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Jane N. Kranch

Jane N. Kranch

Dec 26, 2020

We are saddened to announce that Jane Neiffer Kranch passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Jane was born on February 1, 1936, in Pottstown, PA to the late F. Warren Neiffer and Martha (Smith) Neiffer. Her education was with the Pottstown School System where she excelled in sports receiving awards...

Susie Wright

Susie Wright

Dec 22, 2020

SUSIE WRIGHT, 90 of Red Lion, PA, formerly of Delta, PA, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Manor Care Dallastown. She was the wife of the late Luther M. Wright who passed away on June 10, 2001.

Born on April 20, 1930 in Cordova, WV, she was one of ten children born to the late Gabe...

Edwin W. Whiteford, Jr., M.D.

Edwin W. Whiteford, Jr., M.D.

Dec 16, 2020

.Dr. Edwin W. Whiteford, Jr. died peacefully on December 16th, 2020 in Bel Air, he was 89 years old. He was born on June 13, 1931, at his ancestral farm home in Whiteford, Maryland, the son of the late Edwin W. Whiteford, Sr. and Gretha Burkins Whiteford. He was the seventh generation of a colonial family that migrated to...

Barbara A. Baity

Barbara A. Baity

Dec 14, 2020

Lovingly prepared by her family -

Barbara Irene Armstrong Baity passed away on December 14, 2020 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is survived by her husband, Warren Mason Baity and her brother ,Phillip E.A. Armstrong (Maggie). Her pride and joy were her two children, Deborah Gerlach (Steve) and Daniel Baity (Shirley). Her grandchildren, Julie Reynolds Katherine McClees...

John D. "Jack" Allan

John D. "Jack" Allan

Dec 13, 2020

John D. "Jack" Allan, age 74 years, of Delta, PA died at his home at 5:10 a.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2020. He was the husband of Sharon Ann (Aldinger) Allan and they observed their 6th. wedding anniversary on August 17, 2020.

Jack was born in Baltimore, MD on April 15, 1946, a son of the late...

Thomas Evan Cooper

Thomas Evan Cooper

Dec 12, 2020

THOMAS EVAN COOPER, 91 of Kingsville, MD, died on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in the Awakenings of Bel Air. He was the beloved husband of Anne Teresa (Hushon) Cooper who passed in August 2015.

Born on January 14, 1929 in Delta, PA, he was one of three sons born to the late Evan J. Cooper and Susie...

John Dennis Gibson

John Dennis Gibson

Dec 8, 2020

JOHN DENNIS GIBSON, 39 of Bel Air, MD, passed away in his home with his family by his side, on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer over the past year. He was the beloved husband of Heather Marie (Bandy) Gibson with whom he had shared 9 years of marriage.

Born on September 22,...

Vonda E. Freimiller

Vonda E. Freimiller

Dec 5, 2020

VONDA E. FREIMILLER, 80 of Delta, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Spring Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Harrisburg, PA. She was the beloved wife of George E. Freimiller who died in February 2006.

Born on March 16, 1940 in Waterford, OH, she was a daughter of the late Elbert Bryce and Grace...

Joseph F. Ailes

Joseph F. Ailes

Dec 4, 2020

Joseph F. "Joe" Ailes, age 85 years of Delta, PA died at York Hospital in York, PA at 2:05 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2020. He was the husband of M. Lois (Harrington) Ailes with whom he celebrated 64 years of marriage on September 2, 2020.

Born on January 8, 1935, at the Ailes Farm, Delta where...

Tina Louise  Phillips

Tina Louise Phillips

Nov 30, 2020

Tina Louise Phillips, age 58 years, of Street, MD died at her home on Monday, November 30, 2020.

Born in Havre de Grace, MD on November 3, 1962, she was the daughter of Buges "Kookie" Testerman of Street, MD and Barbara (Comer) Smith of Brogue, PA. Tina had previously worked for Burns Security at the Peach Bottom...

Darren Wentworth Sanborn

Darren Wentworth Sanborn

Nov 27, 2020

DARREN WENTWORTH SANBORN, 47 of Gaithersburg, MD, died on Friday, November 27, 2020. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of David McLellen Sanborn and Martha (Wentworth) Sanborn of Street, MD.

Darren spent his adolescent years in CT and attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, where he forged many of his lifelong friendships and...

Gary Ray "Pop" Richards

Gary Ray "Pop" Richards

Nov 25, 2020

Gary Ray Richards, Sr., affectionately known as "Pop," died at 8:58 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of Peggy (Sizemore) Richards and they observed their 39th. wedding anniversary on July 11, 2020.

Gary was born in Baltimore, MD on March 30, 1962, a son of the late...

Christian David Dockeney

Christian David Dockeney

Nov 25, 2020

CHRISTIAN DAVID DOCKENEY, 50 of Street, MD, died in his home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 – the same day his grandson, Brayden was born. It could be said that Brayden came to fill the empty space that his grandfather left in the Dockeney Family. Christian was the beloved husband of Marleen F. (Rineholt) Dockeney; she preceded in in...

Josephine Kosiba Leyko

Josephine Kosiba Leyko

Nov 22, 2020

Josephine Kosiba Leyko (née Josephine Theresa Kosiba), born January 12th, 1925, loving mother of seven children, and beloved wife of the late Milton Anthony Leyko, Sr., passed away on November 22nd, 2020 at 95 years old.

Josephine worked as a sales associate in a fine jewelry store, secretary in the Standard Oil Building off St. Paul St...

June E. Patrick

June E. Patrick

Nov 21, 2020

June E. Patrick, age 94 years of Bel Air, MD died at her home at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2020. She and her husband, Reverend Hubert L. Patrick, shared 62 years of marriage before his death on April 8, 2010.

Born in Macton (Street), MD on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the...

William J. Scott

William J. Scott

Nov 18, 2020

William J. Scott, age 72 years of Coatesville, PA and a former lifetime resident of Fawn Grove, PA died at his home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Diane (Eaton) Scott and they observed their 51st. wedding anniversary on May 24, 2020.

Born in the borough of Fawn Grove...

Ruth A. Zell

Ruth A. Zell

Nov 13, 2020

RUTH ANNA ZELL, 77 of Whiteford, MD, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She was the beloved wife of George Leo Zell, Sr. who passed on July 3, 2008. At the time of his death, they had shared 47 years of marriage.

Born on September 23, 1943...

Charles Harry Deran

Charles Harry Deran

Nov 13, 2020

CHARLES HARRY DERAN OF Bel Air, MD died at the age of 82 on Friday, November 13, 2020. Born in Baltimore, MD on July 26, 1938, he was a son of the late James Joseph DeRan, Jr., and Helen (Harry) DeRan. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carole Absher DeRan; by his son, Craig H. DeRan...

Helen Elizabeth Vaccarino (Wolcott)

Helen Elizabeth Vaccarino (Wolcott)

Nov 11, 2020

Helen Elizabeth Vaccarino, age 87 years of Whiteford, MD died at Hart Heritage Estates in Street, MD at 12:36 pm on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. She was the wife of Peter Isadore Vaccarino who died on June 13, 1986.

Born in Baltimore City on July 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and...

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