Obituaries

Apr 3, 2008

Mar 31, 2008

JOHN W. WILSON, age 87, of Glen Arm, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on March 31, 2008 at Arden Court Assisted Living in Towson, MD. Born January 5, 1921 near Whiteford, MD, he was the oldest child of the late George D. and Lucy H. Schuster Wilson. In 1942 he went to work for Glenn L. Martin Company, where...

Mar 31, 2008

FRANCESCA "FRAN" R. KNAUER, age 58, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 31, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Rose Marie Brusio Stefanoni of Whiteford, MD and the late Angelo Stefanoni. She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed spending time with her dogs, Shiloh, Luke,...

Mar 30, 2008

EUNICE FRY of Bel Air, MD, passed away on March 29, 2008. She was 81 years old. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Long of Tower City, PA. She was predeceased by three sibling brothers, Dean Long, Robert Long, and Charles Long Jr. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Clarence A. Fry of...

Mar 28, 2008

LAWRENCE A. DORMAN, age 77, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 28, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Bradshaw, MD, he was the son of the late Alma Dorman. He was raised in Harford County by his grandfather, the late Forest Dorman. He attended and graduated from Harford County Public Schools. Lawrence served his...

Mar 28, 2008

CHRISTIAN F. MORLOK SR., age 89, of Aberdeen, MD, died peacefully on March 28, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD with Ruth, his wife of 62 years at his side. Born in Abingdon, MD, he was the son of the late Christian Lewis and Nellie Lavinia Ely Morlok. He worked for Kunkel Service Company for 31 years...

Mar 28, 2008

TIMOTHY JOSEPH BOSLEY, age 47, of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 28, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Hilda Lorraine Egbert Bosley of Aberdeen, MD and the late Earl Seymore Bosley and husband of the late Lisa Marie Bosley. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he graduated from Edgewood High School in 1978....

Mar 26, 2008

ALFONSO JOSEPH DeLEONARDIS, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 26, 2008. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Marco and Concetta Maria DeLeonardis. A graduate of Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, he went on to study at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and then earned a Bachelors degree in Engineering at the...

Mar 25, 2008

In the early morning of March 25, 2008, Our Heavenly Father called another ANGEL home. Mary E. Fries was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Carroll and the late Julia Beatrice McCleary Slappy. Early in life, she moved to Philadelphia where she attended public schools. A Harford County resident for 24 years,...

Mar 24, 2008

JOHN "JACK" BUCKLEY JR., age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 24, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John Joseph Buckley Sr. and the late Helen Gretchen Sterger Buckley. A resident of Harford County since 1985, he was voted Maryland's Best Trumpet Player and played music in many of...

Mar 24, 2008

BOB LEE GEDDES, age 66, of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 24, 2008 at his home. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles Clifford and Edith Boyer Geddes. He began employment with Harford County Government on February 25, 1975. He was well known for his unique vocal style and sense of humor. "Bob Lee" emceed...

Mar 23, 2008

RUTH "RUTHIE" M. KATCHUR, age 65, of Port Deposit, MD, died on March 23, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Richard Penman and the late Ruth Rieck Shutt and wife of the late Andrew M. Katchur. She was raised in Mt. Carmel, PA by her grandparents, Mary and Paul Rieck, and...

Mar 20, 2008

ANN DAVIS, age 79, of Abingdon, MD, died on March 20, 2008 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Eugene and Catherine Brinkman Phillips. She graduated from Havre De Grace High School in 1945. Ann retired in 1989 as a Civilian Personnel Specialist after 42 years of...

Mar 20, 2008

EDWARD EARL BROWN, of Bel Air, died March 20, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD, at the age of 85. Born in Jefferson, NC, he was the son of the late William Franklin and Ola Mary Marsh Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from Healing Springs High School in Jefferson in 1940. He was the founder, owner, and...

Mar 18, 2008

MELVIN "BUTTS" HAAS, age 79, of Joppa, MD, died on March 18, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George and Catherine Sluaton Haas. He was an iron worker and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. Mr. Haas is survived by...

Mar 17, 2008

LEONARD BENJAMIN LAMOON SR., age 60, of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 17, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Lamoon Sr. and the late Mary Ellen Lewis Lamoon. He was a member of Ironworkers Local # 16 and a proud lifetime member of the N.R.A. He loved hunting, fishing,...

Mar 16, 2008

MARY LESICA, age 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 16, 2008 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in San Jose, CA, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Corica and Mary Rinella. She was raised in Renova, PA and then moved to Asbury, NJ where she worked as a hairdresser after graduating...

Mar 15, 2008

JANE KIRK, age 58, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 15, 2008 at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of Leonard Monroe Kirk of Bel Air, MD and the late Betty Louvic Sandberg Kirk. She lived in Harford County since 1971 and was a faithful attendee of Christ Our King Presbyterian...

Mar 15, 2008

DONALD EARL CRAVEN, age 54, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 15, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Mary Lucille Crowley Craven of Bel Air, MD and the late Arvel Haywood Craven. He was employed at Jemicy School in Owings Mills for two years as a...

Mar 15, 2008

EDWARD CHARLES NOVAK, age 65, of Churchville, MD, died on March 15, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Massena, NY, he was the son of the late Stephen Thomas and Ellen Marie McKenna Novak. He enjoyed golfing, gardening, biking, and traveling with his wife. He also enjoyed working with wood, which included building his own home and...