Obituaries

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

Wm. Gwyn Brown

Wm. Gwyn Brown

Nov 8, 2004

WM. GWYN BROWN, of Aberdeen, died on November 8, 2004 at Harford Memorial Hospital. He was 82.Born February 19, 1922 in West Jefferson, North Carolina, he was the son of the late James E. and Eula E. Marsh Brown.After moving to Maryland in 1940, he met his wife of 59 years, Margaret Janelle Johnson and together they raised three sons.He...

Marjorie Bowman Cundiff

Marjorie Bowman Cundiff

Nov 8, 2004

MARJORIE BOWMAN CUNDIFF, age 80, of Aberdeen, died at her home on November 8, 2004. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Charlotte Anna Sheen Cundiff. She was a member of Overlea United Methodist Church, Overlea, Maryland and a member of the ARC family where she was afforded affection and care.Miss Cundiff is...

Francis T. Brandis, Sr.

Francis T. Brandis, Sr.

Nov 8, 2004

FRANCIS T. BRANDIS, SR., age 71, of Belcamp, Maryland, formerly of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, died on November 8, 2004 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Francis and Irene Bentley Proud Brandis. He was retired from Domino Sugar after 36 years of service where he was a distribution manager. He had...

Regina M. Schenning

Regina M. Schenning

Nov 6, 2004

REGINA M. SCHENNING, age 82, of Bel Air, died at Citizen’s Care Center, Havre de Grace, on November 6, 2004. Born in Middle River, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Barbara A. Vasold Schenning. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Abingdon and Our Lady’s Sodality. She loved to play bingo and crochet.Miss...

Marcelene Kefauver Adams

Marcelene Kefauver Adams

Nov 6, 2004

MARCELENE KEFAUVER ADAMS, age 89, of Bel Air, a cherished member of her family and community, died November 6, 2004 in Baltimore. She was born in Burkittsville, MD near Jarrettsville to Luther Melvin Kefauver, Sr. and Esther Hawkins Easterday Kefauver, the oldest daughter of their ten children. Marcelene was devotedly married to Thomas Luther Adams, Sr. until his death in...

Helen V. Rexroth

Helen V. Rexroth

Nov 6, 2004

HELEN V. REXROTH, age 89, of Bel Air, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on November 6, 2004. Born in Wilna, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Orvil and Florence Mae Stevens Kyle and the wife of the late Kenneth E. Rexroth, Sr. She was a member of the Rebekah’s and enjoyed the outdoors, wildlife and...

Sallie Lee Van Rensselaer

Sallie Lee Van Rensselaer

Nov 2, 2004

In Lieu of Flowers Contributions May be made to: Charity of your choice. ORThe Joel Mitchell Fund at The Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology Center OR The Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH

Stephen Lewis Burdette

Stephen Lewis Burdette

Nov 1, 2004

STEPHEN LEWIS BURDETTE, age 51, of Bel Air, died at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, on November 1, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Lewis Metzler Burdette of Forest Hill and Carol Jane Starr Burdette of Bel Air. He was currently working for Comer Construction where he was an estimator. A devoted lover of Bush...

Sparks R. Shifflett

Sparks R. Shifflett

Oct 31, 2004

SPARKS ROBERT SHIFFLETT, age 84, of Havre de Grace, formerly of Baltimore County, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on October 31, 2004. Born June 9, 1920 in Charlottesville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Herman and Lelia E. Morris Shifflett, and the husband of the late Margaret Frey. He was a veteran of WW II where he served...

Harry L. Miller

Harry L. Miller

Oct 31, 2004

HARRY LESTER MILLER, of Bel Air died October 31, 2004 at Harford Memorial Hospital. He was 83. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Lillian R. Miller (nee Iley). He worked as an underwriter for25 years for Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company. Mr. Miller served his country during WW II in the South Pacific....

Kenneth Warfield Boyer

Kenneth Warfield Boyer

Oct 30, 2004

KENNETH WARFIELD BOYER, age 52, of Bel Air, died peacefully at home with his family on October 30, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Olive DuPuy Boyer of Florida and the late Muller Warfield Boyer. He worked as a service representative of corrugated machinery. He was a member of Bassmasters and was a licensed Ham Radio operator....

Gerald Dean Wilson

Gerald Dean Wilson

Oct 29, 2004

GERALD DEAN WILSON, age 61, of Henderson, Kentucky, died in St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville, Indiana on October 29, 2004. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of Lenora Della Cannoy of Port Deposit and the late Willard A. Wilson. He worked as a wallpaper hanger. His family said he was the best contracted wallpaper hanger in the region...

Robert A. Schultheis

Robert A. Schultheis

Oct 27, 2004

ROBERT A. SCHULTHEIS, age 62, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 27, 2004. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Adam and Ruth MacGiness Schultheis. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. Most recently he worked at Hecht’s in the Men’s department in the Harford Mall...

Gloria Marie Carter

Gloria Marie Carter

Oct 27, 2004

GLORIA MARIE CARTER, age 79, of Bel Air, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on October 27, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Barney Stanford and Lucy Texas Harris Coulson. She was a member of the Hickory Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher. She enjoyed feeding birds, especially wild birds...

Evelyn Walls Pardew

Evelyn Walls Pardew

Oct 26, 2004

EVELYN WALLS PARDEW, age 82, of Abingdon died in University of Maryland Hospital on October 26, 2004. Born in Abingdon, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Frances Eula Settle Walls, and the wife of the late Ward L. Pardew. She had retired after 20 years of service as the church secretary at Oak Grove Baptist Church....

Gould Osgood Macintire

Gould Osgood Macintire

Oct 26, 2004

GOULD O. MACINTIRE, age 94, of Aberdeen, MD, died at his residence on October 26, 2004. Born in Wilmington, Delaware on July 19, 1910, he was the son of the late Benjamin Gould and Eva Camille Osgood Macintire, and the husband of the late Frances Eugenia Davis Macintire. He lived most of his life in Harford County, MD, growing up...

Noreen Brideson

Noreen Brideson

Oct 26, 2004

NOREEN BRIDESON, age 56, of Bel Air, died at her residence on October 26, 2004. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward Charles and Mae Adele Tierney Brideson. She had worked as a registered nurse for 24 years at Johns Hopkins Hospital, most recently in the area of neurology. In 1984, she graduated from nursing...

Paul Hood Tart

Paul Hood Tart

Oct 25, 2004

PAUL HOOD TART, age 83, of Fallston, died at his home on October 25, 2004. Born in Dunn, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Jasper D. and Eunice West Tart. He was retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he was a cabinet maker. A resident of Harford County for nine years, he was a member of Oak...

Cora Elizabeth Antal

Cora Elizabeth Antal

Oct 24, 2004

CORA ELIZABETH ANTAL, age 79, of Bel Air, MD, died at her home on October 24, 2004. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Mark William and Mildred Grove Rich, and the wife of the late Daniel Antal. She had retired in 1986 from the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Association where she worked as a compensation clerk. She...