Obituaries

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

Louis Albert Hickman

Louis Albert Hickman

Dec 19, 2002

Louis Albert Hickman Sr., of Bel Air, Maryland, departed his life from Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 14, 2002. Born on September 14, 1924 in West Point VA, but reared by his mother in Richmond VA, he was the son of the late Lillian Powell Hickman and George Hickman. He was 78. He received his early education in Richmond...

Hilbert (Steve) Stephens

Hilbert (Steve) Stephens

Dec 15, 2002

HILBERT (STEVE) STEPHENS, 85, of Bel Air died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 15, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Eugene Enoch and Bertha Jones Stephens. A resident of Harford County for 13 years, he worked at Baltimore Gas and Electric for 43 years where he was a gas manufacturing supervisor. He was...

Helen M. Archer

Helen M. Archer

Dec 13, 2002

HELEN M. ARCHER, age 101, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on December 13, 2002. Born in Wheel, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Albert Stanley and Bessie Swartz Magness. A resident of Harford County for approximately 40 years, she started out in the restaurant business and at one time owned and managed five...

Fay Cora Patterson

Fay Cora Patterson

Dec 12, 2002

FAY CORA PATTERSON, age 93, formerly of Dundalk, MD, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on December 12, 2002. Born in East Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George Alfred and Lydia Emma Bowers Tressler, and the wife of the late Sylvester Patterson. She was an LPN and worked at Church Home and Hospital...

James Ralph Kelly, Jr

James Ralph Kelly, Jr

Dec 12, 2002

On December 12, 2002, James R. Kelly Jr., a retired Health Care Administrator with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) died after a long battle with throat cancer at the Casey House Hospice in Rockville, Maryland. The Takoma Park resident was 68 years old. He was the son of the late James R. Kelly Sr. and Rose Mary...

Betty Jean Whitaker

Betty Jean Whitaker

Dec 11, 2002

BETTY JEAN WHITAKER, age 65, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 11, 2002. Born in Pennington Gap, Virginia, she was the daughter of Helen Hopkins Herrin of Joppatowne and the late Paschal Emerson Herrin. A Harford County resident for 39 years, she was a member of Towne Baptist Church in Joppa. In addition to her mother,...

Eleanor Estelle Heiderman

Eleanor Estelle Heiderman

Dec 11, 2002

ELEANOR ESTELLE HEIDERMAN, 74, of Forest Hill, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, on December 11, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the son of the late Arthur Edward and Eleanor Viola Kantzas Forste. A resident of Harford County for one and a half years, she formerly resided in Lutherville for 38 years. She worked at 3900 N Charles St...

Terry Rhudy

Terry Rhudy

Dec 11, 2002

TERRY RHUDY, age 63, of Darlington, died at his residence on December 11, 2002. Born in North East, Maryland, he was the son of the late Robert Cecil Saunders Rhudy and Evelyn Daphne Porter Rhudy. He was the owner and operator of the Conowingo Bait Company in Darlington, MD for 21 years. He enjoyed playing pool from his teen years...

Toubakhanoom Naderi

Toubakhanoom Naderi

Dec 10, 2002

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William S. Viands

William S. Viands

Dec 9, 2002

WILLIAM S. VIANDS, age 65, of Edgewood, died in Atlantic City Medical Center on December 9, 2002. Born in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Grady Bruce Viands and the late Estelle E. Knox Wood. He had retired after 28 years of service with the Baltimore County Police Department where he worked as a homicide detective for 15...

Alice S. Reed

Alice S. Reed

Dec 9, 2002

ALICE S. REED, age 99, of Bel Air, died in Quail Run Assisted Living Center, Bel Air on December 9, 2002. Born in Churchville, she was the daughter of the late Asel Tollinger and Elizabeth Fredricker Herman Starr, and the wife of the late Harless Menifee Reed. Born and raised in Harford County her whole life, she had been an...

Charles A. Eckloff, Sr.

Charles A. Eckloff, Sr.

Dec 9, 2002

CHARLES A. ECKLOFF, SR., 63, of Bel Air died at his home on December 9, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Millard and Laura Barret Eckloff. A Harford County resident for six years, he worked for Larry Hilte Construction for 35 years where he was a supervisor. He attended St. Margaret Catholic Church and was...

Erna Else Matlavage

Erna Else Matlavage

Dec 9, 2002

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Evelyn R. Walker

Evelyn R. Walker

Dec 7, 2002

Contributions may be made to: Bel Air United Methodist Church Music Ministry Fund 21 Linwood Avenue Bel Air, Maryland 21014 Or Hopewell United Methodist Church 3602 Level Village Road Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078

Katherine ''Kitty'' C. Kelly

Katherine ''Kitty'' C. Kelly

Dec 7, 2002

KATHERINE “KITTY” C. KELLY, age 77, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 7, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles Gilbert and Elsie Crowell Cooley, and the wife of the late Earl Scarborough Kelly. She was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bel Air where she served...

Teresa Darlene Richardson

Teresa Darlene Richardson

Dec 6, 2002

TERESA DARLENE RICHARDSON, age 41, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 6, 2002. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Peggy Lorraine Anders Coleman of Joppa and the late Roger Elmer Richardson. She worked as a cook. She was very active with the Open Doors Center in Bel Air and Aberdeen. She...

Betty M. Raborg

Betty M. Raborg

Dec 6, 2002

BETTY M. RABORG, age 64, of Abingdon, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Frankford Avenue, Baltimore, on December 6, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Louis Lawrence and Catherine Marie Dunn Pasco. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Parish in Baltimore. Mrs. Raborg is survived by her husband of 46 years, Robert...

Corrina Whittington

Corrina Whittington

Dec 6, 2002

CORRINA WHITTINGTON, age 91, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on December 6, 2002. Born in Poole, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Carrie Elsie Bell Gwynn and the wife of the late James Alfred Whittington. She had been a faithful member of Clarks United Methodist Church for many years. She joined...

William ''Bill'' Kneale Lauritsen

William ''Bill'' Kneale Lauritsen

Dec 5, 2002

WILLIAM KNEALE (BILL) LAURITSEN, 71, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on December 5, 2002 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, he was the son of the late William Peter and Helen Aludra Dockstader Lauritsen. He was employed for 37 years at Chevron Oil Company where he was a Marketing Service Manager. He served...

Mary O'Brien White

Mary O'Brien White

Dec 5, 2002

MARY O’BRIEN WHITE, age 87, of Joppa, Maryland, formerly of West Chester, Pennsylvania, died at her residence on December 5, 2002. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph O’Brien and the late Elizabeth Margaret Wall Sheehan, and the wife of the late Thomas J. White, Jr. She had worked as the Registrar at Immaculata...

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