obituaries

Oct 10, 2006

Jeane Patricia Rowan Ross, 75, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Oct. 10 at Severna Park Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, after a lengthy illness. Her husband, Carroll K. Ross, 77, died of cancer Oct. 14 at home after a five-month illness. They were residents of Severna Park for more than 36 years. Born Feb. 5, 1931, and reared in Baltimore,...

Oct 8, 2006

Kimberly Michelle Poremski, 41, of Severna Park, died Oct. 8 in Glen Burnie after a lengthy illness. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 23, 1965, Mrs. Poremski was reared in Maryland and Massachusetts. She also lived in Salisbury, Edgewater, Annapolis, Baltimore and Severna Park as well as Randolph, Mass. She graduated from South River High School, completed her undergraduate studies...

Oct 6, 2006

Wanema Currence Wanema Pauline Currence, 89, of Arnold, died of cancer Oct. 6 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Elkins, W.Va., on Dec. 29, 1916, and reared in Norton, W.Va., Mrs. Currence received a teaching degree from Davis and Elkins College. A homemaker, she taught grade school in Job, W.Va., and later was the owner and operator...

Oct 4, 2006

Frederick E. Harr, 78, of Columbia, died of pneumonia Oct. 4 at Brighton Gardens of Columbia Way in Columbia. A veteran who served in the Navy for 30 years, he fought in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he worked at E.G. & G. and for Old Dominion University. Born May 7, 1928,...

Oct 1, 2006

Vera Marie Smith, 84, a resident of Cape St. Claire for 28 years and formerly of Washington, D.C. for 35 years, died of natural causes Oct. 1 at home. The daughter of the late Wilfred and Elizabeth McCombie, Mrs. Smith was born on March 26, 1922, in Carrolltown, Pa. She moved to Washington, D.C., during World War II to work...

Sep 29, 2006

Memorial Services will be held at Woods Memorial Church, Severna Park, MD, Thursday 1pm. Internment Woods Memorial church Columbarium. Memorial Contribution to John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, One Charles Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 234, Baltimore MD 21201

Sep 28, 2006

Visitation: Tuesday 2-4pm and 6-8pm at Barranco Funeral Home. Service will be held Wednesday 10am at the funeral home. Internment: Cheltenham MD Veterans Cemetery

Sep 27, 2006

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Verna Carroll Taylor, 101, a resident of Annapolis since 1958, died of a heart attack Sept. 27 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network. Mrs. Taylor was born Nov. 8, 1904, and reared in Baltimore, attending Eastern High School and the Maryland Institute of Art. She was a homemaker and...

Sep 25, 2006

visitation: 3-5pm and 7-9pm Monday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday 9:30am at St. John Neuman Catholic Church, Annapolis, MD. Internment: Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville. In Lieu of Flower donations to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Hwy, Annapolis, MD Obituary will appear soon.

Sep 23, 2006

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Helen MacFarland Bartels, 77, of Wilmington, Del., died of cancer Sept. 23 at the home of her daughter, Jennifer Bartels Haughton, in Severna Park, after a nine-month illlness.

Mrs. Bartels was born June 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pa., and lived in Wilmington for more than 30 years. She graduated...

Sep 21, 2006

Helen S. Courts, 103, of Pomona, Calif., died of pneumonia Sept. 21 at Inland Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pomona after a brief illness. Mrs. Courts was born on Feb. 13, 1903, in Monkton and reared in Parkton in northern Baltimore County. She lived in Govanstown, Towson and Baltimore for more than 50 years before moving to California 25...

Sep 20, 2006

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Army Private Eric M. Kavanagh, 20, of Severna Park, was killed in action in Iraq Sept. 20.

Mr. Kavanagh was born June 1, 1986, in Washington, D.C., and reared in Severna Park, where he attended Folger McKinsey Elementary, Severna Park Middle and Chesapeake High School.

Sep 19, 2006

Lynda June Blute, 56, a resident of Annapolis for 23 years, died of complications from cancer Sept. 19 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Blute was born June 16, 1950, in Harrogate, England, where she was reared and lived before moving to the United States. She was a past resident of Cupertino, Calif., for two and...

Sep 18, 2006

Ethel Kern Holtz, 90, of Carmel, Ind., died Sept. 18 of natural causes at the Arnold home of her daughter. Born to the late Phillip and Barbara Wicks Kern in Queens, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1915, Mrs. Holtz was an accomplished artist and apprenticed as a photographer with Gladys Townsend Nothlocker in New York. Blindness ended this career, but presented...

Sep 18, 2006

Gerald Brian Brandon, 83, of Severna Park and a wintertime resident of Naples, Fla., died of congestive heart failure Sept. 18 at home after a six-month illness. Mr. Brandon was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Baltimore, where he was reared and attended McDonogh, which was then a boys' semi-military high school in Baltimore County. He graduated from Loyola College of...

Sep 11, 2006

Angela S. Cross, 82, a resident of Severna Park for more than 30 years, died of pneumonia Sept. 11 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Park after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's disease The former Angela Siwinski was born Nov. 20, 1923, and reared in Baltimore, and was married to Peter I. Cross Jr. in 1947. She moved from Towson...

Sep 10, 2006

William Lloyd Luke, 89, of Annapolis, died of natural causes Sept. 10 at Knollwood Manor Nursing Home in Millersville after a brief illness. Born June 29, 1917, in Baltimore, Mr. Luke was reared in Pikesville and lived in the Northwood and Hamilton areas of Baltimore. He worked for Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding and Repair in the layout department, building Liberty ships...

Sep 8, 2006

Ethna Ada Duckett, 84, of Severna Park and formerly of Brooklyn Park for 52 years, died of colon cancer Sept. 8 at home after an eight-month illness. Born Oct. 3, 1921, in Baltimore, Mrs. Duckett was reared in South Baltimore. Mrs. Duckett retired from Pavsner Press, where she worked for 10 years. Her interests included crocheting, crafts, road trips, camping...

Sep 7, 2006

Visitation at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Service at Barranco's on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 12:00 noon. Burial will be at Glen Haven Cemetery immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society,1041 Rt 3 N, Gambrills, MD...

Sep 6, 2006

Thelma Smith Parsons, 78, of Severna Park, died of ovarian cancer Sept. 6 at her home after an 18-month illness. Born in Grimsby, N.E. Lincs, United Kingdom, on Feb. 23, 1928, Mrs. Parsons previously lived in San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento, Calif.; Minneapolis, Minn; Miami, Fla., and West Chester, Pa. On Dec. 11, 1948, she married Roy Parsons and lived...