Obituaries

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

Allen Junior Crouse

Allen Junior Crouse

Sep 21, 2005

ALLEN JUNIOR CROUSE, age 75, of Aberdeen, died at his home on September 21, 2005. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Thomas Allen Crouse and the late Nora Combs Holloway. He was a logger all his life, a job he enjoyed. He also worked for Harford Metal and Bata Shoe Company. He enjoyed camping,...

Kathy Ann Davis

Kathy Ann Davis

Sep 21, 2005

KATHY ANN DAVIS, age 60, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 21, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Katherine Lauer, and the wife of the late Joseph Maurice Davis. She worked for NSA as a transcriber when she was younger. She attended nursing school at Harford Community College....

Walter Joseph Swiderski

Walter Joseph Swiderski

Sep 18, 2005

SONNY SWIDERSKI, age 65, of Colora, Maryland, died at his home on September 18, 2005. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and one of eight children, he was the son of the late Walter Alexander and Stella Barbara Parduski Swiderski. He worked as an operations research analyst with the Army Material Systems Analysis Activity and Army Evaluation Center for the U.S. Government....

Viola J. Wilson Wingfield

Viola J. Wilson Wingfield

Sep 16, 2005

VIOLA J. WILSON WINGFIELD, age 86, of Ormond Beach, Florida, formerly of Randallstown, MD, died in Coquina Nursing Center in Ormond Beach, Florida on September 17, 2005. Born in Marion County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mamie Burrell Hamontree and the wife of the late George Wingfield and the late Cordie Wilson. She had worked...

George R. Gosnell

George R. Gosnell

Sep 14, 2005

GEORGE R. GOSNELL, age 85, of Fallston, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 14, 2005. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Harry and Emma Wann Gosnell, and the husband of the late Maryann Gosnell. He had worked as an engineer on the railroad. He collected railroad memorabilia, western movies, and knives. He...

Doris Johnson Carmen

Doris Johnson Carmen

Sep 14, 2005

DORIS JOHNSON CARMEN, age 81, of Baltimore, formerly of Bel Air, died at Manor Care Nursing Home, Baltimore, on September 14, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Albert Clarence and Helen Jeanette Mahan Johnson, and the wife of the late Robert Carmen. She had retired from her job at Amalgamated Clothing where she had worked...

Cecilia Ann Conroy

Cecilia Ann Conroy

Sep 14, 2005

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Mary Katherine Litchfield

Mary Katherine Litchfield

Sep 13, 2005

MARY KATHERINE LITCHFIELD, age 90, of Hagerstown, died in Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown on September 13, 2005. Born in Benson, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Isabel Smithson Denbow and the wife for 48 years of the late George R. Litchfield who died in 1986. She enjoyed her church, New Covenant Presbyterian, and church activities. She...

Dorothy Robinson Greer

Dorothy Robinson Greer

Sep 11, 2005

DOROTHY MONTELL ROBINSON GREER, age 98, of Bel Air, died at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center on September 11, 2005. She was the beloved wife of the late Garland R. Greer and devoted mother of Kay Parker of Bel Air. Born October 3, 1906, the daughter of the late Clayton R. Robinson and Sarah Montague Blair. Mrs. Greer was...

Darrell Christopher Hill

Darrell Christopher Hill

Sep 11, 2005

DARRELL CHRISTOPHER HILL, age 20, of Joppatowne died in Baltimore County, on September 11, 2005. Born in Rosedale, he was the son of Dannette Cliffteen Johnson of Joppatowne and the late Lionell Emory Hill. A 2002 graduate of Harford Vo-Tech and a graduate of TESST College, he worked for Alban Tractors as a PC Technician.In addition to his mother, he...

Paul Edward Peak

Paul Edward Peak

Sep 11, 2005

PAUL EDWARD PEAK, age 53, of Forest Hill, died in University of Maryland Hospital on September 11, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Ruth Mae Grafton Peak of Forest Hill and the late Paul Woodrow Peak. He worked at Harford National Bank from 1973-2004. During that time he was President and CEO (1982-2004), Senior Executive...

Dorothy Y. Calkins

Dorothy Y. Calkins

Sep 10, 2005

DOROTHY YEAGLE CALKINS, died on September 10, 2005 at Brightview in Bel Air. She would have been 88 in January. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late George Edwin and Mary Madeline Spath Yeagle and the wife of the late Cecil Edward Calkins. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church for over 40 years. During...

Richard ''Richie''  D. Miller

Richard ''Richie'' D. Miller

Sep 9, 2005

RICHARD “RICHIE” D. MILLER, age 49, of Magnolia, died at his home on September 9, 2005. Born in Camden, New Jersey, he was the son of Richard Arlen and Joan Sarah Jennings Miller also of Magnolia. He worked for the Liqui Box Company for18 years where he was a machine mechanic. He was a member of the Chincoteague American Legion...

Diza Greear

Diza Greear

Sep 9, 2005

DIZA GREEAR, age 88, of Joppa, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Riverside on September 9, 2005. Born in Ashe County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Nancy Maude Absher Richardson, and the wife of the late Woodrow E. Greear. Mrs. Greear came to Maryland from North Carolina in 1943 and went...

May V. Snyder

May V. Snyder

Sep 8, 2005

MAY V. SNYDER, age 80, of Edgewood, died in St. Agnes Hospital on September 8, 2005. Born in Baltimore City, she worked as a bookkeeper for an advertising company. She loved to play pool and travel. She also loved her dog, Princess.Mrs. Snyder is survived by her husband, Gilbert Carlton Snyder.

Catherine ''Pat'' Iola R. Michael

Catherine ''Pat'' Iola R. Michael

Sep 7, 2005

CATHERINE “PAT” IOLA R. MICHAEL, age 97, of Aberdeen, died of pneumonia at Johns Hopkins Hospital on September 7, 2005. Born in Pleasantville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James Hamlin and Mary Ellen Henderson Riley and the wife for 14 years of the late J. Smith Michael whom she married in 1964 and who died in 1978...

C. Kelly Howell

C. Kelly Howell

Sep 5, 2005

C. KELLY HOWELL, age 41, of Baltimore, MD, died in Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD on September 5, 2005. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, she was the daughter of James Francis and Patricia Rae Shoemaker O’Brien of Conowingo, Maryland. She worked as a loan service agent formerly for Patapsco Bank and currently for Columbia Bank. A resident of Harford County,...

Hanna Cholette

Hanna Cholette

Sep 4, 2005

HANNA CHOLETTE, age 65, of Edgewood, died at her home on September 4, 2005. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Barbara Vogt Weber. A resident of Harford County for 31 years, she had worked as a cashier for the government in Germany. She enjoyed flowers, home decorating, and cooking. She was always available...

Cecle Van Scott

Cecle Van Scott

Sep 4, 2005

In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to:Creswell Christian Church2504 Creswell RoadBel Air, MD 21015