Obituaries

Mar 7, 2014

James R. Murdza, 75 years of age, passed away March 7, 2014, peacefully at home in Abingdon, Maryland, surrounded by his family.On the cusp of the Sixties, Jim left Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, the coal town where he'd been born and raised, and landed in Harford County teaching instrumental music at Jarrettsville Elementary. In 1962, a band director position opened up...

Mar 6, 2014

Clarence Chester Calvert, 98 years of age, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on March 6, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson, MD. He was preceded in death by his wife Kathryn L. Calvert and his sister, Ada Jean Whitcomb of Smithville, West Virginia. He was born Nov. 12, 1915 at Bullion, PA, Venango County to the late Sidney...

Mar 6, 2014

Alfred L. Stancill, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on March 6, 2014 at his home. Born in Greenville, NC he was the son of the late Rufus Garland and Anna Blanche Waters Stancill and husband of the late Mae C. Stancill. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps he served our country in WWII and was...

Mar 6, 2014

Raymond Gordon Hierstetter, age 82, of Belcamp, MD passed away on March 6, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James C. and Bessie R. Tippet Hierstetter. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a milk driver for Sealtest for 25 years and later worked at McDonalds in Riverside. He was nicknamed...

Mar 5, 2014

Hamilton E. Keithley, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 5, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Edmund Monroe Keithley and Pearl Florence Wood Keithley, and husband of the late Sonya Keithley. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country...

Mar 5, 2014

Max "Chip" Albert White III, age 52, of Baltimore, MD passed away on March 5, 2014 at his home. Born in Riverhead, NY, he is the son of Max Albert White Jr. and Marilyn LaVerne Sluss White of Edgewood. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in Germany and Fort Hood, Texas. A Harford County resident since...

Mar 4, 2014

Inez Isabelle Foley, age 91, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 5, 2014 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Sagamore, PA, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Agnes Carlson Johnson and wife of the late William A. Foley. She owned and operated Foley's Antiques in White Marsh for 37 years where she especially enjoyed...

Mar 4, 2014

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, Philip Walton Scarff of Fallston, Maryland passed away. Husband of Pamela Stewart Scarff, son of the late Ruth May Busler Scarff and the late Edward Nelson Scarff. Father of Melissa Aponte and Jason Scarff, grandfather of Cheyanne Aponte; Alexa Scarff, and Garrett Scarff. Brother of Rose Scarff, Rachel Crockett, Joy Stoermer, Regina Higgins, Edward Scarff,...

Mar 3, 2014

Joseph Leroy Brunson, age 29, of Fallston, MD, passed away on March 3, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Alexander Brunson Sr. and Vanille Chartiner Brown Brunson of Bel Air, MD. He worked for Sherwin Williams Paint Store where he was a manager. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brunson is survived by his wife, Lindsey...

Mar 3, 2014

On Monday, March 3, 2014, Joan Ann Poole of Bel Air, Maryland passed away. Wife of French D. Poole, daughter of Harry Lee Mullan and Thelma Bermel Mullan; sister of Harry D. Mullan. Graveside service will be held Thursday, March 6, 2014, 2:00 PM at the Jarrettsville Cemetery, 3737 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084.

Mar 3, 2014

Marjorie (Marge) Ann Andrews, 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's on Monday, March 3, 2014. She was born in Clawson, MI on April 25, 1931 to the late Hazel Beatrice and William Ora Fetterly. She moved to Tuscaloosa, AL in 1940 and after graduating from Big Beaver High School, she enlisted in the Army...

Mar 2, 2014

On Sunday, March 2, 2014, William Thomas Duck, Sr. of Severna Park, Maryland passed away. Husband of Mary Jean Taylor Duck and father of Barbara Jean Watson; Bill Duck; and Dale Duck also survived by 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. No services to be held.

Mar 1, 2014

Achille Silvestri, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 1, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bugnara, Italy, he was the son of the late Gennaro and Lucia Silvestri. He retired on December 18, 1989 from Edgewood Arsenal where he was Chief of the Bio-Chemical Detector Group at CRDEC, a...

Feb 28, 2014

Feb 28, 2014

Jane Carroll White, age 74, of Joppa, MD passed away peacefully on February 28, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD surrounded by her loving family. Born in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hardy Abram and Mary Helen Bailey Carroll. She attended Guilford College and Duke University obtaining a Master's degree in mathematics....

Feb 27, 2014

Martha Peters, age 88, of Ocoee, FL, passed away on February 27, 2014 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Harrison Shaffer and Helen Jane Parker Shaffer. Mrs. Peters is survived by her husband, Richard Peters; sons, James and John Peters; daughters, June DiFonzo and JoAnne Ziese; brother, Harry Harrison Shaffer...

Feb 25, 2014

On February 25, 2014, Anthony James Raymond Jr., age 69, of Bel Air, MD, passed away. Beloved husband of Carol Ann Janowiak Raymond; devoted father of Anthony J. Raymond III, Andrea J. Gebhard and husband, Christopher, Carrie A. Schaefer; loving brother of Charles N. Raymond, Katherine J. Raymond and Michelle R. Crank. Also survived by nine grandchildren. Those who desire...

Feb 24, 2014

Shane Kenneth Fields, age 22, of Abingdon, MD, passed away suddenly on February 24, 2014 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he is the son of Daniel Ray Fields Sr. and Susan Margaret Selby Fields of Abingdon, MD. While attending high school, he participated in theater productions at both Edgewood and Patterson Mill where he also played...

Feb 24, 2014

Kay Barbour, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 24, 2014 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Sedlock Malenock. She had worked for Big Valu grocery store where she was Head Cashier and loved walking, bowling, English horseback riding and...

Feb 23, 2014

On Sunday, February 23, 2014, Albert Ellis Bunce of Norrisville, Maryland passed away. Husband of Betty Jean Bunce, son of Betty Godfrey Bunce and Ellis Ezra Bunce, died after long bout with cancer. No services to be held.