Obituaries

Feb 13, 2003

ALLAN WILLIAM SMITH, age 52, of Aberdeen, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 13, 2003. Born in Germany, he was the son of Cecil and Renee Kohl Smith of New Mexico. A 1968 graduate of Aberdeen High School, he worked as a medical technologist for the Veterans Administration. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Contributions may...

Feb 12, 2003

NAOMI FOX McHENRY, 71, of Glen Burnie formerly of Baltimore died at North Arundel General Hospital on February 12, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late James Medford and Catherine Barbara Dietz Lashley and the wife of the late James F. McHenry. Mrs. McHenry is survived by two sons, Charles E. Fox of Bel Air and...

Feb 9, 2003

BLANCHE BRENDLE CORN, formerly of Benson, died Sunday, February 9, 2003 at the Maryland Masonic Homes Bonnie Blink in Hunt Valley. She was 88. Born in Haywood County, North Carolina on May 17, 1914, she was the daughter of Marle Berlin Brendle and Mary Ellen McClure Brendle. Mrs. Corn attended schools in Ashville, North Carolina, working during WW II in...

Feb 9, 2003

DOROTHY EDITH TALLEY, age 88, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 9, 2003. Born in Batesville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Russell Custo and Elette Virginia Ervine Pritchett, and the wife of the late Risdon Talley. She had worked as a seamstress in a garment factory. She was a member of the Salvation...

Feb 8, 2003

ELIZABETH BROOKES GEORGE, age 90, of Wilmington, Delaware, died in Wilmington Hospital on February 8, 2003. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Roy and Hannah T. Munnikhyusen Brookes. She went to Emmorton Grammar School and then Bel Air High School. She earned a B.S. Degree from the University of Delaware, College of Home Economics...

Feb 7, 2003

JEAN UNVERZAGT WHITE, age 65, of Bel Air, died at University of Maryland Hospital on February 7, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Albert Jonathan and Elsie Elizabeth Goldschmidt Unverzagt. She was a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Bel Air. She enjoyed her grandchildren and was a blessing to so many...

Feb 6, 2003

Feb 6, 2003

RUTH M. WISSMAN, age 77, of Bel Air, died at her home on February 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Margaret R. Carolan Guthlein. She had worked as a secretary for over 25 years for the Bell Atlantic Telephone Company. She was active with the A.R.C. and the Bel Air Women’s...

Feb 5, 2003

RICHARD W. ENDICOTT, 49, of Aberdeen died at his home on February 5, 2003. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late George Robert and Eula Berthelda DeMasters Endicott. He had worked at the Maryland House and Denny’s Restaurant in Fallston. He had also worked at ARC for many years. He was a member of Evangelical Methodist...

Feb 3, 2003

SAMUEL BARRANCO, SR., age 86, of Whiteford, died at his home on February 3, 2003. Born in McComb, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Michael Vincent and Josephine Antoinette SaSone Barranco and the husband of 53 years of the late Sarah Lou Bishop Barranco. A resident of Harford County since 1928, he was owner operator of Sam’s Shoe...

Feb 2, 2003

DOROTHY “DOT” D. ROGERS, age 77, of Edgewood, died in Lorien of Riverside on February 2, 2003. Born in Drifton, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town, she was one of four children of the late Calvin Vincent and Frances Kopetz Krohn. Always the compassionate one, Dorothy had visions of becoming a nurse. After graduating from McAdoo High School in 1943, she...

Feb 1, 2003

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Feb 1, 2003

LAWRENCE JOHN GABRIEL, age 61, of Churchville, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on February 1, 2003. Born in Camden, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Stanley John and Laura Virginia Piela Gabriel. He worked as a management consultant. He attended St. Margaret Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Temple University, Rutgers University, and Century University where...

Jan 31, 2003

HOWARD J. McCANN, SR., age 79, of Fallston, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 31, 2003. Born November 13, 1923, he was the son of the late John Anderson and Emma Viola Harry McCann. A true Fallstonian, born, raised, and retired at the McCann family home on Pleasantville Road. As a youth, he arose at 5 A.M. on...

Jan 30, 2003

JEAN MARTIN LEE, age 85, of Edgewood, died at her home on January 30, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Bowman Christian and Anna Fitzpatrick Martin. Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband of 64 years, Samuel Lomas Lee; three sons, Samuel Lawrence Lee of Baltimore; David Martin Lee of Edgewood; Dennis W. Lee of...

Jan 30, 2003

E. EDWIN HANSON, 78, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on January 30, 2003. Born in Edgewood, he was the son of the late Emmord and Mary M. Gross Hanson. Retiring in 1977, he was the owner of a dairy farm on Trimble Road, Edgewood. A 1941 graduate of Bel Air High School, he was a private pilot...

Jan 29, 2003

FRANK L. SCHREINER of Bel Air, Maryland died January 29, 2003. He was 85. Born June 23, 1917 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Rose C. and John E. Schreiner. He attended Altoona Catholic High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania; Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania; Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania; and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. The...

Jan 29, 2003

PEGGY VERNA JOAN LASHLEY, age 69, of Lutherville, died at her home on January 29, 2003. Born in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George Lawrence and Esta Almyra Hendershot Buterbaugh. She enjoyed a distinguished 45 year career as a registered nurse. She enjoyed her family, loved church and participating in church activities. Mrs. Lashley is survived...

Jan 29, 2003

IRENE LOUISE GLASSMAN, age 64, of Bel Air, died at her home on January 29, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Charles William Glassman and Josephine Burchett Glassman. Miss Glassman worked for Bata Shoe Company in her younger years as an inspector. She retired from Bel Air Convalescent and Nursing Home after twenty-five...

Jan 28, 2003

FRANK M. GARRITY, SR. , of Joppatowne, MD, died on January 29, 2003 at Stella Maris Nursing Home in Timonium, MD. The former McKeesport resident was 85. Born in McKeesport, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond Garrity and Sara Dietrich Garrity. Mr. Garrity was a more that 40 year member of the Steelworkers International and was retired...