Obituaries

Sep 29, 2009

Frances Tagmyer, age 86, of Springboro, OH, formerly of Darlington, Bel Air, and Northeast, died on September 29, 2009 at her daughter's home. Born in Pasadena, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Helen C. Cook Duvall and wife of the late Harry W. Tagmyer. She was a longtime member of Dublin United Methodist Church.Mrs. Tagmyer...

Sep 26, 2009

Kevin Kennedy, age 52, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on September 26, 2009 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Mary Grace Rock Kennedy and the late Bernard John Kennedy Sr. A graduate of Scranton Central High, he married his wife, Karen on April 19, 1986. He spent most...

Sep 26, 2009

Peacefully in his sleep on September 26, 2009, Zane Fleming, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, expired after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. At his side was his dear beloved wife, Betty, who cared for and loved him for 32 years. Zane served his country in the Navy and Army from 1945-1952. He was employed with the U.S....

Sep 25, 2009

Catherine Antoinette Nipwoda, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 25, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Susanna Clara Hock Foehrkolb and wife of 43 years to the late John Nicholas Nipwoda. She was retired from Aberdeen Proving Grounds and...

Sep 25, 2009

Ruby H. Rose, age 102, died on September 25, 2009, at her home. Born in Independence, VA, she was the daughter of the late Howard Cleveland and Dell Beck Haga and wife of the late Walker C. Rose. A member of Calvary Baptist Church since 1974, she enjoyed quilting and crocheting. She made afghans for all of her children and...

Sep 24, 2009

Donald G. Hanna, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 24, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Renick, WV, he was the son of the late James Harry and Vera Givens Hanna. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country in the Korean War. A Harford County resident for...

Sep 23, 2009

Sep 21, 2009

Steve Brown, age 57, of Aberdeen, MD, died on September 21, 2009 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Margaret Janelle Johnson Brown of Aberdeen, MD and the late William Gwyn Brown. He was employed as a maintenance worker for apartment complexes and enjoyed spending time with family and friends....

Sep 21, 2009

Mary Katherine Habera, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 21, 2009 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Louis Charles and Geneva Snowbird Smith Nagle. She retired from Glen Eagles Sewing Factory where she was a presser. A member of the Cherokee...

Sep 19, 2009

Bernice Lytle Greene died September 19 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was 85.She was born in Barberton, Ohio to Francis Armstrong Lytle, a veteran of the Great War, and Florence Catherine Jones Lytle, and grew up in Akron, Ohio. In 1944 she married Robert B. Greene, and served in ministry with him to Christian Churches in Indianapolis, Fork, Maryland,...

Sep 19, 2009

Elinor Mae Ackerman, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 19, 2009 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Delabole, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Bruch and Flora Richards Tucker and wife of the late Harry Fulton Ackerman. A Bel Air resident for 50 years, she became known to her family...

Sep 19, 2009

Louise Eck, age 79, of Forest Hill, MD, died on September 19, 2009 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Lee and Ollie Gertrude Crow Weaver, and wife of the late Arnold Charles Eck Sr. A devoted mother and grandmother, she had worked as an insurance...

Sep 16, 2009

Sep 14, 2009

Eugene Aloysius Fox, age 80, of Fallston, MD, died on September 14, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William J. and Stella Krocheski Fox. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired from Peabody Press in Baltimore, where he worked with his brothers, William and John. He was very involved with...

Sep 14, 2009

Peggy L. Coleman, age 76, of Darlington, MD, died on September 14, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hickory, MD, she was the daughter of the late Willie Lloyd and Lillian Octavia Hollingsworth Anders and wife of the late Carmel Coleman. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she had worked for 16 years for...

Sep 12, 2009

Mary Ann "Toots" Tressler, age 73, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on September 12, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Salisbury, PA, she was the daughter of the late Herman H. and Ruth Evelyn Beachy Hartman. A Harford County resident since 1964, she had graduated from Salisbury-Elk Lick High School in 1953. An admitting clerk...

Sep 10, 2009

Benjamin Lawrence Eller, Sr. of Abingdon, MD passed on September 10, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Mr. Eller, the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Eller and Leona Minton Eller was born January 17, 1932 in Purlear, NC.Mr. Eller was a Commodity Manager at Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he worked for the APG Logistics Directorate. He...

Sep 9, 2009

John Lacy Burns, Sr., age 92, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, on September 9, 2009. Born in Maxton, NC, he was the son of the late William Penn and Mary Scott Burns. He was owner and operator of the Sinclair Service Station in Fallston. He also had worked for S & E Trucking as...

Sep 9, 2009

James W. Hayes, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on September 9, 2009 and joined his beloved wife of almost 67 years, Pearl M. Hayes, who had passed away 9 months earlier. Born in Wilkes County, NC, James was the son of the late William Blaine and Dora Jane Miller Hayes. He...

Sep 9, 2009

Martha Ann O'Hearn, age 55, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 9, 2009 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Mary Brashears Harward. She enjoyed cooking, especially for family on holidays. She loved the ocean, camping at Chincoteague, VA and being on...