Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

Dec 3, 2006

GEORGE WILLIAM ADDICKS JR., age 85, of Joppa, MD, died on December 3, 2006 at Laurel Wood Care Center in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George William Addicks Sr. and the late Jessie M. Garrison Rosen and was the husband of the late Clara F. Kearney Addicks. He was a Navy veteran...

Dec 3, 2006

MICHAEL EDWARD GUIDO, age 50, of Montgomery, TX, formerly of Joppa, MD, died on December 3, 2006. Mike is survived by his wife JoAnn, and his daughter Jaclyn. Friends may call in McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in Abingdon, MD, on Friday, December 8, 2006, from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December...

Dec 2, 2006

LESSIE L. MICHAEL MULLINS, age 80, of Street, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on December 2, 2006 at home. Born in Purlear, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McKenley and Estella Leola Watson Michael and wife of the late Ernest Edmond Mullins. She loved everyone and loved to take care of people. Her Southern hospitality meant...

Dec 2, 2006

J. B. PARSONS, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 2, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Volney, VA, he was the son of the late James Todd and Rose Anna Vaught Parsons. He married his wife, Ada, in 1939, and moved to Harford County in 1942. In 1946, he became a member of Mt. Zion...

Nov 28, 2006

JAMES ROBERT SMITH, JR., age 40, of Middle River, MD, died on November 28, 2006, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Linda Lee Whichard Smith and the late James Robert Smith, Sr. He was a carpenter who started working in the construction industry at a very young age with his father....

Nov 28, 2006

WILLIAM “BEEBE” H. BEEBE, JR., age 28, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 28, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William Harry Beebe, Sr. and Debra Dorothy Pasko Beebe. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1996 and was a Deputy Sheriff for two years for Harford...

Nov 28, 2006

MARY WRIGHT BARNES died on November 28, 2006. She was 91. Born April 9, 1915, in Aberdeen, she was the daughter of the late C. Milton and Bertha Martin Wright. As a toddler, she moved to Bel Air when her father was appointed Superintendent of Schools for Harford County. She was a graduate of Bel Air High School, Towson State...

Nov 28, 2006

DI ANN (DEE DEE) DASHER, age 66, died on November 28, 2006 at the Levindale Nursing Home in Baltimore, where she had been a patient since 2002. She was born November 16, 1940 in Warren, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mary E. Dahringer. Ms. Dasher was employed by Packard Electric prior to relocating to Georgia where...

Nov 27, 2006

ANTHONY JOSEPH COSENTINO SR., age 84, of Bridgeville, DE, formerly of Kingsville, MD, died November 27, 2006 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD. He was the son of the late Alessio and Vincenza LaCotti Cosentino. He honorably served in the Army and the Coast Guard Reserve. Mr. Cosentino moved to Kingsville in 1952, where he built and operated Kingsville...

Nov 27, 2006

ANN V. BAUER, age 34, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 27, 2006, at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Maryann K. Keck Bauer of Edgewood and the late Theodore Robert Bauer. She was a dental assistant. She was loved by her niece, nephew, and many cousins. In addition to her mother, Ms. Bauer is...

Nov 26, 2006

ANTONIA F. “TONI” MORKOSKY, age 66, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Abingdon, died on November 26, 2006, at Genesis Elder Care, Towson, MD. Born in Van Bibber, MD, she was the daughter of the late Bohus Joseph and Emily Frances Chovjan Morkosky. She retired from the State of Maryland as a toll collector on the Hatem Bridge and I-95 and...

Nov 26, 2006

HELEN ELIZABETH MUELLER, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 26, 2006, at Rineholt Assisted Living, Rising Sun, MD. Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Bruss Koegler and the wife for 41 years of the late Richard L. Mueller. She volunteered at Good Samaritan Hospital and was a member of...

Nov 23, 2006

HELEN WESTCOTT BAKER, age 85, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 23, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Rock Hall, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Blanchard and Nellie Charlotte Schneider Westcott and wife of the late Tevis Ridgely Baker. An Aberdeen resident, she and her husband were the owners of Baker...

Nov 22, 2006

Myrtle Einhorn first became involved as a public activist and community leader in the early sixties when she advocated for, and established a new play yard for the children in the neighborhood in an inner city community in Baltimore. The children needed a “clean, safe place to play,” so Mrs. Einhorn organized the people of the neighborhood, who helped clear...

Nov 22, 2006

Nov 22, 2006

VELMA MAE JOHNSON, age 95, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 22, 2006, at her daughter’s home. Born in Madonna, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Winfield and Adella Amanda Alloway Preston and the wife of the late James Oakley Johnson. She was a long time resident of Harford County, born, raised, and was employed at Edgewood...

Nov 21, 2006

GERALD JAMES KREINER, age 82, of Forest Hill, MD, died on November 20, 2006, at the Gilchrist Center, Towson, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD, and was the son of the late Harry J. Kreiner and Anna Marie (Leonard) Kreiner. He worked for the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company for 35 years as a chauffeur and a splicer. After...