Obituaries

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

William Christopher Tobiason

William Christopher Tobiason

Oct 19, 2011

William Christopher Tobiason of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 19, 2011. He was born in Freeport, Long Island, New York to the late William Oscar and Edith Albert Davis Tobiason and spent most of his childhood in Wantagh, Long Island, New York. Bill graduated from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Alpha Chi...

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Oct 18, 2011

Lisa Suzanne Brown, DC, RN age 52 of Bel Air, Maryland died October 18, 2011 at the Bob Hooper Hospice House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore Maryland, Lisa was the daughter of John Eugene Brown and Edith Ann Brown. A graduate of New York Chiropractic College (Doctor of Chiropractic, 1996), the University of Maryland Baltimore County (Bachelor of...

Patricia A. Brewer

Patricia A. Brewer

Oct 17, 2011

Patricia A. Brewer, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 17, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Maurice and Hazel Jean MacCauley Knight and wife of the late Joseph Harry Brewer. She loved to do crafts, cook, and travel. Mrs. Brewer is survived by her son, Albert...

Robert ''Bob'' Kilduff Sr.

Robert ''Bob'' Kilduff Sr.

Oct 17, 2011

Robert "Bob" Kilduff Sr., age 69, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on October 17, 2011 at Franklin Square Hosptial. Born in Charleston, WV, he was the son of Albert Richard Kilduff Sr. and Peggy Kilduff of Edgewood, MD. A resident of Harford County for 60 years, he had been employed as a mechanic at Kilduff Motors in Edgewood; was a...

Caleb Winslow Jr.

Caleb Winslow Jr.

Oct 17, 2011

Caleb Winslow Jr., 93, resident of Brightview Avondell, Bel Air, MD, died on October 17, 2011 at his home after a long illness. Caleb was born in Baltimore, March 30, 1918. He was the first of four children born to Lena Garey and Caleb Winslow, followed by Garey, Louise and Elizabeth. He attended Tome School in Port Deposit, MD and...

James Roger Simmons

James Roger Simmons

Oct 17, 2011

James Roger Simmons, age 69, of Joppa, MD, passed away on October 17, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Technical Sergeant James Underwood Simmons and Margaret Catherine Miller Simmons Preston and stepson of the late Kenneth Preston. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was...

Harold ''Pete'' Leedy

Harold ''Pete'' Leedy

Oct 16, 2011

Harold "Pete" Leedy, of Franklinville, MD, died October 16, 2011. He was 84.He is survived by Betty Jane (nee Hudson) Leedy, to whom he was married for 55 years. Born in Wilna, MD, he was the son of the late Athel Spurgeon and Ruth Leedy.Pete Leedy was an active member of Franklinville Presbyterian Church where he was also the Treasurer....

Darla Carol Ruley

Darla Carol Ruley

Oct 15, 2011

Darla Carol Ruley, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 15, 2011 at her home. Born in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of William Thomas Parker of Bel Air, MD and the late Bessie Willard Parker, and wife of the late Ronald George Ruley Sr. A homemaker, she was a great cook, a loving mother and...

Ilah Ferne Kunmann

Ilah Ferne Kunmann

Oct 14, 2011

Ilah Ferne Kunmann, age 79, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on October 14, 2011 at Ocean City, MD. Born in Mt. Vernon, IL, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Mattie Etho Breeze Latham and wife of the late Albert J. Kunmann. A homemaker, she enjoyed traveling and reading, and was a member of the Eastern...

Jeffrey Alan Davenport

Jeffrey Alan Davenport

Oct 14, 2011

Jeffrey Alan Davenport, age 57, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on October 14, 2011 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Bethel, NC, he was the son of the late David Ashley and Martha Mae Rawls Davenport. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was employed at Domino Sugar Company as an electrician where he loved his job. He...

Nicholas Joseph Van Horn

Nicholas Joseph Van Horn

Oct 14, 2011

Nicholas Joseph Van Horn, age 76, of Joppa, MD, passed away on October 14, 2011 at his home. Born in Dallas, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence Casper and Margaret Shields Van Horn. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked as a Heavy Machine Operator at Bethlehem Steel. He loved animals and enjoyed listening to...

Cecelia Denise Parks

Cecelia Denise Parks

Oct 13, 2011

On Thursday October 13, 2011, Cecelia Denise Parks of Jarrettsville. Daughter of Ken and Winnie Parks; sister of Jennifer Drumgoole. Visitation will be Saturday October 15, 2011 from 3-5 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Service will be Saturday October 15, 2011 at 5 PMfrom the funeral home. In lieu of flowers:

Myah Rene Arnold

Myah Rene Arnold

Oct 12, 2011

On October 12, 2011, Myah Rene Arnold, newborn daughter of Andrew Milton Arnold and Michelle Rene Weaver Arnold, passed away. Loving granddaughter of Patti and Joseph Robel Jr., Michael and Gail Weaver, and Charles and Glenda Arnold; great-granddaughter of Joan and George Niles and Rita and Louis Weaver Sr. Also survived by aunt, Amanda Weaver; uncles, David Arnold and wife,...

Richard M. Coale

Richard M. Coale

Oct 11, 2011

Richard M. Coale, age 72, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on October 11, 2011 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Charles Webster Coale Sr. and Marian Zora Phillips Coale. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country from 1962 until 1966. A 1958 graduate...

Michael Frederick Toomey Ii

Michael Frederick Toomey Ii

Oct 11, 2011

Michael Frederick Toomey II, age 17, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on October 11, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Michael Frederick Toomey Sr. of Reisterstown, MD and Pamela Marie Yingling of Edgewood, MD. He was a student in his senior year at John Archer School, enjoyed laughing, listening to music and watching...

Charles  R. Wheeley Jr.

Charles R. Wheeley Jr.

Oct 10, 2011

Charles R. Wheeley Jr., age 66, of Joppa, MD, passed away on October 10, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Robert Wheeley Sr. and Mattie Elizabeth Balderston Hayden. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a marine technician. A member of the American Legion, he loved...

Donna Lee Reihl

Donna Lee Reihl

Oct 10, 2011

On October 10, 2011 Donna Lee ( Ensor)  Reihl of Parkville, Maryland formally of White Hall, Maryland.  Daughter of John E. Ensor and the late Wanda Troyer Ensor; wife of Tim Reihl, mother of Sara Catherine Reihl.   A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11 AM from the Community College of Baltimore County (Essex Campus)  Building...

Brucie Juanita Cage

Brucie Juanita Cage

Oct 9, 2011

Brucie Juanita Cage, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on October 9, 2011 at her home. Born in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late Everett Alexander and Jetty Ruth Bare. She retired from the U.S. Government after 29 years of civil service. She was very active in her church, Mt. Carmel Primitive Baptist Church. Self-sacrificing...

Missouri Hill Everett Bates

Missouri Hill Everett Bates

Oct 8, 2011

Missouri Hill Everett Bates was born to the late Joseph P. and Ida Naomi Hill, on February 6, 1926 in Como, North Carolina. She later moved with her family to reside in Edgewood, Maryland.She was a member of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church during her early years, and later attended Community Baptist Church in Joppa, Maryland and Mt. Zion A.M.E....