Obituaries

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

Connie Tipton Martin

Connie Tipton Martin

Jan 27, 2012

Connie Tipton Martin, age 59, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on January 27, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she is the daughter of Anna Mae Smith Tipton of Jarrettsville, MD and the late John Martin Tipton Jr. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she had several teaching jobs which...

Willard G. Bayless

Willard G. Bayless

Jan 25, 2012

Willard G. Bayless, age 88, of Bradshaw, MD, passed away on January 25, 2012 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Webster, MD, he was the son of the late Edgar Daniel Bayless and Abarilla Myrtle Campbell DeVoe and husband of the late Burnice May Creswell Bayless. An avid carpenter, he retired, after 35 years, from Aberdeen Proving Ground...

Raymond Edward Testerman

Raymond Edward Testerman

Jan 25, 2012

Raymond Edward Testerman, age 64, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on January 25, 2012 at his home. Born in Lebanon, MO, he was the son of the late Roy Carl and Eva Jane Miller Testerman. A resident of Harford County, he worked for 33 years at Belko Industries in Kingsville, MD. He attended the Maryland School for the Deaf in...

Dorthea Nibali

Dorthea Nibali

Jan 24, 2012

Dorthea Nibali, age 88, of Joppa, MD, passed away on January 24, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Inwood, IA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Maria Jensen Pedersen and wife of the late Vincent Carl Nibali. A registered nurse, she ran a Post WWII Surgical Ward and during the time...

Richard Scott Simak

Richard Scott Simak

Jan 24, 2012

Richard Scott Simak, age 64, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 24, 2012 at his home. Born in Excelsior, MN, he was the son of the late Clifford Donald and Agnes Helen Kuchenberg Simak. Son of renowned science fiction author, Clifford D. Simak, Dick Simak gained an early love of science and made it his career. As a young...

Timothy Shawn Greer Sr.

Timothy Shawn Greer Sr.

Jan 24, 2012

Timothy Shawn Greer Sr., age 55, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 24, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Mary Patricia Short Greer of Havre de Grace, MD and the late William Calvin Greer Sr. Raised in Churchville, MD, he was a parts manager at Hershey Auto Parts. He...

Owen Landis Johnson

Owen Landis Johnson

Jan 24, 2012

Owen L.Johnson, 60, beloved husband of Mary Beth Walker Johnson, died suddenly on January 24 at his home in Annapolis, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of George W. and Betty Johnson. Owen moved with his family to Bel Air in 1963. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1969, attended Jacksonville University, FL, and graduated...

Geraldine K.  Noel

Geraldine K. Noel

Jan 24, 2012

Geraldine K. Noel, age 87, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 24, 2012 at Emeritus Assisted Living in Towson, MD. Born in Nasbie, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Matthew and Mary Magdalene Powers Kennedy and wife of the late William Jack Noel. She had been employed as a Radiology Technician at Harford Memorial Hospital and...

Patrice V. Saxton

Patrice V. Saxton

Jan 21, 2012

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to:The Metropolitan OperaOffice of Planned Giving30 Lincoln CenterNew York, NY 10023

Frederick J.  Schmoll

Frederick J. Schmoll

Jan 21, 2012

Frederick J. Schmoll, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 21, 2012 at his home after a short illness. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Leo Edward and Stella Frances Skoviak Schmoll. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a Special Agent for the Department of the Treasury in Baltimore,...

John Wiley Bowling Sr.

John Wiley Bowling Sr.

Jan 21, 2012

John Wiley Bowling Sr., age 83, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on January 21, 2012 at Young At Heart Assisted Living in Joppa, MD. Born in Tazewell, VA, he was the son of the late Owen Anderson and Bertha Imagean Roten Bowling. He had worked as a Steel Cutter for Price Brothers in Perryman and had cut grass for both...

Eldon Lewis Stearn

Eldon Lewis Stearn

Jan 20, 2012

Eldon Lewis Stearn, born February 13, 1926 age 85, of Level, MD died on January 20, 2012 at his home from complications of cancer and stroke. Born in Level, he was the son of the late Annie May Hughes and Leonard Winfield Stearn, Sr. He served his country in the Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946. He retired after...

Mary Carmella Mister

Mary Carmella Mister

Jan 18, 2012

Mary Carmella Mister, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on January 18, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Harvey and Anna Louise Mancuso Chappell and wife of the late Norman John Mister. She was a life member of the VFW and loved spending...

Hazel M. Testerman

Hazel M. Testerman

Jan 17, 2012

Hazel Marie Testerman, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 17, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rugby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Cline and Mae Pendry Mikel and wife of the late Jessie Kyle Testerman. A resident of Harford County since 1940, she had worked at...

Wallace Reed Cochran

Wallace Reed Cochran

Jan 17, 2012

Wallace Reed Cochran, age 84, of Street, MD, passed away on January 17, 2012 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Andrew Mack and Anna Reed Cochran. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Wallace retired from Verizon Telephone Company after 25 years of service. He was...

Thomas Edison Moffitt

Thomas Edison Moffitt

Jan 15, 2012

Thomas Edison Moffitt, age 92, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on January 15, 2012 at his home. Born in Daisytown, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Edgar and Mary Delphia Kaylor Moffitt and husband, for 66 years, of the late Virginia M. Moffitt. He served three years in the U.S. Navy during WWII and worked 33...

Mary Olive Rogalski

Mary Olive Rogalski

Jan 14, 2012

Mary Olive Rogalski, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 14, 2012. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Rutledge Casey and Frances Esley Casey and wife of the late John Bernard Rogalski Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Mrs. Rogalski is...

Ruby Mae Cantler

Ruby Mae Cantler

Jan 14, 2012

Ruby Mae Cantler, age 76, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 14, 2012 at her home. Born in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late Carl James Simons and Virgie Ethel Vipperman Whitley. A homemaker, she enjoyed bowling with the Seniors and was a member of Edgewood Assembly of God for over 50 years. She was a...

John C. Youngblood

John C. Youngblood

Jan 14, 2012

John C. Youngblood, 88, born in Holland, died on Saturday, 14 January 2012 at his home during a house fire. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Erika Renate Youngblood (nee Gorlish, and his brother Peter. John retired from the Army after 20 years as a Noncommissioned Officer. He had served during WWII and participated in...

George Wilburn Lewis

George Wilburn Lewis

Jan 14, 2012

George Wilburn Lewis, age 87 of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on January 14, 2012 at his home. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Harry Wilburn and Mary Ellen Spicer Lewis. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was an Executive Officer for the U.S. Government, a member of the Masons and enjoyed horses and camping....