Obituaries

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

Barbara  Arletta Louise Colfer

Barbara Arletta Louise Colfer

Nov 17, 2008

Barbara Arletta Louise Colfer, age 82, of Marco Island, FL, formerly of Darlington and Bel Air, MD, died on November 17, 2008, at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples, FL. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late James Smith and Louise Marland, and wife of the late Dr. Richard James Colfer. Right after high school she...

Jeff Westfall

Jeff Westfall

Nov 15, 2008

JEFF WESTFALL, age 47, of Belcamp, MD, died on November 15, 2008 in Abingdon, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ronald Edward Westfall who resides in Charlotte Hall, MD and Nancy Dale Heath Westfall of Baltimore, MD. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a loving father who was well loved by his family and...

Mark Nicholas Belcastro

Mark Nicholas Belcastro

Nov 15, 2008

Mark Nicholas Belcastro, age 30, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on November 15, 2008 at his home. Born in Towson, MD, he was the son of Anthony Joseph and Geraldine Funari Belcastro of Bel Air, MD. A 1997 graduate of Bel Air High School, he played baseball, golf and basketball while in school. He also played with Harford Kicks...

Kenneth Murray Tull Jr.

Kenneth Murray Tull Jr.

Nov 14, 2008

Kenneth Murray Tull Jr., age 64, of North East, MD, died on November 14, 2008 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Kenneth Murray Tull Sr. and Audrey Atwood Whitney Tull. He worked as a parts manager in the automotive industry. Mr. Tull is survived by two sons, Kenneth R....

W. Robert ''Robbie'' Wallis

W. Robert ''Robbie'' Wallis

Nov 14, 2008

W. Robert "Robbie" Wallis, age 77, of Bel Air, MD and Las Vegas, NV, died on November 14, 2008 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late William Stanley and Flossie Marie Hayden Wallis. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1948, the last class to...

Jo Dale Coale

Jo Dale Coale

Nov 13, 2008

Jo Dale Coale, age 49, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 13, 2008 at her home. Born in Jacksonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith Mitchell Thompson. She worked at Lorien Riverside for four years and then at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation. She loved cats, especially JC, Brat, Little Bit, and Millie. She will...

Clyde P. Gentry Jr.

Clyde P. Gentry Jr.

Nov 12, 2008

CLYDE P. GENTRY JR., age 77, of Bel Air, MD, went to be with his heavenly Father on November 12, 2008. Born in Roxboro, NC, he was the son of the late Clyde Pleasant Gentry Sr. and Minnie Gentry. He retired from Guardian Air Conditioning where he worked as an air conditioner and refrigeration repairman. He also worked for Fischer...

Walter Cline Sr.

Walter Cline Sr.

Nov 12, 2008

Walter Cline Sr., age 86, formerly of Parke St. in Aberdeen, MD, died on November 12, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Flat Ridge, VA, he was the son of the late James Gordon and Clema Luticia Parks Cline and husband of the late Helen Juergens Cline. Formerly of Aberdeen, he worked at Bata Shoe...

Marie  Church

Marie Church

Nov 11, 2008

MARIE CHURCH, age 70, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 11, 2008 at home with her family in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Pulear, NC, she was the daughter of the late Grant Anderson and Nannie Mae Clinton Eller. She worked at the A&P in Bel Air, for 25 years and retired in 1983. She was a member of...

Edna Elizabeth Spurlin

Edna Elizabeth Spurlin

Nov 10, 2008

EDNA ELIZABETH SPURLIN, age 82, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 10, 2008 at her son's home. Born in Street, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Edger and Edna Ely King and wife of the late James Clark Spurlin. She loved to play bingo.Mrs. Spurlin is survived by her son, Jon Spurlin and his wife, Karen; three...

Donald D. Demuro

Donald D. Demuro

Nov 9, 2008

Donald D. DeMuro, age 78, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on November 9, 2008 at his home, after a lengthy illness. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Frank Joseph DeMuro and Agnes Gertrude (Kirrane) DeMuro. Mr. DeMuro was a veteran, having served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1957, including a tour of...

Evan Belfrage

Evan Belfrage

Nov 8, 2008

Evan Belfrage, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 8, 2008 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Hartford, SD, he was the son of the late DeWalt and Beatrice Bender Belfrage. He was a mechanist for Kirchner Medical. Mr. Belfrage is survived by his wife, Christine Elizabeth Belfrage of Bel Air, MD; sons, Joseph...

Elmer Ray Hendrix

Elmer Ray Hendrix

Nov 8, 2008

E. Ray Hendrix, age 55, of Perryville, MD, died on November 8, 2008 at his home. Born in Sparta, NC, he was the son of Lena Faye Holbrook Parthree of Aberdeen, MD and the late Herbert Clifford Hendrix. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was a member of the American Legion in Perryville and the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed...

Frances I. Easter

Frances I. Easter

Nov 7, 2008

In lieu of flowers a contribution may be made to:Bel Forest Christian Academy603 Vale RoadBel Air, MD 21014

Ira Lawrence Simpson

Ira Lawrence Simpson

Nov 6, 2008

Ira Lawrence Simpson, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 6, 2008 at his home. Born in Harwich, MA, he was the son of the late Albert L. and Lillian G. Buck Simpson. He served our country in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Churchville, MD, where he enjoyed playing the...

Det. 1St Class Margaret ''Peggy'' Pfarr-Miller

Det. 1St Class Margaret ''Peggy'' Pfarr-Miller

Nov 5, 2008

Margaret Balmos "Peggy" Pfarr-Miller, age 55, of Belcamp, MD, died on November 5, 2008 at her home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Earl Robert and Mary Elizabeth Kahl Balmos. Margaret attended and graduated from the Overlea Senior High School in Baltimore, MD in 1971. She began employment with the Social Security Administration in...

Willy Lou Stearns

Willy Lou Stearns

Nov 4, 2008

Willy Lou Jones Stearns died in her Bel Air home on November 4, 2008. She was 94. Born on December 11, 1913 in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the sixth of Charles A. and Alevia L. Jones' eight children. In 1917, the family moved to Sharon, MD, where her father purchased a 150 acre farm. A graduate of Highland High...

Sheron Couch Munro

Sheron Couch Munro

Nov 3, 2008

SHERON COUCH MUNRO, age 60, of Baltimore, MD, died on November 3, 2008 at her home. Born in Winchester, MA, she was the daughter of Franklin L. Couch Jr. and Alice Eileen Longley Couch of Abingdon, MD. She was an honor student at Edgewood High School class of 1966. She went on to graduate from St. Mary's College in 1968...

Dorothy Hawkins Starr

Dorothy Hawkins Starr

Nov 3, 2008

Dorothy Hawkins Starr, age 99, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Fallston, died on November 3, 2008 at Victorian Estates, Bel Air, MD. Born in Churchville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Stanton and Georgia Foard Hawkins and wife of the late Walter Russell Starr. A resident of Harford County all her life, she was a member...