obituaries

Mar 28, 2019

Peter J O'Connor, Jr., Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department (Ret) passed away peacefully on March 28th.   Born in Baltimore on May 1, 1932 to the late Peter J and Elizabeth (McGovern) O'Connor.   In 1958, he married the late Eileen Strachani and the couple had two children Kevin O'Connor (Rachel) and Karen O'Connor Williams (Robert).  O'Connor was blessed...

Mar 27, 2019

Dena Constantine Melzer, formerly Konstantina Pappafotis, 90 passed away peacefully on March 27, 2019 at Sunrise Assisted living in Severna Park, Maryland. Dena was born August 30, 1928 to the late John and Anna Pappafotis who immigrated from Greece in the 1920's.

Dena was raised on Indiana avenue of Washington, D.C. where she attended Eastern High School....

Mar 25, 2019

Anna Margaret Yrttimaa, 97, of Arnold, MD passed away peacefully on March 25, 2019. She was born September 13, 1921 to Anna Albertina (Lahtinen) Erickson, who immigrated from Finland as a governess by way of Ellis Island, NY in 1909, and Eskil Reinhold Erickson, who immigrated from Sweden to Baltimore in 1915. Margaret was raised in Baltimore, MD. Margaret...

Mar 24, 2019

Mary Jo Wells (nee Hazen), 85, a resident of Arnold, passed away on March 24, 2019 at Household of Angels Assisted Living in Severna Park.

She was born on May 11, 1933 in Baltimore, MD and raised in Arnold, MD. Her past residences were in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Japan.  Mary Jo...

Mar 22, 2019

Edward Francis Smith, Jr., 91, known affectionately as Ned by his family, died peacefully on March 22, 2019 surrounded and comforted by his family. He was just three days shy of celebrating his 92 nd birthday.

Born on March 25, 1927 in Staten Island to Edward F. Smith, a NYC police officer and Marguerite Casey Smith, a...

Mar 21, 2019

Matthew McClain, 52, of Annapolis, MD, passed away on March 21, 2019 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Dr. Clifton and Ruth McClain on February 10, 1967. He attended Anne Arundel County Public Schools until the age of 14, starting with Sunny Acre at the age of 3. He then attended the Benedictine School on...

Mar 18, 2019

Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 at Barranco & Sons, P.A. Severna Park Funeral Home.  A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 29 at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Severna Park. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers,...

Mar 18, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Ierardi, on Monday, March 18, 2019 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Michael Peter Ierardi; mother of Robert (Jeannette), Michael (Melanie) and John Ierardi; grandmother of Alexandria, Benjamin, Samantha, Danielle, Joseph and Lauren; sister of Charles Shreves and Norma Jean Judy. Relatives and friends may call at Barranco & Sons, P.A. Severna Park Funeral...

Mar 17, 2019

Richard McLeod Young, 74, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, March 17, 2019. His cherished wife, Anne, was at his side. He was born September 26, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas Fraser Young and Mary Allen Young. He is proceeded in death by his beloved daughter Tori Selimis and brother Thomas Young. Survivors include his treasured wife Anne...

Mar 17, 2019

Arllayne M. Scuccimarra, 88, a resident of Dover, DE passed away on March 17, 2019 at her residence. She was born on June 7, 1930 in Bronx, NY, where she was raised and attended St. Frances De Chantel, Villa Marie Academy, and Sacred Heart Academy. Arllayne was employed as an activity control clerk at Mt. Kisco Hospital in New...

Mar 16, 2019

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Mar 13, 2019

Carl William Voelp, 95, passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena, Maryland early Wednesday, March 13, 2019. His beloved son Bill was at his bedside.

He was born August 14, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland to Jacob Voelp and Louise Mattheisz Voelp. Survivors include his cherished wife Evangelia (Nina) Nimorakiotaki Voelp, his daughter Carla...

Mar 12, 2019

Aaron Christopher Alt, age 29, crossed over peacefully at home after an extended illness, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Aaron was born on January 29, 1990 in Ft. Campbell, KY to Mark Alt and Shelly Howell Alt and was brother and best friend to Kyle Alt.

Aaron is also survived by his puppy Autumn, beloved grandparents Richard...

Mar 12, 2019

Susan M. Kelaher, 71, a resident of Easton, MD passed away on March 12, 2019.

She was born, April 3, 1947 to Henry and Mary Bayard in Long Island,  NY. She attended Baldwin High School, Mary Immaculate School of Nursing and went on to have a career as a Registered Nurse.

Susan loved her family....

Mar 10, 2019

Joseph John Tozzi, born July 11, 1941 in Somerville, NJ passed on after a hard fought battle with metastatic prostate cancer on Sunday, March 10, 2019 surrounded by the love of his family. Joe Tozzi will be remembered as the man who always put his family first; this was a motto he lived by and that is cherished and...

Mar 9, 2019

Judy M. Falanga, 63, passed away 3/9/2019, in her home in Millersville, MD. She had battled a long illness with courage, and her death was sudden and unexpected.

Judy was born to Frank and Margaret Falanga, Feb 11, 1956, in Middletown, New York. She graduated from Barnstable High School and received a BA in Elementary Education from...

Mar 9, 2019

Carol Ardis Miner, 85, a resident of Severna Park, passed away on March 9, 2019 at Sunrise of Severna Park.

She was born on October 5, 1933 in Arlington, SD to Wendell E. Lane and Lela A. (Seipp) Lane. She was raised in Brookings, SD, and graduated from Brookings High School and attended South Dakota State University....

Mar 7, 2019

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Mar 6, 2019

The Elgert Family requested that we record the Ceremony.  A Facebook Live Video may be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/barrancofuneralhome/

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Kenneth Lloyd Elgert, 35, a resident of Severna Park, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 6, 2019 while on a cruise with his family.

He was born on January 31,...

Mar 3, 2019

James Darwin Groninger passed peacefully on March 3, 2019 after suffering a heart attack. Jim was born on June 10, 1941 in Port Royal, Pennsylvania to his parents Carolyn (Trucks) and Darwin Groninger. He and his 3 siblings grew up in Middle River, MD. After high school, Jim enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1958. He was so proud...