Obituaries

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

Gabriela Frances Cain

Gabriela Frances Cain

Dec 12, 2012

Gabriela Frances Cain, age 68 of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 12, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Theodore and Frances Gabriela Jancuk Smith. A Harford County resident since 1977, she served as a Vocational School Director for a school that specialized in...

Kurt W. Bittle

Kurt W. Bittle

Dec 11, 2012

Kurt W. Bittle, 66, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Kyle W. and Esther L. (Lambillotte) Bittle. He was a professional artist and worked for the Harford County Board of Education. He taught at Bel Air High School for 34 years as...

Walter William Reif, Jr.

Walter William Reif, Jr.

Dec 10, 2012

On Monday, December 10, 2012, Walter William Reif, Jr. of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of the late Joyce Lee Reif, father of Mark A. Reif, Nancy Reif Verdecchia. No services are planned at this time.

Franklin Kent Lowe, Sr.

Franklin Kent Lowe, Sr.

Dec 10, 2012

On Monday, December 10, 2012, Franklin Kent Lowe, Sr. of Katy, Texas, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Jean Kid Lowe, father ot Franklin Kent Lowe, Jr. daughter in-law, Joanne P. Lowe, and Debra Lowe Woolworth and son in-law Brian B. Woolworth. Grandfather to Blakely Coleman Lowe and brother to Richard B. Lowe. Visitation will be Saturday, December 15, 2012...

Clarence ''John'' W. Wilson

Clarence ''John'' W. Wilson

Dec 10, 2012

Clarence W. (John) Wilson, 76 of Joppatowne, passed away due to dementia/pneumonia on Monday, December 10, 2012. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He dearly loved all five of his grandchildren.John was born in Kansas City, MO on September 6, 1936, the third child of 13 born to Jesse E. and Edna Marie Wilson. He graduated from Fort...

James Melvin Fenhagen

James Melvin Fenhagen

Dec 9, 2012

James Melvin Fenhagen, age 93, of Fallston, MD, passed away on December 9, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George Howard and Lillie Belle Follin Fenhagen and husband of the late Helen Dorothy Keating Fenhagen. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he retired after 31...

Yvette Allison Allen

Yvette Allison Allen

Dec 8, 2012

Yvette Allison Allen, age 35, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on December 8, 2012 in a tragic automobile accident. Born in Hanau, Germany, she is the daughter of Ruth Ellinor Ehrenreich and Randy Dale Macdonald. She loved children and started her own business called Counting Toes Daycare Center. She was a loving and giving person willing to help anyone in...

W. Wylie Hopkins Jr.

W. Wylie Hopkins Jr.

Dec 8, 2012

William Wylie Hopkins, Jr. passed away on December 8, 2012 at the age of 91. He was born April 16, 1921, the son of William Wylie and Annabel Webb Hopkins of Bel Air, MD. Mr. Hopkins graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. degree in accounting in 1942. He then passed the C.P.A. exam, and later graduated from...

M. Evelyn O'Connor

M. Evelyn O'Connor

Dec 7, 2012

M. Evelyn O'Connor, age 91, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on December 7, 2012 at her home. Born in Dixie, GA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Abigo and Ethel Lorene Hawkins Crane and wife of the late James "Frank" O'Connor. She retired, after 20 years, from the Harford County Comptroller's Office where she was a clerk. She...

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier

Dec 7, 2012

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 7, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late George and Alverta Peggy Hatt Head and wife of the late Robert Raymond Buckmeier. She was a member of Perry Hall United Methodist Church, a charter...

John  Wesley Jones Jr.

John Wesley Jones Jr.

Dec 3, 2012

John Wesley Jones Jr., age 63, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John W. Jones Sr. and Emma A. Jones. John spent his younger years in bridge construction, working at Bethlehem Steel, and traveling the world with the Merchant Marines, where he...

Gertrude Agnoli

Gertrude Agnoli

Dec 3, 2012

Gertrude Agnoli, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Honeycutt, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Wesley and Esta Pansy Gouge Stanley and wife of the late Julius William Agnoli. Raised in Mitchell County, NC, she moved to Baltimore after high school. She attended...

Roy Allen Zuber

Roy Allen Zuber

Dec 3, 2012

Roy Allen Zuber, age 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Schuylkill Haven, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Sarah Aulenbach Zuber. A graduate of Baltimore Poly-Tech Institute, he was also a 1962 graduate of the University of Baltimore, a veteran of...

Ruth E. Viands

Ruth E. Viands

Dec 3, 2012

Ruth Viands, age 77, of Edgewood, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel Marian Sparks Schmidt and wife, for 46 years, of the late William S. Viands. She had worked for Avon and Santoni's Market and was a member of the Elks Lodge,...

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr.

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr.

Dec 2, 2012

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr., age 85, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away on December 2, 2012 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Marvin Dwight Umbarger Sr. and Margaret Cassandra Cronin Umbarger. A veteran of the U.S. Army he worked as an accountant for the Department of Defense. Mr. Umbarger...

Eugene ''Gene'' Harris Miller

Eugene ''Gene'' Harris Miller

Dec 1, 2012

Eugene "Gene" Harris Miller, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on December 1, 2012 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. Born in Fairmont, ND, he was the son of the late Harris Charles and Inez Mae Burvee Miller. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Korean War. He was a...

Mary F. Everett

Mary F. Everett

Dec 1, 2012

Mary F. Everett, age 70, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on December 1, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Barry Joseph and Dorothy Elizabeth Vondersmith Plunkett. She was employed as a graphic artist from 1973-1987 for APG with the U.S. Army, Garrison. She had previously...

Bill Hare

Bill Hare

Dec 1, 2012

Bill Hare, age 46, of Belcamp, MD, passed away on December 1, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Clara Margaret Ritter Fonte and her husband, Tony, of Salisbury, MD and the late William Elvin Hare. A resident of Harford County for 40 years, he was employed at Mohawk Concrete where...

Dale Andrew Wiley , Ii

Dale Andrew Wiley , Ii

Dec 1, 2012

On Saturday, December 1, 2012, DaleWiley of Baltimore, Maryland. Father of Sara Banks Wiley, and Casey Powell Schultz, and her husband John Schultz, II, and grandfather of John Schultz, III. Son of the late Dr. Dale Andrew Wiley and Irene Odgers Wiley Rutledge. Survived by siblings- Linda Louise Wiley, Helena Irene Wiley, William Ross Wiley, Abbie Susan Yant, Joseph Nelson...

Michael F. Dailey

Michael F. Dailey

Nov 29, 2012

Michael F. Dailey, age 79, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on November 29, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael Lawrence and Gertrude Fay Dailey. A Joppatowne resident for 42 years, he served our country in the National Guard for 8 years and embraced his Irish heritage as member of the...