Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Elda L. Laabs
Sep 1, 2003
ELDA L. LAABS, age 89, of Abingdon, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on September 15, 2003. Born in Chickasaw County, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William and Caroline Tank Laabs. Ms. Laabs began working at Edgewood Arsenal in 1948 and continued there as a clerical worker and secretary until her retirement in 1978. She...
Harvey E. Keyes, Jr.
Aug 30, 2003
HARVEY E. KEYES, JR., age 59, of Abingdon, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 30, 2003. Born in Street, he was the son of the late Harvey Edward, Sr. and Viola Grace Goheen Keyes. He had worked for the Harford County Highway Department for over 29 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, crabbing, and gardening. As a hobby he...
Vernie Beatrice Kirk
Aug 30, 2003
VERNIE BEATRICE FORD KIRK, age 78, of Edgewood, died at her residence on Saturday, August 30, 2003. Born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on February 14, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Paschel Hinton Ford and Eula Beatrice Milton Brown. She had worked in Harford County Public Schools cafeterias for 20 years Gardening was her hobby.Mrs. Kirk is survived...
Harry Wesley Borchers
Aug 30, 2003
HARRY WESLEY BORCHERS, age 91, of Bel Air, formerly of Baltimore, died of respiratory failure in Mariner Health of Forest Hill on August 30, 2003. Born in Baltimore on May 10, 1912, he was the son of the late Harry Jordan and Mary Edna Wehrman Borchers. He married Delma Irene Warr in 1940. During WW II he served in the...
Dr. Channing R. Kao
Aug 28, 2003
DR. CHANNING RWEN KAO, age 93, of Baltimore, died at his residence in Oak Crest Village, Parkville, MD, on August 28, 2003. Born in Jiang Su, China, he received his B.A. in political science from the University of Nanking and then served as the general secretary of the College of Science at the University. In 1943, the Department of Education...
Bob Martin, Sr.
Aug 24, 2003
J. Robert (Bob) Martin, Sr., 64, of Forest Hill, Md., died Sunday, Aug. 24, when his Czechoslovakian L-39 military fighter jet crashed a few miles from his home. The president of Forest Hill Construction Company, Inc., Martin owned the Forest Hill Industrial Airpark and was an avid pilot and aircraft owner, collector, and enthusiast.Martin grew up on a farm in...
H. Clayton Bower
Aug 21, 2003
H. CLAYTON BOWER, age 95, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 21, 2003. Born in Floyde County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Phillip Henry, Sr. and Lida V. Bower, and the husband of the late Libby Hall Bower. He had retired after 49 years of service as a fabricator for Bethlehem Steel. Mr....
Albert Bland
Aug 20, 2003
ALBERT “AL” J. BLAND, age 87, of Bel Air, died at the Perry Point VA Hospital, Perry Point, MD on August 20, 2003. Born in Toronto, Canada, he was the son of the late John and Grace Helen Boxall Bland. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during WW II and retired as a Master Sergeant. He was...
Sophie Carnes
Aug 20, 2003
SOPHIE CARNES, 75, of Bel Air died at her daughter’s home in Bel Air on August 20, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Jenkins. Her favorite hobbies were housekeeping, playing cards, dancing and traveling. She was the last surviving family member of 19 children. She was the most caring and loving wife...
Stanley J. Craig
Aug 20, 2003
STANLEY J. CRAIG, age 70, of Edgewood, died in Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Belcamp, MD on August 20, 2003. Born in Rosendale, New York, he was the son of the late Luther and Hazel Simmons Craig, and the husband of the late Sarah M. Frasier Craig. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the...
Michael Eugene Reeve
Aug 20, 2003
MICHAEL EUGENE REEVE, 56, of Edgewood died in Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center, Baltimore, on August 20, 2003. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Walter Eugene and Betty Eileen Hecker Reeve. He was retired from General Motors after 32 years of service where he was a personnel representative for Human Resources. He served his country in...
Pete James Ladas
Aug 19, 2003
PETE JAMES LADAS, age 74, of Colora, MD, formerly of Bel Air, MD, died at his residence on August 19, 2003. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 15, 1928, he was the son of the late James Pete and Athena Argentos Ladas. He graduated from Tulsa University and Oklahoma State University and taught in the public school system for 52...
James Hartsock
Aug 17, 2003
JAMES “JIMMY” R. HARTSOCK, 66, of Edgewood died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 17, 2003. Born in Baynesville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Elihu Joseph and Margaret Ann Patrick Hartsock. He was retired from Homewood Realty, Baltimore where he was a carpenter. He enjoyed NASCAR races and Ravens football and enjoyed playing horseshoes.Mr....
Rena Marie Pennington
Aug 17, 2003
RENA MARIE PENNINGTON, 82, of Bel Air, Maryland, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland, on August 17, 2003. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lee Ander and Lannie Victoria Brooks Combs and the wife of the late Wilson Jackson Pennington. Before she was married, she had worked at her family’s print shop in...
Charles Joseph Shunk
Aug 15, 2003
CHARLES JOSEPH SHUNK, age 50, of Fallston, died at his residence on August 15, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son the late Carl Harry and Marcella Elizabeth Pearce Shunk. He served his country in the Army and had retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after 20 years of service. He loved hunting and fishing.Mr. Shunk is...
James Thomas Swisher, Sr.
Aug 15, 2003
JAMES THOMAS SWISHER, SR. , 76, of Essex, died at Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville, MD on August 15, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Spiddle and Margaret M. Weitzel Swisher. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. Upon completion of duty he went to law school under the G.I. Bill....
Charles Joseph Shunk
Aug 15, 2003
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Mark William Larsen
Aug 13, 2003
MARK WILLIAM LARSEN, 46, of Belcamp, died at his home on August 13, 2003. Born in Fairview Park, Ohio, he was the son of Louis Martin, Jr. and Nancy Marie Burkhart Larsen of Fairview Park, Ohio. He was a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. A Harford County resident for 23 years, he was employed as a general...
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