**Please see note from Donna Ruschell below obituary**

Robert James Ruschell, 56, a 13 year resident of Pasadena, died on May 28, 2011 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from leukemia treatment.

He was born April 5, 1955 in Alexandria, VA, raised in Springfield, and previously lived in Bath, Ohio before moving to Arnold in 1971. He graduated from Severna Park High School, University of Maryland College Park, University of Florida, and attended Graduate School at University of Maryland and Georgetown University.

Mr. Ruschell had careers in landscaping, entomology and nursing. He was also a Realtor® with Advance Realty of Annapolis, and a property manager.

He was a member of the National Christian Choir and Faith Baptist Church. His hobbies included SCUBA diving, sky diving, and traveling, including trips to the Galapagos Islands, the Red Sea, and Israel.

Survivors include his wife of 7 years, Donna Ruschell of Pasadena; his son, Derrin Ruschell of Towson; sister, Carol Rohrich (Tom) of Akron, OH; and brother, Gregg Ruschell (Amy) of Annapolis, MD. He was the son of the late Robert and Marjorie Ruschell.

Family and friends may visit on Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 3-4 pm Faith Baptist Church of Glen Burnie, 7378 Furnace Branch Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 with a funeral service beginning at 4:00 pm. A pot luck reception will follow in the Family Life Center at the church. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, MD on Sunday or Monday with details to be provided at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com

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NOTE: FROM DONNA RUSCHELL:


Funeral Service and Interment for Robert Ruschell
Saturday, June 4 • 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:
Faith Baptist Church of Glen Burnie
7378 Furnace Branch Road
Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Arrangements for Robert's funeral service are as follows:

Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Faith Baptist Church of Glen Burnie

11:00 Deliveries of flowers accepted at the church (let your florist know, please)

3-4 pm Visitation,
4-5 pm Funeral service,
5-7 pm Pot luck reception in the Family Life Center at the church.

Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, MD on Sunday (details below).

Sunday, June 5, 2011, 12:30 pm burial at Cedar Hill Cemetery

Cedar Hill Cemetery
4111 Pennsylvania Avenue
Suitland, Maryland 20746

This will be a very short time at the grave site following a long drive, so please don't feel at all obligated to attend. If, perhaps, you miss the service on Saturday and want to come to the cemetery on Sunday, you're more than welcome to do so. You can either drive there on your own, or you can assemble with the family at the funeral home and follow us.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Barranco & Sons, P.A.
Severna Park Funeral Home
495 Ritchie Highway
Severna Park, MD 21146
410-647-2400

11:00 Begin assembling at the funeral home:
11:15 - 12:15 Drive to Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland (directions follow)
12:30 - 12:45 Grave side

Cedar Hill Cemetery
4111 Pennsylvania Avenue
Suitland, Maryland 20746
301-568-5400

Directions from Barranco Funeral Home:

Right onto Route 2 North
U Turn at next light Rt. 648 and Route 2
Take Route 2 South about 6 Miles
Right Route 50 East towards Washington DC
Right 495/95 South Capital Beltway to exit 11B Pennsylvania Ave. East Washington,D.C.)
Continue straight on Pennsylvania Ave. for 4.5 miles.
Look Left for Funeral Home/Cemetery entrance it is before traffic light at Southern Ave.( D.C./ MD line)

We will assemble just inside the cemetery gate and then be led to the grave site by the cemetery staff.

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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com

Notes: I had originally wanted to do this at the funeral home with people bringing food back to our house for an old fashioned way of doing things, but I was gently told that there may be more people than will fit in my house. (I hope so!) So, we moved everything on Saturday to our church, which further simplifies things, since all three parts will be in the same place: visitation, service, and reception.

The ladies on the church committee for the reception are prepared to provide some sandwiches, drinks, and desserts for about fifty people (our church choir will be bringing more drinks and food too. So, it's an old fashioned pot luck where you bring your food to the kitchen before the service, and the ladies on the committee will take care of it for you. We have refrigeration, but re-heating will be a little more difficult. Room temperature main dishes (without mayo!) sound yummy to me! We'll have tables set up, with some power strips for crock pots and such, if you bring those. I really would like it informal and friendly. I do wish I could have a lovely, catered affair, but am necessarily reigning myself in.

I hope to greet each one of you at the reception, but don't want you to have to stand in any lines, so please relax, eat, meet people, and I'll be around to everyone as I can.

Thank you,
Donna Ruschell
410-353-7127