Obituaries

Nov 3, 2003

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Nov 2, 2003

IRVIN HENRY ROPKA, age 89, of Voorhees, New Jersey, formerly of Joppa, died in Voorhees, New Jersey on November 2, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Arthur Irvin and Grace M. Ropka, and the husband of the late Lois E. Melton Ropka. He had retired after 18 years of service from Westinghouse where he worked...

Nov 2, 2003

ROBERTA HENDERSON STANDIFORD, of Havre de Grace, died November 2, 2003 in Aberdeen at her daughter’s home. She was 86.Born September 6, 1917 at High Point in Jarrettsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of Myrtle and Harry Henderson, both deceased. She is predeceased by a brother, H. Curtis Henderson, Jr. of Fallston and a sister, Laura Henderson Walker of Baldwin,...

Nov 1, 2003

DONOVAN JOSEPH RAGAN, infant son of Joseph Wilson Ragan, Jr. and Heather Elaine Chisholm of Perryville died at Harford Memorial Hospital on November 8, 2003. He was just one month old. Baby Donovan is also survived by grandparents, Steve Chrisholm of Belcamp; Vicki Chisholm of Abingdon; Deborah Emerson of Perryville; and Joseph Ragan, Sr. of Cecil County.

Nov 1, 2003

STEPHEN LEE FEARS, age 30, of Baltimore, died at his residence on November 5, 2003. Born in Frankford, Germany, he was the son of William Edwin and Kim Yang Sun Fears of Edgewood. He worked as a photographer for the Capitol Newspaper in Annapolis. He served his country in the Army Reserve where he was assigned to the signal unit...

Nov 1, 2003

AUGUSTINE B. GILLEY, age 79, of Edgewood, MD died in Young at Heart Assisted Living, Joppa, MD on November 1, 2003. Born in Pikeville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Minnie Jackson Bevins, and the wife of the late Grant J. Gilley. She was a member of Spedden Methodist Church in Cambridge, MD. During WW II...

Oct 31, 2003

JOSEPH S. WARZALA, age 87, of Bel Air, MD died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill, MD on October 31, 2003. Born in Utica, New York, he was the son of the late John and Mary Litwora Warzala, and the husband for 39 years of the late Claire T. Hepel Warzala. Formerly of Utica, NY for 75 years, he had...

Oct 31, 2003

DANIEL KIRBY MARTIN, age 46, of Aberdeen, died in Joppatowne on October 31, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Raymond Martin and Maxine Sherman Dyer. He was the owner and operator of a truck tire repair service. He enjoyed his pet Rottweiler dogs and target shooting. He also enjoyed Rock State Park.Mr. Martin is survived...

Oct 30, 2003

JOYCE ROBERTA CLINGROTH, age 69, of Fallston, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 30, 2003. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Helen Trout Clark Delcamp. She was an associate professor and taught math at Harford Community College. She was also a member of the Towson State University Faculty. She graduated...

Oct 30, 2003

REV. JOHN R. COOPERThe Reverend John R. Cooper of Bel Air died October 30 at University Hospital in Baltimore at the age of 90. He had suffered injuries in a car accident on October 26.Born in Baltimore on May 26, 1913, he was the son of Alti Brooks Cooper and Raymond Earle Cooper.Educated at Boys Latin School, St. John's College...

Oct 29, 2003

ROBERT J. SMITH, age 63, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 29, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George and Lida Catherine Drane Smith. He worked for the Mass Transit Administration of Baltimore as a money vault puller. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Edgewood.Mr. Smith...

Oct 28, 2003

JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” COMER, age 65, of Abingdon, died in Dundalk on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Valentine Vincent and Madeline DiMarino Monaco and the wife of the late Howard G. Comer, Sr. A homemaker and a mom, she loved to play Bingo. She had worked for 9 years for the Sofa Shoe...

Oct 28, 2003

JOHN H. KLINGLER, age 83, of Abingdon, died at his home on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Klingler and the late Margaret Foye Thompson, and the husband of the late Helen C. Thompson Klingler. He had retired after 37 years of service at Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a line...

Oct 28, 2003

NANCY ALICE THOMPSON, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, formerly of Manchester, Maryland, died in Stella Maris Hospice, Towson, MD on October 28, 2003. Born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Della Belle Gilliam Ferguson and the wife of the late Donald Thompson. She had retired after 15 years of service at Random...

Oct 26, 2003

HAZEL I. KELLEY, age 97, of Parkville, died in Genesis Eldercare, Baltimore, on October 26, 2003. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Edward Mathias and Lillybell Hurm Householder, and the wife of the late Charles K. Kelley. She had worked in the office at Martin Marietta for about 15 years before retiring. A resident of...

Oct 25, 2003

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Oct 24, 2003

RUTH HASH PRICE, age 90, of Churchville, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on October 24, 2003. Born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Mega Alvina Spencer Hash, and the wife of the late Ellis H. Price. She was a member of the Churchville Golden Age Club and a member of Oak...

Oct 23, 2003

Oct 22, 2003

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Oct 22, 2003

ERNEST LEE SMITH, age 71, of Bel Air, Maryland, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on October 22, 2003. Born in Lord, Maryland, (Near Frostburg), he was the son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth McKee Smith. He graduated from Central High School in Lonaconing, Maryland in 1950 and Frostburg State College in 1954. He completed his Masters Degree...