Whelan Jr.

Frank B. Whelan Jr.

Dec 30, 2014

Francis Bernard Whelan Jr. of Joppatowne, MD, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 50 years, Carolyn; his children, Rebecca Seipp and husband Steve, Francis Bernard Whelan III and his wife, Christy, Sarah Walsh and husband, James. He is also the grandfather of Kevin, Eric, Natalie, Luke, Julia,...

Ronald W. Goetze

Ronald W. Goetze

Dec 30, 2014

Ronald W. Goetze, 68, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 30, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Walter Henry Goetze Jr. and Naomi Ruth Seekford Goetze. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War. He was a resident of Harford County...

Mark D. Pacione

Mark D. Pacione

Dec 29, 2014

Mark D. Pacione, 60, of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Mary Louise (Cellitto) Pacione-Schulmeyer and the late Primo Angelo Pacione. Mark worked in Youth Ministry and eventually in planning and research for the Archdiocese. He was the producer of...

David E. Dill

David E. Dill

Dec 29, 2014

David E. Dill, age 64, of Pylesville, MD, passed away on December 29, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Roy Dill of Sykesville, MD and the late Onita Gary Dill. He worked as a service manager for 20 years at Village Volvo. He enjoyed working with his...

Ronald ''Chief'' Gary Mcbee Sr.

Ronald ''Chief'' Gary Mcbee Sr.

Dec 28, 2014

Ronald "Chief" Gary McBee Sr., age 67, of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 28, 2014 at his home. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph C. "Mac" McBee and Isabelle Nellie Barnes McBee. A 1965 graduate of Mergenthaler Technical Institute, he became a Master Plumber in 1984 which led to the beginning...

Dolores J. Zandarski

Dolores J. Zandarski

Dec 28, 2014

On Sunday, December 28, 2014, Dolores J. Lolly Zandarski age 77 of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. She was the beloved wife of Matthew Zandarski; mother of George Amend Jr., Denise Niner and Jennifer Z. Urand. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-granchild and countless nieces and nephews as well her brothers and sisters. A...