Obituaries

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

Stephen James Hall

Stephen James Hall

May 31, 2003

STEPHEN JAMES HALL, age 44, of Joppa, died at his residence on May 31, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Joseph and Catherine Margaret Hohmes Hall. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he had worked for Harford County Department of Water and Sewer for 17 years where he was a chemical analyst.Mr Hall is...

William Richard Sayers, Sr.

William Richard Sayers, Sr.

May 31, 2003

WILLIAM RICHARD SAYERS, SR., age 60, of Edgewood, died in West Virginia on May 31, 2003. Born in Tazewell, Virginia, he was the son of Earl Frederick Sayers, Sr. of Bastian, Virginia and Virginia B. Murray Sayers of Holtwood, Pennsylvania. A resident of Harford County for 15 years, he worked as a carpenter for the V.A. Medical Center. He was...

Mary Thelma Davis

Mary Thelma Davis

May 30, 2003

M. THELMA DAVIS, age 94, of Forest Hill, died in Rock Spring Village on May 30, 2003. Born in Richwood, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Walker and Maude Stella Wheeler Winchell. She grew up on a farm in Ewan, New Jersey. After graduating from Glassboro High School in 1927, she moved to Philadelphia and worked at...

Leona Nonie Schmidt

Leona Nonie Schmidt

May 30, 2003

LEONA (NONIE) SCHMIDT, (nee DORNER), age 97, of Joppa, died in Quail Run Assisted Living in Bel Air on May 30, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Lillie Barbara Dorner Sauerwein and the wife of the late Howard L. Schmidt. Previously a resident of Woodlawn in Baltimore County, she had lived at Quail Run Assisted...

Edward Louis Shimek

Edward Louis Shimek

May 30, 2003

EDWARD LOUIS SHIMEK, age 71, of Aberdeen, formerly of Edgewood for over 40 years, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belcamp on May 31, 2003. Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of the late James Phillip, Sr. and Clementine Josephine Supik Shimek. In 1993, he had retired from the Belko Corporation, Kingsville, Maryland after 39 years of...

Joseph M. Davis

Joseph M. Davis

May 29, 2003

JOSEPH M. DAVIS, age 60, of Forest Hill, died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore on May 29, 2003. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Florence E. Fallin Cox of Warsaw, Virginia and the late Clarence Middleton Davis. He had worked as a lineman for 32 years for Verizon, formerly Bell Atlantic and C&P Telephone Company. He loved his...

Margaret F. Balladarsch

Margaret F. Balladarsch

May 29, 2003

MARGARET F. BALLADARSCH, age 94, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 29, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lina Dietz Gritz, and the wife of the late Edmund Balladarsch. A Harford County resident since 1982, she was one of the first residents of Harford Senior Housing.Mrs. Balladarsch is...

Ray Lintz Joynes

Ray Lintz Joynes

May 29, 2003

RAY LINTZ JOYNES, age 70, of Joppa, died in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore on May 29, 2003. Born in New Port News, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas Lintz and Lilly Vianna Fox Joynes. He had worked for American Yeast Co. as a supervisor. He had served his country in the Army and Navy during the Korean...

Patricia Diane Mcmillen

Patricia Diane Mcmillen

May 28, 2003

P. DIANE MCMILLEN, age 60, of Joppa, died at University of Maryland Medical Center on May 28, 2003. Born in Norton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Burt and Violet Stevenson. She has lived in Harford County for 40 years. She enjoyed working around the house, especially in the garden. She enjoyed collecting bells. Mrs. McMillen is survived by...

Clarence Edward Sonntag

Clarence Edward Sonntag

May 28, 2003

CLARENCE EDWARD SONNTAG, age 91, of Joppa, died at his residence on May 28, 2003. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Jacob Christopher and Caroline Ziegler Sonntage. He had retired after 40 years of service at Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a crane operator. He was a member of Towne Baptist Church.Mr. Sonntag...

Paul William Foxwell

Paul William Foxwell

May 25, 2003

PAUL WILLIAM FOXWELL, age 85, of Sykesville for the past 5 years, died at his home on May 25, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William and Camilla Anna Thiel Foxwell, and the husband for 62 years of the late Marie Margaret Foxwell. He had worked as a mechanical maintenance fabricator for Inland Steel.Mr. Foxwell...

Mildred Harris Zealor

Mildred Harris Zealor

May 24, 2003

MILDRED HARRIS ZEALOR, age 81, of Bel Air, formerly of Overlea, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 24, 2003. Born in Washington, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Taylor and Ethel Mildred Dailey Harris, and the wife of the late Robert Carl Zealor, Sr. She had worked as a furniture store accountant. She was...

Louis J. Ziegel

Louis J. Ziegel

May 24, 2003

LOUIS J. ZIEGEL, age 81, of Abingdon, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 24, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Adam Benjamin and Julia Genevia Wisniewski Ziegel. He was the owner and operator of a farm in Baldwin. He sold produce at the Farmers’ Market in Bel Air and had worked for many...

Eugenie Shupe

Eugenie Shupe

May 24, 2003

EUGENIE SHUPE, age 88, of Aberdeen, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Belcamp on May 24, 2003. Born in Pabianice, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Christine Kurzmanowski Binder, and the wife of the late Andy B. Shupe. Mrs. Shupe is survived by one son, Klaus H. Juettner of Remscheid, Germany; one grandson, Jens...

Randal Allen Smith

Randal Allen Smith

May 24, 2003

RANDAL ALLEN SMITH, age 46, of Pleasanton, California, died in John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on May 24, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Myron, Jr. and Anna Mae Craft Smith of Abingdon. He worked in environmental management with automobile servicing. A resident of California for 8 years, he enjoyed all...

Adeline Catherine Jordan

Adeline Catherine Jordan

May 23, 2003

ADELINE CATHERINE JORDAN, age 84, of Fallston, formerly of Parkville, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on May 23, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Lillian Catherine Bauer Schmidt, and the wife of the late Walter Lawrence Jordan. Mrs. Jordan is survived by one daughter, Catherine Emma Bildstein of Fallston; two...

Ferdinand Charles Krahn

Ferdinand Charles Krahn

May 23, 2003

FERD C. KRAHN, age 83, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on May 23, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Henry Matthews and Catherine Elizabeth Kraning Krahn. He had retired from his job as an engineer for the Glenn L. Martin Co. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church....

Leonard R. Catalano, Sr.

Leonard R. Catalano, Sr.

May 22, 2003

LEONARD R. CATALANO, SR., age 77, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 22, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Santo and Lena LePore Catalano. He had retired after 30 years of service at General Motors where he worked as a welder. He was proud to have served his country in...

Ollie Mack Head

Ollie Mack Head

May 22, 2003

O.M. “AMTRAK OLLIE” HEAD, 77, of Edgewood, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD on May 22, 2003. Born in Forsyth, Georgia, he was the son of the late Homer and Janie Mitchell Head. A Harford County resident for 60 years, he served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II in the European Campaign. He...