Obituaries
Lt. Col. Ret. Albert Girard
Mar 29, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel Retired Albert Robert Girard, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 29, 2019. He was 77. Mr. Girard was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Charles B. Girard and Noella Provost Girard. He was the devoted husband of 47 and ½ years to Janet Ann Girard (nee Amendt), loving father of Timothy A. Girard and his...
Claire Bullock
Mar 28, 2019
Claire Catherine Bullock, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 28, 2019. She was 47. Ms. Bullock was born in Havre de Grace, MD, to Barbara J. Bullock of Rising Sun, MD, and the late David W. Bullock. She was the sister of Tony Bullock of Rising Sun, MD, and the late David W. Bullock, Jr. A Memorial...
Charles Kennedy
Mar 17, 2019
Charles Loy Kennedy, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 17, 2019. He was 71. Mr. Kennedy was born in Havre de Grace, MD, to Charles Alfred Kennedy and Jean A. Kennedy. He was the devoted husband of 38 years to Sharon Kennedy, loving father of Brian Kennedy, Charles James "C.J." Kennedy, Paul Vestal, Timmy Vestal, Sherry Bennet,...
Jeffrey Proctor
Mar 13, 2019
Jeffrey Alan Proctor, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 13, 2019. He was 55. Mr. Proctor was born in Wilmington, DE. He was the father of Alan Proctor and Melissa Proctor, grandfather of Reign and Briella. He was the son of Janice Reppe Proctor Butler, Barbara Proctor, and the late Willis Andrew Proctor., and brother of Marc...
John Jordan
Mar 12, 2019
John Jay Jordan, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 12, 2019. He was 69. Mr. Jordan was born in Kobe, Japan. He was the son of Yoshiko Ferguson of Havre de Grace, MD, and the late Ryland R. Jordan. He was the brother of Naomi Diggin and her husband Jack, of Bel Air, MD, Alma Sherwood and...
Kathryn Riedal
Mar 8, 2019
Kathryn Eileen Riedal, of Churchville, MD, passed away on March 8, 2019. She was 77. Mrs. Riedal was born in Baltimore, MD, to Roland W. Hoffman and M. Evelyn Trautfelter Hoffman. She was the devoted wife of the late Albert Rowan Rieldal, loving mother of John William Riedal, Albert "Pete" Roland Riedal and his wife Terri, Michael Joseph Riedal and...
Barbara Frary
Mar 7, 2019
Barbara Jean Frary of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on March 7, 2019. She was 85. Mrs. Frary was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, to Gilbert Frederick Meier and Mabel Evelyn Murn Meier. She was the loving mother of Charles E. Frary and his wife Christine A. Frary of Havre de Grace, MD, and the late Scott David Frary. She...
James Anderson
Mar 4, 2019
James Scott "Cob" Anderson, of Perryville, MD, passed away on March 4, 2019. He was 86. Mr. Anderson was born in Delta, PA, to James "Groundie" Anderson and Genevieve "Mimi" Morris Anderson. He was the companion of 30 years to Elva Jean Kelley, loving father of James S. Anderson, Jr., and Kathy Lynne Anderson (Billy). He was the adored grandfather...
Larry Mathena
Feb 24, 2019
Larry Kirk Mathena, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on February 24, 2019. He was 63. Mr. Mathena was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, to Carol Ann Stafford Mathena and the late Lonnie Kirk Mathena. Mr. Mathena was the brother of Karen Mathena Taylor and her husband Donald, Jeanell Marie Mathena, and Lena Mathena Brown. He is also survived...
Leta Sheaffer
Feb 23, 2019
Leta Marie (Smith) Sheaffer, 81, of Havre de Grace, MD, died at home on February 23, 2019, due to long term complications from Respiratory and Cardiac illnesses. Leta was born in Olney, Maryland, and grew up in Sandy Spring, Maryland. In 1952, her family moved to Havre de Grace when her father, James Arthur Smith of Washington, D.C. became the...
John Hamilton
Feb 14, 2019
John Charles Hamilton, Sr., 71, of Bel air, MD, passed away February 14, 2019 at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Hospital. John was an HVAC maintenance mechanic and was a Ravens and Orioles fan. He enjoyed fishing, his computer tablet and loved his dogs Jasper and Miss Daisey. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife of 25 years Joyce...
Michael Walker
Feb 13, 2019
Michael E. Walker, Sr., of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on February 13, 2019. He was 71. Mr. Walker was born in Havre de Grace, MD, to William Walter Walker and Bertha Mae Lissberger Walker. He was the devoted husband of the late Donna Mary Walker, loving father of Michael E. Walker, Jr., and his girlfriend Gina Piscitelli, of...
Margaret Henson
Feb 9, 2019
Margaret Lissie Henson, 95, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 9, 2019. She was a resident of Caraway Manor, to whom we are sincerely grateful for her loving care. She was predeceased by her daughter, Betty Jo Grassa, and is survived by her son, William Paul Edwards, Treva Edwards, sibling to Paul, son-in-law, Alfred Grassa, granddaughters, Nicole Grassa...
Carolyn Rutherford
Feb 8, 2019
Carolyn Lacy Rutherford of Havre de Grace, MD passed away surrounded by love on February 8, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She was 72 years old. Mrs. Rutherford was born in Lynchburg, VA to the late John J. and Jessie Mae (Sellers) Lacy, Sr. She was the loving wife of 41 years to the late Colonel Wilson...
Jerald Graham
Feb 6, 2019
Jerald "Jerry" Wayne Graham, Sr. of Aberdeen, MD, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on February 6, 2019 at the Harford Memorial Hospital. He was 73 years old and was the devoted husband of Ethel E. (Blansfield) Graham. Jerry was born in Whitby, WV to the late Edward J. and Melva M. (Bolen) Graham. He was the...
Margaret Compton
Feb 3, 2019
Margaret Agnes Compton (nee DeFrank) died peacefully on February 3, 2019 in Baltimore, MD at the age of 89. She was born to Dominic and Margaret DeFrank on 1 July 1929 and was the wife of the late Thomas J. Compton, Sr. Margaret is survived by her children Thomas J. Compton, Jr. of Baltimore, Margaret A. Blake of Spring Grove,...
Sheila Taylor
Jan 23, 2019
Sheila Ann McNamee Taylor, of Havre de Grace, MD died on January 23, 2019. She was 82. Mrs. Taylor was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and raised in the Panama Canal Zone. She graduated from the Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1956, She married Philip H. Taylor in the Naval Academy Chapel on the day after his graduation in June 1958....
Richard Bittner
Jan 21, 2019
Richard Allan Bittner, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on January 21, 2019. He was 51. Mr. Bittner was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to Janet Ruffo Bittner of Meyersdale, PA, and the late Robert Austin Bittner. He was the beloved and devoted husband of 18 years to Katherine Louise Bittner, loving brother of Paul Bittner and his wife Flor...
Aubrey Hickman
Jan 11, 2019
Aubrey Olivia Hickman, a precious little angel, passed away surrounded by her family on January 11, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 2 years old. She was born in Bel Air, MD to Dennis F. Hickman, III and Hailie N. Beer. Aubrey is survived by her brother Leonardo D. Hubbard. She was the adoring granddaughter of Delana Bernardi,...
Rebecca Tompkins
Jan 11, 2019
Rebecca J. Tompkins, "Becky" to family and friends, of Aberdeen, MD passed away surrounded by the love of her family on January 11, 2019 at the Hart Heritage Estates Assisted Living Community, Street, MD. She was 80 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Lester C. Tompkins, whom she met while taking dancing lessons at a YMCA...
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