Obituaries

Mar 23, 2013

Leonard Dean Sparks, age 71, of Elkton, MD passed away on March 23, 2013 at Union Hospital in Elkton. Born in Harford County, he was the son of the late John Willie and Bertha Cochran Sparks. He worked in the construction field. Mr. Sparks is survived by his sons, Terry Wayne Sparks and Gary Dale Sparks of Aberdeen; daughter, Sherry...

Mar 23, 2013

Margaret Evelyn Mullen, age 90, of Kingsville, MD passed away on March 23, 2013 at Stella Maris in Timonium. Born in Belfry, KY she was the daughter of the late George Landon and Anna Blanche Hensley King and wife of the late Joseph F. Mullen Sr. An Assistant Manager for Montgomery Ward, she moved from Kentucky to Shawsville, VA and...

Mar 23, 2013

Edna Lynn Brady, age 61, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 23, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Prince Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Thomas Smith and Leila Rebecca Marquess Brady. A resident of Harford County for 20 years, she worked at Verizon for 32 years before her retirement. She...

Mar 21, 2013

John J. Kern Jr., age 68, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 21, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Joseph Kern Sr. and Betty Marie Redding Kern. A Harford County resident for most of his life, he served in the Coast Guard Reserves and worked as a pressman in the...

Mar 19, 2013

Adelaide C. Romaniello, age 93, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 19, 2013 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter William and Ida Mae Myers Wilson and wife of the late Anthony J. Romaniello Sr. She retired, after 25 years, from C&P Telephone Company where...

Mar 19, 2013

Jacquelin Kelly Irwin, 82, of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, formerly of Bel Air, died at Willow Valley Retirement Home in Lancaster, PA on March 19, 2013. She was the only daughter of the late James Twohig Kelly and Helen Shoemaker Kelly. She was the wife of Charles W. Irwin for nearly 63 years. Surviving children are Becky I. Dorothy of...

Mar 19, 2013

Joan A. Smith, age 81, of Fallston, MD passed away on March 19, 2013 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Etta Gertrude Watson Boswell. Raised in Elkridge, MD she was a 1949 graduate of Elkridge High School. She lived in Chesterfield, MO for 34 years and...

Mar 18, 2013

Patricia Cecilia DeLeonardo, age 91, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on March 18, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Jefferson and Mary Heiser. She was the youngest graduate of Seton High School, an avid reader, and lifelong learner. She was a member of St....

Mar 18, 2013

Robert Michael (Bob) Kane, age 78, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on March 18, 2013 at his home. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Norbert Anthony Kane and Pauline Eva Kane (nee Rakowski) and was also the husband of the late Kathleen Kane. A distinguished veteran of the United States Navy during the Korean conflict, he then...

Mar 18, 2013

Mar 17, 2013

Anthony Edward Ryan, age 77, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 17, 2013 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Edward Anthony and Helen Ryan. Devoted father of Kevin G. Ryan of Savannah, GA, Ann M. Pickett of Joppa, MD and Laura E. Koch of Layton, UT; loving brother of Edward Ryan...

Mar 17, 2013

Philip "Phil" James Badinger Sr., age 65, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 17, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Mildred Iola Stevenson Douglas and the late James Girard Badinger Sr. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a Special Forces Green Beret who served...

Mar 16, 2013

William Joseph McMillion Jr., age 42, of Whiteford, MD, passed away on March 16, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of William Joseph McMillion Sr. and his wife, Karen, of Joppatowne, MD and Connie Sue Sayers Kearns of Baltimore, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a lifelong...

Mar 16, 2013

Becky Comp, age 84, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 16, 2013 at Hart Heritage Estates Assisted Living in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Deer Park, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Francis Sybil Marley Paugh and wife of the late Roy Daniel Comp Jr. After retirement from the Army, her husband worked for the...

Mar 15, 2013

Flossie Mae Anders, age 80, of Churchville, MD, passed away on March 15, 2013 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Scarbro, WV, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Martha Aliff Stover and wife of the late Charles C. Anders. A homemaker, she enjoyed her grandchildren and was the best mother and grandmother...

Mar 15, 2013

Jean Clara Hale, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 15, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Morton Benjamin and Clara Eugenia Dumbler Steffee. She was a homemaker and a past member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Baltimore. Ms. Hale is survived...

Mar 15, 2013

Mary Calafiore, age 96, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on March 15, 2013 at Dakota Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Frances Cesare and wife of the late James J. Calafiore. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making crafts. Mrs. Calafiore is survived by her daughter, Joanne R....

Mar 14, 2013

On March 14, 2013, Cali Elizabeth Everngam, age 3 months passed away. Beloved daughter of Scott Joseph and Christine Marie Farley Everngam. Loving sister of Haleigh Marie Everngam. Also survived by Linda and Stuart Everngam, John and Kathy Farley and Sherri Payne and Jay Rudden.

Mar 14, 2013

On Thursday, March 14, 2013, Francesco Perra of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Rita Perra, father of Max Perra and his fiance Lucille Jolle,. Visitation will be 11:00 AM-1:00 PM,Thursday, March 21, 2013 from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Memorial Service will be 1:00 PM Thursday from the funeral home.

Mar 13, 2013

Kenneth Frank Enders Sr., age 67, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 13, 2013. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank and Mildred Belle Klingmeyer Enders. He worked as a Millwright and enjoyed camping and fishing. He could fix anything and was also interested in bird watching and feeding the birds. Mr. Enders is...