Obituaries

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

Donna Kay Stickel

Donna Kay Stickel

Nov 26, 2013

On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, Donna Kay Stickel of Delaware passed away. Daughter of the late George and the late Janet Brown Goodrich. Mother of Ellen Cockerham and Bobby Simmons and stepmother of Carl Stickel and Grant Stickel, III. Grandmother of David Dunbar, Warren Dunbar, Brandon Stickel, and predeacesed by Destiney Greene. Visitation will be Monday, December 2, 2013 from...

Jacalyn "Jackie" Denise Williams

Jacalyn "Jackie" Denise Williams

Nov 25, 2013

Jacalyn "Jackie" Denise Williams, age 57, of Nottingham, MD, passed away on November 25, 2013 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Abingdon, MD, she is the daughter of Ronald Womack of Baltimore and Evelyn Brice of Abingdon. Baptized in 1974, as a faithful servant of Jehovah she attended Abingdon Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.She was a 1975 graduate...

Robert Lester Peterson

Robert Lester Peterson

Nov 25, 2013

Robert Lester Peterson, 77, of Darlington, MD, passed away at home on November 25, 2013. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Walter Frederic and Grace Goldie McAllister Peterson. In the late 50's, he began work at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground as an electronics technician. Bob traveled extensively with his job and...

Edward "Bud" Leroy  Brittain Sr.

Edward "Bud" Leroy Brittain Sr.

Nov 24, 2013

Edward "Bud" Leroy Brittain Sr., age 70, of Street, MD passed away on November 24, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Blair Harrison and Helen Isabelle Hunter Brittain. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a Harford County resident since 1980. He retired from...

Bessie W. Anderson

Bessie W. Anderson

Nov 24, 2013

Bessie W. Anderson, age 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 24, 2013 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Talladega, AL, she had been a homemaker who also worked as a Secretary for the US Army with over 20 years of service. A longtime member of Bush River Yacht Club, and the Golden Agers...

Anna Susan Kratzen

Anna Susan Kratzen

Nov 23, 2013

Anna Susan Kratzen, age 98, of Darlington, MD, passed away on November 23, 2013 at her home. Born in Pleasant City, OH, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sussian Haubakny Yanov and wife of the late Andrew J. Kratzen. She was the longtime owner of Ann's Sporting Goods in Darlington where she served the local hunting and...

Shirley K. Gilbert

Shirley K. Gilbert

Nov 23, 2013

Shirley K. Gilbert, age 73, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away from a short battle of cancer on November 23, 2013 at her home surrounded by her many loved ones. Born in Springfield, IL, she was the daughter of the late Roy W. Garecht Jr. and Lorraine A. Hollingsworth Peebles. Mrs. Gilbert is survived by her husband of 52 years, Harry...

June H. Hammond

June H. Hammond

Nov 22, 2013

June H. Hammond, age 89, of Joppa, MD, passed away on November 22, 2013 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Anderson James and Annietta Sollers Hoffman and wife of the late William Reed Hammond. As a young lady she worked as a model and had also worked at Aberdeen...

Alice W. Crowl

Alice W. Crowl

Nov 22, 2013

Alice W. Crowl, age 97, of Catonsville, MD passed away on November 22, 2013 at Charlestown Retirement Center in Catonsville. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Glassman Walker and wife of the late Charles "Buck" Manuel Crowl. She was a financial secretary for the Harford County Board of Education and a member...

Millard "Schultz" G. Heinze Sr.

Millard "Schultz" G. Heinze Sr.

Nov 22, 2013

Millard "Schultz" G. Heinze Sr., age 70, of Churchville, MD, passed away on November 22, 2013 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph Alphonso and Mildred Ellen Barnes Heinze. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had worked for Red Star Trucking in Elkridge. He enjoyed eating...

Chessie Ella Crouse

Chessie Ella Crouse

Nov 22, 2013

Chessie Ella Crouse, age 78, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on November 22, 2013 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hayes, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Vestal and Walsie Beatrice Johnson Absher. She had worked as a textile press operator, enjoyed reading, crocheting, and spending time with her family.Mrs. Crouse is...

Albert A.  Sickle, Jr.

Albert A. Sickle, Jr.

Nov 21, 2013

Albert A. Sickle Jr., age 82, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on November 21, 2013 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Landsdowne, he was the son of the late Albert Augustus Sickle Sr. and Lorena M. Norris Sickle. He retired from the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company where he was a route supervisor. He enjoyed roller...

Charles L. Nichols

Charles L. Nichols

Nov 20, 2013

Charles L. Nichols, age 71, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 20, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles Leff Nichols Sr. and Alma Leota Owens Nichols. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Vietnam War and worked as...

Francis G. Fulks

Francis G. Fulks

Nov 20, 2013

Francis G. Fulks, age 70, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on November 20, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Oxon Hill, he was the son of the late Gail U. Fulks and Margaret D. Adams Fulks Singleton; and stepson of the late Richard L. Singleton. He worked as a chemical mixer for Paidon Products,...

Mary T. Schlothauer

Mary T. Schlothauer

Nov 20, 2013

Mary T. Schlothauer, age 74, of Joppa, MD passed away on November 20, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Magnolia, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Francis and Theresa Frances Flottemesch Morgan. A devout Christian, she treasured her family and enjoyed taking camping trips with them where she enjoyed seashell hunting. She loved to...

Michael T. Matus

Michael T. Matus

Nov 18, 2013

Michael T. Matus, age 64, of Baltimore, MD passed away on November 18, 2013 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late William Matus and Beulah Feldman. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War and had worked for Baltimore Marine Industry...

Jacquelyn Anne Stewart

Jacquelyn Anne Stewart

Nov 16, 2013

Jacquelyn Anne Stewart, age 76, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on November 16, 2013 at Lorien Riverside. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Jackson Pietsch and Margaret Gertrude Standiford Dallam and wife of 42 years to the late Raymond W. Stewart. A 1955 graduate of Eastern High School, she was a nursing supervisor at Union...

Harlem ''Applehead'' Lester Bailey

Harlem ''Applehead'' Lester Bailey

Nov 15, 2013

Harlem "Applehead" Lester Bailey, age 56, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on November 15, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill. Born in Havre de Grace, he is the son of William Dallas Bailey and the late Doris Beatrice Harris Bailey. A lifelong resident of Harford/Cecil County, he was fun loving, had a personality that everyone enjoyed, was...

James ''Pop'' Ludwig

James ''Pop'' Ludwig

Nov 15, 2013

James "Pop" Ludwig, age 72, of Joppa, MD passed away on November 15, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Ignatius Ludwig Sr. and Mable Burkawski Ludwig. He was a supervisor at the Department of Water Works, where he retired from 4 years ago. Football was his passion and he was a...