Obituaries

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

Margaret Ryan Snider

Margaret Ryan Snider

Oct 23, 2022

Margaret Ryan Snider, age 95, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on October 23, 2022 at Lorien-Bel Air. Born in Fallston, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John and Olga (Wimmer) Ryan and wife of the late Millard Snider, who she married March 1944, becoming an Army wife traveling and supporting him. Margaret was a passionate and loving person...

Lida Lucinda Parks

Lida Lucinda Parks

Oct 23, 2022

Lida Lucinda Parks, of Churchville, Maryland, went home to be with the Lord on October 23, 2022. She was 93. Mrs. Parks was born in Marion, Virginia, to Lester Nathan Hash and Dina Bailey Hash. She was the devoted wife of the late Hugh Parks, loving mother of Danny Parks of Conowingo, MD, Billy Parks of Darlington, MD, and Deborah...

Joan T.  Ensor

Joan T. Ensor

Oct 23, 2022

Joan Townsley Ensor, age 84, of Jarrettsville, passed away on October 23, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland.

Joan was born on June 3rd, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Marion and Edna (Walter) Townsley. She grew up in Pleasantville and graduated from Bel Air High School, in 1956. After...

Helene Warzecha

Helene Warzecha

Oct 23, 2022

Helene Warzecha, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022 with her loving family by her side. She was 84 years old.

Born September 25, 1938 in Silesia, Germany, Helene was the daughter of Margareta (Stoisch) and Martin Ibelherr. She was predeceased by her husband Herbert N. Warzecha, and was the loving mother of two children, Janet Warzecha...

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly

Oct 22, 2022

Francis Patrick Kelly, 80, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away peacefully at his home on October 22, 2022, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was the son of the late J. Ralph and Rose (Silk) Kelly and loving husband to Susan (Hyman) Kelly.

Extremely proud of his Irish heritage, Frank, as he was known, was born on St. Patrick’s Day,...

Howard "Butch" W. Adams Iii

Howard "Butch" W. Adams Iii

Oct 22, 2022

Howard “Butch” W. Adams, III, of Joppa, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2022 at the age of 73. He was born on August 27, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Howard Jr. and Elizabeth Adams.

Butch is survived by his girlfriend Sue and her family; siblings David (Joan), Cathy and Bryan (Karen), his stepmother Mildred as well as...

Marilyn Anne Root

Marilyn Anne Root

Oct 22, 2022

Marilyn Anne Root, age 81, of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania passed away on October 22, 2022 at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Samuel and Anna (Wells) Branham. She was a tribal member of the Monacan Indian Nation in Amherst, Virginia and a graduate from North Harford High School in 1959. Marilyn worked 50 plus years...

John Thomas Bledsoe Sr.

John Thomas Bledsoe Sr.

Oct 20, 2022

John Thomas Bledsoe Sr., age 92, of Bel Air, Maryland went home to be with the Lord on October 20, 2022. Born February 15th 1930 in Dunbar, Virginia, he was one of nine children born to Raleigh Miles Bledsoe and Gertrud Parish. He attended Wise County public schools until 1946 when he entered the U.S. Army and served in the...

David G. Kelly

David G. Kelly

Oct 20, 2022

David G. Kelly, age 64, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 20, 2022 in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, he was the son of Patsy (Larner) Kelly and the late Jack Kelly and husband of 34 years to Lisa (Richmond) Kelly. He was father of Ruby Kelly and father-in-law to Brian McKeldin. David was on...

John Raymond Koryto, Sr.

John Raymond Koryto, Sr.

Oct 20, 2022

John Raymond Koryto, Sr., age 87, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 20, 2022 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John and Emma (Long) Koryto. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked at Western Electric for 32 years retiring in 1985. John enjoyed coaching baseball and...

Judy Mae Newsome

Judy Mae Newsome

Oct 19, 2022

Judy Mae Newsome, age 75, passed away on October 19, 2022 at home in Street, Maryland. Born in York, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Amy (Gentzler) Bolyard and wife of Richard Newsome Sr. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Jarrettsville, MD, for over fifty years. She and her husband were also members...

Thomas Calvin Dessecker, Jr.

Thomas Calvin Dessecker, Jr.

Oct 18, 2022

Thomas Calvin Dessecker Jr., age 58, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on October 18, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Thomas Dessecker Sr. and Patricia (Rose) Dessecker.

Thomas was a graduate of Patapsco High School in Dundalk, Maryland. Afterwards, he went on to college attending the...

Harry D. Gilbert

Harry D. Gilbert

Oct 17, 2022

Harry D. Gilbert, age 86, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on October 17, 2022 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Robert Slaughter and Anna (Gilbert) Soul and husband of the late Shirley (Garecht) Gilbert. He was a veteran of the Maryland Army National Guard 29th Division and was a lifetime member of American Legion...

Rodney Lee Wood, Sr.

Rodney Lee Wood, Sr.

Oct 17, 2022

Rodney Lee Wood Sr., age 86, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 17, 2022 at his home. Born in Elkton, Maryland, he was the son of Frank and Mildred (Nickle) Wood. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Lion’s Club. Rodney was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a jokester and...

Robert Royal Souders

Robert Royal Souders

Oct 17, 2022

Robert Royal Souders, age 98, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 17, 2022 at his home. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Stanley Stephen Souders and Anna (Kutz) Souders and husband of 60+ years to the late Angelina Stella (Barranco) Souders. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served his country in WWII...

Margaret "Peggy" L. Richardson

Margaret "Peggy" L. Richardson

Oct 16, 2022

On October 16, 2022, Margaret “Peggy” L. Richardson passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Jarrettsville, MD. She was 92. Peggy is preceded in death by her husband of six decades, Lawrence “Larry” A. Richardson, Sr.

A devoted and loving mother of four children, she is survived by Lawrence A. Richardson, Jr. and his wife, Maryjo, of...

Henry Stanley Sebula

Henry Stanley Sebula

Oct 15, 2022

Henry Stanley Sebula, age 85, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on October 15, 2022, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Bonk) Sebula. Also, proceeding him in death are his sisters, Florence Pichnarczyk, Eleanor Zur, and Carol Sebula.

Henry married the love of...

Ruth M. Sheridan

Ruth M. Sheridan

Oct 15, 2022

On Saturday October 15, 2022, Ruth Mary Sheridan, devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at home in Sarasota Florida. Ruth passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of ninety.

Ruth was born March 12, 1932, in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and lived in Manhattan, New York City with her father Clifford H. Owen a prominent New York...

Mary Ellen Dumps

Mary Ellen Dumps

Oct 14, 2022

Mary Ellen Shadell Dumps, age 85, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on October 14, 2022 at home in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of James and Kathryn (Dersam) Shadell and wife of the late William F. Dumps. She belonged to both St. Margaret Catholic Church of Bel Air, MD and St. Francis de Sales Catholic...

Henry Edmund "Ed" Koehler

Henry Edmund "Ed" Koehler

Oct 13, 2022

Henry Edmund "Ed" Koehler, age 84, of Baltimore, Maryland passed away on October 13, 2022 at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Edmund and Marie Koehler and husband of the late Mary Ann Koehler. He was a veteran of the U.S. National Guard and a member of American Legion Post #180....