Obituaries

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

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson

Mar 27, 2014

Robert "Bob" Dale Richardson, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 27, 2014 at his home. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Clarence Lee and Mary Marlene Hicks Richardson. He worked as a construction foreman. Mr. Richardson is survived by his son, Scott David Richardson of Gaithersburg; daughter, Jennifer Richardson of Bel...

Lawrence Graham

Lawrence Graham

Mar 26, 2014

Lawrence Jenkins Graham, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Todd, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Samuel and Jennie Ada Lawrence Graham and husband of the late Frances Ennis Graham. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and...

Janet Lee Mezzadri

Janet Lee Mezzadri

Mar 26, 2014

Janet Lee Mezzadri, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at Lorien-Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nellie Atwell and wife of the late Joseph Mezzadri. A resident of Harford County for over 30 years, she had worked at Western Electric Phone Company, and...

Frances M. Werneke

Frances M. Werneke

Mar 26, 2014

Frances M. Werneke crossed over peacefully from this beautiful world on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Frances was surrounded in the last hours of her life with a large circle of love around her. Frances is preceded in death by her loving husband George Leo Werneke, Sr.; her parents, Clarence Leo Jones and Sarah E. Dalton Jones; and sisters, Gladys Francis...

Mary L. Craven

Mary L. Craven

Mar 26, 2014

Mary L. Craven, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 26, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dilworth, MN, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Ethel Stafford Crowley and wife of the late Arvel Haywood Craven. In her younger days, she was a member of the USO....

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman Sr.

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman Sr.

Mar 25, 2014

Konstantin "Karl" Reiman, age 89, of Baltimore, MD passed away on March 25, 2014 at Glen Burnie Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Tartu, Estonia, he was the son of the late Jorge and Alexandria Tolmoff Reimann and husband of the late Artie Mae (Smith) Reiman. He worked for American Can Company as a Tool and Die Maker. He loved photography...

Glady Cooper Gebhardt

Glady Cooper Gebhardt

Mar 25, 2014

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:Gilchrist Hospice CareAttn: Development Office11311 McCormick RoadSuite 350Hunt Valley, MD 21031

Hannah Wesley Mclaughlin

Hannah Wesley Mclaughlin

Mar 24, 2014

Hannah Wesley McLaughlin, age 19, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 24, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of The Rev. Craig A. and Lisa A. McLaughlin. A member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, she was involved in the children's and youth ministries and Silent...

Gwendolyn Delbrocco

Gwendolyn Delbrocco

Mar 24, 2014

On March 24, 2014, Gwendolyn DelBrocco, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Peroutka and Anthony DelBrocco; loving sister of Glenna Danz and husband, Edward, Linda Maguire and husband, James, and the late Earl Boone and Gladys Banaskiewicz. Also survived by sister-in-law, Catherine Saboy.In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Citizens...

Sammy Walto Jr.

Sammy Walto Jr.

Mar 23, 2014

Sammy Walto Jr., age 22, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 25, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Samuel Joseph Walto Sr. and Diana Lynn Nickerson Walto of Bel Air, MD. A Harford County resident since 1998, he attended C. Milton Wright High School and was...

Ret O'Keeffe

Ret O'Keeffe

Mar 23, 2014

Ret Turner O'Keeffe, 87, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Aliquippa PA, passed away on March 23, 2014. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she was the daughter of the late John Vine Turner and Thelma Dargan Turner, and wife of the late John E. O'Keeffe Jr.Ret spent her early childhood in Brazil, attended high school at Stuart Hall in...

Donald O. King

Donald O. King

Mar 22, 2014

Donald O. King, age 88, of Fallston, MD, passed away on March 22, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Walter Oscar and Esther Rose Eshelman King. A veteran of the Merchant Marines, he earned a commission in the Maritime Service and served in the Atlantic,...

Mary Wright Davis

Mary Wright Davis

Mar 21, 2014

Mary Wright Davis, age 95, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on March 21, 2014 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Washington, DC, she resided most of her life in Chevy Chase, Maryland where she shared her love of animals with her two sisters. She served the U.S. Congress for 45 years, most notably serving as...

Linda G. Murphy

Linda G. Murphy

Mar 20, 2014

Linda G. Murphy, age 61, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on Thursday March 20, 2014 at her home. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she is the daughter of the late Neal Shannon and Doris Agee Moses. A homemaker, she was a Girl Scout Leader for 14 years, liked traveling, camping and day trips. She enjoyed sewing and crafts and donated her...

Lillian Mary Menken

Lillian Mary Menken

Mar 20, 2014

On Tuesday, March 20, 2014, Lillian Mary Menken of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Wife of Richard Menken and mother of Richard Menken and Kenneth Menken, also grandmother of Kimberly Zazzali; Alison Arrington; John Menken and Merideth Rampone. Great-grandmother of Vincent and Annabella Zazzali and Brooke Rampone. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated Saturday, March 22, 2014 at...

Mary Jean Duck

Mary Jean Duck

Mar 20, 2014

On Thursday, March 20, 2014 of Severna Park, Maryland passed away. Wife of late William Thomas Duck, Sr.. Mother of Barbara Jean Watson; Bill Duck; and Dale Duck also survived by 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. No services to be held.

Jay Pepe

Jay Pepe

Mar 19, 2014

Jay Pepe, age 50, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 19, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, Jay is the son of Sgt. Major Joseph Michael Pepe (Retired) and Carol Ann O'Hare Pepe. Jay served in the U.S. Army and was employed by Comcast as an electrical engineer. Jay...

Tracy L. Shepard, Sr.

Tracy L. Shepard, Sr.

Mar 19, 2014

Tracy L. Shepard Sr., age 73, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 19, 2014 at his home. Born in Long Branch, WV, he was the son of the late Tracy Ray and Ines Marie Kise Shepard and husband of the late Carolyn Lee (Barnes) Shepard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had retired from the U.S....

Earline M. Curtis

Earline M. Curtis

Mar 18, 2014

Earline M. Curtis of North East, Maryland went to heaven on March 18, 2014. She was 60.Born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 22, 1953. Earline was the daughter of the late Earl and Dorothy McNulty. She was one of the hardest working women I know. She never got a break. A great animal lover of her dogs and birds, she...

Felicia Irwin Jackson

Felicia Irwin Jackson

Mar 18, 2014

Felicia Irwin Jackson, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 18, 2014 at Bel Air Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Felix Mack Irwin Sr. and Maye Hoppers Irwin and wife of the late Andrew Orestes Jackson Jr. For 50 years, she owned and operated, along...