Obituaries

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

Otto Weber Sr.

Otto Weber Sr.

Apr 19, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 of Major Otto Weber, husband of Betsy Lee Weber, father of Otto jr., Virginia, Ronald, Gerard, Christopher, Mary and David, grandfather to 14 and great-grandfather to four.Born in northern Bavaria, Germany on April 21, 1939, a few months prior to the onset of the...

Timothy Stuart Anderson

Timothy Stuart Anderson

Apr 17, 2022

Timothy Stuart Anderson of Jarrettsville, Maryland, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air.  He was 75.   

Born June 17, 1946 in Jarrettsville, he was the son of the late George and Zella Anderson and the youngest of 6 children.  A lifelong resident of Jarrettsville, he graduated from North Harford High School in 1965...

Charles H. Snyder

Charles H. Snyder

Apr 17, 2022

Charles H. Snyder, age 82, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 17, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles and Amalia (Correa) Snyder and devoted husband to Anna Mae (Bright) Snyder. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on May 9, 2021. He retired as...

Martha Sharon Juras

Martha Sharon Juras

Apr 17, 2022

Martha Sharon Juras, age 80, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 17, 2022 at Lorien in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Frostburg, Maryland, she was the daughter of Ralph and Irene (Margroff) Huff. She loved her cats Night Fury, Candace, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Cinder. She enjoyed counted cross stitch, doing word puzzles, going to the Dollar Store...

Dorothea "Dora Lee" Archer Woelper

Dorothea "Dora Lee" Archer Woelper

Apr 16, 2022

Woelper, Dorothea Lee Archer “Dora Lee”, passed away on April 16th.  Born on January 27, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland to Helen Barbara Kunkel and Carvil Reid “Boots” Archer, she was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Elizabeth Archer Sheehan; and her brother John Carvil Reid Archer. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, John Thomas...

Douglas Holmes Arnold

Douglas Holmes Arnold

Apr 16, 2022

Douglas Holmes Arnold, 63, of Street Maryland passed away on April 16, 2022 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill Maryland. He was the son of Harold Henry and June Kathleen (Holmes) Arnold of Harford County, Md.

Doug is survived by two children.  His son Chad Douglas Arnold of Street Maryland and his girlfriend Stephanie Lynn Salvo and grandchildren...

Robert Anthony Juliano

Robert Anthony Juliano

Apr 15, 2022

Robert Anthony Juliano, age 78, of Abingdon, MD passed away on April 15, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Anthony and Clara (Aiello) Juliano and loving husband of Carmen Juliano. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and received several medals such as one...

Tad Mahoney

Tad Mahoney

Apr 15, 2022

Tad James Mahoney, age 73, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 15, 2022 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Potsdam, New York, he was the son of the late James and Norma (Bennett) Mahoney and husband to Joan (Clark) Mahoney for 50 years.  Tad served his country in the U.S. Army as a...

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr.

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr.

Apr 15, 2022

James "Jim" E. Bohdel, Sr., age 90, of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on April 15, 2022 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, Maryland. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late James and Elsie (Sirovy) Bohdel, and husband of Shirley Bohdel. 

Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked for Western...

John Francis Bochnowicz

John Francis Bochnowicz

Apr 14, 2022

John Francis Bochnowicz, age 74, of Baltimore, Maryland passed away on April 14, 2022 at his sister’s home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of John and Helen (Petrysak) Bochnowicz. Many people knew him as "Cowboy John". He loved music, Country was his favorite, but he also enjoyed rock, blue grass, and any oldies. John liked to follow...

Alasdair William White

Alasdair William White

Apr 13, 2022

Alasdair William White, age 77, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of William and Margaret (McKennon) White and husband of Judith Smith-White, Alasdair moved to the US from Scotland and married Judith 23 years ago.  He enjoyed playing golf...

Virgie Lee Elliott

Virgie Lee Elliott

Apr 13, 2022

Virgie Lee Elliott, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 13, 2022 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Hydes, Maryland, she was the daughter of William and Luna (Little) McMillan. She worked as a telephone operator for almost 40 years and was a lifetime member of Mt. Carmel Primitive Baptist Church (on...

Wayne C. Mason

Wayne C. Mason

Apr 12, 2022

Wayne C. Mason, age 87, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 12, 2022 at Maryland Masonic Homes in Cockeysville, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Charles and Grace (Carter) Mason. He worked as a corporate credit manager for a floor covering company. Wayne was a member of the Masons for over 60 years with...

Annamarie Santilli

Annamarie Santilli

Apr 11, 2022

Annamarie Santilli, age 85, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on April 11, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John and Katherine (Catalano) Baronella and wife of the late Francis Santilli. Annamarie and her husband ran a travel business for 40 years and loved to travel. She was...

Frank Zakwieia

Frank Zakwieia

Apr 11, 2022

Frank Zakwieia, age 95, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 11, 2022 at home. Born in  

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Michael and Monika (Ceselska) Zakwieia and husband of the late Carolyn Zakwieia. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army and Merchant Marines. Frank worked as a Sparrows Point Police Officer and was...

Earl Mcintyre

Earl Mcintyre

Apr 9, 2022

Earl McIntyre, age 96, of Churchville, Maryland passed away on April 9, 2022 in Churchville, Maryland. Born in North Carolina, he was the son of Earl and Lula (Burcham) McIntyre and husband of the late Eula (LaPenotiere) McIntyre. He was a loving spouse, father and grandfather and a damn good mechanic.

Earl is survived by his son, David McIntyre and his...

Gloria H. Bennett

Gloria H. Bennett

Apr 9, 2022

Gloria H. Bennett, age 91 Years, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 10, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air.  Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Seward) Hall and wife of the late John Bennett and the late Earl Wood. 

She was a member of the Ladies of the ELKS, VFW Ladies Auxiliary...

Linda Lou Brass

Linda Lou Brass

Apr 8, 2022

Linda Lou Brass, age 72, of Bel Air, MD passed away on April 8, 2022 at Forest Hill Health and Rehab Center in Forest Hill, MD. Linda was born in Baltimore as was the daughter of the late Leonard and Helen (Kocher) Mills, beloved wife of William H. Brass, devoted mother of Stacey Kerner and loving grandmother of Ethan Kerner.

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Virginia  "Ginny" Lee Ostheimer

Virginia "Ginny" Lee Ostheimer

Apr 6, 2022

 Virginia “Ginny” Lee Ostheimer, age 77, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on April 6, 2022, in Bel Air, with her family at her side. Ginny was born in Glyndon, Maryland on May 4, 1944, to Florence and Henry Porter and grew up in Reisterstown, Maryland where she graduated from Franklin High School. Ginny married Paul Ostheimer on August 30,...

Leola Marie Bogdan

Leola Marie Bogdan

Apr 6, 2022

Leola Marie Bogdan, age 76, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on April 6, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Cheverly, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Burton and Laura (Williams) Suter, and wife of Peter Bogdan. She was a past president of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, past president of...