Obituaries

Jun 30, 2012

On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Harriet Elizabeth Pyle of Jarrettsville, Maryland.  Wife of Charles Edward Pyle, mother of Betty Bryant , John Smith, Katherine Lovelace, Richard  Smith, James Smith, Sara Parks, William Smith.  Also survived by 20 grandchildren, and numerouse great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, 2012 from 3-5 PM & 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114...

Jun 30, 2012

Marie Kozub Herold, age 90, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on June 30, 2012. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Cecilia Steck Kozub. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was a member of St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church Byzantine Rite. An entrepreneur most of her life, she was the owner/operator of...

Jun 30, 2012

On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Ben H. Markline of Madonna, Maryland. Husband of the late Dorothy Keller Markline, father of Marta Kastner and her husband Larry of Baldwin, Maryland, Karen Duhala and her husband Jim of Madonna, Maryland. Also survived by four grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and sister Margaret Harkins of Whiteford, Maryland. Visitation will be Thursday July 5,...

Jun 30, 2012

Clara Louise Wolfe, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD passed away on June 30, 2012. Born in Madonna, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Clara Elizabeth Cochran Isennock and wife of 60 years to the late Donald E. Wolfe Sr. She owned and operated the Dew Drop Inn in Baltimore County from 1967 to 1981 and Winters...

Jun 30, 2012

Rose L. Mullaney, age 94, of Baltimore, MD passed away on June 30, 2012 at Riverview Nursing Home in Essex, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Schmeiser Letmate and wife of the late James Leo Mullaney. A lifelong resident of Eastern Baltimore County, she worked at Bickford's Restaurant in downtown Baltimore...

Jun 29, 2012

Ronald A. Stratton, age 72, of Red Lion, PA passed away on June 29, 2012 at Madonna Heritage Assisted Living Home in Jarrettsville, MD after a long illness. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Alfred Stratton and Iris Holden Seleska. He began his 38 year career in broadcasting at the age of 17 as a...

Jun 28, 2012

James F. Lytle Sr., age 88, of Churchville, MD, formerly of White Marsh, MD passed away on June 28, 2012 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Shawsville, MD, he was the son of the late Elmer Webster and Ida Virginia Baker Lytle and husband of the late Margie T. Heaton Lytle. A veteran...

Jun 28, 2012

Jun 27, 2012

Robert Joseph Tunnell, age 21, of Baltimore, MD passed away on June 27, 2012 in Jessup, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Charles Henry and Jimmie Ruth Tunnell Craven of Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Joppatowne High School in 2010 and was a member of Cranberry United Methodist Church in Perryman, MD. He enjoyed playing sports...

Jun 27, 2012

Freda E. Zahner, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 27, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Frank Franklin and Ida May Miller Faircloth and wife of the late Bernard Stanley Zahner. She was a resident of Baltimore for 45 years where...

Jun 26, 2012

Clarence Burnette Tittle, age 80, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on June 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Rocks, MD, he was the son of the late William Franklin Tittle Sr. and Mabel Agustus Watters Tittle. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was employed for 43 years as a small animal caretaker at Edgewood Arsenal. He loved hunting,...

Jun 26, 2012

Janice Carman Prather, age 62, of Las Vegas, NV, peacefully passed away on June 26, 2012 at Solari Hospice Care in Las Vegas, NV, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late O.W. Carman Jr. and Dorothy Richardson Carman. She had an incredible personality that allowed for her to make friends...

Jun 26, 2012

Rodolfo "Rudy" Buitron, age 89, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Laredo, TX, he was the son of the late Jose and Dominga Hernandez Buitron and husband of the late Ilse M. Buitron. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from where he retired after 22 years of service. He enjoyed...

Jun 22, 2012

On June 22, 2012, James C. Conroy, age 63, of Abingdon, MD, passed away. Beloved husband of Cora E. Conroy (nee Miller); devoted father of Laura Lee Wilkinson, Timothy R. Conroy, Donald L. Wetzel Jr. and Gloria J. Crowell; loving brother of Richard and Vernon Conroy, Sylvia Thompson, Tricia Heil and Lorraine Luebben. Also survived by nine grandchildren.

Jun 21, 2012

Grace Diane Johnson, age 59, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 21, 2012 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Flossie Elaine Brown Jones. She worked for the U.S. Postal Service where she was an administrative assistant. She enjoyed music, dancing and getting made up. She was a loving...

Jun 21, 2012

Jun 19, 2012

Jeannie Ruxton, age 47, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 19, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Eileen Frances Bond Willougby of Edgewood, MD and the late William Frederick Schutz. She was a very caring nurse and was employed at Rock Spring Village Assisted...

Jun 19, 2012

Harold Dean West, age 73, of Bel Air, MD passed away on June 19, 2012. Born in Glenville, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Jackson and Flora Isabelle Garris West. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a 1956 graduate of North Harford High School. A former resident of Washington, DC, he worked for the...

Jun 18, 2012

Benjamin Joseph Boniface, a pure happy simple soul, age 20, of Darlington, MD, passed away suddenly on June 18, 2012. A lifelong resident of Harford County, Benjamin graduated from John Carroll High School in 2010 where he played lacrosse and volleyball. He was currently working as an arborist, as well as, working on the family farm. A fan of Bluegrass...

Jun 17, 2012

On June 17, Bernard William Husemann, of Jarrettsville, MD, husband of Loretta Winkler Husemann and father of David Husemann and wife Sean, Anthony Husemann and wife Lynn and Paul Husemann; also survived by 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 20, at 11AM at Kurtz Funeral Home, P.A., 1114 Baldwin Mill Rd., Jarrettsville. Interment at...