Obituaries

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

Paul Anthony Eff

Paul Anthony Eff

Nov 29, 2012

In lieu of flowers a contribution may be sent to:Fox Chase Cancer Center333 Cottman Ave.Philadelphia, PA. 19111-2497orHumane Society of Harford County2208 Connelly RoadFallston, MD. 21047

Sarah W. Powers

Sarah W. Powers

Nov 28, 2012

Sarah W. Powers of Bel Air died on November 28, 2012 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. She was 90. Born in West Hartlepool, England, she was the daughter of the late William and Sarah Jobling and wife, for 43 years, of the late retired Army Lt. Col. Robert M. Powers who died in 1991. Mrs. Powers served five years,...

Darl Kenneth Smith

Darl Kenneth Smith

Nov 27, 2012

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012, Darl KennethSmith of Fallston, Maryland. Husband of Blanche Helen Smith, father of Darwin K. Smith and wife Shirley, Irene Cooper and husband Buddy, Eugene Smith and wife Carolyn, Ronald Smith and wife Ruth Ann, Dorsey Smith and wife Tina, Timothy Smith and wife Seri and Sue Hayden and husband Mike. the late Gary, Denzil and...

Anna Marie Skinner

Anna Marie Skinner

Nov 27, 2012

Anna Marie Skinner, age 83, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on November 27, 2012 at her son's home. Born in Rising Sun, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Sarah Zell Jackson. She was the President of "Fun after Fifty Club" of Edgewood Senior Center for over five years and an active member of Sovereign Grace Church...

L. Kay Simmons

L. Kay Simmons

Nov 26, 2012

L. Kay Simmons, age 76, of Churchville, MD, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Pottstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leon Horace Harbold and Mildred Leah Moser Harbold Saltzer and wife, for 42 years, of the late William Oscar Simmons. She earned her teaching degree from Kutztown...

Barbara Choate Michael

Barbara Choate Michael

Nov 26, 2012

Barbara Choate Michael, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Choate and Gertrude Evelyn Joines and wife of the late Bernard H. Michael Jr. Born and raised in Harford County, she was a member of the Bel Air Church of...

Virginia M. Comer

Virginia M. Comer

Nov 26, 2012

Virginia M. Comer, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 26, 2012 at Avondell in Bel Air, MD. Born in Elkin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Earl Ernest and Lula Alice Burcham McIntyre and wife of the late Samuel B. Comer. She had worked as a supervisor for the C&P and Verizon telephone company....

Lou Seidel

Lou Seidel

Nov 25, 2012

Salisbury—Louis Stanley Seidel, (Lou), of Salisbury and Bel Air, MD died Sunday Morning November 25, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born June 30, 1929 in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Silverstein Seidel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 36 years, Pauline Bradford Seidel, and...

James Henry Jackson

James Henry Jackson

Nov 25, 2012

James Henry Jackson, age 87, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on November 25, 2012 at Manor Care in Rosedale, MD. Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Clarence and Carrie Rhem Jackson. An "ornery ole' fellow" he loved to play cards, do word puzzles and whistle "Danny Boy". He also loved to bake Peach Cobbler and...

Jerry S. Dayton

Jerry S. Dayton

Nov 25, 2012

Jerry S. Dayton, age 78, of Joppa, MD, passed away on November 25, 2012 at Laurelwood Nursing Home in Elkton, MD. Born in Burlington, WV, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Dayton Sr. and Sadie Esther Weese Dayton. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired, in 1996, from Bethlehem Steel. He loved his family with all...

Darrell John Blake

Darrell John Blake

Nov 25, 2012

On Sunday, November 25, 2012, Darrell JohnBlake of Forest Hill, Maryland. Husband of the late Lee Ann Blake, father of Matthew W. Blake, and Denise O. Blake. Grandfather of Josalynn Blake, Aniya Stevens and John Blake. Memorial Service will held Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 2:00 PM from the Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland...

Virginia L. Schulte

Virginia L. Schulte

Nov 24, 2012

On November 24, 2012, Virginia Lee Schulte, formerly of Fallston, passed away after a long illness. She was 88. She was the loving wife of John F. Schulte, who preceded her in death, the beloved mother of Robert B. Cooper and wife, Thayer, David W. Cooper and wife, Susan, and Karen L. Bailey and husband, Jack; grandmother of Kelly Cooper...

William C. Neild

William C. Neild

Nov 23, 2012

William "Bill" Compton Neild, age 83, went on to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, November 23, 2012 at Grand Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center in his hometown of Palm Coast FL. An airline pilot and boat captain during his lifetime, Bill served in the Navy during the Korean War. He had the opportunity throughout his life to transport...

Pope Markopoulos Platis

Pope Markopoulos Platis

Nov 22, 2012

Pope Markopoulos Platis, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 22, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Irene Niamonitakis Markopoulos. Over the years she had owned and managed restaurants which included Tony's Marine Lounge and Ryder's On the Bay both...

Juanita Durman Homer

Juanita Durman Homer

Nov 22, 2012

Juanita Durman Homer, age 89, of Churchville, MD, passed away on November 22, 2012 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Harvey and Sarah Margaret Fox Durman and wife of the late Arthur "Dick" Homer. She attended Greenwood Elementary School in Fulford and was a 1940 graduate of Bel Air High...

Gertrude I. Clark

Gertrude I. Clark

Nov 22, 2012

Gertrude Irene Clark, age 94, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 22, 2012, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Montgomery Village, MD. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roman and Bronislawa Pawlowski Shivy and wife of the late Frank James Clark Sr. She owned Clark's Court Square Stationery in Bel Air with her...

Nelson F. Bell Sr.

Nelson F. Bell Sr.

Nov 21, 2012

Nelson F. Bell Sr., age 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Carney, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Bell Sr. and Sarah Catherine Finney Bell. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII and worked for Western Electric as a tool and die...

George Brooks Sills Jr.

George Brooks Sills Jr.

Nov 21, 2012

George Brooks Sills Jr., of Aberdeen, MD passed away on November 21, 2012 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Emmorton, MD, he was the son of the late George Brooks Sills Sr. and Martha Rebecca Ayres Sills. He retired, after 27 years, from Clyde P. Grove Plumbing in Bel Air, MD. He also worked for...

Jane K. Braun

Jane K. Braun

Nov 21, 2012

Jane K. Braun, age 92, passed away on November 21, 2012 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Forest Hills, NY, she was the daughter of the late James Elmer and Edna Walsh Kline and wife of the late Joseph J. Braun. A resident of Bel Air for 19 years, she was an avid golfer and...

Tristin Robert Espinoza

Tristin Robert Espinoza

Nov 20, 2012

Tristin Robert Espinoza, infant son of Christopher James and Michele Diane Vogt Espinoza, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on November 20, 2012. Tristin is survived by his brother, Logan; grandparents, Irvin R. and Melissa D. Vogt of Valparaiso, IN and James N. and Mary M. Espinoza of Portage, IN; great-grandmothers, Lorraine Gibson of Lake Station, IN and Lucy...