Obituaries

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

Donald Melvin Hagan

Donald Melvin Hagan

May 21, 2007

DONALD MELVIN HAGAN, age 74, of Bel Air, MD, left this world on May 21, 2007, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Pilot Town, MD, he was the son of the late Earl Hagan and Lula Preston-Hagan. He was a long time attendant of the adult day care of the YMCA at Harford Community College. He...

Walter Pychinka

Walter Pychinka

May 21, 2007

WALTER PYCHINKA, age 88, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 21, 2007, at his home. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Maksym and Katherina Macina Pychinka. Walter served in the United States Army during WWII. He saw action in the Pacific Theatre and the liberation of the Philippines. He was honorably discharged with the rank...

Cliff Reiher

Cliff Reiher

May 20, 2007

CLIFF REIHER, age 76, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 20, 2007, at his home. Mr. Reiher grew up near Minneapolis, MN. He attended University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Aeronautical engineering. While attending the University of Minnesota, he met Mary Steenhoven on the steps of the Music and Arts building. They fell in love and...

Clyde Hugh Bedsaul Sr.

Clyde Hugh Bedsaul Sr.

May 20, 2007

CLYDE HUGH BEDSAUL, SR., age 82, of Forest Hill, MD, died on May 20, 2007, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Willie and Bessie Blanche Green Bedsaul. He was a truck driver for Harford County. He enjoyed baseball and played the guitar. He was also an avid...

Eleanor (Ellie) J. Eddy Miller

Eleanor (Ellie) J. Eddy Miller

May 20, 2007

ELEANOR “ELLIE” J. EDDY MILLER, age 72, of Bel Air, MD, passed away after a brief illness on May 20, 2007, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born on February 24, 1935, in Prospect, OH, she was the daughter of the late Georges Stanley and Birdia Hettler Williams. She was a bank teller who worked in several banks...

Eric P. Coomes

Eric P. Coomes

May 19, 2007

ERIC P. COOMES, age 42, of Felton, PA, died on May 19, 2007, at York General Hospital, York, PA. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Mary E. Riley of Fallston, MD, and the late Donald Mack Coomes.Eric was a loving father, and much loved son and brother. To his friends and family he will always...

Betty G. Glenn

Betty G. Glenn

May 18, 2007

BETTY G. GLENN, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 18, 2007 at Gilchrist Hospice Center, Towson, MD. Born in Pine Swamp, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claude H. Greer and the late Iva Jane Howell Greear. She loved to play golf and made the best crabcakes this side of heaven. Mrs. Glenn is survived...

Joseph Ernest Gray

Joseph Ernest Gray

May 18, 2007

JOSEPH ERNEST GRAY, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 18, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Ernest and Mae S. Stuard Gray. He worked for C&P Telephone Company as a mechanic. An Army veteran of WWII, he received a Purple...

Anna Elizabeth Allen

Anna Elizabeth Allen

May 18, 2007

ANNA ELIZABETH ALLEN, age 94, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 16, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born on May 8, 1913 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Michael Joseph and Anna Elizabeth Lucas Jurtinus and wife of the late George F. Allen. She worked for Goetze’s Caramel Cream Company...

Josephine Jonske

Josephine Jonske

May 17, 2007

JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” M. JONSKE, age 98, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Perry Hall, MD, died on May 17, 2007, at her son’s home. Born on November 2, 1908, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Angelina Cullotta Glorioso and was the wife of the late Eric E. Jonske. She was a sales person at Hoschild...

Wm. Paul Gordon

Wm. Paul Gordon

May 16, 2007

WM. PAUL GORDON, age 88, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 16, 2007 at Hart Heritage, Street, MD. Born in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob R. and Amanda Price Gordon and was the husband of the late Evelyn A. Smith Gordon. Mr. Gordon is survived by a son, Gary Paul Gordon of Mechanicsburg, PA;...

Shirley Utz Sturgill

Shirley Utz Sturgill

May 13, 2007

SHIRLEY UTZ STURGILL, age 73, of Abingdon, MD, departed this life on May 13, 2007 at Manor Care in Rossville following a long illness. Born December 26, 1933 in Westminster, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Edward and Gladys Marie Abbott Utz. She attended Bel Air Elementary School and graduated from Bel Air High School in 1952....

Captain Bill Taylor

Captain Bill Taylor

May 10, 2007

CAPTAIN BILL TAYLOR, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 10, 2007 at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late William James Taylor Sr. and the late Louise Nelligan Taylor. He was a Master in the U.S. Merchant Marines, and later, superintendent in both New York and...

Herschel D. Fender

Herschel D. Fender

May 10, 2007

HERSCHEL D. FENDER, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 10, 2007 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Hamburg, IA, he was the son of the late John Datson and Cynthia Jean Cox Fender, and husband of the late Anna Virginia Mason Fender. A longtime resident of Harford County, he worked for Charles...

Oscar Leonard Landrum

Oscar Leonard Landrum

May 8, 2007

OSCAR LEONARD LANDRUM, age 68, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 8, 2007 at his home. Born in Richwood, WV, he was the son of the late Lenard M. and Vinnie Ellen Cochran Landrum and the husband of the late Nellie Ann Hawks Landrum. He enjoyed his grandchildren and loved his John Wayne movies. He also enjoyed the slot machines....

Marion H. Pelton

Marion H. Pelton

May 8, 2007

MARION HENRIETTA PELTON, age 95, of Lutherville, MD, died on May 8, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation, Bel Air, MD. Born on January 7, 1912 in Erie, PA, the fifth of six children, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Ada K. Hogan Pelton. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from State Teachers...

Mabel M. Davis

Mabel M. Davis

May 7, 2007

MABEL M. DAVIS, age 84, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 7, 2007 at Lorien Riverside, Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Leonard and Nellie Boyd Sills and the wife of the late Harvard V. Davis. She was an avid gardener and a Ravens fan. Mrs. Davis is survived by her son,...

Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

May 7, 2007

BILL TUCKER, age 57, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 7, 2007 at his home. Born in Cheverly, MD, he was the son of Charlotte Norfolk Tucker and the late William A. Tucker. He was an Auditor for the Maryland State Government. He was a basketball and baseball coach for the Emmorton Recreation Council. He enjoyed watching and playing sports,...

Catherine L. Reardon

Catherine L. Reardon

May 6, 2007

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G. W. Smith

G. W. Smith

May 6, 2007

G.W. “GENE” SMITH, age 64, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 6, 2007, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Kingsport, TN, he was the son of the late George Claude and Dollie Fay Bowen Smith. He was a master plumber. He was a regular dancer in the Buddy Dean Show and enjoyed spending time with...