Obituaries

Aug 24, 2008

LINDA ANN NALBONE, age 57, of Robbinsville, NJ, formerly of Darlington, MD, died on August 24, 2008 at her shore home in Seaside Park, NJ. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter Evelyn Stapleton Bennington of Darlington, MD and the late Americo Schiavi. A graduate of Bel Air High School class of 1969, she was also a volunteer of...

Aug 20, 2008

EVA H. OSBORNE, age 87, of Churchville, MD, died on August 20, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in West Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha Mae Roten Welch and wife of the late Harold A. Osborne. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church since 1955 and...

Aug 19, 2008

PATTY L. KARL, age 53, of Edgewood, MD, died on August 19, 2008 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Patsy Sue Fletcher Wendler of Edgemere, MD and the late Clarence F. Martin. She enjoyed crafting, photography, her flower gardens, and all kinds of animals. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Karl...

Aug 19, 2008

HERBERT JENNINGS IRELAND, age 78, of Joppa, MD, died on August 19, 2008 at his home. Born in New Bern, NC, he was the son of the late Herbert Jennings and Blanche Bell Ball Ireland. A four year veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served our country during the Korean War. He graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC...

Aug 19, 2008

GLENMORE H. DRASHER, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 19, 2008 at Overlea Health and Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD. Born on March 14, 1913 in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late Howard E. and Mary Katherine Stout Drasher and husband, for 32 years, of the late Matilda Elizabeth Drasher. A graduate of Hazelton High School,...

Aug 19, 2008

JOSEPH G. BONNEY JR., age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 19, 2008 at his home. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph Gilbert Bonney Sr. and Elizabeth Theresa Rich Rush. A retired 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the V.F.W. and the Lions Club in Parkville,...

Aug 17, 2008

LELAH AILEEN MATTHEWS, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed peacefully in her home on August 17, 2008. She was born in Salina, KS, and the daughter of the late Homer and Lelah Jewell. She was married and the wife of the late LTC (Ret) Eric F. Matthews for 54 years. As an army wife, she lived many places throughout...

Aug 16, 2008

GUST BUCHANNAN MANOS, age 82, of Virginia Beach, VA, died on August 16, 2008 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. Born in Magnolia, MD, he was the son of the late Gust and Lydia Howard Moore Manos and husband, for 28 years, of the late Nella Manos. He was a 25 year veteran of the U.S....

Aug 15, 2008

LUCINDA "CINDY" KAY COLEMAN, age 42, of North East, MD, died on August 15, 2008 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Larry Leon Barber of Perry, FL and Oleita Hulda Bowers Yonce of Jarrettsville, MD. She worked for the U.S. Government as a bookkeeper. She enjoyed writing and was a devoted mother...

Aug 15, 2008

HUGH HERBERT BROWN, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 15, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Carnegie, PA, he was the son of the late John Lester and Mildred Jean Fife Brown and was the husband of the late Ruth Zimmerman Brown. A resident of Bel Air for 51 years, he...

Aug 14, 2008

DAVID WYATT ELDRETH, age 63, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 14, 2008 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Dolphus Wyatt Eldreth and Katherine Anna Lauterbach Flowers. A resident of Harford County for most of his life, he worked as a crew chief for Harford County Water and Sewer,...

Aug 14, 2008

LUKA VAN PEE, age 3 months old, died on August 14, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Leuven, Belgium, he was the son of Pascal M.G. and Dara-Lynn Sturr Van Pee of Bel Air, MD. He was immensely loved by his entire family and will be missed. In addition to his parents, he is survived...

Aug 12, 2008

JOHN L. MILLER, age 82, of Bel Air, died on August 12, 2008 at his home. Born in North Wilkesboro, NC, he was the son of the late James Sidney and Fannie Reid Miller. Mr. Miller was an electro plater for Martin Marietta, from which he retired, before working at the Aegis for 10 years. He was a singer for...

Aug 11, 2008

ROMETTA MITCHELL, age 72, of Joppa, MD, died on August 11, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Beaver Dam, KY, she was the daughter of Betris Tarrance Heflin of Hartford, KY and the late Hayward Heflin. She retired from Magnolia Middle School where she was a teacher's aide. A longtime member of Salem United Methodist Church,...

Aug 11, 2008

Aug 10, 2008

CATHERINE E. HUNT, age 96, of Cowen, WV, formerly of Abingdon, MD died on August 10, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Max Arthur and Frieda Elizabeth Sofia Kirschenhofer Seiler and wife of the late Frank Neal Hunt Jr. She retired after more than 40 years from her business as the...

Aug 10, 2008

THOMAS STEPHEN BOUCHELLE, ESQ., age 53, of Pylesville, MD, died on August 10, 2008. Born in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Wirt and Evelyn Elizabeth Gray Bouchelle. A graduate of John Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore School of Law, he was a member of the Bar in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., and...

Aug 7, 2008

BETTY JONES, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 7, 2008. Born in Bradshaw, MD, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Sarah Gunther and wife of the late Samuel Jones. She retired from the Harford County Public School System, where she had been an elementary school teacher at Joppatowne Elementary School. An avid piano player,...

Aug 5, 2008

JAMES THOMAS WHITE, SR., age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 5, 2008 at his home. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas Earl and Frances Adelaide Archer White. He was a member of Bel Air United Methodist Church, a graduate of Bel Air High School class of 1942, and retired with...

Aug 4, 2008

RICHARD R. COOK, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, died on August 4, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Pineville, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph Goff and Vida Emily Belcher Cook and husband of the late Gertrude Ellen Olinger Cook. He retired from the U.S. Government at Aberdeen Proving Ground...