Obituaries

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

Frank R. Cullum Sr.

Frank R. Cullum Sr.

Nov 2, 2008

Frank R. Cullum Sr., age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late Corthel Frank and Betty Ruth Wilson Cullum. He was the owner/operator of J&F Painting. A member of the Bel Air Moose Lodge for many years, he was an avid gardener and...

Wayne F. Miller

Wayne F. Miller

Nov 2, 2008

Wayne F. Miller, age 62, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he worked as a heavy equipment mechanic. He loved the outdoors, especially boating, hunting, and fishing, and enjoyed working with wood, leather and guns. Mr. Miller was the beloved husband of Sharon M. Miller; dear son of Dorothy Miller-Brahin and...

Rosie Theresa Sebree

Rosie Theresa Sebree

Nov 1, 2008

Rosie T. Sebree died peacefully at her home in Bel Air on November 1, 2008. She was 83 years of age. Born on January 15, 1925 in Morgantown, WV, she graduated from Monongahela Township High School in Mapleton, PA in 1943. She traveled to Baltimore in 1946 and became a seamstress. She contributed 21 years of service at Blue Cross...

Barbara Anne Overbeck

Barbara Anne Overbeck

Nov 1, 2008

BARBARA ANNE OVERBECK, age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 1, 2008 in Elkton, MD after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born January 28, 1947 in Denison, TX, she was the daughter of the late Willard Hickman and Rose Adele Bruno Overbeck. During her 25 plus year career with the Internal Revenue Service, Barbara served as a...

Margie T. Lytle

Margie T. Lytle

Nov 1, 2008

Margie T. Lytle, age 82, of White Marsh, MD, died on November 1, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Anna Mary Brown Heaton. Mrs. Lytle is survived by her husband, James F. Lytle Sr. of White Marsh, MD; daughter, Patricia A. Rogers and husband,...

W. David Elliott

W. David Elliott

Oct 31, 2008

W. David Elliott, age 59, of Darlington, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Betty Lethia Liddle Elliott of Darlington, MD and the late Roy Glenn Elliott. He retired, after 31 years, from Chrysler Motors in Newark, DE. A past member of...

Cheryl Blake

Cheryl Blake

Oct 31, 2008

Cheryl Blake, age 38, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Betty Lou King Blake of Bel Air, MD and the late Robert Patrick Blake. Pallbearers were Wayne King Jr., David King, Bernard King Jr., Chris Ludwig, Gregory Ludwig, and...

Kathryn ''Kay'' Jarusek Smith

Kathryn ''Kay'' Jarusek Smith

Oct 31, 2008

Kathryn "Kay" Jarusek Smith, age 80, daughter of the late Elmer and Helen Jarusek, and a lifetime resident of Abingdon, passed away at home on October 31, 2008 after a long illness. She enjoyed bingo, cards, dancing, and going out with friends and family. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company for 28 years as a supervisor and ran a...

Edward Perry

Edward Perry

Oct 29, 2008

Edward Perry, age 87, of Whiteford, MD, died on October 29, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Jessey Perry and Celena M. Doucette. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He enjoyed bowling, horseshoes, and drawing, as well as, playing...

Stephanie I. Schylaske

Stephanie I. Schylaske

Oct 28, 2008

Stephanie I. Schylaske, age 65, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 28, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Stephen Morgan Thompson of Baltimore, MD and the late Catherine Cecila Rogge Thompson. She enjoyed her grandchildren. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband of 38 years, Joseph E. Schylaske of...

Anna ''Ann'' M. Holdorf

Anna ''Ann'' M. Holdorf

Oct 28, 2008

Anna "Ann" M. Holdorf, age 82, of Nottingham, PA, formerly of Bel Air, died on October 28, 2008 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Barnaby and Ethel May Parks Gross. She retired, after 33 years, from Harford County Public Schools where she was a secretary at Bel Air High School....

Johnnie Manzari Sr.

Johnnie Manzari Sr.

Oct 28, 2008

Johnnie Manzari Sr., age 81, of White Marsh, MD, died on October 28, 2008 at his son's home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Angelo and Mary Manzari and husband of the late Gloria Sally Manzari. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he owned and operated Johnnie's Upholstery Shop in Havre de Grace, MD from...

Vivian R. ''Mike'' Bolton

Vivian R. ''Mike'' Bolton

Oct 25, 2008

Vivian R. "Mike" Bolton, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 25, 2008 at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Albert and Phoebe Kitchen Bolton. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in WWII. He graduated from George Washington University and then went on to a 42 year career as...

Patricia Ann Wright

Patricia Ann Wright

Oct 25, 2008

Patricia Ann Wright, age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on October 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Schaffer and Nancy Katherine Kirby Lucas and wife of the late Arch Wright Sr. A resident of Harford County for 48 years, she was employed at Edgewood Arsenal in the 1960's as...

Curtis Eugene Hess

Curtis Eugene Hess

Oct 24, 2008

Curtis Eugene Hess, age 61, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on October 24, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Saltville, VA, he was the son of the late Lee Junior and Delcie Leah Griffey Hess. A resident of Harford County for 54 years, he was a skilled mechanic at Nelson Wren and Ken's...

Carmella Marianna Owens-Stacey

Carmella Marianna Owens-Stacey

Oct 23, 2008

Carmella Marianna Owens-Stacey of Aberdeen, departed this life on October 23, 2008. The immediate family had a gravesite funeral. She is survived by her loving parents, Amanda Owens and Richard Stacey of Aberdeen, a brother, Richard Stacey II of Havre de Grace; Grandfather, Richard Lacey and Step-Grandmother, Patsy Lacey of Florida; Grandmother, Deborah Stacey of Elkton; Grandmother, JoAnna and Step-Grandfather,...

Thomas C. Vaught Sr.

Thomas C. Vaught Sr.

Oct 22, 2008

Thomas C. Vaught Sr., age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 22, 2008 at his home. Born in Ashe County, NC, he was the son of the late Fred Thomas and Ida Etta Rutherford Vaught. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division out of Ft. Benning, GA....