Obituaries

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

Joyce C. O'Leary

Joyce C. O'Leary

May 29, 2008

On May 29, 2008, Joyce Collier O'Leary died of natural causes at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland at age 84. Born and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania, daughter of Blanche Yoset and Clarence Collier, she was previously married, in 1944, to John F. O'Leary, of Queenstown, MD, and moved to Bel Air in 1954. There she raised...

Bob Fricke

Bob Fricke

May 29, 2008

BOB FRICKE, age 61, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 29, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Huntington, NY, he was the son of the late Edwin Francis and Harriet Harmon Gronbeck Fricke. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he received a Ph.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1975. A retired...

Winona Evelyn Gardner

Winona Evelyn Gardner

May 28, 2008

WINONA "NONIE" EVELYN GARDNER, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 28, 2008 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Hermann and Lillian Evelyn Schultz Grumbach and wife of the late Wilbur Lewis Gardner. Formerly of Fairfax County, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland, she...

Joseph Leo Rink

Joseph Leo Rink

May 28, 2008

JOSEPH LEO RINK, age 77, of Bel Air, MD died at his home on May 28, 2008 surrounded by his family. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leo Rink and the late Juliana Jasasciute Wangus. Raised at the St. Vincent Orphanage for Boys by the Sisters of Mercy, Mr. Rink attended Calvert Hall College High School...

Gordon L. Lasley

Gordon L. Lasley

May 28, 2008

GORDON L. LASLEY, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 28, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of the late Joseph Clarence and Mattie Franklin Robertson Lasley. A resident of Harford County since the 1950's, he worked in security all his life, including Aberdeen Proving Ground and Merry...

Rev. William M. Hoard

Rev. William M. Hoard

May 27, 2008

REV. WILLIAM M. HOARD, age 88, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 27, 2008 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Belcamp, MD. Born in St. Clair County, AL, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Eula Drummond Hoard. He preached more than 60 years before his retirement in the 1990's, and during that time, he received an...

Virginia ''Jinny'' Huston Campbell

Virginia ''Jinny'' Huston Campbell

May 26, 2008

VIRGINIA (JINNY) CAMPBELL, formerly of Bel Air, went home to be with the Lord Jesus and loved ones who preceded her on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008. She has been a resident of Ft. Myers, Florida for the last 18 years. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1927 and grew up in Bellevue, OH. She graduated from Ohio...

Marlin Mitchell Mckaughan Jr.

Marlin Mitchell Mckaughan Jr.

May 26, 2008

MARLIN MITCHELL McKAUGHAN JR., age 75, of Joppa, MD, died on May 26, 2008 at his daughter's home. Born in Atkins, VA, he was the son of the late Marlin Mitchell McKaughan Sr. and Ruth Marie Umbarger McKaughan, and husband, for over 50 years, of the late Betty Jo McKaughan. A resident of Joppa for 52 years, he enjoyed working...

Robert C. ''Uncle Russ'' Russell

Robert C. ''Uncle Russ'' Russell

May 26, 2008

ROBERT C. "UNCLE RUSS" RUSSELL, age 73, of Street, MD, died on May 26, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Earl and Ruth C. Sims Russell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and enjoyed eating crabs, fishing, model trains and watching his grandchildren's sporting...

Clyde Edward Barlow

Clyde Edward Barlow

May 25, 2008

CLYDE EDWARD BARLOW, age 78, of Darlington, MD, died on May 25, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Lecompte, LA, he was the son of the late Johnnie and Sadie Duncan Barlow and husband of the late Peggy Barlow. A Harford County resident for 60 years, he worked for Crouse Construction where he was...

Clyde Francis Hinkle

Clyde Francis Hinkle

May 24, 2008

CLYDE FRANCIS HINKLE, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in 1942 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harry J. and Lula (nee Miller) Hinkle. A Harford County resident for six years, he previously lived in White Hall, MD. He...

Talia Marie Pleasant

Talia Marie Pleasant

May 24, 2008

Talia Marie PleasantSeptember 27, 2003 – May 24, 2008Talia Marie Pleasant, 4 years old, passed away peacefully Saturday May 24, 2008, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (with mommy and daddy by her side). Born in Bel Air, MD, she is the daughter of Leda and Jerome Pleasant of Joppa, MD. Along with her parents, she is survived by her...

Galen Wade Whitely

Galen Wade Whitely

May 24, 2008

GALEN WADE WHITELY, age 50, of Joppa, MD, died on May 24, 2008 at his mother's home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Gay Elaine Epperly Whitely of Joppa, MD and the late Billy Gerald Whitely Sr. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he graduated from Edgewood High School in 1975. A bricklayer, he worked...

Bettylou Irwin

Bettylou Irwin

May 23, 2008

BETTYLOU IRWIN, age 75, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 23, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Daisy B. Bush Fletcher. She enjoyed flowers and loved to see the Ironbirds play. Mrs. Irwin is survived by her husband of 56 years,...

Leona B. Hughes

Leona B. Hughes

May 22, 2008

LEONA BLEIGH HUGHES, of Joppatowne, MD, died on May 22, 2008 at Lorien Nursing Home in Riverside, MD. She was 86. She was the devoted wife of the late Gary Lee Hughes Sr. and the daughter of the late Jasper Oliver Bleigh and Lura Bell Prunty Mullay. Mrs. Hughes was born in Sutton, WV, but spent most of her adult...

Ruth Ann Ball Barninger

Ruth Ann Ball Barninger

May 22, 2008

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to:Harford County Humane Society2208 Connelly RoadFallston, MD 21047

Marie Bowser Hill

Marie Bowser Hill

May 22, 2008

MARIE BOWSER HILL, age 90, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 22, 2008 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born December 9, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Frank Mulligan and the late Rose Anna Stewart Mulligan Kronyager, and wife of the late James C. Hill. She married Ray Van Lear...

Hazel Lorraine Berryman

Hazel Lorraine Berryman

May 20, 2008

HAZEL LORRAINE BERRYMAN, age 82, of Joppatowne, MD, died on May 20, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Edna Aline Nash Berryman. She was employed with Maryland General Hospital for 45 years as a nurse. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and loved butterflies. She was very supportive of her...

Joan Eccles Ward

Joan Eccles Ward

May 20, 2008

JOAN ECCLES WARD, age 75, of Bel Air, died on May 20, 2008 at her home. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Byron and Althea Arceneaux Eccles. She grew up in Chevy Chase, MD, graduated from the University of Maryland, and moved to Harford County in 1954. She was involved in numerous community and...

Rebecca Jane Del Frate

Rebecca Jane Del Frate

May 20, 2008

REBECCA JANE DEL FRATE, age 83, of Aberdeen, MD, died on May 20, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Clarksburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Albert Nelson and Ada Louellen Frush Wagner and wife of the late Julian Joseph Del Frate. She retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1974, after 25...