Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Peter Phillip Rocco, Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
Peter Phillip Rocco Jr., age 81, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on January 10, 2023 in Joppa, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Peter and Mary (Saladino) Rocco. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and volunteered at the veteran’s hospital. Peter belonged to the local fishing club and was a lifelong boating enthusiast.
Peter is...
James John Raab
Jan 9, 2023
James John Raab of Bel Air, devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully on January 9th 2023 at the age of 96 after a short illness. He was born on a farm in Baltimore on April 23rd 1926. He was the third of 11 children of the late John Peter Raab and Lula (Christ) Raab and husband of 65 years...
Michiko O'Shaughnessy
Jan 9, 2023
Michiko O' Shaughnessy, age 96, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 9, 2023. Born in Tira, Japan she moved to the United States after WWII. and raised her family in Maryland. Michiko owned and operated Bel Air Alternations for 56 years in the town of Bel Air. She would like her customers and friends to know how much...
Mary Magdalene Farthing
Jan 8, 2023
Mary Magdalene Farthing, age 79, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2023 in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Gent, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Violet Halstead and wife of the late Norman "Buddy" Farthing. She was a longtime member of Truth House Ministry Church. Mary loved gardening, flowers, fellowshipping with friends and family,...
Eugene "Geno" Sullivan
Jan 6, 2023
Eugene "Geno" Sullivan III, age 62, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 6, 2023 at Sterling Care Forest Hill in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he is the son of Irene Mae (Fox) Butler and the late Eugene Joseph Sullivan II. Geno graduated from Eastern VoTech where he was class president and lettered in several sports....
Cary Dean Whetstone
Jan 5, 2023
Cary Whetstone, age 79, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on January 5, 2023 at Dulaney Valley Assisted Living in Cockeysville, Maryland. Born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Herbert and Esther (Schaub) Whetstone. He was a 1961 graduate at Tamaqua High School and went on to study two years at Kutztown University on a full science scholarship....
Thomas Morlock
Jan 5, 2023
Thomas Morlock, age 93, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 5, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John and Nettie (Yingling) Morlock. Tom was married for 72 years to the love of his life, Jaclyn. Tom worked at Bethlehem Steel for 42 years as a...
Bonnie Jean Wood
Jan 5, 2023
The legend of Bonnie Jean Wood. Bonnie, 70 years of age, was a one of a kind hardworking, independent person embracing life to the fullest. After retiring from a career in nursing, she started a cleanout/hauling business with her husband. Bonnie cultivated many friendships throughout the years as a lifelong resident of Harford County. She cared deeply about the planet’s...
Avery E. Lowery
Jan 4, 2023
Avery E. (Heare) Lowery, age 86, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on January 4, 2023 at Always in Grace Assisted Living in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Kirby, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Douglas and Virginia (Pepper) Heare and wife of the late Elva Oscar O’Dell Lowery.
Avery is survived by her sons, Daniel (Madeline) L....
Gloria M. O'Daniell
Jan 3, 2023
Gloria M. O'Daniell, age 87, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on January 3, 2023 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Negros Occidental, Philippines, she was the daughter of Isaias and Julé (Caratao) and wife of the late William Franklin O'Daniell Jr. Gloria worked at Allied Bendix Aerospace and Allied Signal and Raytheon before working with...
Irene Joan Drozd
Jan 3, 2023
Irene Joan Drozd, age 86, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on January 3, 2023, at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, she was the daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Bach) Taylor and wife of 39 years to the late Raymond Drozd. She was a registered nurse acquiring her bachelor's degree with the Bon...
Jeff Berkheimer
Jan 3, 2023
Jeff Berkheimer, age 64, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 3, 2023 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Jeff is survived by his sisters, Sharlene (Mark) Hutchison, Michelle Clark and Karen (Jim) Cochran, and by 11 nieces and nephews and 11 great nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO...
Patricia Foard
Jan 1, 2023
Patricia Foard, age 64, of Street, Maryland passed away on January 1, 2023 at her home in Street, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Mary (Rassa) Brown. Patricia enjoyed listening to music, thoroughbred horse racing, her pets, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Patricia is survived by her daughter, Kelly (Edgar) Narciso; grandchildren,...
William Joseph Fischer Sr.
Dec 30, 2022
William J. Fischer Sr. age 89, of Stevensville, MD died on Friday December 30, 2022, at his home under the care and comfort of his loving wife Florence Marie Fischer. He was born in Baltimore, MD, the son of Mary A. (Long) Fischer and Michael J. Fischer. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Korean...
Robert Neal Hunt
Dec 29, 2022
Robert Neal Hunt, age 87, of Abingdon, Maryland peacefully passed away on December 29, 2022, at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Frank and Catherine Hunt and the devoted husband of the late Barbara Hunt. He volunteered for many years with Abingdon Fire Department, and also served as Assistant Chief...
James Joseph Scales-Tasker
Dec 28, 2022
James Joseph Scales, age 78, passed away at his home in Magnolia Delaware. He is survived by his husband of 45 years, William Tasker. James was the son of the late Ret. BCPD Sgt., John Joseph Scales and Irene Alverta Scales (Nightingale) of Gardenville, Baltimore City. He is predeceased by siblings BCPD Gordon Scales, BCPD John Scales and Elizabeth (Betty)...
Effie Knott
Dec 28, 2022
Effie Knott (maiden name Koester) of Forest Hill, MD passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the age of 98. She is survived by her beloved children Charles (Charlie), Joseph (Joe) and John (Johnny); grandchildren, Matthew, Stephanie, Christopher, Dana, Tina and Brandon; great-grandchildren, Devin, Meadow, Parker, Cayden, and Wesley. Also survived by her daughters-in-law, Sue and Colleen, along with...
Dr. John Young Gallup Ii
Dec 28, 2022
Dr. John Young Gallup II, 67, of Bel Air, MD passed away peacefully at home on December 28th, 2022. John was the devoted husband of Mary Russell Gallup for 11 years.
Born in Philadelphia, PA on November 4th, 1955, he was a son of the late Andrew Young Gallup and Margaret Allendorfer Gallup. In his childhood, John lived through out the...
Randall Kent Pratt
Dec 28, 2022
Randall Kent Pratt, age 77, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on December 28, 2022. Rand was born on December 27, 1945 in Roundup, Montana to Andy and Lucille (Smithey) Pratt. He enjoyed playing baseball, basketball and tennis growing up and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1963. His father, a career miner with an 8th grade education, instilled in...
Antonio J. "Tony" Ricchiazzi
Dec 27, 2022
Antonio J. "Tony" Ricchiazzi, age 92, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on December 27, 2022 at his home. Growing up in Barre, Massachusetts, he was the son of Antonio and Salvatore (Trifilo) Ricchiazzi and husband of the late Judith (Black) Ricchiazzi. He was a graduate of the Barre High School class of 1948. Soon after graduating he enlisted...
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