Obituaries

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

Dorothy Overmiller Harkins

Dorothy Overmiller Harkins

Apr 10, 2005

DOROTHY OVERMILLER HARKINS, age 91, of Churchville, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 10, 2005. Born in Athol, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Louis C. and Maude Lavina Carlson Overmiller and the wife of the late Charles Edward Harkins who died in 1954. She was the special friend for 21 years of R. Dock Lee...

Jean P. Phillips

Jean P. Phillips

Apr 9, 2005

JEAN P. PHILLIPS, age 83, of Parkville, formerly of Fallston, died in Oak Crest Village on April 9, 2005. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Mathias and Anna Potter Prass and the wife of the late John E. Phillips. She had earned a degree in music from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA and taught music...

Frances O. Turner

Frances O. Turner

Apr 9, 2005

FRANCES O. TURNER, of Bel Air, MD, age 80, died on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lester and Lela Oakley O’Briant.After moving to Maryland, she was employed by the City of Baltimore as Administrative Director of Disability Compensation. She and...

Wayne Caricofe

Wayne Caricofe

Apr 8, 2005

WAYNE CARICOFE, age 41, of Abingdon, died at his residence on April 8, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Gloria Sue O’Donnell Egan of Forest Hill and step-son of Jerry Egan of Forest Hill. He worked in construction and was an avid fisherman.In addition to his mother and step-father, Mr. Caricofe is survived by three brothers, Donnie...

Ruth Miller

Ruth Miller

Apr 7, 2005

RUTH MILLER, age 89, of Havre de Grace, died in Citizens Nursing Home, Havre de Grace, on April 7, 2005. Born in Renick, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Nettie March Simmons Boggs, and the wife for 46 years of the late Vyrus S. Miller. She was a co-owner and operator of the family...

Carolyn Belcher

Carolyn Belcher

Apr 7, 2005

CAROLYN HARMON BELCHER, age 56, of Edgewood died at her residence on April 7, 2005. She was born on July 14, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late Joe Simmons and the late Evelyn Harmon She was the eldest of four sisters.She was educated in the Philadelphia public school system, where she attended Dobbins Vocational School and excelled in all...

Maxine E. Dodge

Maxine E. Dodge

Apr 7, 2005

MAXINE E. DODGE, age 91, of Edgecomb, Maine, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 7, 2005. Born in Saco, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Harold Wilson and Minnie E. Slater Davidson and the wife of the late George Maynard Dodge. She was a graduate from Portland High School and Gorham Normal School in Maine. As...

Henry H. Boyer

Henry H. Boyer

Apr 7, 2005

HENRY HANSON BOYER, of Bel Air died on April 7, 2005 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center after a long illness. He was 78.He was born and grew up on the family farm on Bush River, Perryman. He was the son of the late Oliver P. Boyer, Sr. and Louise Nelson Boyer. He graduated from the University of Maryland and served...

James Robert Smith, Sr.

James Robert Smith, Sr.

Apr 7, 2005

JAMES ROBERT SMITH, SR., age 58, of Darlington, died at his residence on April 7, 2005. Born in Saltville, Virginia, he was the son of the late James Edmonson and Annie Mae Wyatt Smith. He worked as a carpenter. He moved to Harford County when he was 16 years old and began working construction. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cooking....

Walter Philip Bosley, Sr.

Walter Philip Bosley, Sr.

Apr 5, 2005

WALTER PHILIP BOSLEY, age 74, of Edgewood, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on April 5, 2005. Born in Rocks and one of six children, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward, Sr. and Rhoda Pinkney Flowers Bosley. A resident of Harford County his entire life, he worked as a dairy farmer. He enjoyed fishing. He served his country...

Pope John Paul Ii

Pope John Paul Ii

Apr 2, 2005

Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...

Marguerite Harriet Head

Marguerite Harriet Head

Apr 1, 2005

MARGUERITE HARRIET BISHOP HEAD “MISS MARGUERITE”, was born on November 18, 1925 in Perryville. She was the youngest child of George Bishop, Sr. and Janie Dutton Bishop. She attended schools in Maryland and Chester, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Head died at her residence on April 1, 2005. She was 79.After school, she met and married Ollie M. Head of Atlanta, Georgia. In...

W. Cecil Tapscott

W. Cecil Tapscott

Apr 1, 2005

W. CECIL TAPSCOTT, age 79, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 1, 2005. Born in Scottsville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Wilton Howard and Cora Baber Tapscott. A resident of Harford County since 1958, in the past he was a partner in Chemical Products Company, Paidon Products Company and Jarrettsville Hardware. He...

Anna Ruth Deel

Anna Ruth Deel

Mar 31, 2005

ANNA RUTH DEEL, age 94, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, formerly of Edgewood, died at her home on March 31, 2005. Born in Council, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Anderson McFadden and the late Armindy H. Boyd McFadden and the wife of the late Arnold Deel. She had worked at Bata Shoe Company for 15 years. In...

James Webster Livezey, Sr.

James Webster Livezey, Sr.

Mar 31, 2005

JAMES WEBSTER LIVEZEY, SR., of Bel Air, died March 31, 2005 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. He was to be 83 on April 23. Born in Bel Air, MD he was the son of the late James Swartz Livezey and Frances Baker Livezey.Mr. Livezey was a retired personnel officer for the Maryland State Highway Administration. He is...

Kenneth N. Perluke

Kenneth N. Perluke

Mar 27, 2005

KENNETH N. PERLUKE, age 68, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on March 27, 2005. Born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Anna Barbara Struminski Perluke of Poughkeepsie, New York and the late George C. Perluke. He was retired from Exxon where he was a market investment practice coordinator. He served in the U.S. Army....

Zelottie Ruth Deunger

Zelottie Ruth Deunger

Mar 26, 2005

ZeLOTTIE RUTH DeUNGER, age 89, of Baltimore, died at Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Baltimore on March 26, 2005. Born in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Stephen and Marion ZeLotta Evans Helfrich.Mrs. DeUnger is survived by a son, James C. DeUnger of Middle River; three grandchildren, James M. DeUnger of Sarasota, Florida, Donna L. Ruth of McMinville,...

William Edgar Preston, Jr.

William Edgar Preston, Jr.

Mar 25, 2005

WILLIAM EDGAR PRESTON, JR., age 83, of Bel Air, died at his home on March 25, 2005. Born in Fulford, he was the son of the late William Edgar, Sr. and Cecelia Estell Harward Preston and the husband of the late Ruth Anne Stewart Preston. He retired from A.P.G., Edgewood Area after 42 years of service where he was a...

Hope Johnson

Hope Johnson

Mar 25, 2005

NORMAN (HOPE) M. JOHNSON of Bel Air died on Friday, March 25th at Mariner Health of Forest Hill. He was 86.Born in Madonna, Maryland, on April 19, 1918, he was the son of the late Henry A. Johnson and Katherine Victoria Markline Johnson.He attended Jarrettsville Elementary and High Schools and Harford Community College.He was a member of the Bel Air...

Junior Osborne

Junior Osborne

Mar 25, 2005

JR. OSBORNE, age 75, of Bel Air, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on March 25, 2005. Born on September 1, 1929 in the coal mine area of West Virginia. He was the son of the late Josie Mae Osborne and Virgil Jr. Osborne.Mr. Osborne grew up in Albert, West Virginia and later moved to Sparta, North Carolina....