Obituaries

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

Paul S. Lake Jr.

Paul S. Lake Jr.

Apr 21, 2008

PAUL SAUNDERS LAKE, JR., born on September 15, 1927, died at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, MD from Alzheimer's complications on Monday, April 21, 2008. A resident of Bel Air, he was 80. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Saunders Lake, Sr. and Margaret Catherine Hess Lake. Paul was an Eagle...

Genevieve ''Jan'' Zirk

Genevieve ''Jan'' Zirk

Apr 21, 2008

GENEVIEVE (JAN) ZIRK, age 83, of Joppa, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Lahmansville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Walter Clarence and Nellie Kathern Dettinburn Dayton and the wife of the late Charles Arthur Zirk. A resident of Harford County for 45 years, she was a member...

Betty Jane ''Bj'' Laven Engquist

Betty Jane ''Bj'' Laven Engquist

Apr 21, 2008

BETTY JANE "BJ" LAVEN ENGQUIST, age 86, of Chestertown, MD died of natural causes at Heron Point of Chestertown, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Anderson, IN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lester and Thelma Marguerite Rhoton Laven and wife of the late Elmer Howard Engquist. A resident of Harford County since 1950, she taught special...

Wilber ''Frank'' Wilson

Wilber ''Frank'' Wilson

Apr 21, 2008

WILBER "FRANK" WILSON, age 71, of Joppatowne, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on April 21, 2008. Born in Emory, GA, he was the son of the late Wilber Herman and Nancy Elizabeth Knight Wilson. He was co-owner of a home improvement business and served in the US Navy. He enjoyed golfing, going on cruises, his...

Florence Almeda Bowers

Florence Almeda Bowers

Apr 20, 2008

FLORENCE ALMEDA BOWERS joined her family in Heaven from the home of her caregiver, Bernadine Allen on April 20, 2008. Formerly of Bel Air, MD and Oak Crest Retirement Center, Baltimore, MD, her husband, Earl C. Bowers preceded her in death in 2000. Born in Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Cordelia Delephine Hayton...

Dorothy R. Faber

Dorothy R. Faber

Apr 18, 2008

DOROTHY R. FABER, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 18, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Caldwell, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Hershey and Dorothy Ashley Ross and wife of the late Dr. Richard F. Faber, D.V.M. She worked with Dr. Sheldon Leibowitz, an optometrist in Bel Air, for about...

Michael Daniel Talbard

Michael Daniel Talbard

Apr 17, 2008

MICHAEL DANIEL TALBARD, age 10 months, died on April 17, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Michael Vincent and Brenna Marie Murtaugh Talbard of Bel Air, MD. He was very much loved by his family. Michael is survived by a sister, Mary T. Talbard of Bel Air, MD;...

Bernard ''Ben'' Posluszny

Bernard ''Ben'' Posluszny

Apr 17, 2008

BERNARD "BEN" POSLUSZNY, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 17, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Bernard and Tillie Sass Posluszny. He worked for BGE where he was Head Appliance Technician. An avid fisherman, he was a member of the Baltimore County...

Clare L'Allemand Gallion

Clare L'Allemand Gallion

Apr 16, 2008

CLARE L'ALLEMAND GALLION, age 97, of Farmville, VA, died on April 16, 2008 at the Woodlands Nursing Home in Farmville, VA. Born December 16, 1910 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Loisa Adaline Hugg L'Allemand and wife, for 55 years, of the late Milbourne Clayton Gallion. Her family said she enjoyed painting, gardening...

Ruby F. Rockwell

Ruby F. Rockwell

Apr 16, 2008

RUBY F. ROCKWELL, age 70, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on April 16, 2008 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Booker Lee and Ann Lee DeBoard. She had worked in a plastics factory and enjoyed dancing, traveling, and writing short stories. She also...

Marie Teresa Potter

Marie Teresa Potter

Apr 15, 2008

MARIE TERESA POTTER, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 15, 2008 at Dulaney Valley Assisted Living in Baldwin, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary E. Snyder Lang and wife, for 69 years, of the late Philip Walter Potter Jr. She lived in Harford County for 20 years and...

Viola E. Thompson

Viola E. Thompson

Apr 14, 2008

Viola "Vi" Estelle Thompson of Joppa, Maryland passed at home with her grandchildren on April 14, 2008. She was 86 years old.Vi was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Leroy and Eva Richardson. She married William R. Thompson in 1938 and moved to Joppa in 1950.Vi was a Charter Life Member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. A...

Dorothy Everitt Ward

Dorothy Everitt Ward

Apr 13, 2008

DOROTHY EVERITT WARD died on April 13, 2008 at Lorien Bel Air Skilled Nursing. Born in Harford County on May 12, 1925 to the late Emmett Banks Everitt and Annabel Terry Everitt, she lived in the area all of her life. Mrs. Ward was educated in the public schools and graduated from Towson State Teachers College just after World War...

Sibyl D. Gunther

Sibyl D. Gunther

Apr 13, 2008

SYBIL D. GUNTHER, age 87, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 13, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank Rudisill and Gladys May Mincer Davis and wife of the late Francis "Buddy" F. Gunther. A veteran of the U.S. Army, she served our country during...

Cathi Faye Horst

Cathi Faye Horst

Apr 13, 2008

CATHI FAYE HORST, age 36, of Towson, MD, died on April 13, 2008 at her home. Born at APG, MD, she was the daughter of Paul L. Horst Jr. of Brandywine, MD and Brenda S. Bratton O'Brien of Belcamp, MD. She worked in banking where she was Assistant Vice President and Manager II at the banking center. She had many...

Marie Rigdon

Marie Rigdon

Apr 13, 2008

MARIE RIGDON, age 87, of Chesterfield, VA, died peacefully on April 13, 2008 at Johnson-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Melvin and Hazel Helena Hamilton Keen and wife, for 52 years, of the late James Ely Rigdon. She retired in 1975 from Harford County Public Schools where...

Millicent Anderson

Millicent Anderson

Apr 12, 2008

MILLICENT OLESKA ANDERSON, age 38, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 12, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Doris Theresa Franczkowski Oleska of Edgewood, MD and the late Stanley Joseph Oleska. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Edgewood and was currently working towards a degree in accounting. She...

Howard Edward Popp Sr.

Howard Edward Popp Sr.

Apr 12, 2008

HOWARD EDWARD POPP SR., age 93, of White Marsh, MD, died on April 12, 2008 at Ivy Hall Geriatric Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Loch Raven, MD, he was the son of the late Adam Popp and Estella Jeanette Chenowith and husband of the late Laura Margaret Watts Popp. He was a supervisor at Armaco Steel Manufacturing. He was...

Dora B. Burke

Dora B. Burke

Apr 11, 2008

DORA McKENERY GINEVAN BURKE, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on April 11, 2008 at her home. Born in Wiley Ford, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Hamilton McKenery and the late Lula Marie Ryan Shanholtz, and wife of the late Ralph B. Burke. She grew up on a farm in West Virginia and moved to...

Robert ''Bob'' Dale Lycliter

Robert ''Bob'' Dale Lycliter

Apr 11, 2008

ROBERT "BOB" DALE LYCLITER, age 68, of Edgewood, MD, died on April 11, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in St. George, WV, he was the son of the late Ila L. and Opal Alice Phillips Lycliter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during the Vietnam War. A truck driver...