Body Of Missing Bel Air Man Found: Harford Sheriff

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air man who was reported missing in October 2018 was found this April, authorities say. His body was located during a planned search of a wooded area in Bel Air, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Timothy Scott Scharfe, 54, was found on Saturday, April 6, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported.

Before that, he had last been seen at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at his residence on Hibiscus Court in Bel Air. He went for a walk to Weis market on Sunday, Oct. 28, according to family members, and did not return.

The volunteer organization Chesapeake Search Dogs assisted with the search in early April, which officials said resulted in the recovery of Scharfe's body. Authorities said this week that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is still investigating the cause of death.

"This was not the outcome any of us were wanting, but are hopeful that this will bring the family peace," the sheriff's office said in a statement.

Scharfe is survived by his wife Diana L. Scharfe; daughter Michelle L. McGehee and her husband Michael Jr.; son R. David Scharfe and his fiancée Krysten; grandchildren Charlotte, Lucy and Audrey McGehee; sister Karen Seifert and her husband Mark; and mother Mary Ann Scharfe. He was predeceased by his father Armin Emil Scharfe and brother Michael J. Scharfe.

Scharfe was an award-winning customer service and sales manager who worked for many years at MCI Telecommunications. He played soccer at Western Maryland College and Baltimore Lutheran High School, according to his obituary, which said that while he loved music, travel, sports, cooking and science fiction, he was the happiest spending time with his family and "his greatest joy was holding a baby."

A visitation for family and friends was held at Evans Funeral Chapel in Forest Hill from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 15. A funeral service took place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1515 Emmorton Road, in Bel Air, MD. Interment was at Highview Memorial Gardens.

Those who would like to make memorial contributions in Timothy Scharfe's name may send them to Chesapeake Search Dogs, P.O. Box 36188, Towson, MD 21286.

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