Obituaries

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

Det. Sgt. Donald Franklin Waltemeyer

Det. Sgt. Donald Franklin Waltemeyer

Jul 11, 2005

Donald Franklin Waltemeyer, a retired Baltimore City homicide investigator and most recently a detective sergeant with the Aberdeen Police Department, died of cancer at his Dundalk home on July 11, 2005. He would have been 59 on the 23rd of this month. Born and raised in Baltimore and always proud of his roots, he was the son of the late...

Dorothy E. Carr

Dorothy E. Carr

Jul 11, 2005

DOROTHY E. CARR, age 64, of Bel Air, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on July 11, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late Carl Edward, Sr. and Margaret Jean Meager Roberts and the wife of the late W. Earl Carr. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she was a member of the Eastern Star...

Wilson Everett, Sr.

Wilson Everett, Sr.

Jul 9, 2005

WILSON EVERETT, SR., age 80, of Fallston, died in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on July 9, 2005. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Chester Alvin and Hazel Walker Everett. He was a member of the Maryland State Police, serving as a trooper from 1953-1976, and patrolling Harford County. A lifelong resident of Harford County,...

Robert T. Scarff

Robert T. Scarff

Jul 9, 2005

ROBERT T. SCARFF, age 80, of Forest Hill, died at his home on July 9, 2005. Born in Sharon, (Forest Hill), he was the son of the late Harry Everett and Ella Elizabeth Treakle Scarff. He had retired after 37 years of service with the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company where he worked as an electric supervisor. A lifelong resident...

Anna Mary Sydlik

Anna Mary Sydlik

Jul 7, 2005

ANNA MARY SYDLIK, age 75, of Bel Air, died at Lorien Assisted Living and Rehabilitation Center, Bel Air, on July 7, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Nora Nilles Zadroga. A resident of Bel Air since 1963, she had worked as a key punch operator at Edgewood Arsenal. Mrs. Sydlik is survived by...

William John Gardner

William John Gardner

Jul 6, 2005

WILLIAM JOHN GARDNER, age 55, of Bel Air, died at his residence on July 6, 2005. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Adams, Jr. and M. Grace Stufft Gardner. A resident of Harford County for 17 years, he was part owner of Mercury Machining, LLC, in Pikesville. He received his machinist training through Koppers in...

Ruby Jean Silver

Ruby Jean Silver

Jul 6, 2005

RUBY JEAN SILVER, age 66, of Forest Hill, died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, on July 6, 2005. Born in Welch, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Herbert and Thelma Elizabeth England Lambert, and the wife of the late Martin A. Silver. She worked as a supervisor in the field of communications. A resident of Harford County...

David ''Glen'' Niswonger

David ''Glen'' Niswonger

Jul 3, 2005

David "Glen" Niswonger, a Maryland Transportation Authority Assistant Administrator - Tunnels died Sunday at his vacation home in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland. He died from Hepatitis C while waiting on the liver transplant list at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Mr. Niswonger was with the Maryland Transportation Authority since September 1967. He started as a maintenance worker on the John F. Kennedy Highway...

Vernon Louis Gauss, Sr.

Vernon Louis Gauss, Sr.

Jul 2, 2005

VERNON LOUIS GAUSS, SR., formerly of Baltimore, died July 2, 2005 at his home in Port Richey, Florida. He was 77,He married Mae Agnes Hardesty; upon her death, he married Francis Walsh.He was employed with George R. Hardesty, Inc. of Erdman Avenue and Burgemeister and Bell, Inc. of Owings Mills. In 1972, he opened his own plumbing and heating company,...

Arthur W. Pfeffer

Arthur W. Pfeffer

Jul 1, 2005

ARTHUR W. PFEFFER, age 73, of Bel Air died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, on July 1, 2005. Born in Houston, Texas, he was the son of the late Arthur Bloesius and Edith Rose Arnold Pfeffer. He was retired from the U.S. Army having served from 1951 – 1972 during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict. He had been...

