obituaries

Feb 11, 2019

On Monday, February, 11 th 2019, Melvin "Mel" Earl Jones passed away at the age of 73. Mel was born on June 22, 1945, along with his twin sister Marlene Annette, in Baltimore, Maryland to Edward and Stella Jones. Mel graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1964.

On April 26, 1967, he married the love of...

Feb 9, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Thursday February 14, 2019 at 10:30am in the St. John Roman Catholic Church 689 Ritchie Hwy. Severna Park, MD 21146. Interment in the Cedar Hill cemetery.

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Feb 8, 2019

John Alva Bondurant, Jr. of Arapahoe, NC, passed away on February 8, 2019 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was born on May 19, 1940 to John A. Bondurant, Sr. and Dorothy D. Bondurant in Virginia and was raised in Virginia Beach. He attended Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, VA, then moved on to attend the...

Feb 8, 2019

Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Randolph S. Purdy of Cape St. Claire, Annapolis, MD died on February 8, 2019.

LCDR Purdy was born in Haywood, WV to Anna Kokenzie and Stanley Purdy.  Soon after his birth he moved to Boston, MA where he was raised.

At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States...

Feb 7, 2019

Kathryn Elizabeth Graf (Gordon), 81, a resident of Arnold, passed away peacefully on February 7 th , 2019 after a brief illness.  She was born in Shevlin, Minnesota on June 25, 1937 to the late Anthony Orlando Gordon and Gertrude Elizabeth Gordon (Anderson) and was delivered into this world by her grandmother Oliva Gordon, a well-known midwife in Shevlin....

Feb 5, 2019

Carol Marie Koch, 71, of Arnold passed away on February 5, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 28, 1948 to Roy and Alphield Lundquist in Floral Park, NY. Carol enjoyed working as a day care provider at home before working as a title processor. She enjoyed playing card games and doing jigsaw and crossword...

Feb 4, 2019

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Albert Connick, of Berrywood, Severna Park, MD died on February 4, 2019.

Col. Connick served in the Army for 24 years and was a veteran of Korean and Vietnam Wars.  He began his Army career after graduation from the Field Artillery Officers Candidate School in 1953.  He attended the Field Artillery Officer's...

Feb 4, 2019

Frank Dudley Jones, Jr., 86, of Arnold, Maryland passed away on February 4, 2019.  Frank was born August 29, 1932 in Lothian, Maryland to Martha Brady Jones and Frank D. Jones, Sr.  He attended the University of Maryland.  Frank served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1955.  Shortly after,...

Jan 31, 2019

Janet Elizabeth Miller, 72, long time resident of Severna Park, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday January 31, 2019.

Janet was born October 24, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to the late John and Dolores (Kinney) Goetz. She Grew up in Detroit, Michigan.  She moved to Severna Park Maryland in 1985 where she lived for the past...

Jan 28, 2019

Mollie Lauth Tussing, 91, of Severna Park, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Theodore Miller Tussing (Ted) and they shared 47 years together.  Mollie was born on October 2, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor Lauth. Mollie was the sister of Charlotte Zerof of...

Jan 26, 2019

Robert Rodman "Rod" Mann, 77, longtime resident of Arnold and Severna Park, passed away on January 26, 2019 at Hospice of the Chesapeake.

Rod was born January 20, 1942 in Washington, DC to Harvey Wade and Catherine (nee Fahey) Mann. He grew up surrounded by multiple generations in Bethesda and graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School...

Jan 26, 2019

On January 26, 2019 Charles H. Crowl beloved husband of Ann Crowl, passed away after a prolonged illness.  At the time of his passing Charlie was in care at the Somerford Place Alzheimer's Assisted Living in Parole, Annapolis, Maryland.  He is predeceased by his parents Arthur and Clara Crowl, his sister Diane Dorr-Dorynek, his brother William Crowl and his...

Jan 23, 2019

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother and Aunt. Gertrude (Laura) Fowler 96 years old died of natural causes January 23, 2019 at 7:03 PM. She was at home surrounded by her family at her side when she gave up the good fight. Laura was born May 3, 1922 in Lancaster County Virginia. She was one of nine children,...

Jan 21, 2019

Jennifer Mary Russell (nee: Silk), 50, a longtime resident of Annapolis and Arnold passed away at her home on January 21, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.

Jennifer was born to her parents, Charles and Kathleen Silk on August 15, 1968 in Huntingdon Valley, PA.  Raised in Arnold, she attended St. John the Evangelist School, graduating in...

Jan 20, 2019

Deacon Albert F. Kosla, 88, a resident of Severna Park, passed away on January 20, 2019 at Brightview Senior Living. He was born on February 15, 1930 in Downers Grove, Illinois and lived in multiple residences in the Midwest. He married his wife Bernice Kosla (nee Novak) on November 18, 1950. He worked as a Salesman at Burroughs and...

Jan 20, 2019

Angela B. Ay (nee Brown), born May 3, 1920 died peacefully January 20, 2019 at the age of 98.  She was predeceased by her parents Timothy Brown and Nellie Brown (raised by Anne G. Brown after the death of her mother in 1932), and her siblings, Edward Brown, Robert Brown, Elmer Brown, Regina Link, James Brown, and Leonard Brown. ...

Jan 20, 2019

Rachel Madden, born on the first day of Spring, March 20, 1941 as Racquel Martha Galimba in Watsonville, California died unexpectedly on January 20, 2019 at the age of 77.  She was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Martha Galimba and her brother Frank Galimba, Jr.  She is survived by her only child, Tiffany Madden Snowden (and spouse Thomas...

Jan 18, 2019

All services will be private.

Thank you.

Jan 17, 2019

Phyllis Kalinowski, 74, of Arnold, passed away at home on January 17, 2019.

She was born and raised in Baltimore City before moving with her husband, Reginald, to Cape St. Claire in 1973, and later to Arnold.

Phyllis worked at the Artist Flat and Jack's Lawnmower Repair prior to retiring in 2000. In her free...

Jan 16, 2019

Doris Elsie Baker, who died in Annapolis, Md., on Jan. 16, enjoyed meeting people, travel, mystery novels, crosswords and puns. Her sense of humor was legendary among family and friends, along with the Boston accent that softened, but never disappeared in the decades after leaving Massachusetts. She was a beloved sister, wife, mother, cousin, aunt, grandmother and friend.