Obituaries

Feb 18, 2011

Mary Pat Massarelli, age 81, of Forest Hill, MD, died on February 18, 2011 at her home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Stanislaus and Genevieve Elizabeth Kruse McLaughlin. A current member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, she was a former member, Lector, and Eucharistic Minister of St. John the Evangelist Church in...

Feb 18, 2011

Paul Edgar Cantler Jr., age 80, of Abingdon, MD, died on February 18, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Darlington, MD, he was the son of the late Paul Elmer and Nellie Elizabeth Beavers Cantler. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean Conflict. Along with his wife, he...

Feb 18, 2011

Mina C. Anderson, age 81, of Churchville, MD, died on February 18, 2011 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Scarbortown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Paul and Hulda Hipkins Fickus and wife of the late Wayne Howard Anderson. She worked for Harford County Public Schools where she had been the school...

Feb 18, 2011

Earl Clayton Daugherty Sr., age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on February 18, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence Earl and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Daugherty. A POW during WWII, he served our country in the U.S. Army and was a life member of...

Feb 17, 2011

Hubert A. "Bill" Bullis died on February 17, 2011 at Lorien Assisted Living Facility in Bel Air, MD. He was 83 years old. Mr. Bullis was born in Wilkes County, NC to Hubert A. Bullis Sr. and Inez Wallace Bullis. He attended Milligan College, TN and Emmanuel School of Religion. After graduating, he was minister to several congregations in East...

Feb 17, 2011

David Benton Smelser Jr., age 57, of Fallston, MD, died on February 17, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Margaret Belle Winfree Smelser of Fallston, MD and the late David Benton Smelser Sr. A graduate of Brooklyn Park High School, he was a loving son and an active member of Grandview Christian Church...

Feb 16, 2011

Mary D. Barker, age 78, of Havre de Grace, MD, formally of Bland County, VA, died on February 16, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Crandon, VA, she was the daughter of the late Carl Robert and Edna May Coffey Farlow. She loved the town of Havre de Grace, cooking, and gardening. She worked...

Feb 15, 2011

Elizabeth Duffy Barrows, of Churchville, MD, died on February 15, 2011 at her home. Born in Rutland, VT, she was the daughter of the late Leo B. and Susan A. Morrison Duffy. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in Education. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church where she taught middle school English and...

Feb 15, 2011

Jack W. Mothershead, age 70, of Frederick, MD, passed away on February 15, 2011 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Richard Hobson and Rose Edwards Mothershead. A resident of Ellicott City for over 30 years, he served his country in the Air National Guard. He worked at Westinghouse, and a later career...

Feb 14, 2011

Thomas Otto Seiser Sr., age 94, of Joppa, MD, passed away on February 14, 2011 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Catonsville, MD, he was the son of the late Karl Otto Seiser and Mary Katherine Pucha Seiser, and husband of the late Virginia Jessie Clingman. He was employed for 40 years at Cloverland Dairy in Baltimore, MD,...

Feb 14, 2011

Pauline Alverta Dentler, age 96, of Joppa, MD, died on February 14, 2011 at her home. Born in Manchester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Elizabeth Knaub Stough and wife of the late Kenneth E. Dentler. She retired, after 40 years, from Schulte & Tride where she was a salesperson. Mrs. Dentler is survived by...

Feb 14, 2011

Cheryl Dian Leibowitz (nee Kazee) of Bel Air, MD, died on February 14, 2011 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Reda Virginia Hartzell Burk of Bel Air, MD, and the late Marshall Charles Burk. She battled cancer with great courage for almost 12 years. Mrs. Leibowitz graduated from Bel...

Feb 13, 2011

Betty Ann Hopkins, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, died on February 13, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Great Neck, Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late William James and Dorothy Eleanor Chivers Harney. She had worked as an office manager for J. Vinton Schaeffer Construction. Betty Ann enjoyed spending time...

Feb 13, 2011

Marie G. Wyre of Darlington, MD passed away February 13 in her home. She was 86 years old. She was born December 14, 1924 in Stewartstown, PA. Mrs. Wyre was the co-founder of Wyre Income Tax Company in Darlington. She was known as the strong, leading force of her family. She was humble, giving, and loved by everyone she met....

Feb 13, 2011

On February 13, 2011, Dorthea Daugherty, age 62, of Edgewood, MD. Devoted mother of Julie Ann Bingham and husband, Karl, of Spring Lake, NC. Loving sister of John McLain, Horus McLain, Bobbi McLain, and Linda Cash. Also survived by former husband, Troy Daugherty.

Feb 12, 2011

Feb 11, 2011

Joseph Nance, age 50, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 11, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in New Albany, IN, he is the son of David Lee Nance Sr. and the late Dorothy May Brooks Quinn. A resident of Harford County for 22 years, he worked for Chesapeake Crane Service as a mechanic and...

Feb 9, 2011

Dorothy Hartley, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on February 9, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baldwin, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Alfred Snider and Carrie May Wilhauck Rader, and wife of the late Phleet G. Hartley. A member of Calvary Baptist Church, she worked in the cafeteria...

Feb 9, 2011

On Wednesday February 9, 2011, Daniel M. Bosley, Sr. of Sparks. Father of Barbara Jones and Daniel Bosley, Jr. and brother of Kenneth Bosley and grandfather of Matt Bosley and John Bosley and great-grandfather of Aiden Bosley. Visitation will be Saturday February 12, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM from the Bosley United Methodist Church, 14800 Thornton Mill Road,...

Feb 8, 2011

On February 8, 2011, Rev. Msgr. Martin R. Strempeck, cherished Son of the late Rose L. Sobcszak and the late Martin M. Strempeck, passed to Eternal Life. He was the beloved brother of Earle R. Strempeck and the Uncle of the late Martin M. Strempeck. Ordained in 1955, he served 9 years at St. Stephens in Bradshaw, Associate of St....