Obituaries

May 12, 2009

Harrison Blackburn, age 90, of Reading, PA, died on May 12, 2009 at Berkshire Center in Reading, PA. Born in West Jefferson, NC, he was one of eleven children, born to the late Mack and Carmen DeBoard Blackburn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country in WWII. He married his wife of 62 years, Emily Wilson,...

May 11, 2009

Thelma I. Haviland, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 11, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Harford County, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Standiford. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother.Mrs. Haviland is survived by her husband, W. Paul Haviland of Bel Air, MD; children,...

May 11, 2009

Joe Harry Brewer, age 69, died at his home in Deal Island, MD, on May 11, 2009. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William George and Christine Levy Brewer.Mr. Brewer is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Brewer; his children, Bonnie Lynn Foley, Cheryl Ann Vail, Albert John Foley, Jr., Kimberly Ann Helmbrecht, and Nicole Evelyn...

May 10, 2009

Florence Isabelle Sullivan died peacefully at her home on May10, 2009 with family at her side. She was 91. Mrs. Sullivan was born on Nov. 23, 1917, in Fork Md. to Burgan and Florence Dilworth. She married Paul D. "Kelly" Sullivan in June 1942.She was affectionately known as "Belle" to family, friends and acquaintances.Belle attended St. Margaret School in Bel...

May 9, 2009

Bettie (Edna) May Rigsby, age 79, of Joppa, MD died on May 9, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE. Born in Joppa, MD she was the daughter of the late William Carroll and Anna Augusta Benser Ryan. She had worked as a food service worker for the Army, Air Force Exchange Services and loved her family, gardening and...

May 9, 2009

Mary Catherine McAvoy Roberts of Ellicott City, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Roberts lived at Brighton Gardens of Towson for two and a half years. She is the daughter of the late William D. and Mary C. McAvoy, of Osceola Mills, PA.Mrs. Roberts received her...

May 8, 2009

May 8, 2009

Lillie Mae Norfleet, age 84, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on May 8, 2009 at her home. Born in Fries, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Wilson and Ruby Mae Crouse Williams. A resident of Harford County for most of her life, she had worked at Bata Shoe Company as a seamstress, at APG as a...

May 8, 2009

Lucille Robb Chapman, age 87, of Frederick, MD, died on May 8, 2009 at Somerford House in Frederick, MD. Born in Oilton, OK, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Silas and Maud Mae Bernard Robb and wife of the late Ruben Answorth Chapman. A resident of Harford County for over 35 years, she had worked as a bookkeeping...

May 6, 2009

Dan J. Reardon III, age 47, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD, after a short illness. Born in Portsmouth, NH, he was the son of Sandra Jean Jameson Reardon of Bel Air, MD and the late Daniel Joseph Reardon Jr. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church, he had worked...

May 6, 2009

Elbert Jay Taylor, age 66, of Forest Hill, MD died on May 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in North Carolina, he was the son of the late Benjamin Joseph and Marjorie Bell Taylor. He retired from Port City Press where he was a press operator. He loved watching baseball, westerns and collecting baseball...

May 6, 2009

Mark Eugene Hohner, age 47, of Miami Gardens, FL, died on May 6, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Patricia Ann Hohner of Essex, MD and the late C. Gene Hohner. A resident of Harford County for most of his life, he was skilled with his hands and worked in commercial concrete construction....

May 5, 2009

Dorothy B. Taylor, age 84, of Whiteford, MD, died on May 5, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bedford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Daniel and Alma Elizabeth Herron Baber. She came from a large family and was the third of fourteen children who survived birth. She was a member...

May 4, 2009

Kathleen Patricia Ober Bulmash, age 60, of Dublin, MD, died on Monday, May 4, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born May 6, 1948 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur C. and Elizabeth Hussey Ober. A 1966 graduate of Bel Air High School, she received her B.A. in Economics and History from the University...

May 4, 2009

Those who desire may contribute to: American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

May 3, 2009

Evelyn Carolyn Benser, age 66, of Joppa, MD, died on May 3, 2009 at her home. Born in Aurora, NC, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Maude Robinson Pishalski. An avid reader, she had worked at IKEA in White Marsh for 13 years, and was very active at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. A mentor to many people,...

May 3, 2009

Juanita B. Bradshaw, age 73, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 3, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Eugene and Catherine Wilhelmina Whitesell Ecker and was also preceded in death by her true love and husband, Arthur. She was the oldest of ten siblings...

May 2, 2009

William H. Grant, age 82, of Las Cruces, NM, formally of Norrisville, MD, died on May 2, 2009. He was born and raised in Harford County, the son of the late John and May Grant, and husband of the late Helen Elizabeth Greer. He was a meat cutter for Safeway for 25 years, and had served in the U.S. Army...

May 1, 2009

Rembert "Pop" C. Moats, age 81, of Joppa, MD, died on May 1, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in McDowell, VA, he was the son of the late Floyd and Mattie Emma Simmons Moats. A lifetime member of Grace Baptist Church in Joppa, MD, he was the owner and operator of Moats Home Improvements....

Apr 30, 2009

Jeanine P. Grumley, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 30, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Sauveterre de Gruyenne, France, she was the daughter of the late Jean and Renee Canen Ruffet and wife of the late Robert Fassett Grumley. She met her husband in France and moved to America as...