Obituaries

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

Edna Barnes Vinson Coen

Edna Barnes Vinson Coen

May 7, 2004

EDNA BARNES VINSON COEN, age 80, of Aberdeen, Maryland, died in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD on May 7, 2004. Born in Archer Lodge Community, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edmond and Ivie Green Vinson. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.Mrs. Coen is survived by...

Deborah Elaine Thomas

Deborah Elaine Thomas

May 5, 2004

DEBORAH ELAINE THOMAS, age 49, of Bel Air, formerly of Merced, California, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Riverside on May 5, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mae Norris Thomas of Bel Air and the late Clifton William Thomas, Sr. A Harford County resident for the past three years, she attended Harford Community...

Richard Donald Bodt

Richard Donald Bodt

May 5, 2004

RICHARD DONALD BODT, 57, of Belcamp, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 5, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Emylon Weddell Bodt of Bel Air formerly of Churchville and the late Norual Taylor Bodt. Born and raised in Harford County, Mr. Bodt and his family were founding members of ARC Harford County in...

Kenneth Nichols Knight

Kenneth Nichols Knight

May 4, 2004

KENNETH NICHOLS KNIGHT, age 47, of Forest Hill, died in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky on May 4, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Dorothy Pauline Nichols Knight of Forest Hill and the late Wilson Walker Knight, Sr. He worked for Graefe Builders. He was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, the Maryland Boxer Club and...

James Joseph Loughrey

James Joseph Loughrey

May 4, 2004

JAMES JOSEPH LOUGHREY, a retired manufacturing production supervisor, died on May 4, 2004 in Mariner Health, Bel Air, where he had lived since 1999. He was 88. Born in the Bronx, New York, he lived most of his life in New Jersey before moving to Bel Air in 1986. He was a communicant of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Mr. Loughrey...

Anna Marie Gilbert Soul

Anna Marie Gilbert Soul

May 3, 2004

ANNA MARIE GILBERT SOUL, age 87, of Airville, Pennsylvania, formerly of Aberdeen, died peacefully, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and David Blake, on May 3, 2004. Born in Carsins Run, she was the daughter of the late Wade Bennett and Mary Magdeline Schantz Gilbert, and the wife of the late Frank Joseph...

Marty Clifton

Marty Clifton

May 2, 2004

MARTIN (MARTY) BRUCE CLIFTON, age 46, of Aberdeen, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on May 2, 2004. Born in Greeley, Colorado, he was the son of the late Thomas Ramon and Leta Rose McCullum Clifton. He was the owner and operator of Clifton’s Appliance store in Havre de Grace since 1989. A resident of Harford County since 1988, he enjoyed...

Nancy P. Logue

Nancy P. Logue

May 1, 2004

NANCY P. LOGUE, age 56, of Joppa, died in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, on May 1, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Lloyd and Mary Frances Stattan Oliver. She worked as a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital and at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A resident of Harford County since 1987, she enjoyed arts such as painting.Mrs....

Ada M. Mcgonigal

Ada M. Mcgonigal

Apr 29, 2004

ADA M. McGONIGAL, age 82, of Havre de Grace, died in Hydes, Md, at the home of her daughter on April 29, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Alton Lee and Nellie May Mitchell Ross, and the wife of the late Joseph R. McGonigal, Sr. A life long resident of Harford County, she...

David E. Vanderburgh M. Div.

David E. Vanderburgh M. Div.

Apr 28, 2004

DAVID E. VANDERBURGH, M. DIV., 74, of Forest Hill, died at Hart Heritage, Street, on April 28, 2004. Born in Shanghai, China, he was the son of the late Richard Montgomery and Hester May Cartwright Vanderburgh. He was an ordained minister for the United Church of Christ. He was a Certified Financial Planner with P.S.A. in Towson, Maryland. He retired...

Sidney Elizabeth Debow

Sidney Elizabeth Debow

Apr 28, 2004

SIDNEY ELIZABETH DeBOW, 97, of Glen Arm, died at Glen Meadows Retirement Community on April 28, 2004. Born in Van Bibber, she was the daughter of the late Levin Oler and Anna Chapman Harward Gallion and the wife of 55 years of the late Archer Kirk DeBow. A resident of Harford County all her life, she was a member of...

Edward P. O'Shaughnessy

Edward P. O'Shaughnessy

Apr 27, 2004

EDWARD P. O’SHAUGHNESSY, 75, of Jarrettsville, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on April 27, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph and Della Duffy O’Shaughnessy. He was owner and operator of E&E Contractors in Jarrettsville. He raised and showed schnauzers and enjoyed gardening and raising fruit from his trees.Mr. O’Shaughnessy is survived...

Catherine Geist

Catherine Geist

Apr 23, 2004

CATHERINE GEIST, age 91, of Pylesville, Maryland, formerly of Hegins, PA, died at her residence on April 23, 2004. Born in Hegins, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James Irvin and Mary Celeste Ressler Kuntz, and the wife of the late Lloyd W. Geist. She was a member of the Fallston Presbyterian Church, Fallston, Maryland. Mrs. Geist is...

G. Evelyn Vaughn

G. Evelyn Vaughn

Apr 22, 2004

G. EVELYN VAUGHN, 88, of Forest Hill, died at her home on April 22, 2004. Born in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Melvin and Gertrude Estelle Ely Clark. A life long resident of Harford County, she worked at the Forest Hill Post Office for 42 years as a postal clerk. She enjoyed ceramics and loved...

Charles Francis Myers, Jr.

Charles Francis Myers, Jr.

Apr 21, 2004

CHARLES FRANCIS MYERS, JR., 78, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on April 21, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles Francis, Sr. and Phillipina C. Neun Myers. He retired from Genstar after 44 years of service as District Manager of the Northeastern Section. He served in the Navy during WWII in...

James Edward Centineo

James Edward Centineo

Apr 20, 2004

JAMES EDWARD CENTINEO, age 70, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on April 20, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Nicholas and Cecilia Marie Barry Centineo. He worked as a pit boss for the Prince George’s County Casinos. He umpired minor league baseball and Baltimore City Parks and Recreation baseball....

Jane R. Dierdorff

Jane R. Dierdorff

Apr 20, 2004

JANE R. DIERDORFF, age 72, of Abingdon, died in Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, on April 20, 2004. Born in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Paul Irwin and Marjorie Frances Haliburton Robinson, and the wife of the late H. Beecher Dierdorff, Jr. She had retired as a medical scientific technical illustrator at Aberdeen Proving Ground,...

America E. Martin

America E. Martin

Apr 19, 2004

AMERICA E. MARTIN, age 82, of Abingdon, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on April 19, 2004. Born in Warm Springs, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Lawrence, Sr. and Hattie Mae Cassell Rimel, and the wife of the late Clinton D. Martin. She had worked as an assembly line worker at the Bata Shoe Company....

Harry O. Beard

Harry O. Beard

Apr 19, 2004

Contributions may be made to:Shriners Childrens Hospital3551 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19140

Harry O. Beard

Harry O. Beard

Apr 19, 2004

HARRY O. BEARD, age 86, of Bel Air, died at his residence on April 19, 2004. Born in Flintville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry James and Hannah Mary Norris Beard and the husband of the late Elsie T. Schellhas Beard. He had retired after 17 years of service with Mohawk Contracting where he worked as a...