obituaries

May 10, 2006

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Gerald Thomas Jackson, 77, of Severna Park, died of heart failure May 10 at Baltimore Washington Hospital Center. Born June 9, 1928, and reared in Scranton Pa., Mr. Jackson graduated from the University of Scranton. Previously a resident of Rockville and Long Island, N.Y., he came to Severna Park in 1991. He...

May 9, 2006

Visitation and Services will be private. In Lieu of Flowers donations maybe made to: Melissa & Meredith Miller Trust Fund, Care of M&T Bank Attn: Rebecca Gore, 576 Ritchie Hwy Severna Park MD 21146

May 8, 2006

Dorothy R. "Dottie" Jump, 79, of Severna Park, died of cancer May 8 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a yearlong illness.

Born Sept. 2, 1926, on Hoopers Island in Dorchester County and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Jump graduated in 1952 from the University of Maryland where she was a member of Phi Beta...

May 5, 2006

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Mary Lou Mason, 89, of Severna Park, died of natural causes May 5 at Future Care-Chesapeake in Arnold after a brief illness. A homemaker who was born May 17, 1916, and reared in Lydia, Texas, Mrs. Mason formerly lived in McAlester, Okla., and Oklahoma City before moving to Severna Park five...

May 4, 2006

Diana Sorese Diana L. "Dee" Sorese, 55, of Severna Park, died May 5 at Anne Arundel Medical Center of complications from injuries suffered in a fall after a two-day illness. Born Dec. 9, 1950, in Corbin, Ky., Mrs. Sorese was reared in Severn. She worked for the National Security Agency for more than 30 years and had resided in Annapolis,...

May 3, 2006

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Frances Greenstreet

Frances Marie Greenstreet, 73, a resident of Arnold for 27 years, died of complications of cancer May 3 at her home after a one-month illness.

Mrs. Greenstreet was born July 12, 1932, in Stanton, Va., and reared in Baltimore. She worked as a secretary in the...

May 1, 2006

Patrick Behan IIIDonald Patrick Behan III, 22, of Severna Park, died May 1 in Baltimore. The cause of death is pending.Mr. Behan was born Oct. 25, 1983, in Berlin, Germany, and reared in Augsburg, Germany. He had been a resident of the Chartridge community in Severna Park since 1995, attending Severna Park High School. He was a student at Anne...

Apr 29, 2006

Elizabeth Lorraine Bell, 73, of Annapolis, died of cancer April 29 at home after a brief illness. Mrs. Bell was born Sept. 19, 1932, and reared in Baltimore. She was a homemaker and past president of the Kiwanis Club in Severna Park. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving are her husband, Oliver Richard Bell; one son, John W....

Apr 28, 2006

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Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Simmons Edwards, 63, a resident of Severna Park for 35 years, died of breast cancer April 28 at home after a five-year illness.

Born Feb. 19, 1943, in Atlanta, Ga., and the daughter of the late Park and Blanche Simmons, Mrs. Edwards graduated as valedictorian...

Apr 25, 2006

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Virginia Duvall "Ginny" Barrett, 78, a longtime resident of Severna Park, died of cancer April 25 at her home after a two-year illness. Born Sept. 12, 1927, in Severna Park, Mrs. Barrett also resided in Baltimore at one time. She was a homemaker and had worked at Macey's Corner Exxon Station....

Apr 25, 2006

Henry DeMatteis, 84, of Annapolis, died of heart failure April 25 at Future Care-Chesapeake in Arnold after a lengthy illness. Mr. DeMatteis was born June 8, 1921, and reared in Rochester, N.Y., and served in the Marines during World War II. He retired from Bond Clothing where he was a presser. He was a former member of the American Legion...

Apr 21, 2006

Jenny Helene Folstad, 93, of Severna Park, died April 21 at House of Angels Assisted Living in Severna Park. Born April 16, 1913, in Borge, Norway, Mrs. Folstad was reared in Brooklyn, N.Y., and at one time also lived in Springfield, Mass., St. Louis, Mo., Hamburg, N.Y., and Vernon, Conn. Mrs. Folstad was an active member of Severna Park United...

Apr 20, 2006

Ethel McLean Ethel Marie McLean, 86, of Severna Park, died of kidney failure April 20 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a six-month illness. Born Jan. 25, 1920, and reared in Cumberland, Mrs. McLean was married in 1942 to William Hearn McLean who died Sept. 25, 2004. She moved to Severna Park in 1953 and then to Arnold in 1963....

Apr 19, 2006

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Genevieve Vitek

Genevieve M. Vitek, 68, of Arnold, died of cancer April 19 at home after a nine-month illness.

Mrs. Vitek was born Feb. 2, 1938, and reared in Paris, France.

She worked as assistant cafeteria manager from 1977 to 1987 at Severn River Junior High,...

Apr 19, 2006

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William Smith William Clifton "Bill" Smith, 73, of Arnold, died of cancer April 19 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness. Born March 21, 1933, in Baltimore, Mr. Smith was the son of Archie Smith and Emma Smith-Beavers. He was reared in Severna Park and graduated from Annapolis High School...

Apr 18, 2006

James J. Jantzen, of Severna Park, MD died of pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at the Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum, MD. He was 63. Mr. Jantzen was born in the Bronx, NY and was a resident of East Northport in Long Island, NY. He served in the Marines as a Lance Corporal. He was an owner and...

Apr 15, 2006

Anne M. O'Donnell, a resident of Severna Park for 46 years, died April 15 at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. O'Donnell was born in Coaldale, Pa. She was a Realtor for many years with O'Connor, Piper and Flynn, and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church for more than 45 years. Her husband, Edward John O'Donnell,...

Apr 13, 2006

Charlotte Fix Charlotte Rachel Fix, 91, a longtime resident of Severna Park, died of heart failure April 13 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a brief illness. Mrs. Fix was born Oct. 26, 1914, and reared in Baltimore and lived in Westminster for five years. She retired as a secretary from the Motor Vehicle Administration. A member...

Apr 12, 2006

James Moss James Marion "Jim" Moss, 62, a resident of Arnold for 32 years and previously of Drexel Hill, Pa., died April 12 at his home after a seven-year illness. Born in Fort Lewis, Wash., on June 12, 1943, Mr. Moss graduated from Staunton Military Academy in Virginia and received his bachelor of science degree from Emory and Henry College...

Apr 12, 2006

Delbert Langley Delbert C. Langley, 87, of Severna Park, died of natural causes April 12 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Langley was born Jan. 14, 1919, in Maryland and reared in Arnold before living in Severna Park for 51 years. He was a 1937 graduate of Annapolis High School. During World War II he served...