obituaries

Oct 28, 2020

Edeltraud "Ede" G. Paetz, passed away on October 28, 2020.

She was born on May 29, 1927 in Germany. She lived through World War II in Germany, made it through the Great Depression, and escaped to America to make a new life for herself and her daughter, Karin Gorman. Anyone who knew her would say "She was...

Oct 28, 2020

Julia Ann Watkins passed away on October 28, 2020 in Severna Park, MD.

Julie was born July 3, 1955 to Robert and Patricia Bladt (née Smith) and raised in Adelphi, MD. As the youngest of 4, she is survived by her sisters Debbie, Laura and Linda.

Julie spent much of her life...

Oct 25, 2020

Francis Paul Dorr, III, passed away on October 25, 2020 with his family by his side.

Francis was born to Margaret (nee Martin) and Francis Paul Dorr, Jr. on August 21, 1969 in Baltimore, MD. He was raised in Crownsville, MD and graduated from Old Mill Senior High School. He then attended Mercruiser Trade School to become...

Oct 25, 2020

Barbara Lou Hyatt, 75, passed away on October 25, 2020 at South River Healthcare in Edgewater, MD. She was born on September 26, 1945 to Clifford and Geraldine Hyatt and was raised in Severna Park. Barbara attended Severna Park High School, then went on to study at Wesley College in Dover, DE, and Anne Arundel Community College. She worked...

Oct 20, 2020

Edward Henne passed away on October 20th, at the age of 76.

Ed was born on November 24,1943 to Helen(Svitak) and Edward Henne. He spent his childhood years in Brooklyn Park, graduating from Brooklyn Park High School in 1961. Following high school,  he attended Anne Arundel Community College and University of Maryland. He worked 30 years for...

Oct 18, 2020

Ada Marie Feffer of Annapolis, MD and Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Stamford, CT and Bayside, NY passed away on October 18, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Flushing, NY. She was wife to the late Richard L. Feffer, daughter of the late Antoinette (Amoruso) and Charles Lobosco, sister of the late Joseph T. Lobosco.

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Oct 17, 2020

John Baptist Larbalestrier, loving husband to the late Cici Larbalestrier, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at the age of 71. He was grew-up in Berkeley Heights, N.J. and graduated from Governor Livingston High School, where he was known as a talented athlete in both football and baseball. From there, he joined the Army where he fought in the...

Oct 13, 2020

Merle Alan Lebowitz died October 13th, 2020 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center from natural causes.

He was born in McKeesport PA on July 29th, 1943, the third child of Ruth McGowan and Morris Lebowitz. Merle attended McKeesport High School and Youngstown State. He rose to a vice president position with the Hecht Company department stores...

Oct 13, 2020

John Hargett Harrison, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 of heart failure at the age of 92.

He was born in Trenton, N.C. as the youngest of 6. John married Sallie Todd in N.C. in 1951, they raised 3 children, Debbie, Diane (predeceased) and Don. Sallie died in 1996 of cancer. He had 8 grandchildren and 7...

Oct 13, 2020

Leaston Vernon Booker, Jr., recently of Clermont FL, passed away on October 13, 2020.

He was born to Cora (Beatty) and Leaston Booker, Sr. on October 17, 1935 in Annapolis, MD.

Leaston attended Glen Burnie High school and received his Bachelor's degree from University of Baltimore. He was stationed in Tokyo, in the military police...

Oct 12, 2020

Kathleen Elizabeth Matkins, of Arnold, passed away on October 12, 2020. She was born on September 12, 1945 to Frank and Audrey McGuire. She was raised in Baltimore before living in Arnold. She attended Southern High School in Baltimore and graduated in the class of 1963. Kathleen worked for the MVA for 33 years before retiring. She was a...

Oct 12, 2020

Audrey B. Helms Striegel (nee Tate)

Audrey passed away peacefully at her residence on Oct. 12, 2020. Born in 1926 in Baltimore, Md, she was the daughter of Atwood Barrett Tate and Della Marie Tate, the fifth of nine children. After graduating from Southern High in Baltimore, she enlisted in the Nurse Cadet Corps, completing her training...

Oct 11, 2020

Arthur Donald "Duck" Ford, 84, of Annapolis, MD, passed away on October 11th, 2020 at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena, MD.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Duck's honor at 11:00am on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Severn Covenant Church, (20 Gambrills Rd. Severn MD). with Pastor Jack Cox officiating, assisted by Pastor Tom...

Oct 11, 2020

The obituary and services are private at this time.

Oct 10, 2020

Philippe Masiée passed away on October 10, 2020. He was born in Paris, France on January 9, 1928, the oldest of four, born to Yves Masiée and Gervaise (Buissonnière) Masiée.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Masiée, his son, Douglas Masiée, and his three siblings, Annie Freyssenede, Jose Masiée, and Luc Masiée.

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Oct 7, 2020

Phyllis Lee Praley, 97, a lifelong resident of Glen Burnie, died peacefully at her home October 7 th , 2020.

Mrs. Praley was born February 3, 1923 in Mineral, Virginia. She attended the University of Maryland where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution....

Oct 6, 2020

The obituary and services are private at this time.

Oct 5, 2020

Born in Cork, Ireland on June 13, 1930 to Cathleen and Callaghan O'Herlihy, Hilary O'Herlihy liked to say that there was no better life than in the United States, and particularly in Maryland. He loved the medical profession he gave his life to, tennis and sugar. Known for his humor, which was sometimes startling, he used it to start...

Oct 5, 2020

Born May 14, 1926; passed away on October 5, 2020 after a brief illness caused by colon cancer. She died at home with her family by her side. Her parents were Fred and Frances McCoy.  She was raised in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, where she graduated from Western High School with honors.

In 1947 she married...

Oct 3, 2020

George Benoit, 75, of Arnold, Maryland, died October 3, 2020 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.  He was born January 20, 1945 at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital in Charleroi, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Dunlevy.  He was the son of the late Raymond and Rebecca Benoit.

Coming from a humble upbringing, as a young man, George worked...