Obituaries

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

Wheeler S. Monks

Wheeler S. Monks

Aug 8, 2013

Wheeler S. Monks, age 92, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on August 8, 2013 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry Scott Monks III and Myrtle Welsh Monks, and husband of the late Jane V. Kelly Monks. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, he served our country during...

Antoinette Bram

Antoinette Bram

Aug 7, 2013

Antoinette Bram, age 77, of Belcamp, MD passed away on August 7, 2013 at her home. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Charles and Marie Frances Hopkins Houck. She was a teacher and was active in civic leadership positions, including Mayor of the City of Greenbelt, MD for four years and city council member...

Regina R. Slater

Regina R. Slater

Aug 7, 2013

Regina R. Slater, age 87, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on August 7, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Thomas Frank Czerwinski Wise and Stephanie Marie Kulisiewicz Wise. A homemaker, she lived in Joppatowne while raising her children and later moved to Havre de Grace where she...

Phyllis L. Parks

Phyllis L. Parks

Aug 6, 2013

Phyllis L. Parks, age 64, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on August 6, 2013 at her home. Born in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Viola Elizabeth Meade Owens. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, she worked in sales for a home improvement retailer. Her hobbies included needlepoint, gardening and reading....

F. Tucker Smith

F. Tucker Smith

Aug 5, 2013

F. Tucker Smith, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 5, 2013 at his home. Born in Fordwick, VA, he was the son of the late Harry Tucker and Louise Elizabeth Parker Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was employed as a crane operator at Bethlehem Steel for 40 ½ years. Mr. Smith is survived by...

Joseph R. ''Sonny'' Porach Sr.

Joseph R. ''Sonny'' Porach Sr.

Aug 4, 2013

Joseph R. "Sonny" Porach Sr., age 80, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 4, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Joseph Anthony Porach Jr. and Ethel V. Berger Porach. Mr. Porach is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth M. (Skinner) Porach;...

Doris Estelle Wentworth

Doris Estelle Wentworth

Aug 4, 2013

Doris Estelle Wentworth, age 86 of Timonium, MD, passed away on August 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Pylesville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Patterson Kidd and Effie May Chenoworth Brinker. She was a member of Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church, was a great baker and enjoyed playing cards. Mrs. Wentworth...

Ruby Catherine Stewart

Ruby Catherine Stewart

Aug 4, 2013

Ruby C. Stewart, age 94, passed away on August 4, 2013 at Jacob's Well Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Stacy and Silvretta Parker of Creston, NC, as well as, the beloved wife (37 years) of the late Frederick E. Stewart. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Hillstrom and her husband, Warren, of Bel Air; her...

Ruby Marie Berrett

Ruby Marie Berrett

Aug 3, 2013

Ruby Marie Berrett, age 90, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on August 3, 2013 at her home. Born in Lost River, WV, she was the daughter of the late Riley A. and Susan Elizabeth Strawderman and wife, for 56 years, of the late James Newton Berrett. She was active with the Elkridge Harford Hunt Pony Club, sewing saddle pads and...

Col (R) Ken Carrick

Col (R) Ken Carrick

Aug 3, 2013

COL (R) Ken Carrick, age 49, of Abingdon, MD, unexpectedly passed away on August 3, 2013. Born March 25, 1964 in Cape May, NJ, he was the son of the late Frances Lloyd Carrick. He graduated from Lower Cape May High School in 1982 and continued his education at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated...

Charlotte Mildred Butler

Charlotte Mildred Butler

Aug 2, 2013

Charlotte Mildred Butler, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on August 2, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Eleanor Elizabeth Litz Mitchell. She and her husband, James, were married for 64 years. Early in their marriage, they raised three children and...

Sandra Louise Hawthorne

Sandra Louise Hawthorne

Aug 2, 2013

On Friday, August 2, 2013, Sandra Louise Hawthorne of Forest Hill, Maryland. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 11:00 AM,at the Tabernacle UnitedMethodist Church, 1900 Connolly Road, Fallston, Maryland 21047. In lieu of flowers:

Melissa Renee Fulmer

Melissa Renee Fulmer

Jul 31, 2013

On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Melissa Renee Fulmer of Forest Hill, Maryland. Wife of Curtis Fulmer, granddaughter of Betty Coe, daughter-in-law of Nancy Fulmer. No services will be held at this time. Charitable donations may be made in Melissas memory to the following organization:

Harry Gately Walsh Jr.

Harry Gately Walsh Jr.

Jul 31, 2013

On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Harry Gately Walsh Jr. of Bel Air, Maryland. Husband of Mary Frances Walsh nee Komorowski, father of Patrick J. Walsh - wife Susan, Joseph G. Walsh, Grandfather of Ashleigh Pray - Brianna Walsh, brother of late Margaret Wagner. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 4, 2013 from 2-4 PM - 6-8 PM at the Kurtz...

Robert E Hoffman

Robert E Hoffman

Jul 29, 2013

No services are being held at this time.

William  ''Bill'' Frank Hudson

William ''Bill'' Frank Hudson

Jul 28, 2013

William "Bill" Frank Hudson, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 28, 2013 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Albert Raymond and Rosa Jane Ahern Hudson and husband of the late Esther R. Hudson. He was employed for 41 years at Bethlehem Steel and was...

Roy E. Moxley Sr.

Roy E. Moxley Sr.

Jul 28, 2013

Roy E. Moxley Sr., age 91, of Street, MD, passed away on July 28, 2013 at his home. Born in Street, he was the son of the late Jesse Adam and Myrtle Douglas Moxley and husband of the late Anna Lee Epperley Moxley. A lifelong resident of Street, he founded Moxley's Welding and Machine Service in 1954. He retired in...

Daniel C. Kolb

Daniel C. Kolb

Jul 27, 2013

Daniel C. Kolb, age 39, of Abingdon, MD passed away suddenly on July 27, 2013. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Ronald Peter and Rose Marie Greaver Kolb of Abingdon, MD. He was a 1992 graduate of Bel Air High School, where he played football, and was working as an Auto Technician for Mr. Tire in the...

Ron A. Szymanski

Ron A. Szymanski

Jul 26, 2013

Ron A. Szymanski, age 34, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on July 26, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. He was born October 31, 1978 in Middlesex, NJ, which is probably the reason orange is one of his favorite colors and Halloween is his children's favorite holiday. Growing up, Ron enjoyed reading and collecting comic books. It...

Howard N. Moxley

Howard N. Moxley

Jul 26, 2013

Howard N. Moxley, age 89, of Darlington, MD passed away on July 26, 2013 at his home. Born in Sparta, NC he was the son of the late Treely Nathaniel and Ruth Carrie Moxley. Raised on a dairy farm, he was a Harford County resident most of his life. He founded the Moxley Sod Company where he acquired contracts to...