Obituaries

Nov 16, 2014

Bill Grossarth, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on November 16, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Glendale, CA, he was the son of the late Wayne Barton and Ila Lorene Denman Grossarth. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked for UPS and Next Day Express as a courier. An avid sports...

Nov 16, 2014

David Redford, age 62, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 16, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Richmond, VA, he is the son of Dorothy Ann Sanderson Redford of Parkville and the late Bobby Stuart Redford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired, in July 2013 after 20 years...

Nov 14, 2014

Robert G. "Bob" Nelson, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of the late Claude Vincent and Genevieve Katherine Jones Nelson and husband of 37 years to the late Helen Janice Gies Nelson. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served our country during the...

Nov 13, 2014

Clinton C. Waddell, age 76, of Edgewood, MD passed away on November 13, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Dublin, MD, he is the son of the late Click Ambrose and Myrtle Blevins Waddell. A lifelong Harford County resident, he was one of nine children and worked at Bata Shoe Company in the milling room...

Nov 13, 2014

Renee Suzanne Main, age 59, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 13, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Long Beach, CA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Russell and Lois Mae Sergeant Des Jardins. She worked for Aberdeen Proving Ground in Youth Services where she directed Before and After School Care...

Nov 12, 2014

L. Mae Krahn, age 91, of Greer, SC, was called home to be with the Lord on November 12, 2014. She will be reunited in heaven with her beloved husband, Ferd C. Krahn. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of the late Emma and John Trader, and sister of the late E. Leona Stevens and the late Jack...

Nov 11, 2014

Emily Joyce Blackburn, age 86, of Reading, PA, formerly of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 11, 2014 at Berkshire Center Nursing Home in Reading, PA. Born in Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Edna Abernathy Wilson and wife of the late Harrison Jonathan Blackburn. She retired from Edgewood Arsenal where she had worked for...

Nov 11, 2014

Mark L. Stancill, age 54, of Kingsville, MD, passed away on November 11, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of the late Alfred Lee and Mae Irene Caudill Stancill. He was a truck driver. Mr. Stancill is survived by his sister, Sharon K. Stancill of Bel Air. In lieu...

Nov 11, 2014

Patricia Virginia Buchanan, age 71, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on November 11, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, she is the daughter of the late James Archer Scotten Sr. and Nellie Virginia Taylor Scotten and wife of 42 years to the late Robert Buchanan. She was a nurse at Harford Memorial...

Nov 8, 2014

Richard T. Cook, age 89, of Joppa, MD, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on November 8, 2014. Born in Austinville, VA, he was the son of the late Robert Pearl and Claire Bell Stoots Cook. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked at the Ballistic Research Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground for 37 ½...

Nov 8, 2014

Kenneth W. Walker, age 85, of Belcamp, MD, passed away on November 8, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Spindale, NC, he was the son of the late Troy and Myra Watkins Walker. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the founder and owner of Central Atlantic Contractors in Aberdeen,...

Nov 6, 2014

Russell O. Poole, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 6, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Crockett, VA, he was the son of the late French Clark Poole and Ada Inez Flanagan Poole. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired after 20 years from Arundel Bingo World where he was a facility...

Nov 5, 2014

On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, William Samuel Gibson, Jr. of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Son of the late William Samuel Gibson, Sr.; and the late Lucy Theresa Thomas Gibson. Wife of Frances Watter Gibson; brother of Robert T. Gibson. Visitation will be held Monday, November 10, 2014 from 11:30 AM - 12 Noon at the Ames United Methodist Church,...

Nov 5, 2014

Mildred R. Blank, age 94, formerly of Dundalk, MD, passed away on November 5, 2014. Born in Delta, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Agnes Williams Montgomery and wife of the late Robert Vernon Blank. Her first husband, James ("Jack") Leftwich died in 1946 after surviving a POW Camp in Germany. During WWII, she worked...

Nov 5, 2014

Rita Stachelek Mehr, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 5, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Glen Burnie, she was the daughter of the late Michael Stachelek and Julia Meyers and wife of the late Robert P. "Bob" Mehr. A loving housewife and mother, she was an active member of...

Nov 5, 2014

Frank William Lusher, age 62, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 5, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Alleghany, PA, he is the son of Martha Louise Junn Trepanier and the late Francis Roberts Lusher. He loved working on computers and helping people. He was a friend to everyone and like to make...

Nov 5, 2014

Christopher Michael Bunce, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 5, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Leonard Victor and Carolyn Bertha Snyder Bunce. He enjoyed playing golf and going on trips with his friends. He had a great sense of humor and was very personable to all his...

Nov 4, 2014

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, Linda Louise ONeill of Gandeeville, West Virginia, formerly of Cooptown, Maryland. Wife of Howard ONeill; daughter of the late Florence Ross Daughton. Mother of Aaron Lehr; grandmother of Aaron Lehr, Jr.; Grace Lehr; and also survived by a cousin Beverly Wehry. No services to be held at this time.

Nov 4, 2014

Donald "Snake" Brewer, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 4, 2014 at his home. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Brewer and Ollie Marie Hale Brewer. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked at Cytec Industries in Havre de Grace for 43 years. An excellent cook, he enjoyed...

Nov 4, 2014