obituaries

Nov 13, 2005

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Services: Will be held at the Funeral Home Monday 7pm.

Burial:Will be held in Turkey at a later date.

Nov 10, 2005

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Margaret Elizabeth French, 95, of Severna Park, died of natural causes Nov. 10 at her home. Born Dec. 2, 1909, in Washington, D.C., Mrs. French earned a bachelor of science degree in home economics in 1931 and a master of education degree from the University of Maryland where she was a member...

Nov 7, 2005

Frances W. Beard, 83, of Arnold, died Nov. 7 at Future-Care-Chesapeake in Arnold after a brief illness. A homemaker, Mrs. Beard was born June 19, 1922, and reared in Jacksonville, Fla. She formerly lived in Crofton for 10 years. During World War II she served in the Women's Air Corps. Surviving are two sons, Hank Beard of Arnold and Ralph...

Nov 7, 2005

Edward E. Carlson, 96, a resident of Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville for five years and formerly of Cape St. Claire, died of heart failure Nov. 7 at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore after a brief illness. Mr. Carlson was born Feb. 15, 1909, and reared in Boston, Mass., and lived in the Washington, D.C., area from the early 1950s...

Nov 7, 2005

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Funeral services for Jeffrey Kenneth Lontz, 49, of Severna Park, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, 611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home. Burial will...

Nov 7, 2005

Leo David Thrasher, 64, of Severna Park, died Nov. 7 at his home. Born in Cumberland on Dec. 9, 1940, Mr. Thrasher was raised in Howard and Baltimore counties. He retired from Anderson Oldsmobile where he was a parts manager. Surviving are his wife, Joan A. Thrasher, whom he married on Nov. 30, 1986; one son, Leo David Thrasher Jr....

Nov 5, 2005

A memorial service will be held on thursday 1:30 at the funeral home with interment to follow at lakemont cemetery in Davidsonville.

Nov 4, 2005

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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 689 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park for Michel Leo Rousseaux, 28, a lifelong resident of Severna Park, Died suddenly on Friday November 4.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6...

Oct 29, 2005

Mary Ashley Lunden, 87, of Arnold, died of natural causes Oct. 29 at Kernan Hospital in Baltimore after a brief illness. Born July 16, 1918, and reared in Charlottesville, Va., Mrs. Lunden previously lived in Baltimore. She moved to Arnold in 1957 and worked for the Department of Defense at Fort George G. Meade. She was a member of St....

Oct 28, 2005

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Joseph Brennan

Joseph J. Brennan, 70, of Severna Park, died of lung cancer Oct. 28 at home after a four-year illness. He moved to Severna Park in 2004 after residing in Arnold for 30 years.

Born May 15, 1935 in Geneva, N.Y., and reared in Canandaigua, N.Y., Mr. Brennan...

Oct 27, 2005

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Otto Schellhase

Otto Schellhase, 88, of Annapolis, a longtime restaurateur, died of complications from surgery Oct. 27 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Mr. Schellhase was the proprietor from the mid-1930s to 1980 of Schellhase's Restaurant, which was opened by his father on April 1, 1924. The restaurant was...

Oct 27, 2005

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Arthur Butts Jr.

Arthur U. Butts Jr., 71, of Severna Park, died of leukemia Oct. 27 at University Hospital in Baltimore after a three-year illness.

Born Feb. 27, 1934, and reared in Baltimore, Mr. Butts had worked in construction as a refined steam fitter for Local 486 since...

Oct 25, 2005

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Gloria Elizabeth Selckmann, 77, of Crownsville, died of natural causes Oct. 25 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a one-week illness.

Born on April 15, 1928, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Selckmann worked as a church secretary for Ascension Catholic Church in Halethorpe.

She...

Oct 23, 2005

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Services for Margaret May Toskov, 83, of Arnold, were held this morning at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home. Mrs. Toskov died Oct. 23 at her son's home after a brief illness. Born Sept. 19, 1922, in Baltimore, she was raised in Lansdowne and attended various schools in Maryland. A...

Oct 22, 2005

Anna Mildred "Millie" Baughman, 90, of Severna Park, died Oct. 22 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. The daughter of the late Milton and Edna Baughman, Ms. Baughman was born April 9, 1915, in Somerset, Pa., and graduated from Somerset High School in 1933 and the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Ms. Baughman served during World...

Oct 15, 2005

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Helen N. Holmes, 80, a resident of Pasadena for more than 60 years, died of renal complications Oct. 15 at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a two-year illness.

Born Dec. 4, 1924, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Holmes was a pharmacist technician who retired from Drug Fair after 20...

Oct 14, 2005

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Robert W. Ganz Sr., 85, of Stevensville, died suddenly while fishing at Kent Narrows on Oct. 14. The cause of death is unavailable.

Mr. Ganz was born Feb. 5, 1920, in Baltimore, where he was reared, attended Catholic schools and graduated from City College. He was also a longtime...

Oct 10, 2005

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Harry W. Reechel, 83, of Arnold, died of heart failure Oct. 10 at his home after a 10-year illness.

Mr. Reechel was born Dec. 3, 1921, and raised in Millersville and worked on the family's tobacco farm while growing up. During World War II he was an Army staff sergeant at...

Oct 9, 2005

Lloyd Julius Johnson, 89, of Annapolis, died of complications from diabetes on Oct. 9 at Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network. Mr. Johnson was born Oct. 4, 1916, and reared in Baltimore. He served in the Army during World War II in the South Pacific. He worked at Locke Insulator Co. Mr. Johnson was an active member of Mount Vernon...

Oct 8, 2005

Patrick Joseph Donnelly, 48, of Annapolis, died of a sudden heart attack Oct. 8 at home. Born Oct. 1, 1957, in Washington, D.C., Mr. Donnelly attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. He was employed by Cranford Mechanical and enjoyed playing guitar. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Coleman Donnelly, and two children, Thomas Joseph Donnelly and Lauren Elise Donnelly,...