Obituaries

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

Lee H. Lewis

Lee H. Lewis

May 12, 2010

Lee Lewis, age 74, died peacefully in his Delta, PA home, after a long illness, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Henry Smith and Gladys Rachel Widner Lewis. He obtained his pilot's license at the age of 16 and flew his own plane. He was...

Russell Lee Spurlin

Russell Lee Spurlin

May 12, 2010

Russell Lee Spurlin, age 60, of York, PA, died on May 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in York. Born in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Jesse Gene and Gladys Catron Spurlin. Formerly of Harford County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Department...

Eldon Leroy Budnick Jr.

Eldon Leroy Budnick Jr.

May 9, 2010

Eldon Budnick Jr., a longtime resident of Aberdeen, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the age of 76. He was born in Aberdeen to the late Eldon L. and Thelma K. Budnick. Beloved husband of Nancy Budnick, he is survived by his three children: Dale and his wife, Kellie, Keith and his wife, Dollie, and...

George C. Laubach

George C. Laubach

May 8, 2010

George C. Laubach, age 21, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 8, 2010 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of John David Laubach Jr. and Connie Lynn Cullum Laubach of Aberdeen, MD. He was employed as an electrician and was at the top of his class as a 3rd year...

Donald F. Merritt

Donald F. Merritt

May 7, 2010

Donald F. Merritt, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 7, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Upland, PA, he was the son of the late Harold Forrest and Dorothy Nickle Merritt. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served his country in the Vietnam War. He graduated from Drexel University in 1964...

Emma  Addie Davis Underwood

Emma Addie Davis Underwood

May 6, 2010

Emma Addie Davis Underwood, age 93, of Conway, SC, formerly of Bel Air and Aberdeen, MD, died on May 6, 2010 in Conway, SC. Born in Pine Swamp, NC, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Laura B. Parsons Howell and wife of the late Dean W. Davis and William C. Underwood. A homemaker and one of...

Johnny James Battle Jr.

Johnny James Battle Jr.

May 6, 2010

Johnny James Battle Jr., age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 6, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore, MD. Born in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of Johnny James Battle Sr. and Helen Jones Battle of Odenton, MD. A 22 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a 1972 graduate of Morgan State University...

Priscilla Anne Corbett

Priscilla Anne Corbett

May 5, 2010

Priscilla Anne Corbett, age 67, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 5, 2010 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Tress Weller Sr. and Margaret Cleo Kaine Buchanan. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, she enjoyed walking the Ma and Pa Trail. She was a...

Rosaria ''Sadie'' Barbera

Rosaria ''Sadie'' Barbera

May 2, 2010

Rosaria "Sadie" Barbera, age 86, of Belcamp, MD, died on May 2, 2010 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Concetta D'Angelo D'Anna, and wife of the late Salvatore John Barbera Sr. A member of Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary Post 1841, she volunteered at Union...

Rita Rybicki Augustyniak

Rita Rybicki Augustyniak

May 1, 2010

On May 1, 2010, Rita Rybicki Augustyniak of Conway, SC. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Albert Augustyniak. Devoted mother of Connie Majka. Loving sister of Jenny Sokal. Also survived by grandchildren, Kevin Majka and wife, Cathy, and Nicole Przybylski and husband, Kevin, and great-grandchildren, Carley, Kevin Jr., Nicklaus, and Joseph. She and her husband owned and operated Auguies Colonial...

Michael Stephen Laubach

Michael Stephen Laubach

Apr 30, 2010

Michael Stephen Laubach, age 26, of Street, MD, died on April 30, 2010 in Abingdon, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Charles William Laubach of Joppatowne, MD and Constance Darlene Wheat Puleio of Street, MD. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he owned his own business "Mike's Complete Auto Repair". He loved his children and enjoyed...

Carl Michael Leftridge

Carl Michael Leftridge

Apr 29, 2010

Carl Michael Leftridge, age 52, of Aberdeen, MD, died on April 29, 2010 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Frank C. Leftridge of Delta, PA and the late Claire Elizabeth Hamilton Leftridge. He worked at White Marsh Mall for 20 years and later at Clorox where he was a security guard. A...

Rex Woodie

Rex Woodie

Apr 27, 2010

Rex Woodie, age 83, of Princess Anne, MD, died on April 27, 2010 at his sister-in-law and brother-in-law's home. Born in Piney Creek, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lucie Andrews Woodie and husband, since 1956, of the late Thelma Skillman Woodie. A welder for Bethlehem Steel, he was an excellent carpenter and had built several...

Willard Mcclure Sprouse

Willard Mcclure Sprouse

Apr 26, 2010

Willard Butch McClure Sprouse, 60 of Mountville, Pa., formerly of Jarrettsville, died Monday April 26, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy, Pa. He was born April 17, 1950 at Marlinton, West Virginia, son of Thadis Pee Wee Gibson Sprouse of Jarrettsville and the Elvin H. Sprouse. He is husband of Mary Bosoey Sprouse. Butch is also survived...

Frances Mary Young

Frances Mary Young

Apr 25, 2010

Frances Mary Young, age 82, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 25, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brookhaven, MS, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Michael and Josephine Antoinette Sassone Barranco, and wife of the late Robert Lee Young. A resident of Harford County for most of her life, she attended...

Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr.

Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr.

Apr 25, 2010

On April 25, 2010, Harry Edmond Goodrich Sr. of Street, Maryland. Husband of the late Gail Elaine Goodrich and father of Harry E. Goodrich Jr. and Christina Gail Goodrich of Street, Maryland; also the late Michael Christopher Goodrich. Visitation will be held Tuesday April 27, 2010 from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Road Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084, from 6-9...

Alfred L. Cawthorne

Alfred L. Cawthorne

Apr 24, 2010

Alfred L. Cawthorne, age 59, of Belcamp, MD, died on April 24, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Julia Cawthorne of Baltimore, MD and the late Norman Edward Cawthorne. Growing up in Baltimore, he was a 1970 graduate of Northwestern High School and a 1975 graduate of Coppin State University, where he earned...

Yuba  Jane Tharp

Yuba Jane Tharp

Apr 24, 2010

Yuba Jane Tharp, our mother, best friend, and family mentor has gone to be with Jesus on April 24, 2010. Born in Greenbriar, WV, she was the daughter of the late Romey and Margaret Jane Morrison McMillion, and wife of the late Clyde Roberson Tharp. She moved to Harford County in 1950 and resided in Darlington until 2005 at which...

Florence J.  Turek

Florence J. Turek

Apr 24, 2010

Florence J. Turek, 87, of Bel Air, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 24, 2010. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Peter and Katheryn Banach Janczewski. A resident of Harford County for 46 years, she worked as a hair stylist in Edgewood. As a past member of Prince of Peace...

Kenneth M. Smith Sr.

Kenneth M. Smith Sr.

Apr 23, 2010

Kenneth Melvin Smith, Sr.February 9, 1923 – April 23, 2010Kenneth M. Smith, Sr. passed away peacefully April 23, 2010 in Brandon, Florida, following a long series of illnesses. He has resided in Dover, FL, for the past several years with his wife Ellen. The couple has been married 38 years. Originally from Baltimore Maryland, Ken ran his own auto repair...