Obituaries

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

Estella Kessler

Estella Kessler

Jul 25, 2008

ESTELLA KESSLER, age 92, of Rising Sun, MD, died on July 25, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Boone, NC, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Claudia Rebecca Day Triplett and wife of the late Paul K. Kessler Sr. She had worked at Woolworth's in Bel Air and the Harford...

Richard ''Dick'' V. Fonzi Sr.

Richard ''Dick'' V. Fonzi Sr.

Jul 25, 2008

RICHARD "DICK" V. FONZI SR., age 79, of Bel Air, MD for the past 12 years, formerly of Middle River for 52 years, died on July 25, 2008 at Lorien of Bel Air. Born in Port Royal, PA, he was the son of the late James Victor Fonzi and the late Pearl Leone McMillion Timm. He retired from Eastern Stainless...

Sylvia L. Hennessey

Sylvia L. Hennessey

Jul 24, 2008

SYLVIA L. HENNESSEY, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully on July 24. Born in Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of Donald Folk Campbell Jr. of Lenoir, NC and the late Julia Alice Carlisle Campbell. She graduated from Longwood College in Farmville, VA with a degree in English. Upon graduation, she taught high school in Richmond, VA and...

Frank J. Lucas Jr.

Frank J. Lucas Jr.

Jul 22, 2008

FRANK J. LUCAS JR., age 67, of Abingdon, MD, died on July 22, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank John Lucas Sr. and the late Catherine Agnes Seglinski Lucas. He worked as a Deputy for the Harford County Sheriff's Office from 1962-1972. He went...

Wilma ''Billie'' Pilachowski

Wilma ''Billie'' Pilachowski

Jul 20, 2008

WILMA "BILLIE" PILACHOWSKI, age 69, of Joppatowne, MD, died on July 20, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Myrtle Gertrude Akehurst Forrest and wife of the late Edward Joseph Pilachowski. She worked for Harford County Public Schools for 37 years where she was...

Robert E. Duffy Jr.

Robert E. Duffy Jr.

Jul 20, 2008

ROBERT E. DUFFY Jr., age 41, of Abingdon, MD, died suddenly on July 20, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of Mary E. McCosker Frey of Abindgon, MD and the late Robert Edward Duffy Sr. A resident of Harford County for one year, he lived 40 years in...

Barbara Rose Mitchell

Barbara Rose Mitchell

Jul 18, 2008

Barbara Rose Mitchell, age 68 of Bel Air, MD went to be with the Lord on July 18, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. She was born in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin George and Ella Frances McDowell Snelling. A resident of Harford County for 47 years, she had worked...

Curtis Leroy Teague

Curtis Leroy Teague

Jul 18, 2008

CURTIS LEROY TEAGUE, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 18, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Grant and Martha Elizabeth Doyle Teague and the husband of the late Elsie Marie Thompson Teague. A 1955 graduate of North Harford High School, he...

Nora Marie German

Nora Marie German

Jul 16, 2008

NORA MARIE GERMAN, age 54, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 16, 2008 at her home. Born in Ravenna, OH, she was the daughter of the late Orley Burton Cottrell Sr. and the late Dana Marie McCumbers Cottrell. A resident of Harford County since 1985, she loved plants and animals. She also liked making collages with pictures. Mrs. German is...

Kenneth ''Eagle Eye'' D. Hoiland

Kenneth ''Eagle Eye'' D. Hoiland

Jul 14, 2008

KENNETH 'EAGLE EYE' D. HOILAND, age 55, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 14, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Minot, ND, he was the son of Mabel Amerine Hoiland of Minot, ND and the late Roy Hoiland. A lab tech at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Edgewood Area, he was an avid hunter, fisherman and...

Lt. Col. Paul Gerard (Ret)

Lt. Col. Paul Gerard (Ret)

Jul 11, 2008

LT. COL. PAUL GERARD (RET.), age 99, of Parkville, MD, died on July 11, 2008 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Masonville, NJ, he was the son of the late Paul Louis and Celina Gaubert Gerard and husband of the late Lillian D. Kozlowski Gerard. A veteran, he served our country during WWII and the Korean...

Margaret ''Gen'' G. Brock

Margaret ''Gen'' G. Brock

Jul 11, 2008

MARGARET "GEN" G. BROCK, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 11, 2008 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Still Pond, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilson Alfred and Marie Story Bedwell and wife of the late Arthur L. Brock. She retired after 40 years as a hair dresser...

Gladys Laura Owens

Gladys Laura Owens

Jul 10, 2008

GLADYS LAURA OWENS, age 92, of Joppatowne, MD, died on July 10, 2008 at her home. Born in Patton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred James and Matilda Dorrington Williams and wife of the late Elwood Ralph Owens. She had worked at G. C. Murphy Company where she was an assistant manager. Mrs. Owens is survived by...

Gloria A. Kilby

Gloria A. Kilby

Jul 9, 2008

GLORIA A. KILBY, age 74, of Darlington, MD, died on July 9, 2008 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the wife of the late Burl Monroe Kilby. Mrs. Kilby is survived by two daughters, Karen Brenchick and her husband, Jeffrey, of Conowingo, MD and Kimberly Beach and her husband, Kenneth, of Darlington, MD; and two...

K. Janet Lamb

K. Janet Lamb

Jul 9, 2008

Katherine Janet (McDaniel) Lamb died July 9, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre De Grace, MD.She was born February 16, 1938 in Pulaski, Virginia to William Gordon McDaniel and Winnie Katharine (King) McDaniel.Her early years were spent in Pulaski, VA, but her family later moved to Portsmouth, VA. She graduated from Craddock High School in 1955. She worked for...

Ortha Marie Hall

Ortha Marie Hall

Jul 9, 2008

ORTHA MARIE HALL, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 9, 2008 at Jacobs Well Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD. Born in Glenville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Other Clarence and Georgia Bell Mabes Elliott and wife of the late Claude F. Hall. She enjoyed going to church, playing bingo, and helping people. Mrs....

Ralph A. Barr

Ralph A. Barr

Jul 8, 2008

RALPH A. BARR, age 73, of Joppa, MD, died on July 8, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Alford James Barr and the late Mary Carmella Juliano Lavazza. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country from 1957-1963. He worked as a cabinet...

A. David Farley

A. David Farley

Jul 8, 2008

A. DAVID FARLEY, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 8, 2008 at his home. Born in Odd, WV, he was the son of the late Mason Roy and Donnie Lilly Farley. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country from 1960-1964. He worked for Western Electric for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He then worked...

Bonnie Basener

Bonnie Basener

Jul 7, 2008

BONNIE BASENER, age 33, of Germantown, MD, died on July 7, 2008, at the home of her parents after a five year battle with breast cancer. Born in Harvey, IL, she was the daughter of Ronald and Anne Schulcz Basener of Bel Air, MD. She grew up in Harford County and graduated from The John Carroll School in 1993. She...

Ray P. Kline

Ray P. Kline

Jul 7, 2008

RAY P. KLINE, age 61, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 7, 2008 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of Irlene Virginia Draper Kline of Wolfsville, MD and the late Paul Wade Kline. A resident of Harford County for 39 years, he was a graduate of Frostburg...