Obituaries

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

V. Buddy E.  Hall

V. Buddy E. Hall

Aug 9, 2022

Vernal Edis Hall, age 79, of Street, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2022 at his home. Born in Grundy, Virginia, he was the son of Vernal and Polly (Keen) Hall. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and worked for Pepsi Cola as a fleet manager before becoming an owner/operator truck driver. He was very good at what...

John "Jack" Lane, Jr.

John "Jack" Lane, Jr.

Aug 8, 2022

John "Jack" Lane Jr., age 81, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away peacefully on August 8, 2022, surrounded by his family at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of John J Lane Sr. and Catherine (Kelleher) Lane. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served...

Sadegh Khademi Zanjani

Sadegh Khademi Zanjani

Aug 8, 2022

Mr. Sadegh Zanjani passed in peace the morning of Monday, August 8th, 2022 at the age of 72.

Sadegh was born in Gilan, Iran in 1950 to Ali and Shah Jahan . He met the love of his life Robabeh Velni in 1968. They welcomed son, Keyvan, in 1970 followed shortly by son, Mehdi in 1972 and their only daughter...

Patricia Wilbur Knight

Patricia Wilbur Knight

Aug 7, 2022

Patricia Wilbur Knight (nee Ghirardi), age 81, of Aberdeen, passed away from pancreatic cancer at her home surrounded by her family on August 7, 2022. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Austin and Evelyn (Neary) Ghirardi and wife of the late Hugh S. Knight Jr. 

She was a school bus driver in both Harford & Cecil County...

Jeremy M. Rausch

Jeremy M. Rausch

Aug 7, 2022

Jeremy M. Rausch, age 37, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 7, 2022 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Thomas and Katherine (Young) Rausch and husband of Irene (Mortales) Rausch. He worked as a commercial HVAC technician, was a hard-working family man and wonderful provider for his wife and kids always making...

Melody Jean Lambus

Melody Jean Lambus

Aug 7, 2022

Melody Jean Lambus was born on July 12, 1959, in Columbus, Mississippi. She was the seventh of 12 children to the union of the late Charlie and Annie (Fisher) Lambus. Melody departed this life at Upper Chesapeake Medical Canter in Bel Air, Maryland on August 7, 2022.   The family moved from Mississippi to Brooklyn, New York in 1968.  The...

Emily Powers

Emily Powers

Aug 6, 2022

Emily Earle Powers, a retired Registered Nurse who enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family, passed away on August 6, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was 88 years old and lived in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born Emily Earle Davidson on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Mitchell Davidson and Lula Beatrice (Jackson)...

Martha Kellner Haas

Martha Kellner Haas

Aug 5, 2022

Martha Vera Haas, originally of Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD, a 49-year resident of Joppatowne, MD, and most recently of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 5, 2022 at the age of 93.

Martha graduated from Patterson High School in 1946. Her varied career included general and legal secretary, substitute teacher, soloist singer, rental agent, office manager and development assistant.

She was actively...

David Allen Blevins

David Allen Blevins

Aug 4, 2022

David Allen Blevins, age 83, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 4, 2022, at home. Born in Emmorton, MD, he was the son of the late Aris and Sylvia (Tickle) Blevins. David was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was an avid bowler, a farmer, and a hard worker.    

David is survived by his children, James Allen...

Diana Jane Aucker

Diana Jane Aucker

Aug 4, 2022

Diana Jane Aucker, age 73, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on August 4, 2022 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Louis and Doris (Albrecht) Runge and wife of the late William Aucker whom she married in 1999. Diana was a free spirit and strong willed. She enjoyed spending her time...

Bruce Dreyer

Bruce Dreyer

Aug 4, 2022

Bruce Dreyer, age 72, of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away on August 4, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, in Bel Air, Maryland surrounded by his family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Lois (Anderson) Fritts and the late John Dreyer Jr.. Bruce was a long-time member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and loved his Lord. Bruce was loved...

Leon Bozylinski, Jr.

Leon Bozylinski, Jr.

Aug 4, 2022

Leon Bozylinski, Jr., age 90, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on August 4, 2022. Born in Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Leon, Sr. and Helen (Cuttic) Bozylinski. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served in the Korean War. He was a member of both the Jarrettsville VFW and the American Legion...

Jack Mink

Jack Mink

Aug 4, 2022

John “Jack” Mink, age 89, of Royersford, PA, passed away on August 4, 2022, at Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, PA. Born in Emmorton, MD he was the son of the late Oscar and Maude (Reedy) Mink and husband to the late Della (Howard) Mink. 

One of eleven children (9 boys and 2 girls), Mr. Mink was raised on a dairy farm...

Margaret P. Harwell

Margaret P. Harwell

Aug 3, 2022

Margaret P.  Harwell, age 104, passed away on August 3, 2022 at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, Maryland. She was born on September 19, 1917, the daughter of George H. Porter and Alice May Adams. The family moved to the Upper Ridge, Bridgton Maine in 1922 and she attended school in North Bridgton. In 1940 she moved to New York...

Robert Emmet Hanson

Robert Emmet Hanson

Aug 3, 2022

 

Robert Emmet Hanson, age 77, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on August 3, 2022, at Sterling Care in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of William Franklin and Emily (Mitchell) Hanson and loving companion of the late Jewel Dean Hall. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of American Legion...

Thomas Charles Mears

Thomas Charles Mears

Aug 2, 2022

Thomas Charles Mears, age 65, of Darlington, Maryland passed away on August 2, 2022 at his home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Chase and Edith (Woods) Mears. He worked as an automotive repair mechanic. 

Thomas is survived by his sons, Kevin Chase Mears and Justin Thomas Mears; daughter, Jennifer Nicole Blakney; grandson, Joshua Blakney; sisters, Susane Merritt,...

Charles  Russell  Lee

Charles Russell Lee

Aug 1, 2022

Charles Russell Lee (affectionately known as Russell) was born September 9, 1941 to the late Walter Lee and Anna (McMillan) Lee.

Russell departed this life on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland after a long and lengthy illness. He was 80 years old. He was born and raised in Harford County and was...

William Scott Garvey

William Scott Garvey

Jul 31, 2022

 

William Scott Garvey, age 79, of Edgewood, Maryland, passed away on July 31, 2022 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Winfield and Florence (Kallner) Garvey. He enjoyed doing word searches, driving big rigs, and working on big trucks and cars.

William is survived by his wife Lorraine Garvey; daughters,...

John Thomas Reed

John Thomas Reed

Jul 31, 2022

John Thomas Reed, age 68, of Fallston, Maryland passed away on July 31, 2022, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born on September 10, 1953, in Bel Air, Maryland, he was the son of the late John H. and Edna (Delp) Reed. Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Friend.  Love you always. "Your trailer is empty brother...

Audrey Cecilia Wankmiller

Audrey Cecilia Wankmiller

Jul 31, 2022

Audrey Wankmiller, age 91, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on July 31, 2022 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of George and Edna (Dixon) Kropp and wife of the late Gilbert Wankmiller. She worked at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Downtown) as a registered nurse. She enjoyed gardening and cooking,...