Obituaries

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

Loy Stafford Clements Jr.

Loy Stafford Clements Jr.

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...

Donna Marie Ziolkowski

Donna Marie Ziolkowski

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...

Agnes Lenore Gran

Agnes Lenore Gran

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...

Mildred Marie Austin

Mildred Marie Austin

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,...

Margaret Irene Davis

Margaret Irene Davis

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...

Donald F. Trout, Jr.

Donald F. Trout, Jr.

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,...

Janis L. Conway

Janis L. Conway

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...

Ronald Joseph Piffath

Ronald Joseph Piffath

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...

Carolyn M. Goldstraw

Carolyn M. Goldstraw

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...

Mary Pond Lynn

Mary Pond Lynn

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...

Loleda Rose Broughton

Loleda Rose Broughton

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...

William E. Preston Iii

William E. Preston Iii

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...

James A. Dillman

James A. Dillman

Jun 25, 2010

James A. Dillman, age 69, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 25, 2010 at his home. Born in Mifflin County, PA, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Ida Mae Batt Dillman. An avid bowler and golfer, he worked in construction for 50 years, currently at Tech Contractors in Baltimore where he was a superintendent. He enjoyed...

Virginia Marie Logan

Virginia Marie Logan

Jun 25, 2010

Virginia Marie Logan (nee Brauer) of Bel Air, MD, died on June 25, 2010 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Brauer Sr. and Myrtle Thompson McGee Brauer and wife, for 49 years, of the late James A. Logan. She was a member of the Women's...

Nancy C. Dye

Nancy C. Dye

Jun 23, 2010

Nancy C. Dye, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Fielden Patrick Boone and Lily Pauline Richardson Stahler. Mrs. Dye is survived by her husband, Travis Dye of Abingdon, MD; son, Shawn Andrew Rakes of Bridgeville, DE, stepsons,...

Eleanor Kathleen Jones

Eleanor Kathleen Jones

Jun 23, 2010

Eleanor Kathleen Jones, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 23, 2010 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Kelsie and Martha Hall Perkins and wife, for 51 years, of the late Ray Jones. A resident of Edgewood for 41 years, she worked as a medical...

Rose Pennington Sellers

Rose Pennington Sellers

Jun 20, 2010

Rose Pennington Sellers was born on April 12, 1914, and died on June 20, 2010 in Wilmington, DE, where she resided since 1992. As a 1937 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, she practiced public health nursing in both Harford and Baltimore Counties in Maryland for many years. After her retirement in 1979, she traveled extensively to...

Helen M. Pezzica

Helen M. Pezzica

Jun 20, 2010

On June 20, 2010, Helen M. (Mroczka) Pezzica, age 91, passed away while under hospice care at the Madonna Heritage elder care facility. She was born in Baltimore, the only child of Joseph Mroczka and Josephine Kramer Mroczka. She attended St. Casimer Elementary School, Seton High School, and St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg. In 1946 she married Peter F. Pezzica...