obituaries

Mar 12, 2025

Dorcus J. Cowing, 93, of Severna Park, MD passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday March 12, 2025.

Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1931, Dorcus was a true Buckeye at heart. This is where she met her husband Albert. With their family started they moved to Pittsburgh, PA and then on to Chartwell in...

Mar 9, 2025

Patricia Johns Hessian, 82, of Hanover, passed away on March 9, 2025, at Harbour Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She was born on April 20, 1942, in Baltimore, MD to Norman and Elenore Johns.

Patricia graduated from Shrine of the Little Flower and Eastern High School. She would have a long career as a secretary for Westinghouse and...

Mar 8, 2025

Susan Marie Lee (nee Schwarz), 81, passed away on March 8, 2025 after a battle with dementia. She was born on March 23, 1943 in Takoma Park, MD to Joseph Schwarz and Anna Mancini. She grew up in Southeast Washington, DC where she attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School and the Academy of Notre Dame.

After high...

Mar 7, 2025

With great sadness, we share that Samuel Robert Shank Jr. passed away on Friday March 7th, 2025, after living 82 years on this earth.  He was a beloved son and brother, adoring and tender husband, and devoted father.  He was affectionately known by his children as Super Safe Sam, and to his grandchildren as Pops.

Born on...

Mar 7, 2025

Betsy Lynn Ramlow (74) a resident of Severna Park, died on March 7, 2025 at her home. Betsy was born January 26, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland; daughter of Roland Edward Ramlow, Sr. and Elizabeth Nita Dilley. She was raised in Severna Park where she has been a resident on and off since 1959. As a child she was a...

Mar 5, 2025

Valerie Kay Weber (nee DeSantis) of Arnold, MD passed away on March 5, 2025 at the age of 69. Valerie was born on July 25, 1955 near New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to parents Angelo and Renza DeSantis (nee Durbani). She had two older sisters, Anna (deceased 2022) and Mary (deceased 2019). Valerie grew up playing at her grandparents' farm and...

Mar 2, 2025

Mary Charlotte Finn Westrick, 89, of Severna Park, MD, passed away on March 2, 2025, at Baltimore Washington Medical Center, the same hospital where she worked as a Registered Nurse for more than 20 years.

Mary was born December 17, 1935, in Long Branch, NJ, daughter of William J. Finn and Alice Settgast. She graduated from St....

Mar 1, 2025

Marjorie Jeanne Brennan (née Corcoran), 102, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland. Born on January 28, 1923, in Springfield, Ohio, she lived a long and fulfilling life marked by devotion to her family, faith, and education.

Marjorie pursued higher education at Mount St. Joseph College in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she cultivated a passion...

Mar 1, 2025

A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday May 3, 2025 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Barranco Severna Park Funeral Home & Cremation Care,P.A. 495 Ritchie Hwy Severna Park, MD 21146.

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Mar 1, 2025

Peggy Jeanne Grigonis (Hardy)

(August 8, 1946 – March 1, 2025)

Peggy Jeanne Grigonis, 78 a resident of Marietta, GA for eight years, died on March 1, 2025 at her home by Cardiac Arrest due to complications from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Peggy was born on August 8, 1946 in Washington DC, where she...

Feb 28, 2025

David Michael Hanna of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Friday, February 28th. Dave graduated from Annapolis High School in 1969 and joined the Army. He served as a Ranger in Viet Nam and upon returning home, he worked as a carpenter on custom and historic homes with Berliner Construction Company, the US Naval...

Feb 26, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of James Edward Anderson, a beloved 73-year-old father, husband, grandfather, brother and friend. He left this world on February 26, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.

Born to proud parents William Walter and Irene Yvonne Anderson Jimmy grew up in the Washington D.C. area where...

Feb 25, 2025

Loretta Sue Lugar, 77, of Annapolis, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was born in Annapolis on December 4, 1947, to the late Walter F. and Betty J. Gies.

A true Annapolitan, Loretta grew up in Annapolis, attended St. Mary's Elementary School, and eventually graduated from Arundel High School. On...

Feb 24, 2025

Family and Friends may visit on Saturday March 8, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm with a service to start at 11:30am at Barranco Severna Park Funeral Home & Cremation Care, P.A. 495 Ritchie Hwy Severna Park, MD 21146.

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Feb 24, 2025

Thomas Simujirlah Wreh Sr., passed away peacefully on February 24, 2025, after a courageous battle with a prolonged illness. He was 74 years old.

Born on March 17, 1950, in Grandcess, Liberia, to Dominic Donyen Wreh and Veronica Wiahdee Gbalor, Thomas was the first surviving child of their union. His early years were marked by resilience, shaped...

Feb 23, 2025

Family and friends may visit on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Barranco Severna Park Funeral Home & Cremation Care, P.A., 495 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, MD 21146.

Family and friends may visit on Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at Barranco Severna Park Funeral Home & Cremation...

Feb 21, 2025

Maynard Blomquist, 86, longtime resident of Severna Park, passed away at Country Meadows Retirement Community on February 21, 2025. Maynard was born on August 16, 1938 to Harry and Selma Gustafson Blomquist in Kenedy, Texas, where he would read Popular Mechanics magazine and the novels of Thomas Wolfe, pick cotton, and earn the occasional quarter playing and singing "Lovesick...

Feb 20, 2025

Melissa Anne (Conine) Cooper, a long-time resident of Annapolis, passed away on February 20, 2025 at the age of 54 after a beautiful life and a long valiant war against cancer.

Melissa ("Missy" to her family) was born in San Diego, CA on March 25, 1970 to Benny and Alice Conine. She was the third of four...

Feb 20, 2025

Dawn Carol (nee Stitz) Cullis passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025. Born on October 5, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland to Kester Stitz and Margaret (nee Ross) Stitz, she lived most of her adult life in Severna Park, Maryland.

After graduating from Eastern High School in 1960, Dawn attended Maryland General Hospital School of Nursing, where she...

Feb 20, 2025

Clara Jane " Janie" Dixon, 69, a resident of Gambrills, MD passed away on February 20,2025 at her residence.

She was born on October 1,1955 in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Odenton. She previously lived in Henderson, TX before moving to Gambrills, MD.

Janie worked as a Customer Service Manager at Lowes.

She...