Obituaries

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

Susan M. Tracey

Susan M. Tracey

Dec 21, 2006

SUSAN M. TRACEY, age 84, of Bel Air, MD died at Harford Memorial Hospital on December 21, 2006. Born in Lantz, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Grover Pryor, Sr. and the late Edith Grace Moser Pryor and the loving wife of 55 years of the late Fred J. Tracey. A long time Harford County resident, she...

Gene Olin Sellman

Gene Olin Sellman

Dec 21, 2006

GENE OLIN SELLMAN, age 53, of Joppa, MD, died on December 21, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Genevieve Lillian Barnes Sellman of Joppa, MD and the late Olin Wesley Sellman. He was a member of Church of the Resurrection in Joppa, MD. He collected comic books and...

Gladys Ellen Ertwine

Gladys Ellen Ertwine

Dec 20, 2006

GLADYS ELLEN ERTWINE, age 90, of Pylesville, MD, died on December 20, 2006, at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Willing, NY, she was the daughter of the late William August and Clara Ardel Marshall Schrader, formerly of Whotesville, NY, and wife of the late Harold William Ertwine Sr., formerly of Unityville, PA. Formerly of Whitesville,...

Paul David Smith

Paul David Smith

Dec 20, 2006

PAUL DAVID SMITH, D.O., MPH, age 53, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 20, 2006 at his home. Born in Van Buren, AR, the youngest of 12 children, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Bernita Faye Triebsch Smith. Formerly of Fort Smith, AR, he was a Bel Air resident for 12 years. He graduated from...

Florence Flora Judd

Florence Flora Judd

Dec 19, 2006

FLORENCE FLORA JUDD, age 76, of Fallston, MD, died on December 19, 2006, at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Emil DeVuyst and the late Madeline DeClercq. At one time, she was heavily involved in scouting with her husband and enjoyed embroidery. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother....

Robert Graybeal

Robert Graybeal

Dec 16, 2006

ROBERT “BOB” B. GRAYBEAL, age 72, of Aberdeen, MD, died on December 16, 2006, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Dunmore Township, Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of the late Bruce and Reba Elzie Wallen Graybeal. He was a retired member of the Maryland Army National Guard and worked as a heavy duty automotive...

Jeffrey David Bergmann

Jeffrey David Bergmann

Dec 15, 2006

JEFFREY DAVID BERGMANN, age 48, of Joppa, MD, died on December 15, 2006, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Wisconsin, he was the son of Janet Piper Bergmann of Wausau, WI and the late Raymond Alden Bergmann. He served our country in the U.S. Army and worked as a Biologist in the Toxicology Division for the...

Virgie Irene Beck

Virgie Irene Beck

Dec 15, 2006

VIRGIE IRENE BECK, age 92, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 15, 2006, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Rayburn and Ida Mae Botterill Phillips and the wife of the late James Oscar Beck. She worked as a Twister Hand at a Cotton Mill. She was...

Joseph E. Steedman

Joseph E. Steedman

Dec 14, 2006

JOSEPH E. STEEDMAN, age 82, of Forest Hill, MD, died on December 14, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harry and Mary Pierpont Steedman. He retired after 25 years of service for the U.S. government, where he worked as a systems analyst. He was a veteran...

Ava Smythers Fender

Ava Smythers Fender

Dec 11, 2006

AVA SMYTHERS FENDER, age 78, of Cana, VA, formerly of Bel Air, died on Monday, December 11, 2006 at her home. Born in Carroll County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Earley and Amanda Landerth Smythers. Mrs. Smythers is survived by her husband, Fred Fender of Cana, VA; one daughter, Diana Parker of Chambersburg, PA; one son,...

Rita Avis Weddle

Rita Avis Weddle

Dec 10, 2006

RITA AVIS WEDDLE, age 94, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 10, 2006, at Four Seasons Assisted Living. Born in Carroll County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Caleb and Maudie Dalton Branscome and the wife of 42 years to the late Joseph Farmer Weddle. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Hopewell United Methodist...

Anneliese Marie Pesold Echard

Anneliese Marie Pesold Echard

Dec 10, 2006

Anneliese “Lisa” Marie Pesold Echard of Joppa died December 10, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, after an almost year-long battle with cancer. She was 79. Born May 5, 1927 in Vohenstrauss, Bavaria, Germany, Mrs. Echard was the second child and oldest daughter of the late Elisabetha Sommer and Johann Leonhard Pesold. She was the devoted wife...

Francis Joseph Prevost, Sr.

Francis Joseph Prevost, Sr.

Dec 10, 2006

FRANCIS “FRANK” JOSEPH PREVOST, SR., age 63, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 10, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Joseph Hildege and Laurent Grace Wattie Prevost. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam as a Paratrooper and Medic. He enjoyed camping and fishing...

Richard Nadolny

Richard Nadolny

Dec 9, 2006

RICHARD NADOLNY, age 77, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 9, 2006, at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Adam and Josephine Drankiewicz Nadolny. He was a crane operator who retired from Eastern Stainless Steel after 40 years of service. He was an avid duckpin bowler and...

Randall Henry Tiedemann

Randall Henry Tiedemann

Dec 8, 2006

RANDALL HENRY TIEDEMANN, age 60, of Fallston, MD, died on December 8, 2006, at his home. Born in Baltimore City, MD, he was the son of Dorothy Frona Joeckel Bramble of Towson and the late Henry Albert Tiedemann. He resided in Harford County for 31 years and worked as a supervisor for the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company for 37...

Pat Blair

Pat Blair

Dec 5, 2006

PAT BLAIR, age 47, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Marjorie Ann Bradley Grynkiewicz. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting and was an avid reader. She loved her cats and traveling to the ocean. She was a caring and loving mother. Ms. Blair...

Dolores F. Kersch

Dolores F. Kersch

Dec 5, 2006

DOLORES F. KERSCH, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital. Born in Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mabel Marie McKenzie Fisher and the wife of the late Joseph Henry Kersch. She graduated from Beall High School in Frostburg, MD, and held various jobs as a bookkeeper....

Henry M. Drupieski

Henry M. Drupieski

Dec 5, 2006

HENRY M. DRUPIESKI, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 5, 2006 at his home. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Anthony and Stella Drupieski. He graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, with a degree in chemical engineering. After serving in the U.S. Army as an airplane mechanic in WWII, he worked...

Blanche Marie Fox

Blanche Marie Fox

Dec 4, 2006

BLANCHE MARIE FOX, age 67, of Aberdeen, MD, died at her home on December 4, 2006. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Bernard James and Ida Marie Merson Lindemann and the wife of the late William D. Fox. A homemaker, she enjoyed crocheting and camping and loved her children and grandchildren. She was a resident of...

Ronald D. Becker

Ronald D. Becker

Dec 3, 2006

Ronald D. Becker, age 49, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Albert N. and Virginia L. Richardson Becker of Bel Air. He was the owner of Building Analysis, Inc., a home inspection company for 10 years. He enjoyed meeting...