Obituaries

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

Samuel W. Fike Jr.

Samuel W. Fike Jr.

Jul 14, 2009

Samuel W. Fike, Jr. age 82, of White Marsh, MD, died on July 14, 2009 at Gilchrist Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Meyersdale, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel Walter Fike Sr. and Katherine Sipple Fike. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he retired after 32 years from Eastern Stainless Steel, where he was a general...

Loriene Virginia Lutz

Loriene Virginia Lutz

Jul 13, 2009

Loriene Virginia Lutz, age 77, and her husband, Robert "Bob" L. Lutz, age 78, both of Aberdeen, MD, died on July 13, 2009 and July 15, 2009, respectively, at their home. Mrs. Lutz was born in Renick, WV, and was the daughter of the late Cassie and Madge Brown Lewis. A resident of Harford County for 44 years, she had...

Sgt. Michael Wayne Heede Jr.

Sgt. Michael Wayne Heede Jr.

Jul 13, 2009

Sgt. Michael Wayne Heede Jr., age 22, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 13, 2009 while serving in Afghanistan. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Gloria Jean Lewis Crothers of Edgewood, MD. He was a graduate of Kennard Dale High School in Fawn Grove, PA where he excelled in lacrosse and cross country before joining the Marine...

Mildred E. Hall

Mildred E. Hall

Jul 12, 2009

Mildred Eddie Wolfe Hall, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 12, 2009 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born and raised in Hot Springs, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Luther and Eddie Virginia Tidd Wolfe. She moved to Maryland in 1955 and had worked at Homewood Nursing Home in Hanover, PA from where...

Dora Emma Caputo

Dora Emma Caputo

Jul 11, 2009

Dora Emma Caputo, age 85, of Rising Sun, MD, died on July 11, 2009 at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center in Rising Sun, MD. Born in Sussex, NJ, "Deb" was the daughter of the late Floyd J. Buss and Edith M. Sprague Buss and wife of the late Francis Gabriel Caputo Sr. She earned a nursing degree from the Jersey City...

Rita ''Polly'' Kozub

Rita ''Polly'' Kozub

Jul 10, 2009

"Polly" Kozub, age 88, of Abingdon, MD, died on July 10, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Ottumwa, IA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Paul and Cecil Mae Criswell Martin and wife of the late Joseph Kozub. She had retired from Edgewood Arsenal where she was a Personnel Management Specialist....

Edgar ''Jim'' Ryan

Edgar ''Jim'' Ryan

Jul 10, 2009

Edgar "Jim" Ryan, age 75, of Abingdon, MD, died on July 10, 2009 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late William Carroll and Anna Agusta Bensor Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired from Edgewood Arsenal after 41 years, where he was a field technician. He...

Carol Ann Flora

Carol Ann Flora

Jul 7, 2009

Carol Ann Flora, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 7, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. Born in Flint, MI, she was the daughter of the late Forest Lavern and Dorothy May Henderson Merrill and wife of the late Charles Michael Flora. A teacher for Harford County Public Schools, she was a longtime member of...

Bernardine Mary Franz

Bernardine Mary Franz

Jul 7, 2009

Bernardine Mary Franz, age 90 of Bel Air, MD, died on July 7, 2009 at Lorien, Bel Air, MD. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard John Callan and the late Ruth Cleveland Pike Wheeley and wife of 59 years to the late Lawrence Richard Franz Sr. A member of St. Margaret Catholic Church,...

Randall Leon Kitts

Randall Leon Kitts

Jul 7, 2009

Randall Leon Kitts, age 63, of Aberdeen, MD, died on July 7, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Pulaski, VA, he was the son of the late Roy Leon and Jessie Frances Safewright Kitts. A veteran of the Army and Marine Corps he served our country in Vietnam. A repairman for a heating and...

Cpt (R) Augustus ''Gus'' John Lacomb Iii

Cpt (R) Augustus ''Gus'' John Lacomb Iii

Jul 5, 2009

CPT(R) Augustus "Gus" John LaComb II, age 67, of Joppatowne, MD, died July 5, 2009. Born in Ogdensburg, NY, he was the son of Katherine Elizabeth Sharland and the late Augustus John LaComb II. He enlisted in the Army in 1960, married Winsome Humphrey on July 11, 1964, received direct commission in VietNam; graduated from Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, in...

Janice L. Johnson

Janice L. Johnson

Jul 5, 2009

Janice L. Johnson, age 66, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 5, 2009 at her daughter's home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Hallie Mae Neely Smith. A 1961 graduate of Bel Air High School, she worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground until her retirement in 2005. She loved her...

Michael D. Bayne

Michael D. Bayne

Jul 4, 2009

Michael D. Bayne, age 56, of Joppa, MD, died on July 4, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Harry Leonard Bayne Sr. and Rene Bayne. He was the co-owner, along with his brother Lennie, of Bayne Painting where they ran a successful business for almost...

Donald N. Ryan

Donald N. Ryan

Jul 3, 2009

Donald N. Ryan, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 3, 2009 at his home. Born in Fallston, MD, he was the son of the late John Orville and Olga Bier Wimmer Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army he had worked as a sales and service representative in the computer business. Mr. Ryan is survived by his...

John Anthony Giblin

John Anthony Giblin

Jul 3, 2009

John Anthony Giblin, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 3, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William and Ellen Flanagan Giblin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a Harford County resident for 37 years. He enjoyed computers and attended...

Dimas Trujillo

Dimas Trujillo

Jul 2, 2009

Dimas Trujillo, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Loiza, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Ricardo and Flora Morales Trujillo. A Harford County resident since 2001, he attended Senderos de la Cruz in Edgewood, MD. He enjoyed listening to music, bike riding and eating. Mr....

Franklin Hinegardner

Franklin Hinegardner

Jul 2, 2009

Franklin Hinegardner, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Renick, WV, he was the son of the late Earl Cameron and Nellie Bly Allen Hinegardner and husband of the late Bessie Hitchcock Hinegardner. A Harford County resident for 76 years, he worked for Corbin Fuel...

Lester Gilbert Coen

Lester Gilbert Coen

Jul 2, 2009

Lester Gilbert Coen, age 81, of Aberdeen, MD, died on July 2, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Harford County, MD, he was the son of the late Wilton Rekord and Edith Lenora Gallion Coen and husband of the late Edna Vinson Coen. A life long resident of Aberdeen, MD, his joy in life was dairy...

Jerry F. Martin

Jerry F. Martin

Jun 28, 2009

Jerry F. Martin, age 60, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 28, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Fountain Green, MD, he was the son of the late James Granville and Bertha Gay Childers Martin. He was currently employed with Point Breeze Credit Union where he had been for 15 years. An avid...

Rita A. Brown

Rita A. Brown

Jun 27, 2009

Rita A. Brown, age 87, of Joppa, MD, died on June 27, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Cecelia Schuler Lange and wife of the late Russell Francis Brown, who she married on August 15, 1941 and who passed away on June 6, 1966. A huge Orioles fan, she...