Obituaries

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

Michael D. Gnau

Michael D. Gnau

Jan 16, 2005

MICHAEL D.GNAU, age 51, of Joppa, died at his home on January 16, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Betty Alice Macha Gnau of Joppa, and the late Henry John Gnau. A graduate of Edgewood High School, he was an arborist foreman with Asplundh. He loved bowling, softball, baseball, and fishing. He especially loved spending time with...

Jeanette Weitzel

Jeanette Weitzel

Jan 16, 2005

JEANETTE WEITZEL, age 88, of Middle Rive, formerly of Abingdon, died at the home of her daughter in Street on January 16, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Klee Noto, and the wife of the late Frank A. Weitzel. She had retired after 25 years of service with the state of Maryland...

Sara Weymouth Brumfield Polk

Sara Weymouth Brumfield Polk

Jan 14, 2005

Sara Snowden Weymouth Brumfield Polk, 88, of Darlington, died at Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, on January 14, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Born in Baltimore on September 7, 1916, she was the daughter of Harrison Weymouth and Sara English Snowden Weymouth. She attended Calvert School and The Bryn Mawr School and went on to graduate from The Maryland...

William Darran Jarriel

William Darran Jarriel

Jan 14, 2005

WILLIAM DARRAN JARRIEL, age 39, of Abingdon, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 14, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Velma Mae Fogus Jarriel of Bel Air and the late William Alfred Jarriel. He worked for Comcast as a communications technician. He had grown up and lived in Dundalk for 18 years. He was a...

Katherine M. Snier

Katherine M. Snier

Jan 13, 2005

KATHERINE M. SNIER, age 84, of Street, died at her home on January 13, 2005. Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Ignatius and Caroline Isabelle Meeks Morrow and the wife of the late Jerome J. Snier. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary and the Highpoint Ladies Club. She loved...

Lilian C. Dolan

Lilian C. Dolan

Jan 12, 2005

LILIAN C. DOLAN, age 90, of Bel Air died at Harford Memorial Hospital on January 12, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Victor Emmanuel and Mary Ellen Gately Burch and the wife of the late Hugh L. Dolan.Mrs. Dolan is survived by a daughter, Catherine M. McNulty of Bel Air; two grandchildren, Michael E. McNulty...

Dr. Edward C. Kuhl, Jr.

Dr. Edward C. Kuhl, Jr.

Jan 12, 2005

Edward C. Kuhl, Jr. “Ed” of Bel Air, former Director of Personnel and Dean of Students at Harford Community College, died January 12 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was 73.Born March 22, 1931 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Gertrude C. Kuhl of Baltimore. He married Dorothy Kuhl on...

Victor Morton Reitz

Victor Morton Reitz

Jan 12, 2005

VICTOR MORTON REITZ, age 74, of Bel Air died at his home on January 12, 2005. Born in Delta, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Victor Foltz and Dorothy Mae Morton Reitz. A resident of Harford County for 50 years, he had been a science teacher for 28 years having taught at Havre de Grace Middle and High...

E. Ray Nelson

E. Ray Nelson

Jan 10, 2005

E. RAY NELSON, age 83, of Bel Air, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on January 10, 2005. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernie DeWitt and Laura Etta Reedy Nelson. He was retired from the State of Maryland after 25 years of service where he was an equipment supervisor. He enjoyed boating,...

Ruth Van Auken Horton

Ruth Van Auken Horton

Jan 9, 2005

RUTH VAN AUKEN HORTON, a resident of Bel Air, Maryland for almost 60 years, died January 9 at the age of 86. For the past 18 months, she had resided at Lorien Bel Air.Ruth was born on August 13, 1918, in Auburn, New York. In 1939, she graduated from the Auburn Hospital School of Nursing. She initially worked as a...

Windsor C. Webster

Windsor C. Webster

Jan 9, 2005

“WES” WINDSOR C. WEBSTER, age 53, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 9, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Clifford Alexander Sr. and Barbara Webster. A resident of Harford County for 20 years, he was a truck driver for Sacks 5th Avenue. He enjoyed fishing, going to Bingo, collecting baseball cards...

Audrey E. Bailey

Audrey E. Bailey

Jan 9, 2005

AUDREY E. BAILEY, age 86, of Abingdon, died at her home on January 9, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Caroline Thome Henkelman and the wife of the late Vinton E. Bailey.As a child, she grew up in Hamilton and later attended the all girls Eastern High School. She worked at Hecht’s in...

Anna Clara Jewell

Anna Clara Jewell

Jan 8, 2005

ANNA CLARA LIVEZEY JEWELL, age 80, of Miami, Florida, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2005. Born on November 3, 1924 in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Clara Cullum Livezey and the wife of the late Raymond Lee Jewell. Prior to moving to Miami nine months ago, she had lived...

Joseph James Hldaky

Joseph James Hldaky

Jan 8, 2005

JOSEPH JAMES HLADKY, age 87, of Parkville, formerly of Abingdon, died at Oak Crest Village on January 8, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph James and Helen Fraley Hladky and the husband of the late Mary Regina Hladky. A resident of Harford County for 49 years, he was retired from Bethlehem Steel after more...

Earle R. Hipley

Earle R. Hipley

Jan 8, 2005

EARLE R. HIPLEY, age 82, of Havre de Grace, died at Citizens Care Center, on January 8, 2005. Born in Hydes, Maryland, he was the son of the late Adolph and Mattie Amelia Pearce Hipley. He retired from Koppers Company, Glen Arm, as a machinist after 25 years of service. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Marines during...

Ann Michel

Ann Michel

Jan 6, 2005

ANTOINETTE M. MICHEL died on January 6th at her home in Bel Air after a long and courageous battle with lung disease. She was 74.Ann was born on October 9, 1930 in New York City, NY to the late Jose and Marie Tubau who passed away when Ann was only 14. Ann was also preceded in death by her brother,...

Stephan Duane Campbell

Stephan Duane Campbell

Jan 6, 2005

STEPHAN DUANE CAMPBELL, age 62, of Abingdon, died in Greater Baltimore Medical Center on January 6, 2005. Born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Hiram Theodore, Sr. and Miriam Isabel Trezise Campbell. He worked as a business analyst for the AON Corporation in Owings Mills. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict....

Elizabeth C. Opsahl

Elizabeth C. Opsahl

Jan 4, 2005

ELIZABETH (BETTY) OPSAHL, age 81, of Bel Air, died in Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, on January 4, 2005 after a year long struggle with breast cancer. Born in Pultney, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Lusher Lewis, and the wife of the late Morris I. Opsahl who died in 1966. She had...

Rosetta Amrein Ensor

Rosetta Amrein Ensor

Jan 3, 2005

ROSETTA A. ENSOR of Bel Air, died January 3, 2005 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Towson, following surgery. She was 83.Born in Jarrettsville, July 30, 1921, she was the daughter of the late J. Henry and Callie (nee Jones) Amrein.Married 59 years to her late husband, Benjamin T. Ensor, she was a homemaker. Actively involved in her children’s lives,...

Derrick Christopher Mccomas

Derrick Christopher Mccomas

Jan 3, 2005

DERRICK CHRISTOPHER McCOMAS, age 35, of Street, died at his residence on January 3, 2005 after battling his illness all of his life. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Donald Clay, Sr. and Norma Grace Hannon McComas. He was an avid viewer of horror films and a collector of jewelry.Mr. McComas is survived by four brothers,...