Obituaries

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

John Ronald Zook

John Ronald Zook

Jul 2, 2013

John R. Zook of Bel Air died July 2, 2013 at home. He was 76. Born in Martinsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick R. Zook and Nancy Elizabeth (nee Miller) Zook. He was employed by Bethlehem Steel for 40 years and retired as the General Manager of Mobile Equipment in March 1999. John was a member...

Frances E. Wright

Frances E. Wright

Jul 2, 2013

Frances E. Wright, age 91, of Joppa, MD, passed away on July 2, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in White Hall, MD, she was the daughter of the late Millard Jefferson and Mary Agnes Badders Almoney and wife of the late Harry Benjamin Wright. She was a long-term member of Grandview Christian Church, liked...

Demetra Annos Kanaras

Demetra Annos Kanaras

Jul 1, 2013

Demetra Annos Kanaras, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 1, 2013 at her home. Born in Sparta, Greece, she came to America in 1954. She was the daughter of the late George and Evagelia Mandris Annos. She helped her husband with the Red Fox Restaurant in Bel Air and in 1984, she left there to help...

Phyllis Costa Pimental

Phyllis Costa Pimental

Jul 1, 2013

Phyllis Theresa Costa Pimental, age 79, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on July 1, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Honolulu, HI, she was the daughter of the late Charles Costa Pimental Sr. and Violet Teresa de Vasconcelos Pimental. A resident of Harford County for 38 years, she was a long time attendee at...

Reta Goldsmith Hanzook

Reta Goldsmith Hanzook

Jun 30, 2013

On Sunday, June 30, 2013, Reta Goldsmith Hanzook. Wife of the late Melvin Hanzook, Sr. Mother of Kim and the late Melvin Hanzook, Jr. and mother in-law of Michelle. No services will be held at this time. In lieu of flowers:

John H. Davis

John H. Davis

Jun 29, 2013

John H. Davis, age 76, of Joppa, MD passed away on June 29, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born August 21, 1936 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Henry F. Davis and Elizabeth Streb. John married Rebecca R. Walker on June 1, 1956 in Middle River. He served in the Marines for four...

Gerald Wayne Blevins

Gerald Wayne Blevins

Jun 29, 2013

Gerald Wayne Blevins, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 29, 2013 at Stancill's Haven Assisted Living in Joppa. Born in Mt. Airy, NC he was the son of the late Wiley Cicero and Mary Ruth Bare Blevins and husband of 49 years to the late Clarice Bernice Angel Blevins. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he...

Virginia Caroline Morton

Virginia Caroline Morton

Jun 28, 2013

On Friday, June 28, 2013, Virginia Caroline nee HughesMorton of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Robert Kirk Morton, Sr Mother of Robert K. Morton, Jr., Gregory Allan Morton, Kimberly Jan Morton Diehl. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 10, 2013 from 6-8 PM atthe North Harford Baptist Church, 4008 Old Federal Hill...

Louis L. Rutkowski

Louis L. Rutkowski

Jun 28, 2013

Louis L. Rutkowski, age 84, of Perry Hall, MD passed away on June 28, 2013 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Edward Ignatius and Pauline Anna Siewierski Rutkowski. A Perry Hall Resident for 43 years, he had worked at Mercantile Bank where he retired with over 40 years of service....

Michael James Lato Sr.

Michael James Lato Sr.

Jun 27, 2013

Michael James Lato Sr., age 86, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 27, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in East Gulf, WV, he was the son of the late Saverio Lato and Pauline Milano Leto and husband of the late Margaret H. French Lato. He worked in motor freight transport as a freight...

Liliana A. Simon

Liliana A. Simon

Jun 27, 2013

Liliana A. Simon, age 89, of Baldwin, MD passed away on June 27, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Torino, Italy, she is the daughter of the late Giovoni and Elisabetta Lombardini Gariglio and wife of the late Henry Simon. A citizen of the U.S. for 66 years, she has been a Harford County...

Karen Leah Allen

Karen Leah Allen

Jun 25, 2013

Karen Leah Allen, age 55, of Joppa, MD, passed away on June 25, 2013 at her home. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of Shirley Kathryn Hurley Heath and the late Russell Lloyd Heath. She was a graduate of the University of Maryland where she received her Masters Degree and then worked for the State of...

Robert P. "Bob" Mehr

Robert P. "Bob" Mehr

Jun 25, 2013

Robert P. "Bob" Mehr, age 86, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 25, 2013 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Paul P. and Evelyn Geary Mehr. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Education from...

J. Ralph Medley Sr.

J. Ralph Medley Sr.

Jun 25, 2013

J. Ralph Medley Sr., age 77, of Kingsville, MD passed away on June 25, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Marion, VA, he was the son of the late James Stewart and Bonnie Juanita Wyatt Medley. He owned and operated, for 52 years, Joppa Automatic Transmission and was a lifetime member of Joppa Magnolia...

Betty  Jane Carrozza

Betty Jane Carrozza

Jun 25, 2013

Betty Jane Carrozza, age 89, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 25, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bel Air. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Garfield Jones and Sarah Williams Jones. After high school, she graduated from Wyoming Seminary Business and Secretarial School and worked for the Civil...

Anne Marie Bickauskas

Anne Marie Bickauskas

Jun 25, 2013

Anne Marie Bickauskas, age 66, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 25, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she is the daughter of Rose Jeanne Hertsch Dunbar and the late Jean Ivor Dunbar. A longtime resident of Harford County, she retired from St. Joseph Medical Center and was the first female...

Alexander Theodore Caldwell

Alexander Theodore Caldwell

Jun 23, 2013

Alexander Theodore Caldwell, age 58, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 23, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Lorraine Lucille Lubreski Caldwell and the late Arthur John Caldwell. He was raised in Havertown, PA, and worked in plumbing sales. He enjoyed boating and gardening, and was active in A...

Francis ''Frank'' Leo Schindler Sr.

Francis ''Frank'' Leo Schindler Sr.

Jun 23, 2013

Francis "Frank" Leo Schindler Sr., age 90, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 23, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Aloysius and Hester Dorothy Lyons Schindler. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He had worked for his father as a Beer Distributor and...

Shirley Berka

Shirley Berka

Jun 22, 2013

Shirley was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1931. She died on June 22 as a result of Parkinson's Disease. Shirley attended junior and senior high school (Redford) in Detroit, graduating in 1949. Shirley also graduated from Highland Park Junior College as well as secretarial school in Detroit. She met her husband of 59 years while employed as a secretary at...

Charles "Jake" H. Rogers Jr.

Charles "Jake" H. Rogers Jr.

Jun 22, 2013

Charles "Jake" H. Rogers Jr., age 87, of Edgewood, MD passed away on June 22nd, 2013 at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Sparrows Point, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Hiawatha Rogers Sr. and Dora Matheny Rogers. For 53 years he was the devoted husband of the late Dorothy...