obituaries

Sep 20, 2022

M. Jane Schumacher, age 92, was a long-time resident of Severna Park, MD. She died, surrounded by family members, in the Round Bay home that she loved for 64 years.

Jane studied Architecture at the University of Cincinnati where she met her husband Ray of 59 years.

During her teenage years, her family moved to...

Sep 18, 2022

Lois Jean Stuck Dienes, age 81 of Silver Spring, Md. passed away Sunday September 18, 2022. She was born August 12, 1941, in Uniontown, PA. A daughter of Geraldine and Herbert Stuck who predeceased her. She was a graduate of German Twp. High School and the Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing class of 1962. She worked as an RN...

Sep 18, 2022

Louis Norman Kamm was born on August 2, 1944.  He was 78 yrs. old when he passed away peacefully on September 18, 2022.  He was a graduate of Glen Burnie High, (1962) Towson University (1966) and Johns Hopkins (1976).

Mr. Kamm worked as an Anne Arundel County public-school teacher, assistant principal, and principal of three schools: Marley...

Sep 18, 2022

Katherine Elizabeth Coleman passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at her home in Severna Park, Maryland. She was born October 23, 1926 in Washington, D.C., the youngest of twelve children born to Philipp and Anna Pfaff.

Katherine married Charles G. Coleman, Jr., in 1949 and settled in Falls Church, Virginia, where they raised three children. Active in...

Sep 15, 2022

Margaret "Peggy" Elizabeth Rudow, a resident of Severna Park for over 30 years, passed away on September 15, 2022. She was born on December 19, 1940 to Henry and Margaret Roman in Baltimore, MD. She was raised in Baltimore and attended Mount St. Agnes College. After coming to Severna Park she lived in Pikesville and Annapolis, MD. She worked...

Sep 15, 2022

William Johnston Jordan, known to friends and family as Billy, passed away on September 15, 2022 in the company of his children and sister. He was born on February 9, 1935 to Clifford and Minnie Jordan in Temple, GA. He attended Annapolis High School and graduated with the class of 1953. He married his high school sweetheart and enjoyed...

Sep 11, 2022

David A. Reecher of Arnold, Maryland, passed away on September 11, 2022. He was born in Waynesboro, PA on December 6, 1959, to the late William C. Reecher and Patricia G. Reecher of Smithsburg, MD.

He was...

Sep 9, 2022

Phyllis Ann Farrell, 73, died Sept. 9, 2022, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The daughter of William C. and Ann K. Farrell, Phyllis was born Sept. 29, 1948, in Baltimore and was a longtime resident of Annapolis and Arnold. Phyllis graduated from Severna Park High School in 1966 and studied art at American University. Following college, she began working...

Sep 4, 2022

William Clarence Anderson (Father Bill), passed away September 4 th , in his home, with his loving wife Jane by his side.

Bill was born February 2, 1941 to the late Peter Clarence Anderson and Ruth Kelley of Princeton Illinois. He had one brother and four sisters.

Bill is survived by his wife Jane and...

Sep 2, 2022

Halim Ozkaptan, a husband, father, grandfather, friend and a great man passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 2, 2022 at the age of 92 in Arnold, Maryland. Halim Ozkaptan, aka, Dr. Oz, was born on June 3, 1930 in New York City. Halim's parents, Mehmet and Rukiye, immigrated from Turkey in the 1920s. Halim met Elinor, his high...

Sep 2, 2022

Frederick Charles Gloss, age 77 of Severna Park, Maryland, passed away on September 2 nd in his home overlooking Cattail Creek, his beloved Chesapeake Bay. Fred, lovingly referred to by his family as "Freddy" was born to the late Clara Ulrike and Kenneth Edwin Gloss of Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 18, 1945, and had three brothers and one...

Aug 29, 2022

David Strickland Hoggard passed away of natural causes on August 29th.

David was an incredibly loving guy to all who knew him - full of joy, pranks, laughter, hard work, perseverance and deep empathy for everyone's life he touched. He found immense peace in the halls, gardens and sanctuary at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church where he worked...

Aug 29, 2022

Gail Monroe Hussey passed away peacefully on August 29, 2022 at the age of 82. Gail was born to George W. and Elsie Grace Monroe on October 11, 1939 in Cincinnati Ohio. She was raised in Ohio, attending Milford High School in Milford Ohio and Miami University in Oxford Ohio where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree....

Aug 28, 2022

Louise Marie Brenner, of Severna Park, passed away on August 28, 2022. She was born on July 6, 1928 to Henry and Sophia Stammer. Louise was raised in Curtis Bay and attended Glen Burnie Senior High School. She worked for a telephone company and then later as a substitute teacher. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and most of all spending...

Aug 27, 2022

Snapshots from the life of Bill Eberle

Early Childhood

Bill was a native-born New Yorker -- Fitch Sanitarium in the Bronx.  He was the youngest of four and the second of a pair.  His father was a painter in Putnam Valley, New York, where they lived in a small cottage on...

Aug 27, 2022

Marjorie Schade Pierce passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022.

She was born to Albert and Edith (nee Riley) Schade on September 17, 1930 in Cumberland MD. She was raised in Cumberland and earned her Nursing diploma from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Cumberland MD. Marjorie lived in Centreville MD and was a member of St....

Aug 24, 2022

Shirley Regina Keefer, 85, a resident of Severna Park, passed away on August 24, 2022 at Complete Care in Severna Park.

She was born on May 10, 1937 in Baltimore, MD, where she was raised, and lived in Severna Park for over 60 years.

Shirley worked at Oak Hill Elementary, until her retirement.

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Aug 24, 2022

George Stewart passed away on August 24th, 2022 at the age of 86, just shy of his 87th birthday in Severna Park, MD. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife, family, and friends.

George was born on September 24,...

Aug 24, 2022

Charlene Marie Axenson, a long-time resident of the Syracuse area, passed away on August 24, 2022 surrounded by her family.  Charlene spent the last few years living in Virginia and Maryland with her children, but always considered Syracuse her home. Charlene is predeceased by her adoring husband N. Richard Axenson. She is survived by her three daughters, Theresa Axenson, Tami...

Aug 23, 2022

Dolores Lorraine Bowen, 91 of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2022.

She was born on March 3, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland to Felix and Hattie (Werner) Volney.  She grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.

On July 12, 1952, Dolores married William Earl Bowen and they had 2 children, Sherrye and Billy.  Dolores and...