Obituaries

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

Frank John Smith

Frank John Smith

Dec 8, 2010

Frank John Smith, age 87, of Forest Hill, MD, died on December 8, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Warren, PA, he was the son of the late Frank John Smith Sr. and Cecelia Marie McGuire Smith. He was a combat veteran of the United States Navy, serving our country during World War II...

Patricia ''Vlasta'' Beatrice Hirshauer

Patricia ''Vlasta'' Beatrice Hirshauer

Dec 7, 2010

Patricia "Vlasta" Beatrice Hirshauer, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 7, 2010 at her home. Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna Klecka Pouska, and wife of the late Joseph E. Hirshauer. She had worked at Bata Shoe Company for 18 years, where she was on the sewing line. A member...

Ruth M. Naumann

Ruth M. Naumann

Dec 7, 2010

On Tuesday December 7, 2010 Ruth M. nee Wurzbacher Naumann of Jarrettsville. Wife of the late Richard A. Naumann and mother of Joen M. Evans and Ruth A. Phoebus; also survived by 7 grandchildren, 14 great granchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday December 9, 2010 from 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM from the Kurtz Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin...

Virginia M. Clayton

Virginia M. Clayton

Dec 6, 2010

Virginia M. Clayton, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 6, 2010 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Royal and Susan Meta Poehler Schmidt and wife, for 52 years, of the late Kenneth L. Clayton. Mrs. Clayton is survived by her daughter, Mary...

Frank Anthony Pellegrini

Frank Anthony Pellegrini

Dec 6, 2010

Frank Anthony Pellegrini, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 6, 2010 at Somerford Place Nursing Home in Columbia, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose Garbo Pellegrini, and husband of the late Laura Elizabeth Lanks Pellegrini who he married on April 12, 1969, and who passed away on December...

Marian M. Scott

Marian M. Scott

Dec 5, 2010

Marian M. Scott, 85, a resident of West Ocean City for the past twenty years, and previously of Edgewood, Md., passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Bicknell, Indiana on September 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Henry Morley and Hilda Ethel Greenbeck.She worked for the Federal Government...

Harriette  Herrman

Harriette Herrman

Dec 5, 2010

Harriette Herrman, age 101, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2010 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. She was a homemaker who attracted a multitude of friends everywhere she went. She was born Harriette Minson in Washington, DC in 1909. Only a week old when her mother died, her aunt, Harriette and her...

John  R. Whaley

John R. Whaley

Dec 5, 2010

John R. Whaley, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dover, DE, he was the son of the late John Theodore Whaley and Evelyn Virginia Hazel Robinson, and husband of the late Alma Louise Thach Whaley. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army Reserve,...

Maxine Zola Stoker

Maxine Zola Stoker

Dec 4, 2010

Maxine Zola Stoker, longtime resident of Darlington, MD, died December 4, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was 91 years old, born in Ashe County, NC, to the late James Eli and Elizabeth Baker Taylor. Mrs. Stoker was a member of the Conowingo Baptist Church and enjoyed raising flowers and gardening. She is survived by...

Harold Joseph Kelly

Harold Joseph Kelly

Dec 4, 2010

On Saturday December 4, 2010 Harold Joseph Kelly of Baldwin Maryland. A memorial service will be held in the future by the family.

Richard Jay Happick

Richard Jay Happick

Dec 2, 2010

Richard Jay Happick, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 2, 2010 at Jacob's Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Jacob Adam and Mildred Everhart Happick and husband of the late Virginia Ruth Happick. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served his country during WWII...

H. Gary Rohrbaugh

H. Gary Rohrbaugh

Dec 2, 2010

H. Gary Rohrbaugh, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 2, 2010 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Kitzmiller, MD, he was the son of the late Mark and Eleanor Lancaster Rohrbaugh. Mr. Rohrbaugh is survived by his companion, Marie Shine of Bel Air, MD; cousin, Diana Perrone of Edgewood, MD; aunt and uncle, James...

Elizabeth Jean Hartman

Elizabeth Jean Hartman

Dec 1, 2010

Elizabeth Jean Hartman of Joppa, MD, died on December 1, 2010, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was 81 years old. She was born August 15, 1929 to the late John and Katherine Clawson. Elizabeth was retired from Civil Service. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church.She is survived by her husband, John Muhlbaier;...

Thurman Bay Ellis

Thurman Bay Ellis

Nov 30, 2010

On November 30, 2010 Thurman Bay Ellis of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Wilhelmina Meanie Ellis and father of Thurman B. Joe Ellis , Jr. A memorial service will be held Monday December 13, 2010 at 1:00 PMfrom the Jarrettsville United Methodist Church 1733 West Jarrettsville Road Jarrettsville, Maryland.

Catherine A. Kogut

Catherine A. Kogut

Nov 30, 2010

Catherine A. Kogut, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 30, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Highlandtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Teresa May Ortt Welsch, and wife of the late Leonard John Kogut Sr. A very devout Catholic, she was a member of St....

Edward Leroy Watts

Edward Leroy Watts

Nov 29, 2010

Edward Leroy Watts, age 75, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 29, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas and Bertha Viola Grover Watts. In 1955, he had signed a Minor League contract with the Chicago White Sox as a center field...

Teresa Lynn Testerman

Teresa Lynn Testerman

Nov 29, 2010

Teresa Lynn Testerman, age 54, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 29, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of James Wheeler and Maribelle Isennock Hicks of Seaford, DE. She had worked 24 years at the Harford County Sheriff's Office where she was a Correctional Officer at...

Bettye U. Prevost

Bettye U. Prevost

Nov 28, 2010

Bettye U. Prevost, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 28, 2010 at Calvert Manor Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD. Born in Towson, MD, she was the daughter of the late Linwood Raver and Lillian Doris Hopkins Uhler, and wife of the late Francis Joseph Prevost Sr. She enjoyed her job as a pharmacy technician, as well as,...

Dennis W. Hutchison

Dennis W. Hutchison

Nov 27, 2010

Dennis W. Hutchison, age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on November 27, 2010 at his home. Born in Kittaning, PA, he was the son of the late Homer Delbert and Georgia Ann McCauley Hutchison. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was stationed on the USS Forrestal CVA 59. He had worked for IBM as a computer technician before retiring...

Carol Lee Carter Green

Carol Lee Carter Green

Nov 26, 2010

Carol Lee Carter Green, age 66, of Laurel, MD, died on November 26, 2010 at her granddaughter's home in Joppa, MD. Born in Riverdale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Milton Howard and Mary Elizabeth Peacock Stebbing and wife of the late Kirk Minor Green. A member of the ladies auxiliary for the Bladensburg Fire Company in the...