obituaries

Oct 8, 2016

William Bruce Taylor, 90, of Round Bay in Severna Park died October 8, 2016 of a heart attack. He was born on April 17, 1926 and spent his childhood in Big Island, VA. He served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946. He graduated from VMI with a degree in Civil Engineering. Bruce's career was spent with Bethlehem Steel...

Oct 8, 2016

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday October 15, 2016 at 10:00 am at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 689 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, MD 21146. Interment will be private. Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com

Oct 7, 2016

Diana Margaret Hancock died October 7, 2016.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Donald Alfred Hancock and her five children; Donald (Angela), Michael (Kate), Mark (Beth), Laure Bruha (Paul), and Paul (Moira); sister, Patricia Blaine (Francis); 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

A visitation will be held Tuesday, October 11 th ,...

Oct 6, 2016

Joseph Robert Mund, 75, a resident of Pasadena, passed away on October 6, 2016 at Marley Neck Health & Rehabilitation Center in Glen Burnie.

He was born August 17, 1941 in Baltimore, and raised in Baltimore, in the Pikesville area, and graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree.

Joseph was a delivery driver for 20...

Oct 5, 2016

Barbara Lois Asplen passed away peacefully October 5, 2016, in her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She was 80. Barbara moved to Arnold, MD, in 1971 following the death of her husband, Charles. She worked for nearly three decades at Anne Arundel Community College, where she taught nursing and medical assisting. She had a widespread and profound impact...

Oct 3, 2016

Nancy was the wife of the late Herbert Scott Burns Jr., who died in 1991. She was the daughter of the late John W. and Minnie C. Mallinson. Born on December 20, 1929 in Independence, Missouri, she graduated from Missouri State University and went on to do graduate work at the University of Kansas and Towson State University. She...

Oct 2, 2016

Jeanne C. Brady, 91, of Severna Park, passed away on October 2, 2016 at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center. Jeanne was born to her parents, Clara and Irving Taylor on September 21, 1925 in Baltimore, where she was raised. She attended schools in Baltimore, graduating from Seton High School in June 1943. She went to work for the Telephone Company...

Oct 2, 2016

Wilma Beahm, 91, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2016 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Bowdon, Georgia on June 23, 1925 to John Thomas and Lucy McKibben, but was reared in Atlanta where she graduated from Girl's High School. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband Major Carroll R. Beahm, Jr. She was a devoted military...

Oct 2, 2016

David Herman Opalinsky was an artist and adventurer.  Born in 1949 as the third child of Russian immigrant he was the first to be born in the United States.  His loving parents, Herman and Olga Opal, told him stories of their long trek to the United States and inspired a life of travel and adventure.  A life of travel,...

Oct 1, 2016

LaRussa, Elizabeth (Betty), beloved wife of the late Salvatore LaRussa of Levittown, NY and loving mother of Patricia LaRussa of Sea Cliff, N.Y., Robert LaRussa of Arnold, Md., and Lori LaRussa of Arnold; devoted grandmother of Stephanie Augresani of Baltimore, and John, William, Robert and Joseph LaRussa of Arnold. Betty LaRussa would not talk often about growing up in New...

Oct 1, 2016

Sadie Lee Murphy Hockenberry, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 1, 2016 in Siler City, NC. She was born on September 10, 1922 in Union County, North Carolina, to parents Georgia and and George "Lee" Murphy. Sadie met her husband Ralph "Eddie" Hockenberry in 1942 while working at the drug store in Monroe, NC. Eddie was in...

Sep 30, 2016

Frederick J. "Freddy" Warren, 60, of Arnold, passed away on September 30, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Freddy was born in Catonsville Junction on December 26, 1955 to June Goode Warren and Roger Taylor Warren, Jr. He graduated from Severna Park High School in 1974 and went to work for his grandparent's marina, Ferry Point Yacht Basin, until it was...

Sep 29, 2016

Nora Florence Fisher, 75, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2016. She was born outside of Harrisburg, PA, on September 12, 1941. Nora graduated from the Harrisburg School of Nursing in 1962, and pursued her career in Washington, DC; followed by 46 years of service at North Arundel Hospital/BWMC in Glen Burnie, MD. Being a nurse wasn't only her occupation,...

Sep 29, 2016

Gerald Ernest Matthews of Arnold passed away on September 29, 2016 at the age of 76. He was a beloved husband of 54 years to Rita S. Matthews, loving father to Lisa Hansen (Roger) and Gregory Matthews (Sharon). Cherished grandfather to Lauren, Lucas and Morgan Matthews and Matthew and Katherine Hansen. Also survived by dear sister Lesley and brother-in-law Eugene...

Sep 27, 2016

Kathleen "Kerry" Fitzpatrick (nee Finnegan), 97, a resident of Severna Park, passed away in her sleep on September 27th, 2016 at Household of Angels Assisted Living. She was born on November 26, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Mary and Thomas Finnegan and raised in Queens, New York. She had an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Thomas....

Sep 26, 2016

Lynne Gail Fare, Hospice Nurse and Caregiver to Elderly Lynne was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1943. Her parents were Harold E. Suneson and Helen G. Moberg Suneson who adopted Lynne in 1946. Lynne graduated from South High School in Minneapolis in 1961. She attended Nurses Training at Minneapolis General Hospital and obtained her Registered Nurse (RN) Diploma (Hennepin County...

Sep 25, 2016

Sheila Sue Whitt, age 69 of Millersville, MD passed away on Sunday September 25th, 2016 at home after a long battle with cancer. Sheila was born on February 6th, 1947 to her parents Sarah and Samuel Wiant in Weston, West Virginia. She attended nursing school at Presbyterian-University Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA and was a registered nurse for over 30 years...

Sep 24, 2016

Dr. Walter Leo Scheetz passed away on the 24th of September with his family by his side at Anne Arundel Medical Center from cardiac complications. Walter was 84 years of age born on the 10th of August 1932 in Philadelphia to the late Walter and Anna Wagner Scheetz. Walter is survived by his loving and devoted wife Maureen of 30...

Sep 22, 2016

Liz was born January 14, 1935 in Raleigh NC to parents Matthew and Sarah Womble. She obtained a one year commercial degree from the University of North Carolina following graduation from Needham Broughton High School in 1953. Her most recent employ, 1972-86, was at the US House of Representatives as administrative assistant on the Subcommittees on Energy Conservation and Power,...

Sep 19, 2016

Edward L. Dunn, 60, a resident of Arnold, MD passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was born April 1, 1956 in Cumberland, MD. Later lived in Smithsburg, MD, where he graduated from Smithsburg Senior High. Edward worked as a Director of Estimating for Herman Stewart for 20 years. He enjoyed golf, race cars, and...