Obituaries

Jul 7, 2010

Jul 4, 2010

Carroll E. West, Jr., passed away, July 4, 2010, at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, from a stroke and leukemia. He was the son of the late Carroll E. West, Sr. and Evelyn Eberly West of Aberdeen. He was the husband, for 57 years, of Audrey Nelson West; father of Tereasa Welsh and her husband Joe,...

Jul 4, 2010

On July 4, 2010, Rose Cecelia Howard of White Hall, Maryland, wife of the late AlfredJ. Howard Sr. Mother of Alfred J. Howard Jr., and his wife Carolyn Kelly Howard of Jarrettsville, Md.; Barbara B. Lewis and her husband Ken Lewis of White Hall, Md.; Doris I. Howard of White Hall, Md. Two sisters; Antoinette Lutz and Cecilia Wooden; also...

Jul 3, 2010

John Daniel "Danny" Shulka, age 50, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 3, 2010. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John and Sedgie Levata Ellis Shulka. A lifetime resident of Bel Air, he was very family oriented. He was a member of the Izaak Walton League and loved hunting, fishing and crabbing on the...

Jul 3, 2010

Annabelle Bevard, age 79, of Aberdeen, MD, died peacefully on July 3, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Bevard and Lucille Virginia Ward. A longtime employee of John Hopkins Hospital, she was an avid bird watcher and gardener, receiving the City of Aberdeen Beautification Award for her...

Jul 2, 2010

Ruby Viola Maines, age 85, of Darlington, MD, died on July 2, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Helton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Calvin Childers and Ida Frances Blevins Childers. She worked at Bata Shoe Company before working at Murphy's and Woolworths for 26 years as a cashier....

Jul 2, 2010

Frank J. Stacey, age 62, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 2, 2010. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Jesse B. Stacey, Sr. and Rosalie N. Stacey, both of Bel Air, MD. Frank graduated from Bel Air High School in 1968, and then went on to serve our country honorably in the U.S. Army; he received the...

Jul 1, 2010

Loy Stafford Clements Jr., age 61, of Joppa, MD, died of a heart attack on July 1, 2010 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sharon Lynn McGainey Clements; son Loy Stafford Clements III; daughter, Tina Renee Hockaday and husband, Kevin Hockaday; grandchildren, KJ, Alyssa and Karizma Hockaday, and...

Jul 1, 2010

Donna Marie (Sweet Pea) Ziolkowski, died peacefully on July 1, 2010 of natural causes at her Joppatowne home in Harford County. She was 33. She survived a childhood accident that left her severely impaired at the age of 2, but went on to graduate from the John Archer School in Harford County. She lived her life with acceptance and determination...

Jul 1, 2010

On July 1, 2010 Agnes Lenore Gran of Airville, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late Kurt J. Gran, mother of Kurt E. Gran, Thomas J. Gran, Carl V. Gran. Visitation will be held July 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM-1:00 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084. Service will be held July 6, 2010 at 1:00...

Jun 29, 2010

Mildred Marie Roland Austin of Darlington, Maryland (formerly of Forest Hill), wife of the late Marvin Vernon "John" Austin, passed away at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on June 29, 2010 at the age of 87. She and her late husband were married for 60 years prior to his death on November 11, 2003. She was born in Havre de Grace,...

Jun 29, 2010

Margaret Irene Davis, age 87, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on June 29, 2010 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Washington, DC, she resided most of her life in Chevy Chase, Maryland where she shared her love of animals with her two sisters. Ms. Davis is survived by her sister, Mary Wright Davis of Havre...

Jun 28, 2010

Donald Francis Trout Jr., died unexpectedly on June 28, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD, from complications of a stroke. A lifelong resident of Maryland, he was born in Elkton, raised in Havre de Grace, and has lived in Bel Air since 1966. After service with the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division in the Korean Conflict,...

Jun 28, 2010

Jun 28, 2010

Janis L. Conway, age 62, of Aberdeen, MD, died on June 28, 2010 at Manor Care- Rossville in Rosedale, MD. Born in Dundalk, MD, she was the daughter of the late Luther Francis and Margaret Ethel Truckmiller Meyers. She worked for Waverly Press Publishing Company as a redactor and was an actor with the Edwin Booth Theatre, where she was...

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...