Obituaries

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

Elizabeth  "Betty" Rigdon

Elizabeth "Betty" Rigdon

Jan 9, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" Rigdon, age 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 9, 2013 at her daughter's home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stuart Kearns and Elizabeth Richmond and wife of the late Robert Ernest Rigdon Sr. Betty Rigdon will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. As...

Maragret Waters

Maragret Waters

Jan 8, 2013

Maragret Waters, age 42, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 8, 2013 at her home. Born in West Palm Beach, FL, she was the daughter of Robert David and Elizabeth Carol Hamrick Brown of Street, MD. A Harford County resident her whole life, she worked as an office manager in the automotive industry. She was a member of...

Paul W. Brewer

Paul W. Brewer

Jan 8, 2013

Paul W. Brewer, age 65, of Whiteford, MD, passed away on January 8, 2013 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Ollie Marie Hale Brewer. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War. He worked as a...

Damon G. Meadows

Damon G. Meadows

Jan 6, 2013

Damon G. Meadows, age 78, of Joppa, MD, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Besoco, WV, he was the son of the late Teddy Plez and Wanetha Arlene Walker Meadows. He retired, after 30 years, from Bata Shoe Company where he was a shoe designer...

Ray Corbin Jr.

Ray Corbin Jr.

Jan 6, 2013

Ray Corbin Jr., age 87, of Kingsville, MD passed away on January 6, 2013 at his home. Born in Bradshaw, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Raymond Corbin Sr. and Eva Vera Bartkowiak Corbin and husband of the late Nellie L. Moxley Corbin. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He was...

Corinne Marie Monticello

Corinne Marie Monticello

Jan 5, 2013

Corinne Marie Monticello, age 88, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on January 5, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Calumet, MI, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Wilhelm and Ellen Marie Swanson Williamson. A lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, she had worked as a loan officer for Freedom Credit Union...

Daniel J. Swiec

Daniel J. Swiec

Jan 5, 2013

Daniel J. Swiec, age 83, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on January 5, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Andrew and Annie Mikulski Swiec. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in Japan, where he was shipped on November 19, 1952. In February 1953, he was transferred to the...

Sally Joann Sherman

Sally Joann Sherman

Jan 4, 2013

Sally Joann Sherman, age 80, of Baldwin, MD passed away on January 4, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Auburn, IN she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Marie C. Ice Greenfield. An avid reader, she enjoyed nature and flowers.Mrs. Sherman is the beloved wife of the late Jack Sherman; beloved...

Daniel Christopher Johnson

Daniel Christopher Johnson

Jan 4, 2013

1st Lt. Daniel Christopher Johnson, 35, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., passed away January 4, 2013, at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Charles and Joann Jackson Johnson. He was currently active in the U.S. Army where he served two deployments in Iraq and one in Kuwait. Johnson's overseas...

Ruth Elizabeth Halsey

Ruth Elizabeth Halsey

Jan 4, 2013

Ruth Elizabeth Halsey, beloved wife, loving mother and grandmother, age 78, of Bel Air, MD passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Halsey was surrounded by her husband and four children at her passing. Born in Washington County, VA, she is the daughter of the late George Henry and Mary Belle Owens...

May E. Haskell

May E. Haskell

Jan 3, 2013

May E. Haskell, age 87, of Perryman, MD, passed away January 3, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis and Monetta Elizabeth Hagen Walsh and beloved wife of the late Richard Briggs Haskell. A licensed pilot, she was a proud member of the...

Larry William Warner Sr.

Larry William Warner Sr.

Jan 3, 2013

Larry William Warner Sr., age 69, of Joppa, MD, passed away on January 3, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Edward and Lula Mae Sheehan Warner. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he worked as an engineer. He enjoyed watching sports which included the Orioles, Ravens, Iron Birds...

Stephen Joseph King Jr.

Stephen Joseph King Jr.

Jan 2, 2013

Stephen Joseph King Jr., age 81, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 2, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Stephen Joseph King Sr. and Helen Rose Brown King. He worked for the Baltimore Sun from where he retired after 47 years of service. A resident...

Rosemarie Crouse

Rosemarie Crouse

Jan 2, 2013

Rosemarie Crouse, age 60, of Street, MD, entered into eternal rest on January 2, 2013 at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul Joseph and Marie Ann Porretto Lombardi. She enjoyed participating in her husband's drag racing events. As a homemaker she enjoyed making crafts and cooking...

Ileen Boyd-Nagle

Ileen Boyd-Nagle

Jan 2, 2013

Ileen Boyd-Nagle, age 77, of Edgewood, MD passed away on January 2, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry Christian and Rebecca Caroline Poplin Boyd. A resident of Harford County her whole life, she was a 1953 graduate of North Harford High School. She retired,...

Lola V. Keese

Lola V. Keese

Jan 1, 2013

Lola V. Keese, age 87, of Fallston, MD, passed away on January 1, 2013 at Calvert Manor Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD. Born in Grant, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Franklin and Cordelia Sarah Roupe Pugh and wife, for 62 years, of the late Henry N. Keese. A resident of Harford County for most of...

Austin Damond Remines

Austin Damond Remines

Jan 1, 2013

Austin Damond Remines, age 17, of Belcamp, MD, passed away suddenly on January 1, 2013. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Troy Damond Remines of Essex and Tina Marie Kedzierski Campbell and her husband, Mark Campbell, of Belcamp. He was a student at Harford Tech High School and enjoyed lacrosse, dirt bike riding, snowboarding, drawing, BMX riding, skateboarding...

Gale Roland Brown

Gale Roland Brown

Jan 1, 2013

Gale Roland Brown, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 1, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Nathans Creek, of Ashe NC, he was the son of the late James Emory and Eula Elizabeth Brown. A resident of Harford County for 72 years, he served our country in the U.S. Navy aboard...

Albert Francis Wolford

Albert Francis Wolford

Jan 1, 2013

Albert Francis Wolford, age 78, of Joppa, MD passed away on January 1, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hancock, MD, he was the son of the late Earnest N. and Gladys Virginia Shives Wolford and husband of the late Hazel Louise Wolford. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a foreman...

Doris Cochran

Doris Cochran

Dec 31, 2012

Doris Cochran, age 76, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on December 31, 2012 at her home. Born in Morrisdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hollis George and Nellie Genevieve Narehood Rougeux. A homemaker, she was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church and past member of the Trojan Harbor Yacht Club. Mrs. Cochran is survived by her...