Obituaries

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

Harold ''Bunky'' W. Schafer

Harold ''Bunky'' W. Schafer

Apr 18, 2009

Harold (Bunky) William Schafer of Abingdon, MD, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital in Bel Air, surrounded by his loving family. He was 81 years old.Mr. Schafer was born in Bel Air, Maryland, the son of the late Peter Joseph Schafer and Mary Elizabeth Wiker Schafer. He was a lifelong resident...

Mary Helen Porcher Tucker

Mary Helen Porcher Tucker

Apr 16, 2009

Mary Helen Peters Porcher Tucker, age 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 16, 2009 at her home. Born in Joppa, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Edward and Hannah Irene Gilbert Peters. She was a teacher's aid for both Halls Cross Roads and Magnolia Elementary Schools for over 20 years. She was a Christian...

Alice Carter Dumouchel

Alice Carter Dumouchel

Apr 15, 2009

Alice Carter Dumouchel, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 15, 2009 at Citizens Nursing Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Eastport, ME, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Eben and Phoebe Helen Hunt Carter and wife of the late Francis J. Dumouchel. Mrs. Dumouchel is survived by daughters, Marilyn J. Sawyer of Bel...

Andrew Matthew Andrews Jr.

Andrew Matthew Andrews Jr.

Apr 15, 2009

Andrew Matthew Andrews Jr., age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 18, 2009 at his home. Born in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew Matthew Andrews Sr. and Margaret Palincik-Palinsky Andrews. A veteran of the U.S. Army 101 Airborne Rangers, he was a Seargant 1st class serving with Pattons 3rd army. He was a...

Mary Elizabeth Preston

Mary Elizabeth Preston

Apr 14, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Blosser Preston, daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and wonderful friend died restfully April 14, 2009. She was 91 years old, born February 15, 1918 to the Rev. Floyd A. Blosser and Ida Printz Blosser in Lynchburg, Va. She resided in her early years in Bedford and Luray, Virginia, graduating from Luray High School with honors. At seventeen,...

Vernon G. Yeager

Vernon G. Yeager

Apr 14, 2009

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David T. Kading

David T. Kading

Apr 13, 2009

David T. Kading, age 61, of Darlington, MD, died on April 13, 2009 at his home surrounded by family and close friends. Born in Madison, WI, he was the son of the late Violet E. Olsen Kading. A 23 year veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple...

Frances S. Graham

Frances S. Graham

Apr 13, 2009

Frances S. Graham, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 13, 2009 at her home. Born in Ashe County, NC, she was the oldest of nine children of the late Joseph Spencer and Eula Ann Jackson Stephens. She worked for The Harford Mutual Insurance Company for 32 years as a stenographer. Frances enjoyed activities with her Just Friends...

Joseph J. Ochs

Joseph J. Ochs

Apr 12, 2009

Joseph J. Ochs, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late John Charles and Helen Veil Ochs and husband of the late Dorothy T. Ochs. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country...

Michael John Whalen

Michael John Whalen

Apr 12, 2009

Michael John Whalen, age 66, of Charlestown, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Ottumwa, IA, he was the son of the late John Francis and Marion Ruth O'Meara Whalen. A veteran of the U.S. Army, from which he retired, he served our country during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Veteran's...

Anne H. Mcneal

Anne H. Mcneal

Apr 12, 2009

Anne H. McNeal, age 78, of Abingdon, MD, died on April 12, 2009 at her home. Born in Speonk, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stewart Lennox and Dorothy Halsey Fordham Harris and wife of the late Charles D. McNeal. She had earned a four year degree in Elementary Education and enjoyed teaching art. She was very creative...

Jay Brooks

Jay Brooks

Apr 10, 2009

Jay Brooks, age 26, of Perryville, MD, died on April 10, 2009. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Douglas J. Brooks of Florida, and Sharon Lynn Broad Brooks of Perryville, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, he worked in construction as an equipment operator. He enjoyed skateboarding, surfing, and snow boarding, as well...

Hazel Elizabeth Henry

Hazel Elizabeth Henry

Apr 9, 2009

Hazel Elizabeth Henry, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 9, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. A lifetime resident of Harford County, she was a devoted congregate of First Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, MD. Ms. Henry is survived by nieces and nephews, Eugene Henry, Russell Hardesty, Judith Repass, and Sandra Burch. In...

John ''Jack'' T. Brosseau Sr.

John ''Jack'' T. Brosseau Sr.

Apr 9, 2009

John "Jack" T. Brosseau Sr., age 74, of Forest Hill, MD, died on April 9, 2009 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Harvey Leon and Gertrude Marie Boisvert Brosseau. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Air Force, he was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church....

Ruth Mae Peak

Ruth Mae Peak

Apr 9, 2009

Ruth Mae Grafton Peak of Forest Hill passed on April 9, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Hospital in Bel Air, MD at age 89. She was born July 24, 1919 in Forest Hill, MD, daughter of Tony and Esther Grafton. Her late sisters were Dorothy Simmons of Forest Hill and Virginia Sena of Arizona. She graduated from Bel Air High School...

Janie Marie Strader

Janie Marie Strader

Apr 8, 2009

Janie Marie Strader, age 50, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Mt. Clemens, MI, she was the daughter of the late Robert Darrell and Ethel Marie Bigelow Strader. A veteran of the U.S. Army, she had worked as a controls supervisor for the Department of Social Services...

Aaron Michael Fox

Aaron Michael Fox

Apr 8, 2009

Aaron Michael Fox, age 11, died on April 8, 2009. Born in St. Paul, MN, he was the son of Marvin Vincent and Indhira Xerona Fox of Bel Air, MD. A sixth grade student at Southhampton Middle School in Bel Air, his nickname was "The Assistant". He wanted to be a marine biologist, loved to go to the Bahamas, and...

Cotton Osborn

Cotton Osborn

Apr 8, 2009

Cotton Osborn, age 84, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 8, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bloomington, IL, he was the son of the late Albert and Rachel Moon Osborn. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served for 20 years before retiring in 1965. He was an avid fisherman, boater, and...

David Harding Forney

David Harding Forney

Apr 7, 2009

David Harding Forney, age 88, died on April 7, 2009. A native of Davidsville, PA, he was a former resident of Edgewood, MD, having made Augusta, GA his home for the past 12 years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa and was husband of the late Lucille Peters Forney. Mr. Forney was a U.S. Army veteran...

Nancy Stifler

Nancy Stifler

Apr 6, 2009

Nancy Stifler, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 6, 2009 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Cardiff Norris McComas and Mary Alice Magness Kropff and wife of the late William C. Stifler Jr. She was born and raised on a farm not far from her home in Bel...