Obituaries

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

Joseph Ostrowski

Joseph Ostrowski

Aug 12, 2003

JOSEPH OSTROWSKI, 71, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 12, 2003. Born in Albany, New York, he was the son of the late Frank and Bernice Ostrowski, and the husband of the late Barbara A. Nelson Ostrowski. He had retired from Bethlehem Steel after 33 years of service where he worked as an accountant. He...

Ellen Jane Brashear

Ellen Jane Brashear

Aug 11, 2003

ELLENJANE BRASHEAR, of Bel Air died on August 11, 2003 at Calvert Manor Nursing Home. She was 83.Born April 29, 1920 in Sparrows Point, she was the daughter of the late Helen Mengle Bamford and George F. Bamford, Sr.She graduated from Sparrows Point High School and from Towson State Teachers College. During WW II, she volunteered for the American Red...

Edna Gay Gullett

Edna Gay Gullett

Aug 11, 2003

EDNA GAY GULLETT, age 75, of Perryman, died at her home on August 11, 2003. Born in Princeton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rum Clem and Myrtle Whidker Rumburg. She had retired from Bata Shoe Company where she worked as a seamstress. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a graduate of...

Kathryn (Bunny) Moxley

Kathryn (Bunny) Moxley

Aug 9, 2003

KATHRYN (BUNNY) MOXLEY, age 66, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 9, 2003. Born May 10, 1937 in Bel Air, she was the daughter of Lillie Mae Brooks Crouse of Delta and the late Coy W. Crouse. She and her husband, Mack Coy Moxley recently celebrated their 48th anniversary at a party given by their...

Brian Lee Sewell

Brian Lee Sewell

Aug 9, 2003

BRIAN LEE SEWELL, 33, of Bel Air, died at Andrews Air Force Base on August 9, 2003. Born in Needles, California, he was the son of Winfield E. and Margaret Ann Gilliam Sewell of Bel Air. A life long resident of Harford County, he was a graduate of Bel Air High School where he was a state champion gymnast and...

Edna Mildred Blake

Edna Mildred Blake

Aug 7, 2003

EDNA MILDRED BLAKE, age 96, of Bel Air died in Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace on August 7, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Henry Charles and Massie Marie Cantley Smith and the wife for 57 years of the late William Daniel Blake. Her first husband was the late Albert Holloway. A homemaker, her...

Betty Wilson

Betty Wilson

Aug 7, 2003

BETTY WILSON, age 94, of Plymouth, Michigan formerly of Forest Hill, died August 7, 2003 at Providence Hospital in Michigan. She was the daughter of the late James A. and Louisa Poole Mahan. She served the Harford County Draft Board for many years as its Clerk Coordinator. Mrs. Wilson was an active member for many years in St. Margaret Church...

Margaret Gertrude Anderson

Margaret Gertrude Anderson

Aug 6, 2003

MARGARET GERTRUDE ANDERSON, age 85, of Overlea, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Riverside on August 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late August James and Mary Rita Trainor Kimpel, Sr. and was the wife of the late James C. Anderson, Sr. for 63 years.Mrs. Anderson is survived by two sons, James C....

Sarah Kyle

Sarah Kyle

Aug 5, 2003

SARAH KYLE, age 77, of Fallston, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on August 5, 2003. Born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the George William and Edna Clark Sims. She worked as a first grade teacher in the Baltimore County Public Schools for 18 years and sold Tupperware. Her family says she was a wonderful cook, a kind,...

Kenneth Lee Davis

Kenneth Lee Davis

Aug 4, 2003

KENNETH LEE DAVIS, age 88, of Berryville, Virginia, died at his home on August 4, 2003. Born in Oakland, Maine, he was the son of the late Ralph Westbrook and Blanche Lee Soule Davis, and the husband of the late Myrtle V. Davis. During the depression he worked in a civil conservation corp (CCC) in western Maryland. He had retired...

Virginia B. Rufenacht

Virginia B. Rufenacht

Aug 2, 2003

VIRGINIA B. RUFENACHT, age 82, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on August 2, 2003. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Amos and Ida Mae Printz Blosser and the wife of the late E. H. Rufenacht, Jr. She had worked as a school teacher for Harford County Public Schools. She...

Oreanthi Dickson

Oreanthi Dickson

Aug 1, 2003

OREANTHI DICKSON, age 89, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 1, 2003. Born in Kefellonia, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Virginia Komis Roumeliotis. Mrs. Dickson is survived by her husband of 35 years, Frank J. Dickson, Sr. ; one daughter, Agatha C. McVey of Bel Air; two brothers, Pete D....

Scott Weber

Scott Weber

Aug 1, 2003

SCOTT WEBER, 37, of Belcamp, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 26, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Carl Ross Weber of Edgewood and the late Jacqueline Erna Hansen Weber. He worked as an auto body mechanic for 19 years. Known for his humor, he enjoyed fishing, camping and motorcycles.In addition to his father, Mr....

Rosemary Anne Seccurra

Rosemary Anne Seccurra

Jul 31, 2003

Contributions may be made to:St. Ingatius Catholic Church533 East Jarrettsville RoadForest Hill, Maryland 21050

Claude K. Sheppard

Claude K. Sheppard

Jul 31, 2003

CLAUDE K. SHEPPARD, age 93, of Linthicum, formerly of Street, died in Hammond’s Lane Genesis Eldercare, Brooklyn Park, MD on July 31, 2003. Born in Laurel Springs, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Hillary F. and Hattie Mae VanNoy Sheppard, and the husband of the late Helen Ann Little Sheppard. He retired in 1980 after 40 years...

Leo Stlutz Bachman

Leo Stlutz Bachman

Jul 28, 2003

LEO STULTZ BACHMAN, age 80, of Jarrettsville, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on July 28, 2003. Born in Fallston, he was the son of the late Charles William and Agnes Rachel Roach Bachman. He retired from his job as a truck driver for Genstar Stone Products. He was a past Third Degree Knights of Columbus and a member of...

Addison N. Harkins

Addison N. Harkins

Jul 28, 2003

ADDISON N. HARKINS, age 91, of Bel Air, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on July 28, 2003. Born on his family’s farm at Harkins Shops near Chestnut Hill, he was the first child of the late Thomas Norman and Bertha Lou Monks Harkins, and the husband of the late Viola Gunther Harkins. He worked on the family farm...

Judith Cox Eustace

Judith Cox Eustace

Jul 27, 2003

JUDITH COX EUSTACE, age 48, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on July 27, 2003. Born in Sheffield, Alabama, she was the daughter of Robert Emmett Cox of Bel Air and the late Elizabeth Ann Hannegan Cox. She was an administrative assistant for medical supplies. She enjoyed antiques.In addition to her father, Mrs. Eustace is survived by her...

Forrest Lee Henley, Sr.

Forrest Lee Henley, Sr.

Jul 26, 2003

FORREST LEE HENLEY, SR., age 81, of Joppa, died in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD on July 26, 2003. Born in Goochland County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thaddeous and Ethel Jones Henley. He worked for the H&S Bakery for 37 years and was semi retired working 2 days a week as a purchasing agent. He loved...

Barbara Hall

Barbara Hall

Jul 25, 2003

BARBARA ANN HALL, age 69, of Joppatowne died at her home on July 25, 2003. Born in North Platte, Nebraska, and raised in Missoula, Montana, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Lillian Wemple. She was the wife of Frank N. Hall for 52 years and throughout their marriage they lived, worked and made a home in several...