Obituaries

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

Thomas J. Flaherty

Thomas J. Flaherty

Jun 13, 2010

Thomas "Tom" John Flaherty, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 13, 2010 at his home. Tom was born April 24, 1946, in Bryn Mawr, PA, but raised in Hagerstown, MD. He was the son of the late William Flaherty and Helen Shank Flaherty Bricker. Tom graduated from North Hagerstown High School in 1965 and did a stint as...

Tina Marie Cosner

Tina Marie Cosner

Jun 12, 2010

Tina Marie Cosner, age 48, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 12, 2010 at her home. Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of Justina Rosemary Defarari Katan of Laconia, NH and the late Grover William Katan. She worked for over 10 years as a Home Health Aid for Richcroft Inc. in Hunt Valley, where she was well liked...

Garland N. Hoover

Garland N. Hoover

Jun 11, 2010

Garland N. Hoover, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on June 11, 2010 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Edgar, NE, he was the son of the late Doyle L. and Myrtle Viola Taylor Hoover. Formerly of Ventura, CA, he retired from the L.A. City Fire Department in California after 30 years of service. He was a veteran...

Helen Elizabeth Cochran

Helen Elizabeth Cochran

Jun 10, 2010

Helen Elizabeth Cochran, age 80, of Churchville, MD, died on June 10, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Creswell, MD, she was one of five children of the late William Henry and Marion Rebecca Litzinger Hutson, and wife of the late Ted Cochran. She was a member of Presbury United Methodist Church in Edgewood, MD. Mrs....

Bettie May Eney

Bettie May Eney

Jun 9, 2010

On June9, 2010, Bettie May Eney of Delta, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pylesville, Maryland. wife of the last Clarence Llewellyn Eney, mother of Charles Allen Eney, A. George Eney and wife Carolynand Lisa Clare Eney Robinson and husband Alex; also survived by 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be at the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road, Jarrettsville,...

Louise Cox Hoard

Louise Cox Hoard

Jun 9, 2010

Louise Cox Hoard, age 92, of Aberdeen, MD, died on June 9, 2010 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Independence, VA, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Effie C. Smith Isom and wife of the late Rev. William M. Hoard and the late Fred E. Cox. She worked 36 years for...

Margaret ''Thetis'' Evans

Margaret ''Thetis'' Evans

Jun 9, 2010

Margaret "Thetis" Barry Evans, Havre de Grace, MD June 9, 2010Born October 23, 1917, in Ticonderoga, NY, to William E. Barry and Pauline Champagne Barry. She graduated as Salutatorian of her class at Ticonderoga High School in 1935. She worked as a telephone operator at Sampson Naval Base at Seneca Lake, NY, and later as the chief telephone operator for...

Carron Mary Mcdonough

Carron Mary Mcdonough

Jun 8, 2010

Carron Mary McDonough, age 61, of Pylesville, MD, died on June 8, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Passau, Germany, she was the daughter of Albine Teresa Simmeth Hart of Bel Air MD and the late John L. Ward. A graduate of Bel Air High School, she was owner and proprietor of The Feed Bag in...

Michael P. Kropp

Michael P. Kropp

Jun 7, 2010

Michael P. Kropp, age 79, of Joppa, MD, died on June 7, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Michael and Margaret Magdalene Mokowski Kropp. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948-1952 and worked for the STA- ILA Local 953 where he was a longshoreman. An avid fisherman and crabber, he...

Jack Vernon Pollitt Sr.

Jack Vernon Pollitt Sr.

Jun 4, 2010

Jack Vernon Pollitt Sr., age 91, of Harrisburg, PA, died on June 4, 2010 at Community General Hospital in Harrisburg. Born in Salisbury, MD, he was the son of the late Andrew Lewis and Wilhelmina Hansell Pollitt and husband, for 52 years, of the late Lillian Rose Pollitt. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII....

