Obituaries

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

Virginia E. Tomasetti

Virginia E. Tomasetti

Jan 13, 2011

Virginia E. Tomasetti, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 13, 2011 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lillian Robertson Thompson and a member of the Curtis Bay Senior Citizens Club. Ms. Tomasetti is survived by her daughter, Lu Ann Citterman and...

Verna M. Sonntag

Verna M. Sonntag

Jan 13, 2011

Verna Mae Parsons Sonntag, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 13, 2011. Verna Mae was born on September 28, 1913 in Hopewell, Virginia to Alvin Parsons and Nancy Elizabeth Leasure Parsons. She graduated from Hyattsville High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. She married Clarence Sonntag on February 22, 1946 and together they shared 57 years of...

Cecilia Adolph

Cecilia Adolph

Jan 12, 2011

Cecilia Adolph, age 93, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 12, 2011 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she had worked for National Cask Register during WWII. She loved St. Patrick's Day, traveling abroad, as well as, traveling to Florida and going to Coney Island with her family. She enjoyed reading and...

Rocky Johnson

Rocky Johnson

Jan 12, 2011

Leonard Rockwell "Rocky" Johnson, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 12, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Winchester, VA, he was the only son of the late Edith Eleanor Johnson Amos. A Harford County resident for over 50 years, he served our country in the U.S. Army. He was employed with BGE...

Jeff Peck

Jeff Peck

Jan 11, 2011

Jeff Peck, age 24, of Jarrettsvile, MD, died on January 10, 2011. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Hugh Everett and Dolores Cecelia Filar Peck. He graduated at age 14, with honors, from Towson University in 2001, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, specializing in Microbiology and Immunology. He later attended the West...

Charles E. Cook

Charles E. Cook

Jan 11, 2011

Charles E. Cook, an internationally influential Christian leader and retired church minister in Harford County, died of respiratory failure at the Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Marylandon Tuesday evening, January 11. He was 84.From 1984 to 1994, Dr. Cook served as Senior Pastor at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, overseeing the growth of what is now the largest non-denominational...

Tom Smith

Tom Smith

Jan 10, 2011

Thomas L. Smith, age 97, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 10, 2011 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born on September 8, 1913 in Dunlo, PA, he was the son of the late Matthew Logan and Mary Jane Williams Smith, and husband of the late Doris Jean Krise Smith. A veteran of the U.S....

Jim Miller

Jim Miller

Jan 9, 2011

James Miller, age 47, of Forest Hill, MD, died on January 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Frances Wilson Miller of Forest Hill, MD, and the late John Lewis Miller. He worked as a security guard for AAI Corporation in Cockeysville, MD. In addition to his mother, he is survived...

M. Kay Decker

M. Kay Decker

Jan 9, 2011

M. Kay Decker, age 64, of Edgewood, MD died on January 9, 2011 at her home. Born in Frankford, WV, she was the daughter of Mary Lochart Gillian George of Renick, WV and the late Henry Hunter George. Mrs. Decker is survived by her husband of 42 years, James L. Decker of Edgewood, MD; son, Tracy S. Decker of Dundalk,...

Raymond W. Young

Raymond W. Young

Jan 9, 2011

Raymond Wilson Young, age 91, of Street, MD, died on January 9, 2011 at Hart Heritage in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Pleasantville, MD, he lived most of his life in Harford County. He was the son of Walter Christian and Rosa Lillian Bolth Young. He was married to the late Catherine Elsie Walter for 54 years. He was a...

Lillian ''Becky'' M. Travers

Lillian ''Becky'' M. Travers

Jan 8, 2011

Lillian "Becky" M. Travers, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 8, 2011 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Royal Jahail and Gertrude May Fox Southern. An active member of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church, she believed in God's way, "Freely you give, freely...

Jeanette Marie Gordon

Jeanette Marie Gordon

Jan 7, 2011

On Friday, January 7, 2011 Jeanette Marie Gordon of White Hall, Maryland. Mother of Jeanette M. Herold. No services were scheduled by the family.

Alan G. Miller, Md

Alan G. Miller, Md

Jan 6, 2011

Alan G. Miller, MD, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 6, 2011 at his home. Born in Port Townsend, Washington, he was the son of the late Horace Gilmore and Anastasia Bennett Skeith Miller. He was a Captain in the U.S. Navy and retired after 22 years. He practiced medicine as a Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, and also retired...

Jethro Wolford

Jethro Wolford

Jan 5, 2011

Jethro A. Wolford departed this life on January 5, 2011, at the age of 92. He was born in Buckhannon, WV on November 21, 1918, the son of the late Jethro Alonzo Wolford and Myrtle Snyder Wolford.During WWII, he became a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps and a B-17 Pilot in the 94th Bomb Group, 322nd...

Bernard Frank Gentile

Bernard Frank Gentile

Jan 5, 2011

Bernard Frank Gentile, age 92, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 5, 2011 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Philip and Margaret Schoenhoff Gentile and husband of the late Norma Gentile, who he married in 1941. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in WWII and...

Wayne Geraulum Earlston, Jr.

Wayne Geraulum Earlston, Jr.

Jan 2, 2011

Wayne Geraulum Earlston Jr., age 83, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 2, 2011 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Danville, PA, he was the son of the late Wayne Geraulum Earlston Sr. and Susie Sarilla Fedder Earlston. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he retired from the military as a Master Sergeant. He graduated...

Helen Lorraine Butcher

Helen Lorraine Butcher

Jan 2, 2011

On Sunday, January 2, 2011, Helen Lorraine Butcher of Aberdeen, Maryland. Wife of the late Jim Butcher, also survived by her son, Duane Albright, a sister, Shirley Blizzard, 3 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. A graveside servicewill be held Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 10:00AM from Highview MemorialGardens, 3433 Fallston Road, Fallston, Maryland 21047.

Walter M. Magness

Walter M. Magness

Jan 2, 2011

Walter M. Magness, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 2, 2011 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late William Harry and Clara Pennington Magness. A Master Plumber, he owned and operated Magness Plumbing from which he retired after 40 years. An avid fan...

Aiden Brian Ruff

Aiden Brian Ruff

Jan 2, 2011

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:March of DimesAttn: DRFR1275 Mamaroneck Ave.White Plains, NY 10605

Estelle Wenzel

Estelle Wenzel

Jan 2, 2011

Estelle Wenzel, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 2, 2011 at Hart Heritage in Street, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Marion Chapman and Lillian Ammon Smith. A long standing member of Fallston Presbyterian Church, she was active in their senior group. She loved researching family genealogy and enjoyed crocheting and...