Obituaries

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

Daniel Nehila

Daniel Nehila

Nov 7, 2022

Daniel Anthony Nehila, born May 31, 1983 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, passed away on November 7th, 2022 at his home in Richmond, Indiana. He was 39 years old. Daniel graduated from North Harford High School in North Harford, Maryland in 2000. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2001 and was honorably discharged in 2004. He later earned a...

Carla J. Irwin

Carla J. Irwin

Nov 7, 2022

Carla J. Irwin, age 60, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on November 7, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Robert and Joyce (Colvin) Brown. She liked watching Ravens football and her favorite tv show was Supernatural. Carla recently got her motorcycle license and loved to take...

Kermit "Jake" Roberts

Kermit "Jake" Roberts

Nov 6, 2022

Kermit "Jake" Roberts, age 92, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on November 6, 2022 at his home. Born in Ennice, North Carolina, he was the son of Kermit Roberts Sr. and Rosetta (Smith) Roberts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Navy and Maryland National Guard and retired from the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant after 30 years...

Sarah Woodby

Sarah Woodby

Nov 6, 2022

Sarah Woodby, age 84, of Street, Maryland passed away on November 6, 2022 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of John and Margaret (Richardson) Lowman and wife of the late Joseph Ray Woodby. Sarah loved putting puzzles together during the winter months, gardening and traveling the US.

Sarah is survived by...

Mary Katherine Jennings

Mary Katherine Jennings

Nov 5, 2022

Mary Katherine Smith Jennings was born in Fallston, MD on October 20, 1918, to Frank and Ida Smith. Born on her grandparent’s farm, now the site of Youth Benefit Elementary School. Her mother died two days after her birth during the 1918 flu epidemic, leaving Katherine to be raised by her loving grandparents. It is said that her great grandmother was...

Howard H. Bethke

Howard H. Bethke

Nov 4, 2022

Howard H. Bethke, age 86, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on November 4, 2022 at Well Homed Assisted Living in Elkton, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Henry and Lena (DeVries) Bethke and husband of the late Mary (Ritter) Bethke. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for General Motors retiring after 31...

Patrick Richard Sweiger

Patrick Richard Sweiger

Nov 3, 2022

Patrick Richard Sweiger, age 62, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on November 3, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Orlando, Florida, he was the son of the late Thomas and Audrey (Clark) Sweiger and husband of Dorothy Rinehart Sweiger. He was predeceased by his first wife Rosanne Pujia Sweiger.

He was a member of North Chesapeake Bay Van...

Michael Paul Sansone

Michael Paul Sansone

Nov 3, 2022

Michael Paul Sansone, age 71, of Elkton, Maryland passed away on November 3, 2022. Born in District of Columbia, he was the son of the late Paul Sansone and Constance (Crawford) Starliper. He loved the outdoors and cherished every moment spent with his family, children and grandchildren.

Michael is survived by his wife Sheila D. Rector; daughter, Jessica Cantler Jenkins; and...

Epreval Weeks

Epreval Weeks

Nov 2, 2022

Epreval Weeks, age 79, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on November 2, 2022 at his home with his family. Born in Anniston, Alabama, he was the son of Chester Weeks Sr. and Minnie (Boyd) Weeks. Mr. Weeks was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served his country for twenty-two years before retiring in 1985. Epreval enjoyed volunteering at the...

Helga L. Loney

Helga L. Loney

Nov 1, 2022

Helga L. Loney, age 86, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on November 1, 2022 at Nichols Senior Care in Edgewood, Maryland. She was the daughter of Christian and Lony Herbert and wife of the late Robert William Loney. Helga owned & operated a residential cleaning company for many years. In her earlier years, she enjoyed gardening.

Helga is survived by her...

Janet D. Miller

Janet D. Miller

Nov 1, 2022

Janet D. Miller, age 68, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on November 1, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Margaret (Walton) Brooks and wife of James Miller for 52 loving years. She was a member of Towne Baptist Church and had many hobbies such as sewing, card writing, cooking, quilting, she loved helping others and gardening.

In...

Matthew Simmons

Matthew Simmons

Oct 31, 2022

Matthew R. Simmons, age 51, of Elkridge, Maryland passed away on October 31, 2022, at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Born on November 15, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Marc Simmons and the late Carolyn M. (Eby) Work.

Matthew was a graduate of Springfield High School in Springfield, PA. He was employed at Northrop Grumman...

Edward "Eddy" Donald Arnold

Edward "Eddy" Donald Arnold

Oct 31, 2022

Edward "Eddy" Donald Arnold, age 78, of Edgewood, Maryland passed away on October 31, 2022.

Born on March 12, 1944, in Rocks, Maryland, he was the son of the late Sherman and Agnes (Daughton) Arnold.

Eddy was a jack of all trades. He helped his children out frequently with their cars while restoring some of his own. He loved to hunt and...

J. Emory Reed

J. Emory Reed

Oct 31, 2022

J. Emory Reed, age 92, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on October 31, 2022 at Sterling Care Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Fallston, Maryland, he was the son of H. Dennis and Martha (Breidenbaugh) Reed. He was a U.S. Navy officer on the carrier USS Lexington and worked as a mechanical engineer at Bendix Corporation where he was instrumental in...

Charlotte B. Rajotte

Charlotte B. Rajotte

Oct 29, 2022

Charlotte B. Rajotte, age 96, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2022 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles William and Anna Dorothy (Blake) Foster and wife of the late Lucien Thomas Rajotte. Charlotte earned her bachelor’s degree in Theology at Notre Dame of Maryland in 1990. She...

Ruth Virginia Doyle

Ruth Virginia Doyle

Oct 29, 2022

Ruth Virginia Doyle, age 100, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on October 29, 2022 at Lorien Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Ward) Davis and wife of the late Thomas Carville Doyle Sr.

Ruth is survived by her son, Thomas Carville Doyle Jr. of NY; daughter, Patricia Ann Vega of Bel...

Jean Hightower

Jean Hightower

Oct 28, 2022

Jean Hightower, age 85, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 28, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born on March 11, 1937 in Roanoke, Virginia, to William I. and Ruby (Carr) Leslie. She graduated from Eastern High School in Baltimore. She worked for the Baltimore Sun during high school and began working for the Bendix Corporation...

Marjorie "Patty" Campbell

Marjorie "Patty" Campbell

Oct 27, 2022

Marjorie "Patty" Campbell, age 88, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on October 27, 2022. Born and raised in Wildwood, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Edward and Mary (Barker) Donohue and the wife of William Walter Campbell. Bel Air has been Patty's home for 50 years; however, she was always very proud...

Mary Lou Brown

Mary Lou Brown

Oct 26, 2022

Mary Lou Brown, age 90, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 26, 2022 at Awakenings Assisted Living in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, she was the daughter of John and Winnie (Hash) Walker and wife of the late Gale Roland Brown.

She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Bel Air. Mary enjoyed...

Nannette Louise Miller-Pieper

Nannette Louise Miller-Pieper

Oct 25, 2022

Nannette Louise Miller-Pieper, age 87, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on October 25, 2022.

Born on March 9, 1935, in Columbus, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late E.J. and Erin (Matthews) Bagley. She is preceded in death by her first husband, James Thomas Miller, and her second husband, William Anthony Pieper, III.

Nannette loved quilting and was a part of...