Obituaries

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

Barbara Ann Drinks

Barbara Ann Drinks

Mar 20, 2006

BARBARA ANN DRINKS, age 57, of Forest Hill, MD, died on March 20, 2006 at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Mary Margaret Appley Byrne of Rosedale, MD and the late Riley Junior Byrne. She was a Manager for Wachovia Bank for many years. In addition to her mother, Mrs....

Mildred E. Seling

Mildred E. Seling

Mar 20, 2006

MILDRED “MUTZ” E. SELING, age 82, of Joppa, MD, died on March 20, 2006 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Carrie Lina Martin Rixham, and the wife of the late James F. Seling. She was a retired flower grower for Rye’s Greenhouse in Perry Hall, MD. She was a member...

Madeline Eleanor Maloney

Madeline Eleanor Maloney

Mar 19, 2006

MADELINE ELEANOR MALONEY, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland, died at Lorien Assisted Living, Bel Air, Maryland, on March 19, 2006. Born in Tunnelton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Loris Orvell and Lola Pearl Matlick Zinn and the wife of the late William H. Maloney. She was retired from Montgomery Ward, Baltimore, Maryland, where she was...

Frank J. Puente

Frank J. Puente

Mar 17, 2006

FRANK J. PUENTE, age 71, of Pylesville, MD, died on March 17, 2006 at his farm. Born in McKeesport, PA, he was the son of the late Ceferino Jesus and Katherine Mary Spuhler Puente, grew up in Donora, PA, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1959, he moved to Harford County to teach at Bel Air High School....

David W. Stenger

David W. Stenger

Mar 17, 2006

DAVID W. STENGER, age 44, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 17, 2006 at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Audrey Marie Brodsky Stenger of Baltimore, MD and the late Joseph H. Stenger. He was the vice-president and general manager of the Chesapeake Uniform Rental Company. He was...

William Leslie Head, Sr.

William Leslie Head, Sr.

Mar 17, 2006

WILLIAM “MR. BILL” LESLIE HEAD, SR., age 60, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 17, 2006 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Ollie Mack and Marguerite Harriet Bishop Head. A life-long resident of Harford County, he was a long-time employee of the Harford County Board of Education and a 15-year...

Benjamin Glasco Davis

Benjamin Glasco Davis

Mar 16, 2006

BENJAMIN GLASCO DAVIS, age 58, of Churchville, MD, died on March 16, 2006 at the Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perryville, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Esther Elmira Smith Davis. He had retired as a District Supervisor after 30 years of service with the Department of Public...

Margaret S. Pennsyle

Margaret S. Pennsyle

Mar 13, 2006

MARGARET S. PENNSYLE, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 13, 2006 at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Belle Hicks Kollenberg, and the wife of the late Harrison Robert Pennsyle. She was a bookkeeper for the Department of Defense for four years. She...

John B. Larosa, Sr.

John B. Larosa, Sr.

Mar 13, 2006

JOHN B. LaROSA, SR., age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 13, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ernest Bernard Sr. and Sallie Elizabeth McVicker LaRosa. He was a construction inspector for the Harford County Department of Water and Sewer. He was a life-long resident of Harford...

Eric W. Studtmann

Eric W. Studtmann

Mar 13, 2006

ERIC W. STUDTMANN, age 33, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 13, 2006 in Bel Air. Born in Elk Grove Village, IL, he was the son of Robert William and Linda Katherine Milhousen Studtman of Bel Air, MD. He was a chef at the Radisson Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, MD. A member of the American Culinary Association, he...

James John Amerena

James John Amerena

Mar 12, 2006

JAMES JOHN AMERENA, age 87, of Joppa, MD, died on March 12, 2006 at his home. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late John and Raphaela Andreotti Amerena. He was a sales manager for Baltimore Diesel. He was a member of Holy Spirit Church and the Knights of Columbus in Joppa, MD. Interested in aircraft, he...

Dale Willoughby

Dale Willoughby

Mar 12, 2006

DALE WILLOUGHBY, age 80, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 12, 2006 at the Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Benedict, ND, he was the son of the late John Clint and Regina L. Noss Willoughby. He was a retired rancher whose ranch was in North Dakota. His family said that he enjoyed helping others, refinishing...

Woodrow (Woody) Barr

Woodrow (Woody) Barr

Mar 12, 2006

WOODROW “WOODY” BARR, age 63, of Edgewood, MD, died on March 12, 2006 at his home after a long illness. Born in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of the late Woodrow Roy and Adah Pauline Fortney Barr. He served his country in the United States Marines. He retired from Northrup Grumman Corporation in Glen Arm, MD in 1990 after...

Nancy Griffin Hogarth

Nancy Griffin Hogarth

Mar 11, 2006

NANCY GRIFFIN HOGARTH, 72, passed away on March 11, 2006 following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Edward L. Hogarth, Jr. of Jarrettsville, MD. She was born in Dayton, OH on December 5, 1933 to Flora Lipe Griffin and Clyde Sylvester Griffin. Mrs. Hogarth moved to Towson, MD in 1941 and became a resident of Harford County in...

John Edd Call

John Edd Call

Mar 11, 2006

JOHN EDD CALL, age 92, of Bel Air, MD, and formerly of Aberdeen, MD, died on March 11, 2006 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Marion, VA, he was the son of the late Charlie Armstrong and the late Rose Mary Call Maloyed. He retired as owner and operator of John Septic Services after 25 years...

Doris Lee Eney

Doris Lee Eney

Mar 10, 2006

DORIS LEE ENEY, age 81, of Joppa, MD, died on March 10, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wyman Cubbage and the late Pansy Elizabeth Peyton Frankton, and the wife of the late Raymond Earl Eney. She worked for Maryland General Hospital around 1962 and then worked...

Robert (Bob) Allen Finton

Robert (Bob) Allen Finton

Mar 8, 2006

ROBERT “BOB” ALLEN FINTON, age 47, of Joppa, MD, died on March 8, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Jo Anne Henderson Albertsen of Baltimore, MD. He entered the US Army in 1979, and was assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard). He later served...

M. Joyce Litz

M. Joyce Litz

Mar 8, 2006

M. JOYCE LITZ, age 77, of Forest Hill, died on March 8, 2006 at Franklin Square Hospital. Born in Augusta, GA, she was the daughter of the late J. Harold Phillips and the late Elma Cox Edison, and the wife of the late Charles M. Litz. A homemaker, she was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.Mrs. Litz is survived...