Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
H. Smith Walter
Oct 31, 2002
HUGH SMITH WALTER, age 90, a native and lifelong resident of Forest Hill, died at his home on October 31, 2002. A career miller, he was the fourth generation Walter to own and operate a water powered mill. Walter’s Mill, located on Deer Creek, was the last water wheel operated corn meal, buckwheat flour and wheat flour mill in Harford...
Jerome A. Meusel
Oct 28, 2002
JEROME A. MEUSEL, age 87, formerly of Bel Air where he had lived for 15 years, died in Oak Crest Village, Baltimore, on October 28, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Clarence Earl and Catherine Kmieciak Meusel. He was Vice President of Research and Development at Baltimore Spice Company. He was one of the developers...
Martha Susan Martin
Oct 27, 2002
MARTHA SUSAN MARTIN, age 92, of Bel Air, died in Mariner of Forest Hill on October 27, 2002. Born in Terra Alta, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Dority and Louisa Browning Whetsell, and the wife of the late Wade Hampton Martin. She retired in 1972 after 20 years of service as a registered nurse with...
Mary Belle Dickerson
Oct 25, 2002
MARY BELLE DICKERSON, age 76, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 25, 2002. Born in White Hall, she was the daughter of the late William Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Adams Neal, and the wife of the late Ralph A. Dickerson. She retired after 32 years of service at Bata Shoe Company where she worked as a...
Frank Robert Gill
Oct 24, 2002
FRANK ROBERT GILL, age 55, of Havre de Grace, died in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore on October 23, 2002. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Helen Dorothy Gill Williams of Bel Air and the late Frank Joseph Gill. He graduated from Essex Community College with a business degree with highest honors and first in his class at...
Evelyn Jane Carroll
Oct 23, 2002
EVELYN JANE CARROLL, age 80, of Towson, died in Dulaney Towson Health Care Center on October 23, 2002. Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Lula Mae Alder Carroll. She was a member of the Edgewood Golden Age Club, the Presbury Methodist Church of Edgewood, and the People of Loch Raven United Methodist...
Robert (Bob) Blake
Oct 21, 2002
ROBERT (BOB) BLAKE, age 68, of Forest Hill, died at his residence on October 21, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Blake and Frances Novak Ludwig. For 35 years, he worked for Western Electric which later became AT& T. He was the supervisor for cable splicing. He traveled a lot with his job, laying...
Patsy Nehez
Oct 21, 2002
Patsy J. Bentley-Nehez of Abingdon died Oct 21 at the Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was 52. Born in Jenkins, KY., she was the daughter of the late Davis Solomon and Anna Thomas Bentley. She is survived by two daughters, Victoria Anjelica and Briana Katheryn of Abingdon; two brothers, Davis Bentley, Jr., and wife, Christine, of Ennis, Texas and James Bentley...
Donald Battele Shoff, Jr.
Oct 20, 2002
DONALD BATTELE SHOFF, JR., age 46, of Bel Air, died in Salisbury, England on October 20, 2002. Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Donald Battele Shoff, Sr. of Apache Junction, Arizona and Joyce Elaine Powell Shoff of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He worked as an engineering technician with the U.S. Army. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, home projects, hiking, and...
Otis Lundy Cook
Oct 20, 2002
OTIS LUNDY COOK, age 69, of Havre de Grace, died in St. Joseph Hospital, Baltimore, on October 20, 2002. Born in Marion, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles McKinley and Blanche Sexton Cook. He had retired after 20 years with General Motors where he worked as an electrician. He enjoyed horse racing and the outdoors. He served...
Joshua Michael Thompson
Oct 19, 2002
JOSHUA MICHAEL THOMPSON, 5 ½ month old son of Jorge Michael, Jr. and Charlene Louise Presberry Thompson of Joppa, died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore on October 19, 2002. In addition to his parents, Joshua is survived by grandparents, Dorothy M. and Richard C. Presberry of Bel Air; Christal J. and Jorge M. Thompson, Sr. of Forest Hill; great grandfather, James...
Grace Eunice Kilgore
Oct 19, 2002
GRACE EUNICE KILGORE, age 86, of Joppa, died at Ivy Hall Geriatric and Rehabilitation Center in Middle River on October 19, 2002. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William Walter, Sr. and Isabella Thom Winning Kilgore. A graduate of Williamsburg College, she was an elementary school teacher in Kentucky and Maryland. She worked at Mars...
Gary Cornette Nelson
Oct 17, 2002
GARY CORNETTE NELSON, age 61, of Edgewood, died at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, on October 17, 2002. Born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, he retired after 33 years at Broening Highway General Motors car manufacturing plant. He also worked part time for Pep-Boys in Bel Air, MD, delivering auto parts. A resident of Harford County for 23 years, he was a member...
James C. Dunn, Sr.
Oct 17, 2002
JAMES C. DUNN, SR., age 84, of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, died at his residence on October 17, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James L. and Catherine A. Hiob Dunn. He worked as an electrician for 47 years and belonged to the I.B.E.W. Member Local #28. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, he...
Dorothea Marie Carr
Oct 16, 2002
DOROTHEA MARIE CARR, age 87, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air, Bel Air, Maryland, on October 16, 2002. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Orien and Margaret Goodwin O’dell, and the wife of the late Henry J. Carr. She had worked for the Philadelphia Electric Company as a saleswoman for...
Ambrogio Ambrosi
Oct 15, 2002
AMBROGIO AMBROSI, 93, of Edgewood, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on October 15, 2002. Born in Fiuggi, Italy, he was the son of the late S. and Rosina Allesandri Ambrosi and the husband of the late Maria Ludovici Ambrosi. He came from Italy and has resided in Harford County since 1938. He retired as a barber after...
Mary A. Strong
Oct 15, 2002
MARY A. STRONG, 67, of Aberdeen, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on October 15, 2002. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Minnie Orine Wilson Strong. She was retired from Bata Shoe Company after 35 years of service. She was a very kind and generous person who would give to...
Gail Ann Frank
Oct 14, 2002
GAIL ANN FRANK, age 52, of Joppa, died at her home on October 14, 2002. Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of LaVerne Ravenscroft Frank of Essex and the late Edward Forrest Yoder. She worked as a seamstress for the Aetna Shirt Company. She was a resident of Harford County for 14 years. In addition to her mother,...
Arthur E. (Art) Bradshaw
Oct 13, 2002
ARTHUR E. (ART) BRADSHAW, age 73, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 13, 2002. Born on Smith Island, he was the son of the late Curtis and Ruby Marshall Bradshaw. He worked as a correctional officer at the Maryland State Penitentiary for 23 years. He also worked as a security officer on the night shift at...
Leo George Demellier
Oct 11, 2002
LEO GEORGE DeMELLIER, age 82, of Bel Air, died at his home on October 11, 2002. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late George Alexander and Kathleen Agnes Forestal DeMellier, and the husband of the late Athleen Hoppers DeMellier. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was awarded numerous metals, including...
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