Obituaries

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

Iona P. Rose

Iona P. Rose

Sep 18, 2007

Iona P. Rose, age 90, of Bel Air died at home on Tuesday, September 18, 2007. She was the beloved wife of the late Estes L. Rose. Born October 13, 1916 in Nathan’s Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Winfield and Jane Howell Pennington. Mrs. Rose moved to Bel Air in October 1955 and has lived in...

Edward Dulaney Litzinger, Sr.

Edward Dulaney Litzinger, Sr.

Sep 18, 2007

EDWARD D. LITZINGER SR., age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on September 18, 2007 at Perry Point VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late John Edward and Rachel Virginia Pierce Litzinger. He was an Army veteran serving our country during WWII. He retired from APG-Edgewood Area after 31 years of...

A. Wayne Barrett

A. Wayne Barrett

Sep 17, 2007

A. WAYNE BARRETT, age 60, of Abingdon, MD, died on September 17, 2007 at University of Maryland Shock Trauma, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late William Jesse and Hazel Louise Edwards Barrett. He was the owner of Barrett Appliance in Baltimore, where he retired after 20 years, and worked as a bus driver...

Mary Rutkowski

Mary Rutkowski

Sep 17, 2007

MARY RUTKOWSKI, age 86, of Forest Hill, MD, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD, on September 17, 2007. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Teofil and Agnes Binkowski. She lived most of her life in Baltimore City. Mrs. Rutkowski is survived by her husband of 62 years, James Joseph Rutkowski of...

Mercedes Betty Lee Cox

Mercedes Betty Lee Cox

Sep 16, 2007

MERCEDES BETTY LEE COX, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died at Sinai Hospital on September 16, 2007. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John and Mercedes Love Zadarogny. A Harford County resident since 1968, she worked in the finance department at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1960’s as a bookkeeper. She was a long...

Harry Joseph Brady Sr.

Harry Joseph Brady Sr.

Sep 16, 2007

HARRY JOSEPH BRADY, SR., age 76, of Churchville, MD, died at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD, on September 16, 2007. Born in New York City, New York, he was the son of the late Henry Joseph and Elsie Grace Morgan Brady. He served as a Division Sergeant Major in the 42nd Rainbow Division of the Army National Guard...

Donna Lee Higgins

Donna Lee Higgins

Sep 16, 2007

DONNA LEE HIGGINS, age 63, of Abingdon, MD, died at Lorien Nursing Home, Columbia, MD on September 16, 2007. Born in Monticello, New York, she was the daughter of Marion Arlene Silvieus Hoyt of Fishkill, NY and the late Lee Carroll Crook. She received a B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan University. For 15 years, she was an English teacher in...

Kenneth Elwyn Wessel

Kenneth Elwyn Wessel

Sep 15, 2007

KENNETH ELWYN WESSEL, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on September 15, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Port Huron, MI, he was the son of the late Joseph Valentine Wessel and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Wagner. A resident of Harford County for 43 years, he worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground for 20 years and was...

Dr. Malcolm Dudley Phillips

Dr. Malcolm Dudley Phillips

Sep 14, 2007

MALCOLM “DUDLEY” PHILLIPS, M.D., age 86, of Fort Myers, FL; a family physician in Darlington MD for more than 50 years, died on September 14, 2007 at his secondary residence in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Sioux Falls, SD, he was the son of the late Jay Malcolm and Irma Dudley Phillips of Baltimore. He attended St Paul’s School for...

Nancy Lee Chalk Jeffries

Nancy Lee Chalk Jeffries

Sep 13, 2007

NANCY LEE CHALK JEFFRIES, age 75, of Fallston, MD, died on September 13, 2007 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha May Steigerwald Chalk and wife of the late William V. Jeffries. A Fallston resident for 48 years, she was a charter member of Grandview Christian Church where she was...

H. Albert Petz Jr.

H. Albert Petz Jr.

Sep 11, 2007

H. ALBERT PETZ JR., age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 11, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late H.Albert Petz Sr. and Ethel Christine Lindauer Petz. A veteran of the U.S Army Air Corp., he served our country during WWII. He was a...

Specialist Ari Daniel Weeks

Specialist Ari Daniel Weeks

Sep 10, 2007

SPECIALIST ARI DANIEL WEEKS, age 23, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Leyden, MA, died on September 10, 2007 while serving in Iraq. Born in Greenfield, MA, he was the son of Jon Weeks and Karyn Brown of Leyden, MA. A paratrooper in the U. S. Army, he was a specialist in the Army’s 82nd Airborne 2nd Brigade. He was an...

Jonathan Alton Wilson

Jonathan Alton Wilson

Sep 10, 2007

JONATHAN ALTON WILSON, age 18, of Street, MD, died on September 10, 2007 at his home. Born in Fairfax, VA, he was the son of Mark Kevin and Joy Michelle Tipler Wilson of Street, MD. He attended Harford Technical High School where he was a wrestler, and he enjoyed snowboarding. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wilson is survived by...

Kitora Ann Bartley

Kitora Ann Bartley

Sep 8, 2007

On Saturday, September 8, 2007, Kitora Ann Bartley of Bel Air, MD died peacefully in her sleep at home after a 7 year battle with Lymphoma. Kitty was born Kitora Ann Flint in Austin, TX, and raised in Weston, MA, a small town west of Boston. She was a wife, mother, and Vice President of Water Chemical Service, Inc. of...

Ada G. Parsons

Ada G. Parsons

Sep 8, 2007

ADA G. PARSONS, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 8, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Grayson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Maiden and Essie Cox Roberts and wife of the late James B. Parsons. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, as...

Jeffrey Scott Dilutis

Jeffrey Scott Dilutis

Sep 7, 2007

JEFFREY SCOTT DILUTIS, age 36, died suddenly on September 7, 2007 at his home in Middle River, MD. Jeffrey was born in Baltimore, Maryland and is the son of Margaret Mae Lockwood Thomas, stepfather, Joseph Edward Thomas of Fallston, MD, and Thomas Henry Dilutis, stepmother, Cathy Lucas-Dilutis of Joppa, MD. He was a service consultant/advisor at Bob Bell Car Dealership...

Gertrude Eva Tuszynski

Gertrude Eva Tuszynski

Sep 5, 2007

GERTRUDE EVA TUSZYNSKI, age 87, of Forest Hill, MD, formerly of Canton, MD, died on September 5, 2007 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Johanna Kilkowski Tuszynski. Ms. Tuszynski and her identical twin sister, Lillian, were born on South Ann Street. Their family moved to...

Donald E. Class

Donald E. Class

Sep 4, 2007

DONALD E. CLASS, age 49, of Jarrettsville, MD died at his home on September 4, 2007. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the Raymond Earl and Kathleen Ellen Mackessey Class of Colora, MD. He was a self-employed CPA. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed racing his thoroughbreds in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. In addition to his...

Lula W. Pritchett

Lula W. Pritchett

Sep 4, 2007

LULA W. PRITCHETT, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died on September 4, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Leroy and Lula Arrington Riley and the wife of the late William R. Pritchett. She was born, raised, and married in Baltimore City. She moved to Scottsboro,...

James Roger Mcconnell Sr.

James Roger Mcconnell Sr.

Sep 4, 2007

JAMES ROGER McCONNELL, SR., age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, on September 4, 2007. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, he was the son of the late Paul and Grace Arting McConnell and husband of the late Patricia Palmer McConnell. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi...