Obituaries

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

Stanley A. Sheridan

Stanley A. Sheridan

Jun 9, 2014

Stanley A. Sheridan, age 55, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 9, 2014 at his home. Born in Millville, NJ, he is the son of Janice Meuschke Sheridan of Bel Air and the late Walter W. Sheridan. He was a 1976 graduate of Edgewood High School and was on the swim team at both Harford Community College and...

Margaret Mary Blaine

Margaret Mary Blaine

Jun 9, 2014

Margaret Mary "Peggy" Blaine, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 9, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Hazelton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret Elisabeth Abend Basler and wife of the late Richard Leo Blaine. Mrs. Blaine had been a dedicated employee for Baltimore County Schools...

Charles E. Jagdman Sr.

Charles E. Jagdman Sr.

Jun 8, 2014

Charles E. Jagdman Sr., age 83, of Bel Air, MD, went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2014 at Perry Point VA Hospital in Perryman, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harry Edward and Alta Nacomis Harbough Jagdman. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean...

Carole  G. Standiford

Carole G. Standiford

Jun 8, 2014

Carole G. Standiford, age 80, passed away on June 8, 2014 at Laurelwood Care Center in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Donald and Miriam Deborah Robinson Grogan and wife of the late Edwin F. Standiford Jr. A homemaker, she loved playing bingo and spending time with family, friends and her dogs. She...

Samuel S. Magness Jr.

Samuel S. Magness Jr.

Jun 7, 2014

Samuel S. Magness, Jr., a life-long resident of Bel Air, passed away on June 7, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center after a long illness. Born on July 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Samuel and Helen Magness and the stepson of James Paul Clark. Sam operated Magness Florist for more than 30 years, beginning in his...

Donald F. Laye

Donald F. Laye

Jun 7, 2014

Donald F. Laye, a lifelong resident of Havre de Grace passed away on 7 June 2014 at the age of 91. Donald was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific with United States Marine Corps Combat Engineers. Following the war he entered civilian service at the Edgewood Arsenal where he retired in 1975. Born to the...

Raymond Lipps

Raymond Lipps

Jun 7, 2014

Raymond Lipps, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2014 at Lorien in Bel Air. Born in Denver, CO he was the son of the late John and Anna Marie Kammerzell Lipps, and husband of the late Machiko Yoshida Lipps. A 28-year veteran of the U.S. Army, he proudly served his country during WWII, Korea...

Robert Corea

Robert Corea

Jun 6, 2014

Robert A. Corea, 66, died unexpectedly but peacefully of natural causes on June 6, 2014 at his residence in Bel Air, MD.He was born May 20, 1948 in Youngstown, OH, the son of D. Richard and Mary Salerno Corea. He attended St. Stephen School in Niles, OH, was a 1966 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, and received his Bachelor...

Claudia Carr

Claudia Carr

Jun 3, 2014

Claudia Carr, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 3, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Andrew John Bandy and Dorothy Irene Guest Sampson and wife of the late Raymond Kenneth Carr Sr. She had worked for Lion Brothers Manufacturing and liked birds and...

Regina L. Ambrose

Regina L. Ambrose

Jun 3, 2014

Regina L. Ambrose, age 86, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on June 3, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John Komenda and Anna Duffy. She had worked as a sales clerk for Hutzlers at East Point. She loved her family and listening to music, and enjoyed watching...

Betty J. Nickle

Betty J. Nickle

Jun 2, 2014

Betty J. Nickle, age 83, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on June 2, 2014 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Stewart, PA, she was the daughter of the late John R. Woodmancy and Jean B. McNair Petersen and wife of the late Samuel H. Nickle Jr. Mrs. Nickle is survived by her sons, Michael Nickle...

Donna ''Snookie'' Coale

Donna ''Snookie'' Coale

Jun 2, 2014

Donna "Snookie" Coale, age 52, of Beverly Hills, FL passed away on June 2, 2014 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Booker Lee and Doris Laurenda Walters DeBoard. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with family and loved playing with her grandchildren and buying things for them. She enjoyed thrift...

Anthony ''Tony'' J. Abbazia

Anthony ''Tony'' J. Abbazia

Jun 1, 2014

Anthony "Tony" J. Abbazia, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 1, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired, after 24 years, as a police officer with the Suffolk County Police Department. He had also worked for eight years...

William Henry Rappold, Ii

William Henry Rappold, Ii

Jun 1, 2014

On Sunday, June 1, 2014 William Henry Rappold, II of Salisbury, Maryland. Son of William Henry Rappold, Sr.; and Elizabeth Tillie Pasczkiewicz Rappold. Husband of Sharon R. Rappold; father of William Henry Rappold, III; Bryan Richard Rappold; Robert Edward Joseph Rappold. Grandfather of Brittany Rappold; Tiffany Rappold; Erik Knopp; Brandon Rappold; Bryant Rappold; Clayton Rappold. Also survived by one great-grandchild...

Frank A. Gasior

Frank A. Gasior

Jun 1, 2014

Frank A. Gasior, age 85, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 1, 2014 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank and Margaret Stacharowski Gasior. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked for Armco Stainless Steel Manufacturing. He was very proud of his...

Reva Louise Christian

Reva Louise Christian

May 30, 2014

Reva Louise Christian, age 92, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 30, 2014 at Young at Heart Assisted Living in Joppa. Born in Sparta, NC, she is the daughter of the late Arlie and Attie Spicer and wife of the late William "Bill" Howell and Raymond "Tex" Christian. A graduate of Bel Air High School, she was one...

Harry Almar Skidmore, Jr.

Harry Almar Skidmore, Jr.

May 29, 2014

On Thursday, May 29, 2014 Harry Almar Skidmore, Jr. of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Husband of Lillian Manke Skidmore; father of John D. Skidmore; Richard M. Skidmore; Gregory T. Skidmore, and the late Harry A. Skidmore, III. Visitation will be Sunday, June 1, 2014 from 3-5 PM - 7-9 PM at the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville,...

Denise Melpignano

Denise Melpignano

May 28, 2014

Denise Melpignano of Delta, Pennsylvania passed away on May 28, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Fifty six years old, she was born in Baltimore Maryland to the late Daniel and Catherine Berezne. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her family. Denise is survived by her husband, Robert Melpignano; her son, Robert Melpignano, Jr;...

Alfred ''Jake'' Osmond

Alfred ''Jake'' Osmond

May 28, 2014

Alfred "Jake" Osmond, age 81, of Fallston, MD, passed away on May 28, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Vernon Osmond and Garfelia Florina Jenny Mae Fuhrman. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he retired, after 45 years, from Armco Steel where he was Supervisor of Employee Benefits. He was...

Reino Ensio Mikkonen

Reino Ensio Mikkonen

May 25, 2014

On Sunday, May 25, 2014, Reino Ensio Mikkonen of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Vaino Mikkonen and the late Selma Kettunen Mikkonen. Father of Leo R. Mikkonen and grandfather of Ray Mikkonen; Loren Mikkonen; and Michael Mikkonen. No services are to be held.