Obituaries

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...

Sep 10, 2012

Brinton Dennis Robinson III, age 66, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 10, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Brinton Dennis Robinson Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Turner Robinson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a truck driver for...

Sep 9, 2012

Ronald Cecil Petty, age 62, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on September 9, 2012 at Gilchrist Hospice after a lengthy battle with Multiple Myeloma. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Cecil Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Smithson Petty. A 1968 graduate of Bel Air High School, he retired after 30 years with the...

Sep 9, 2012

Kay Penn, age 72, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 9, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Dail Blanchard. She enjoyed arranging flowers and had worked at Giant Food Store in Edgewood as a florist, retiring after 31 years. She was a very...

Sep 8, 2012

On Saturday, September 8, 2012, Mary Frances Galbreath of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Wife of the late Samuel Galbreath, Sr. Mother of Samuel Galbreath, Jr. grandmother of Elizabeth and her husband Andy. A Celebration of Life, will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 10:30 AM from the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 4135 Norrisville Road, White Hall, Maryland,...

Sep 8, 2012

Lucy B. Long, age 74, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on September 8, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Jarrettsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George William and Grace Mae Founds Singleton and wife of the late Frederick Wesley Long. She worked for Bata Shoe Company for two years and then...

Sep 7, 2012

Virginia Justine Puzak, age 88, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on September 7, 2012 at her home. Born in Rowlesburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Roy N. Gibson and Buelah Inez Case. She worked for B&O Railroad and later Pennsylvania Railroad for 35 years where she was a secretary. During her career, she was also a stenographer...

Sep 7, 2012

John "Jack" Thomas Lamb, Jr. age 80, of Darlington, Md., died September 7, 2012 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born July 10 1932, in Port Deposit, Md., he was the son of John Thomas Lamb and Janet Bluefield (Izatt) Lamb. His early years were spent in Port Deposit and Rising Sun. He attended Susquehanna SDA School in Perryville, and...

Sep 7, 2012

Patty Olson, age 61, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 7, 2012 at her home. Born in Woburn, MA, she is the daughter of Doris Gwendolyn Lane Perry and the late Edward Joseph Perry. She grew up in Massachusetts and had a very sweet and gentle spirit. She was a wonderful and beloved wife and had a deep care...

Sep 7, 2012

Juan Bautista Garcia-Rodriguez, age 69, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on September 7, 2012 at his home. Born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Seferino and Arcadia Garcia Rodriguez. He was a beloved father to his children and a faithful son to his mother. When his mother took ill, he moved in with her...