Obituaries

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

Gregory Hillenburg

Gregory Hillenburg

Mar 22, 2012

Gregory Hillenburg, age 78, of Perryman, MD, passed away on March 22, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Roanoke City, VA, he was the son of the late Kelly Nugent and Anna Mae Vest Hillenburg. A veteran of the U. S. Air Force, he was also a Virginia Tech Alumni class of 1961. He...

Robert D. ''Bob'' Drager

Robert D. ''Bob'' Drager

Mar 22, 2012

Robert D. "Bob" Drager, age 85, of Joppa, MD, formerly of Edgewood, MD, passed away on March 22, 2012 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late John Gordon and Edith Romaine Hamme Drager. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. An...

Warren Harmon Beardsley Sr.

Warren Harmon Beardsley Sr.

Mar 19, 2012

Warren Harmon Beardsley Sr., age 83, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bath, Maine, Warren has been a resident of Harford County for 46 years. Warren leaves behind his loving wife, Kathryn, to whom he was happily married for 59 years. Their children, Marie Ward, Warren Beardsley Jr....

Dennis Ronald Freund

Dennis Ronald Freund

Mar 16, 2012

Dennis Ronald Freund, age 65, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 16, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Adam John and Eva Schlesinger Freund. He retired from Lever Brothers, after 25 years, where he worked as a millwright. He was an avid fisherman and Ravens...

Edith G. Mitchell

Edith G. Mitchell

Mar 16, 2012

Edith G. Mitchell, age 87, of Churchville, MD, passed away on March 16, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Mitchell Gorrell and Cordelia Amanda Mitchell and wife of the late John Winfield Mitchell. She attended Watson Business School in Baltimore and worked...

Dolores C. Szymanik

Dolores C. Szymanik

Mar 12, 2012

Dolores C. Szymanik of Parkville, MD passed away on March 12, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William and Rose Barnes Yahde and wife of the late Joseph Szymanik. She was a longtime resident of Bel Air and enjoyed painting, arts and crafts.Mrs. Szymanik is survived...

Keith Allan Harreld

Keith Allan Harreld

Mar 12, 2012

Keith Allan Harreld, age 53, of Essex, MD, passed away on March 12, 2012 at his home. Born in Marion, IN, he was the son of the late Floyd E. and Roberta Elizabeth Emerick Harreld. Mr. Harreld is survived by his brother, Asher D. Harreld of Abingdon, MD; and sisters, Rebecca Chrismer of Brownsville, TX, Nancy Jones of Marion, IN...

Doris Bryant

Doris Bryant

Mar 11, 2012

Doris Bryant, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on March 11, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Joseph Albert and Anna Elizabeth Sparr Hoffman and wife of the late David Henry Bryant. A homemaker, she was an avid bowler and loved animals, especially...

Marylee Amoss

Marylee Amoss

Mar 11, 2012

Marylee Amoss, age 90, of Joppa, MD passed away on March 11, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Saville Wilson and Mary Cornelia Tucker Miller and wife, for 58 years, of the late Thomas A. Amoss. For 42 years she worked as a Senior Central Office Clerk for C&P Telephone Company....

Gilbert Peter Adelhardt

Gilbert Peter Adelhardt

Mar 11, 2012

On Sunday, March 11, Gilbert Peter Adelhardt, husband of the late Mary Eileen Adelhardt. Father of Sharon A. Dalton, Brian J. Adelhardt and wife Patricia and the late Gilbert P. Adelhardt, Jr. Grandfather of Sean Dalton and wife Heather, Bryce Adelhardt; great-grandfather of Cameron Dalton and Mason Adelhardt. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at...

Helen Jean Ails

Helen Jean Ails

Mar 9, 2012

Helen Jean Ails, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 9, 2012 at her home. Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Sparrow and Lillian Pickering Johnston. She had worked as a Critical Care Registered Nurse and enjoyed needlework, quilting and gardening. She was a member of the National League of American Pen...

Charles ''Wally'' Wollenweber, Sr.

Charles ''Wally'' Wollenweber, Sr.

Mar 9, 2012

Charles "Wally" Wollenweber , age 84, of Edgewood, MD passed away on March 9, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born and raised in Hamilton, MD he was the son of the late Charles and Thelma Idalisa Davis Wollenweber. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII aboard the USS Orlick DD886...

Judy Lochary Boggs

Judy Lochary Boggs

Mar 9, 2012

Judy Lochary Boggs, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 9, 2012 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Kalmia, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frederick S and Clara Poole Lochary and wife of 42 years to the late F Hudson Boggs Jr. She worked for 15 years for Dr J...

Buzz Hilker

Buzz Hilker

Mar 8, 2012

Buzz Hilker, age 48, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on March 8, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Carolyn Marie Barrett Hilker of Abingdon, MD. He was the owner/operator of Carpets Unlimited and a Ravens fan. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and rode in several fund raisers. In addition to his...

Joe Huettner

Joe Huettner

Mar 8, 2012

Joe Huettner, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 8, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Otto Herman and Theresa Barbara Novak Huettner. A resident of Bel Air for 2 years, he had worked for Patapsco Railroad and also enjoyed working on his car. Mr. Huettner is survived...

Mildred Maus

Mildred Maus

Mar 7, 2012

Mildred Guarinello was born in New York City on February 8, 1916. As a child, she enjoyed outings to parks on Sundays with her parents and siblings. After school, she worked as a bookkeeper to the Treasurer of Madison Square Garden. On October 1, 1945 she married Arthur Maus and moved to City Island, New York. On City Island she...

Audrey J. Sauer

Audrey J. Sauer

Mar 7, 2012

Audrey J. Sauer, age 81, of Pocomoke City, MD passed away on March 7, 2012 at Peninsula Hospital in Salisbury, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late William Ormond and Blanche G. Wilson Haase and wife, for 51 years, of the late George Peter Sauer Sr. A homemaker, she was an avid bowler, horseback rider,...

William E. Ormord

William E. Ormord

Mar 6, 2012

William E. Ormord, age 79, of Joppa, MD, passed away on March 6, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Long Beach, CA, he was the son of the late William Ernest Ormord Sr. and Mary N. Day Ormord. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars....