Obituaries

Jan 4, 2008

ANNE MARIE “DIXIE” ELLIS, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, died on January, 4, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air after a valiant struggle against cancer. Born in Bristol, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Hugh and Bridget Sweeney Dugan. She began her career at U.S. Steel in Fairless Hills, PA, before marrying and...

Jan 3, 2008

HEATHER LEIGH HURD, age 26, of Davenport, FL, died on January 3, 2008 in Florida. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of W. Russell Hurd III and Kimberly Anne Burke Hurd of Abingdon, MD. A Harford county resident for 15 years, she was a 1999 graduate of Edgewood High School. She graduated from Harford Community College and went...

Jan 3, 2008

DOROTHY GERTRUDE HERTH FISCHER, age 93, of Baltimore, MD, died on January 3, 2008 at Ma Maison Senior Assisted Living in Baltimore. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis William and Anna Marie Walrath Herth and wife of the late E. Clifford Fischer. Formerly of Philadelphia, she was a member of Presberry United Methodist Church...

Jan 1, 2008

LANG VIET NGUYEN, age 63, of Philadelphia, PA, died on January 1, 2008 at his home. Born in Quang Tri, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Dang Viet Nguyen and the late Hai Thi Phan. He was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam Air Force. A resident of the United States since 1979, he lived in Garden Grove,...

Jan 1, 2008

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to:American Cancer SocietyP.O. Box 572Bel Air, MD 21014

Dec 31, 2007

BRENDA CAROL GRAY, age 55, of Havre de Grace, MD, died at her home on December 31, 2007. Born in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Troy and Frances Evon Cook Thomas. A homemaker, she enjoyed playing slot machines, cooking, and cleaning. Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband, Buzzy E. Gray; two sons, Mark A....

Dec 31, 2007

DANIÉLE JEANNE FLEISCHER, age 66, of Bel Air, MD, died at her home on December 31, 2007. Born in Ste Maur, France, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Marcelle Terrienne Lémarie. A certified interior designer, she was educated in France in Art and Design and continued her education for over 25 years in the USA. She worked...

Dec 30, 2007

HAROLD “HAL” T. LANGFORD, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 30, 2007 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Pendleton, MO, he was the son of the late Opel and Helen Price Langford. He enlisted, at age 19, in the Army Air Corp where he was later discharged as a captain. He was...

Dec 30, 2007

BENNY TONG, age 53, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 30, 2007 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, he was the son of the late Yuen Ked and So Ming Tong. He was a computer engineer for the Social Security Administration, but first and foremost a most devoted father; his two children were...

Dec 30, 2007

KATHLEEN ROSE SEBREE, age 55, of Delta, PA, passed away on December 30, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD from complications due to pneumonia. Born in Baltimore, MD on May 23, 1952, she was the beloved daughter of Rosie Theresa Bubnich Sebree of Bel Air, MD and the late Carey Ambrose Sebree. Kathleen graduated from Merganthler High...

Dec 28, 2007

CECIL JOSEPH HAWKINS, age 63, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 28, 2007 at his home. Born in Tams, WV, he was the son of the late David Lee and Jincy Elizabeth Comer Hawkins and husband, for 24 years, of the late Iva Patsy Hawkins. He worked for Bata Shoe Compay for over 35 years where he was a forklift...

Dec 28, 2007

MATT �HANK� RUTHERFORD, age 17, died on December 28, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Kevin Wade Rutherford and Mary Michele �Chele� Schirmer, both of Bel Air, MD. A senior at Bel Air High School, he was a member of the bowling team and played basketball with Fallston Recreation. An...

Dec 28, 2007

JIMMY L. THOMPSON, age 47, of Conowingo, MD died in Florida on December 28, 2007. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Betty Beatrice Woolwine Thompson of Riverside, MD and the late Millard Nat Thompson, Sr. He was employed at the Aberdeen Shell and at Thompson’s Towing. He loved to drive and enjoyed NASCAR and riding...

Dec 28, 2007

ROBERT CYRIL LEACH, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 28, 2007 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Born in Rathmel, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Meade and Mary Ethel Morrison Leach and husband of the late Sarah-Clarke Smith. A Captain in the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He was...

Dec 27, 2007

MARY ELLEN LEWIS, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 27, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill. Born in Falling Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel David and Priscilla Workman Lane and wife of the late John Woodrow Lewis. She worked at Bata Shoe Company as a sewing machine operator where...

Dec 25, 2007

MIRIAM HATHAWAY, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 25, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harley Guy and Margaret Ellen Harmon Fink. She had worked as a telephone operator and was a member of the C&P Pioneers. A very charitable...

Dec 25, 2007

Angelo Grossi of Bel Air died Dec. 25 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 90.Born in Villalago, Abruzzo, Italy, Mr. Grossi emigrated to the United States in 1934. He was the son of the late Antonio and Lucia Grossi. Mr. Grossi spent his early years working on his family’s farm in the mountains above Villalago and told stories of...

Dec 25, 2007

Hazel T. White, 82, of Edgewood, MD died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at her daughter’s home in Crystal Lake, IL. She was born July 8, 1925 in Cardiff, Maryland to Robert and Catherine (Quickel) Tarbert.She was a retiree from the U.S. Government. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and friends and was a fantastic dancer. She was...

Dec 24, 2007

JEANNETTE LANGVILLE, age 97, of Forest Hill, MD, died on December 24, 2007 at Forest Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Ruck and the late Bertha Dudeck Lewis and wife of the late Charles L. Langville. In her younger years, she was a factory worker...

Dec 23, 2007