Obituaries

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

Eva Schulzke

Eva Schulzke

Nov 12, 2012

Eva Schulzke, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 12, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Torreon, Coahuila Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Miguel and Encarnacion Martinez and wife of the late Arthur Schulzke. A resident of Harford County for 25 years, she had worked as an accountant...

Bonita Jo Smallwood

Bonita Jo Smallwood

Nov 11, 2012

Bonita Jo Smallwood, age 61, of Darlington, MD, passed away on November 11, 2012 at her home. Born in Bangor, ME, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Lanear and Eva Mae Royal Hunt. She worked as a coffee hostess at Wawa where if she took a day off her customers always asked for her. She was very straight...

Helen Gross Robinson

Helen Gross Robinson

Nov 10, 2012

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Helen Gross Robinson

Helen Gross Robinson

Nov 10, 2012

Helen Gross Robinson, age 98, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Jarrettsville, passed away on November 10, 2012 at Lorien-Bel Air. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Andrew James Gross and Carrie Jeanette Neal Gross and wife of the late Donald Frances Robinson Sr. She retired from Harford County Public Schools after 27...

Lois Edwards Nagle

Lois Edwards Nagle

Nov 9, 2012

Lois Edwards Nagle, age 83, died peacefully on November 9, 2012. Lois grew up on the family farm in Forest Hill, Maryland, her parents Thomas L. and Pearl M. Edwards having migrated to the richer farmlands of Harford County from Sparta, NC. Lois lived most of her adult life in Bel Air and she loved Harford County. She dedicated many...

Helen Elizabeth Martin (Nee Townsley)

Helen Elizabeth Martin (Nee Townsley)

Nov 9, 2012

Helen Elizabeth Martin (nee Townsley) 86, of Joppa died November 9, 2012 surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness. Born January 11, 1926 in Joppa, she was the daughter of the late Louis Edward Townsley and Mary Alice Skillman Townsley. She was a 1943 graduate of Old Post Road High School after which she worked at Glen L....

Lester Allen Testerman Sr.

Lester Allen Testerman Sr.

Nov 9, 2012

Lester Allen Testerman, age 61, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 9, 2012 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late James Lester and Martha Ellen Testerman. He was employed as a roller assembly technician, loved his Harley motorcycle, working on engines and enjoyed...

Mary Coliano

Mary Coliano

Nov 8, 2012

Mary Coliano, newborn daughter of Anthony Phillip Coliano Jr. and Caroline Regina Hare Coliano of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 8, 2012. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Anthony Coliano III and sisters, Emma Quinn Coliano and Delaney Elizabeth Coliano, all of Bel Air, MD.

W. Thomas Ruckle

W. Thomas Ruckle

Nov 7, 2012

W. Thomas Ruckle, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 7, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Thomas Ruckle IV and Margaret Agnes Koffenberger Ruckle. A veteran of the Air Force Reserves he was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School and Loyola...

Katherine E. Taylor

Katherine E. Taylor

Nov 6, 2012

Katherine Elizabeth Looby Taylor, born February 14, 1927, died peacefully on November 6, 2012. Kathy grew up on the family farm and spent her childhood roaming the woods on horseback in Churubusco, New York. She lived with her parents Thomas F. and Anna (nee Navin) Looby and her brother Thomas. She graduated from Chateaugay High School and Plattsburgh State College....

Clarence ''Popeye'' Cox Jr.

Clarence ''Popeye'' Cox Jr.

Nov 5, 2012

Clarence French Cox Jr., nicknamed "Popeye", was born in Bluefield, WV on April 10, 1943 to Alfreda Lorraine Moses Cox and Clarence Cox Sr. Clarence spent his life in construction and wheeling and dealing cars. He had many hobbies and interests including cooking for his family and friends, and spending time with his Chihuahuas. He enjoyed playing Santa Claus for...

Edward Franklin ''Frank'' Salmons

Edward Franklin ''Frank'' Salmons

Nov 5, 2012

Edward Franklin "Frank" Salmons, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 5, 2012 at Brightview Senior Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Boone, NC, he was the son of the late Everett Glenn Salmons Sr. and Ruby Hill Lewis Graybeal. Following an active childhood and adolescence on the family farm in Harford County, Frank went on...

Edward Lawrence Kimmel

Edward Lawrence Kimmel

Nov 4, 2012

Edward Lawrence Kimmel, age 68, of Joppa, MD, passed away peacefully with his family at his side, after a long battle with heart disease on November 4, 2012 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Born in Edgewood, MD, he was the son of the late William Dexter and Nellie Beatrice Skillman Kimmel. Born and raised in Joppa, he...

Eugene S. King Jr.

Eugene S. King Jr.

Nov 3, 2012

Eugene S. King Jr., age 82, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on November 3, 2012 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Lake Toxaway, NC, he was the son of the late Eugene S. King Sr. and Norma Chapman King. A true "Southern Gentleman", he was a cattleman on the family's farm in western North Carolina and an...

Donna Jean Wilson

Donna Jean Wilson

Nov 3, 2012

On November 3, 2012, Donna J. Wilson, age 71, of Street, MD went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Born in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jeanette Langlais of Havre de Grace, MD. Donna's passion in life was her family and teaching the Word of God. She taught young children in Sunday...

Cora Virginia Burtt Moore

Cora Virginia Burtt Moore

Nov 3, 2012

Cora Virginia Burtt Moore, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on November 3, 2012 at her son's home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Chester Edward and Margaret Virginia Coleman Burtt, and wife of the late Horace Andrew Moore. A resident of Harford County since 1940, she worked for Aberdeen Proving Ground during...

Dave Cleary

Dave Cleary

Nov 2, 2012

David Edward Cleary, age 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on November 2, 2012 at his home. Born on January 10, 1939 at Shucks Road (on one of the Ross Todd's Farms) in Bel Air, MD. Dave was a son of the late Ivan Clarence and Betty Ruth Jennings Cleary and formerly of Baltimore County, MD. Dave attended the...

Joseph Vincent Shanahan

Joseph Vincent Shanahan

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;...

Beatrice B. Keefer

Beatrice B. Keefer

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...