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Dennis Sweitzer

Dennis Sweitzer

Mar 13, 2005

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Dennis Sweitzer, 57, of Pasadena, died of natural causes March 13 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.

Born on Sept. 24, 1947, and reared in Baltimore, Mr. Sweitzer lived in Pasadena for the past 16 years. He served in the Air Force and did two tours of duty in Vietnam from 1966...

Adam J. Lis

Adam J. Lis

Mar 11, 2005

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Adam Jonathan Lis, 26, of Arnold, died of heart failure March 11 at home.

Born Feb. 9, 1979, in Annapolis, Mr. Lis attended Annapolis Area Christian School and Severna Park High School. He graduated from Anne Arundel Community College with degrees in computer science and graphic design.

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Jean E. Mack

Jean E. Mack

Mar 10, 2005

Jean Early Mack, 85, of Gambrills and formerly of Bowie, died of cancer March 10 at Regency Park Assisted Living in Gambrills after a brief illness. Mrs. Mack was born and raised in Needham. Mass., and attended college in Massachusetts. She joined the American Red Cross during World War II. After the war she was a private secretary for Admiral...

Deane C. Magalis

Deane C. Magalis

Mar 10, 2005

Deane Clyde Magalis, 61, a resident of Catonsville for 15 years, died of suddenly heart failure March 10. The son of Joan Marie Mann of Annapolis and the late Deane Clyde Magalis, Mr. Magalis was born Oct. 14, 1943, in Bournemouth, England, and reared in the United States. Mr. Magalis served in both the Air Force and in the Army...

Richard Earl Danwit

Richard Earl Danwit

Mar 9, 2005

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James A. Fowler, Sr.

James A. Fowler, Sr.

Mar 9, 2005

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James A. Fowler Sr., 87, of Arnold, died of natural causes March 9 at his home after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Fowler was born Dec. 15, 1917, and raised in Arlington, Va. He served in the Army during World War II for five years.

He was the...

Lawrence J. Wiseman

Lawrence J. Wiseman

Mar 5, 2005

Lawrence Wiseman Lawrence J. Wiseman, 80, of Arnold, died of cancer March 5 at home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Wiseman was born April 6, 1924, and reared in Arnold. He served in the Army during World War II and earned a Purple Heart along with various other medals. During his career, he worked as a carpenter for many area...

Joseph R. Holland

Joseph R. Holland

Mar 3, 2005

On March 3, 2006 JOSEPH R. HOLLAND of Severna Park. Beloved father of Ann-Marie and Catherine Holland. Devoted Brother to Mona Seidel and Sharon Hedinger. He was predeceased by his parents Alvin and Esther Holland, his sister Doris Greenwell and his brother John Holland. Friends may call at the BARRANCO AND SONS P.A. SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME Ritchie Hwy at...

Evelyn Mae Spencer

Evelyn Mae Spencer

Feb 28, 2005

Evelyn Spencer Evelyn Mae Spencer, 74, of Severna Park, died of heart disease Feb. 28 at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie after a seven-year illness. Mrs. Spencer was born Aug. 4, 1930, and reared in Baltimore, where she graduated from Southern High School in 1948. She retired from the former Maryland National Bank, where she worked as a bank...

Leonora Harris Smith

Leonora Harris Smith

Feb 27, 2005

Leonora Harris Smith, 89, of Annapolis, died of a stroke Feb. 27 at Ginger Cove Health Center. Born Nov. 4, 1915, and raised in Baltimore, Mrs. Smith graduated from Western High School when it was an all-girls' school. She graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art School of Interior Design. She worked as a senior designer at Gomprecht & Benesck...

Marie F Grieser

Marie F Grieser

Feb 26, 2005

Margaret Marie Grieser, 81, of Severna Park, died of natural causes Feb. 26 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born Aug. 13, 1923, in Baltimore and raised in Aquasco, Mrs. Grieser formerly lived in Annapolis. She moved to her daughter's home in Severna Park in 2004. A homemaker, she enjoyed travel and playing bridge. In August 1942 she was married to...

Ethel G Codd

Ethel G Codd

Feb 23, 2005

Ethel G. "Jerry" Codd, 90, of Severna Park, died of natural causes Feb. 23 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Park. Mrs. Codd was born Sept. 19, 1914, in Baltimore and was raised on a farm in Howard County. She married John E. Codd Sr., who is now deceased, and came to Severna Park in the early 1930s. A homemaker...

William Richard Deorazio

William Richard Deorazio

Feb 23, 2005

William Richard DeOrazio, 68, of Arnold, died of natural causes Feb. 23 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis Eldercare Network, after a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 6, 1937, and reared in Schenectady, N.Y., Mr. DeOrazio served in the Navy from 1955 to 1959. He worked as a computer engineer for IBM for 25 years until retiring. Previously a resident of...

Peggy Drake

Peggy Drake

Feb 23, 2005

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On February 23, 2005, MARGUERITE K. "PEGGY" DRAKE of Severna Park, MD. Beloved wife of the late Calvin R. Drake; devoted mother of Sharon M. Padgett and Stephen M. Drake; loving grandmother of Shelley Linehan, Brian Drake and Rebecca Constantine; dear great-grandmother of Michael, Matthew, McLean, Caroline, Jacob, Aidan and Cole;...

Leo A O'Dea Jr

Leo A O'Dea Jr

Feb 21, 2005

Leo A. O'Dea Jr., 73, of Baltimore, died of heart failure Feb. 21 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. O'Dea was born March 8, 1931, and reared in Baltimore and served in the Air Force in 1948. He owned his own sheet metal company, Chesapeake-Dolphin Corp., and worked as a sheet metal mechanic for 40 years in the Baltimore-Washington area....

Madeline R. Herlth

Madeline R. Herlth

Feb 19, 2005

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Madeline Rose Herlth, 81, of Annapolis, died of natural causes Feb. 19 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Annapolis after a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Herlth was born Dec. 26, 1923, and raised in Baltimore. A homemaker, she lived in Annapolis for 43 years, and enjoyed crocheting, cooking, arts and crafts and spending time...

Florence E. Roberts

Florence E. Roberts

Feb 16, 2005

Florence E. Roberts, 83, of Severna Park, died of natural causes Feb. 16 at North Arundel Hospital after a brief illness. Born Feb. 13, 1922, and reared in Moscow, Pa., Mrs. Roberts was the owner and operator of Hooks Shelter Deck Bar from 1955 to 1965. Among her interests were sewing, crocheting, knitting, gardening and creating stained glass and ceramic...

Edward Steinberg

Edward Steinberg

Feb 14, 2005

Edward "Ned" Steinberg, 83, of Annapolis, a retired association executive, died of Alzheimer's disease Feb. 14 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Annapolis. Mr. Steinberg was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1943 with a degree in marketing and sales management and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was also...

Robert Paul Clinton

Robert Paul Clinton

Feb 14, 2005

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Robert Clinton

Robert Paul Clinton, 76, of Arnold, died of natural causes Feb. 14 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Born March 4, 1928, and raised in Cambridge, Mass., Mr. Clinton graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., in 1951. He served in the Navy from 1946 to 1948.

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Margaret V. Ellis

Margaret V. Ellis

Feb 13, 2005

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Margaret Veronica Ellis, 89, of Millersville, died of a heart attack Feb. 13 at North Arundel Hospital. Mrs. Ellis was born in Gary, Ind., on June 17, 1915. She was married to William H. Ellis who died in 1976. She retired from Chrysler Corp. in Michigan. She lived in Roseville, Mich.,...

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