obituaries

Mar 25, 2009

Joyce "Joy" Virginia Sackett (nee Grant), mother, home-maker, volunteer, and long-time resident of Severna Park died from advanced Alzheimer's Disease at Sunrise Senior Care of Severna Park. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Sackett was born in Severna Park on December 16, 1933 and was raised in West Baltimore, where her family moved during the Great Depression. After graduating from...

Mar 24, 2009

William E. "Bill" Dixon, 86, of Severna Park, died of natural causes on March 24th, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born January 15, 1923 to Helen and Clair Dixon, he was the eldest of three sons. He was a bright and accomplished man with a generous heart and a gift for story-telling. His interests were horse racing,...

Mar 20, 2009

Thomas A. Nester, Sr., 91, a resident of Severna Park, died of natural causes on March 20, 2009, at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.

He was born on August 13, 1917 in Pottstown, PA, at the age of 4, he moved with his family to King of Prussia. He had an undefeated wrestling career at Upper...

Mar 17, 2009

Robert Edward Hallman – Born 12-17-1927 Bob, a longtime resident of Severna Park, MD, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday evening, the 17th, surrounded by family and friends. He will be remembered for his sharp mind and keen sense of humor – both of which were always on display at two favorite events hosted annually; the "Ghetto Open" golf...

Mar 15, 2009

Franklin E. Dean, Jr., a resident of Arnold, MD, died on March 15, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He was born and raised in Richmond, VA, where he attended high school and college. He served in the U.S. Navy as Radio Man on the USS NewPort News in the 1960's. Survivors include his wife Kathleen Sullivan...

Mar 13, 2009

Robert E. Trescott, Sr. passed away of natural causes after a lengthy illness on March 13, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 71. Born in Baltimore, he was a 38 year resident of Arnold. Until his retirement in 2002, he was the president of The Baltimore Sign Company which he co-founded with his father, Melvin Trescott, in 1961....

Mar 12, 2009

Leroy Albert Wade, Jr., 72, a resident of Annapolis for over 55 years, died March 12, 2009 at FutureCare Chesapeake in Arnold, due to cancer. He was born on March 26, 1936 in Baltimore, MD and raised in Cape St. Claire, Annapolis. He attended Annapolis High School and University of Maryland. Mr. Wade was a member of Union 122 Sheet...

Mar 10, 2009

Marian Louise Dietz (nee Bagnall), 88, died on March 10, 2009 at home in Arnold, due to natural causes. She was born December 25, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY, where she was raised. Her past residences were in Norfolk, VA; Newport, RI; Key West, FL; Bayonne, NJ; Charleston, SC and Brooklyn, NY. She married Theodore Albert Dietz on April 23, 1947....

Mar 9, 2009

Donna Turner, a longtime resident of Arnold, daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Fitch, passed away after a lengthy illness on March 9, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born on January 15, 1959 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, she was a Severna Park High School graduate, Class of 1977, graduated from cosmetology school in Baltimore and maintained a professional...

Mar 8, 2009

Catherine Tomasello Mahon, 51, a longtime resident of Arnold, MD, died in her home on March 8, 2009. She was born May 20, 1957, to Sara "Sally" & John Tomasello in Washington, DC. She graduated from Woodward High School in Bethesda, MD, in 1975, and received a B.A. in special education from the University of Maryland in 1980. In the...

Mar 6, 2009

Melvin Leroy "Buddy" Eckart, Jr., 65, of Severna Park, died of lung cancer at home surrounded by his loving and devoted family on March 6, 2009. Buddy was born in Baltimore on September 2, 1943 and was raised in the Morrell Park neighborhood of South Baltimore. He served his country in Vietnam in the US Army from 1966 to 1968....

Mar 2, 2009

Elizabeth Green Massicot, 81, of Severna Park, MD died of cancer at Tate Hospice House in Linthicum on March 2, 2009. She was born Elizabeth Green on October 10, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA to her parents, Lewis and Nell Green. She was raised in Philadelphia and also lived in Newark, DE prior to moving to Severna Park, where she has...

Mar 1, 2009

Dr. Mildred Spier Biedenkapp, 93, Arnold, died of heart failure March 1, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Born 12/19/1915 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Millie graduated from high school in Brooklyn, earned a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, a Masters degree from the City College of New York and an Ed.D. from the University of Maryland. Millie taught High School biology...

Mar 1, 2009

Beezie, 85, died in her home surrounded by her family after a short illness. Born Olivia Paxton Hinton on May 15, 1923 in Annapolis, Maryland. Beezie graduated from Annapolis High School and Strayer Secretarial School in Baltimore. She also attended Anne Arundel Community College as a Drama and English major. Predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Edward Thomas Russell,...

Mar 1, 2009

On March 1 st 2009 of heart failure at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore MD. Born June 28 th , 1933 in Cairo , Egypt and arrived in the USA in 1970. He worked for the Capitol Hilton Hotel as a Banquet Waiter for 20 years, and had the opportunity to meet many dignitaries....

Feb 28, 2009

Claude R. Sloan, 76, of Arnold passed away on February 28, 2009 at his residence, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Fairmont, WV on July 13, 1932 to David and Wilma Sloan. He was married on December 24, 1956 to his loving wife Shirley, who preceded his death. He spent over 20 years in the U.S....

Feb 28, 2009

Mary Zerphey, 87, a 40-year resident of Arnold, died of heart failure on Feb. 28 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, after a lengthy illness. Born Aug. 10, 1921 and raised in San Bernadino, Calif., she lived in various places in Europe and the U.S. as a wife of an Airman. She is a retired secretary from the US Naval...

Feb 26, 2009

William J. (Billy) Bennetti, 67, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at his residence in Charles Town, WV. He was born on September 23, 1941 in Erie, PA and was a past resident of Severna Park, MD. Mr. Bennetti worked as a brick mason. He served in the US Marines during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Severna...

Feb 21, 2009

Dorothy (Dot) Theresa Ward, 80, of Sugar Land, Texas, formerly of Arnold, MD passed away peacefully Saturday evening at her daughters home in Fulshear Texas. Dorothy was born to the late Helen Czarny on June 12, 1928, in Queens, NY. She married the late Charles Anthony Ward of New York in 1956. They lived in New Jersey, Texas and Maryland....

Feb 21, 2009

Alexander Beaumont, 55, a resident of Severna Park for 30 years, died of heart failure Feb. 21 at his home. Mr. Beaumont was born Aug. 30, 1953, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Alex and Isa Beaumont. He was raised in Ferndale. He attended Holy Cross and Holy Trinity High Schools, and graduated from Mount Saint Joseph High School. He attended the...