Obituaries

Jun 27, 2010

Ronald Joseph Piffath, age 75, a long-time resident of Edgewood, MD and recently of Belcamp, MD, died on June 27, 2010 at his home. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Frank Joseph and Mary Oswald Piffath and husband of the late Maureen Claire Tracy Piffath. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country...

Jun 26, 2010

Carolyn M. Goldstraw, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 26, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Milton Benjamin and Marie Catherine Maranto Ridgaway. She worked as a receptionist at Sheppard Pratt Hospital and was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. She...

Jun 26, 2010

Mary Pond Lynn, age 73, passed away at her home in Joppa, MD on June 26, 2010. Born in Springfield, MA she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Baker Pond and Ralph Pond. Throughout her life Mary devoted herself to God, her family and her community. She was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where she was...

Jun 25, 2010

Loleda Rose Broughton, age 83, of Selma, NC, died on June 25, 2010 at Avante At Wilson Nursing Home in Wilson, NC. Born in Black Oak, AR, she was the daughter of the late James Franklin Board and Allie Audrey Summers James and wife of the late Henry Madison Ryan. A resident of Harford County from 1964-1972, she had worked...

Jun 25, 2010

William Edgar Preston, III, 63, of Deland, FL, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died Friday, June 25, 2010. He was the son of the late William E. Preston Jr. and the late Ruth Anne Stewart Preston. Bill was a graduate of Bel Air High School and the University of Maryland. He is survived by his wife Lauretta Storath Preston, of...

Jun 25, 2010

James A. Dillman, age 69, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 25, 2010 at his home. Born in Mifflin County, PA, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Ida Mae Batt Dillman. An avid bowler and golfer, he worked in construction for 50 years, currently at Tech Contractors in Baltimore where he was a superintendent. He enjoyed...

Jun 25, 2010

Virginia Marie Logan (nee Brauer) of Bel Air, MD, died on June 25, 2010 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Brauer Sr. and Myrtle Thompson McGee Brauer and wife, for 49 years, of the late James A. Logan. She was a member of the Women's...

Jun 24, 2010

Jun 23, 2010

Nancy C. Dye, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Fielden Patrick Boone and Lily Pauline Richardson Stahler. Mrs. Dye is survived by her husband, Travis Dye of Abingdon, MD; son, Shawn Andrew Rakes of Bridgeville, DE, stepsons,...

Jun 23, 2010

Eleanor Kathleen Jones, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Kelsie and Martha Hall Perkins and wife, for 51 years, of the late Ray Jones. A resident of Edgewood for 41 years, she worked as a medical...

Jun 20, 2010

Rose Pennington Sellers was born on April 12, 1914, and died on June 20, 2010 in Wilmington, DE, where she resided since 1992. As a 1937 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, she practiced public health nursing in both Harford and Baltimore Counties in Maryland for many years. After her retirement in 1979, she traveled extensively to...

Jun 20, 2010

On June 20, 2010, Helen M. (Mroczka) Pezzica, age 91, passed away while under hospice care at the Madonna Heritage elder care facility. She was born in Baltimore, the only child of Joseph Mroczka and Josephine Kramer Mroczka. She attended St. Casimer Elementary School, Seton High School, and St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg. In 1946 she married Peter F. Pezzica...

Jun 20, 2010

Senia Ruth Phillips, wife of R. Edward Phillips, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 20, 2010 at her home. She was born September 16, 1929 to the late Earl and Hassie Adams of Jarettsville, MD. Senia was a loving wife, devoted and caring mother, doting grandmother, and loyal sister. She will be fondly remembered...

Jun 20, 2010

John Alfred Parsons, age 85, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 20, 2010, at his home. Born in Purlear, NC, he was the son of the late Rev. James Arthur Parsons and Tessie Mae Parsons. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he received medals for serving in the American, Asiatic, Pacific, European, and African Theatre's, and Victory WWII. He was...

Jun 19, 2010

John W. Turner, age 58, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 19, 2010 at his home. Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of John Frank and Dorothea Katherine Graf Turner of Mount Airy, MD. He graduated from Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County. MD, and University of Maryland in College Park. He was a member...

Jun 19, 2010

Charles Wesley "Wes" Houff Jr., age 64, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 19, 2010 at the Maryland VA Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Charlottesville, VA, he was the son of Mary Anna Vandevender Houff of Forest Hill, MD and the late Charles Wesley Houff Sr. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served as a White...

Jun 17, 2010

Larry Alan Cross, age 56, of Joppatowne, MD, died on June 17, 2010 at his home. Born in East Derry, NH, he was the son of David Hurley and Alice Marie Haggett Cross. He was Vice President at the J. Gibson McIlvain Company in White Marsh, MD for 18 years, purchasing and selling high end and exotic woods. Per owner,...

Jun 16, 2010

Mary Merrick Bliss, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 16, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Scotia, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert W. and Katherine Walker Merrick, and wife, for 57 years, of the late John Franklin Bliss. A resident of Bel Air for 36 years, she...

Jun 16, 2010

Joseph S. Sweet Jr., age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Stephen Sweet Sr. and Rita Grabowski Sweet. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked, for 25 years, at Verizon International in Washington, DC where he was a...

Jun 14, 2010

Dennis M. McGrail, age 67, of Sterling, VA, died on June 14, 2010 at his home in Abingdon, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Gerard Basil and Eugenia Joan Coffin McGrail. He was a retired Vietnam Veteran who served 20 years in the military, 14 years in the U.S. Air Force, and 6...