obituaries

Aug 6, 2018

Ada Mae Shuckhart, age 67, of Woodbine, MD passed away on August 6, 2018. She was born on May 5, 1951 in Pennsylvania.

She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Allen Shuckhart, and her brothers Roger and Charles Shuckhart. She is survived by her mother, Bessie Mae Skiles; her sons Matthew Forgen (Michelle) of Woodbine,...

Aug 4, 2018

Lenora C. Ferrin passed away peacefully on August 4, 2018 at Morningside House of Friendship where she resided since April, 2017. She was born on July 27, 1927 to Hattie and Edward Ross of Locust Point in Baltimore. After her marriage to Charles Ferrin Sr., she resided in Brooklyn, Glen Burnie, and Brooklyn Park.  Her husband died in 1984....

Jul 27, 2018

Joseph H. Dunton Jr (Joe), 85, beloved husband, father, and grandfather of Bradenton, FL and formerly of Severna Park, MD, passed away at home in Bradenton, FL on July 27th, 2018.

Born in 1933 and raised in Philadelphia, he was preceded in death by his loving wife Doris who passed away in 2002.   He is survived by...

Jul 26, 2018

James A. Bennett, 70, of Severna Park, MD, passed away on July 26, 2018. He was born in England on June 26, 1948 and was raised in Vienna, Austria. Before moving to Severna Park, he previously resided in Detroit, Michigan. James worked for the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Comission. After retiring from there, he worked part time...

Jul 23, 2018

Mary Rose Hoffman, 89, a resident of Severna Park, passed away on July 23, 2018 at Hospice of the Chesapeake Inpatient Care Center in Pasadena.

Mary Rose was born on September 7, 1928 in Maryland and was a long time resident of the Severna Park area.

She worked for the Maryland Health Department for more...

Jul 21, 2018

Herman H. Floyd Jr., 88 of Arnold, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 21, 2018 with family by his side.

Born Feb. 17, 1930 in High Point, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Herman and May Floyd.  His wife Janice preceded him in death. Herman is survived by his sons, Jim and wife...

Jul 19, 2018

Francis Katherine Griffin "Kakey" Smith, 78, died of congestive heart failure on July 19 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.

Kakey was born on February 3, 1940, in Bryan, Texas, to Floyd C. "Peel" and Francis Griffin. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1962 with a degree in education, and married Norman...

Jul 18, 2018

John "Jack" J. Murray passed away peacefully on July 18, 2018 in Severna Park, MD at the age of 84.

Jack is survived by his daughter, Julie Murray; nephew James Murray, Michael Miller, and Marty Miller; nieces Kathy Shuey, Maureen Castro, and Megan Miller. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Stapleton in 2014.

Jul 17, 2018

Brenda Aurestila Chevis, 52, unexpectedly passed away on July 17, 2018 at The University of Maryland Medical Center.

Brenda was born on January 19, 1966, in the Philippines, to Ernesto Caasi and Elizabeth Aurestila. She graduated from Ortanez University High School in Quezon City, Philippines in 1978. Brenda met Gregory C. Chevis in 1989 in Angeles City,...

Jul 16, 2018

Nancy was born in Harmon, West Virginia. She loved children, and pursued a career in Education, obtaining her Bachelor's degree from Fairmont State University and a Master's degree from John's Hopkins University.  She served students and educators in the Anne Arundel County School System for 35 years, first as Teacher, then Assistant Principal and Principal, then Area Director.  Much...

Jul 11, 2018

Herb was born at home in Baltimore, 1006 S. Paca Street, at 2:35 pm on November 20, 1924. Parents, (William) Herbert and Lynn moved in 1926 to Pasadena. Herb attended the original six-room,  Pasadena Elementary and Glen Burnie High School. He met the love of his life, Betty, in his senior year, 1941 (Pearl Harbor) and graduated in 1942....

Jul 10, 2018

George Thomas Meyers, Jr., 78, of Westminster, MD, passed away on July 10, 2018 at his home. He was born to his parents, George and Edna Meyers on June 29, 1940 in Baltimore and lived most of his life in Westminster, where he raised his family.

George was employed as a Project Design Coordinator in Gas Planning...

Jul 8, 2018

Michael David Beron, 51, a resident of Annapolis passed away on July 8, 2018 at his home.

He was born on March 6, 1967 in Winter Park FL, and was raised in Gulf Breeze, FL. His family later moved to Severna Park before residing in Annapolis. He received two Bachelor's degrees from UMBC; one in Geography and...

Jul 7, 2018

Jean Marie Johnson, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 7, 2018 after a brief illness.

Jean grew up in Los Angeles California which she greatly enjoyed. As her late husband Theodore was a Commander in the U.S. Navy, she spent many happy years travelling Europe and Asia. Her passion was art and she cherished this...

Jun 30, 2018

Kathleen "Kay" Scally, 79, a resident of Arnold, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2018, at FutureCare in Arnold.

She was born on March 18, 1939 in Dublin, Ireland, where she was raised, and attended school at Holy Cross High School. She left Ireland in 1965 and joined Gerard in San Francisco where they got married and...

Jun 30, 2018

On Saturday, June 30,2018 Ralph Wheeles, much beloved husband, father, grandfather, fisherman, computer scientist, world traveler and adventurer passed away after a brief battle with cancer at age 82 in Severna Park Maryland. Ralph who was born on May 21, 1936 in Delta, Alabama was the living embodiment of a "Life Well Lived."

He is survived by...

Jun 28, 2018

William Wayne Ostovitz, 78, a resident of Arnold, passed away on June 28, 2018 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

He was born on June 7, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Irvington area of Baltimore. He graduated from Mt. St. Joseph High School and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland. He...

Jun 28, 2018

Jean Holm Laferty, Age 76, who was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada passed away on June 28, 2018, in Annapolis, Maryland.  Jean was a Severna Park, Maryland resident for over 30 years. She is survived by her children Stephen (Peggy) and Pamela (Jay) of Maryland and Maureen (Dan) of Rhode Island; and her siblings Carl Holm of Halifax,...

Jun 26, 2018

Clarence E. Buchheister, 92, a resident of Severna Park, passed away on June 26, 2018, at his home.

He was born on August 10, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was raised and attended St. Andrew's School and Essex Community College. He retired from the United States Navy and was employed as a Baltimore City Firefighter, until...

Jun 25, 2018

Mary Catherine Mantheiy Stevens, 96, former resident of Hagerstown, MD for 34 years, passed away early Monday morning, June 25 th , at her daughter's home in Severna Park, MD with her daughter and son-in-law at her side.

She was born in Ridgeley, WV to Gregory and Elizabeth Mantheiy on August 5, 1921.  In her early life,...