Richard Todd Mchenry

Richard Todd Mchenry

Jun 3, 2010

Richard Todd McHenry, age 70, of Joppa, MD, died on June 3, 2010 at Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Middletown, PA, he was the son of the late Emil Zephaniah McHenry and Sarah Kathryn Yost Hess. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the American Legion in Havre de Grace. He was...

Rosemary J. Summers

Rosemary J. Summers

Jun 3, 2010

Rosemary J. Summers, age 60, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 3, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Louise Portscher Marshall of Darlington, MD and the late Walter William Ward. A Harford County resident for 18 years, she worked at the Rite Aid Distribution Center in Perryman...

Janice Bowen Armstrong

Janice Bowen Armstrong

Jun 2, 2010

Janice Bowen Armstrong died peacefully at her home on June 2, 2010, surrounded by her family at the age 85. Born in Rock, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Porter and Leona Elizabeth Davis Bowen and wife of the late Milton Frederick Gerlach and the late Harry Campbell Armstrong. An avid reader, she enjoyed attending her bookclub,...

Clara Jane Shaull

Clara Jane Shaull

Jun 1, 2010

On Tuesday, June 1, 2010,Clara Jane nee Laughlin Shaull of Monkton, Maryland. Wife of the late Robert S. Shaull, mother or Timothy, Julie, Jonathan, Christopher Shaull. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Marks Catholic Church, 812 Reckord Road Fallston Maryland 20147. On Thursday at 10 AM. Visitation at the church from 9-10 AM. Interment in Highview Memorial...

Pauline Gentry Jones

Pauline Gentry Jones

Jun 1, 2010

Pauline Gentry Jones, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 1, 2010. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Della Tilley Gentry and wife of the late Jack D. Jones Sr. She moved to Baltimore as a young woman where she studied nursing before going to work for Acme Food Stores,...

Dr. Ihsan Hamit Bolat

Dr. Ihsan Hamit Bolat

Jun 1, 2010

Dr. Ihsan Hamit Bolat, age 84, of Albuquerque, NM, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, died on June 1, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Mudanya, Turkey, he was one of five children of the late Ibraham and Halide Bolat. A resident of New Mexico for 7 years, he practiced as a dermatologist for 40 years. He...

Harold (Howdy) Eugene Johnson, Sr.

Harold (Howdy) Eugene Johnson, Sr.

May 29, 2010

On Saturday May 29, 2010, Harold (Howdy) Eugene Johnson, Sr. of Jarrettsville. Husband of Patricia Johnson, father of Sherry Johnson, Angela Johnson, Carrie Patrick, Misty McCallister, Bobbi Johnson, Harold (Howdy) Johnson, Jr. and the late Jennifer Johnson; also survived by 13 loving grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday June 3, 2010, from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PMfrom the Kurtz Funeral Home,...

Dorothy ''Dot'' M. Kuhl

Dorothy ''Dot'' M. Kuhl

May 29, 2010

Dorothy or "Dot" Kuhl, also affectionately known as "Mamma Kuhl" by her immediate family, previously of Bel Air, died unexpectedly on May 29, 2010. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Reginald Lowe and Ida Lowe Howlett (nee Senkus). She met her late husband, Dr. Edward Carl Kuhl, Jr., at Seton High School and they were...

William Cameron Latham, Jr.

William Cameron Latham, Jr.

May 29, 2010

William Cameron Latham Jr., age 82, of Aberdeen, MD, formerly of Havre de Grace, died on May 29, 2010 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perryville, MD. Born in Chestertown, MD, he was the son of the late William Cameron Latham Sr. and Anna Cracroft Long Latham. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked for J.M. Huber in...

Billie Jean Little

Billie Jean Little

May 29, 2010

Billie Jean Little (nee Kestner), age 73, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 29, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Saltville, VA, she was the daughter of the late George David Kestner and Margaret Anne Carlton Doane, and wife of the late Newman Larry Little Jr. Growing up in West Virginia, she graduated from...