Obituaries

Nov 2, 2012

On Friday, November 2, 2012, Joseph Vincent Shanahan of Baldwin, Maryland. Husband of Irma C. Shanahan, father of Michael Shanahan, Joseph Shanahan, grandfather of Jerry and ELLE Shanahan and uncle of Regina Bressler and John Lewis. Visitation will be Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM from the KurtzFuneral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084;...

Nov 1, 2012

Beatrice Keefer, age 92, of North East, MD, passed away on November 1, 2012 at Laurelwood Care Facility in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Edward Rankle and Helen C. Fleming Barth and wife of the late Robert M. Keefer Sr. During WW11 she lived in California while her husband served in the...

Nov 1, 2012

Sara Juanita Montgomery, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 1, 2012 at her home. Born in Jonesville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Marion Abraham and Josie Ethel Kinser Matlock. A resident of Harford County for 40 years, she was a member of Grandview Christian Church in Fallston. Mrs. Montgomery is survived by her...

Oct 31, 2012

C. Douglas (Doug) Layman, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 31, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Haines Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Floyd and Lula Mae Auten Layman. A vice-president with Compass Foods, which was a subsidiary of Great Atlantic and Pacific Company, he was...

Oct 30, 2012

James H. Webster, age 80, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on October 30, 2012 at Perry Point Veterans Hospital in Perry Point, MD. Born in Fort Totten, NY, he was the son of the late James Harvey and Adavene Moore Webster. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served our country as a combat photographer in the Korean War, Bay...

Oct 29, 2012

On Monday, October 29, 2012, SharonLee Mack of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of late Frank Mack, mother of Debbie Fohl, Diane Ancel, Douglas Mack. Grandmother of Bree Thorn, Brandon Thorn, Alexis Ancel, Rachel Ancel, Katie Ancel, Michael Ancel. Visitation will be Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 2-4 PM - 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville,...

Oct 29, 2012

Carroll R. Lemmon, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 29, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William Frederick and Gertrude Astra Lemmon and husband, for 28 years, of the late L. Mary Lemmon. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was...

Oct 29, 2012

Steven Paul "Matty" Matisans, age 21, of Bel Air, MD, passed away suddenly on October 29, 2012 at his home. Born in Manassas, VA, he is the son of Steven Douglas Matisans and his wife, Jennifer, of Manassas, VA and Mary Anne Coradine Sanford and her husband, David, of Bel Air, MD. He worked as a residential carpenter and was...

Oct 29, 2012

Jo Stamper, age 74, of Bel Air, MD passed away on October 29, 2012 at her home. Born in Trappe Hill, NC she was the daughter of the late James Frank and Bessie Mae Billings. A Harford County resident for 54 years, she had worked as a kitchen aide for Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation. She was a member of...

Oct 28, 2012

Judie Behrens, age 72, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on October 28, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Oxford, IA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Clara Volk Kapfer. She retired, after 15 years, from Franklin Square Hospital where she was a registered nurse. A member of St. Ignatius Catholic...

Oct 27, 2012

Hugh "Bill" S. Knight, age 76, of Joppa, MD, passed away on October 27, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Hugh Smith Knight Sr. and Lucretia Monks Knight. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired after 36 years from Verizon where he worked as...

Oct 27, 2012

Morris "Sonny" W. Wagner, age 82, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on October 27, 2012 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clinton G. and Elizabeth Willard Heckman Wagner. He retired, after 40 years, from Harford County where he worked as a heavy equipment...

Oct 26, 2012

I. Jean Unger, age 72, of Delta, PA, passed away on October 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Vernon Johnson Sr. and Alva Mae Brown Johnson. Formerly of Harford County, she had worked as a secretary and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Unger is survived...

Oct 26, 2012

Mildred B. Quesinberry, age 96, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on October 26, 2012 at House of Jubilee Assisted Living in Fallston, MD. Born in White Hall, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Phillip and Rickie Auguste Koerner Breidenbaugh and wife of the late Lester F. Quesinberry. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she raised her family...

Oct 26, 2012

Marguerite C. Hall, age 93, of Whiteford, MD, passed away on October 26, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bala, KS, she was the daughter of the late Riley and Margaret L. Mall Coltharp. She was a retired school teacher for Harford County Public Schools and a member of Dublin United Methodist Church, the...

Oct 26, 2012

Oct 26, 2012

Franziska Rosa Williamson, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Vienna, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand Vanek and Maria Krüftner and wife of the late Lee Reece Williamson. A member of the Edgewood American Legion Auxiliary, she enjoyed bingo, reading and being outside enjoying the sunshine....

Oct 26, 2012

Jackie (Siler) Pullin, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on October 26, 2012 at Levindale Nursing Home in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Harry and Cora Iona Hunter Siler and wife of the late Richard C. Pullin. She had worked as a doctor's office receptionist and was known for her sense...

Oct 24, 2012

Donald William Dorman, age 75, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on October 24, 2012 at his home. Born in Lewes, DE, he was the son of the late William C. and Alice Lina Beauchamp Dorman. Don was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, serving his country for four years. After his discharge, he was employed by the International Harvester Company in...

Oct 23, 2012

Jeanne M. (Page) Bettinger of Forest Hill passed away October 23, 2012 with her daughter holding her hand. She was 89.Born in Johnson City, NY, Jeanne was raised in Syracuse, NY, a daughter of the late Vernet L. and Aileen A. Page. She graduated as class Salutatorian from North High School in 1941, continued her education at Powellson Institute, and...