Obituaries

Jan 31, 2009

Ronald Wayne Saunders Sr., "PeeWee", age 64, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 31, 2009 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born January 12, 1945 in Danville, VA, he was the son of Jewell A. Saunders, age 81 of Edgewood, MD, formerly of Pelham, NC, and the late Charlie Lee Saunders Sr. He was a painting contractor for over...

Jan 29, 2009

Constance Mary Nelson, age 94, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 29, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jeremia and Philomena Vitello Mariano and wife of the late August Nelson. Mrs. Nelson is survived by a host of loving family and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was...

Jan 27, 2009

Harry Alexander Chavez Sr., age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 27, 2009 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Madison, WI, he was the son of the late Alexander Ferdinand and Erika Elsa Gottschalk Chavez. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as an MP. A Harford County resident for 30 years,...

Jan 27, 2009

Enola A. Harrington, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 27, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Trout Dale, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Monroe and Letty Esther Dunnavant Harrington. She had worked for Wilmington Medical Center as a medical records technician. An avid reader of the Bible, she...

Jan 26, 2009

Hazel Marie Choate (nee Lundy), age 98, of Mayo, MD, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at her son's home. Born in Ennice, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Garfield and Josie Lorinda Williams Lundy and wife of the late William Posey Choate. A resident of Harford County since 1920, she had owned...

Jan 26, 2009

James A. Morehead, age 78, of Joppa, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at his home. Born in Urichsville, OH, he was the son of the late Chester Allison Arthur and Lillie Wade Echard Morehead. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired in 1968. He had worked as an electrician for Aberdeen Proving Grounds from 1972-1985. He...

Jan 26, 2009

Dorothy Loomis Ryan, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Wilson, PA, and a resident of Bel Air for 73 years, she was the daughter of the late George R. and Elizabeth "Betty" M. Loomis and wife of the late Kenneth L. Ryan. She was...

Jan 26, 2009

Lester J. Drabik, age 83, of Joppa, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew and Pauline Pulasko Drabik. A veteran of the U.S. Army he served our country in WWII. He worked at the GM plant, traffic department, on Broening Highway until...

Jan 26, 2009

Mable Brown, age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Benson, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joshua and Janie Britton and wife of the late Harvey L. Brown. She was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church for over 70 years. She enjoyed sewing,...

Jan 26, 2009

Judith Mary Preston, age 73, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on January 26, 2009 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Southborough, Kent, England, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Wilfred and Millicent Beryl Stapley Poile and wife, of 30 years, of the late Earl Eugene Preston Sr. She came to the United States answering a...

Jan 25, 2009

Katianna "Kati" Colburn Hastings, age 10, of Bel Air, MD, died on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at her home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Patrick Francis Hastings of Timonium, MD and Kimberly Ann Sterbak of Bel Air, MD. She is survived by three siblings, Cavan Vance Hastings, Kayla Shay Janette Sterbak and Jesse Lee...

Jan 24, 2009

Helen Coulson Gillespie, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 24, 2009 at her home. Helen was born September 26, 1926 in West Virginia. She was the fourth child of Lucy Texas (Harris) Coulson and Barney Stanford Coulson. During WWII, Helen moved to Maryland. While living in Bel Air, she met her future husband, Russell Lawrence Gillespie ("Larry"), who...

Jan 24, 2009

Christina "Chricket" M. Smith, age 27, of Port Deposit, MD, died on January 24, 2009 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Ronald William Smith Sr. and Kim Michelle Rawlings Smith of Port Deposit, MD. As a baby, her Poppy nicknamed her "Chricket" and was forever known as "Chricket" by all family...

Jan 23, 2009

Forest D. Byroade, age 78, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 23, 2009 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Forest Harold and Mary Catherine Eckstine Byroade. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Korean Conflict. He worked over 30 years at...

Jan 23, 2009

Shirley Louise Jones, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 23, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the oldest of ten siblings of the late Gilman E. Schulz Sr. and Anna Snyder Schulz, and wife of the late Lester V. Jones. During the 1950's she worked for Eastern Airlines where she loved being a...

Jan 21, 2009

Stuart Bruce Kennedy, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 21, 2009, at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Anna Marie Bilodeau Kennedy, and husband, for 38 years, of the late Ruth Eleanor Rivett Kennedy. A career soldier, he served in the U.S. Army for...

Jan 21, 2009

Leo A. Hoshal, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died January 21, 2009 at his caretaker's home. Born in Marble, Minnesota, he was the son of the late William S. and Stella Provost Hoshal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country during WWII with his three brothers and father. A very hard working and energetic man,...

Jan 19, 2009

Alma Louise Thach Whaley was born on November 19, 1933 in Los Angeles, CA, raised in San Diego, CA and departed on January 19, 2009. She was a resident of Bel Air MD. She was an avid sports fan (football) and was also a member of the Mason Dixon Train Club, and the Chesapeake Allegheny Blue Ridge model train clubs....

Jan 18, 2009

Raymond William "Hollywood" Merling, age 69, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 18, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George and Vera Ann Holiday Merling. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the Perry Hall V.F.W. He retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1990 after 30 years service....

Jan 18, 2009