Obituaries

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

Gene Francis

Gene Francis

Aug 9, 2011

Gene Francis, age 83, of Joppa, MD, died on August 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Parkville, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Thomas and Dixie Gertrude Taylor Francis. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1986 after 42 years of service. Mr. Francis is survived by his devoted wife of...

Barbara Jean Kimmel

Barbara Jean Kimmel

Aug 8, 2011

Barbara Jean Kimmel, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 8, 2011 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Margaret Josephine Clark Smith of Forest Hill, MD and the late John Christ Smith, and wife of the late Joe Dean Kimmel. She was a resident of Edgewood...

Ronald Evans Robinson

Ronald Evans Robinson

Aug 7, 2011

On August 7, 2011 Ronald Evans Robinson of Street, Maryland. Husband of Janice Wall Robinson, father of Ronald E. Robinson, Jr., and Craig E. Robinson. Grandfather of Shelby Robinson, Julia Robinson, Christopher Robinson, Kylie Robinson. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date by the family.

Walter Wiley Comer Sr.

Walter Wiley Comer Sr.

Aug 7, 2011

Walter Wiley Comer Sr., age 71, of Aberdeen, MD, died on August 7, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital. He was born August 9, 1940 to father, William H. Comer and mother, Margaret Neal Comer.He was preceded in death by his son Dennis E. Comer and brother, William H. Comer Jr. He is survived by his loving wife Rochelle M. Comer;...

Doris C. Morrison

Doris C. Morrison

Aug 5, 2011

Doris C. Morrison, age 79, of Bel Air, MD died on August 5, 2011 at Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Johnson, VT, she was the daughter of the late Dr. William Morrison and Rita Marie Connolly Morrison. A member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church she had worked for C&P Telephone Company as a telephone...

Vito D. Sacco

Vito D. Sacco

Aug 5, 2011

On August 5, 2011, Vito D. Sacco of Bel Air, MD passed away. He was the devoted husband of Joan E. Sacco; loving father of Ron Sacco and wife, Jane; stepfather of Janet Prince and husband, Scott, and Susan Huber. Also survived by six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Predeceased by siblings, Frank Sacco and Carmella Cantafio. In lieu of flowers,...

Felicia ''Nickie'' N. Harris

Felicia ''Nickie'' N. Harris

Aug 5, 2011

Felicia "Nickie" N. Harris, age 34, of Joppa, MD passed away on August 5, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD she is the daughter of H. Gene Murray of Joppa, MD and Peggy Ann Walters DeGraw and her husband Frank also of Joppa, MD. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harris is...

Michael Lee Goodson

Michael Lee Goodson

Aug 2, 2011

MICHAEL LEE GOODSON, "GOODY", age 51, of Frederick, MD, died on August 2, 2011 at his home from a medical complication. He was born in Alexandria, VA and was the son of the late Howard Raymond Goodson of Moore, OK, and is survived by his mother, Thelma Frances Goodson of Bel Air, MD. He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration...

Rev. Robert Maynard French Sr.

Rev. Robert Maynard French Sr.

Aug 1, 2011

Rev. Robert Maynard French Sr. went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2011, surrounded by family at his home. Born in North Holston, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas George and Docie Belle Sheets French. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He taught at Emmorton Baptist Bible Institute...

John C. Wiegand

John C. Wiegand

Jul 31, 2011

John C. Wiegand, age 70, of Abingdon, MD, died on July 31, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rosedale, MD, he was the son of Elizabeth Regina Darney King and the late John Conrad Wiegand Sr. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was operating engineer for Local #37 for 17 years, helped to...

Josephine Mary  Schuman

Josephine Mary Schuman

Jul 30, 2011

Josephine Mary Schuman, age 84, of Joppa, MD, died on July 30, 2011 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Angelo R. Bondio and Maria Donata Fanelli Bondio, and wife of 35 years to the late Louis Frederick Schuman Sr. A talented seamstress, she enjoyed designing and making clothing...

Michael R. Jones Sr.

Michael R. Jones Sr.

Jul 30, 2011

Michael Ray Jones passed away on July 30, 2011 of Mesothelioma. He was born on December 11, 1949 in Fort Knox, KY to James Everette and Mildred Naomi Horner Jones. The family moved to Edgewood approximately 6 years later and stayed there. Mike worked at APG-Edgewood Area since March 1967 and was considered an Army expert in collective filtration technology....

Anna Maria ''Marianne'' Mang

Anna Maria ''Marianne'' Mang

Jul 29, 2011

Anna Maria "Marianne" Mang, age 83, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 29, 2011 in her home. Born in Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfons and Anna Bauer. She attended teacher's college in her native Germany, before immigrating to the U.S. in 1957, after which, she became a dedicated homemaker. She was active as...

Cecil George Mateer

Cecil George Mateer

Jul 28, 2011

Cecil George Mateer, age 90, of Forest Hill, MD died on July 28, 2011 at Lorien of Bel Air. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he was the son of the late William John and Agnes Maud Duffy Mateer. At the age of 13 he went to sea starting out as a cabin boy on a sailing ship. He loved the sea...

Cameron Mclanahan

Cameron Mclanahan

Jul 26, 2011

Cameron, our sweet baby, went on to join three other siblings in heaven on July 26, 2011. Cameron is survived by parents, Kenneth Craig McLanahan Jr. and Leocea Maridian Morlok McLanahan of Conowingo, MD; brother, Kenneth Craig "KC" McLanahan III; sisters, Caitlin Elizabeth, Malea Dorothyanna, Mary Catherine and Elina Rose McLanahan; grandparents, Kenneth Craig McLanahan Sr. of Port Deposit, MD,...

Harold Siler

Harold Siler

Jul 25, 2011

Harold Siler, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 25, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry Chester and Cora Hunter Siler and husband, for 38 years, of the late Shelvia Jean Shreve Siler. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he served our country...

Sue Blades

Sue Blades

Jul 24, 2011

Sue Blades, age 87, of Churchville, MD, died on July 24, 2011 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Eckhart and Elsie Fergueson Zembower Meister, and wife of the late John G. Blades Sr. who passed away in 1999. A volunteer at Harford Memorial Hospital, she was a member...

James E. Thrush

James E. Thrush

Jul 23, 2011

James E. Thrush, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday July 23, 2011. Born in Connellsville, PA, he was the son of the late Ross Thrush and Esther Ruth Walker Reed. He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army serving in the European Theater in campaigns of Central Europe, Ardennes and Rhineland. He was an...

Harvey Nelson Clark

Harvey Nelson Clark

Jul 22, 2011

On Friday, July 22, 2011, Harvey Nelson Clark of Street, Maryland. Husband of Carole Lighthiser Clark, father of Lori Brown, grandfather of Tyler Brown, brother of Kay Driscoll. Funeral service will be held Monday July 25, 2011 @ 10:00 AM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Interment in Highview Memorial Gardens, 3433 FallstonRoad,Fallston, Maryland...

Barbara Lynn Barmer

Barbara Lynn Barmer

Jul 21, 2011

Barbara Lynn Barmer, age 60, of Joppa, MD, died on July 21, 2011 at Franklin Square Hospital in Rossville, MD. Born in King of Prussia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Rudolph Frazier and Selena Barbara Howard Gaskins. She graduated from West Philadelphia High School, Lincoln University in Oxford, PA, and received her Masters Degree from Loyola...