Obituaries

Jul 21, 2007

L. JANE RABER, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 21, 2007 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, MD. Born in Roaring Springs, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chalmer William Smith Sr. and the late Dorothy Pearl Miller Smith. A 1956 graduate of Northeast High School, she retired, after 25 years, from Safeway Food Stores, where...

Jul 20, 2007

RUTH M. BONIFACE, age 92, of Churchville, MD, died on July 20, 2007 at her home. Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lanson William and Marion Ella Coon Mosher and wife, for 54 years, of the late Sydney F. Boniface. She graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S in Mathematics and was later employed...

Jul 19, 2007

STANLEY MITCHELL THOMAS, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 19, 2007 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Edward and Josephine Litzsinger Thomas and husband of the late Dorothy Thomson Thomas. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country from 1941 to 1945. He worked for Scott McLean...

Jul 18, 2007

R. GUS MILLER, age 65, of Elkton, MD, died on July 18, 2007 at Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in New Kensington, PA, he was the son of Luella Jean Lingenfelter Miller of Pittsford, NY, and the late Robert James Miller Sr. A Harford county resident for 52 years, he was the owner/operator of Fallston Motorcycle. He worked on cars,...

Jul 17, 2007

LUCILLE VIOLA BUCHANAN, age 80, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at Mariner Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Abingdon, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard “Nap” Arthur and Viola Serina Hollingsworth Norton and wife of the late Granville Anthony Buchanan. She loved to cook and entertain and enjoyed bingo and reading....

Jul 17, 2007

ROBERT C. LeBRUN, age 65, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Carroll and Mary Violet Martel LeBrun. He served in the Army Reserves from February 1964 until November 1970 and retired from the State of Maryland as...

Jul 17, 2007

NORMA “NINNY” JEAN PRITT, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 17, 2007 at her home. Born in Walkersville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Sherman and Minnie Mealey Vankirk and wife of the late Bobby Ward Pritt Sr. Formerly of Walkersville, WV, she was a clerical worker in the automotive industry. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Jul 16, 2007

Jul 14, 2007

EULA MAE PARRIGAN, age 84, of Forest Hill, MD, died on July 14, 2007 at Top of the Hill Manor, Street, MD. Born in McGaheysville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Landes and Dessie Gertrude Kyger Herring. She worked as a presser in a sewing factory. A member of Baptist View Church, she loved to read the...

Jul 14, 2007

JOHN “JACK” H. NUSSLE SR., age 57, of Joppa, MD, died on July 14, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Pearl Marie Hoxter Nussle of Joppa, MD and the late William Henry Nussle. He was a Facilities Director for Penn-Marr Organization, an assisted living for disabled adults,...

Jul 14, 2007

REV. RAYMOND B. CUFFLEY SR., age 76, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on July 14, 2007 at his home. Born in Lansdowne, MD, he was the son of the late Dewey Leroy Cuffley Sr. and the late Clara Catherine Rosenburg Cuffley, and husband of the late Edith M. Anderson Cuffley. For 34 years he served as a minister, pastoring...

Jul 13, 2007

HERBERT R. HOOPES, age 97, of Cockeysville, MD, died on July 13, 2007 at Broadmead Retirement Center, Cockeysville, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of the late Herbert and Annie Jean Watson Hoopes and wife of the late Elizabeth Black Hoopes. Mr. Hoopes is survived by two sons, James W. Hoopes and Donald M. Hoopes, both...

Jul 13, 2007

VIRGINIA REYNOLDS WRIGHT, age 91, of Clarksburg, MD, formerly of Edgewood and Whiteford, died on July 13, 2007 at Shady Grove Hospital, Rockville, MD. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah Maurice and Annie Lyle Reynolds Moore and wife of the late Thomas Harry Wright. She worked in the health care field as a registered...

Jul 13, 2007

MERRELL “BUGGS” L. GRAFTON, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 13, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Sharon, MD, he was the son of the late Merrell John and Bessie Lee Bailey Grafton. An army veteran, he served our country during WWII. He graduated from Bel Air High School and the University...

Jul 11, 2007

MEGAN E. BOESCH, age 15, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on July 11, 2007 at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Thomas Anthony Boesch of Baltimore, MD and Jenny Elizabeth Stetler Boesch of Bel Air, MD. She was a ninth grader at C. Milton Wright High School and enjoyed playing lacrosse....

Jul 10, 2007

JOHN P. STEVENS, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on July 10, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Preston McManus and Minnie Lee Thompson Stevens. He owned and operated John Preston Stevens Inc. where he was an electrical contractor, retiring after 25 years. An avid...

Jul 8, 2007

STEPHEN THOMAS FLOTTEMESCH, age 88, of Joppa, MD, died on July 8, 2007 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Henry Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Dwaayer Flottemesch. Born and raised in Harford county, he worked for the county roads for over ten years. From the 1930’s until 1966,...

Jul 8, 2007

BOBBY EDWARD BUCHANAN, age 69, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on July 8, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Crockett and Martha Kathleen Brewer Buchanan. An Air Force veteran, he served our country during the Korean War. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing,...

Jul 7, 2007

MARIO JOSEPH MAURO JR., age 53, of Street, MD, died on July 7, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Regina Irene Blackburn Mauro of Street, MD and the late Mario John Mauro Sr. A Hamilton resident for most of his life, he had a very outgoing personality and enjoyed people....

Jul 6, 2007

FLORENCE RITA OKTAVEC, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, died on July 6, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Aleksandra Sumowski Kuczynski. She worked as a lab assistant in research. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air and her...