Obituaries

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

Neil B. Gray, Sr.

Neil B. Gray, Sr.

Dec 13, 2013

Neil B. Gray, age 86, of Churchville, MD passed away on December 13, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bridgeton, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph John Gray and Gretta Chapel McMillion Zarfos. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a Civilian Gunner at Aberdeen Proving Ground where he retired...

Winifred Livezey

Winifred Livezey

Dec 13, 2013

Winifred "Winnie" was born on February 26, 1922, at home in Street, Maryland, and was the daughter of Edwin and Olivia (Forwood) Kohler. She graduated from Dublin High School in 1940 and married Robert "Bob" Everitt Livezey of Bel Air on January 3, 1941. The Winnie/Bob team began a lifetime of working together, cutting down trees for lumber and hauled...

David J. Thornton, Sr.

David J. Thornton, Sr.

Dec 12, 2013

David J. Thornton Sr., age 69, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 12, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in East Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Charles Macon and Lilan Margaret Norman Thornton. He is remembered for being a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served with the Marines as...

Don Moore

Don Moore

Dec 11, 2013

Don Moore, age 81, of Joppa, MD passed away on December 11, 2013 at Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Lewis Moore and Erma Morrow Lauck. He was a life member of Joppa-Magnolia Fire Company where he was a volunteer for almost 50 years and an active member of Salem...

Raymond Lee Burgan

Raymond Lee Burgan

Dec 10, 2013

Raymond Lee Burgan, age 81, of Joppa, MD, passed away on December 10, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Latrobe and Nellie Mae Abrisch Burgan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean War. He retired, in 1995, from the Baltimore City School Board where...

Peyton Irene Pritt

Peyton Irene Pritt

Dec 10, 2013

Peyton Irene Pritt, age 76, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 10, 2013 peacefully at home. Born in Fountain Green, she was the daughter of the late Norman Oliver and Nora Edith Clutter Morrison and wife of the late Rev. Rex Monroe Pritt. She had been employed at Glen Eagle Corporation where she served as Shop Steward for...

George Sarkis Manick

George Sarkis Manick

Dec 10, 2013

On December 10, 2013, George Sarkis Manick, age 89, of Joppa, MD, passed away. Beloved husband of Madeline G. Winterling Manick; devoted father of Susan A. Waltrop and husband, Walter L. and Richard C. Manick and wife, Sharon J. Also survived by grandchildren, Sean George Ballweber, Erin Ballweber and David W. Waltrop; and great-grandchildren, Clare Georgeanne Ballweber and Evan Matthews.In...

Wilbur L. Iley

Wilbur L. Iley

Dec 9, 2013

Wilbur L. Iley, lifelong Harford County resident who was awarded the Bronze Star for valor while serving his country during World War II, died of natural causes at the Forest Hill Medical and Rehabilitation Center. He was 94.Born on the family farm off Grier Nursery Road in Street, he attended Highland High School, graduating in 1937. He worked on the...

Kathryn A. Massie

Kathryn A. Massie

Dec 9, 2013

Kathryn A. Massie, age 87, of Joppa, MD, passed away on December 9, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Sinking Spring, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Evans Hackman and Winifred Ivy Hemig Hackman. She retired, after 20 years, from Blue Cross and Blue Shield where she was a medical claims...

Louise L. Beavers

Louise L. Beavers

Dec 8, 2013

Louise Lucille Beavers passed into the life eternal on December 8, 2013 at the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House with all her family around her. She was 92 and born Louise Day in West Jefferson, North Carolina to the late Richard F. and Bina V. Day. She graduated from Fleetwood High School and excelled at playing basketball for her school....

Patricia  Ann Manners

Patricia Ann Manners

Dec 8, 2013

Patricia Ann Manners, age 87, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away on December 8, 2013 at Calvert Manor Health Care n Rising Sun. Born in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chalmer and Irene Behm Merritts and wife of the late Robert Manners. She was a proud graduate of Temple University, where she earned her Nursing Degree....

Timothy Mark Bradshaw

Timothy Mark Bradshaw

Dec 8, 2013

On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Timothy Mark Bradshaw of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away.  Son of Mark Dallas Bradshaw and Nancy Ann Thompson Przybylski.  Stepson of Edward "Pappy" Przybylski, and Diane Bradshaw.  Stepbrother of Tammy Alford, Joyce Mongold, Rachel and Noel Bradshaw.  Grandson of James and Judy Thompson and Dallas and Katherine Bradshaw. Visitation will be Thursday, December 12, 2013 from...

Mike Fleming

Mike Fleming

Dec 7, 2013

Mike Fleming, age 45, of North East, MD, passed away on December 7, 2013 at Christiana Hospital in Delaware. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Judith Ann Barefoot Krause of Melbourne, FL and the late Eugene Brece Fleming. He had worked for Electrico in Baltimore for over 25 years and was the Senior Head Inspector...

Shirley Jean Stahler

Shirley Jean Stahler

Dec 5, 2013

Shirley Jean Stahler, age 59, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on December 5, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Augustine Loungo and and Lily Pauline Richardson Loungo. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening, loved birds (Tweety) and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Loved the color...

Robert ''Bob'' Ayres

Robert ''Bob'' Ayres

Dec 5, 2013

Robert "Bobby" Ayres, age 52, of Queenstown, MD, passed away on December 5, 2013 at Future Care Chesapeake in Arnold, MD after a three year battle with melanoma. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Whiteford Ayres and Helen Ivy Minnick Ayres. A resident of Hickory for most of his life, he had recently moved to...

Pearl M. Nussle

Pearl M. Nussle

Dec 5, 2013

Pearl M. Nussle, age 86, of Joppa, MD, passed away on December 5, 2013 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Stevensville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Hoxter and Ruby Sellers and wife of the late William H. Nussle Sr. She had worked as a bookkeeper for a construction company and enjoyed...

Herman Leonard Kreiss, Jr.

Herman Leonard Kreiss, Jr.

Dec 4, 2013

On Wednesday, December 4, 2014, Herman Leonard Kreiss, Jr. of Delta, Pennsylvania passed away. Husband of Charlene Lemmon Kreiss, father of Capri Crowl, grandfather of Jacob and Zachary Crowl. Son of the late Herman Leonard Kreiss, Sr. and late Margaret Mary Brennan Kreiss. Brother of Linda Hall, Kathy Phelps, Roseanne McMillan, and the late Michael Kreiss, the late Ronald Kreiss....

Ellen H. Smith

Ellen H. Smith

Dec 4, 2013

May 13, 1934 – December 4, 2013Ellen H. Smith passed away December 4, 2013 in Plains, Montana. She had resided in Dover, FL, for several years with her husband, Kenneth. At the time of his passing, they had been married 38 years. She was the daughter of Grimes and Maude Holcomb, originally from Aberdeen, Maryland. She was married to Raymond...

Margaret A. Zurawski

Margaret A. Zurawski

Nov 29, 2013

Margaret (Margie) A. Zurawski, 77 years young of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 29, 2013 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Shouns, TN she was the daughter of the late Scott McKinley and Verna Rachel Snyder Furches and wife of the late Ronald Andrew Zurawski. A fighter till the end, Margie always...

Arwilda "Lee" Vivian Schaffer

Arwilda "Lee" Vivian Schaffer

Nov 27, 2013

Arwilda "Lee" Vivian Schaffer, age 80, of Finksburg, MD, passed away on November 27, 2013 at Charlestown Retirement Center in Catonsville, MD. Born in Waynesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Marie Kelley Gaudette. She had resided in Finksburg, MD and enjoyed playing and teaching Mahjong at both the Westminster and Reisterstown Senior Centers. She...