Obituaries

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

Gartley Jones

Gartley Jones

Jun 7, 2004

GARTLEY JONES, age 79, of Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland, on June 7, 2004. Born in Rocks, Maryland, he was the son of the late Gaither Winfield and Ina Mary Rhodes Jones. He worked for the Harford County Board of Education as a carpenter for 15 years. He raised livestock for 12 years...

Perna L. Bare

Perna L. Bare

Jun 6, 2004

PERNA L. BARE, age 74, of Port Deposit, formerly of Joppa, died at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Elkton on June 6, 2004. Born in Thurmond, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Hillary and Ruth Holcomb Luffman and the wife of the late Leonard B. Bare. She had retired after 25 years of service with Belco in Kingsville...

Nola Dianne Morris

Nola Dianne Morris

Jun 6, 2004

NOLA DIANNE MORRIS, age 61, of Edgewood, died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, on June 6, 2004. Born in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Murray and Audrey Atwood Whitney Tull. Her family said she was a very caring mother and grandmother. She was devoted to her church and loved her animals. She enjoyed gardening and cooking.Mrs. Morris...

Jan Pukl

Jan Pukl

Jun 6, 2004

JAN PUKL, age 80, of Belcamp, died in Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on June 10, 2004. Born August 23, 1923 in Brno, Czechoslovakia, he immigrated to the United States in 1951 with his wife Marianne and son George. He worked at Bata Shoe Company for 37 years. Family members recall his fondness for music and dancing and his...

Iris Gene Beall

Iris Gene Beall

Jun 6, 2004

IRIS GENE BEALL, age 75, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, formerly of Abingdon, died in South Carolina on June 6, 2004. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Hamilton Tory, and the wife of the late Forrest Rex Beall. She was an avid bingo player. She lived in Abingdon for 18 years and...

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Jun 5, 2004

Ronald ReaganAt the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth...

Robert  Donald Kilby

Robert Donald Kilby

Jun 5, 2004

ROBERT DONALD ADON@ KILBY, age 76, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on June 5, 2004. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of the late James Guy and Annie Elledge Kilby. He was a native of North Carolina where he began his 50 + year career in the automotive business. For the past 25 years he...

Patsy Wright Eller

Patsy Wright Eller

Jun 1, 2004

PATSY WRIGHT ELLER, age 72, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on June 19, 2004. Born and raised in Elk Creek, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Keith Rhudy and Martha Louise Doss Wright, and the wife of the late John Alex Eller. She moved to Maryland in the early 1950's with her husband. She was...

Loretta C. Williams

Loretta C. Williams

Jun 1, 2004

LORETTA C. WILLIAMS, 85, of Aberdeen, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on June 28, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Carrie Loose and the wife of the late Colen L. Williams. She was retired from Aberdeen Proving Grounds after 35 years of service where she was a custodian. She enjoyed gardening, crossword puzzles,...

Pasquale Michael Romagna

Pasquale Michael Romagna

Jun 1, 2004

PASQUALE M. ROMAGNA, of Fallston, died Friday, June 11, 2004 at the age of 88. . Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Adam and Christina Schiavone Romagna.Pas retired after 39 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service. A resident of Harford County since 1974, he was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Fallston,...

Carl E. Anders

Carl E. Anders

Jun 1, 2004

CARL “SONNY” E. ANDERS, age 59, of Bel Air, after a long illness passed away at his residence on June 1, 2004. Born in Glen Arm, Maryland, he was the son of the late Floyd Abe and Annie Pearl Bratton Anders. For the last 10 years he worked for Maryland Portable Concrete as a truck driver. He enjoyed NASCAR races.Mr....

Clifford Edwards

Clifford Edwards

May 31, 2004

CLIFFORD “CLIFF” EDWARDS, age 78, of Abingdon died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Riverside on May 31, 2004. Born in Coalwood, West Virginia he was the son of the late Gus and Rosa Barker Edwards. He had retired after 25 years at A.P.G., Edgewood Area where he worked as a cabinet maker. He was a Past Master of...

S. Joyle Appel

S. Joyle Appel

May 30, 2004

S. JOYCE APPEL, age 40, of Street, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 30, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Luther Purnell and Shirley Jo Hall Appel of Street. Born and raised in Harford County, she had worked 9 years with Kleins Grocery Store and had moved to the new Cardiff store as...

Ronald E. Dobie

Ronald E. Dobie

May 29, 2004

RONALD E. DOBIE, age 61, of Greenup, Kentucky, died in Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville, Maryland on May 29, 2004. Born in Springfield, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert Edgar and Matilda Mary Balmert Dobie. He worked as a fabricator making boats. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Dobie is...

Alice E. Hutson

Alice E. Hutson

May 28, 2004

ALICE ELEANOR HUTSON, age 94, of Abingdon, died in Street, Maryland on May 28, 2004. Born in Creswell, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Alice Rebecca Oliver Hutson. A Life long resident of Harford County, she had retired from Bata Shoe Company after more than 30 years of service as a sewing machine operator. She was...

Dennis Zirk

Dennis Zirk

May 27, 2004

DENNIS DEAN ZIRK, age 47, of Joppa, died on Thursday, May 27, 2004 at home. Born September 23, 1956 in Baltimore, he was the son of Genevieve Margaret Dayton Zirk of Joppa and the late Charles Arthur Zirk. He worked as a truck driver for 30 years. He was an avid motorcyclist and hunter. He enjoyed his black and tan...

Joseph Marcel Labrecque

Joseph Marcel Labrecque

May 27, 2004

JOSEPH LaBRECQUE, age 80, of Joppa, died at Gilchrist Center at Great Baltimore Medical Center on May 27, 2004. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Arthur and Cordelia Cote Labrecque (no capital b in this name), and the husband for 58 years of the late Gertrude Doris Simard LaBrecque. A longtime resident of Massachusetts, he...

Sean Brian Ward

Sean Brian Ward

May 25, 2004

SEAN BRIAN WARD, age 30, of Fallston, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 25, 2004. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Brian John and Susan Eleanor Stewart Ward of Fallston. He worked as the manager of Battery Warehouse. A resident of Harford County for 20 years, he was a 1992 graduate of Harford Vo Tech...

Lester H. Feinberg

Lester H. Feinberg

May 24, 2004

LESTER H. FEINBERG, age 55, of Bel Air died in Franklin Square Hospital on May 24, 2004. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Morton Ellis and Edith W. Weber Feinberg. He worked as an attorney in Bel Air.Mr. Feinberg is survived by two sons, Matthew I. Feinberg of College Park; Michael A. Feinberg of Bel...

Abigail Early

Abigail Early

May 23, 2004

ABIGAIL EARLY, age 63 of Havre de Grace, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on May 23, 2004. Born in New Haven, CT., she was the daughter of the late Francis Martin and Evelyn Marie Franz Early. She attended Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton, MA. for grades 9-12 and graduated in 1960. She received job training at Goodwill Industries of Western,...