Obituaries

Sep 20, 2012

Mark A. Franklin, age 55, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 20, 2012 at his home. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Helen Sirawsky Franklin. A resident of Harford County for 13 years, he was a member of Local Union #26 and had worked as a Master Electrician for 15...

Sep 20, 2012

Martha Evelyn Tibbs, age 78, of Joppa, MD passed away on September 20, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Tazwell, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brady and Helen Matthews. A homemaker, she was a devoted member of her church and a great cook. Mrs. Tibbs is survived by husband of 59...

Sep 20, 2012

James Edward Foard, age 80, of Milton, DE passed away on September 20, 2012 at Kent County General Hospital in Dover, DE. Born in Rocks, MD he was the son of the late James Edward Foard Sr. and Pansy Davis Foard. He was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal service for 30 years and past president of the...

Sep 20, 2012

James Alden Brown, age 78, passed away at his Belcamp home on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Born in Chestnut Hill, NC, James was the beloved husband of Clara (Peak) Brown for 54 years and the devoted son of the late Arley V. Brown and Nina (Caldwell) Brown. He is survived by two brothers, SMG (RET.) Clifford Brown Sr. of Darlington,...

Sep 20, 2012

Nell Lewis, age 84, of Darlington, MD passed away on September 20, 2012 at her home. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Hazel Beam. As a homemaker, she was the best wife, mother and cook in the world. She was an active and faithful member of Victorious Faith Fellowship since 1987 and loved...

Sep 19, 2012

Emma Lou Chambers, age 90, passed away in her home in Havre de Grace, MD on September 19, 2012. She was born in Alleghany County, NC on September 16, 1922, to the late William and Blanche Bedsaul. Originally from Forest Hill, MD, she was the wife of the late Rothales B. Chambers and Robert G. Dowell. She was a homemaker,...

Sep 19, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Kenneth Lee McAllister, Sr of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Cora Lee McAllister, father of Kenneth Lee McAllister, Jr. and wife Christine, Debra Lee Hagan and husband Kevin, William Joseph McAllister and wife Carey. Grandfather of David and Victoria Hagan and Ian and Ryan McAllister. Also survived by a brother, Robert McAllister and sister, Margaret McAllister,...

Sep 17, 2012

Charles W. Hebrank, age 83, of Perryville, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Richard Hebrank Sr. and Muriel Cecelia Harr Lind. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a resident of Harford County for 25 years and was...

Sep 17, 2012

Mary Virginia Ward, age 90, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Carroll and Pearl Alithea Day Murphy and wife of the late Roy Ward and the late John Gilpin Ward. She was a member of Christ...

Sep 17, 2012

Sep 17, 2012

Theodore "Ted" S. Moyer, age 83, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on September 17, 2012 at his home. Born in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Theodore Shoemaker Moyer and Helen Kahler Moyer. He retired as a Major with the Maryland State Police and was the former Sheriff of Harford County. He was a member of the...

Sep 16, 2012

Joyce "Louise" Hall, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 16, 2012 at her home. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lincoln and Annie Irene Tibbs Gullion and wife of the late Orear "Smokey" G. Hall, and first husband, the late Paul Johnson. She started working at BATA Shoe Company in...

Sep 15, 2012

On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Cecil Ellis Squires, Jr. of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of the late Anna Lucille Fenton Squires. Father of Anne, Kathi, Mike, Mona, Mel Squires, Peggy Smilko and Barb Ellis. Beloved grandfather of Sonja Squires, Michael Squires, Claire, Emily and Dana Smilko, and Haley and Paige Ellis. He was a past president and active member of the...

Sep 14, 2012

On September 14, 2012, Elizabeth (Betty) L. Marcin Skowronski passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital having been transferred from Upper Chesapeake Hospital after a ten day illness. Born on January 8, 1926 she was a native of Swoyerville, Pennsylvania. She attended Holy Trinity Elementary School where she spoke both English and Slovak. At Swoyerville High School she was a member...

Sep 13, 2012

Sgt. Ian Adam Loughran, age 43, of Pylesville, MD passed away suddenly on September 13, 2012 at his home. Born in Buffalo, NY, he is the son of Donna Marie MacLeod Loughran of Wilmington, DE and the late Walter Thomas Loughran Jr. He was employed with the Harford County Sheriff's Office for 16 years. Sgt. Loughran # 463 was most...

Sep 13, 2012

KARR, Jr., Michael Daniel "Dan", age 42, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away at home on September 13, 2012 after a courageous battle with brain cancer (gliomablastoma multiforme).Dan is survived by his loving wife, Gina (nee Bracaglia), two sons, Carson (5) and Tyler (3); his parents, Nancy Lou Karr of Perry Hall, MD and Michael Daniel Karr Sr. of...

Sep 11, 2012

Chuong H. Nguyen, age 63, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 11, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, he was the son of Thuc and Bich Thi Nguyen. He was employed as an X-ray Technician for St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Nguyen is survived by his wife of 29 years, KimTuyen...

Sep 11, 2012

Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Leonard B. and Clara B. Fuller Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler retired, after 32 years, from the public school system. He earned his BS degree from Coppin State University, his master's from...

Sep 10, 2012

On Monday, September 10, 2012, Ellen Ruth Spedden of Oak Crest Village and fomerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Vernon P. Spedden, mother of Sharon Spedden Brown, Stephen Spedden, and Michael Spedden. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, September 13, 2012, from 10:30 AM- 11:00 AM from the Oak Crest Village Chapel,...

Sep 10, 2012

Thomas A. Tyler, age 82, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 10, 2012 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean War. A 1949 graduate of Bel Air High School, he worked for Walter Tharp Plumbing in Harford County and later for Baltimore Gas and...