Obituaries

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

Melrose M. Scarborough

Melrose M. Scarborough

Aug 18, 2011

Melrose M. Scarborough, age 95, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on August 18, 2011 at Sunshine Acres in White Hall, MD. Born in Stafford, MD, she was the daughter of the late Philip Farrell and Emily Forwood Holloway McGibney. Mrs. Scarborough was home schooled and then went on to complete two college degrees from Harford Community College....

William Thomas Rutledge

William Thomas Rutledge

Aug 17, 2011

On August 17, 2011, William Thomas Rutledge, age 85, following a lengthy illness died in hospice care. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Harvey Rutledge; son of the late James Bevard Rutledge, Sr. and Marian Wiley Rutledge; father of William Thomas Rutledge, Jr. Gail Spacco, and Carolyn Nabet; grandfather of Christie and Brandon Rutledge, Jessie and Gillian...

Charles Francis Dolan

Charles Francis Dolan

Aug 17, 2011

Charles Francis Dolan, age 91, of Brooklyn, NY, died on August 17, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Joseph Francis and Catherine Lyons Dolan and husband of the late Alice Dolan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served with Merrill's Marauders during WWII. He worked...

Mary Rose Christman

Mary Rose Christman

Aug 17, 2011

Mary Rose Christman, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 17, 2011 at Lorien of Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Raymond and Irene Virginia Hofmann Martin and wife of the late Armand F. Christman Sr. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air, as...

Virginia G. Owens

Virginia G. Owens

Aug 16, 2011

Virginia G. Owens, age 88, of Forest Hill, MD, died on August 16, 2011 at Madonna Heritage in Jarrettsville, MD. Born in Hoboken, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Galasso and Gertrude Shabuska Stork, and wife, for 18 years, of the late Edmund John Owens. She worked as an executive secretary in New York for over 20...

Ruth M. Davis Koester

Ruth M. Davis Koester

Aug 15, 2011

Ruth M. Davis Koester, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 15, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Goodman Davis and Catherine Elizabeth Wiegman Davis. In the 1950's, she ran the "Snack Bar" on Route 40, and the Davis tourist home at the "City Line" in Baltimore. She...

Hurley B. Dutton

Hurley B. Dutton

Aug 15, 2011

Hurley B. Dutton, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 15, 2011 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Smyth County, VA, he was the son of the late Howard Brooke and Cora Effie Tester Dutton. He retired after 15 years at Aberdeen Proving Ground where he was a Budget Analyst. A member of...

John ''Jack'' Kelly

John ''Jack'' Kelly

Aug 14, 2011

John "Jack" Kelly, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 14, 2011 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late a J. Milton Kelly and Marian Kahoe Kelly. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he was born and raised in Forest Hill, and was a...

Mary Olive Duncan

Mary Olive Duncan

Aug 14, 2011

On August 14, 2011, Mary Olive nee KnoppDuncan formally of Harford County, Maryland. Wife of the late John T. Duncan, Jr. Mother of Shirley A. McGrady of Georgetown, Delaware, Debra L. Duncan of Baltimore, Laura V. Breidenbaugh of Jarrettsville, Cathy D. Duncan of Baltimore, Ralph E. Duncan of Pylesville, the late John T. Duncan, III, the late William J. Duncan....

Lincoln High

Lincoln High

Aug 13, 2011

Lincoln High, age 17, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 13, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. Born in Lawrence, KS, he was the son of Howard Stanley and Denise Lynn Meyer High of Bel Air, MD. In 2007 he was baptized at Freehold Church of Christ in New Jersey. A 2011 graduate of Harford Tech High...

Raymond M. Knight

Raymond M. Knight

Aug 13, 2011

Raymond M. Knight, age 81, of Darlington, MD, died on August 13, 2011 at his home. Born in Street, MD, he was the youngest child of the late George Main Knight Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Morris. A 1947 graduate of Dublin High School, he was educated at the one room school house next to Trappe Church. He was the owner...

Hilda Mary Schnell

Hilda Mary Schnell

Aug 12, 2011

Hilda Mary Schnell, age 86, of Fallston, MD, died on August 12, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Jacob and Nancy Margaret Miller Cronin, and wife of the late Robert Louis Schnell with whom she shared over 62 happily married years. She worked as...

W. Guy Wyatt

W. Guy Wyatt

Aug 12, 2011

W. Guy Wyatt, age 58, of Belcamp, MD, died on August 12, 2011 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Elsie Marie Haga Hughes of Aberdeen, MD and the late William Lawrence Wyatt. He worked as a plumber for 38 years at Green Contracting. He enjoyed camping, fishing and watching...

Barbara Warfield Ehlers

Barbara Warfield Ehlers

Aug 11, 2011

Barbara W. Ehlers (September 21, 1928-August 11, 2011) Barbara Weaver Warfield Ehlers of Forest Hill, Maryland, died peacefully on Thursday morning, August 11, 2011. She was 82. Born September 21, 1928, in Pylesville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Hassell A. and Joyce P. (Fender) Weaver. She was the wife of Reverend William W. Ehlers. She was predeceased...

Robert Lee Mccormick

Robert Lee Mccormick

Aug 11, 2011

Robert Lee McCormick, age 43, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 11, 2011 at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of Juana Araiza Valenciana McCormick of Edgewood, MD and the late Alonzo Alan McCormick. He was employed as a sheet metal/HVAC mechanic. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...

Lois M. Mcmillan

Lois M. Mcmillan

Aug 10, 2011

Lois M. McMillan, age 95, of Aberdeen, MD, went home to be with the Lord on August 10, 2011 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Mouth of Wilson, VA, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Sara Elizabeth Burchett, and wife of the late Armie O. McMillan. Mrs. McMillan is survived by her daughter, Shirley Cooper...

Margaret Alma Isennock

Margaret Alma Isennock

Aug 9, 2011

Margaret Alma Isennock, age 90, of Airville, PA, passed away on August 9, 2011 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Wytheville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Frederick and Minnie Pearl Edwards Burnett and wife of the late Biays Norwood Isennock. A secretary for a trucking company, she was also a member of Rebecca Lodge...

Joseph Richard Knott Sr.

Joseph Richard Knott Sr.

Aug 9, 2011

Joseph "Richard" Knott Sr., age 67, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Oxford, NC, he was the son of the late Jesse Dolphis and Amy Elizabeth Drake Knott. Joe was the youngest of 7 siblings. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Joe was the owner of Harford Hydroseeding and...

Dana  Lang Tingler

Dana Lang Tingler

Aug 9, 2011

Dana Lang Tingler, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 9, 2011 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Paint Bank, VA, he was the son of the late George Lanham Tingler and Clara Bowers, and husband of the late Iris Virginia Turner Tingler. He attended school in Salem, VA and joined the Navy...

William R. Benway

William R. Benway

Aug 9, 2011

William R. Benway, age 77, of Fallston, MD passed away on August 9, 2011 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Covington, KY, he was the son of the late Ralph Harry and Viola Heutel Benway. He was employed as an associate engineer for Western Electric and Lucent Technologies, was an avid hunter, and dealt in antiques. Mr. Benway...