Cora L. Burton

Cora L. Burton

Jul 1, 2005

CORA L. BURTON, age 86, of Edgewood, died at Franklin Woods Center, Rossville, on July 1, 2005. Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, the fourth of eight children, she was the daughter of the late James Garfield and Cora Bell Lovette Eller. She was raised on a farm. She came to Maryland at 18, married and had two children, Robert...

Mary L. Kern

Mary L. Kern

Jun 28, 2005

MARY L. KERN, age 86, of Bel Air, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on June 28, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian Jubb Quade and the wife of the late Frederick G. Kern, Sr. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Mercy Hospital for 25 years. A resident...

Jerome (Jerry) Edward Meany

Jerome (Jerry) Edward Meany

Jun 28, 2005

JEROME (JERRY) EDWARD MEANY, age 58, of Edgewood, died at Johns Hopkins Bayview, Baltimore, on June 28, 2005. Born in Linz, Austria, he was the son of the late Jerome Patrick and Elfriede “Mike” Hofer Meany. A resident of Harford County for 19 years, he was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Abingdon, and the Knights of...

Evelyn A. Gordon

Evelyn A. Gordon

Jun 24, 2005

Evelyn Annabelle Gordon of Bel Air died Friday, June 24th at Mariner Health of Bel Air after a short battle with liver cancer. She was 82.Born in Everett, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Alvey Elmer Smith and Alice Ritchey Smith. She graduated with her sister, Lulu, with the class of 1940 from the Everett Area High School.Throughout...

Garnet E. Affleck, Jr.

Garnet E. Affleck, Jr.

Jun 24, 2005

GARNET E. “JOE” AFFLECK, JR., age 76, of Havre de Grace, died at St. Joseph Medical Center on June 24, 2005. Born in Winchester, Virginia, December 3, 1928 he was the son of the late Garnet Edward and Martha Walker Affleck.He was an athlete and 1947 graduate of Catonsville High School, where he excelled in lacrosse and track and field...

Howard Costa Pimental

Howard Costa Pimental

Jun 23, 2005

HOWARD COSTA PIMENTAL, age 80, of Leesburg, Florida, formerly of Bel Air died at Kindred Hosptial, Green Cove Springs, Florida, on June 23, 2005. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Charles Costa and Violet Vasconcellos Pimental. He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. A Christian man, he was a member of...

Gertrude (Gertie) Tucker

Gertrude (Gertie) Tucker

Jun 22, 2005

GERTRUDE “GERTIE” TUCKER, age 90, of Edgewood, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on June 22, 2005. Born in Randolph, Vermont, she was the daughter of the late William Stanley and Mary Elizabeth Brunnell Loso and the wife of the late Oscar L. Tucker. She was a member and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #17 of...

Gladys Marie Simmons

Gladys Marie Simmons

Jun 21, 2005

GLADYS MARIE SIMMONS, age 85, of Aberdeen, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on June 21, 2005. Born in Hillsboro, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Lee and Ressie Marie Cutlip Blake and the wife of 25 years of the late Clinton A. Simmons. She enjoyed sewing and cooking and loved spending time with her grandchildren and...

Genie Randolph Turner

Genie Randolph Turner

Jun 18, 2005

GENIE R. (RANDY) TURNER, of Aberdeen, born in Suffolk, Virginia on November 16, 1928, passed away on June 18th at his home. After his retirement as an accountant with Suffolk Equipment, Randy and his wife, Shirley, moved to Harford County. Randy was a WWII veteran and enjoyed reading the Foxhole News and reminiscing about his old army buddies. In addition,...

Robert Arthur Welsh

Robert Arthur Welsh

Jun 18, 2005

ROBERT ARTHUR WELSH, age 73, of Joppa, died at his home on June 18, 2005. Born in Jamaica, New York, he was the son of the late Thomas Welsh and Violette Heineken Hoaglin. After retiring from Commercial Credit where he was a benefits administrator, he worked for Baltimore Gas and Electric. He was a graduate of Penn State University. He...