Obituaries

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

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier

Dec 7, 2012

Phyllis Jean Head-Buckmeier, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on December 7, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late George and Alverta Peggy Hatt Head and wife of the late Robert Raymond Buckmeier. She was a member of Perry Hall United Methodist Church, a charter...

John  Wesley Jones Jr.

John Wesley Jones Jr.

Dec 3, 2012

John Wesley Jones Jr., age 63, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John W. Jones Sr. and Emma A. Jones. John spent his younger years in bridge construction, working at Bethlehem Steel, and traveling the world with the Merchant Marines, where he...

Gertrude Agnoli

Gertrude Agnoli

Dec 3, 2012

Gertrude Agnoli, age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Honeycutt, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Wesley and Esta Pansy Gouge Stanley and wife of the late Julius William Agnoli. Raised in Mitchell County, NC, she moved to Baltimore after high school. She attended...

Roy Allen Zuber

Roy Allen Zuber

Dec 3, 2012

Roy Allen Zuber, age 80, of Bel Air, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Schuylkill Haven, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Sarah Aulenbach Zuber. A graduate of Baltimore Poly-Tech Institute, he was also a 1962 graduate of the University of Baltimore, a veteran of...

Ruth E. Viands

Ruth E. Viands

Dec 3, 2012

Ruth Viands, age 77, of Edgewood, MD passed away on December 3, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel Marian Sparks Schmidt and wife, for 46 years, of the late William S. Viands. She had worked for Avon and Santoni's Market and was a member of the Elks Lodge,...

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr.

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr.

Dec 2, 2012

Marvin Dwight Umbarger Jr., age 85, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away on December 2, 2012 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Marvin Dwight Umbarger Sr. and Margaret Cassandra Cronin Umbarger. A veteran of the U.S. Army he worked as an accountant for the Department of Defense. Mr. Umbarger...

Eugene ''Gene'' Harris Miller

Eugene ''Gene'' Harris Miller

Dec 1, 2012

Eugene "Gene" Harris Miller, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on December 1, 2012 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. Born in Fairmont, ND, he was the son of the late Harris Charles and Inez Mae Burvee Miller. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Korean War. He was a...

Mary F. Everett

Mary F. Everett

Dec 1, 2012

Mary F. Everett, age 70, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on December 1, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Barry Joseph and Dorothy Elizabeth Vondersmith Plunkett. She was employed as a graphic artist from 1973-1987 for APG with the U.S. Army, Garrison. She had previously...

Bill Hare

Bill Hare

Dec 1, 2012

Bill Hare, age 46, of Belcamp, MD, passed away on December 1, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Clara Margaret Ritter Fonte and her husband, Tony, of Salisbury, MD and the late William Elvin Hare. A resident of Harford County for 40 years, he was employed at Mohawk Concrete where...

Dale Andrew Wiley , Ii

Dale Andrew Wiley , Ii

Dec 1, 2012

On Saturday, December 1, 2012, DaleWiley of Baltimore, Maryland. Father of Sara Banks Wiley, and Casey Powell Schultz, and her husband John Schultz, II, and grandfather of John Schultz, III. Son of the late Dr. Dale Andrew Wiley and Irene Odgers Wiley Rutledge. Survived by siblings- Linda Louise Wiley, Helena Irene Wiley, William Ross Wiley, Abbie Susan Yant, Joseph Nelson...

Michael F. Dailey

Michael F. Dailey

Nov 29, 2012

Michael F. Dailey, age 79, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on November 29, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael Lawrence and Gertrude Fay Dailey. A Joppatowne resident for 42 years, he served our country in the National Guard for 8 years and embraced his Irish heritage as member of the...

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...