Obituaries

Oct 17, 2006

Oct 16, 2006

JAMES THOMAS “MICKEY” RUMSEY, age 80, of Darlington, MD, died October 16, 2006 at his home. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of George Willard and Dora Griffin Rumsey and the husband of the late Irene Virginia Presberry Rumsey. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was an ammunition handler who worked at...

Oct 16, 2006

AMANDA KATHLEEN GRANT, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 16, 2006 at Northwest Hospital Center, Randallstown, MD. Born in Smyth County, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Rilley and Elizabeth Mae Turner Griffey and the wife of the late Lee Grant. A resident of Harford County since 1996, she lived in Ypsilanti, Michigan for over...

Oct 15, 2006

JOHN SLEVIN SR., age 72, of Red Lion, PA, formerly of Edgewood, MD, for 30 years, died on October 15, 2006, at his home. Born in Edinburgh, IN, he was the son of the late Howard Estal Slevin Sr. and Hazel Marie Cottril Slevin. He was a steel worker for Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point where he retired after 39...

Oct 13, 2006

JAMES “JIM” FRANCIS HEROLD JR., age 62, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 13, 2006, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of James Francis Herold Sr. and the late Ruth Lena Bosie Herold. Mr. Herold, a resident of Edgewood for 23 years, worked for The Sun paper years ago, American...

Oct 12, 2006

FRANK EDWARD McGEE JR., age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 12, 2006, at Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Edward Sr. and Edna Hommerbacker McGee. He was a civil engineer who worked for Pennsylvania Railroad for 47 years, retiring in 1990. He lived in...

Oct 11, 2006

DONALD E. ROE, age 51, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 11, 2006 at his residence. Born in Dublin, MD, he was the son of Jane Hankla Roe and the late Harold Edward Roe. He was a welder in the manufacturing business and enjoyed listening to 98 Rock. In addition to his mother, Mr. Roe is survived by a son,...

Oct 11, 2006

CHARLES REGINAL RODEFER SR., age 93, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 11, 2006, at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation, Bel Air, MD. Born in Roanoke, VA, he was the son of the late Robert Worthington and Myrtle Compton Rodefer and the husband of 71 years of Beulah Laura May Rodefer. He was the owner/operator of Bel Air Lumber...

Oct 10, 2006

JOHN “JAN” VAARTJES SR, age 56, of Street, MD, died on October 10, 2006 at his home. Born in Amsterdam, Holland, he was the son of Cornelia Schotanus Vaartjes and the late Kornelis Vaartjes. A Harford County resident for 22 years, he also lived in Salisbury, North Carolina for eight years. He was a produce supervisor in the grocery store...

Oct 9, 2006

BILLY LEE “BEAKY” HAGY, age 63, of Forest Hill, MD, died on October 9, 2006, at the Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late George Lee and Flora Mae Atwell Hagy. He was a commercial truck driver and had worked for Bata Shoe Company for over 20...

Oct 8, 2006

ROY EDWARD BROWN, age 69, of Churchville, MD, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. The son of the late Thomas Brown and the late Mattie Lee Gilstrap, Roy was born in Fort Wayne, IN, on May 5, 1937. He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his Masters...

Oct 7, 2006

MARCIE LEE SMITH, age 32, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 7, 2006 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Smith, Sr., and Linda Lee Whichard Smith. She taught pre-school at Trinity Lutheran Church and more recently at Kiddie Academy in Riverside. She was kind, caring,...

Oct 7, 2006

TERRENCE KENNY, age 79, of Baltimore, MD, died on October 7, 2006 at his daughter’s home. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Terrence and Mary McDonough Kenny. Mr. Kenny retired as a master electrician after 50 years. He was a member of Local Union 24. He spent much of his time in Preston, MD,...

Oct 5, 2006

JOYCE KAY BURROWS, age 62, of Baltimore, MD, died on October 5, 2006 at Loch Raven Center, Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Leonard Moore and the late Joyce Lucas Uhler Brown and the wife of the late John F. Burrows. Formerly of Lochearn, MD, she was a manager in the banking...

Oct 5, 2006

CONSTANCE J. KECK, age 71, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 5, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Irving and Eleanor Rybak Gutowska Riggs and the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Keck with whom she enjoyed many years. She worked for the Bel Air Police Department and...

Oct 5, 2006

HARRY MITZEL, age 82, of Joppa, MD, died on October 5, 2006, at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harry Parker Mitzel Sr., and Edna Hinkle Mitzel. He was the husband to his first wife, the late Mary Jane Kreiner Mitzel, for 55 years. He was retired...

Oct 2, 2006

JEAN D. VAN HORN, age 59, of Forest Hill, MD, died on October 2, 2006 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of William Dale and Sarah Read Dowling Van Horn. A Harford County resident since 1959, she retired from the public school system in 1998, where she had been a librarian for 27...

Oct 2, 2006

PAMELA HENDON COALE, age 92, of Bel Air, died on October 2, 2006 at Citizens Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Harry Davis and Elizabeth Hollis Smith Coale. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sisters Sarah Mildred Coale Cronin and Harriett Davis Coale Cully Jr....

Oct 1, 2006

THOMAS N. DOMBROSKIE, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 1, 2006, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Shamokin, PA he was the son of the late Walter Joseph and Agnes France Olszewski Dombrowski. He was a resident of Shamokin, PA, for 19 years. He served in the U.S. Navy. After the Navy, he moved to...

Oct 1, 2006

MARGARET ANN FELTON SWIFT, died October 1, 2006 at her home in Churchville, MD. She was born on May 10, 1928, to Robert L. and Kathleen Felton of Carthage, North Carolina. Maggie was an adventurer. Her ports of call included Jamaica, France, California, Aspen, Colorado and Middleburg, Virginia. She was a gourmet cook, an avid reader, did crossword puzzles daily...