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Obituaries
Helen M. Tierney
May 21, 2009
On May 21 2009, Helen M. Tierney quietly passed at her home in Severna Park, MD. She is survived by her husband, William J. Tierney, their three daughters, and four grandchildren. Mass will be said at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church Tuesday May 26 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the...
Florence E. Diffenderfer
May 21, 2009
Florence E. Gins Diffenderfer, 97, a resident of Severna Park, MD died May 21, 2009 at home, due to natural causes. She was born on August 17, 1911 in Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Diffenderfer was a member of Severna Park Order Eastern Star # 117. She was a seamstress and enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, and quilting and she loved bowling...
Clarence L. Brookhart
May 20, 2009
Clarence "Sonny" L. Brookhart, 84, a long time resident of Severna Park, died on May 20, 2009 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, after a brief illness, due to natural causes. He was born on September 25, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, where he was raised. He has lived in Severna Park for the past 41 years. Mr. Brookhart...
Virginia Lee Morgan
May 18, 2009
Virginia Lee Morgan, 79, a resident of Arnold, MD died on May 18, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis due to natural causes. She was born on April 5, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Glen Arm and Carney, attended Towson High School, and was a resident of Arnold, MD for 40 years. Mrs. Morgan worked as a...
Mittie Keller
May 17, 2009
Mittie Louise Keller, 68, a long time resident of Annapolis, MD died on May 17, 2009 at her daughter's residence, due to liver cancer, after a brief illness. She was born on June 3, 1940 in Amherst, VA and raised in Annapolis, MD, where she lived for the past 66 years. Mrs. Keller past employment was with Annapolis Message Center...
William H. Nelson
May 16, 2009
William H. Nelson, 91, of Severna Park, MD, died at Baltimore Washington Medical Center on May 16, 2009 after a brief illness. Mr. Nelson was born on March 27, 1918 in St. Mary's County, MD, where he was also raised. He served in the United States Army during WW II. Mr. Nelson worked as a road construction supervisor with Williams...
Erica Ruth Sciance
May 16, 2009
Erica Ruth Sciance, of Arnold, Maryland died of cancer at home surrounded by her family on May 16, 2009. She was born Erica Ruth Sciance on May 3, 1965 in Norman, Oklahoma. As a child she lived in Oklahoma, Texas, France and Delaware. She has lived in Arnold since 1988. Ms. Sciance graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
Theresa Fadwa Sobeck
May 10, 2009
Theresa Fadwa Sobeck, 28, a resident of Arnold, MD, died on May 10, 2009, due to respiratory failure after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 12, 1981 in Rabat, Morocco and was raised in Arnold, MD. Miss Sobeck graduated from Broadneck High School and worked for Opportunity Builders Incorporated in Hanover, MD. She attended St. John the Evangelist...
Kimberly Karil Jolliffe
May 10, 2009
Kimberly Karil Jolliffe, 45, a ten year resident of Severna Park, died on May 10, 2009, at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, due to breast cancer, after a 5 ½ year illness. She was born on May 24, 1963 in Rochester, NY and raised in Rockville, MD. She received a bachelor of science at the University of Maryland in 1986...
Paul Robert Eisler
May 9, 2009
Paul Robert Eisler, April 8, 1920 to May 9, 2009. Born in Butler PA. Graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1942 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Was in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 and served as an Army Captain. While overseas Captain Eisler was the officer in charge of Airborne Radar maintenance and the installation section of...
Heath Brad Balick
May 8, 2009
Visitation will be held Monday from 3-5pm and 7-9pm at Barranco and Sons P.A. Severna Park Funeral home. Services will be held at the Broadneck Baptist Church on Tuesday at 1pm. Interment: Private In Lieu of Flowers donation may be made to Hope House Residential Short Term: 26 Marbury Drive Crownsville MD 21032 Phone: (410) 923-6700 A full obituary will...
Mary Margaret Lay
May 7, 2009
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday 10am to 12pm. Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home after the visitation on Monday 12pm. Interment: Glen Haven Cemetery, Glen Burnie MD.
Dorothy S. Gerath
May 6, 2009
Dorothy S. Gerath, 94, a resident of Linstead Severna Park and formerly of Arlington, VA died of natural causes at her home May 6, 2009. She was the daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Hervey Button Smith of Hartford, Connecticut where she was born and raised. In 1939, she married USMC Col. Joseph A. Gerath, Jr. and they traveled for over 20...
Amelia M. Welms
May 5, 2009
Amelia M. Welms, 87, a resident of Annapolis, MD, died suddenly on May 5, 2009, at home, due to natural causes. She was on May 7, 1921 in London, England to the late James and Amelia Birchall. She was raised in London and has lived in various duty stations with her husband. For the past 16 years, she had been...
William Michael Zaetz, Sr.
May 4, 2009
William Michael Zaetz, Sr., 86, a resident of Glen Burnie, MD, died on May 4, 2009, at his son's home in Severna Park, due to natural causes after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 16, 1922 in Locust Point, MD, where he was raised and attended City College of Baltimore. His past residences were in Baltimore and Glen...
Lawrence H. Durling
May 2, 2009
Lawrence Hamilton Durling, 47, of Arnold, MD, died of cancer on May 2, 2009, at Stella Maris Hospice, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Endicott, NY and moved at an early age to Gainesville, FL, when he was fifteen his family moved to the Annapolis area. Larry graduated from Severna Park High School and the University...
Lillian Lavender
May 2, 2009
Lillian Lavender, 92, of Severna Park and formerly of Baltimore, died of natural causes at Sunrise Assisted Living Center on May 2nd, 2009. She was born Lillian Yellin on August 15, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY where she was raised. Mrs. Lavender had also lived in Staten Island and Oceanside on Long Island. She worked for Russecks Department Store in Brooklyn,...
Thomas Henry Young
Apr 30, 2009
Family and friends of are invited to BARRANCO AND SONS P.A. SEVERNA PARK, Ritchie Hwy at Robinson Rd. on Monday 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday 11am at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Severn MD. Interment Western Cemetery, Baltimore MD. In lieu of Flowers donations to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD...
Vernon D. Street
Apr 26, 2009
Vernon D. Street, 80, a resident of Chartwell in Severna Park, died suddenly at home on April 26, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 24, 1928 in Baltimore, MD to the late Wilford and Grace Street and was raised in South Baltimore. He lived in Linthicum prior to residing in Severna Park. Mr. Street was an...
Jane Kidwell Reynolds
Apr 25, 2009
Jane K. Reynolds Jane Kidwell Reynolds, 100, a 47-year resident of Annapolis, died on April 25 at Ginger Cove of natural causes. Jane was born August 11, 1908 in Alexandria, VA, to the late George Franklin and Roberta Pierpoint Kidwell. She was the youngest of six children and was raised in a large family of very close nieces, nephews and...
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