Obituaries

Apr 15, 2011

Harold Ray Spicer, age 89, of Joppa, MD, died on April 15, 2011 at his home. Born in Joppa, he was the son of the late James Elmer Spicer and Ella Ray. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a stone mason, and the owner and operator of his own business, from which he retired after 30 years. He...

Apr 13, 2011

Henry Thomas Markowski, age 78, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 13, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Adolph and Stella Turowski Markowski and husband, for almost 40 years, of the late Eileen M. Clarke Markowski. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Apr 13, 2011

Amelia C. DeMuro, age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 13, 2011 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD. Born in Highland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary Rybarczyk Vroblesky, and wife of the late Paul Robert DeMuro. Mrs. DeMuro is survived by her children, grand-children, and great-grand children, Paul R. DeMuro of...

Apr 11, 2011

Marian A. Scott, of Aberdeen, died at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace on April 11, 2011. She was 77 years old. Born in Tazewell, VA in March of 1934, she was the daughter of the late William Williamson and M. Marie Edwards. She graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1952. She was a career Army Civilian...

Apr 9, 2011

Violet M. Flynn, age 100, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 9, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Margaret Violet Lazier Davidson and wife of the late John T. Flynn Sr. Violet was devoted to her family. She lived a life of love and service to others and...

Apr 9, 2011

Apr 7, 2011

John B. Christ, age 64, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 7, 2011 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph Christ Sr. and Mary Catherine Hoover Christ. A 1965 graduate of Archbishop Curley High School, he was a Harford County resident for 25 years and...

Apr 6, 2011

Hazel D. Wright, age 85, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 6, 2011 at her home. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Virginia Day Turner, and wife, for 66 years, of the late Paul W. Wright. A Harford county resident for 70 years, she was an active member of Antioch...

Apr 4, 2011

Carl Allen Stearn, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Level, MD, he was the son of the late Leonard Winfield Stearn Sr. and Annie May Hughes Stearn. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and participated in the Berlin Air Lift...

Apr 2, 2011

Hazel Nell Duncan, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 2, 2011 at her daughter's home in Denver, CO. Born in Piney Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Williams Vandyke and wife of 55 years to the late Jay D. Duncan.Mrs. Duncan is survived by a son, Jerry D. Duncan and wife,...

Apr 1, 2011

Herbert Wayne Smith, age 77, of Churchville, MD, died on April 1, 2011 at his home. Born in Galax, VA, he was the son of the late Hagar and Ethel Amburn Smith. A member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ, the American Legion Post in Bel Air, and the Moose Lodge in Hickory, he was a retiree from Baltimore Gas...

Mar 31, 2011

Joanne M. Sexton, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 31, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Stewart Mays and the late Carrie Caldwell Mays Tuck. An avid reader, she enjoyed cooking, canning apple butter, and had worked for the Federal...

Mar 30, 2011

Larry Eugene Stanley, age 62, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Bluefield, VA, he was the son of the late Elzy Durwood and Bertie Mae Royal Stanley. He was a fan of Ravens football. Mr. Stanley is survived by his brothers, Douglas W. Stanley Sr. and wife, Debbie, of...

Mar 30, 2011

Wanda Kate Harreld, age 77, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at her home. Born in Damascus, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Georgia Lee Cress Wilson. She loved her job as a Food Demonstrator at Costco in White Marsh where she had worked for almost 20 years. A member of Towne Baptist...

Mar 30, 2011

Mary L. Nawrocki, age 77, of Abingdon, MD passed away on March 30, 2011 at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD. Born in Ft. Monroe, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Viola Mae Morse Goeb and wife of the late Joseph A. Nawrocki Sr. She worked as a nurse for 20 years and also was a school...

Mar 30, 2011

Virginia Marie Charnock, age 64, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on March 30, 2011 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Stephen and Rose Elizabeth Scicchitano Johnson. She was a great conversationalist and loved sewing and crafts. Ms. Charnock is survived by her sisters, Judith Tepper of Joppa, MD and...

Mar 29, 2011

Joan M. Minton, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Nesquehoning, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Bernard and Ursula Helen Radusky Speshok. She completed her education in Pennsylvania where she earned her degree as a registered nurse and later in her career...

Mar 29, 2011

Jennifer Lynn Bartell Kincer, age 33, of Elkton, MD, died on March 29, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Towson, MD, she is the daughter of Robert Ford and Connie Jean Otradovec Bartell of Havre de Grace, MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Kimberly Jean Bartell of Elkton,...

Mar 28, 2011

Ted was born in Jacksonville, Florida on 7 August 1979. His father's federal career took the family to Arizona, Utah, Virginia and Maryland. Ted graduated from Bel Air High School in 1998.Ted was a certified arborist and worked climbing and trimming trees for several tree companies in Maryland and Florida.Recently Ted volunteered his time working with the US Department of...

Mar 28, 2011

Ethel V. Just, age 94, of Joppa, MD, died on March 28, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Wellington and Edna Virginia Wallace Smith, and wife of the late W. Frank Just. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa, she was an avid...