Obituaries

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

Florence M. Petersen

Florence M. Petersen

Nov 17, 2003

FLORENCE MAY PETERSONFlorence May Dahler Petersen died peacefully on November 17, 2003 at her daughter's home in Fallston at the age of 93.She was born October 12, 1910, on a farm in Fork, MD, to the late John Henry Dahler and Ida May Isenock Dahler. In 1928, she met and married the late Otto E. Petersen. For most of their...

Francis Joseph Ruppel

Francis Joseph Ruppel

Nov 15, 2003

FRANCIS JOSEPH RUPPEL, age 87, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 15, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John and Dorothe Fuchsluger Ruppel, and the husband for 57 years of the late Mildred Bowman Ruppel. He had retired in 1976 from his job of 40 years as a railroad engineer....

William O. Hanle

William O. Hanle

Nov 14, 2003

WILLIAM O. HANLE, age 82, of Joppa, died in Oak Crest Village, Baltimore on November 14, 2003. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Carl and Charlotte Hessler Hanle, and the husband of the late Marie Rose Hanle. A resident of Harford County since 1963, Mr. Hanle was a career Army Officer (CAPT. Ret) and...

Della (Nmn) Plumley

Della (Nmn) Plumley

Nov 13, 2003

DELLA PLUMLEY, age 79, of Abingdon, died at her daughter’s home in Bel Air on November 13, 2003. Born in Ragland, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Flourney and Catherine Magnola Burke Jennings, and the wife of the late Junior Kyle Plumley. She worked as a practical nurse. A resident of Harford County since 1966, she...

Doris M. Glenn

Doris M. Glenn

Nov 13, 2003

DORIS M. GLENN, age 79, of Forest Hill, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Towson on November 13, 2003. Born in Jarrettsville, she was the daughter of the late Ray Vaughn and Mary Lillian Lee Morgan Glenn. She was a real estate agent and sold real estate for about 10 years. A native of Harford County, she had owned and operated...

Hazel Christy Stuetz

Hazel Christy Stuetz

Nov 12, 2003

HAZEL CHRISTY STUETZ, age 83, of Havre de Grace, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 12, 2003. Born in Roxborough, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Frank Norman and Hazel Stalker Christy and the wife of the late Jack Reston Stuetz. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and volunteered for the American Red...

Joan W. Valis

Joan W. Valis

Nov 11, 2003

JOAN W. VALIS, age 64, of Street, Maryland, died in Gilchrist Center, Baltimore on November 11, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Anna Marie Runge Wehner and the wife of the late Joseph W. Valis. A Harford county resident since 1973, she worked as a phlebotomist.Mrs. Valis is survived by two sons,...

Marvin V. John Austin

Marvin V. John Austin

Nov 11, 2003

MARVIN V. JOHN AUSTIN, age 87, of Forest Hill, died at his residence on November 11, 2003. Born in Nickelsville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Geneva Hartsock Austin. A dairy farmer, he was the owner and operator of the Hillside Farm. He also worked at Southern States, Bel Air and Bel Air Farm Supply,...

David Britton

David Britton

Nov 11, 2003

DAVID BRITTON, age 59, of Bel Air, died at his residence on November 11, 2003. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Frederick James and Myrtle Cecil Woodcock Britton of Paris, Tennessee. He was employed by USCO Logistics for 35 years where he currently was a distribution center manager. He was a Gideon and a member of Calvary...

Issy L. Morris

Issy L. Morris

Nov 9, 2003

ISSY L. MORRIS, age 78, of Bel Air, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp on November 9, 2003. Born in Carsin’s Run, she was the daughter of the late Ray David, Sr. and Buelah Mae Moulsdale Morris. She worked as a house cleaner. She enjoyed softball and bowling. A lifetime resident of Harford County, she was also a...

Rosalee Jones

Rosalee Jones

Nov 9, 2003

ROSALEE JONES, of Jarrettsville, died November 9, 2003 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She was 69.Born October 28, 1934 in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Garnet and Mary Lee Caudill Andrews and the wife of the late Bentley G. Jones.Mrs. Jones was an active member of the Baptist View Regular...

Charles Leroy Cairns, Jr.

Charles Leroy Cairns, Jr.

Nov 7, 2003

Charles L. Cairns Jr. of Kingsville, MD passed away on November 7th of cancer at Union Memorial Hospital. He was 67.Born January 5th, 1936 in Coatesville Pennsylvania, he was the son of Charles L. Cairns, Sr. of Honeybrook, Pennsylvania and the late Eleanor N. Cairns. He grew up in the Sadsburyville Township and graduated from Coatesville High School in 1953.A...

Gabriel Michael Armstrong

Gabriel Michael Armstrong

Nov 7, 2003

GABRIEL MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. Infant son of Kirk Edward and Paula Lynn Pavolonis Armstrong of Bel Air, Maryland died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air on November 7, 2003. Also survived by grandparents, Charles and Shirley Armstrong of Wilton, New York; Carolyn Reino of Luzerne, Pennsylvania; and Robert Pavolonis of Wyoming, Pennsylvania.Those who desire may contribute to St. Jude’s...

Mary Catherine Wilson

Mary Catherine Wilson

Nov 7, 2003

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William "Bill" F. Rose

William "Bill" F. Rose

Nov 6, 2003

Contributions may be made to:The Harford County LibraryIn your area.Donations go for Large Print Books.

William Frederick Rose

William Frederick Rose

Nov 6, 2003

WILLIAM “BILL” F. ROSE, age 87, of Havre de Grace, died at his home on November 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William C. and Ann Elizabeth Tierney Rose. He had worked as an automotive parts salesman. Upon retirement, he became involved in volunteer activities as a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society, when...

George W. Beaty

George W. Beaty

Nov 6, 2003

GEORGE W. BEATY, 76, of Joppa, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Henry Charles and Mary Elizabeth Stephen Beaty and the husband of 50 years of Virginia Mary Smith Beaty. For over 55 years, he owned and operated The Central Sign Company. During this time...

Wade T. Crouse

Wade T. Crouse

Nov 6, 2003

WADE T. CROUSE, age 77, of Bel Air, died at his home on November 6, 2003. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Ona Mack and Lillie Rose Edwards Crouse. He had retired after 22 years with the American Cyanide Company in Havre de Grace where he worked as a machinist. He had also worked at...

Ruth Anne Preston

Ruth Anne Preston

Nov 5, 2003

RUTH ANNE PRESTON, age 78, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 5, 2003. Born in Radford, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Russell Ballard Stewart and Pansy Mae Piercey Smith. She was a Harford County Board of Election Judge and a county 4-H leader of the Helping Hands Club in Churchville. She enjoyed...

Lollie A. Adkins

Lollie A. Adkins

Nov 5, 2003

LOLLIE A. ADKINS, 79, of Belcamp, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on November 5, 2003. Born in Bristol, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel and Dollie Victoria Anderson Jones, and the wife of the late Harold Glen Adkins. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company as an assembly line worker. She was a member of...