Obituaries

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

Nancy C. Clancy

Nancy C. Clancy

Jan 2, 2005

NANCY C. CLANCY, age 85, of Bel Air died at her home on January 2, 2005. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Wagg and Mallie Victorine Kinder Blevins and was the wife of the late Dewey S. McMillan. She was an avid gardener, loved to crochet and enjoyed camping.Mrs. Clancy is survived by her...

Bonnie Sue Rutherford

Bonnie Sue Rutherford

Jan 2, 2005

BONNIE SUE (COMER) RUTHERFORD, former resident of Burton Manor in Aberdeen, died on January 2, 2005 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace where she had resided since August 1997. She was 95.Born on August 8, 1909 in Comers Rock, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Tate Comer and the late Nancy (Cornett) Comer. She married Howard...

Julia L. Waldenberger

Julia L. Waldenberger

Jan 2, 2005

JULIA L. WALDENBERGER, age 60, of Bel Air died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 2, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Louis Joseph and Frances Kelly Waldenberger.A life long resident of Bel Air, Ms. Waldenberger was a graduate of St. Margaret’s Grade School in Bel Air, Notre Dame Prep High School in Towson...

James A. Ragar, Sr.

James A. Ragar, Sr.

Dec 30, 2004

JAMES A. RAGAR, age 72, of Havre de Grace, died at his residence on December 30, 2004. Born in Street, he was the son of the late Garland Henry and Mary Eileen Hughes Ragar. He had retired from Harford County Schools where he worked as a custodian. His greatest joy was his family and his church family. He enjoyed teaching...

Zenna Mae Nelson

Zenna Mae Nelson

Dec 28, 2004

ZENNA MAE DeBOARD NELSON, age 77, of Fallston, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 28, 2004. Born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Cicero Edmund and Melissa Watson DeBoard, and the wife of the late D. Breece Nelson. Graduated from high school in Grassy Creek, North Carolina and then moved to Harford...

Dr. Jean Marie Delaney

Dr. Jean Marie Delaney

Dec 28, 2004

DR. JEAN MARIE DELANEY, age 73, of Bel Air, died in Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on December 28, 2004. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Genevieve Marie Boulton Reilly, and the wife of the late Donald Kendall Delaney. She began teaching Art in Ohio in 1953 and continued...

Edward Joseph Hebert, Jr.

Edward Joseph Hebert, Jr.

Dec 28, 2004

EDWARD JOSEPH HEBERT, JR. age 40, of Abingdon, died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on December 28, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Florence C. Jones of Abingdon and the late Edward Joseph Hebert, Sr. He was a self-employed landscaper, working until his illness prevented him from working. He lived in Maryland until he...

Dorothy T. Ochs

Dorothy T. Ochs

Dec 28, 2004

DOROTHY T. OCHS, age 77, of Bel Air, died at Jacob’s Well Assisted Living, Bel Air on December 28, 2004. Born in Manhattan, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Martha Dooley. She worked at a switchboard operator at New York Telephone, Mack Truck, St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York and the Archdiocese of...

Karl E. Starkey

Karl E. Starkey

Dec 27, 2004

KARL E. STARKEY, age 41, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 27, 2004. Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of Elfriede Reuss Starkey of Joppa and the late John Edward Starkey. He struggled with a number of disabling illnesses all of his life. He graduated from Joppatowne High School in 1980. He assisted his mother...

Karl E. Starkey

Karl E. Starkey

Dec 27, 2004

Contributions may be made to:Cerebral Palsy1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20036

Joseph F. Loughlin, Jr.

Joseph F. Loughlin, Jr.

Dec 27, 2004

JOSEPH “JOEY” FLEURY LOUGHLIN, JR., age 38, of Abingdon, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 27, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Joseph Fleury Loughlin, Sr. and the late Betty Jo Cook Little. He worked for Ernest Maier as a truck driver. He was a member of the Abingdon Fire Company....

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Dec 24, 2004

BENJAMIN THOMAS ENSOR of Bel Air died on December 24 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 85.Born December 22, 1919 in Monkton, he was the son of the late Benjamin T. Ensor, Sr. and Helen McComas Ward.Following his education, Mr. Ensor enlisted in the US Navy, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, during World War II. Chief...

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Dec 24, 2004

A Memorial Service will be held at a laterdate.

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Benjamin Thomas Ensor

Dec 24, 2004

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:Harford Christian SchoolDublin, MarylandorMt. Vernon UM ChurchDeep Run RoadStreet, MD 21154

Olevia Kloetzer

Olevia Kloetzer

Dec 24, 2004

OLEVIA “DEADIE” KLOETZER, age 83, of Fallston, died in Manor Care Health Services in Ruxton on December 24, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Keech and Bessie J. Byrd Blackburn, and the wife for 51 years of the late Charles William Kloetzer. She was active in the United Methodist Church at Sudbrook, the...

Kathleen H. Lower

Kathleen H. Lower

Dec 23, 2004

KATHLEEN H. LOWER, age 73, of Edgewood, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on December 23, 2004. Born in Antioch, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Leatha Zobedia Roberts Jones, and the wife of the late Clinton E. Lower, Sr. Her family says she was a loving mother and a devoted wife. She enjoyed...

Evelyn D. Katz

Evelyn D. Katz

Dec 23, 2004

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Mathew Ernst Ryan

Mathew Ernst Ryan

Dec 21, 2004

MATHEW ERNST RYAN, age 38, of Port Deposit, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on Dec. 21, 2004. Born in Bellevue, Washington, he was the son of Norma Jean Friese Ryan of Bel Air and the late William Howard Ryan. He loved and was devoted to his family, and told anyone who would listen that his daughter, 8-year-old Heather Rhianne...

Ray Miller

Ray Miller

Dec 21, 2004

RAY MILLER, age 77, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 21, 2004. Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late George Dewey and Jennie Viers Miller, and the husband of the late Eleanor Loretta Smithson Miller. He retired in 1989 as a foreman at the C.D. Miller Saw Mill.Mr. Miller...

Gray Worthington Salmons

Gray Worthington Salmons

Dec 21, 2004

Contributions may be made to:St. James School17641 College RoadSt. James, MD 21781orFirst Presbyterian Church 224 N. Main StreetBel Air, MD 21014