Obituaries

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

Barbara L. Kellagher

Barbara L. Kellagher

May 23, 2011

Barbara L. Kellagher, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 23, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late George Anthony and Dorothy Zitsmann Stolze. A resident of Edgewood for 46 years, she grew up in Glen Burnie and graduated from Catholic High School in Baltimore...

Anna Lee Daughton

Anna Lee Daughton

May 23, 2011

On May 23, 2011, Anna Lee Daughton of Bel Air. Wife of the late Dennis K. Daughton, mother of Dennis Lee Daughton, sister of Wilbur Robinson, and Dorothy Pettingil. She was a active member of the Kingsville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. Viewing will be Thursday May 26, 2011 from 6-8 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill...

Lorraine Joyce Mitchell

Lorraine Joyce Mitchell

May 19, 2011

Lorraine Mitchell, age 76, of Aberdeen, MD died on May 19, 2011 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Phillip Ernest and Elsie Agusta Rott Deigert. She worked as an assembler for an automotive manufacturer. Ms. Mitchell is survived by her sons, Howard Lee Mitchell of Aberdeen and David Phillip Mitchell of Baltimore,...

William Cody Hightower

William Cody Hightower

May 18, 2011

William Cody Hightower, age 94, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 18, 2011 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Elkton, KY, he was the son of the late Edward and Mable Harris Hightower and husband, for 71 years, of the late Ruby C. Hightower. He was a resident for 20 years of Harford County, and during...

Betty L. Phillips

Betty L. Phillips

May 17, 2011

Betty L. Phillips, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 17, 2011 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Fairlea, WV, she was the daughter of the late Gailey Stanford and Annie Lee Hannah Allen, and wife of the late Gordon Dean Phillips Sr. who passed away in 1993. She was employed as a telephone operator at...

Curtis  Lloyd  Black

Curtis Lloyd Black

May 17, 2011

Curtis Lloyd Black, age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on May 17, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Tarboro, NC, he was the son of the late William and Mary Davis Black. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army with nearly 27 years of service, and was a member of the 369th Regiment...

Rebecca Janice Kelley

Rebecca Janice Kelley

May 17, 2011

Rebecca Janice Kelley, age 84, of Nottingham, MD, died on May 17, 2011 at her home. Born in Williamsport, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry Vaye and Mable Anice Letherman Webb, and wife of the late Edsel Lee Kelley. She had worked as a bus driver for Baltimore County Schools and was an active member of New...

Ruby L. Noonkester

Ruby L. Noonkester

May 17, 2011

Ruby L. Noonkester, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 17, 2011 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Troutdale, VA, she was the daughter of the late Will and Elizabeth Sexton Privett and wife of the late Gilbert Noonkester. A resident of Harford County since 1948, she was a charter member of...

Jeanne Ellen Armstrong Foster

Jeanne Ellen Armstrong Foster

May 16, 2011

Jeanne Ellen Armstrong Foster, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 16, 2011 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. She was the daughter of the late Albert Ledmon and Ethel Lavina Sickler Armstrong and wife of the late Joseph William Foster. Mrs. Foster was born on June 21, 1931 in Lancaster, PA. Of her...

Sarah  Stump Streett

Sarah Stump Streett

May 11, 2011

Sarah Stump Streett, 45-year-old wife, mother, daughter, and friend, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011, of breast cancer. Born and raised in Harford County, she was married to Paul Streett for 19 years. Sarah raised three daughters on Spruce Hill Farm in Bel Air. She met her husband 35 years ago while active in Harford County 4-H. Sarah attended North...

Henry Jackson Pence

Henry Jackson Pence

May 10, 2011

Henry Jackson Pence, age 80, of Kingsville, MD, died on May 10, 2011 at his home. Born in Chillicothe, OH, he was the son of the late George Jackson and Rachel R. Sullivan Pence and husband of the late Ruth M. Dewitt Pence. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired after 35 years from Eastern Stainless Steel. He was...

Charles K. Teryek

Charles K. Teryek

May 9, 2011

Charles K. Teryek, age 84, of Joppa, MD, died on May 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Charleston, Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Julianna Nagy Teryek. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during WWII. He was a member of St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Bradshaw where he served...

Robert Nagle Northwood

Robert Nagle Northwood

May 9, 2011

Robert Nagle Northwood, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 9, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Albert and Naomi Virginia Nagle Northwood. A faithful member of Church of Reconciliation in Bel Air, he had worked as a public administrator in various...

Kenneth L. Zimmerman Sr.

Kenneth L. Zimmerman Sr.

May 8, 2011

Kenneth L. Zimmerman Sr., age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 8, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Windber, PA, he was the son of the late Freeman Zimmerman Sr. and Ruth Marsh Zimmerman, and husband of the late Jean L. Holcomb Zimmerman. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he retired, after 30...

Helen Elizabeth Fouse

Helen Elizabeth Fouse

May 8, 2011

Helen Elizabeth Fouse, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 8, 2011 at her daughter's home. Born in Rocks, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank John Fletcher and Lottie Irene Griffin Scarborough, and wife of the late Henry Patterson Fouse. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she worked at Bata Shoe Company for many years...

William Dinka

William Dinka

May 7, 2011

William Dinka, age 85, of Port Deposit, MD, died on May 7, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late John and Megdelena Machlica Dinka and husband, for 48 years, of the late Mary Dinka. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he served in the Pacific during...

Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr.

Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr.

May 6, 2011

On Carl Seigfred Swanson, Jr. of Manchester, Maryland. wife of Madelyn Raub Swanson , son of late Carl S. Swanson, Sr. and late Benice A. Hunt Swanson A memorial service will be held at future date.

Jessie Gwynn Morrison

Jessie Gwynn Morrison

May 6, 2011

Jessie Gwynn Morrison, age 67, of Darlington, MD, died on May 6, 2011 at her daughters home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Martha Adeline Billings Dowell and wife of the late Avis Wilburn Morrison. A Harford County resident for most of her life, she was a pastor's wife and loved...